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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1964

Page

2

Airport bid report lists surviving contenders and bids beside Monticello site

Bids for the new airport on highway 38 southeast of Monticello show Steger Construction Dubuque at 74 974 66, Mulgrew Blacktop Dubuque 66 681 00, Hargrave Cedar Rapids 81 884 18, Tri-State Paving Dubuque 66 332 37, Weaver Iowa Falls 75 278 26, Smorstad Waukon 69 978 72. Street work bids include Tri-State 11 539 50, Iben Monticello 12 916 45, Mulgrew 12 439 40, Weaver 11 051 60, Hargrave 13 805 70.

Monticello Steger Construction Co Dubuque Mulgrew Blacktop Co Hargrave Construction Co Cedar Rapids Tri-State Paving Co Weaver Construction Co Iowa Falls Smorstad Construction Co Waukon Iben Construction Co Mulgrew Weaver Hargrave

Storm Damage Widespread In Monticello Area

Rain deluge of four to five inches in Monticello Friday caused flooded basements on First street and near Merrindle addition. Water damaged merchandise and basements. insurance declined. Lightning struck Georgia Pacific chimney and a tree near the public library. A barn fell at Jim McDonald farm Castle Grove, and other farm structures and homes suffered damage as storms continued through Monday.

George Nieters Dan Herbert Kuhns Nieters St. Louis First Street Monticello Merrindle Georgia Pacific Jim McDonald Castle Grove John Burlage

Supervisors Approve Licenses and Appointments in Meeting

Jones county board approved liquor licenses including Class B for Poplar Heights Monticello and Class C for Heights and Rainbow Anamosa, plus Class A for Gale Edwards VFW post Anamosa. PS of the peace reports for C Shimanek Monticello covering March 31 to June 15, and Larry J. Connery named special deputy without pay. Bond for Louis Halseberg county home steward approved.

Jones County Board of Supervisors Poplar Heights Monticello the Heights the Rainbow Anamosa Gale Edwards Vfw State Liquor Commission Board of Supervisors PS of the Peace C. '. Shimanek Larry J. Conmey Ralph Albaugh Louis Halseberg

60 jurors drawn for July term of Jones County court

Sixty petit jurors were drawn for the July term of the Jones County district court. Jurors must report to the courthouse at 9 a.m. D.S.T. on Monday July 20. The list includes residents from Monticello Olin Oxford Junction Mechanicville Wyoming Morley Center Junction Martelle Clarence Cascade Onslow Scotch Grove and other communities. A 1960 Pontiac driven by Blanche McLaughlin of Monticello caused about 200 dollars damage to a store and meter on South Sycamore Street while backing from a space. she was charged with failure to have control.

Jones County District Court Monticello Clifford Arduser Grace Ashby Frank Barnts Lawrence Burlage Elton Copley Merle Dirks Mabel Fluckiger Josephine Freese A. J. Hostatler Bill Howie Ray Kromming Andra Chapman Mechanicsville Elizabeth Crock Wyoming Wilma Curtain Maxine Harms Mary Kyarsgaard Glen Westphal Leonard Wyncoop Morley Lawrence Duncan Center Jct John Eiben Frank Himebaugh Martelle Tom Frasher Clancey Newman Clarence James Irons Cascade Leo Knockel Onslow Floyd Horton Neil Paulsen Scotch Grove Rudolph Olt- Manns Paul E. Paulsen Bernice Tobiason Wenn Minnie Albaugh Marianne Baker Erma Bunce Loyal Byerly Woodrow Deeb Earl Edwards Howard Edwards Dale Hackett Leonard Norton Loren Remington Henry Rickels Edna Seeley Blanche McLaughlin McNeill Hardware South Sycamore Street McLaughlin

Car Crash on Highway 151 Near Monticello Injures Passenger

Joseph F. Pilp 24 of Dubuque lost control on a curve on Highway 151 five miles northeast of Monticello at about 9 am Monday. The car struck a fence and a utility pole. Pilp's mother, riding with him, was thrown from the vehicle with minor injuries and treated then released from John McDonald hospital. The Monticello Lions club met and heard band trip highlights from MHS to the World's Fair, with remarks by Ray Stumbaugh and Marshall Wynn, and Laver Eilers named new president.

Joseph F. Pilp Dubuque Monticello Pilp John McDonald Hospital

Monticello Social Notes From Weekend Gatherings

Monticello residents hosted a series of weekend visits and a 18th wedding anniversary celebration at the Schafer and Buol homes. Guests included Poppe, Ricklefs, Buol, Smith, and Oxford families plus local teachers attending a state music workshop at the University of Iowa. Electric service disruption planned June 29 to upgrade substations.

Louis Schafer Ray Poppe George J. Smith Brenda Louis D. Schafer Waldemar S, Sunder Monticello State University of Iowa Wilma Russell Anamosa Midland Wyoming

Mystery donor funds unknown ACP debt to ASC office

Garry Cooper of the ASC office in Monticello faces a cash surprise from an anonymous sender. A Cascade postmark accompanies a payment owed on an ACP practice, with no signature or return address. Cooper urges the Jones county farmer who sent the money to come forward to resolve the gift and credit the account.

Garry Cooper ASC Monticello Cascade Jones County Garry

Jaycees Bring Birnam Bros Circus to Monticello

The Monticello Junior Chamber of Commerce announces the Birnam Bros 3 ring circus arriving Saturday July 18. Two shows are scheduled at 2 30 p m and 6 p m at the Great Jones county fairgrounds.

Kidsl Monticello

Freese Motors Holds Fourth of July Used-Car Sale

Freese Motors in Monticello launches a Fourth of July sale on used cars with prices in effect through July 3. See advertisement on page B-8 for details.

Freese Freese Motors Monticello

Rural area social notes and a June 25 meeting

A long listing of Sunday visits and family gatherings across Iowa from Cascade to Manchester plus a Rural Area development meeting announced for June 25 at Xavier auditorium Dyersville. Notable attendees include the Lahr, Pulver, Rees, Grapes, and Wheeless families with multiple dinners and belated parties.

Manchester Frank O’connell Frank O'Connell Joe O'Connell Earlville Hazel Wheeler Jack Pulver Margey Quint Dyersville Joe McAreavy Rose Park Prairie du Chien Wis Rebecca Nancy G. Peckham Xavier Auditorium E. W. Mueller National Lutheran Council Rural Life Chicago Edw. O’rourke National Catholic Rural Life Conference Des Moines David Whitemore Keith Iowa City Tom Strohm Cedar Falls Hubert Grapes Winthrop Gilbert Ireland Hopkinton Freida Grapes Tom Shaw Delaware Fred Hansen Clarence Wenger Albert Keebler Floyd Wenger Gilbert Wenger Joyce Hand Albert Wenger William Wenger Kenny Aldrich Ryan Wayne Thurm Epworth Herman Harbach Wilbur Harbach John Sands Emma Preussner Minnie Pettlon Harold Pettlon A.R. Wheeless G. E. Stewart Lena Brownell Mae Maulson Waterloo Lynn Slater Glen Stewart Stanley Gertrude Gaylean Lawrence Pulver Pulver Harley Morris Patricia Smith Cedar Rapids Oliver Morris

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Petit MHS Jack Buol John Doden Bernard Buol George Buol Ben Adam, Paul Edna Buol Barbara Stoneking Bob Buol Loren Buol Mary Jerry and Dale Oxford Neosha Buol Stoneking Todd Mount Vernon Steven and Gary Nagel Elmer Jacobs Lynda Smith Trudy Dickman Dianne Buckner Susan Nena Landis Trudy Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Carol Schafer Pequot Lakes Minnesota C. R. Hosford Mrs. LaVern Nagel Willis Harrs Jim and Sandrea Diane Jacobs John H. Hacke Mrs Don Arduser Jaycees Circus Bill Schmidt Marcia Jo A. R. Wheeless Fletcher Aitchison John Schuster Henry Schuster Forrest Jones Tom Gaddie Kyle Clinton Hilda Simons Charles Mautino Henry Lahr Gene Helle Dundee James Lahr Loras Manternach Strawberry Point Joyce Kenneth Lahr Clarence Netzger John Yaeger John Werner Theresa Leon David Salow Joe Werner Robert Nefzger Harold Nieman Jud Carpenter Tom O'Connell B. G. Rees William Dorgeloh Eugene Rees Alice Lowe Roy Westerlen Martha Rees Jim Rees Marion Nellie Smith Shell Rock Kathryn Bahl Clarksville John Jones Smith Nellie Norris Delhi Leslie Duart Edna Mae Peg Jamieson Gilbert Pettson Rose Duart Pettlon Gilbert Pettlon Glenn Pettlon Marvin Marsh al Russ Bill Russ John Deese L. A. Hinton Norman Appleby Coggan Friendship Club Mary Grapes Leola Hawkins Charles Hempstead LeRoy Pulver Ernest Quint Denny Lori Haren Ernest Perrson Henry Haren Leo Dolley Ed Witt Edgewood Rose Davis Walter Davis Jack Holdridge Ray Lanning Fort Lewis Bill Keith Holdridge Lanning Bessie Maulson Alice Burbridge Greeley Memorial Hospital Frank Forenson Maulson Ethel Miller Town Park Robert Gaddie Florida Bernard Olin Oxford
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