Eight couples wed in Jones County this week records state
The Jones County clerk of the district court lists eight marriage licenses issued this week. Couples include Leo Alfred Thomson of Waterloo with Mary Eleanor Strickland of Mount Vernon and Floyd Wilson of Hopkinton with Mae Molaberry of Onslow among others. New car registrations show buyers in Anamosa Monticello and Oxford Junction.
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Jones County
Leo
Alfred Thomson
Waterloo
Mary Eleanor Strickland
Mount Vernon
Floyd Wilson
Hopkinton
Mae
Molaberry
Onslow
Ivan Powers
Anamosa
Ollie
Bemrose
Edward ‘Lloyd
Olin
Monticello Rotary meeting hosts guests and births reported
The Monticello Rotary Club heard Rev S G Gutensohn now of Antigo Wis describe town and country. Guests included Judge J E Heiserman and Commander Raymond Thomas. Births at John McDonald hospital this week include a boy June 3 to Delmar King, a boy June 6 to Willis Sackett, a girl to Emil Feldman, a girl to Ronald Lambert, and a boy to Edgar Schenke. Plans for a Lutheran mission rally June 20 at Monticello High School with a post service Fellowship dinner, band, and contests. Bille School Bible school sessions close tomorrow with parents invited to view work and class procedures.
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Montcello
Congregational Church
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
Delmar
King
Willis Sackett
Walker
Emil Feldman
Ronald Lambert
Hopkinton
Edgar Schenke
Colesburg
Lutheran Mission
Monticello’ High
Bible School
Youth Center Reopens Saturday Night Event
The Youth Center closes for repairs and will reopen this Saturday night from 7 to 10 with Monticello Implement and Truck Company as hosts.
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Monticello ‘Implement and Truck Company
Alice Clark Naylor Graduates From Coe College
Alice Clark Naylor daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Clark of Scotch Grove graduated from Coe college Cedar Rapids in June as a history major among 120 seniors at commencement exercises She previously graduated from Monticello high school in 1945 OMVI Charge Henry John Rink Monticello posted bond on an OMVI charge with George Lawrence Anamosa justice court after an arrest last Friday evening Hearing set for Saturday
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Alice Clark Naylor
W. B. Clark
Scotch Grove
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Naylor
Coe
Monticello High School
OMVI
Henry John Rink
Monticello
Justice Court
George Lawrence
Anamosa
Rink
Dickinson
Beckman
Pool rescue scene shows friends aiding in flood water
Carlene and Irma assist Laura as she dodges spray from a partially filled pool. The pool fills with water as a stream runs, and Irma helps Carlene dry off after swimming.
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Carlene
Irma
Laura
4-H Girls Rally Day in Anamosa Highlights
The annual 4-H Girls Rally Day took place in Anamosa High School on Wednesday June 9 starting at 10 30 am. The program featured 4-H music and singing including Jones county women’s chorus directed by Mrs James McLaughlin with Mrs Wilbur Cartano at the piano. Officers elected for the ensuing year include Joanne Wright president Peggy Barber vice president Janice Freese secretary treasurer and Theresa Nowak county historian. The Better Grooming contest crowned Joyce Hansen first and Ardis Heiken second as state contenders. An installation and honorary initiation ceremony followed with local club members and county leaders in attendance. A luncheon and various demonstrations closed the day. Also noted is a visit from Mr and Mrs Alfred Dean and their baby son of Richmond Virginia.
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Anamosa
Jones County Women's Chorus
James McLaughlin
Wilbur Cartano
Joanne Wright
Scotch ‘ Grove Sunshine
Peggy Barber
Oxford 4-Heclub
Janice Freese
Lovell Happy Helpers
Theresa Nowachek
Madison
Joyce Hansen
Oxford Club
Jones County
Ardis Heiken
Merry Maids
Margie Paulsen
Hansetta Hinrichsen
Donna Benhart
Carolyn Cousins
Scotch Grove Sunshine
W. B. Henrichs
Scotch Grove
Louis Hanken
County Farm Bureau
Richard Grafft
Cc. B. Jessen
Wyoming Polly Pigtails
Wayne Willing Workers
Hale Wapsie Wanderers
Castle Grove Fortune Finders
Oxford Happy Hustlers
Madison , Merry
Monticello Begins City Wide Fly Campaign
Lions club volunteers started the first DDT spraying in Monticello after mounting a power sprayer on a trailer. Local businesspeople and households are urged to cooperate by covering garbage, disposing waste piles, and spraying DDT around their premises to defeat the fly menace.
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Lions Club
City of
Monticello
Pioneer resident Arthur Fairbanks dies after heart attack
Arthur L. Fairbanks 88 of this vicinity died after a heart attack in Anamosa last Thursday. Funeral services were Sunday at 2:30 p.m. from Goettsch funeral home with burial in Oakwood cemetery. Dr. William J. Grossheim led the rites. Survived by four children Allan Monticello A Ray Anamosa and Blanche P Carson. ten grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Mrs Davis en route to Connecticut could not be contacted. Carroll Freed and Eleanor Schmidt visited the family and attended church.
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Arthur L. Fairbanks
Anamosa
Goettsch
Oakwood Cemetery
William J. Grossheim
Otto Hubbard
Will Lubben
Carl Opfer
Henry Gerrets
E. J. Schnier
Andrew Watt
Cass Township
Blanche P. Carson
Fairbanks
Presbyertan Church of
Monticello
John Innes
Davis
Connecticut
Parole for Anamosa Boys After The Theft
Three Anamosa boys aged 10 and 15 were paroled from the Iowa State Boys Training School at Eldora to Anamosa men’s custody after being arrested for stealing 327.22 from Anamosa Motor Sales. Cash buried in an alley was recovered. checks were seized from one boy. Other cases include property suits and a church damage claim.
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Anamosa
Yowa State
Eldora
J. E. Heigerman
Anamosa Motor ‘Sales Company
Jones County Blue Cross seeks June applications
The Jones County Health Improvement Association sponsoring Blue Cross in Jones County will accept applications during June. Cards are available from Mrs. F. D. Deischer in Monticello, secretary treasurer of the association.
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Blue Cross
Jones County
County Dairy Herd Improvement Report Details May Results
The Jones County Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports for May show 26 herds tested with 424 cows in milk and 68 dry cows, totaling 492. Average production per cow including dry equals 824 pounds milk and 29.8 pounds butterfat. Top herds include J E Ahlrichs, George Slater & Son, John Sievers, and Jones County Home with notable lactation figures. West Point Cadet C J Matthies gen returns from 30 day furlough after second year at West Point.
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Jones County, Dairy Herd, Improvement Association
George Slater & Son
Olin
Hyland Spring Farms
Center Junction
Blackie
Muller Bros
Monticello
Sis
Bud Bros
Betty Ruby
James Whitmore
Jones County
John Sievers
Anamosa
Jones County Home
Scotch Grove
Matt Muller
Alvin Byerly
Harley C. Streeper
West Point
C. J. Matthiesgen
N. Y
Band Concerts To Begin Sunday At City Park
Ray Stumbaugh leads a summer band series starting Sunday at 2 p.m. in the city park, with individual lessons for all students and Friday rehearsals at 8 p.m. at the high school. Beginners are invited to join as the program lists Fidelity March and Star Spangled Banner among the Sunday program.
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Ray Stumbaugh
Stumbaugh
Fidelity March
King Horizon
Indiana
Knights of Columbus Picnic Set for June 13 at City Park
The Monticello and Cascade Councils of the Knights of Columbus plan a Sunday picnic June 13 at the city park. About three hundred Knights and families expected with a noon pot luck. Co-chairs Irvin Kintzle and Larry Martinsen organize a baseball game, children races, and other activities. This is the second year of the event.
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Monticello
Knights of Columbus
Cascade Council
Knights
Irvin Kintzle
Larry Martinsen
Idle Not Club Meeting Planned for June 17
The Idle Not club will meet on June 17 at the home of Mrs. Chester Bishop.
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Idle Not Club
Chester Bishop
Jones County Primary Vote Heavier Than 1946 Turnout
Nearly 2,847 Jones County residents cast ballots in the gubernatorial race up from 1,962 in 1946. Beardsley won the Republican nomination with 1,735 votes defeating incumbent Blue by more than 600. Other results include Wilson 2,042 and Calhoun 520 for U S Senate and Sher man 2,530 for County Recorder.
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Jones County
George Specht
State of
Iowa
Blue
Robert D. Blue
William S. Beardsley
Warren County
William Beardsley
George A. Wilson
John N. Calhoun
Kenneth, Evans
Edfield
Tee Lichtend
Earl G. Miller
Jesse W. Halden
Charles Knickerbocker
Richard Mason
Joseph Miller
Helen Mitchell
M. D. Lynhorst
Russell Voelz
Funeral Rites Held for Harriet Coughlan
Harriet C Coughlan died Saturday June 5. Funeral services were at Congregational Christian church Monday at 2 pm with Rev. Samuel G Gutensohn and Rev. A Mast officiating. Interment at Oakwood cemetery. She was born February 2 1868 in Monticello Iowa. Survived by nephew John Carpenter Innes and grandniece Mrs Leonard C Heisler and two nephews Millington F Carpenter and Halstead M Carpenter.
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Harriet C. Coughlan
Congregational Christian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Antigo
Wis
A. Mast
Harry Stuhler
Stewart Stuhler
Chester Condit
Neal Hayden
Clarence Matthiessen
William McLaughlin
Monticello
Iowa
Millington Lockwood Carpenter
Mary Griffith Carpenter
John Carpenter Innes
John Innes
Presbyterian Church
Leonard C. Heisler
Millington F. Carpenter
Iowa City
Halstead M. Carpenter
VFW Auxiliary Members Take District Offices
Three members of the local VFW auxiliary unit were chosen to lead in the Second District of the Iowa Department at Anamosa. Myrtle Ross was elected junior vice president, Jean Echternacht was re elected chaplain for two more years, and Katia Jacobs became color bearer No 1 for one year. Harry N. Lyon was named district deputy inspector.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Department of Iowa
Anamosa
Myrtle Ross
Jean Echternacht
Katia Jacobs
Harry N. Lyon
Louis E Fagan Dies In Chicago
Louis Ed ward Fagan died in Chicago May 30. Funeral services were held from Devaney funeral home to St. Peter's church Temple Hill with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Born September 29 1875 in Scotch Grove township he was son of John and Catherine Fagan a Lenox college and University of Minnesota graduate who did post graduate work at Michigan and Chicago universities. For 35 years he worked as mechanical engineer for Mojonnier Bros of Chicago. He is survived by brothers Thomas James of Brady Montana and Frank L Tipton and several nieces and nephews. Mrs Michael Hogan and daughter Mrs John White of Chicago attended Coe college graduation exercises with Bob Timmons.
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Louis Edward Fagan
Chicago
Devaney
St. Peter’s Church
Temple Hill
Scotch Grove Township
John
Catherine Fagan
Lenox College
University of Minnesota
Michigan University
Chicago University
Mojonnier Bros. Company
Thomas
James
Brady, Mont
Frank L
Tipton
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Mercury
Robert Paul
Louis Heiken
Willys Jeep
H. B. McClanahan
House
Johns W. Fahey
Chevrolet
V. Marek
Reo
George Shimerda
Oxford Ction
Hudgon
Louie Tapken
Kaiser
Rotary Club
Bille School
Tle
Express
Irma Schoon
Carlene Winkler
Laura Helms
John. Orris
Express Photos
Glenn Jones
Fred Pruetter
Alfred Dean
Richmond, Va
Arthur Fairbanks
Carroll Freed
Eleanor Schmidt
Reinbeck
Sana Ga
Enw Eensneeses
Castle _Grove
Genter Junction
Parole
Austin Byerly
John Russell
J .H. A. Sovern
Mark Beckman
Severn
Maurice Toomer
Maurice Mece
John Bodenhofer
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Bodenhofer
Toomer
First Presbyterian Church of Wyoming
Robert N. Ralston
The
Church Corporation
Wyoming Church
District Court
Lawrence’ Allamand
Thomas Stimpson
Citizens’ State Bank
M. A. Botkin
E. M. Babcock
Wyoming
Clair Eggiman
Great Plains Lumber and
Beans Ariven
Ray
County Dairy Herd Improvement Report
Star Dust—Carmichael
His Honor
Fillmore
Pavanne
Gould
American Legion
Parker A
Woods
Amparito Roca
Texidor
Liza—Fillmore
Baby Face
Schoenfeld E Pluribus Unum
Jewell
Caroline
Stahler
Robert Myers
Caroline Schoenhut
Chet Akers
John Cruickshank
J. M. Grimes
Henry Schmitz
Harry Linn
Secretary of Agriculture
Robert Larson
Carl W. Reed
Henry O. Talle
John A. Case
J. M. Tudor
Clifford M. Strawman
Bess E. Sherman
Henry Eichhorn
Clayton Reeves
Clarence Romer
Harriet Coughlan
VFW
Louis E. Fagan
Michael Hogan
John White
Bob Timmons
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