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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
2
The June 7 primary features candidates for sheriff and county offices. Notable names include Ahrendson from Wyoming, Fischer of Anamosa, Remley the Anamosa attorney, Bill Null of Monticello, Leigh Pearson of Anamosa, Henry Biere of Olin, and incumbents Ruhl and Adams. Doe Romer campaigns for supervisor as does 386 acre farmer Do e Romer.
Chester Miller 30 seeks the Democratic nomination for Jones county supervisor to begin Jan 1 1950. He farms dairy and hogs near Monticello and is active in church and Farm Bureau. Also seeking renomination are Carrel Blood a Jones county supervisor and business owner born in Jackson county and Jesse L Holden 66 longtime Anamosa hotel owner with farming background and Drake University attendance. C F Shimanek Republican county attorney candidate with Navy service and Oregon Law degree.
Officials listed across multiple towns name judges and clerks for the upcoming primary election on Monday June 7. Entries include Cass Henry H. Rickels L A Kula Ketcham and others along with county groups for Monticello Lovell Richland Scotch Grove and Wayne.
The Iowa State Tax Commission data shows Monticello retail stores paid $22,863.08 in sales taxes from 154 reporting businesses, totaling $1,143,154 for the first quarter. Anamosa led by $2,117.49 in tax receipts, as yearlong extrapolations suggest over four percent growth.
Labor remains the major cost driver in cotton farming with manual picking consuming at least sixty percent of total production costs even when wage levels drop.
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