Bacon Reunion Held in Buck Creek Church Basement
The annual Bacon reunion occurred last Sunday in Buck Creek. Officers for 1952 are Mrs. Everett Beitz and Mrs. Herman Dolley. Out of town guests included Mrs. Raymond Morrow and others from Newcastle Delaware New Boston Ir Muscatine Prairieburg and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Creek
Everett Beitz
Herman Dolley
Raymond Morrow
Robert and
Alan
Newcastle
Del
B. A. Smith
Deanna
New Boston
Sandra Smith
Muscatine
Lucian Lawrence
Ricki Dean
Prairieburg
Many Iowa Families Visit Friends and Relatives This Weekend
Numerous residents from Anamosa Monticello Manchester Iowa City and Cedar Rapids hosted or visited relatives and friends across towns including Dubuque Delhi Kalama zoos and Longwood Fla Casts of visitors ranged from Rev J J Hennessey to Mrs Florence Helms plus siblings and children sharing meals and Sunday calls with extended families and wedding attendance noted at Coggan.
Farmer Aubrey Hill Charged With DWI After Collision
Wright county farmer Aubrey Hill collided with Sheriff Bob Blecker on highway 69 after exiting a farm field gate. Blecker filed charges of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated against Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Hill
Wright County
Highway 69
Bob Blecker
Hill
Scotch Grove 4-H Girls Meet at Monticello Home
Patricia Cass hosted the Scotch Grove Sunshine 4-H Girls in Monticello Saturday afternoon. Roll call was One of My Sewing Projects. Leona Folkers discussed correct dress length and Dolores Oltmans led recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Patricia Cass
Sunshine 4-H Girls Club
Monticello
Leona Folkers
Dolores Oltmans
August Vacation Schedules For Scotch Grove Ladies Aid
The Scotch Grove Presbyterian Ladies Aid plans August vacation with no meeting. Forty plus 4-H girls attended a three day county camp in Monticello, nearly eighty total registered. Local members visited camps and hosted visiting leaders from various clubs and groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Billie Mae Norris
Luzerne
Ben Otten
James Hughes
Chicago
Hughes
Jack Feddler
Joanne Wright
John Wrights
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Atta Marie Reuter
Dolores Oltmans
Mary Jane Moats
Helen Postel
Monticello
Albert Heeren
R. H. Oltmans
Wayne Girls’ Club
Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls
16 4-H Girls Attend Camp At Monticello Park
Seventy six 4-H girls and leaders spent part of the week at Monticello city park for the county 4-H camp. Girls from most of Jones county’s 16 clubs participated. activities included crafts swimming scavenger hunts and a campfire. Miss Helen Tucker led with county extension staff assisting. weather disrupted activities with a rain lake forming near the sleeping quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Park
Monticello City Park
Jones County
Helen Tucker
Joe Legg
Jerry Parsons
Edmund Wacker
Fairview Farmerettes
Frank Vacek
Wyoming Polly Pigtails Club
Floral Hall
Miss Tucker
Legg
Marilyn Donovan
Ruth Ksiben
Joyce Clark
Janet Miller
Marlene Poppe
Marge Tuttle
Ruth Spahr
Jane Mardorf
Carol Stadtmueller
Jean Clark
Rosie Monk
Joyce
Soldiers Addresses Pie James 3B Stadtmueller in Army Listings
A wartime roster lists soldiers with units and APO addresses including James Stadtmueller of the 2nd Armored Division Artillery, Dale Stadt of the 5th Armored Division, John Brokens of TSA Fort Benjamin Harrison, Pfc Raymond Welter of the 21st Infantry, and Pvt Welter in Korea, plus Albert Heiken's transfer to NAS Moffett Field California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Stadtmueller
U.S
2Nd Armored Division
New York
Dale Stadt
CCA
5Th Armored Div
Camp _ Chaffee
Arkansas
John B. Brokens
R.A
TSA
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Raymond E. Harris
78Th Armored Field Artillery
APO
Roman Welter
21St Inf
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Welter
H. J. Welter
Chmb
Hmb Mb Pvt
Korea
Pfc
Albert L. Heiken
Monticello
A.G.A.N
Operation Aerology N.A.S
Moffett, California
County Board Raises Extension Service Budget to Six Thousand
The Jones County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday July 16 increased the county extension board allotment by $3000 to a total of $6000. Of this 5000 is mandatory and up to 2000 may be allocated if population exceeds 25,000 and a youth assistant or home economist is employed. Jones County qualifies and $1000 of the optional funds is approved to support 4-H, adult and youth agriculture, schools, and ISU liaison. Funds supplement Iowa State College and Farm Bureau support. Local visitors and residents noted in the report include the Doxsee/Hopping family and Judy Bleadorn’s return from Camanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
County Extension Board
Jones County Extension Service
Iowa State College
Iowa State College and
Farm Bureau
Great Jones County Fair Makes Ticket Price Changes
Fair board in Monticello Iowa announces 1951 fare adjustments with adult gate price up to 1 dollar and free admission for children under 14. Amphitheatre seats sell for 1.50, season tickets 4.20, and parking 2.50. Advance ticket sales start next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Board
Monticello
Iowa
The
Express
Sand Springs Happenings Record Weekend News Brief
Donald and Marvin Slaymaker of Marengo brought Nina Price home Sunday. Tina Price accompanied them. Doris Halstead and Manley Ray LeClerc wed at Cogan with a reception. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Heeren and family and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Heeren and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Heeren of Onslow with Jake Lang visiting Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Springs
Community Visitors and Family Gatherings Across Area
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilgenbusch and family visited in Russell Guthrie’s home Sunday. Mrs. Leo Pearson and daughters Lucille and Loretta of Anamosa called on Elmer Heeren Saturday. Elmer Heeren and family visited in Manchester Friday. Ralph Lahey visited George Gadlient’s home Sunday. Albert Cook and son from Bakersfield California and Ed Kehrli from Coggan called on Fred Egger Wednesday. Nelson Freese and Noel dined at Fred Egger Sunday and attended races. Ernie Wahl Michael and John Batchelder families visited Ray Chaplin Sunday. Floyd Darrow attended his brother Fred’s funeral in Oakdale. service held Tuesday at Monticello. Dick Bolken dined with John Batchelder Tuesday. Lee Handshew and family visited Tete H Lorenzen in Oxford Sunday. Mrs. Robert Barne and daughters of Minneapolis vacationing two weeks with Del McVay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wendt
Howard Haigh
Manchester
Vera Bacon
Iowa City
Howard Dufoe
Center Point
John Phillips
Waterloo
Ed Brady
Brady's
Dickeyville
Steve McDowell
Harry Arnold
Cedar Rapids
Joe Ryan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Leo Ryan
Lakeville
Minn
Nick Till
Irene
Yakima
Wash
Harold File
Brad Lillibrooke
Kit Myers
Fuller Nursing Home
Ernie McDonough
David Bacon
Roland Dolphin
Farley
Raymond Opfer
Springville
Gene Moulton
C. J. Opfer
Sandra Dixon
Dubuque
Ed Washburn
Dan Flannagan
Art Weber
Florence Helms
Monticello
Art White
Dundee
J. J. Hennessey
Marie Montgomery
Gerry Weber
Frances Miller
Joe Crowley
Opal Beckman
Gus Kohls
Loras Kehoe
Willis Blair
Jeanette Houston
Hazel Houston
Clarence Thompson
Paul Knudtson
Cedar Falls
Bernice Hillman
Dysart
Verne Wheeless
Verne
Longwood
Fla
Cliff Reed
Lloyd Sheppard
Vic Wilson
Floyd Wilson
Bob Appleby
Raymond Thompson
West Branch
Maurice Thompson
Bernard Thompson
MacDonald Hospital
Harley Dighton
Ballclub Lake
B. S. Smith
New Boston
L. J. Faris
George McCulloch
Ronald
Palo
Halstead-LeClerc
Coggan
Henry Winch
Jim Cunningham
Billy
Lyle Winch
Merritt Haigh
Elmer Ridenour
Steve Curry
Bert Miller
University Hospital
Hila Haigh
Robert Yearous
Elgin
Tom Wilson
Don Saathoff
Hazleton
Archie Beitz
Delhi
Donna Moulton
Charlotte Reitz
Caryl Ross
Ed Orr
Coggon
Frank Orr
Charlene
Lyle Betz
Clarence Bacon
Ed Kehrli
Fred Egger
Nelson Freese
Noel
Ernie Wahl
Michael
John Batchelder
Ray Chaplin
Floyd Darrow
Fred Darrow
Hopkinton Guests and Local Council Recognition in Monticello
Local social visits include Howard Reeder and family from Wilmette and Mrs. Eliza beth McAllister hosting over the weekend. The Hopkinton Junior Legion beat Oxford Junction 3 to 1 at Buck Creek, injuring Russell Jones who fractures an ankle and is casted. City council approves a $24,060 reimbursement from the State Highway Commission for street work on the primary road system, praising the commission for cooperation and value to Iowa. Cpl. Donald Newton arrives at home from Camp McCoy for a weeklong visit with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Reeder
Joan
Ted Beadle
Wilmette
Elizabeth McAllister
John Reeder
Beadle
Louis Murray
Pat
Charles
Monica
Mary James
OSF
Mount St. Francis
Dubuque
Hopkinton Junior Legion
Oxford Junction
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Monticello
Iowa
Lyon
Leonard
Cpl
Donald Newton
Norman Newton
Newton
Camp McCoy
Wis
Monticello City Council Sets Budget Hearing and Grants Permits
The Monticello Iowa council in a special session with all members present approved a budget hearing date for August 6 at 7 30 pm in the Community Building. It granted Sim s Clover Farm Store a Class C beer permit for one year starting July 7 1951 and approved payments to Carpenter Ahlers Bannister and Cooney for bond services and $200 to City Attorney Brashaw for legal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Town
Wilcox
Yeoman
Egger
Ven
Leonard
Lyon
Epeer
Sim
Clover Farm
Carpenter
Ahlers
Bannister
Cooney
E. W. Brashaw
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
IBM
Des
Roscoe Porter
Mary Ann Porter
Ralph Hausman
Larry
Harold Porter
Anamosa
H. E. Morrow
Marvin Stahlberg
Lester Stock
Jean
Independence
Henry Aldrich
Alan LeClerc
Harold Fife
Bud Lillibridge
Rokage
Monument CO
Creamer Center Junction, Iowa
Puttsburgh
Musburgs
Seer
Rutan Ene
Ace Hardware
Crosley
Fred W. Hanken, Jr
Pearlwick
Norbert Manternach
Janice Walderbach
Joyce Walderbach
Bonnie Streeper
Sharlene Edwards
Beverly Gray
Joyce Gray
Beverly, Ortgies
Betty Edwards
Jackson Wise Owls
Mary Holmes
Barbara Holub
Nancy Holub
Wyoming Polly Pigtails
Margaret Dunn
Dixie Hanken
Mary Clark
Marian Fass
Judith Rieniers
Mary Ann Buol
Lovell Happy Helpers
Margo Ruhl
Janet Siver
Priscilla Pillard
Dorothy Boute
Kathy Hartwig
Ruth Vernon
Kathy Moran
Shirley Harms
Mary Moran
Nancy Westphal
Nina Fuchs
Clay Busy Bees
Marilyn Hoppe
Nancy Hoppe
Rosemary Shumaker
Carol Eldred
Morley
Judy Ingwersen
Ann Homan
Marleen Ingwersen
Oxford Happy Hustlers
LaVerda
Ann Harris
Jean Rick
Board
W. K
Judy Bleadorn
Camanche
Carl Ryner
Ueeleeeetililityiil
Allis LS Sss
Hamilton — Elgin
Gruen
Croton
Coward
Great
Jones County Fair
Mrs. Lee Handshew
Route Two
Tete H. Lorenzen
Oxford
Robert Barne
Minneapolis
del McVay
Kenneth Webber
I. W. Rosenstein
Rita Devaney
Laura May
Cascade
Devaney
Rosenstein
Council Proceedings
DU Pont
F.a-U-S-T
Harold Wilcox
Chevrolet
Ford
Studebaker
Schuetz Motors, Inc
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