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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1957
Page
4
Voters in Wyoming and Onslow will choose on Tuesday July 17 whether Wyoming Mutual Telephone Co may receive a 35 year non exclusive franchise to install and operate dial telephone systems. Polls open at the town hall in Wyoming and the Onslow community room.
Jones county stands among 39 Iowa counties that dominate a national ranking of 200 counties by value of farm products sold. It ranks 17th in Iowa, contributing 19.5 percent of the nation’s top counties and reflecting Iowa’s share in U S farm product sales.
Sealed bids for combination storm windows and screens and installation are due by 12:00 AM July 2, 1967 in the Jones County Auditor or Board of Supervisors office. Work for the Jones County Home 8 miles east of Anamosa on County Trunk road J includes 68 windows and 4 doors. A 10 percent certified check payable to Jones County is required with each bid. The board may reject all bids. June 12, 1967. By order Board of Supervisors. Geo. F. Specht County Auditor.
Kenneth Harden, longtime Oxford Junction Methodist worker, was ordained at the North Iowa Annual Conference service held at First Methodist in Waterloo. He returns to oversee Oxford Junction and Wyoming churches for the coming year.
Twenty members of the Pythian Sisters gathered Monday evening at 8 p.m. in the K P hall. Mrs. Lula Cass, the most excellent chief, led the meeting. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Hazel Deischer and Mrs. Cass.
The Castle Grove Idle Not club gathered Thursday afternoon June 20 with 15 members and five guests. Mrs George Minish of Springville demonstrated cake decoration techniques assisted by Mrs Minish Sr. Other social mentions include Father’s Day dinners, wedding and anniversary notices, and multiple community visits and gatherings in Monticello Anamosa Cascade Springville Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids area venues.
Community greetings fill Hopkinton as Rev and Mrs. Poland visit with relatives in DePere Wisconsin while other residents host relatives from Ohio California and Virginia. A Slauson family Father’s Day dinner at Bixby Park brings Hopkinton families together and local church matters include Rev Dick Watkins’s conference re appointment. Military address for Pvt Andrew Offerman noted.
Jones County two Dairy Herd Improvement associations list 36 members with D H I A No 1 in the lead at 26. Supervisors Lowell Underwood and Don Zimmerman publish member names from Anamosa Monticello Clarence Olin and other towns. The groups aim to raise milk per cow and cut production costs for dairy farmers.
District court in Jones county Iowa schedules probate for the last will and testament of Frank W. Jones deceased. The filing occurred June 25 1957 and the court sets July 20 1957 at 10:00 am for proof and probate at the April term. All interested may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.
Local readers are urged to send tips and notices to The Express using the provided phone numbers 6 and 7 for timely news tips and community information submissions.
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