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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1954

Page

5

Marriage License Issued to Juvenile Couple in Marion

The only marriage license issued since Saturday by W Leigh Pearson clerk of the district court at Anamosa was to Richard H Row ley and Carol Lee Langhoff both 17 of Marion. S E Locher spoke at the Rotary meeting on the Confederate army as greater than the Union army in early Civil War history. New car licenses were issued to Delbert J Tholen Arlen C Johnson Dr N R Waggoner Alva B or Helen A Streeper Gerald J Muller and John F Wel ter. Two newborns reported at John McDonald hospital Jan 10 include a son to Mr and Mrs Ray Kurt Cascade and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Raymond Koppes Monmouth. David Paul Gress born Jan 6 at Mercy hospital Anamosa. Monticello Lions Club met with Al Mensung of London as special speaker. P T A set for Jan 21 with Miss Helen Tucker presenting nutrition and Camp Fire Girls demonstrations.

W. Leigh Pearson Anamosa Richard H. Rowley Carol Lee Langhoff Marion S. E. Locher Rotary Club Louis Morf Blanche E. Corwin Jones County Delbert J. Tholen Monticello Ford Arlen C. Johnson Chevrolet N. R. Waggoner Olin Pontiac Alva B Helen A. Streeper Onslow Chrysler Gerald J. Muller John F. Welter Ford Truck John McDonald Hospital Ray Kurt Cascade Raymond Koppes Monmouth Harold Dean Gress Mercy Hospital David Paul Central City Parent Teachers Association Masonic Temple Helen Tucker Lyman Perkins Wakita Paul Knipe Wetaka P.T.A Orvin Yeoman Leslie Balster Earl DeShaw Bud Suter John Wilcox Gay Otten Clair Eggiman Wilbur Hinrichs Vernon Steiner Everett Nickel John Schmidt

Eldred Files for State Representative Seat in Jones County

Russell Eldred 42, a Morley area farmer, filed nomination papers on the Republican ticket for State Representative. The Jones County vacancy follows Clif ford Strawman’s resignation. Eldred, a longtime farm leader, is a former Jones County Farm Bureau president and current Farm Service Co. vice president with deep ties to county politics and state agricultural committees.

Russell Eldred Jones County House of Representatives Clifford Strawman State Board of Education Eldred Morley Martello High School Cornell College Iowa State College Morley School Jones County Farm Bureau Jones County Farm Service Co State Resolutions Committee

Behrends Resident Dies After Home Accident Near Monticello

William R Behrends 58 of the Farmers Lime Co NE of Monticello fell on cellar stairs pulling a door suffering a basal skull fracture. He died Sunday afternoon at the University of Town hospitals after a prior funeral service January 13. He served in World War I and leaves wife Hulda Arduser and two sons John J and Larry B plus siblings and parents. Funeral by Goettsch. burial Oakwood cemetery.

R. Behrends Farmers Lime Co Monticello Behrends University of Town Hospitals Charles A. Ellen Oakwood William Null W. H. Behrends Ben Heiken William Reuter Ben H. Behrends William G. Behrends William R. Behrends Pomeroy Iowa John G Margaretha Heeren Behrends Hulda Arduser Evangelical and Reformed Roland Kuentzel Farmers Lime Company Elwil Elizabeth Arend Poppe Scotch Grove Minnie T. J. Trebben Pocahontas Sophia Jacobs Emma John Jacobs Alma John Gill San Diego Calif Goettsch Funeral Home

Stockholders Elect Carpenter To Bank Board

Dr. Millington Carpenter of Iowa City was elected to the Monticello State Bank board of directors at the annual stockholders meeting Tuesday afternoon. His election was the sole change in the bank’s administrative organization. He is the brother of the late Halstead Carpenter. Continued on page 4.

Millington Carpenter Iowa City Monticello State Bank Carpenter Halstead State University of Iowa

Hayden Receives State ASC Appointment as Inspector

Monticello farmer Neal Hayden, longtime Jones county ASC chair, was named official inspector of government corn. He will conduct spot checks of CCC corn in a 14 county area. State ASC office in Des Moines made the appointment with work instructions to follow at a Jan 21 Des Moines meeting.

Neal Hayden Monticello Jones County Agricultural Stabilization, and Conservation Committee PMA Hayden Commodity Credit Corporation Harold Larson ASC Des Moines

State Girls Champions Face Eagles in Monticello Showdown

Sacred Heart girls clash with Garnavillo tonight at Monticello Public High School gym. Sacred Heart boys meet Walker as Garnavillo defends its state title and Sandra Fiete leads for the hosts with a 7:30 p.m. tip.

Monticello Sacred Heart Garnavillo Sacred Heart Boys Walker Towa Sandra Fiete Iowa

Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Elects Officers

Wayne Zion Ev Lutheran Church annual meeting elected Rev. F H Kehren as chairman Arend Balster Jr secretary Merle Jansen treasurer Bennie Tobiason cemetery custodian Sievert Sievert sen deacon Carl J Gerdes trustee Ed Husmann senior deacon George Hagen deacon Will J Zimmerman senior trustee William D Wolken trustee Henry Schafer financial secretary by appointment Leave of absence for three months granted to pastor Kehren to visit Germany and other European countries this summer

Wayne Zion Ev. Lutheran Church F. H. Kehren Arend Balster Jr Merle Jansen Bennie Tobiason Sievert Sievertsen Carl J. Gerdes Ed Husmann George Hagen

First Adult Night School Classes At Public School

Monticello begins its first adult evening school next Monday at 7 30 p m in the public school building. Typing and driver training each Monday for 10 weeks taught by Miss Ethelyn McCulloch and Paul Knipe. Classes meet one hour weekly with vacancies still available on a first come first served basis. Driver training includes classroom work with actual driving on Saturdays. Fees are about 2 for typing and 10 for driver training.

Monticello Boyd Shannon Ethelyn McCulloch Paul Knipe Shannon

Onslow Serviceman Presumed Dead

The Edward Tjaden family of Onslow received word from the defense department that Cpl. Dale M. Tjaden, missing since October 1951, is now presumed dead. He was the son of Edward W. Tjaden of Onslow.

Edward Tjaden Onslow Defense Department Cpl Dale M. Tjaden Edward W. Tjaden

Monti Cello Plans Major Junior High Curriculum Overhaul

Superintendent Boyd Shannon announces a fall-wide shift to a junior high program that treats 12 to 14 year olds as individuals, with a dedicated home room and a half-day social studies core paired with departmental activities. The plan aims to relieve upper-floor congestion and provide age-appropriate learning, gradual departmental separation, and new facilities in the north corridor.

Monticello Boyd Shannon Shannon Board of Education Solkc

Monticello Names Paul Bender Acting Postmaster

Paul Bender, 32 year Navy veteran, was chosen by the county central committee to serve as Monticello acting postmaster, taking over after Dr. M. F. Hogan retires February 28. Bender, a Monticello native and former dental assistant, will lead during civil service examinations and the three-eligible-register period.

Bender Jones County Republican Central Committee Paul Bender Publican Central Committee Monticello M. F. Hogan Don S. Ruhl County Central Committee Post Office Department Warren Reese Anamosa Henry O. Talle Congress

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lions Club PTA Meeting Morley Farmer Wm. Behrends Ed Cox Alfred Egger J. F. Durbrow Goodland Agricultural Chemicals Co Winthrop West Union Brow Monticello Implement ‘and Truck Company Jim Balsiger Express Photo Bank Dr. Millington Carpenter New Bank R. A. Cartano Left James Maurice Eagles Paul Wayne Zion Lutheran Church Mon Onslow Serviceman Dr. Hogan Max McCrabb Robert Mullen C. J. Matthiessen C. F. Shimanek McCrabb the Express J. C. Bender Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls U. S. Navy Naomi Humke Farley Hogan Castle Grove Creighton University Omaha Northwestern Dental School Hefner James Intekofer
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