No Monticello Rotary Meeting Behind Fourth of July Holiday
Two marriage licenses were issued since Saturday morning by W L Pearson, district court clerk at Anamosa. Licensees are Wilfred Norton age 20 and Clarice Wessels age 21 of Anamosa, and William Breident age 21 and Evonne Brown age 19 of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Pearson
Anamosa
Wilfred N. Norton
Clarice Kk. Wessels
William E. Breident
Evonne Brown
Cedar Rapids
Legion Auxiliary installs officers and district Lions news
The American Legion Auxiliary installs officers Tuesday July 6 at 8 p.m. in Legion rooms with lunch after. Laura Hinrichs will serve as installing officer. The Monticello Lions Club installed Ray Stumbaugh as president with Steve Brooks as installing officer and highlighted visitors from Manchester Lions. Additional births are reported from Monticello and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Jones County Auxiliary
Laura Hinrichs
Ray Stumbaugh
Monticello Lions Club
Steve Brooks
Ames
Lions International
C. F. Shimanek
Howard Hicks
Maquoketa
Chester Condit
A. K. Jones
Prull and Owen Lumber Co marks eighth anniversary
A staff photo shows thirteen of the Prull and Owens Lumber Co crew with one absent member Albert Eiben. The article notes the Langworthy origin in 1921 as Prull Brothers, the 1946 formation of Prult and Owen, cement delivery beginning June 1, 1949, a bulk cement unit added two years ago, and a fleet including four cement trucks four lumber trucks one dump truck and a tractor. The gathering commemorates the firm’s eighth anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prull and Owens Lumber Co
Albert Eiben
Donald Aldrich
Henry T. Poppe
Merle Dirks
Virgil Ortgies
Tony Gravel
Robert Stickley
Leslie Burrichter
E. V. Owen
Gerd Prull
Donald Crow
Richard Adams
Langworthy Lumber Company
Prull Brothers
Abe Prull
Prult and Owen
Frank Burlingham Place
Olin Girl Killed in Auto Crash Near Mt Vernon
Marlene Babcock 18 of Olin died from injuries after a car struck a stock truck at a dangerous highway 261 30 intersection south of Mt Vernon. Duane Sorenson 18 of Olin injured. William Astor 38 of Greene uninjured. Babcock died at University of Iowa hospital after transfer from Mercy Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Babcock
Olin
Mt. Vernon
Miss Babcook
Farmers of America
Lake McBride
Duane Sorenson
Sorenson
William Astor
Greene
Astor
Mercy Hos
Pital
Cedar Rapids
Miss Babcock
University of Iowa Hospital
Iowa City
Jones County
Otis Babcock
Olin High School
Duane Sorensen
the Express
Floyd Kephart
Monticello
Sorensen
Express
Judge Grants Two Divorces In Court Saturday
District Judge J. E. Heiserman Saturday granted two divorces in Anamosa hearings. Georgia L. Adamson was divorced from Grant S. Adamson for cruel and inhuman treatment with custody of two children and $40 monthly support. Floyd E. Nelson obtained a divorce from Nevada Nelson with no children. Nevada may resume her maiden name. A new divorce action was filed by Dorothy Conrade against Roy Conrade for cruel and inhuman treatment seeking absolute divorce and custody and support for an unborn child. Otho G. Brokaw filed to collect $885.74 plus interest from Henry C. Anderson and Bessie M. Anderson in a note dated Jan 20 1950 related to Rose Alice Brokaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Heiserman
Anamosa
Georgia L. Adamson
Grant S. Adamson
Monticello
Nashua
Floyd E. Nelson
Nevada Nelson
Dorothy Conrade
Roy Conrade
St. Paul
Conrade
Henry C. Anderson
Bessie M. Anderson
Otho G. Brokaw
Rose Alice Brokaw
F. B. Sigworth
Dr. Sigworth
Two Cases In Police Court
Two cases were acted on in the Monticello police court this week. Gerald Wright of Monticello was fined five dollars and costs for improper equipment. Mark Widmeier of Dubuque was fined one dollar and costs for improper parking. Three cases remain pending and court will be held in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Gerald Wright
Mark Widmeier
Dubuque
Holiday Fourth Of July Weather Outlook And Schedules
The Fourth of July holiday brings expected perfect weather and a double holiday for residents. The Express will publish on Saturday for Monday’s paper, and advertisers are asked to submit copy early Tuesday to suit the shortened schedule. Most stores will be closed all day Monday to extend the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Two Cars and a Pony Prize At County Fair
The Great Jones County Fair board announced two new cars and a pony as prizes for the 1954 fair. The pony will be awarded August 24 on Kids Day after a 9 p.m. stage show. Cars include an Oldsmobile 88 and a Buick Riviera with drawings on Wednesday and Saturday. Ticket holders can use the same entry for both car drawings. Also noted were premium-list availability and a late emergency appendectomy of Sherelyn Howie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stuhler
Jones County
Stahler
Stuhler
Sherelyn Howie
Junior Howie
Wyoming
John McDonald Hospital
State Location Engineer Studies Highway 38 Routing
Lloyd Jackson of the Iowa State Highway Commission arrived in Jones County to study routing from Center Junction to Monticello and prepare possible locations and estimates. Kerrigan, the district head, says no action is decided and funding limits delay any immediate work. Several locals press for action while Jackson surveys the Scotch Grove area and road traffic counts influence options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Monticello
Lloyd Jackson
State Highway Commission
Ames
Jackson
Frank Kerrigan
Jones County
Scotch Grove
Amber
Kerrigan
Here
Highway Commission
Last Ride On The Milwaukee Train For Local Children
A group of children who had never ridden a train prepared for a ride on the Milwaukee. Chicago supplied a special Hiawatha style coach to carry the extra passengers. Clarence Heyen of Langworthy paid half the trip cost. The photo shows the group waiting to board the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Chicago
Clarence Heyen
Langworthy
Robinson seven years as Monticello milkman ends July 1 1954
Robinson dairy marks seven years as Monticello's milkman through Sanitary Farm Dairies Cedar Rapids. The 1947 Buckner dairy purchase moved operation to a new refrigeration facility on North Cedar and West 7th, with family workers reduced to one full time helper and several part time staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Robinson
New Orleans
Robinson
Monticello
Robinson Dairy
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Cedar Rapids
Hopkinton
Sand Springs
Buckner Dairy
Wilcox Hatchery
Franklin
Donald Robinson
James
Marion
Charles
Richard Moenk
Mason Adamson
Dale Volkman
Albert Siebels
Robinsons
North Cedar and
West 7Th St
Service Dates Dont Add Up Balster Postmaster Claim
The Express corrects an error about Arend Balster Jr. longtime Scotch Grove postmaster. The paper misstated his service from 1920 to 1954 as 24 years. corrected calculations show 34 years, with Balster noting the mistake but preferring to be 10 years younger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Arend Balster Jr
Scotch Grove
Balster
County Republicans Democrats Meet At Courthouse Convention
County Republicans and Democrats meet at the courthouse to elect delegates to the state convention with sessions at 10 a.m. Republicans gather in the Community Rooms basement while Democrats meet in second floor court rooms. Local party chairs and lists of precinct committeemen and delegates are published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Republican and
Democratic Central Committees
Don Ruhl
Anamosa
O. R
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Rotary Club
Legion Auxiliary
Blanche E. Corwin
David E. Wortman
Ford
John Teeple
Pontiac
Raoul P. Swanson
Hugo C. Keseberg
Oldsmobile
Newton H. Thomas
Kaiser
Donald Or Helen Tobiason
Francis J. Burda
Oxford Junction
Chevrolet
Lions Club
Brooks
Leslie Linn
Iowa
New York City
Paul Knipe
Robert Thoeni
Winnebago, HL
W. F. Shurtz
Tripler Army Hospital
David Robert
Spahr
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Austin Spahr
Castle Grove Township
Onslow
John Snyder
Mercy Hospital
Paul Koch
Timothy Richard
Timmy
Clayton Snyder
Maquoketa Hospital
Snyders
Prull
Owen
Sun
Board
Fair
Claude Appieby
Paul Schneider
Susann
Harrow
England
Carl Schneider
Air
Ruy Buckner
Howie Jr
Robert M. Peet
Malinda Nielsen
Howard Remsey
Alfred Snyder
Blanche Corwin
Clyde Barker
Warren Lawrence
Frank Stoughton
Babe Rees
Court Hawley
A. N. Trevarthen
Wm. Folkerts
F. C. Frank
Howard Remley
H. James T. Remley
Deloris H. Lozier
J. A. Pearson
James T. Remley
Lewis Dretbelbis
Sara Reese
Robert Keseberg
John Westphal
Ida Rawson
Dreibelbis
Henrys Uhre
Albert Ament
Martha Rawson
Anamosa UH
FF. Brickley
Vierlon Davenport
Charles Ryan
W. J. Pearson
Catherine Doolitle
Mary S. Niles
Monti
Chauncey Pierce
Iva Currie
Peter Cottontail
First Street
Chauncey
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