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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
2
Sealed bids for the year's coal supply are due by 12 noon Saturday July 31 at the Monticello City Clerk's Office. The City Council will award contracts for the Monticello Community Building and the Monticello Public Library. Specifications require a coal analysis with each bid. Robert P L Scheuts, City Clerk.
Two Monticello men, Robert John Wilcox and Paul Bartels, were fined 50 each in Monticello police court for discharging fireworks. Police Judge CC FL Shimanek suspended 40 of each fine.
The county board of education files an estimate of expenditures under Chapter 20. The document notes a meeting at the courthouse and lists the involved offices and officials including the secretary of the board.
Scotch Grove boy Tommy Streets topped the 4-H livestock judging contest with 421 points out of 450. 68 Jones county 4-H members attended the event led by Jerry Parsons and Joe Legg, with Streets representing Scotch Grove Cornhuskers club.
Monticello City Council met briefly on Tuesday approving bills and the city clerk and treasurer reports for the month ended. Eugene Wink discussed sewer and water line installation in Wink's Addition. Council moved 37300 from Utilities Fund to Sanitation Fund pending state comptroller approval. A special meeting to set next year's budget was announced.
The Express notes two accident reports are missing because state highway patrolmen Kenneth Carter and John Beckmann are busy elsewhere. The reports will be published Monday.
Lyle Mott of Wyoming and Herman Louis Nadolesky of Detroit were arrested Saturday evening for intoxication. Mott received a four day jail sentence plus ten days at the Indiana state hospital. Nadolesky got a ten day jail term. No other incidents were reported during the holiday weekend in Jones County. Local social notes mention visitors and guests in Mt. Vernon, Langworthy, Cedar Rapids, and Chicago.
The Express misreported the top three winners of the 4 H livestock judging tour as an all expense Nutrena dealers trip. In fact the winners earned an all expense trip to the Ralston Farina Company research farm in St Louis funded by Jones county dealers. Ray Adams of Monticello Feed Mill alerted the error.
Members of the Prairie Hill Be Nate 1. 4-H club and three county leaders joined adult leaders for the annual garden tour on Tuesday. They visited club member projects and the Revkels garden in Castle Grove township, had lunch there, and held an afternoon meeting. Blue ribbons went to Julianne and Frances Holub, Betty Joan and Jean Pillard, Joan Miner, Alice Goedken, Laura Goedken, and Dorothy Goodken for top garden projects. Red ribbons were earned by Plovda Merritt Marilyn Holub Joan Sperfslage Judy Wolfe and Pat and Peggy Loughren, while white ribbons went to Luciel Blohm and Mario Lawrence. In the senior judging, Grace Krommings placed first with Martina Lawrence and Alice Goedken second and third. junior division winner Judy Wolfe. Accompanying were Helen Tucker and Erma Egsmman, with Jeres Purses. Club members Betty Weber Dorothy Goedken Peggy Loughren Mary Ann Stevenson Judy Wolfe Joan Miter Frances Holub Joan Sperfslage Freda Krommings Mariive Holub Joan Pillard Nina Lawrence Laura Goedken Joann Pillard Alice Goedken Betty Pillard Luciel Blohm and Grace Kiomminga.
Three members of the Jones county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office attended an all day corn and oat grading meeting in Cedar Rapids. State ASC officials from Des Moines led instruction on grading methods equipment and sampling. The Montrose hotel hosted the session with Lee Alien Russell Jamison and Neal Hayden among the attendees. Mr and Mrs Vincent Donovan and family were in Anthon last week for the death of Mrs Donovan's father Thomas J McDermott who would have turned 84 on Saturday July 10.
Neal Hayden reports a new process for selecting county ASC officials. A 10-candidate nomination committee per township will name nominees, led by Joe Legg with Cris Randolph and Everett Koppenhaver assisting. Farmcre members with three consecutive years on ASC or PMA committees are ineligible for re election. elections likely after September 1.
Peter Oeschger 95 died at Onslow Nursing Home after a long illness. Funeral services Thursday July 8 at 9 30 am from Devaney funeral home to Sacred Heart Church with a Requiem High Mass. Burial at Sacred Heart cemetery. Survivors include four sons two daughters a brother and three sisters nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
More than 17 000 people used the Monticello pool in the first month of operation this year. Despite three bad weather days, attendance averaged 636 daily, with peak turnout on June 25 at 1148 swimmers. July 4 weekend saw lower figures, 625 on Sunday and 722 on Monday.
Monticello police court docket over the 4th of July weekend lists six cases with four more to hear. Alphonse Stoll fined 2 dollars plus costs for stop sign violation. Dale Yousse fined 1 dollar. Harlan Hall 2 dollars. Kenny Oeschger 2 dollars for stop sign violations. Bernard Rollinger and Shirley McCurdy noted in the weekend report.
Three Anamosa men certified as eligible candidates for the postmastership by the postal department through Congressman Henry O. Talle. Acting postmaster Buster Davenport tops the list, with Leo Gerst and George Waite also named. six examinees were not selected. Davenport has served since the resignation of Charles J. Cash Jr. on February 7, 1953.
A Sunday morning crash at Grand and Maple streets caused over 600 dollars in damage. Richard Cline of Gettysburg and Eloise Manning of Monticello drove the two cars, with Mrs Cline treated for bruises. Mrs Manning’s daughter, the sole passenger in her car, was uninjured. Officer Donald Gil-
Mrs Manning faced the city police court on Tuesday charged with failure to yield the right of way. She pleaded Not Guilty and is set to appear again Wednesday afternoon. Damage to each vehicle was estimated at more than $300 by Gilmore.
Mrs Emma Kray hosted a Saturday evening honoring Mrs Anna Gerdes on her birthday. Guests enjoyed pinochle with prizes for top players and refreshments. The group presented Mrs Gerdes with a gift.
Ketelsen states they wed in Anamosa on December 9 1951 and have a son. She alleges cruel treatment, nervousness and health risk from continuing with the defendant and requests custody, ownership of household goods, further property rights, support, alimony, attorney fees and suit costs. Funeral costs suit Albert Marck seeks 624.15 plus costs from Northern Casualty for funeral expenses after the September 7 1952 auto crash.
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