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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1951
Page
7
A special Montti cello Camera Club meeting is set for 8 p.m. this evening with hand coloring as the topic. Monticello Rotary members and families held a park picnic Monday replacing the regular gathering, with Tom Powell editor of the Anamosa Journal among the make-up guests.
The district clerk reports four marriages issued this week with couples Samuel H. Schuetz and Ruth Young of Monticello, Harry L. Lambert and Helen Brackett of Bloomfield, John H. Tiemann and Anna Mae Miller of Royalton and Monticello pair Karl Behrends and Marileigh Clark. County Treasurer Blanche E. Corwin also lists new car and truck registrations in Jones county for the week including owners in Anamosa Monticello Oxford Junction and Wyoming with makes such as Chevrolet Ford Buick and GMC.
Newborns announced from John McDonald hospital and Mercy hospital in Anamosa include a boy for Welter in Hopkinton and a girl for Reyner in Monticello on June 15, two more boys born in Olin and Monticello July 17, plus several daughters announced in Monticello Center Junction and Anamosa area towns.
More than 10 000 Jones county residents will receive reports on last month’s x ray exams from a mobile unit. About 100 will be asked to return for full size x ray pictures due to doubtful films or movement. Des Moines TB office says most recalled do not have tuberculosis. A small number may reveal unseen disease, originally estimated at three county cases. Friday July 13 guests at Otto Smith home were Denison families Jack Peterson Sr and Jr.
A Willman Construction Company letter dated July 16 indicates work on the city street program, including First Street through the business district, is planned to start around July 26. Hargrave’s crew may delay until Willman finishes, with joint work on Anamosa and a hot mix plant set up in Monticello or nearby sites.
A firemen's benefit dance is planned for the fair grounds hall on the evening of Thursday July 26. Music will be by Jack Busch and his orchestra, the same outfit that played for Legion Club dances. Proceeds will fund purchasing additional fire equipment.
Mrs Wilhelmina Hawkins widow of Charles Hawkins 74 died Tuesday after a long illness at John McDonald hospital Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 oclock from the family home to Cascade Community church Rev Leland Rubesch officiating Devaney funeral home in charge of arrangements
The Fair Board schedules seven events including time trials at 1 p m with stock car feature for local drivers. Old track records cite 29 95 seconds by Gus Schroeder in the early 1920s as fans anticipate strong times and a return to big car racing after rain cancellations. Proceeds fund City Park improvements and more races hinge on public turnout.
Tom Shover suffered a bad cut on his right arm while mowing weeds with a tractor mower near a ditch. He jumped to avoid a rollover and reached home after a mile. doctors stitched both inside and outside the arm. He is recovering at John McDonald hospital and expected to be discharged later this week.
Ed Fitzsimmons, five miles east of Monticello, was trapped under a tractor in his barn and suffered bruises, a torn shoulder, and a knee injury. Nine year old Stanley Aldrich, son of Mr and Mrs Leo Aldrich, sustained a spiral femur fracture while riding on a wagon during the same crash.
Monticello city council, after previously denying a class C beer permit, approved Burton Sims Clover Ferm Grocery 4 to 1. The decision followed Sims’s purchase of the store from Larry Walton and an attorney's appeal. Mayor Lambert opposed permits. county attorney Remley represented Sims.
Monticello city park begins a new shelter donated by the local Lions club with Lions members handling most construction this week. The 30 by 44 foot open sided structure between Floral Hall and the fair board’s new building features a brick covered steel pillar roof, a cement floor, and a fireplace inside for cooking. It will serve the Lions during the Great Jones County Fair and be public for the rest of the year.
Last rites were conducted for Mrs. Charles Guthrie in Corpus Christi Texas on July 11. She died after a yearlong illness on July 9 while living with her sister Mrs. Margaret Beery. Born July 4 1886 she was the daughter of the late Dr and Mrs O B Rundle of Monticello Interment followed at the Catholic cemetery in Corpus Christi.
Express Receives Communique From Mountain Home Arkansas. Sid Blair and Jim Robinson drive an ancient automobile converted for the trip. The postcard says 662 miles one way 22 mpg 35 mph one traffic fine good weather and cute gals.
Residents watched as a funnel shaped cloud formed near Monticello around 5 p.m. Friday. The twister never touched ground and a second higher funnel appeared later. no damage was reported. Hospital officials had only heard rumors and were not warned. Tuesday visitors from Oxford attended the Arnold Jacobs home.
Monticello hosts a Grand Opening for Ace Hardware at the former Zimmerman site. Owner Arch Edwards, already known for Edwards Department Store, vows the same service and guarantees. Manager George Neiters, 29, ex Air Force and Peters Shoe Co. salesman, leads the staff with Herb Kuntz, radio veteran of 25 years. Public invited to visit during the opening weekend sale.
Monticello will erect four automatic flashing warning signals in the next week to slow traffic. The City purchased units from Crown Signal Company after State Highway Commission approval. Signals will be placed at Main Street ends, First Street near the hospital, and North Cedar Street to warn of heavy cross traffic and reduce speed to 25 MPH.
A hearing on the Reynolds versus Monticello city case is set for Friday July 27 at 10 a.m. in the Anampsa courtroom. Ivan Reynolds, a former Monticello police officer, sues claiming he was removed without a hearing or notice while the city says he resigned. Attorneys Fisher and Fisher of Cedar Rapids represent Reynolds in the mandamus action seeking a proper hearing.
Report from Anamosa concerns theft of 190 dollars in checks and cash from the Legion Club Saturday night. Local police are investigating the incident and seeking witnesses.
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