Community events calendar Monticello July 11 17
Monticello residents can attend Lions Club dinner 6 30 p m at the Community building Rotary and Church meetings July 11 12 13 14 16 17 include district gatherings Driver license exams July 13 at the Anamosa courthouse Scotch Grove Farm Bureau annual meeting July 13 and a July 14 band concert at the Monticello pool plus weekend bake sale and couples breakfast at local clubs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Board of Directors
Rotary
Methodist Church
Anamosa
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau
Scotch Grove Park
Monticello
Country Club
Oak Drive
Raymond Eby
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Three births reported from area hospitals this weekend
Satur day reports from John McDonald hospital list three new arrivals. July 6 a daughter to Mr. and Mrs Norman Landers Hopkinton. July 7 a son to Mr. and Mrs Paul Warner Monticello. July 8 a daughter to Mr. and Mrs James Steiner Monticello. In Cedar Rapids Mercy hospital a second child, a boy named William Milo, born July 8 to Mr. and Mrs. William McBain 1508 Bever Ave SE. he has an older sister Libby. Mrs. McBain is Joann Morning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Cari Morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Norman Landers
Hopkinton
Paul Warner
Monticello
James Steiner
Cedar. Rapids
William McBain
Bever Ave
S.E
Mercy ‘Hospital
William Milo
Libby
McBain
Joann Morning
Cari Morning
Marriage Licenses Filed at Courthouse Records
July records show Ludolph Lechner 28 of Ryan and Jane Arlene Mardorf 21 of Monticello listed for license. Linus Oscar Johnson and Rose Bauml both of Chicago and of legal age also authorized for license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludolph Lechner
Ryan
Jane Arlene Mardorf
Monticello
Linus- Oscar
Johnson
Rose Bauml
Chicago
Legal Age
Local Car Deliveries and Assignments Noted by Date
July 6 records list Lester H Rickels Monti cello Plymouth and Ford entries with Martha Van Alstine Anamosa and William L Reid Anamosa for a Ford pickup. July 7 notes Dale Carl Mardoff Monti cello Ford George H Bohlken Scotch Grove two Fords Robert H Day Wyoming and Chevrolet. July 8 lists John G Juilfs Monticello Dodge Bessie M Hill Anamosa Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester H.rickels
Monticello
Plymouth
Martha van Alstine
Anamosa
Ford
William L. Reid
Ford Pickup
Dale Carl Mardoff
Public Hearing on 1st Extension Budget July 29
Jones county extension council schedules public hearing for July 29 at 8 p.m. in Anamosa to discuss a proposed 1956 budget of 17 500 raised by tax not more than a half mill. The budget, set by the budget committee, must be approved before presenting to the county board of supervisors for funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Edwin Reid
County Board of Supervisors
Jones County Farm Bureau
Robert Livingstone
Fairview Township
Howard Mackey
Rome
Clay
Howard Jamison
Wyoming
Marvin TerVeen Hurt In Dive At Okoboji
Marvin TerVeen of Monticello returned home Friday after treatment at St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids for a fractured cervical vertebra and head laceration from a Saturday July 2 dive off a Lake Okoboji dock. Five stitches were required to close the head wound. The TerVeen family and Eldon Breitbach were at the northwestern Iowa lake over the July 4 weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin
TerVeen
Monticello
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Lake Okoboji
Karole Kay
Eldon Breitbach
Iowa Lake
Hopkinton Park Shelter Nears Completion After Years
A nine year effort transforms a rubble site into a valued park in Hopkinton. volunteers have built a shelter costing about 1371 dollars with total park funding near 4395 dollars, aiming to add lights and water later.
Good Year for Gardens in Monticello Area
Reports from Monticello area gardeners describe bumper crops with new potatoes larger than baseballs from Castle Grove Township gardener Mrs Earl Keegan. Other gardeners are canning peas beans and vegetables while sweet corn is ready to pick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Earl Keegan
Castle Grove Township
Western Auto Store names new Monticello manager
Elton Copley former Miles superintendent of schools takes ownership and operation of the Western Auto Associate store in Monticello this week after nearly two years under Lewis Soukup. Copley, with degrees from Nebraska institutions, is married with a daughter. Grand opening scheduled later. Soukup and family undecided on future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton Copley
Miles
Western Auto Associate
Monticello
Lewis Soukup
Copley
Andrew and
Wheatland
Nebraska State Teachers College
Kearney
Neb
Deree
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Mary
Soukup
Muscatine
Albert Schumacher
Gene Lindt
Davenport
Two False Check Counts in Court
In Jones County district court Donald D. Haden faces two false check charges for making and uttering bank checks with intent to defraud. Edwin W. Mott of Wyoming paid a $300 fine for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a July 2 arrest on Highway 64 by the state patrol. Ernest F. Haker files for divorce from Bessie Haker alleging cruel and inhuman treatment dating to their Manchester marriage on May 3, 1936, seeking custody of three children, share of a tavern at Onslow, household goods, and the family car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Donald D. Haden
Edwin W. Mott
Wyoming
Mott
Highway Patrol
Bessie Haker
Ernest F. Haker
Haker
Manchester
Onslow
Barbecued Beef Sandwiches Slated For Chuck Wagon Dinner
The Monticello Business and Professional Women’s Club sponsors a chuck wagon outdoor dinner on July 20 featuring barbecued beef sandwiches instead of ham. Proceeds fund civic projects. admission is $1. Entertainment includes two floor shows, with a menu listing potato salad baked beans relishes homemade cherry pie coffee or cold drinks. The event runs 5 30 to 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Coward
Monticello
Everett Mayberry to Head Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee
Everett Mayberry was named chairman of the Jones county Farm Bureau resolutions committee which includes 17 members. Floyd Hodgden named the committee, members will discuss resolutions in township meetings and forward them for a county list to be presented at the October annual meeting. The group will attend a Cedar Rapids district meeting on July 19. Members include Mrs. Leon Coleman, Mrs. Paul Caspers, Mrs. Galvin Reiss, George Brown, Roy Nuil, James Wild, Harry Nost, James Whittmore, Clarence Strang, Howard Mackey, Carl Webb, Louie Hanken, Herman Helgens, Elmer Petersen, Robert Rehmke, and William Reade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Mayberry
Anamosa
Jones County Farm Bureau
Floyd Hodgden
Oxford Junction
Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Leon Coleman
Olin
Paul Caspers
Monticello
Galvin Reiss
Center Junction
George Brown
Roy Nuil
James Wild
Harry Nost
Lisbon
James Whittmore
Clarence Strang
Cascade
Howard Mackey
Carl Webb
Louie Hanken
Scotch
Fraser elected to head Easter Seal group in Jones County
Mrs. John H. Fraser of Monticello was elected chairman of the Jones County Society for Crippled Children and Adults at the annual meeting in Anamosa on July 6. Howard Hicks and others were named officers. a July 12 meeting in the courthouse community room was announced with Virginia Petty to speak. The group funds its work through voluntary gifts and Easter Seals sales to aid Iowa's physically handicapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Centennial Square Dance Club
Wyoming ‘Opera House
Jones County Society For Crippled Children
John Fraser
John H. Fraser
Monticello
Jones County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Anamosa
Howard Hicks
Merrill Rawson
Julia Foarde
Charles Bues
Iowa Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Virginia Petty
Iowa City
Hicks
Iowa
Easter Seal Society
Meeting Place Change for Circle Three at First Presbyterian
Circle Three of the Women’s Fellowship shifts from Mrs Arnold Poock’s home to the Presbyterian church for a 2 p.m. meeting with Mrs Poock as hostess. A silent auction is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Arnold Poock
Presbyterian Church
Oats Harvesting Time in Jones County
Weather permitting harvest of about 52 000 acres of oats is set to begin this week in Jones County. Flooding winds and rain from last week damaged stands especially near Center Junction, said county extension director Joe E Lege. Moisture is still needed for corn which is growing ahead of schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Center Junction
Joe E. Lege
Six Speeders Fined in Police Court
Six individuals were fined for speeding after being caught by the speed analyzer which police say is back in operation. Fines ranged from 7 dollars plus costs for speeding and included several other offenses such as improper registration improper parking and intoxication at police court last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Jaeger
St. Marys
Kan
Dudley Thomas
Dubuque
Dale Adams
Monticello
Irvin Wagner
Elkhart
Ind
John Haen
Kaukauna
Wis
Don Leytem
Hazel Breitbach
Herman Behrends
Lee Warner
Harry Doyle
Thursday Band Concert to Honor Frank Royden
Monticello will host a Thursday evening concert honoring Frank Royden founder of the Monticello high school band and former summer band director. Royden organized bands at Scotch Grove and Monticello from 1914 onward and shaped local musical activity through the 1940s. The program lists tunes including America His Honor March and The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Royden
Monticello
Scotch Grove Nursery
Scotch Grove
Royden
The
Congregational Church
America
Fillmore
Grose
Manhattan Beach
Romberg
Texas Tech
Chenette Mountain
Frankiser
Hall Davey Crockett
Reed Colonal Bogey
Alford
Deep Purple
Rose Footlifter
Washington Post
Sousa Star Spangled Banner
Series Is Completed In Express Church Notes
A 26 part series appearing every Monday since January 17 ends today. Future church notes will run in a special column in each Thursday issue of the Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Kangaroo Court Set At Wyoming
Wyoming citizens prepare for Centennial events with a Kangaroo court led by Judge Somerville and Prosecutor Hurst. Shorty Leitz defends, police force enforces seven justice rules, and the watering trough may serve a new purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Ralph Orth
Big Bill’ Somerville
Little Bill
Hurst
Shorty Leitz
LeRoy Dirks
Ralph Eggert
John
Heinie) Petersen
Lewis Sampson
Group Observes Two Oat Plots in Castle Grove Township
A farmer group toured two oat varieties plots in Castle Grove township on a Friday evening. Joe E. Legg led the group as county extension director. The tour started at Cletus Goedken farm near McDonough's store at 7 p.m. and then visited the Austin Spahr farm plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Castle Grove Township
Jones County Extension Service
Joe E. Legg
Cletus Goedken
McDonough
Austin Spahr
Six Onslow youths in auto accident near Scotch Grove
Six Onslow youths were involved in a July 3 accident when an auto driven by Ronnie Remington overturned near the Walter Eby farm west of Scotch Grove. Kay Chaplin sustained a head injury while four girls Sharon Ripperton Nina Fuchs Alice Larkey and Mary Ellen Reid received bruises. Remington was unhurt and the car badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Ronnie Remington
Walter Eby
Scotch Grove
Monticello
Kay Chaplin
Sharon Ripperton
Nina Fuchs
Alice Larkey
Mary Ellen Reid
Remington
Woman runs 80 acre farm near Monticello plans pony venture
Mrs Roy Like manages an 80 acre farm northeast of Monticello on highway IS, handling chores from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with help from husband Roy and daughter Sally. She plans to raise ponies to sell, continuing a family horse tradition and sharing farming duties on land owned by Mrs Alva Like. The operation includes cattle hogs and poultry, with 15 acres corn 10 oats and recent hay harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Like
Monticello
Sally
Like
Roy
Mrs. Like
Andrew Ambuehl
Topsy
Buckles
Alva Like
Dorothy
Donnie’ Like
Linda Kay Ehits
State Examiner Reports Monticello Audit Findings and Reimbursements
The 1954 Monticello city audit by State Examiner W. G. Foster shows seven councilmen must reimburse the city $483.33 for fees paid 1952 to 1954 beyond authorizing limits. The audit notes an improper rise in councilmen meeting fees and improper use of parking meter funds totaling $783.75 for a police car and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
W. G. Foster
Foster
A. P.lambert
Robert Schuetz
Iowa
Drive In Opens North of Monti with Free Parking
The Free Drive In opens at the northeast edge of the Farmers Lime Co quarry about 144 miles northeast of Monte cello on Highway 151. Manager R B Collins says the Central States Film service operates it as a local advertising venture, with a 12 by 16 foot screen and parking for about 500 cars. Movies are free with a 50 cent car parking fee, shows planned Sunday Wednesday and Friday, weather permitting through mid October. Assisting Collins are his wife and Jerry Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Lime Co
Montecello
Highway 151
R. B. Collins
Central States Film Service
Collins
Jerry Shaw
Also Mentioned on This Page
Courthouse Records
Marvin TerVeen
Okoboji
Memorial Park
Kill Kare Club
Shelter House
Archie Beitz
Russell Lux
W. W. Mussmann
Lyle Joseph
Dale Stirm
Raymond Joseph
Bill Lang
Earl Dunlap
Christian Scientist Church
Phillips
Milwaukee Railroad
Henry ‘Akers
E. W. Mussmann
Shelter House Committee
Harry Sill
Ben Maralf
Delaware County Highway Department
Bill “Lang
Earl ‘Dunlap
Western Auto Store
Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee
Haven For
Plan Pony Venture
Jones County Saddle Club
W. F. Yeoman
H. C. Wilcox
A. J. Egger
Harry Lyon
M. B. Leonard
John Behn
Carl Egger
Wilcox
Harry’ Lyon
Roy Miller
Monti
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