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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1957
Page
1
Monticello civic notes list July meetings and activities across organizations. American Legion and Rotary gather at local halls, 4-H and band rehearsals, Social Security help in community building, with speaker events and driver license exams scheduled. Births reported from McDonald hospital in Monticello and surrounding towns.
June entries list names and towns including N R Waggoner Olin Chevrolet Louis J Dandl Monti cello Ford June 26 Kenneth Butterfield Anamosa Plymouth June 27 Leona Kennedy Anamosa Chevrolet Richard Antons Center Junction Chevrolet Earl Mottinger Glendora Minutes continue on page 8
Judge J E Heiserman in Jones County district court dismissed 32 old criminal cases spanning up to 25 years after presenting them to County Attorney Howard Remley. Judgment favored the plaintiff for 1750 dollars plus costs in an auto damage suit brought by Dwaine Mera administrator of Isadore Mere deceased against Harold C McDowell. A contempt citation for nonpayment of child support filed June 19 was dismissed after Wilbur Gene Binley paid 110 dollars to Stephanie Binley Mere.
F A Moser of Farmersburg won two contracts totaling 99,587.21 dollars from the State Highway Commission at Ames for grading county roads from trunk B south to the Cedar county line. Paving of Highway 88 from Olin north to Highway 64 was not let as scheduled last week per the commission’s weekly report.
Monticello summer recreation program led by director Dean Nelson reports golf as the top activity with 50 participants. Pee Wee and school baseball draw 40 and 23 players respectively, archery 23, tennis 4, and no interest shown in girls softball.
Jones County May welfare figures show old age assistance slightly below state averages while aid to dependent children exceeds state per case. Old age average 68.19 dollars over 277 cases totaling 18,888, needy blind 8 cases 585.50 at 73.19 each, and dependent children 69 cases 9,152 totaling 132.64 per case.
A smoking pot of beans on a stove sent volunteer firemen to the Eden motel and trailer court northeast of Monticello Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Tom Eden reported the alarm after seeing smoke from the Gene Binley trailer, but could not locate the source. No damage beyond a spoiled supper and a smoked trailer.
The Jones county conference board meets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday July 2 in the Anamosa courthouse. L T Lorenzen county assessor says the board will approve a proposed budget for 1958. The board includes the mayors of Jones county towns the county education board and the board of supervisors.
A $300 fireworks show at the Monticello fairgrounds on Thursday night will cap the Fourth of July celebration. The event starts at 7 30 with a concert by the Monticello sum nger band directed by Ray Stumbaugh, and is free to the public. Contributions come from Firemen Greater Monticello committee Community Conservation league V F W Legion Knights of Pythias United Auto Workers local and Stan Peters.
C G Birr secretary manager of the Cedar Rapids Drivers club a branch of the Automobile Association of America will present the film Borrowed Power and speak to the Magnitcello Teen-Age Drivers club at 8 pm Tuesday July 2 in room 2 of the Community building. Ronald Burrichter club reporter notes a follow up meeting and invites Sacred Heart junior class and public high school members to attend. Officers include President Gary Rieniers Vice President Dick Meier Secretary Treasurer Keith Stadtmueller and Reporter Burrichter each heading a two member committee.
Hopkinton PVT Cletus J Kehoe son of Mr and Mrs Loras R Kehoe Route 8 Hopkinton graduated June 24 from the Army parts supply school at Fort Chaffee Ark He received training in stock records maintenance inspection and identification of spare parts The 23 year old soldier is a Buck Creek consolidated high school graduate
John W. McNamara of Anamosa reports Jones County May bond sales at $58 467 for a five month total of $374 977, reaching 31 percent of the annual goal. County comparisons show Linn $579 040 at 41 percent, Cedar $124 069 at 50 percent, Delaware $470 863 at 53 percent, Dubuque $1 253 442 at 33 percent, and Jackson $423 786 at 41 percent.
Lawrence Heeren and Sons of Monticello purchase a registered Guernsey bull from Ray Troeater of Elkader. The deal highlights a transfer of ownership in a direct cattle transaction within the dairy breeding industry.
A car driven by Emmett Joseph Grant of Cascade rolled after missing a corner three miles north of Anamosa on the old pass road. Grant faced a $20 fine for failing to control the vehicle. Passengers Kenneth Morrison and Blaine Morrison suffered minor injuries. Jackie Hoover and Norma McGee were treated and released after arrival at Mercy hospital in Anamosa.
The Monticello Business and Professional Women's club will hold its third annual chuck wagon dinner on Wednesday July 17 in Floral Hall at the city park serving from 6 30 to 7 80 p m Mrs Peggy Tedrow is the general chairman.
A two car head on collision on highway 151 near the Maquoketa river bridge left two 8 and 13 year old boys seriously injured. The O Shea family of Cascade reported the youths in fair and good condition Saturday. The driver Bertram Mandtler was also injured and charged with failing to have his car under control. Emergency crews transported all injured to hospital for treatment.
Cascade learns the Federal Power Commission waived cross-examination on its permit for a natural gas utility. Town attorney Frank Less cited a Washington letter praising Cascade's exhibits and testimony at the first hearing. Cascade must file briefs with the FPC before final arguments. date not yet set.
Thirty five presidents and chairmen from ten Business and Professional Women's clubs in district two gathered Sunday to map the 1957 68 district program. The meeting began at nine in team two of the community building with a noon luncheon by the Monticello club chaired by Mrs. Glenn Hargrave. Mrs. Ruby Kopp led the afternoon sessions in the VFW rooms after reports from Des Moines planning meeting material presented by Mrs. Augusta Melsha Nellie Rummell and Miss Nellie McLaren.
Anamosa residents Tom Watters and Alfred Dirks were jailed overnight on intoxication counts after being found drinking at the state dump. They appeared before Justice of the Peace Warren P. Lawrence and were fined $15 plus costs.
The residence of the late Clara M. Chaplin was sold at auction in Onslow to Emmett Smith for 2600 dollars.
Jones county ASC office at Monticello will begin soil bank acreage reserve payments soon. Richard Hartwig says payments mailed in the order field and office compliance checks are completed. 210 farm agreements total 177,539.10 dollars on 3,327.4 acres. actual payments may be less due to noncompliance. Nine contracts cover 280.8 acres with 3,088.80 annual payments and 190 cost sharing for 1957 work.
Hopkinton postpones the contract letting for its proposed 212 000 sanitary sewer system to July 12 at 7 30 p m. Town Clerk Frank Smith said the delay was needed due to an error in the legal publication of the letting.
The county board met in regular session on Tuesday July 2 at the courthouse and paid a $3,000 institutional claim credited to John H. Brokens releasing a lien against his real estate.
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