Monticello Community Activity Schedule and Births
The Monticello minutes list events from January 17 to 28 including 4-H meetings at Farm Bureau and Community buildings, a Young People group, a Marine recruiter, a bake sale at Iowa Electric, garden club, Farm Bureau women, and Chiron Camp Fire girls. Birth announcements include Emerson Cascade, Ketelsen Center Junction, Pearson Tacoma, and Conroy Rushville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monticello State Bank
Wilson Livestock Conference
Cedar Rapids
Lovell Happy Helpers 4-H Club
Iowa Electric
Local Pair Names in Wisconsin Court Records
Jan. 12 interim filing lists Marvin Thery of Algoma and Beatrice Kurowski of Green Bay in Wisconsin records. The brief notice summarizes involved residents and their cities without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Thery
Algoma
Wis
Beatrice Kurowski
Green Bay
Newly Recorded Vehicle Ownership in Iowa Courthouse Files
Courthouse records list transfers on Jan 12 for Donald L Hayden and Vivien Hayden of Anamosa with an Oldsmobile and Henry F Adams and Blanche Adams of Montecello with a Buick. On Jan 14 M P Paulsen of Center Junction acquired a Chevrolet and Fred G Buckholtz of Wyoming acquired a GMC truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Or Vivien Hayden
Anamosa
Oldsmobile
Henry F. Or
Blanche Adams
Monticello
Buick
M. P. Paulsen
Center Junction
Chevrolet
Fred .G. Buckholtz
Wyoming
G.M.C
Truck
Battery and Tire Thefts Reported
Police report two batteries and two wheels with tires stolen from three cars last Friday night or Saturday morning. Sheriff Lewis Dreibelbis aids investigations. A 1955 Muller car behind Freese Implement and Motors lost wheels and tires. A 1953 Shelley car behind Freese building lost a battery. A second battery was found missing by R D Ockenfels near Monticello at John McDonald Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Gilmore
Lewis Dreibelbis
William Muller
Freese Implement and Motors
Arthur Shelley
Freese
Hungarian Relief Drive Nears Goal in Monticello
The Monticello Red Cross chapter reported $150 raised for Hungarian relief, $21 short of its $171 quota. Chair Boyd Shannon and treasurer Louis Morf said the national goal of $5,000,000 has Eisenhower’s endorsement, with contributions mailed to Shannon or Mort at local addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Eisenhower
Shannon
Mort
Fire Causes Slight Damage to Pump on Scotch Grove Farm
A fire at the M. T. Stott farm near Scotch Grove caused minor damage to a cement pit pump. Straw packed around the pump to prevent freezing was ignited by a torch used to thaw the pump. Stott, residing near Monticello, rents the land to Freese Implement Co. No one lives on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
M. T. (Muck) Stott
Monticello
Stott
Hollywood
Freese Implement Company
Monti youths to march in band for inauguration
Two Monticello students at Coe College Cedar Rapids are Air Force ROTC band members who will march in President Eisenhower inaugural parade January 21 in Washington D C. Tom Null and Edwin L Baldwin are freshman and junior respectively. The Coe band will represent Iowa and will be quartered at Bolling Air Force Base during a two day Washington visit. The Coe band has represented Iowa in six inaugurals and Stanley Vesely Sr. has led the band in six trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Washington
D.C
Tom Null
Orlando J. Null
South Maple
Edwin L. Baldwin
J. Baldwin
North Sycamore
Coe
State of
Iowa
Bolling Air Force Base
Stanley Vesely
Stanley Vesely, Jr
Schedule Distribution of Food Commodities in Jones County
A total of 341 Jones county families are eligible to receive food commodities today at the courthouse Social Welfare Office from 8 to 12 am. County director Mrs Earl Rummell says about 1000 individuals are in eligible families this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Social Welfare
Earl Rummell
Truck Stranded Over Seven Hours On Highway 161
A fuel oil semi trailer driven by Robert Leo Schwendinger of Dubuque stalled on highway 161 north of Monti cello near Eden motel and rolled into a ditch. Deputy Lawrence LaBarge reported a back attempt failed and jackknifed the trailer. A second fuel trailer was pumped from the ditch and a third pulled the empty trailer clear. All trucks operated for Eldon Miller lines of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 161
Monticello
Eden Motel
Robert Leo Schwendinger
Dubuque
Hollywood Hill
Lawrence LaBarge
Jones County
Schwendinger
Eldon Miller Lines
Iowa City
Wolfgram Heads Monticello Ministerial Association
Reverend Dalé Wolfgram of the Evangelical and Reformed church was elected president at a January 14 Monticello breakfast meeting with ministers Rev. Sterling Baldwin Rev. Arnold Schlueter and Rev. Kirby Wahl. Rev. Wahl was chosen secretary treasurer. Plans for Lent include joint and individual services and Good Friday worship at St Luke's Methodist Church with multiple ministers sharing in the three hour service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalé Wolfgram
Evangelical and’. Reformed Church of
Ministerial Association
Presbyterian
Methodist
Evangelical and
Reformed
Congregational
Congregational Church
St. Luke's Methodist Church
Cleaner Look Begun in This Issue
The Monticello Express unveils a cleaner design using white space to replace dividing lines between columns. The change aims to create a neater, more readable, and more attractive appearance for the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Monticello Express
the Express
$40,000 Accident Claim Filed In Jones County
Don Ruhl of Anamosa filed a personal damage suit against Otho Hughes and two Hughes brothers over a July 22, 1956 accident that killed Virginia Sue Ruhl and her pony. The estate seeks $35,000 for damages plus burial, loss of services, and pony costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Don
Ruhl
Anamosa
Virginia Sue Ruhl
Otho Franklin
Hughes
Thomas Albert Hughes
Gilbert Leslie Hughes
Otho Hughes
Thomas
Gilbert Hughes
Virginia
Lions urge eye donation at Monticello meeting
At a Monticello Lions Club gathering, Alfred Spaan and Howard Riley promoted the Iowa Lions Eye Bank and played a film about cornea donation and transplantation. Spaan urged members to sign donor cards to tithe their eyes to assist blind or near blind patients, noting 50 donated eyes and 32 transplants statewide and a need for kits in all 99 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Lions Club
Iowa
Lions:eye Bank
Sight Conservation Fund
Towa Lions Eye Bank
Alfred A. Spaan
Iowa City
International Lions Counselor
State Eye Bank
Spaan
Howard Riley
Iowa Lions Eye Bank
Trans
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa Liang Eye Bank
Eye Bank
Irving Hintz
Lions Club
Night School Enrollments Hit Two Classes At Monticello
At Monticello public school an enrollment meeting announced 23 enrollments across two offered classes for adult night school. Welding taught by John Bryant filled at capacity with 12 students, typing by Charles Kissick in room 19 drew 11. five-week sessions begin January 21 at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Public School
Boyd Shannon
John Bryant
Charles Kissick
Shannon
Charles’ Kissick
Young Farmers Nominated For Jones County Honor
Twenty three Jones county farmers compete in final elim inations for Outstanding Young Farmer. Three county judges will select winner after visiting nominees. Event hosted by Anamosa Junior Chamber of Commerce with night dinner January 30 at the Farm Bureau building Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County
Jerry Parsons
Anamosa Junior’ Chamber of Commerce
Dean Henderson
Olin
Glen Brown
Vernon Steffens
Oxford Junction
Menford
Farm Bureau
Russia
Clair V. Golden
Cordova
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa City
Bridge collapses as four Cascade men ride car into river
A car carrying four Cascade men plunged 16 feet into the Wisconsin river after a wooden span gave way on a three span bridge between Blue River and Port Andrew. George Bahl 41 sustained 73 facial stitches while Merlin Davis 23 Herbert Peiffer 24 Everett Emerson 25 escaped with minor injuries. The vehicle landed wheels down then on its side on the ice and the men walked to shore before hospital treatment. The bridge built in 1902 previously carried heavy loads and had its limit reduced to seven tons after a prior incident.
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Cascade
George Bahl
Wisconsin River
Merlin Davis
Herbert Peiffer
Everett Emerson
Bahl
Boscobel
Wis
Blue River
Port Andrew
Emerson
Peiffer
Davis
Iowa
Paulsen Wins State DeKalb Junior Corn Contest
Ken Paulsen, 17, son of Mr and Mrs M P Paulsen of Center Junction, was named the 1956 state winner at a Cedar Rapids awards dinner. He earned a $260 college scholarship, a trophy and ribbon for an average yield of 157.98 bushels per acre on a two acre entry. Paulsen is senior and FFA chapter president at Monticello High School and also leads the Jones County 4-H Boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Ken Paulsen
M P
Mike) Paulsen
DeKalb
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Paulsen
F.F.A
Monticello
Jones County
New Officers Elected By Monti Starlighters
Miss Judy Ferring elected president of the Starlighters Monticello Little Theatre group at a Monday meeting in the Monks home. Secretary is Mrs Gail McNeill and treasurer Mrs Virginia Hintz. Two new board members named are H Elvin Erdahl and Mrs Bette Bender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Ferring
The
Starlighters
Monticello
Little Theatre Group
Lester Monk
Gail McNeill
Virginia Hintz
H. Elvin Erdahl
Bette Bender
Egg Marketers Get Production Tips at Jones County Poultry Day
Wyoming report says winter and spring dropouts will influence fall egg prices. Iowa State extension poultryman Leonard Eggleton spoke to about 75 attendees in the Jones county Community building, outlining marketing costs from farm to consumer and listing management practices like infertile eggs, confined hens, proper housing, balanced feed, water, and deep litter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Wyoming
Leonard Bzegleton
Iowa State College Extension Poultryman
Eggleton
Joe B. Legg
Iowa
New York City
Eastern Seaboard
Jerry Parsons
County Extension
Wyoming Hall
Tipton Man Buys Super Valu Store
Eric Bud Waugh of Tipton announced Monday his purchase of the Super Valu grocery market here from Clyde B. Smith of Marshalltown effective Jan. 12. Smith has owned the store for nearly four years. Waugh also owns a Tipton Super Valu and says personnel and operating policy will remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric
Bud) Waugh
Tipton
Clyde B. Smith
Marshalltown
Smith
Waugh
Horizon Club Initiation Service Planned at St Matthew
Chilon Camp Fire girls will be initiated into the Horizon Club at 8 p.m. Monday January 21 at St Matthew Lutheran Church. Uniliyi Camp Fire girls will perform the initiation. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Iowa City
Chilon Camp Fire Girls
Horizon Club
Uniliyi Camp Fire Girls
Also Mentioned on This Page
John McDonald Hospital
Clifford Emerson
Richard Sullivan
Richard W. Ketelsen
Roy Pearson
Tacoma
Wash
Pearson
Lois Catlett
Viola Catlett
Joe Conroy
Rushville
Ind
Conroy
Clémma’ Wenger
Ed Wenger
Buck Creek
David Glenn
Mercy Hospital
Glenn Thompson, Jr
Shellsburg
Thompson
Laura Ehlers
Courthouse Records
Highway 151
Grammar Coward
Monti
Wolfgram
Behnke Lubricants ‘Incorporated
Appleton
Robert F. Gilmore
Robert Fairbanks
J.E. Heiserman
Fairbanks
Heiserman
Truman Johnson
Johnson
Kenneth B. Carter
Justice Court
C. F. Shimanek
Doran P. Flannagan
Donald Hugging
Huggins
Charles Penningroth
Jones County District
Roy Miller
Harold Wilcox
Ray Rystrom
Marion
John Behn
Joe McAleer
Paul Hearn
A. P. Lambert
Leamon Scott
Pat First
Alfred Egger
McAleer
Russell Tenley
Donald Starr
William
Wilcox Hatchery
Leonard Eggleton
Martello
Morley
Onslow
Walnut Street Hill
Jimmy Perkins
Lyman Perkins
Danny Nieters
George Nieters
Tipton Man
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