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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
9
Express plans a Centennial Edition featuring hundreds of old time photos and histories. Publisher H. M. Jones says the 100 year retrospective will show life in the area now and a century hence. Printing of the first 104 pages begins early next week.
Two Oxford Junction girls Vaira Agis 17 and Messe Gottschalk 16 were injured when their car was struck broadside by a semi driven by James E Kray 22 of Vinton on highway 30 near Lowden. They were taken to DeWitt hospital. The truck driver and vehicle sustained damage. Investigation ongoing with no charges yet filed.
The first summer concert of 1965, directed by Ray Stumbaugh, will be held tonight at eight in the Monticello south band shell. The program features tunes from the Gay Nineties to the 1960s, including Hello Dolly and Semper Fidelis, with a closing Star Spangled Banner. Mark Zirkelbach of Center Jct won a Washington trip in an essay contest and shared sights with fellow winners and President Johnson. Rotarians viewed a color sound movie on Northwest Bell and airline communications, chaired by Tom Hamilton.
Dairymen honored for top DHIA performance include Kenneth Howle and L R Bader from Monticello. They achieved high milk production per cow and butterfat production per cow after completing a year of DHIA testing in April. Records were computed by electronic data processing at Iowa State University in Ames.
The Monticello Cub Scout picnic will be at Wapsipinicon State Park near Anamosa on Saturday June 19 from 3 to 6 p.m with transport from the Monticello Community building at 2 30 p.m. Lad and Dad Day is set for Saturday July 10 at Camp Waubeek with a 11 a.m. start and an 8 p.m. campfire final. Reservations are due this Saturday. A Holstein cow owned by Jay Slater of Olin set a new butterfat record for junior three year olds with 19 850 pounds of milk and 843 pounds of butterfat in a 305 day lactation.
Mrs. Duane Wenndt and Mrs. John Nissen hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Joyce Harms of Marion sister of Mrs. Wenndt. 27 women attended at the Wenndt home last Friday evening. Harms, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Harms of Marion, will wed Richard Fishwild June 27.
Wayne and Mrs. King return to Amarillo after a week with Delmar King. Several families hosted gatherings with Black, Beitz, Tobiasson, Stahlberg, Leonard, Holub, Kromminga, and Keith. Funeral for Byron Smith attended. Nora Link visiting Beckman family. Monticello races and Drake summer school scenes noted.
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