Monticello Births Reported at Local Hospital
Three births announced by John McDonald Hospital include a May 28 Monticello boy to Mr. and Mrs. Milo Tobiason, a May 30 Monticello girl to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper, and a June 1 Monticello girl to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Adams. In Hopkinton a May 26 Monticello hospital birth of Christopher Marvin Klaren, six pounds fourteen ounces, is noted as the first child in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Milo Tobiason
Monticello
Charles Cooper
Glen Adams
Hopkinton
Christopher Marvin
Marvin Klaren
Marriage Licenses Listed From Courthouse Records
Robert Louis and Eileen, 23, of Waubeek vied for marriage with Geneva A Wart, 19, of Central City. Ralph Miller and Nellie Miller, both of Anamosa, also appear in the license listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis
Eileen
Waubeek
Geneva A. Wart
Central City
Ralph Miller
Nellie Miller
Anamosa
New Cars and Trucks Courthouse Records May 28 31
May 28 listings include Frank H. Eilers Jr Monticello Dodge Harold C Wilcox Monticello Dodge Morris A Lane Anamosa Chevrolet George W Calloway Center Junction Chevrolet. May 31 entries show Leonard G Darrow Wyoming Chevrolet Freddie Pegerick Jr Mercury Melvin F Pruess Olin Chrysler Eugene or Margie Hanken Scotch Grove Oldsmobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank. H. Eilers, Jr
Monticello
Dodge
Harold C. Wilcox
Morris
A. Lane
Anamosa
Chevrolet
George W. Calloway
Center Junction
Leonard G. Darrow
Wyoming
Freddie Pegerick, Jr
Mercury
Melvin F. Pruess
Olin
Chrysler
Eugene Or Margie Hanken
Scotch Grove
Oldsmobile
500 Expected At Fish Derby For Children
About 500 children ages 4 to 12 are expected at Swan Lake in Monticello city park on Sunday June 5 for the annual fishing derby sponsored by the Community Conservation League. The event includes a fishing demonstration by Clair Rausch and registration before the derby. Prizes will be awarded in three age groups for largest smallest and most fish with an overall first fish prize. Participants should bring their own bait and stringer while poles lines and hooks are provided by the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Lake
Monticello City Park
Community Conservation League
Bill Corbin
Clair Rausch
Jones and Linn
Robert Mineck
Jones and Cedar Counties
League
Services Monday For L A Hepp
Lewis A. Hepp 87 died in Marion Saturday May 28. Services were held Monday at 11 from Devaney Funeral home Monticello with burial at Sacred Heart cemetery. Survived by two daughters Rose Clark and Agnes Rogers. He was born July 22 1867 in Chicago and was married to Julia Duffy in Monticello 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis A. Hepp
Devaney
Monticello
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Mr. Hepp
Marion
Chicago
Julia Duffy
Sacred Heart Church
Holstein
Hepp
Rose Clark
Agnes’ Rogers
Boone
Devaney Funeral Home
Maire and Goodyear Attend Boys' State Camp
George Maire and Robert Goodyear depart Sunday for Des Moines to join the American Legion Boys' State at Camp Dodge. Frank Williams will accompany them as post commander. At the camp the two juniors will learn government procedures by forming mock city county and state units, with sports, meals, and housing provided. Each boy studies Sacred Heart or public school requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Maire
Robert Goodyear
Des Moines
American: Legion
Dodge
Frank Williams
Monticello
American Legion
Maire
Sacred Heart
Goodyear
Sacred Heart Seniors Receive Diplomas in Blessing
Thirteen Sacred Heart high school seniors earned diplomas Sunday evening in church services. The Papal blessing, granted by Pope, was announced for the graduating class, principal, and superintendent Rev Eugene Lorenz. Rev Monsignor George Schulte and other clergy attended as speakers and celebrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart High School
William Holzér
Rome
Holy See
Eugene Lorenz
Mary* Annice
O.S.F
George Schulte
Loras College
Kenneth Oeschger
Carl Manternach
Edgar Kurt
Thomas Rhomberg
William Wilkie
J. J. Hennessy
Castle Grove
Msgr
Ament
Manternach Named Sacred Heart Valedictorian in 1955
Manternach was named valedictorian of Sacred Heart High School's 1955 senior class at a May 26 awards assembly in the school gym. He posted a four year 90 percent average. Rosemary Barron and others received poetry anthologys and Latin merit certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard. Manternach
Sacred Heart
Manternach
Rosemary Barron
Allen Westhoff
Susan Staner
Margaret Ann Ament
Deloris , Hennessey
Frances Ferring
Joyce Muller
Bernard Manternach
Thomas George
Kenneth Oeschger
Association For Promotion of Study of Latin
Miss Barron
Phyllis’ Manternach
Ruth Manternach
Monti Pool Opening Scheduled for Sunday
Monticello prepares for a 1955 season opening at 1 30 p m with free Dairy Creme cones from 1 30 to 9 30 p m New diving boards sun bathing area and a new concession stand highlighted by a Dairy Creme machine The pool will offer Red Cross swimming instruction for 115 Monticello students this summer with classes from June 6 through August 27 and lifeguard staff led by Dennis Roberson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M
Casey) Jones
Earl H. DeShaw
DeShaw
Monticello
Red Cross
Charles Robinson
Chauncy Robinson
Cornell College
George Smith
Myron Carter
Kenneth Carter
Dennis Roberson
Clinton
University of Iowa
Two Injured In Car Wreck Near Hopkinton
Two Monticello residents were injured in a Tuesday night crash on highway 38 north of Hopkinton. Grace White, 29, suffered chest and rib injuries, a broken left ankle, and facial lacerations. Donald F. McDonough, 27, had minor injuries. Driver McDonough said another car forced him off the road into a bridge. the car was a total loss on unpaved highway 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
Grace White
Donald F
McDonough
Delaware County
W. M Spaight
Scotch Grove Boy Flung From Pony Sustains Skull Fracture
Fifteen year old Tom McElmeel, son of Mr and Mrs Dean McElmeel near Scotch Grove, was listed in a semi conscious state at John McDonald hospital Monticello after suffering a fractured skull Monday night when he was thrown from a pony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Tom McElmeel
Dean McElmeel
John-McDonald Hospital
Monticello
City to Stop Alley Parking Strict Enforcement Urged
Mayor A P Lambert reports a city ordinance prohibiting stopping or parking in alleys of the business district will be strictly enforced. He cites congested alleys as a fire hazard and urges residents and businesses to observe the rule to aid fire crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A_natice
A. P. Lambert
Lambert
Monticello
Fire damages welding shop in Monticello
Firefighters responded to Larry's Welding Shop at 412 East First Street at 1 15 Wednesday morning. The blaze burned the south end interior and damaged wiring and equipment. Cause and extent of damage are not yet known. The shop is operated by Larry Goodyear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Larry
East First Street
Larry Goodyear
Appliance Show Winners Named at Legion Hall Event
Mrs Clifford Melchert and Helgens won the two grand prizes at the Jones county appliance show ending Saturday for a Gibson refrigerator and a 21 inch RCA console TV. About 2000 attended the two day event with many individuals winning miscellaneous household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Hall
Jones County
Rem Electric
Clifford Melchert
Herman Helgens
Anamosa Driver Escapes Injury In Off Road Crash
James W. Warthen of Anamosa drove off a county road between Stone City and Fairview Monday night and the car overturned. He was alone and uninjured. Sheriff L. M. Dreibelbis reported $100 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
James W. Warthen
Stone City
Fairview
Sheriff'.l. M. Dreibelbis
Dreibelbis
Martelle Farm Youth Returns After Four-Week Absence
An 18-year-old Martelle youth who left May 2 during senior play practice returned home Memorial Day weekend, saying he traveled through Iowa and other Midwest states while working as a farm hand. He was due to graduate May 18 and appeared in the May 13 play. a “good student” active in sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martelle
Henry W. Weideman
Granger
Minn
Minnesota
Cresco
Iowa
Weidemans
Weideman
R. 8. Bacon
Martello
Explorers Complete 2 Day Canoe Trip on Maquoketa River
Eleven Explorer Scouts from Monticello and adviser Warren Studer finished a 20 mile canoe journey from Monticello to Canton on the Maquoketa River. They began Saturday, paused for church and meals, and arrived in Canton Monday at 9 30 a.m. before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post 66
Monticello
Warren Studer
Canton
Maquoketa River
Bud Reynolds
Arnold Pooch
Dick Long
Glen Remington
Gary Pooch
Larry Reynolds
Bill Eby
Roll
Clay Mills
Byron E First Dies County's Oldest Resident at 99
Byron E. First 99 and former Monticello mayor died Monday afternoon at John McDonald hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Goettsch funeral home with burial in Oakwood cemetery. Survived by wife Eliza and children William Elbert Pat TM First Walter, plus 17 great grandchildren and 14 grandchildren. Born February 20 1856 in Ohio, he moved to Jackson county as a child and later served three terms as Monticello mayor from 1926 to 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron E. First
Jones County
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
Goettsch Funeral Home
Oakwood
Vay Ole Ds
William
Elbert
Pat
Walter
Hopkinton
Priza
Miles
Gun Club
Ohio
Ellis
Susanne Brown
Jackson County
Eliza E. Simpson
Hale
Castle Grove
South Fork Township
Delaware County
Judgment Sought in Court Over Promissory Note
A petition filed in Jones County district court seeks a judgment of 886.30 on a promissory note against Mr. and Mrs. Donald Von Sprecken. Also, Ben H. Otten was granted a divorce from Minnie Otten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Monticello State Bank
Donald von Sprecken
Ben H. Otten
Minnie Otten
Wyoming Youth Injured. Surgery Planned After Rifle Accident
19 year old Donald Soper of Wyoming is in critical condition at Iowa City Veterans Hospital after a rifle bullet entered his throat and lodged near his brain. He was found beside a rifle on his aunt and uncle’s farm northeast of Wyoming with no witnesses to the accident. Soper had just completed basic training at Camp Chaffee and faced a two week furlough before resuming training in a radio school. He graduated from Wyoming high school in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Donald Soper
Veterans
Iowa
O. Be
Soper
August Zimmerman
Veterans Administration
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Wyoming High School
Board of Review Lowers 1955 Farm Implement Firm Assessments
ANAMOSA The board of review reduced the 1955 personal property assessments for five Monticello farm implement dealers by 24 632 to a new total of 72 971. The new figures set each at 60 percent of actual value, derived from half the 1955 rise over 1954 and subtracting current year values. The change follows a shift to the inventory method this year, replacing last year’s cost approach for most dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Monticello
L.T. Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Miller's
Monticello Implement and Truck Co
Schoon Implement Co
Vanourny John Deere Store
Freese Implement Co
Jones County
Board of Review
Two Volunteers Listed for June Call in Jones County
Jones County selective service board lists two 18 year olds James Manternach Monticello and Richard Purcell Anamosa as scheduled to report June 14 at the courthouse in Anamosa for armed forces duty. May saw five youths enlist and several others registered and discharged or re enlisted in May with names and residences noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
James Manternach
Montcello
Richard Purcell
Anamosa
Jones County Selective Service Board
Hubert Metcalf
Donald Steurs
Robert Rundle
Andris Lubavs
Monticello
Harlan Seeies
Viola
David Brandt
Wyoming
Gerald Eganhouse
Monmouth
James Sadler
Bernard
Oxford Junction
William Leeper
Morley
Kenneth Daub
Forrest Ripperton
Richard Westphal
Onslow
Kenneth Morning
Ad Dale Postel
Olin
Donald Wright
Cedar Rapids
Daryl Wherry
Anamosa — Rhinehart Topping
James Corwin
James Walderbach
Richard Rienfels
Gilbert Hearn
Marvin Schneider
Dale Hein
Amber
Raymond Hinrichs
Dwight Beréschek
Center Junction
William Ogden
Vern Mortensen
Aurora
H—Ronald Winters
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. A. Hepp
Arminda Jacobs
Arminda
Mrs
Armin Jacobs
S.H
Monti Swimming
Arnold E. Schlueter
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
V.F.W
Ray Fluckiger
V.f.ww
Freda Eilers
American Legion Auxiliary
William Null
Elizabeth Young
Ben Ament
Alice Jones
Iowa State College
G. M. Jones
Donna Morey
Donald Morey
Iowa State Teachers College
Robinson
Clara Mammeier
Matt E. Muller
James Hollar
Renk Eiler
Robert Wilcox
Cyril White
Joe Supple
Bud McNeill
Evonne Reth
Kenneth Hasler
Royal Hunt
Sunbeam
al Ommen
Fred H. Poppe
RCA
Sandra Sands
Haye Tobiason
Paul Bader
Harold Ross
Motorola Portable
M. Mce- Christy
Ernest Landis
Fred Ahrenholtz
Hunter Flashlight
Josephine Shafer
Edward Offerman
Wading Pool
JoAnn Podhaski
Merle Postel
TV Antenna
Midwest
South Carolina
Hawkeye
Picture Rocks
Gary Poock
Henry J. Schmidt
North Maple
Virgin Mary
Schmidt
Byron
Robert McLaughlin
Harlan Hall
David Hosch
Earl Eilers
Galen Cass
Cascade
Stuart de Moss
Kenneth Morrison
Gary Wessels
Carol Mortensen
John Johnston
Gene Pauli
Dale Postel
Lynn D. Serbou
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