Rotary Talk Highlights GI Training on the Job in Monticello
Monticello Rotary heard J C Houle of Cedar Rapids Veterans Administration explain two veteran aid paths. One individual selects his own trade after partial disability. the other follows a job plus pre arranged study with approvals from the Iowa Department of Education and VA. Guests included Samuel Schuetz, Adjutant of the American Legion’s Second District. Seven births reported at John McDonald Hospital last week: Faber, Johnson, Seedorf, McLaughlin, Rickless, Latimer, and Sievertson. Eight county auto licenses issued to residents including DeLarm, Christophersen, Holst, Miller, Hamer, Jensen, Eichhorn, and Liddy.
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Monticello
Iowa Department of Education
Veterans Administration
Houle
Rotary Club
Samuel Schuetz
American Legion
John McDonald Hospital
Harold Faber
Cascade
Wilbur Johnson
Clarence Seedorf
James McLaughlin
Ernest Rickless
Langworthy
Donald Latimer
Carl Sievertson
Olin
Hoy
Anamosa
Gerald DeLarm
Center Junction
Ford
Alfred Christophersen
Clarence
Studebaker
Elsie Holst
Onstow
Chrysler
Joe N. Miller
Chevrolet
E. W. Hamer
Tom Jensen, Jr
New Spartan Horse Trailer
Henry Eichhorn
Hudson
Agnes Liddy
Guardianship Granted in Jones County Court
Judge Heiserman ruled in favor of guardianship for Sarah J Story in a two day quieting title matter. In a separate case Miriam Lovell Neff won a divorce from Robert J Neff on cruel and inhuman treatment, and her maiden name was restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Heiserman
Sarah J. Story
Miriam Lovell Neff
Robert J. Neff
Three Jones County boys register for selective service
Three Jones county youths reached 18 and registered with the Anamosa selective service board this past week. John J. Boysen of Monticello Robert M. Mason of Olin and Frank L. Fitzsim mons of Monticello are listed. The next board meeting is Friday July 19 at 10 am. President E D Vernon of the Monticello Lions attends the national convention in Philadelphia this week, traveling from Moline by plane. The focal club held no meeting this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Selective Service Board
Anamosa
John J. Boysen
Monticello
Robert M. Mason
Olin
Frank L. Fitzsimmons
E. D. Vernon
The
Monticello Lions Club
Philadelphia
Moline
Focal Club
Marriage Licenses Issued in Anamosa District Clerk Office
One wedding license was issued last week by the district court clerk at Anamosa. It lists Gordon A. Flynn aged 22 of Waterloo and Velma Vanicek aged 24 of Center Junction as the marrying couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Gordon A. Flynn
Waterloo
Velma Vanicek
Center Junction
Harvest Home At Coggon July 26-27
The annual Harvest Home festival comes to Coggon on July 26 and 27 with Friday’s baseball game pitting Coggon against Alburnett and Saturday’s game featuring Coggon versus Silver Creek. Daily band concerts, Cavalier girls drum and bugle corps, free vaudeville, Legion auditorium dance, big midway with rides, animal acts, bicycle act, novelty juggling, and a magician-advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coggon
Alburnett
Silver Creek
Cavalier’s Girls
Legion Auditorium
Adv
National Food Store To Remodel Interior
Jim Read, manager of the National Food Store of Monticello, says the store will close from 6 p.m. July 20 through July 26 for remodeling. An announcement in next week's Express will note the remodeled store’s opening and new fixtures will be installed and the layout rearranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Read
National Food Store
Monticello
Express
National Food Company
Great Jones County Fair Returns with Expanded Lineup
The Great Jones County Fair runs August 21 to 23 with the same 50 cent admission. President Harry W. Stuhler says three full days offer new attractions, including the WHO Barn Dance, a Thrill Show, Miracle Horses, fireworks, and a large carnival. Highlights include horse racing, baseball games, 4-H displays, farm machinery exhibits, a Fat Steer Contest paying $3,450, and a reformulated Sunset Amusement ride lineup with new Spitfire and Caterpillar attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Stuhler
Fair Board
Stahler
WHO Barn Dance
Miracle Horses
Brook J
Iowa
Sunset Amusement Company
Editorial Meeting in Anamosa Hosts Editors from Eastern Iowa
A meeting of the Eastern Iowa Editorial Association was held at Wapsipinicon State Park hosted by the Anamosa Journal. After a pot luck dinner and brief business, presiding officer Tom Powell led discussions on newspaper business problems and a tour of the men's reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Editorial Association
Wapsipinicon State Park
Anamosa Journal
Tom Powell
E LA
Buxton’s
Wheatland
Wegman Nominated Captain in U S Army by President Truman
Captain Leonard J. Wegman of Anamosa will hold a regular army captaincy after selection by President Truman. A World War II major, Wegman was among 9 800 chosen from over 100 000 applicants, with many towns listing few majors or captains and others naming lieutenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard J. Wegman
Finance Department
Anamosa
U. S. Army
Truman
Wegman
Confer Third Degree On Bill Doxsee
Mt Vernon lodge No 12 A F and A M conferred the third degree on Bill Doxsee as a courtesy for Burns lodge No 178 of Monticello. Doxsee is a student at Cornell college this summer. Attendees from Monticello included Worshipful Master Bert Ballou Lester Hearn Rev V C Grant and A Doxsee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Bill Doxsee
Burns Lodge No
Monticello
Doxsee
Cornell College
Bert Ballou
Lester Hearn
V. C. Grant
A. Doxsee
Polish Bride Arrives From Europe in Scotch Grove Wedding
Louis Brockhohn brings his Polish war bride Maria Sciepulska to his parents home near Scotch Grove after a church wedding in Germany. Maria sailed from Europe and arrived in New York Monday morning. Louis, with three years seven months in the Army and five Bronze Battle Stars, plans a wedding dance in two weeks and they will reside with his parents temporarily.
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Louis Brockhohn
Herman Brockhohn
Maria Sciepulska
Scotch Grove
Maria
New York
Louis
Bad Wildungen
Kassel
Germany
Especheler
Irene Brockhohn
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Europe
Espeweiler
United States
Third Armored
Normandy
France
Ardennes
Rhineland
Central Europe
Death of William Glass 67 Mourned by Family
Funeral services for William Glass 67 were held Monday at Strawberry Point at home and Evangelical Lutheran church. Attendees included X Ray Childress of Monticello and other relatives. Burial followed at Strawberry Point cemetery. Glass born Fort Atkinson August 22 1878 married Marie Baumgartner in 1902. survivors include three daughters two sisters a brother and 11 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William &. Glass
Strawberry Point
X. Ray Childress
Monticello
Childress
Glass
Lukemia
George Timmins
William Shaffer
Glenn Hargrave
Fort Atkinson
Marie Baumgartner
Donald Meisgier
Dundee
Louis Niehaus
West Union
Harold of
Elgin
William
Manchester
Donald
Caroline Kratz
Cresco
George Weger
Philip Glass
Portland
Ore
County Beef Judging Tour Slated for Friday
The 4-H beef judging tour will be July 26 with a 9 45 a m meeting at A G Lincoln Son Wyoming. Judges will cover baby beeves at G W James farm Center Junction at 11 a m two classes of shorthorns at Frank Sutherland Center Junction at 1 p m and two classes of Herefords at Albert Heeren Monticello at 2 30 p m. The event welcomes all 4 H members and fathers, who should bring a sack lunch for noon. Harold L Parks of the Iowa Beef Producers association will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Lincoln & Son
Wyoming
Grover C. Miehe
County Extension
G. W. James’ Farm
Center Junction
Frank Sutherland
Albert Heeren
Monticello
Miehe
Harold L. Parks
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Ray Stumbaugh Named Acting High School Principal
Ray Stumbaugh will be named acting principal of Monticello High School after returning from Three years in the service to teach instrumental music. He fills the vacancy created when Wilson Goodwin resigned due to housing issues and the coming year’s principal position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stumbaugh
Monticello
Boyd Shannon
Stumbaugh
Wilson Goodwin
Byron Abel Undergoes Second Major Surgery
Byron Abel of Monticello submitted to a second operation above the knee at the U S Veterans Hospital in Des Moines last week. He has Berger's disease and has been in the hospital since February. The second operation was successful and his condition is favorable. Mrs Abel has been with him for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Abel
Monticello
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Berger
Roy Rickless Heads by Auto to California Tour
Roy Rickless departed last week by motor for San Bernardino California. En route he plans visits with relatives in San Anselmo and Pacific Grove California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Rickless
San Bernardino
Calif
San Anselmo
Pacific Grove
Monticello Fire Inspectors Report Business District Safety
Monticello's fire department surveyed most of the downtown area last Friday, judging buildings generally sound with three excellent and a few dangerous conditions. The Iowa Electric Company, National Food store, and Suter's Grocery received praise for safe basements and overall condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa Electric Company
National Food Store
Suter’s Grocery
Floyd Kephart
Kephart
Ex Agents in FBI Meet With Locher
A group of 16 ex FBI agents who became attorneys gathered in Monticello last Saturday under Simon Locher for a golf outing and picnic. Twenty people attended including 10 club members plus families and friends. The club, aimed at preserving service ties, normally meets bi monthly in Cedar Rapids for dinner. Members had up to ten years in the bureau before practicing law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Monticello
Simon Locher
Cedar Rapids
Bureau
Public Health Nurse Reports Year's Work
Jones county public health nurse Ruth D Hurley reports duties from June 1945 to 1946 including conferences home visits public health talks meetings and supervision of an exhibit at the Jones County Fair. Her secretary Betty Switzer Smith assisted throughout the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth D. Hurley
R.N
Jones County
Eight Dairy Cattle Classes Judged on Anamosa Monticello Tour
Eight classes of dairy cattle were judged on a dairy judging tour on Saturday July 18 at the Men's Reformatory Anamosa John Messerli Monticello and Balster Bros Monticello. 18 club members and their fathers competed for 800 points per class and per group with top averages posted by Albert Heiken Rob Messerli and Paul Messerli Diet. Grover Miche county extension director assisted by Paul Brasch Iowa State Dairy Association conducted the workout stressing score cards dairy terms and careful judging. Attendance declined due to harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
John Messerli’s
Monticello
Balster Bros
Rob Messerli
Paul Messerli
James Heiken
Cate Mardorf
Willis Glenn
Dee Hansen
Joe Tuttle
Grover C. Miche
Paul Brasch
Iowa State Dairy Association
Waterloo
School To Run Pair Of Buses In Monticello
Monticello public schools will own and operate two buses this year. Superintendent Boyd Shannon said routing isn’t final until July. Buses will primarily serve high school students with space for some grade pupils if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Boyd Shannon
Shannon
Scotch Grove
Wayne Township
Castle Grove
Langworthy
Monticello School Recieves Annual Cleaning and Renovations
Monticello public school prepares for the September 2 opening with thorough cleaning of every room. Floors get two coats of seal and wax, some rooms redecorated, and a second-floor partition removed to enlarge a room for typing classes. Typing moves from first to second floor to create space for a new combined fifth and sixth grade room due to increased enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Uniform county teaching certificate exams set for July to August
Joseph Beave announces uniform county type examinations for teaching certificates in Anamosa on July 31 and August 1 2. This is the final year such certificates are issued under state law. Eligible applicants must be high school graduates with 12 weeks of normal training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Joseph Beave
Beave
Beavo
Mrs Fransburg Dies After Auto Accident
Mrs Wilbur Fransburg of Stanwood died in an Iowa City hospital Tuesday evening from injuries from an auto crash near Iowa City on Friday. Larry Stoneking and Mr Fransburg were hospitalized with severe injuries. Stoneking was released Monday. The Fransburgs suffered broken ribs punctured lungs lacerations and severe shock. Funeral plans were not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Fransburg
Stanwood
Clarence Stoneking
Monticello
Iowa City
Larry Stoneking
Fransburg
Stoneking
Monticello Boy’s Name Omitted From WWII List
The Express reports a government list of Jones county World War II dead excludes Charles Trevor Curtis. Dude Curtis died August 18 1943 in the North Atlantic while in combat. Vincent Wroblewski returned home after a 23 month Army term including time in Iceland and Fort Benning Georgia.
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The
Express
Jones County
United States
Charles Trevor (Dude) Curtis
Cecil Curtis
Dude
North Atlantic
Shannon Announces Monticello public schools staff for fall
Shannon announces staff for Monticello public schools opening September 2. He notes a third year as superintendent and 27 teachers, two more than last year, due to rising enrollment. Kindergarten expands with ten teachers. junior high areas assign English and mathematics. new courses in world geography and Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello’ Public Schools
Boyd Shannon
Shannon
Theodosia Pulver
Donald Sutherland
Charles Podhaski
Kreeb
Fred Kreeb
Achoal
Judges Named At Republican Convention In Iowa
The 18th district Republican convention renominated four district judges for the November ballot. Cedar Rapids judges G. K. Thompson and Floyd Philbrick, Tipton’s M. C. Hamiel, and Anamosa’s J. E. Heiserman were named. The event drew 86 attorneys from Cedar, Linn, Jones, and surrounding counties with Reid L. Hunt presiding and Imogen Emery as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canen Cedar
Lynn
J. H. Remley
Anamosa
Jones County
Reid L. Hunt
Tipton
Imogen Emery
Cedar Rapids
GK. Thompson
Floyd Philbrick
M. C. Hamiel
J. E. Heiserman
University of Iowa
Thompson
Linn County
Philbrick
Iowa
Hamiel
Cedar County
F.B.T
Humiel
Heiserman
Iowa Counties Show Bond Sales Variance in 1946
Jones County and others report bond sale to redemption ranges from 43.24 to 157.76 percent for the first five months of 1946. Winneshiek Davis Ida Adair Johnson lead with about 122.45 to 157.76 percent. Mills Humboldt Louisa Scott Kossuth lag at 43.24 to 53.81 percent. Warin urges continued E Bond purchases to curb inflation and build savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Roger F. Warin
U. S. Savings Bond Division
Winneshiek
Davis
Ida
Adair
Johnson
Jones County
Mills
Humboldt
Louisa
Scott
Kossuth
Towa
Warin
Safecrackers Visited Maquoketa After Monticello Burglaries
In all probability the same duo responsible for past Monticello breaks visited Maquoketa. They entered several local sites and escaped with $535 in one raid and $15 in another, with suspected connections to break ins at Dubuque Clinton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Standard Oil
Maquoketa
Dubuque
Clinton
County Fliers Meet To Plan Breakfast
The Jones County Fliers held a planning meeting at the airport to organize a fly in breakfast for all pilots on Thursday August 11. They also set a weiner roast for Sunday July 21 for all club members and their families at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fliers
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Lions Club
Stuhler
Mrs. Childress
California
Locher
Vincent Wroblewski
Anton Wroblewski
United States Army
Iceland
Fort Benning
Alvin Swanson
Mildred Jean Orr
Columbus Junction
Iowan State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Mies Orr
Schemmel
North Maple Street
Serta
Coe College
B. C. Roberts
Donald Marston
Calamus
Cruise
DeWitt
Marjorie Odell
Greeley
Iowa State Teachers College
Jean Groteboer
Lime Springs
Naomi‘Humke Returna
Iwill Be
Rath M. Hunt
Shell Rock
Town College
Butler County
Naomi Humke
Farley
University of Dubuque
LaVerna Bevans
Plainfield
Town State Teachers College
Virginia White
Springville
Opal Dausman
Waupeton
Helen Guyan
Gertrude Smith
Hills
Raymond E. Adams
Moulton
Iowa State
Army Air Corps
Esther Nicoll
Mechanicsville
Iowa State College
Susanne Bush
Davenport
Miss Bush
Cornell
18Th Judicial District
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