Campfire Notes and Local Official Actions in Monticello Area
Campfire notes from Canowefi Camp Fire girls cover a 1946 Birthday project and new officer slate. Montinapo Camp Fire elects Alice Jones and others to leadership. Jones county records show one divorce case, Florence Bartels v Herman Bartels, with custody and alimony requests. County vehicle registrations reach 3425 by Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canowefi
Joyce Jurgensen
Jean Hoult
Jane DeShaw
Mary Ellen Zimmerman
Althea Fluckiger
Montinapo
Mia
Leslie Linn
Alice Jones
Dottie Hollar
Rose Maire
Carol Shelley
Shirley Lubben
Dixie Bell
Linda Greenley
June Rickels
Local Selective Service Records Two Anamosa Teens
Two eighteen year olds registered with the selective service office at Anamosa this past week. The names Robert N. Hartley and Richard L. Fulwejder, both of Anamosa, are recorded. The board will hold its next meeting Feb. 8 at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Office
Anamosa
Robert N. Hartley
Richard L. Fulwejder
Selective Service Board
Marriage License Issued For Mausser Nickol Couple
The district court clerk issued one marriage license in the past week. William G Mausser 35 of Epworth and Margaret Nickol 33 of Monticello were the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
District Court
William G. Mausser
Epworth
Margaret Nickol
Monticello
Local Butter Shipped Nationwide From Monticello Creamery
The Farmers' Mutual Creamery of Monticello sent a small butter lot to Milwaukee dairy consultant Carl E. Lee and distributed portions to friends including Fred Idtse of Beloit and A J Glover of Fort Atkinson. Lee notes Wisconsin friends value the product as he recalls Diamond Creamery butter once shipped to Navy ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Monticello
Carl E. Lee
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Fred Idtse
National Brown Swiss Association
Beloit
A. J. Glover
Heard’s
Fort Atkinson
Reed
Washington, D. C
Howard J. Lee
Camp Carson
Colorado
Herbert C. Lee
Richmond
Virginia
John P. Russell
Lockport
New York
United States Navy
Local Drive Continues For Relief Clothing
Rev. W. C. Grant, chairman, says the victory clothing collection is going nicely and urges Monticello to do better. Clothes and shoes can be left in boxes in the post office lobby. the drive runs through next Saturday February 2.
Governor Blue Speaks At Monticello Rotary Lions Dinner
Governor Robert D. Blue spoke at a January 28 dinner in Monticello Community Building attended by 180 guests including Monticello Rotary Lions and Anamosa Rotary Lions members. He answered audience questions on state problems, praising local wartime cooperation and noting the need for practical input from Iowa citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Blue
Monticello
Anamosa Rotary
Lions Clubs
The
Methodist Church
James A. Maurice
Montticello Rotary
Eldon Brashaw
Lions
Henry Adams
Ana
Blue
Iowa
Tom Powell
Anamosa Journal
C. A. Coxsee
Former Pastor Marks 60th Anniversary of Castle Grove Church
Rev. Arnold Thalacker, formerly of St. Peter and St. Paul Lutheran in Castle Grove, now at St. John's Lutheran in Lizard township Palmer Ind, celebrated the church's sixtieth founding anniversary. over 1000 attended three services. Former pastors J. G. Baermann and C. P. Ringhand and two congregational sons spoke. The church lists 670 baptized 460 communicant and 140 voting members with a 212 member Sunday school and multiple choirs and societies. The congregation voted a $300 bonus for 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Thalacker
St. Peter and St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Castle Grove
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Lizard Township
Palmer
J. G. Baermann
C. P. Ringhand
Bellevue
Deadline Set For Candidate Filings In Iowa Offices
County Auditor George Specht announces a 40 day filing window for township county and state offices. The March 25 deadline applies to county and township filings at the county auditor, while state office filings are due by March 15 with the secretary of state in Des Moines. Dr Earl Locher and family from Dubuque visited Mrs Minnie Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Specht
Secretary of State
Des Moines
Earl Locher
Dubuque
Minnie Miller
Batchelder Re-enlists as Chief Clerk at Hawaiian Air Depot
Everett M. Batchelder longtime chief clerk of the ordnance staff at the Hawaiian Air Depot re-enlisted in the regular army and remains in charge of the ordnance staff office. He joined in 1936, served in field artillery until 1943, then moved to the Army Air Corps and became technical sergeant before re-enlisting. His wife Lois Jean Baum and their two children Maynard and Marilyn reside in Hopkinton with his mother Mrs. Raymond Hayes listed at Langworthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett M. Batchelder
Langworthy
Hawaiian Air Depot
Regular Army
Ordnance Staff Office
Batchelder
Army Air Corps
Lois Jean Baum
Maynard
Marilyn
Hopkinton
Raymond Hayes
Amber Co operative Creamery Holds Annual Meeting
The Amber Co operative Creamery met Monday January 28 after a lunch served by the Presbyterian Ladies Aid. Louis Rickels was elected director. other officers remained. Production rose by 7000 pounds. talks by Myr Lindahl Rex Conn and Larry Craft were given. Cedar Rapids inspectors Lee and Wallace attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber Co-operative Creamery Company
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Louis Rickels
Myr
Lindahl
Rex Conn
Larry Craft
Cedar Rapids
Lee and
Wallace
Divorce Decree Granted In Jones County Court
A Jones county district court entered a divorce decree this past week for Donald W. Claussen age 38 and Agnes Claus sen 27 after seven years and four months of marriage. Agnes Claussen restored her maiden name Agnes Kleitsch. Decree approved January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Donald W. Claussen
Agnes Claussen
Agnes Kleitsch
Service Men Are Discharged From World War II
Walter E. Nichols, Monticello native, discharged after over five years as a veterinarian technician. He left Camp Beale California on January 13 with Philippine Liberation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign, Good Conduct, American Defense Service, and American Campaign medals. Other Monticello-area veterans discharged recently include Eugene Barnts, Grant Sundquist, Bernal Hall, Adolph Bohlken, and Raymond Thomas, with various campaigns and ribbons noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Walter E. Nichols
Jud Nichols
Camp Beale
Calif
Montigeteaig
Bess Sherman
Eugene Thomas Barnts
Minneapolis
Minn
Grant L. Sundquist
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Bernal Dee Hall
Marines
Great Lakes
Saipan
Tinian
Marianas
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Adolph O. Bohlken
France
Rhineland
Central Europe
Raymond L. Thomas
North Solomons
Ryukyus
Milo Rubek Named Highway Engineer by county board
Milo Rubek is appointed maintenance engineer by the Jones county board of supervisors at a salary of 2750 dollars per year. Howard Porter is named assistant county engineer at a salary of 2700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Rubek
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Howard Porter
Church Plans Aid For Service Men Locally
St. Matthew's Lutheran church in Monticello forms a veteran aid commission led by Del M Bell Ernest Wahl and J B Zimmerman to help returning servicemen find housing and employment. The church invites ex servicemen and local housing and job providers to contact the committee as Monticello aids veterans seeking homes and work. The church will also honor veterans with a Mothers Day service and asks local cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Monticello
del M. Bell
Ernest Wahl
J. 2. Zimmerman
St. Matthew’s Church
University of Dubuque Women’s Choir Concert in Monticello
Music lovers in Monticello enjoyed a fine Sunday evening concert at the Presbyterian church. The University of Dubuque women’s choir, directed by Prof. W. G. Rozeboom, delivered flawless verses with Joyce Beeler and Phyllis Schmidt as soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Presbyterian Church
University of Dubuque
W. G. Rozeboom
Joyce Beeler
Jesus
Phyllis Schmidt
Pflueger
Donjon
Martha Meyer
Jeanette Kolls
Massenet
Heifetz
Buckner Buys New Dairy Equipment
Merle Buckner proprietor of the Buckner Dairy reports an order for new square bottles and homogenizing machinery. Manufacturers promised delivery but strikes have delayed shipment. Buckner hopes to provide the added service to customers as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Buckner
Buckner Dairy
Buckner
Scout Drive Starts Tuesday in Jones County Campaign
The annual Scout drive opens Tuesday Feb 5 with audit reports due Feb 6 General chairman Ralph Wilson of Monticello lists co chairmen and local organizers across Anamosa Wyoming Oxford Junction Morley Martello Scotch Grove and Monticello A kick off meeting in Monticello is set for Monday Feb 4 and Anamosa hosts a breakfast district events run Feb 8 14 with a court of honor Feb 6 8 pm in the courthouse Community room Training roundtable Feb 6 6 30 pm at the Quality cafe Cornell college offers a winter swimming program for Scouts beginning Feb 20 with two Red Cross life savers as instructors Reg registration runs through April 24 Troops prepare window displays and parent meetings as part of Scout week observances. Mrs L F Mills of Rock Island Illinois visits her sister Miss Caroline Schoenhut.
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Jones County
Ralph Wilson
Monticello
Wilson
BRB
B. McLaughlin
Tom Hamilton
Anamosa
Id Steele
Melvin Fastman
Price Slate
Lynn Marfield
Lee Lanner
Norman Path
Wyoming
Robert
Rotary
Jones District
Court House
Quality Cafe
Cornell College
Red Cross
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Rudolph Aebi
Monticello residents Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Aebi celebrate a golden wedding anniversary February 1 with an open house. They married February 1 1896 in Bern Switzerland and moved to Jones county in 1907. They raised 11 children, have six grandchildren, and will host guests from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm.
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Rudolph Aebi
Monticello
S. Cedar Street
Jones County
Aebi
Bern
Switzerland
United States
New York City
Bowen's Prairie
Sand Sprines
Pocosta
Monti Sweet Shop
Acbi
OPA
Rosa Steffen
Co. G. Wrinkle
Margaritha
Gertrude Aebi
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Aebi
San Francisco
Calif
Rudolph Aebi, Jr
Newnan
Gas
Hans Aebi
Elmer Aebi
Chicago
S. L. Olson
Hedwig
Denison
Pfe
Ernest Aebi
Fort Sheridan
W. KE. Barry
Hannon
W. T. Shipe
Rose
HH. K. Spurrier
Mary
Cedar Rapids
Fred Steffen
Dubuque
Monticello Plans New Airport and Hangar
Monticello will host a new airport on land once used for that purpose a mile south of town. Edmund Gartner of Dubuque will operate the facility after obtaining hangar materials. Gartner, a former Army Air Service officer now holding commercial and instructor licenses, will train civilians and offer cub plane sales. He will visit Monticello weekends weather permitting until the hangar is built, then stay in the community weekdays as housing improves.
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Monticello
Rudy Flack
Edmund Gartner
Dubuque
Gartner
Army Air Service
Air Transport Command
Army Air Training
McGaffery
Waterloo
Florida
Death of John Batchelder Batchelder
Funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock at Goettsch funeral home for John Henry Batchelder born July 11 1862 near Langworthy who died Tuesday at his daughter’s home in Langworthy. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery. Surviving are ten children and numerous grandchildren.
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Goettsch
John Henry Batehelder
Ray Hayes
Langworthy
Virgil C. Grant
Oakwood Cemetery
John Batchelder
Romanius
Harriet (Nee Spencer) Batchelder
South Dakota
Mary Glass
Effie Miller
Guy Batchelder
Garden City
Kan
Claude Batchelder
Wyomings
Earl Batchelder
Central City
Harrison Batchelder
Springville
Sand Springs
Mary O'Neill
Oakland
Calif
Rua Hayes
Katherine Brandt
East Peoria
Sir
Hazel Grover
Richland
Wash
Martha Pearl
Milo
Wayne Zion Church Names New Officers
Last Sunday January 27 Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran church installed officers. New appointments include Pastor F. Hy Kehren chair, Arend Ralster Jr secretary, Enewert EK Willms treasurer, George Harms cemetery custodian, Herman HH Zimmerman financial secretary, George Schafer deacon for three years, Herman Selgens trustee for three years. Other officers are William Boht ken Sievert Sievertsen deacons, Louis Helgens John Doden trustees. Outgoing officers include Carl Hl. Harms deacon six years, William T. Jansen trustee six years, Herman H. Zimmerman cemetery custodian.
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Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
F. Hy Kehren
Arend Ralster Jr
Enewert EK
Willms
George Harms
Herman HH
Zimmerman
George Schafer
Herman Selgens
William Bohtken
Sievert Sievertsen
Louis Helgens
John Doden
Carl Hl. Harms
William T. Jansen
Herman H. Zimmerman
Schreiner Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star Meets Monday
Worthy Matron Olga Stott calls O.ES Schreiner Chapter members to attend the regular meeting Monday evening February 4 with initiation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.es
Schreiner Chapter
Order of the Astern Star
Olga Stott
Third Attempt In Monticello Thieves Target School Building
Thieves broke into Monticello public school Sunday evening and stole 1.25 dollars. This is the third break in at the local school building, with no trail to identify suspects. Superintendent Shannon's secretary, Mrs Theodosia Pulver, discovered the robbery at 5 am.
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Monticello
Middle West
Theodosia Pulver
Shannon
Tipton School Burglaries Reported With Vault Break-In
Thieves smashed a rear door window at Tipton School and forced open the vault to take a small cash amount. The break-in occurred between Saturday night and Monday morning, with access gained to the superintendent’s office and upstairs before leaving through the front door. Police investigated but found no solid leads.
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Tipton School
H. WK. Bennett
Monticello
Shannon
Mount Vernon
Bred Kreeb
A. B. Grimes
Roy Pearson
Mrs. Peter Koob Dies At Cascade
Mrs. Peter Koob of Cascade died after a week long illness. Funeral services were held at Hayes funeral home Monticello then St. Marys church Cascade with a requiem Mass at 9 30. She was born May 1 1877 and married to Peter Koob on May 1 119. She is survived by her husband and two brothers William and John. Mr and Mrs Henry Von Sprecken hosted weekend guests Vernon Michels family Anamosa and Tom Soukup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Koob
Cascade
Hayes Funeral Home
Monticello
Wiliam and
John
Henry von Sprecken
Vernon Michels
Tom Soukup
Anamosa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florence M. Bartels
Herman J. Bartels
Don Ruhl
Mary M. Sargent
Yeggs
Gov. Blue
Monticello High School
Ione Smith
Miss Ione Smith
Monticello Rotary
H. M. Carpenter
William J. Grossheim
B. C. Hall
Foss Davis
Norman W. Plath
Warren J. Rees
Marion Platner
Henry Eichhorn
Sheriff Eichhorn
Express
E. M. Batchelder
Ordnance Staff
Creamery At
Amber
W. E. Nichols
Dubuque Choir
Alden
Oxford Junction
Fred Fritz
Morley
Harlan Russell
Martello
Leonard Gordon
Scotch Grove
Les Balster
L. F. Mills
Rock Island, Til
Caroline Schoenhut
Mr. Aebi
Anna Aebi
Marie Aebi
Rose Tuerler
Herman Aebi
John Batchelder Cee
Fternoon
Wayne Zion Church
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