Monticello Births Reported Across Several Iowa Towns
Wednesday morning births list multiple families in Monticello and surrounding towns. Notable newborns include Colleen Marie Eileen born May 30 in Cedar Rapids Mercy. Brian born May 31 in Anamosa Mercy. and a second daughter for the Paulsen family born June 3 in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Lloyd Bieber
Monmouth
John E. Paulsen
Scotch Grove
Donald Schwartz
Anamosa
Leslie Freeze
Hopkinton
Albert H. Meyer
Monticello Hospital
Tina
Germany
Paulsen
Olin
Richard Sanborn
Brian
Mercy Hospital
Sanborns
Marla
Central City
Paul B. Eileen
Waubeek
Cedar Rapids
Colleen Marie
Eileen
Mary Pillard
Fay Pillard
Monticello
4-H Girls Elect Officers At Morley Jones Rally
Morley Jones county 4-H girls elected Carla Folkers of Monticello as president and Glatha Jean Guhl of Olin as vice president at a high school rally attended by about 550 girls. Other officers chosen included Coleen Hay secretary and Judith Poppe historian, with honorary members initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County 4-H
Castle Grove
Fortune Prairie Pals
Lovell Happy Helpers
Wyoming Polly Pigtails
Janet Zimmerman
Wyoming
Polly Pigtails
Floyda’ Merritt
Prairie Pals
Phyllis Woods
Hale Wapsie Wanderers
Susan Peet
Greenfield
Judy Ingversen
Oxford Junction
Alice Goedken
Monticello
Jones County Primary Returns Show Wide Candidate Totals
Official results from Jones County list numerous contests with party listed candidates. Notable tallies include U S Senator Bourke Hicklenlooper 1143 and Day ton Countryman 375 in Cedar Rapids. Governor Leo Hoegh 1334 at Chariton. Secretary of State Melvin Lynhurst 1282 at Orange City. Treasurer M L Abraham son 1285 at Boone. Attorney General Nor man Erbe 700 at Boone and Don Hise 571 at Des Moines. Countywide results show observers like Thomas Stimpson 553 for State Representative and Leonard G Wolf 280 for Congress in the 2nd District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
George J. Eischeid, Sr
Norwalk
SEC. OF Agriculture
Harold Ohlson
Spirit Lake
Edward R. Fitgerald
Des Moines
Don Wilson
West Des Moines
William H. Welch
Logan
Walter A. Vaughn
Clinton
Lewis E. Lint
Leonard G. Wolf
Elkader
Gene A. Ford
Cedar Rapids
Richard Benischek
Olin
Thomas Stimpson
Anamosa
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Dayton Countryman
Nevada
Leo A. Hoegh
Chariton
W. H. Nicholas
Mason City
Wendell Pendleton
Storm Lake
Melvin D. Lynhurst
Orange City
M. L. Abrahamson
Boone
Chet B. Ak
Jones County
Monticello Grants Permits for Repairs and Builds
The Monticello city council on Monday approved building permits for multiple projects. Recipients include James Morrissey for a breezeway, Glenn Krejci for a South Main root beer stand, F W Kreeb for porch repair, C J Matthiessen and Mrs Irvin Bebee for sewer connections, Monticello Feed Mill for a steel storage building, Alfred Yossi and Frank Eiler for house remodeling, Paul Kurt for siding, Uri Blanchard for porch remodeling, Freida Mortensen for house remodeling, and Harry Starks for moving a building 30 feet to a cement foundation.
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Monticello
James Morrissey
Glenn Krejci
South Main Street
F. W. Kreeb
C. J. Matthiessen
Irvin Bebee
Monticello Feed Mill
Alfred Yossi
Frank Eiler
Paul Kurt
Uri Blanchard
Freida Mortensen
Harry Starks
Multiple Iowa traffic fines listed by date
June 2 Jerry Ray Pearson of Cedar Rapids faced careless driving with $10 and costs. June 4 entries show speeding fines of $7 and costs for several residents including June Louise Schmidt Monticello Gordon Wright Gilbert Cedar Rapids Victor Lawrence Hansen Mona Bay Calif Edwins Elizabeth Poppe Anamosa Helen Marie Steinhagen Robert E Nicholson Cedar Rapids Mabel Johanna Fluckiger Monticello Henry Albert Peterson Marion. June 5 Joseph Quiley Cedar Rapids speeding with $10 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Ray Pearson
Cedar Rapids
Louise Schmidt
Monticello
Gordon Wright Gilbert
Victor Lawrence Hansen
Mona Bay
Calif
Edwins Elizabeth Poppe
Anamosa
Helen Marie Steinhagen
Robert E. Nicholson
Mabel Johanna Fluckiger
Henry Albert Peterson
Marion
Joseph Quiley
Phyllis Hughes to Speak Here at Jane Jefferson Club
Phyllis Hughes of Manchester will address the first organizational meeting of a Jane Jefferson club tonight at 6 30 at Poplar Heights club. She is the second district Democratic women's club organizer, having helped form Jane Jefferson clubs in 10 of 12 counties. She will offer guidance on starting a club in Jones county. dinner is Dutch treat and open to all Democratic women in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Hughes
Manchester
Jane Jefferson
Poplar Heights
Robert Myers
Miss Hughes
Democratic Party
Myers
Jones County
Publication of New County Plat Book Planned by Express
The Monticello Express will publish a 1956 Jones county plat book announced by publisher Johnny Jones. The 9 by 12 inch map book will show each township with farms and owners roads towns rivers creeks schools churches railroads and other landmarks plus a county map and other information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Johnny Jones
Miss Manternach Named Valedictorian at Sacred Heart 1956
Phyllis Manternach was named valedictorian for the Sacred Heart high school class of 1956 at Sunday commencement. Her 93.9 percent average led 16 graduates. Rev. Thomas Rhomberg of Dubuque gave the address, with diplomas presented by Rev. Eugene Lorenz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Manternach
Sacred Heart High School
Thomas Rhomberg
Dubuque
Eugene Lorenz
Low Bid Accepted For Remodeling Of Fire Station
A low bid of 1 855 by Leigh Clark Construction of Monticello was chosen by the city council for fire station remodeling to improve access for equipment. Other bids were 1 922 15 and 3 475. Work to be finished by Sept 1. Beer and cigarette permits approved for several Monti area stores and inns.
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Leigh Clark Construction Company
Monticello
L. L. Gearhart
Ed Guetzke
Earlville
Dick Long
Robert Dolan
Vance Stead
Ross Baty
Monticello Realty
C. F. Shimanek
Raymond Rystrom
Marion
Leigh Clark
E. W. Brashaw
Long
Monticello Jail Picked by Youths For Bed and Board
Two Wisconsin youths aged 15 and 17 from Elroy hitchhiked to Monticello seeking work on a farm. They asked local police for shelter and meals, were jailed as runaways, and were given lodging and two meals before their parents came to fetch them.
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Wisconsin
Monticello
Elroy
Wis
Youngsters Win Prizes At Annual Fish Derby
About 1 000 people attended the Swanlake park event hosted by the Community Conservation league with 400 plus children ages 4 to 12. Prizes in three age groups went to winners for largest bullhead largest other fish and smallest bullhead.
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Express
Community Conservation League
Swanlake
Larry Ray
Jean Eilers
Rollie Steiner
Patricia Schlimmer
Gary Willemach
Donald Eilers
Richard Merfeld
Kenneth Ehrismann
Michael Breitbach
Stuart Gerdes
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Stewart John Gerdes
Gary Allen Willemach
OMVI Sentences Slated by Court
Jones County headlines report John Herman Hakes Jr of Viola and William Lee Mayfield of Olin set for 10 a.m. June 30 in Jones County District Court for OMVI sentencing after pleas of guilty. Hakes arrested May 26 near Anamosa and Mayfield arrested June 2 near Olin. Michael Francis Brady of Monticello faces a second offense drunk driving charge after May 29 arrest near Monticello.
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Jones County
John Herman Hakes, Jr
Viola
William Lee Mayfield
Olin
Hakes
Anamosa
Kenneth Carter
Richard G. Ward
Mayfield
Michael Francis Brady
Monticello
Gertrude Carroil
Lumber Company
Work to Start Soon On Temple Hill Road
A road grading project in Washington township near Temple Hill will start in about 10 days after the Jones county board of supervisors accepted Schwenker Construction of Maquoketa as the low bidder at 41 27259 dollars. Four other bids came from M L Johnson Cedar Rapids Moser Construction Farmersburg Lowe Construction Marion and Till Carna han Cascade.
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Jones County
Schwenker Construction Company
Maquoketa
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Washington Township
Temple Hill
M. L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Moser Construction Company
Farmersburg
Lowe Construction Company
Marion
Till-Carnahan
Cascade
Committeeman and Committeewoman Results In Several Districts
In Anamosa IV L L Albaugh 83 and Thomas B Powell 47 lead as committeeman and committeewoman. Monticello III names C F Shimanek 44 and Ralph P Crim. Fairview lists Mrs C M Strawman 34 and Helen Anderson 23 as winners.
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Anamosa IV
L. L. Albaugh
Thos. B. Powell
Monticello III
C. F. Shimanek
Ralph P. Crim
Fairview
C. M. Strawman
Helen Anderson
Lewis Vernon
Anamosa
Frank Maudsley
Specht
Vernon
Auditor Post
Maudsley
L. Lalbaugh
Thomas B. Powell
Monticello considers 29 acre addition to city limits
Monticello city council postponed a decision on accepting a 29 acre area between Kitty Creek and Oakwood Cemetery as a new city addition. The move hinges on council member Behn’s return and further talks on development costs, with Monticello Realty proposing the expansion and subdivision plan.
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Monticello
Kitty Creek
Oakwood Cemetery
A. P. Lambert
John Behn
Behn
Ben Heiken
Near Onslow
Highway 38
Rystrom
Corporation
Monticello Realty
State Highway Commission
Long
Picnic teaches mass feeding in Anamosa civil defense drill
Anamosa hosted an emergency mass feeding school drawing 80 attendees from 13 counties. Civil defense and welfare officials learned to assemble fuel efficient stoves from oil drums and clay, fabricate ovens, and prepare three meals while studying waste disposal and water purification.
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Anamosa
Civil Defense
Reformatory
R. H. Whitlatch
E. M. Riordan
Dorothy Towne
Fowler
Jones County Civil Defense Committee
Hugo Deininger
Donald Serbousek
Ray Purcell
Earl Rummell
Jones County
Anamosa School
Jones, Mahaska
Keokuk
Washington
Poweshiek
Iowa
Tama
Benton
Jasper
Linn
Johnson
Marshall
Story
Vernon Wins GOP Nod for Jones County Auditor Post
In Jones County primary results, Vernon of Anamosa defeated Maudsley 820 to 519 for the Republican nomination for auditor. Specht led Democrats with 570 votes in a county that trended toward Republicans in statewide contests. Incumbent Hickenlooper dominated the senatorial race. Loveless led for governor on the Democratic side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Auditor Post
Jones County
Lewis Dreibeibis
George Specht
Tom Martin
R. M. Evans
Arnolds Park
Lymond F. Wilcox
Jefferson
Hickenlooper
Guy Gillette
Henry O' Talle
Decorah
Waridas Muzumdar
Mount Vernon
Leonard G. Wolf
Elkader
Gene A. Ford
Cedar Rapids
George E. O'Malley
Des Moines
Monticello Iti
L. T. Lorenzen
Helen Murray
Washington
Sam Schuetz Named To City Zoning Committee
Mayor A P Lambert appoints Sam Schuetz to replace resigning F S Stuhler on the city zoning committee. Other members include Ralph Wilson Max McCrabb Leigh Clark and Ray E Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Schuetz
A. P. Lambert
F. S. Stuhler
Ralph Wilson
Max McCrabb
Leigh Clark
Ray E. Adams
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L. L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Brian Alan
Douglas
Bruce
Brad
Jones
Cass Corner Chums Club
Lynn Balster
Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls
Frances Sievers
The
Jackson Wise Owls
Georgianne Folkerts
Wayne Willing
William T. Jansen
Amber
August Hansen
Leonard Kula
Walter Hoppe
Morley
Lawrence Huerter
Glerk
George H. Harms
Republican
Henry O. Talle
Harridas T. Muzumdar
Mt. Vernon
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Russell Eldred
Lee Crain
Harm Dirks
Center Junction
Henry Adams
William J. Bailey
Blanche E. Corwin
W. L. Pearson
Lewis M. Dreibelbis
Bess Sherman
Howard Remley
Howard Campbell
Justice Court
Miss Manternach
Montigrocery
Sim’s
Clover Farm
Thompson's Inn
Monti Grocery
Hamm's Tavern
Lambert's Sport Shop
Glass Tap
R and W
Bob’s Cafe
Monte Cafe
Floyd's Grocery
Long’s
Midway Sweet Shop
Meade’s Cafe
Smitty’s
Highway Market
Tedrow’s Sweet Shop
Holmes Grocery
Ferrall Drug Store
Hemmer’s Inn
Northside Tavern
Palmer's Sundries
OMVI
Temple Hill Road
City Council
Vernon Tops Maudsley
Jones County Boys’ 4-H
Bill Ballou
John Burhop
Ken Paulsen
Milton Luckstead
Loren Lubben
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