Jones County Extension Council Election Scheduled Today
The first of 16 township meetings to elect members for the Jones County Agricultural Extension council meets this Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Wyoming opera house to choose the Wyoming township representative. Future elections follow through June 13 across Hale Madison Richland townships.
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Jones
Jones County Agricultural Extension Council
Opera House
Wyoming
Wyoming Township
Hale Township
Pleasant Hill
Donald Starr
Madison Township
Richland Center
Richland Township
Extension Council
Jones County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Three Sacred Heart Alumni Classes Honored at Banquet
Sacred Heart Alumni honored the classes of 1930 1935 and 1940 at a Tuesday evening banquet in Newman Hall with about 160 attendees. LeRoy Jacque served as toastmaster Rev Carl Manternach welcomed guests Ken Qeschger delivered the response Rev William Wilkie gave the address Rev E P Lorenz closed remarks and Harold Dunn led the business meeting with committee members Mrs Walter Mueller chairwoman Mrs Joe Hogan Harold Dunn and William Joe Heims.
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Sacred Heart
Newman Hall
LeRoy
Jacque
Carl Manternach
Ken Qeschger
William Wilkie
E. P. Lorenz
Harold Dunn
Walter Mueller
Joe Hogan
William Joé Heims
Freezers Count 1,388 in Jones County
Jones County assessors report 1,388 deep freezers owned by residents up from 1,181 last year as of assessment day. L. T. Lorenzen cites 947 in 16 townships and 441 in 10 cities, with Monticello totaling 167. Estimated value at 60 percent of actual value totals about $140,000.
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Jones County
L. T. Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Monticello
Tag Day Drive Slated June 11 in Monticello
Volunteers of America set to conduct a one day fund drive in Monticello on Saturday June 11 starting at 9 a.m. from the Community building. Donations will aid a Scotch Grove family with three or four new clothing items for each of five children and involve local sponsors led by Mayor A P Lambert and clergy.
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Scotch Grove
Monticello
Volunteers of America
Olie M. Wilson
A. P. Lambert
Lambert
Robert V. Gildner
E.J. Lorenz
Sisters of Sacred Heart Church
Arch Edwards
K. F. Ferring
Lorraine Griffith
Frank Eilers
Wilson
Poppy Day Drive Totals $211.40
Mrs. J. H. Lambert Monticello Poppy chairman announced that $211.40 was collected during the Poppy day campaign held Saturday. Of the amount, $36.80 will aid Monticello community service and the remainder supports disabled veterans in Iowa hospitals and homes.
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J. H. Lambert
Monticello
American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa
Lambert
Cubs Power Past Hopkinton 19-3 in Show of Might
Monticello Cubs explode for 20 hits and overpower Hopkinton 19-3 as Don Wagner shuts out the opposition to one hit. Jerry Hoenshell and George Hines lead with five and four hits respectively, while Ronnie Egger homers in the fourth. Worthington game ends 8-6 as Bill Jansen holds, Cubs gain early scores and never relinquish lead.
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Monticello Cubs
Cubs
Hopkinton
Don Wagner
Worthington
Bill Jansen
Jerry Hoenshell
Cub
George Hines
Keith Blayney
Ronnie Egger
Sackett
Monticello
Hines
Blayney
John Wright
D. Digman
Lauser
Gassman
Anamosa
Stanwood
Reformatory
R Blayney
Egger
Howie
Wright
Behn
Wagner
H Zongerlie
Bertling
Cf Jones
Huber
Per Harris
P Kirkwood
Monticello News Highlights and Local Updates
A Monticello digest of happenings includes road work on primary road 113 near Hopkinton, 37 graduates to receive diplomas on May 23, a vaudeville in Monticello on May 26, and free ladies night on Mondays. Local births include George and Maire’s daughter born May 10, while others report a bicycle accident, a Swiss arrival settling in the republic, a death from heart attack, and a Langworthy resident’s passing May 15. A marriage at Sacred Heart and a new baby for Rickels are noted, plus town band concerts directed by Frank Royden begin at the city park. Oakwood cemetery lot care remains priced at 56 cents, and a Kansas 1880 Prohibition law note closes the roundup.
Valedictorian Awards Noted Among School Honors
Dents competed in a nation wide Latin examination with about 25000 participants. Rosemary Barron earned honorable mention in a Witness for the Archdiocese of Dubuque short story contest. Bernard Goedken received the American Bar Association award for citizenship and character. Andrew Strittmatter presented. Scholarships went to Sharon Miller Ruth Manternach Phyllis Manternach Kay Hosch. Perfect attendance honors listed for each grade from ninth to second with named students.
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Dents
Rosemary Barron
The
Witness
American Bar Association
Bernard Goedken
Andrew Strittmatter
Monticello
Sharon Miller
Ruth Manternach
Phyllis Manternach
Kay Hosch
Marlene Oeschger
Carol Oaken
Elizabeth Barron
Circus Set for Monticello Sunday June 19 Matinee
Floyd Hill of the George W. Cole circus announces a single 2 pm performance in Monticello in William Bauman’s pasture on highway 151. Admission is 50 cents to a dollar. public inspection on June 19 from 10 to 11 am with free viewing of animals. The show features a live jungle bred African rhinoceros, elephants, lions, leopards, bears, apes, white deer, camels, a giant chimpanzee, and other jungle animals plus Rawls teenage gymnasts and notable aerial acts with a two hour performance.
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Floyd Hill
George W. Cole
Monticello
William Bauman
Highway 151
Cole Circus
Rawls
Charley Rex
Beryl] Hazelwood
the Palladium
London
England
Hope. Harvey
G.I
Shed Fire at Fred Aldrich Home Causes No Damage
Firemen reported no damage after a shed fire Sunday evening at 301 South Locust. Fire was extinguished by the time they arrived. fire chief Paul Hearn confirmed the finding with no injuries or further consequences.
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Paul Hearn
Fred Aldrich
South Locust
Tours Planned For 4 H Boys In Jones County Clubs
Four H boys from Jones County will tour project displays of members in 16 clubs from June 2 to 26. Schedules list start times and host homes or locations with picnics or sack lunches included at noon for many tours, including Lowell Lions Wyoming Pioneers Onslow Agricolae Jackson Beavers Martello Boys Royal Rangers Wayne Master Farmers Prairie Panthers Oxford Livewires Richland Wildcats Fairview Thunderbolts Scotch Grove Cornhuskers and Cass Center Hustlers.
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Jones County
County Extension Service
Lowell Lions
Ray Slife
Wyoming Pioneers
Mallice
Onslow Agricolae
Onslow
Jackson Beavers
Richard Nielsen
Monticello Park
Martello Boys
Martello
Castle Grove Royal Rangers
William Lubben
Wayne Master Farmers
Walter Hanken
Prairie Panthers
Goedken
Oxford Livewires
Albert Vacek
Richland Wildcats
James Heitzman
Fairview Thunderbolts
Charlie Davis
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Tommy Doll
Cass Center Hustlers
Frank Pillard
Olin Hawkeyes June 20 Sack Lunch Start
Hale Wapsie Boys June 26 family picnic at John Holmes home starts noon. Washington Tigers final plans not announced yet.
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Olin Hawkeyes
Olin
Hale Wapsie Boys
John Holmes
Washington Tigers
4-H Way by Jerry Parsons Youth Assistant
A 4-H column notes readers saw coverage in National 4-H News page 6 about the Town Massachusetts exchange. It urges poultry project enrollment blanks be returned and celebrates awards won by 4-H members including Morley valedictorian Gene Eldred and others at Oxford Junction Wyoming and Olin. It encourages boys and girls to attend local tours and stresses project record keeping and recognition.
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Massachusetts
National
4-H
Gene Eldred
Morley
Ken Erickson
Carglee Benhart
Oxford Junction
Marjorie Jamison
Wyoming
Thomas McCormick
Olin
4-H Delegation Plans Meet and Host Family Assignments
The article notes rhubarb prep for freezing and urges record keeping for freezer storage. It mentions a six week window before the Massachusetts delegation departs and a June 13 meeting with 37 delegates to answer questions. Jones County 4-H youth are being assigned to Massachusetts host families.
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Massachusetts
Jones County 4-H’ers
4Fk Club
Otten Wins Tomahawk Boat at Super Valu
Gay Otten of Monticello wins the 12 foot Tomahawk boat on display at Smitty's Super Valu. The drawing was held Saturday evening at the store. The boat is valued at 289 dollars.
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Otten
Gay Otten
Monticello
Smitty
Carroll Vaughn
Monticello Family Reunion Hosts Relatives from Several States
About 200 friends and relatives attended a Sunday reunion at the floral hall in Monticello city park for Mr. and Mrs. Lee Collins of Waterloo. Honored guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tucker of Cottage Grove Oregon and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stuhler of Evanston Illinois. Mrs. Mary Kradle remained for a longer visit with the Aldrich family in Monticello.
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Martin Kuntzweiler
Marlene
Marsha
Teresa
Fred Aldrich
Audubon
Stacy Kradle
Mary Kradle
Rock Falls
Aldrich
Lee Collins
Waterloo
Monticello
Jack Tucker
Cottage Grove
Oregon
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Oxford
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Rome
Washington
Wayne
Center Junction
Cascade
Frances Ferring
Frances.Ferring
Kenneth Ferring
Reacher
Hoover
Electrical Service
Chicago
Henry Schmidt
Bob Guyan
Siegfried Guyan
Des Moines Register and
Tribune
James Shelley
Frank Riches
Hans Fulsang
Albert Johnson
Sargeant Construction Co
Hila Morgan
George Maire
Greeley, Colo
John F. Null
Ohio
Frank Royden
Frederick Bone
Ralph Bone
Emil Meier
Alfred Meier
Switzerland
Republic
Mary Simmons
Michael Simmons
Harm Bodeker
Wayne Township
Langworthy
Michael McKeever
Anna O'Neill
Sacred Heart Church
Father McCormick
Henry Rickels
George Wilkens
O. G. Meyers
Oakwood Cemetery
United States
Kansas
Allman
Bob
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Binet N Beauty
Time Shop
Jerry Parsons
Dad
Russell Stuhler
Evanston, Ill
Harry Stuhler
International Harvester
Miller
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