Local Births and Car Purchases Reported in Area
Birth notices from John McDonald hospital include a January 23 birth for Mr and Mrs Henry Hess Worthington a boy and January 26 for Mr and Mrs Gerald Schneirer Monticello a girl. Also, Buck Creek reports Brenda Lee daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger Smith born January 17 at Memorial Manchester. Police court shows no fines. Cars listed owner and make from Scotch Grove Monticello Center Junction Wyoming and Abram Frank Walker all Chevrolet or Rambler.
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John McDonald Hospital
Henry Hess
Worthington
Gerald Schneirer
Monticello
Buck
Jones County
Carl August Folkers
Scotch Grove
Chevrolet
Teddy Duane Bek
Raymond ‘McDonald Davis
Center Junction
James E. Allen
Wyoming
Abram Frank Walker
Rambler
Russell Eldred files to seek re election for state rep
Russell Eldred of Morley has filed papers to again run for State Representative. A Republican, he is finishing his third term for Jones County and spoke to the Monticello Lions Club on Monday night January 25. Onslow bond sale date shifted bids due February 1 at 2 p.m. for 8000 dollars for fire department equipment.
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Russell Eldred
Morley
Eldred
Jones County
Monticello
Lions Club
Onslow
Hopkinton Man Burned Rescuing Children From Home Fire
Walter Sackett of Hopkinton suffered severe burns while waking his four children in a west Hopkinton home fire early Saturday January 23. The one and a half story house in the kitchen started the blaze, Sackett saved his daughter and three sons, the home was gutted and no insurance was carried. A relief drive was begun at Billings Grocery for funds and clothing.
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Walter Sackett
Hopkinton
Sackett
West Hopkinton
Cedar Rapids
Billings
Lions Club Minstrel Show Set for Feb 29 and Mar 1
Lions Club members announced the 1960 Minstrel Show Jail House Blues at the February 29 and March 1 presentation. Jim Bender, show chairman, previewed a tape of the act and introduced committee chairs. State Rep Russell Eldred spoke on highway construction after a film by the Iowa Good Roads Association.
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Lions Club
Jim Bender
Jail House
Bers
Bender
E. H. DeShaw
DeShaw
Russell Eldred
Iowa Good Roads Association
Long's Royal Blue to Give Gift House Stamps
Long's Royal Blue Food store announces Gift House stamps replacing cash register tapes to offer free gifts. Stamps or premiums redeemable before March 1, with four page circulars mailed to Monticello trade area residents and Gift House catalogs and coupons available at the store.
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Long’s Royal Blue
Long
Royal Blue Food Store
Dick Long
Monticello
Saver’s
Annapolis Appointment To Wyoming Youth Buck Receives Naval Nomination
Larry Lee Buck of Wyoming Iowa was named by Rep Leonard G. Wolf to receive an appointment to the U S Naval Academy. Buck, son of Mr and Mrs Henry H Buck, graduated Wyoming High School in 1959 and has assisted on the family farm. He has an older brother Bill and a younger brother Salin school.
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Wyoming
Larry Lee “Burch” Buck
Henry H. Buck
Iowa
Leonard G. Wolf
U.S. Naval Academy
Anapolis
Buck
Wyoming High School
Bill
Sal
Dun and Bradstreet to Send Statements to Monticello Firms
Statistics from A. L. Bailey Jr. show that over 120 business concerns in Monticello will receive the annual Dun and Bradstreet financial statement request this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Bailey Jr
Des Moines
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
Monticello
Dun and Bradstreet
Sacred Heart Nets Tight 37 36 Semi Final Bid
Sacred Heart Eagles edged St. Martin's of Cascade 37 36 to reach the Dubuque Diocesan tournament semi final in Dyersville. New Vienna knocked out St. Mary's of Cascade 67 42 earlier, setting up a late evening double header on the Dyersville court with Holy Cross vs Oelwein and Sacred Heart vs Staceyville.
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Sacred Heart Eagles
Dubuque
St. Martin’s of Cascade
Dyersville
Sacred Heart
St. Martin’s
New Vienna
St. Mary's of Cascade
Holy Cross
St. John’s of Independence
Oelwein Sacred Heart
Staceyville
Third School Construction Proposal Accepted by Board
Judge B J Maxwell dismissed the breach of contract suit in the case of Francis A Davis and Laurence A Davis versus H W Sizer executor of Harry E Davis estate. The plaintiffs claimed a verbal agreement from 1946 to receive two farms for services, but the district court ruled for the defendant on Friday January 22.
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B. J. Maxwell
Francis A. Davis
Laurence A. Davis
H. W. Sizer
Sizer
Harry E. Davis
Long Leaves Iowa For Wyoming University Switch
Ron Long, Monticello native son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Long, has dropped out of the State University of Iowa and enrolled at Wyoming University in Laramie. An outstanding athlete in Monti High sports, Long helped the Panthers to the state tournament last year and was noted in track, football, and golf. He left Iowa believing he could adjust better at a smaller school, with Wyoming coach Bill Strannigan, formerly at Iowa State, at the helm.
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Ron. Long
Richard Long
Monticello
State University of Iowa
Wyoming University
Laramie
Wyo
Long
Monti High
Panthers
Iowa
Wyoming U
Wyoming
Bill Strannigan
Iowa State
Slight Damages In Car-Truck Smash Monday
An accident at the Cedar and Washington streets intersection on Monday January 25 at 2:50 p.m. involved a Ford truck driven by Roger Henry Heiken and a 1955 Mercury driven by Glen Allen Heeren. Heeren followed too closely. the Mercury sustained right front fender damage while the truck had no reported damage.
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Cedar and
Washington Streets
Roger Henry Heiken
Anamosa
Cedar Street
Cedar
Glen Allen Heeren
Monticello
Laundromat Planned to Open in Monticello Building
Ray L. Skarstad of Cedar Rapids announces a new Laundromat in Monticello. The facility will occupy the C. J. Matthiessen building on Cedar Street with 40 washers and 14 dryers. A 10-car parking area is planned and the opening date will be announced after interior work and installation are completed.
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Monticello
Ray L. Skarstad
Cedar Rapids
C. J. Matthiessen
Cedar Street
Skarstad
Four Local Residents Enjoy Florida Weekend
Jerry Parker owner of Energy Manufacturing, his parents, and Grant Sundquist took a private flight from Monticello to Miami Beach. They fished for sailfish with three strikes but did not land a catch. They returned Sunday evening via Atlanta with seven hours of flight time. A Jones County Conservation League meeting is planned Tuesday at the Monticello Community Center to discuss a possible Jones County conservation board.
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Miami Beach
Florida
Jerry Parker
Energy Manufacturing Company
Grant Sundquist
Pasker
Monticello
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Parker
Atlanta
The
Conservation League of
Jones County
Motions to Reopen Monti School Case Filed in Jones Co
Two motions ask to reopen the Elmer Heeren versus Jones county board of education case over Monticello Community School District. One seeks to reopen taking of evidence. the other seeks leave to amend to conform to proof. Hearings set for Feb 2 in Jones county district court.
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Monti
Jones County
Elmer Heeren
Jones County Board of Education
Monticello
Maquoketa Valley
Maquoketa
Jones County District Court
Jones County Farm Bureau Reapportionment Committee Meets
The Jones County Farm Bureau Reapportionment Committee met on January 21 at the Farm Bureau building in Anamosa. Members present included Mrs. Dale Adams Monticello Mrs. R D Heiken Center Junction Mrs. Charles Stubbe Monticello Merle Meeks Martello Farm Bureau President William Reade Onslow and Farm Bureau Fieldman Harlan Hawker Anamosa. The committee reviewed reapportionment plans from the last Iowa General Assembly and offered to speak to clubs groups or associations in the county to explain the issue.
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Jones County
Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Dale Adams
Monticello
R. D. Heiken
Center Junction
Charles Stubbe
Merle Meeks
Martello
William Reade
Onslow
Harlan Hawker
General Assembly
Iowa
Wartburg College Grants First Semester Graduation
Wartburg College Waverly announces Ron Stahlberg of Monticello as a first term graduate among ten seniors who completed requirements at semester end Wednesday January 27. About twenty new students are expected to enter with the second semester starting Thursday January 28 per Admissions. Enrollment at the start of the first semester reached 1 005 including special students.
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Ron Stahlberg
Monticello
Wartburg College
Waverly
Wheelbarrow Walkers Kick Off March of Dimes Drive Saturday
Monticello residents join the wheelbarrow pushers in a door to door survey tonight and Saturday to raise funds for the 1960 March of Dimes. Jaycees aim to collect ten dollars per mile, with additional events including a teen-hop and Explorer Scouts selling peanuts.
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Monticello
H. Elvin Erdahl
Jones County
March of Dimes
March of Dimes Fund
Jaycees
Ron Burrichter
Jack Kuriger
Garry Rieniers
Dale Heeren
Wyoming
Plan Three Preferred in Monticello School Building Debate
The Monticello Community school board accepted a third construction plan costing about 445000, proposing a six classroom addition at H M Carpenter Elementary and a new 45 classroom elementary school with kitchen in southwest Monticello. Public hearings and straw polls will run this week and next with seven meetings at 8 p.m. in the Central school auditorium and local figures including Ed Cox weighing in on Plan Two.
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Monticello
The
Express
H. M. Carpenter
Scorch Grove
Wayne Townships
Monticello Community
Wen
Page Two
Ed Cox
Cox
Plan Two
James J. Rhatigan Completes Army Basic Training
Pvt. James J. Rhatigan son of Mr and Mrs Irvin Irwin Rhati gan of 711 N Maple St Monticello Iowa completed eight weeks of Army basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri on January 2 He learns self defense firing of the Army rifle basic military subjects and physical conditioning marking the start of his Army service
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James J. Rhatigan
Irvin Irwin Rhatigan
Maple St
Monticello
Iowa
Fort Leonard Wood
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Frank Shimanek
the Express
Annapolis
Dun and
Bradstreet
Ron Long
Errolls
Conservation League
Wartburg
Monticello Jaycees
March of Dimes Committee
Men’s Reformatory
Reformatory
March of Dimes Campaign
George Patrick
KXEL
March
Kingston Trio
Erdahl
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Stahler
Stuhler’s
Virgil Hunt
Hunt
Tom Beckman
Instru
Europe
Ray Stumbaugh
James Coffier
Belle Plaine
Tino
Plan One
Lowell
South Fork
Richland
Cass
Castle Grove
Boulder Township
Linn County
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