Bicentennial Notes Highlight Monticello and Iowa towns
A July 4 1976 overview details Iowa’s Bicentennial celebration with many communities recognized for Heritage Festival and Horizon projects. It profiles Monticello and Jones County history including population 3669, 190 businesses, schools, airport and Great Jones County Fair, plus county officials and the path from Edinburg to Anamosa as county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Iowa
Jones County
Hale
Fairview
Monticello
Anamosa
Center Jct
Martello
Morley
Olin
Onslow
Oxford Jct
Wyoming
Amber
Langworthy
Scotch Grove
Stone City
Carpenter and Shannon
Janet Fraser
Ray Kleinow
Ron Barney
George Eastburn
Jack Schmidt
al Westhoff
Bernie Barker
A. N. Strittmatter
Lucretia Ladehoff
Edinburg
Newport
Lexington
Board of Supervisors
Louie Hanken
Frank Eilers
Everett Mayberry
Grover Benischek
James Moran
Helen Murray
Glenn Brokaw
Doris Heeren
Carol Simmons
Steve Locher
Ralph Albaugh
U.S
America
Magistrate Court Gives Week’s Sums in Jones County
The Jones County magistrate processed numerous cases this past week including speeding fines for many residents such as Backes Monticello and Barton Monticello with penalties from 20 to 40 dollars. Other items include littering fine for Hughes Martello 25 dollars and a drunkenness case resulting in jail time for Leesekamp Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Magistrate Court
Kenneth J. Backes
Fort Dodge
Billie E. Barton
Monticello
Frederick E. Brokaw
Charles J. Ellis
Dubuque
Ronald G. Andreesen
Center Jct
Norman C. Wilsler
Wyoming
Mary L. Bengford
Springville
Randy L. Toenje
Matthew C. Hein
Burnell F. Keholi
Edgewood
Velda E. Luckstead
Richard A. Lassen
Milwaukee
Wis
Marilyn J. Murrack
Stephn A. White
Maquoketa
William I. Tracy
Casey
David D. Vacek
Oxford
Blake P. Ford
Anamosa
Alvin E. Pierce
Marion
John J. Murphy
Mt. Prospect
Hil
James P. Sullivan
Madison
Neil G. Pederson
Gary Lee Wintringer
Cedar Rapids
Lee R. Hornsburg
Neshotah
David
Central Park Beach
Daniel J. Hillary
Wayne O. Houseley
Minnie M. Balster
Scotch Grove
John M. Fahey
John A. Leesekamp
Jones County
Michael L. Walker
Fairview
Conrad Meyer
Wapsie Park
Robert Lee Johnson, Jr
Lisbon
Donald D. Starks
Steven P. Hansen
Goldfield
Randall J. Benke
Eddy W
July Fourth Holiday Observed With Closures Across City
Stores and agencies close Monday after the Fourth of July holiday. Mail service halts and most offices shut. Buds Super Valu and Family Foods stay open regular hours. Newsletters reach the paper by Tuesday noon for next week. Farm page deadline moves to 12 noon Saturday. Other deadlines stay same: sports 8 am Tuesday home and family 11 am Tuesday advertising 12 noon Tuesday. Early copy welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud’s Super Valu
Family Foods
Express
Farm Department
Three Monticello Express staffers win NF PW awards
Three Monticello Express staffers receive National Federation of Press Women honors for editorial on bicycle safety, personal column Family Room, and best publication by a woman editor. The paper tops state entries with national accolades. awards announced June 25 at Cherry Hill New Jersey. Meals on Wheels June reports show 20 daily meals average, 545 May meals, July volunteer drive organized by Frieda Burrichter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
National Federation of Press Women
The
Express
Nancy Stevens
Mary Ann Clemons
Betty Wagner
Convention of Press Women
Cherry Hill
N. J
Board of Directors
For
Meals On Wheels
Jane Gast
St. Matthew
Jones County Court Hears OMVUI Sentences and Related Cases
Four men received OMVUI sentences in Jones County District Court on Friday June 25. Donald D. Starks and Clifford M. Glick faced fines and suspended licenses with Kirkwood drinking driver courses. Laverne J. Bauer and Francis J. Walker also paid fines or faced suspensions. Charles Warren King appeared as habitual offender with six prior offenses, with a July 23 appearance set. Separate assault and escape charges were filed against Lloyd Offutt and Gary Mumford, with arraignments in early July. Restitution plans by Allen Hughes and Gene Ketelsen were approved, and multiple support and dissolution actions were filed or finalized. Five marriages were granted dissolutions in this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Clifford M. Glick
Kirkwood
Laverne J. Bauer
Francis J. Walker
OMVUI
Charles Warren King
Anamosa
King
Lloyd Gilbert Offutt
Iowa
Allen Hughes
Gene Ketelsen
Monticello
Martin Joseph Ahrendsen
Arlene J. Osterkamp
Leroy Khorll
Florissant
Khorll
Susan A. Hunter
Edwin Hunter
Harmony
Minn
Betty M. Dunkel
Center Jct
Charles Dunkel, Jr
Oil City
Jones County District Court
Kathryn Sue Gudenhauf
Paul
Also Mentioned on This Page
A Bicentennial Historical Review
Daniel Warvel
Kentucky
William Clark
Ohio
Kitty Creek
Thomas Jefferson
S. Y. Bradstreet
Pittsburgh
Mississippi River
Jones County Historical Society
Nati
Meals On Wheels Report
Kirkwood Community College
Luster Heights
Allamakee County
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