Monticello and Jones County Local Notes Inventory
Jones county records show no marriage licenses issued since January 14 in Anamosa. Monticello Rotary heard William Stuhler discuss the Rotary book and welcomed guest Harry Kanerick. New car licenses list Bock, Pillard, Hart, Engelbart, Larson. Lions Club planned minstrel show with Bette Bender directing. next meeting February 8. Five new babies this week from John McDonald hospital include four girls and one boy. births span Anamosa Monticello Coggan Center Junction and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
W. L. Pearson
Anamosa
William Stuhler
Monticello
Rotary Club
Stuhler
Harry Kanerick
Chicago
Blanche E. Corwin
Fred C. Bock
Wyoming
Pontiac
Thelma Mae Pillard
Chevrolet
Merle Or Lillian Hart
Ford Truck
Galen John Engelbart
Amber
Plymouth
O. Harold Larson
Mercury
John McDonald Hospital
Elmer Streeper
Raymond Freese
Wilfred Kremer
Coggan
Louis Schwendinger
Vinton
Shogren
Mildred Orr
Mercy Hospital
Herbert Feichert
Cedar Rapids
Henry Lorenzen
Center Junction
Paul Starry
Central City
Lloyd Beiber
Monmouth
Poultry Meeting Draws Crowd in Monticello Community Building
More than sixty attendees braved hazardous driving to a Poultry Meeting hosted by Monticello Feed Mill. Hugh Gordon of Gordon Hatchery spoke on the poultry outlook and management for the coming year. Raymond E. Adams and T. B. Severson also spoke. Door prizes went to Christine Manternach, Mrs Harold Schneiter, Howard Miller, Mrs Theodore Freese and Mrs Rudy Zimmerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Hugh Gordon
Gordon Hatchery
Marion
Raymond E. Adams
T. B. Severson
Christine Manternach
Harold Schneiter
Howard Miller
Theodore Freese
Rudy Zimmerman
Thieves Break Into Jay Kane Imps Store At Cascade
State agent aids Sheriff Dreibelbis in investigating a break in at Jay Kane Imps in Cascade. A work bar pried double doors to gain entry and thieves stole a cash register with about 80 dollars in cash and 600 dollars in checks. It was Jones County’s first break in since October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Kane
Cascade
Dreibelbis
Jones County
Lewis ‘Dreibelbis
the Express
Kane
Glenn. Mueller
du Teau
Soldiers Relief Payment Details in Jones County
A Des Moines based Iowa Taxpayers Association report analyzed the Jones County Soldiers Relief Commission showing 1952 spending of 3757 dollars for veterans relief and admin costs. The commission, appointed by the county board, aims to provide emergency aid to veterans and their families, with a 1953 levy requested but not enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Taxpayers ‘Association
Des Moines
County Soldiers Relief Commission
Soldiers Relief Commission
Jones County
Jones County Board of Supervisors
County Commission
Soldier's Relief Commission
County Board of Supervisors
William Shimanek
Oxford Junction
Ray Echternacht
Monticello
Frank Maudsley
Anamosa
Echternacht
the Express
Violet hobby grows to unusual size in Monticello region
Mrs. John Welter, living four miles southeast of Monticello on Amber road, started with one African Violet plant seven years ago. Today she tends 125 violets, including around 60 named varieties, and is regarded as an expert by the Monticello Garden club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
John Welter
Welter
Amber Road
George Turnis
Wayne Township
Public School Honor Roll Announced By Principal Stead
Monticello Public High School Principal Vance Stead released the honor roll for the recently completed semester and six weeks period. The lists name seventh through twelfth graders by grade and gender with numerous students featured across multiple lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Stead
Monticello Public High School
License drive in Jones county warns of delinquent tags
Jones county treasurer Blanche E. Corwin says licensing every vehicle before January end is impossible. Delinquent licenses incur 5 percent penalties monthly, with a $1 minimum, and unlicensed drivers risk sheriff checks as 3,200 licenses had been issued with three days left, leaving 2,000 to 3,000 drivers unpaid in Anamosa.
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Jones County
Blanche E. Corwin
the Express
Anamosa
Twelfth Grade Girls and Boys List Read in Class
Ald Stahlberg and John Zimmerman present a list of Twelfth Grade Girls including Carol Benson Joyce Clark Julie DeShaw Janis Gottleaber Barbara Guyan Willene Hubner Janet Nickel Mary Steiner Ruth Ann dict Galen Eiben John Hacke Robert Hill Kenneth Lang Ronald Rhatigan Jack Thoeni.
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Marlene Bohlken
Delores Folken
Lois Folkers
Sharon Freese
Carol Leytem
Dorothy Pickett
Judy Podhaski
Bonnie Schoon
Eleanor Wilcox
Alfred Benson
Keith Blayney
James Davidson
Carl Egger
Harlan Helgens
Darrell Schafer
Alan Skelley
Dan Stadtmueller
Ronald Stahlberg
John Zimmerman
Patsy Ambuehl
Joyce Bader
Carol Benson
Betty Burrichter
Julie DeShaw
Janis Gottleaber
Barbara Guyan
Willene Hubzer
Donna Morey
Janet Nickel
Ruth Ann Winkler
Bruce Appleby
Ivan Benedict
Galen Eiben
Robert Hill
Ken Lang
Ron Rhatigan
Wolfgang Staehle
Mary Ann Buol
Wilma Cox
Phyllis Drexler
Marian Fass
Adel First
Leona Folkers
Lois Harms
Janice Kuntz
Verna Merritt
Delores Moats
Sharon Read
Judith Sutherland
Mary Zedick
Vernon Barrack
Howard Hall
Maynard Lang
Gary Poock
Marvin Ricklefs
James Sands
Carol Aldrich
Elaine Appleby
Margaret Edwards
Marlene Egger
Ruth Eiben
Lynda Folkers
Joyce Clark
Willene Hubner
Mary Steiner
John Hacke
Kenneth Lang
Ronald Rhatigan
Jack Thoeni
Castle Grove Mutual Insurance to Elect Board Today
The Castle Grove Mutual Insurance Association holds its annual meeting at 10 a.m. in the Monticello Community building. Reports will be read and copies of the 1953 condition statement distributed. three new board members will be elected for three years. Attendance average 30 to 50 with weather forecasts predicting possible turnout changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove Mutual Insurance Association
Monticello
M.hosford
Peniel Presbyterian Church
John L. Batchelder
Cletus Goedken
W. B.clark
Hosford
the Express
Castle Grove
Tell
Insurance Association
Cyril Elenz
J. W. Oscar Kinler
Association
Insurance Company
Leo Donovan
Coggan
Loras Kehoe
Hopkinton
Harry V. Sullivan
Ryan
Robert C. Livingstone
Anamosa
Olin
Harold Egger
Arthur Wilcox
Center Junction
F. C. Cramer
S. M. Hosford
Charles M. Luett
Steve McDonnell
W. D. McLaughlin
Francis Miller
Cletus Goodken
W. B. Clark
Start of Cub Scouting in Monticello Takes Shape
Monticello announces the formation of a Cub Scouting movement sponsored by the Arthur P. O Rourke American Legion post. 26 boys ages 8 to 11 joined an organizational meeting at the Legion hall with 64 attendees. Dr. Robert Savage named Cubmaster. five Den Mothers were appointed and training meetings set to launch dens and a pack committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Arthur P. O’rourke
American Legion
Legion Hall
Legion
Alva Hinrichs
Hinrichs
Ted Clymer
Anamosa
DeWaine Thompson
Jack Maire
Bert Loop
Max Strain
Ivan Reynolds
Gerald Rohr
Robert Savage
Alvin Jones
Father Rhomberg
Les Balster
Floyd Kephart
Charles Emerson
Dr. Savage
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rotary Clu
Liond Clut
Brave Ice
Cub Scouts
Legion Room
DeWain Thompson
Troop 66
Express
Plant
Violet Hobby
Express Photo
Monticello Super Valu
Alan Westhoff
Kenny Coden
LeRoy Jacque
Edna Fluckiger
Elmer Holmes
Darrell Blayney
Jerry Neiderhauser
Panthers
Black Panthers
Independence
Gertrude Brokaw
Jane Edwards
Mary Goodyear
Judy McDonald
Marilyn Nelson
Joyce Schoenbeck
Judith Schoon
Suellen Shoop
Beverly Tuel
James Maurice
Loren Volkman
Arlene Bunting
Mary Egger
Jeryl Goettsch
Eunice Hagen
Karen Harms
Jane Maurice
Mary Plueger
Sandra Sands
Joan Suter
Barbara Vernon
Diane Wilkinson
Tommy Streets
Mary Ann Buel
Helen Folkers
Irene Hanken
Judy Sutherland
Robert Benson
Tom Rhatigan
Marvin Rickless
Jim Sands
Jan Bender
Ruth Eibeen
Elizabeth Hoffman
Judy Hollar
Gladys Mellor
Jane Mettler
Mary Moats
Sonya Morning
Judith Riemers
Bonnie Schneider
Myron Schoenbeck
Naomi Stadtmueller
Bonnie Streeper
Doreen Streeper
Sharon Zubler
Royal Black
William Hacke
Paul Hinrichs
Robert Morey
Don Starks
Dale Volkman
Mary Jo Goodyear
Sandra Harford
Jeanne Morey
William First
Jayne Hayden
Ron
Ald Stahlberg
Castle Grove Insurance
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