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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
5
The Monticello Lions Club will hold a 6:30 dinner Monday July 12 followed by a regular business meeting. The Order of Rainbow Girls No 56 public installation is Sunday July 11 at 2 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. DeMolay plans a very important meeting Wednesday July 14 with all members and advisory board urged to attend.
One marriage license issued over the 4th of July weekend in Anamosa to William H. Becker and Joanne Mary Gavin. Rotary Club initiatory event planned in Monticello with Virgil Hunt and Robert Wilkinson to join. New car registrations listed for several residents. Two births reported at John McDonald Hospital: a son to Ray Noonan and wife in Cascade and a son to Bill Luse and wife in Hopkinton. Ronald Dean to Clayton Snyder and wife born June 23 in Jackson County. Buck Creek birth: Art Bonin and Clara Huber named son. Dale Lange’s daughter Karen Carle born July 2 at McDonald hospital.
The Jones County Board of Education approved a basic floor plan for Monticello Elementary School. The plan includes six classrooms at 30 by 30 feet, a 44 by 66 feet kindergarten and general purpose room, with Beave noting state approval is required before building. The meeting also covered two other proposed Jones county schools and a proposed budget of 14 365.00 reflecting a new full time speech therapist. Mrs. James Robinson was hired as speech specialist for county schools.
Internationally famous synchronized swimmer Beulah Gundling from Cedar Rapids headlines a free public water show at the Monticello pool on Friday July 16. The event, arranged by Keo Mana includes a 13 year old guest from Florida, Al Baker and Jim Ecker of Oelwein, life saving demos by guards, and Red Cross swimming demonstrations with special bleacher seating starting at 7 30 p.m.
A 2400 volt line failure at the Monticello electric plant halted service for about an hour and ten minutes Monday evening. Wires in a heavy conduit overheated from insulation breakdown near a bend, melting a small hole and knocking part of the town into darkness. Crews will replace about 125 feet of conduit and 500 feet of large wire, with special 5000 volt insulation, after by pass switches allowed a quick return to service.
The city begins legal publication of Ordinance No. 167 for a 25 year non exclusive gas franchise to the People's Natural Gas division of Northern Natural Gas company. Voters will decide August 9 in three wards from 8 am to 8 pm. The ordinance covers mains laying, operation, city rate control, and heat content based rate adjustments.
The regular play off of the men's golf teams was held Thursday at the Country Club. Leonard Fluckiger's team of Fluckiger Dr. L. C. Perkins Bob Wilkinson and Tom Hamilton won the afternoon's tourney. Medalists with a low 34 were Claude Appleby and Leonard Fluckiger.
Upgrade to dial capable rural service near Monticello advances with completion expected by September. Western Electric crews install underground cables new lightning arrestors and modern phone sets with automatic volume control across 360 homes.
A 30 976 writ of attachment was ordered by District Judge J Bo Heiserman in Anamosa against Arthur Sulzner of Jones County. The petition filed by Eastern Town favestock Commission alleges Sulzner bought cattle and hogs with a check marked insufficient funds, and seeks attachment of the defendant's goods, chattels, and bank account plus judgment of 3096 3b. The case names Eli Shada as corporate plaintiff, with bond set at 40006. The suit involves claims of equitable ownership of property in Fairview and Spring Street, with Board of Supervisors seeking injunctions against obstruction of Spring Street.
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