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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1961

Page

2

Petit Jurors Named For February Term In Jones County

Jones county District court selects petit jurors for the February term reporting at 9 am February 20 to Judge Charles Penningroth. Read list of jurors from Monticello Anamosa Martelle Lisbon Mechanicsville Scotch Grove Olin Onslow Amber Langworthy Center Junction Oxford Junction Grand jurors named include La Veta Perrine Monticello Justine Barnts Onslow Neal Bright Oxford Junction Max Dutcher Center Junction Roy Finkenbinder Wyoming Clarence Finn Lester Kivahlan Cascade Irvin Husmann Scotch Grove Marion Martin Martelle M. M. Platner Anamosa W. F. Reeve Arthur L. Winchip lin.

la Veta Perrine Monticello Justine Barnts Onslow Neal Bright Oxford Junction Max Dutcher Center Junction Roy Finkenbinder Wyoming Clarence Finn Lester Kivahlan Cascade Irvin Husmann Scotch Grove Marion Martin Martelle M. M. Platner Anamosa W. F. Reeve Arthur L. Winchiplin Stanley Waggoner Waggoner Bob Hosch Louie Hanken Roy Rodman Chauncey Robinson Fred Petersen

Iowa Future meeting set for Jan 20 in Jones County

Facts in the Iowa Future Series will help Jones county farmers with tough future decisions. Legg says extension office is coordinating groups and leaders countywide. Hale Township Farm Bureau led by Ernie Hartwig scheduled the first meeting for Friday Jan 20 with more events planned in February.

Iowa State University Iowa Future Jones County Joe E. Legg Center For Agricultural and Economic Adjustment Ames United States Department of Agriculture Legg County Extension Hale Township Farm Bureau Ernie Hartwig Olin Anamosa

District Court Reports Multiple Filings and Settle Focus

The district court reports a 1960 partition settlement awarding $600 to each referee and attorney. A divorce case saw Rolland D. Brown jailed for contempt with suspended sentence conditioned on payments. New suits include Schmidt Bros Service Station actions seeking $155.90 and $1,802.86, Inland Molasses Co. vs Fred Jensen for $1,020.27, and Tyler and Downing against Fulwider for $432.27 plus interest. Hospitals Mercy and St. Luke's filed several actions for unpaid services. Hughes Garage sues Gilbert Paulsen for $149.32 for auto parts and labor.

J. T. Remley E. W. Brashaw Maxwell Rolland D. Brown Vandal Brown Schmidt Bros Monticello Jack Ehlis A. E. Mohr Inland Molasses Co Dubuque Fred Jensen Tyler Downing Robert Doris Fulwider Anamosa St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids Leonard G Betty Ward Mercy Hospital Floyd McBride Wilbur Shirley Jaeger Richard Smith

Ray Marolf Appointed Monticello Fire Chief

Ray Marolf is named the new fire chief of the Monticello volunteer fire department replacing Larry Goodyear who retires after age limits. Goodyear served since 1949 and as chief for three years. Ray Kreeb also retires for age as firefighters are retired at 50.

Ray Marolf Monticello

Recreational Facilities Survey Mapped Across Jones County

Jones County Conservation Board distributes questionnaires to gauge desired recreational facilities. Board members place forms in various spots countywide to collect public input.

Jones County Conservation Board

Haiti Educator Louis Toussaint to Visit Monticello High

Haitian English instructor Louis Begard Toussaint will visit Monticello High School from next Tuesday to February 11 to observe secondary teaching methods. He teaches at Antenor Firmin Institute in Cap Haitien and at a girls’ secondary school. He travels under a US DEW program with Iowa DPI arranging the visit.

Louis Begard Toussaint Monticello High School Toussaint San Francisco State College San Francisco Calif U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Iowa Department of Public Instruction Antenor Firmin Institute Cap Haitien Port-au-Prince Bibliophile Society The Lawyers Order of Primevere

Postmaster Examination for Scotch Grove Open

Applications for examination as postmaster at Scotch Grove will be accepted until February 7. The written test for a $4,975 yearly salary will be held in Cedar Rapids. eligibility requires one year residence in the delivery area and being at least 18, with no appointments for those over 70. Earl Null acts as postmaster. former postmaster Ervin Plueger now a mail carrier.

Scotch Grove U. S. Civil Service Commission Cedar Rapids Earl Null Null Ervin Plueger

Castle Grove Church Holds Annual Meeting

Members of SS Peter and Paul Lutheran church Castle Grove township met Sunday afternoon January 15 for the annual meeting. A new Articles of By laws were reaffirmed. Elected to three year terms on the church council were Albert Johnson elder Alva Stadtmueller deacon Paul Hugh trustee and Caroline Heikan financial secretary. Others on the church council whose terms did not expire are Max Specht and Arthur Kromminga elders John Monk and Donald Monk deacons Donald Rieniers and Gerald Dirks trustees A A Schlarmann secretary and Ben Eiben treasurer.

Ss, Peter and Paul Lutheran Church Castle Grove Township Albert Johnson Alva Stadtmueller Paul Hugh Caroline Heiken Max Specht Arthur Kromminga John Monk Donald

F B Membership Drive Underway in Jones County

The Jones county Farm Bureau kicks off its annual membership drive with a dinner in Anamosa drawing 125 volunteers. The county aims for 1550 members and has 1060 signed up so far, with Harold Calvert leading the effort and a slate of local volunteers. On January 31 county reps attend a State Captains meeting in Des Moines.

Jones County Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Anamosa Marian Hawker Jones County Harold Calvert Wallace Cruise Olin M. L. Davis Martelle Wilbur Cartano Monticello Carl Webber Cascade Elwyn May Lee Streets Scotch Grove Louis Helgens Des Moines

County Extension Council to Elect Officers Jan 25

Jones county new Extension Council to meet at 8 p m Wednesday January 25 at the Extension office in Anamosa to organize and elect officers Eight of the sixteen council members were elected in December township elections The remaining eight serve unexpired terms listed with their townships and towns including Monticello Cascade Cascade Washington Martelle Fairview Wyoming Olin Center Junction Anamosa Cass Martelle Greenfield and others

Jones Country Anamosa Paul Hughes Monticello Castle Grove Floyd Rogers Lovell Joe Carroll Cascade Washington Neal Robertson Martello Fairview Edwin Westphal Wyoming Bob Nowachek Oxford Alex Inglis Hale Marvin Kreger Olin Rome Everett Herndon Richland Milton Chesire Jackson Irving Husman Center Junction Scotch Grove John Moehl Madison Marvin Engelbart Wayne Boyd Chatterton Onslow Clay Jake Dietiker Cass Robert Plattenberger Martelle Greenfield

Cars Collide on Icy Highway West of Wyoming

Harold Paul an 18 year old from Anamosa was charged with failure to yield after his 1958 Chevrolet slid on an ice covered curve and struck a 1957 DeSoto driven by Woodrow Peterson 47 of Ackley. Weather was freezing rain and a slick highway 64 near Wyoming.

Harold Paul Anamosa Wyoming Paul Woodrow Peterson Ackley

Presbyterians Sponsor School of Missions In Monticello

The First Presbyterian church of Monticello begins a school of missions on Sunday January 22 at 7 30 p m with guest Judy Sutherland sharing Crossroads Africa experiences The second session follows January 29 at 7 30 p m with Rev Walker Chaplin and Coe College students reporting on a North Dakota missions project The final session February 5 features Sutherland with slides from Women's Christian College Madras India A 6 30 p m potluck supper precedes each meeting.

First Presbyterian Church Monticello School of Missions Judy Sutherland Crossroads Africa Walker Chaplin Coe College Walker North Dakota Miss Sutherland Women’s Christian College Madras India

Elijah Appointed to State Senate Groups

State Senator Earl Elijah of Clarence, a Republican, was named chairman of the tax revision committee by Lt. Gov. William L. Mooty. He was also named to six additional Senate committees.

Elijah Earl Elijah Clarence William L. Mooty

Obituaries Highlight Aldrich Bohler and Bohlken Obits

Samuel O. Aldrich 76 formerly Monticello resident died Jan 12 in South Bend Indiana after a lingering illness. Funeral and burial were Jan 14. Kathryn Electa Bohler died Jan 13 Center Junction Iowa funeral Jan 15. Emma Katherine Bohken funeral Jan 14 Monticello at St Johns Lutheran Church.

Samuel O. Aldrich South Bend Ind Monticello Aldrich Leonard Aldrich Gertie Rigby Iowa Electric John Gertrude) Hoy Miranda Fowler Hazel O’connor Cedar Rapids Floyd Darrow Sand Springs Robert Fred Charles Oregon City Ore Alfred Henry, S.D Kathryn E. Bohler Center Junction Kathryn Electa Bohler Wallace Funeral Home Wyoming G. M. Field Monmouth Bohler William and Mary Jane Crabb Stowers Mill Rock Jackson County Chris Bulgren Fort Atkinson Bulgren William Bohler Gerald Bulgren Maquoketa Floyd Bulgren Hartley Bulgren Onslow William Bulgren Emma Katherine Bohlken St. John’s Lutheran Church Carl C. Gutekunst St. John’s Cemetery James C. Thompson Goettsch Oakwood Dale Wolf Gram Mr. Thompson Delaware County Iowa James Wright Susan Corll Thompson

Death notices and funeral plans from Monticello area

Obituaries recount multiple Monticello residents and relatives, including Mrs. Bohiken and James C Thompson. Details cover births, marriages, deaths, survivors across Monticello, Lost Nation, Cedar Rapids, and surrounding towns, with funeral dates, churches, and pallbearers.

One Hour Cold Treatment Offered at Palmer Drugstore

An ad announces a one hour cold treatment with BQT6. Take two tablets every half hour for three doses. If not pleased, customers can get their money back within the next hour at Palmer Drugstore. The offer is marketed with a money back guarantee.

Palmer Drugstore

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