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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1955

Page

2

Monticello High Honors 104 Students First Semester

Monticello public high school announced honor rolls for the first semester and the third six weeks. Superintendent Boyd Shannon reported 104 students on the first list and 71 on the third six weeks, with freshmen yielding the largest group. The lists name both boys and girls across freshmen through seniors with full rosters provided.

Monticello Public High School Boyd Shannon Billy Ballou Ronnie Eden Evan Gilmore Albert Hanssen Ivan Hein Dean Helgens James Mettler Gary Ommen Richard Stadtmueller Tommy Streets Judith Black Arlene Bunting Joan Marie Dandl Mary Egger Carla Ann Folkers Marilyn Folkers Jeryl Goettsch Phyllis Hagen Jane Maurice Jeanne Morey Mary Plueger Judith Poppe Ruth Postel Julie Schlarmann Judith Schneider Linda Steiner Eldon Benedict Royal Black Robert Goodyear William Hacke Paul Hinrichs Robert Morey Wilbur Otten Donald Starks Dale Volkman Elaine Appleby Margaret Ann Dandl Margaret Edwards Marlene Egger Ruth Eileen Lynda Folkers Elizabeth Hoffman Delores Lamphier Gladys Mellor Judith Rieniers Bonnie Schneider Myra Schoenbeck Naomi Stadtmueller Doreen Streeper Sharon Zubler Larry Behrends Alfred Benson Keith Blayney James Davidson Carl Egger Earl Eilers Jene Schmidt Alan Skelley Ronald Stahlberg Daniel Stadtmueller John Zimmerman Marlene Bohlken Sharon Freese Lois Folkers Delores Folken Jayne Hayden Dorothy Pickett Judy Podhaski Helen Postel Eleanor Wilcox Dean Helvens Ronnie Landis

Notice to Bidders Lumber Jones County 1955 bid request

Sealed bids for furnishing 104774 board feet of treated Douglas Fir lumber and 102000 board feet of untreated Douglas Fir lumber will be received by Jones County Iowa at the County Auditor’s office in Anamosa until 11 am February 1 1965 and opened by the Board of Supervisors thereafter. Specifications may be viewed or secured at the County Engineer’s office. Signed Geo F Specht County Auditor.

Jones County Anamosa Iowa Board of Supervisors Board, of Supervisors Geo. F. Specht

Jones County Featured In Iowa Manufacturer Directory

Jones county shows 30 manufacturing plants in a new Iowa directory listing 3,736 firms statewide. The 275 page volume, compiled by the Statistics and Market Research division, arranges firms alphabetically by location and product. Delaware county has 21 plants, Dubuque 127, Polk 347, Linn 200, Black Hawk 163, Clarke and Ringgold 4.

Jones County Iowa Iowa Development Commission Statistics and Market Research Division Delaware County Dubuque County Polk County Linn County Black Hawk Clarke and Ringgold Counties

Steiner of Monticello Escapes Injury in Mishap

James Steiner of Monticello escaped injury after a collision on county roads six miles west of here. He said approaching lights blinded him causing him to strike a stalled car. Leland Schoon of Anamosa had stalled and gone for help. Steiner’s car then went off the road into a ditch.

James Steiner Monticello Here Steiner Lewis M. Dreibelbis Leland Schoon Anamosa Schoon

Bandparents approve new band uniforms for Monticello

The Bandparents committee met Thursday and approved the Monticello band uniform shown by Director Ray Stumbaugh. Minor alterations were requested by the committee. Baton twirlers’ uniforms also approved. drum major’s uniform pending. Lions Club will contribute up to $100 toward the purchase.

Monticello Ray Stumbaugh Lions Club

Hearn Tire Sale Ends Saturday

The Hearn Tire sale offers price cuts of 50 and 25 percent at Hearn Oil and Tire and will conclude on February 5. An error in a prior Express ad failed to show that listed prices exclude tax.

Acme Electric Co the Express Hearn Tire Hearn Oil and Tire Express

Watkins department store to open in Monticello

Plans completed to open a general department store in Monticello by Watkins Department Store of Anamosa with March 1 opening. Also notes marriages, hires, accidents, and local civic activities including Camp Fire Blue Birds group formation, hospital admissions, and school piano installation.

Monticello Watkins Department Anamosa Camp Fire Organization of Blue Birds Anne Shirley Skeley Janet Nickel Janice Podhaski Judy Podhaski Sarah Vernon Eleanor Wilcox Carol Patty Smith Linda Hargrave Julie DeShaw Donna Morey

Miss Louise Mockler Joins Cedar County Grand Jury

The Cedar County grand jury in Tipton added Louise Mockler as its first female member and she was elected foreman by her male colleagues. Other notes include local births and a baker’s passing, plus PTA coasting events on Bradstreet hill with supervised hours.

Cedar County Grand Jury Tipton Louise Mockler

Box social funds Lovell district No 2 school

The 50 year old box social at Miss Gertrude Dautremont school district No 2 Lovell township cleared 27.30 to buy library books and fixtures. Kiburz Bros sold out Center Junction auction with a shelf of goods including 90 pairs of corsets to Fred Feidler for six cents each. The farmer reportedly paid only a small amount for the entire shelf.

Gertrude ‘Dautremont Lovell Township Kiburz Bros Center Junction Fred Feidler

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