Chance of 125000 in Aid For John McDonald Hospital
John McDonald hospital may receive 125000 in Hill Burton federal aid as board chairman Arend Balster announced at a 80 civic leaders meeting in Monticello. An application will be filed July 11 in Des Moines for priority funding to fill a 15 bed shortfall in the Monticello Anamosa area.
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John McDonald Hospital
Arend Baister
Monticello
Poplar
Monticello-Anamosa
Iowa
Balster
Monticello Ministerial Association
Are
John Q
Hill-Burton
London Woman Visits Brother in Iowa Family Ties Across Continents
Mrs. Marion A. Levy of London tours Dr. John Fraser’s Monticello home in Iowa. The couple’s siblings, including Tom Fraser in Cairo and Geoffrey Fraser in London, span Scotland, England, and Rhodesia, reflecting a cosmopolitan family. Levy arrived June 28 by ship to New York then Cedar Rapids for a 10 day stay and Martha’s Vineyard visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion A. Levy
London
John Fraser
United States
Levy
British Empire
Lon
Doner
Dr. Fraser
Selkirk
Scotland
Mrs. Fraser
Monticello
Mrs. Levy
Tom Fraser
Cairo
Jean
John Gregory
Kid's Day Planned at Wyoming Horse Show
Wyoming chairman Bill Bronson and committee announce Kid's Day for August 15 and 16 at the horse show grounds. Events include a "story book" parade for ages 1 to 7 with first prize 5 dollars, various races, balloon and pie contests, a catching contest, a speedway bicycle race, and a best decorated bicycle contest with prizes up to 5 dollars. Impartial judges will oversee the kiddie parade and bike decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Bill Bronson
Horse Show
Monticello Leads Jones County in Monies and Bank Stocks
Monticello tops Jones County in monies credits and bank stocks with totals of 967974 dollars in monies and credits and 1460248 dollars in bank stocks. Campaign leaders say a 250000 dollar goal must be met to qualify for federal aid, with shortfall to be guaranteed by a lender if needed. Plans reference Hill Burton act requirements and improvements at the hospital, including electric plant water supply and nursing care upgrades.
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Monticello
Jones County
Balster
Maurice
R. W Myers
Pattern Gifts Committee
Myrl Ray
Ray
Balste
Loca Hospital
Severa
John J. Locher, Jr
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s
Mercy
Beaver Associates
Locher
Paul Young
Loca
John McDonald
Big Days Ahead for Band in Chicago Convention Parade
Seventy eight uniformed musicians will load three buses at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday for a trip to Chicago to represent Monticello in the Lion International convention parade. Director Ray Stumbaugh briefed the group on expectations and noted these overnight trips come as a reward for the summer season.
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Chicago
Monticello
Ray Stumbaugh
Lions Club
Iowa
Lyman Perkins
Stumbaugh
Guy Byerly
Howard Hicks
Irving Hintz
Dave Miller
Laverne Hilers
Jim Bender
Harold Wilcox
Vance Stead
Marshall Wynn
Boyd Shannon
Harley Stoneking
Shannon
Stead
Stoneking
Eunice Hagen
Marilyn Folkers
Dorothy Baldwin
Judy Schiarmann
Jane Maurice
Joan Dandl
Mary Egger
Joan Suter
Jeryl
Goetiach
Carla Folkers
Sue Sims
Jeanette Wilcox
Bill Mitchell
Dale Heeren
Robert Norris
Kenneth Sc
Monticello Births and Local Fines Report
Births reported include a Monticello couple’s boy Richard Parson and a Henderson boy Lawrence David born June 30 at Anamosa hospital. Raymond Henry Jr named at Jackson County Hospital Maquoketa. Fines assessed Saturday by Justice Frank Shimanek include drivers from Monticello and Anamosa with amounts from 5 to 25 dollars plus costs. Lions Club and Band Parents organize Monticello high school trip to Chicago with bus travel meals, zoo stop, Riverview entertainment, and parade participation.
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John McDonald Hospital
Richard Parson
Monticello
Cass
Lawrence David
Kenneth Henderson
Anamosa Hospital
Wyoming
Raymond H. Kleis
Jackson County Hospital
Maquoketa
Raymond Henry, Jr
Frank Shimanek
Justice of the Peace
Kenneth L. Long
Keith A. Nielsen
Anamosa
Francis L. McDonough
Dubuque
Cecil W. Beckman
Waterloo
Floyd F. Ripple
Greeley
Floyd
F. Ripple
Ralph Lindsey
Springville
Jones County Sets 1958 Crop Price Support Rates
County ASC chair Richard C. Hartwig announced 1958 price support rates for Jones County crops with corn and soybeans exempt from fixed rates. Wheat at 75 percent of parity, barley oats grain sorghum rye and soybeans at 70 percent, flaxseed 65 percent. Loans and purchase agreements available. corn deadline May 31.
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Jones County
Richard C. Hartwig
Anamosa
County Al.c
A.S.C
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Lyman Perking
Monticello Lions Club
Bill Shaffer
claub—Express
Fraser
David Fraser
University of Edinburgh
Jamestown College
N.D
Iowa State College
University of Illinois
Sit
David Frasers
Express
Dale Wolfgram
Cochairman
Msgr
Eugene Lorenz
Arnold Schlueter
Gideon J. Krein
Sterling J. Baldwin
Dren
Bronson
Clayton Ridout
Louie Kouba
Ed Kooi
Young
Onslow
Happy Homemakers Club
Keith Jensen
Harold Westphal
Montes
Castle Grove
Clay
Fairview
Greenfield
Hale
Jackson
Lovell
Madison
Oxford
Richland
Rome
Scotch Grove
Washington
Wayne
Martello
Oxford Jet
Cascade
Virgil Haag
Monticello Auto
Wreckers
Harold Gottleaber
Justice Court
Lions Club and Band Parents Organization
Monticello High School
Heart of Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
Riverview Park
Aragon Ballroom
Museum of Science and Industry
Midway Airport
Treva Folkers
Linda Miller
Nancy Perkins
Phyllis Egger
Jean Bohlken
Lynn Balster
Susan Ballou
David Stead
Larry Goettsch
Steven Wolken
Paul Shelley
Jennifer Schneider
Paul Tobiason
Bill Hby
Herbert Ryner
Duane Sch “Fer
Patricia Keener
Shirley Otten
Averill Orr
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