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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1954
Page
5
The Lions club meets Monday June 27 for induction of new officers. Installing officer will be Steve Brooks International Councillor from Ames. The Pythias Sisters hold their final summer meeting Monday June 28 at K of P Hall and urge all members to attend. Business and social meetings resume in September.
Rotary Club leaders will honor past Monticello presidents at a special St Luke's Methodist Church meeting tonight led by Arch Edwards a former Leon Rotary president and Monticello board member. The John McDonald Hospital reports three births two girls and a boy including twins to Boeding Minter and Nichols families in June.
Two marriage licenses were issued this week by W. L. Pearson, clerk of the district court, Anamosa. Couples listed include Terry Schwernsen of Calamus and Marilee Kennedy of Anamosa. William Gill of Galena and Margaret Myers of Galena. New and used car registrations in Jones County span Anamosa Monticello Olin Wyoming with multiple makes including Oldsmobile Buick Ford Pontiac Chevrolet and Reo.
Richland township resident John M. Sloan testified after his dog died from a rattlesnake bite. Sloan brought the 10-rattle rattler to the County Recorder’s office and collected 50 cents for the bounty, far less than the value of his loss.
Monticello Gun Club directors approved building new indoor facilities and a cloak room north of Monticello. A public auction is set for Friday June 25 at 8 30 p m with outdoor display if weather allows. Donors are invited to contribute saleable articles and arrange pickup.
Tech Sergeant Robert Miller wife and daughter of Salina Kansas arrived Wednesday to visit in the Carl Himebaugh home. Mr Miller to report for further duty at Amarillo Texas while Mrs Miller and daughter stay with the Himebaughs.
Scouts and leaders gathered at the Scout Cabin near Dale's Mill for advancement ceremonies. Tenderfoot, second class, first class, merit badges and special Navy awards were presented by Dr. Robert Savage and other officials.
Monticello Pee-wee and Midget baseball squads will face Manchester this evening according to Leo Cabalka summer recreation director. Also under the lights at Monticello Vin ton and Monticello high school teams are set for Tuesday. Cabalka urged locals to join the summer recreation program and attend courses in baseball golf and tennis.
Monticello will host next July 28 two district dairy shows. The Brown Swiss Show of Canton six and the Holstein show for District five will be held there. Mr and Mrs Tony Kammerman and family of Waterloo were Sunday dinner guests in the Harold Egger home.
The Monticello City Council votes three readings for a 24 year non exclusive franchise to People’s Natural Gas division of Northern Natural Gas. If adopted a special election will be called with July 15 as earliest possible date under Iowa law. Representatives from Town Electric Light and Power attend the meeting.
Monticello Camp Fire Girls announce their first Day Camp at the Scout Cabin near Dale's Mill starting June 22 with daily hours from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. except Merry Blue Birds leaving at 1 p.m. June 22. Horizon club sponsors donate time. small charges cover expenses.
Monticello’s John Deere dealer Ed Vanourns plans a new display yard for new and old machinery southeast of the Y on the town’s south edge. The project includes a potential machinery warehouse, a culvert upgrade, a buried driveway, crushed rock surfacing, and grading by Clair Eggiman to flatten banks and improve curb appeal. Also visiting are Mrs. W. F. Litterer and Billy of Elizabeth, N. T., and L. Mullins of New York to spend 10 days with their mother, Mrs. Pearl Schneider.
The Express editor W. K. Coxsee and his wife with two children left Thursday noon for Chisholm Minnesota to attend Dr George Coxsee's wedding to Miss Rose Marie Tekautz. Attendees from Monticello included Dr Doxsee's mother Mrs Charles A Doxsee and Mr and Mrs Guy Bonwell.
After four years of service the Monticello VFW members are relieved from the holiday flag setup in the business district. Acme Electric Co employees will handle the task this year as a Greater Monticello Committee project with Staner and Reynolds Plumbing and Heating previously providing a truck. GMC president Bernard Kuriger praised the continued public support and effort. Charles Handy of Cedar Rapids attended a Tuesday dinner guest visit at Ralph Petersen’s home.
Iowa civil defense chief C E Ben Fowler lauded Monticello Emergency Unit as among the best in the state and suggested two way radio equipment for fire trucks. He warned the town may need 24 hour standby and possible deployment with Cedar Rapids or Dubuque teams.
Justice of the Peace Court and Monticello Police Court reveal 20 new cases. Defendants from Monticello and surrounding towns face speeding improper passing intoxication and other violations with fines from 1 to 100 dollars plus costs. Multiple drivers lack licenses and improper equipment cited.
About 50 Jones county firemen and visitors from Marion and Cedar Rapids attended the regular monthly meeting hosted by the Monticello department in the Community building. Allen Grafft of Olin was elected vice president. The meeting highlighted improved fire reporting and volunteer mobilization and included a Monticello Emergency Unit demonstration.
Home owners who have not filed for Homestead or Veterans exemptions are warned that July 1 is the deadline for filing. Those who bought property since the last assessors’ rounds must file deeds and abstracts before July to receive these exemptions.
Supervisor William Bailey sustained a slight injury Tuesday morning June 15 when his car collided with a tractor driven by Bester Abbott near Forest Chapel on the way to Anamosa. Damage ran to several hundred dollars. the tractor operator was uninjured.
Jones county dairy farming remains vital to the local economy and health. Milk demand grows with higher per capita consumption and new products like evaporated and concentrated milk. In 1953 farm income from creameries totaled over 2 million dollars locally, with total dairy-related sales surpassing 4 million in the county.
Ron Matthiessen broke par with a 43 on the Monticello Golf Course nine holes, a 16 over par. Two teams competed in a men’s night match, with Mattresses? adding a $20 prize pool as the event featured players including Pat Clarke Jong Sullivary Joe Ptayes and Dick Devaney on one side against John Wittengle Wollsare Shafter Harry Michiessen and Ralph Bader on the other.
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