Monticello Area Births and Vehicle Records Report
The John McDonald hospital logged births for June with couples from Anamosa Monticello and Melbourne Australia noting two girls born June 21 22 24 and couples listed with ages and locations. Courthouse records show several car purchases and a truck purchase on June 18 23 with buyers from Anamosa Monticello Olin Williamsburg and Langworthy.
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Ronald Moyer
Anamosa
Charles Greene
Monticello
Norbert Manternach, Jr
Richard Bruce Cartano
Myrna J. Simpson
Melbourne
Australia
Edmund J. Haskel
Kansas City
Kan
Sally L. Rathbun
Courthouse
Oscar W. Kennon
Ford
Christopher
Dorothy Holmes
Mercury
Allen A. Graf
Olin
Chevrolet
Mary Louise
Rickless
Joe G. Strang
Cascade
Buick
Huerter Pontiac
Pontiac
Herman Zimmerman
Prult
Owen Lumber
Langworthy
International Truck
Lulu
Glenn Brontrem
Plymouth
Everett Smith
Wyoming Sets Annual Horse And Beef Show
The Wyoming Community club plans the annual show on August 15 and 16 with Friday beef events and Saturday horse displays. Frank Norrish of Morrison will judge the baby beef show, Friday evening bicycles are awarded, and Saturday night four cash prizes totaling 300 100 50 50 will go to winners. Kids Day is chaired by William Bronson, with ground improvements including a cement block comfort station and new lighting and play equipment.
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Wyoming
Wyoming Community Club
Frank Norrish
Morrison, Wel
William Bronson
Car Fire Near Monty Cafe On First Street
Firefighters responded to a vehicle blaze on First Street beside the Monty cafe. The late model car driven by Bernard Moe TMaterle Spit a bitile was quickly controlled with a TT fire extinguisher.
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First Street
Bernard Moe
Monticello seeks youths for first Midget Auto Derby
Monticello recreation director Dean Nelson invites youngsters up to 15 to express interest in a planned Midget Auto Derby. Interested youths should send a completed interest blank to 3rd West Jackson Street. The event aims for Saturday August 2 with location to be decided and may award ribbons to top finishers.
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Dean Nelson
Monticello
Nean Nelson
West Jackson Street
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Motors Corporation
Nelson
Fire Truck Demonstration Shown to Monticello Officials
Monticello firemen and city council members watched a demonstration of firefighting equipment near the Maquoketa River dam. A purchase of a new fire truck has been proposed, but no action has been taken yet.
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Monticello
Maquoketa River
Jones County Parties Set 106 Delegates for Conventions
Jones county Republicans will select 14 district judicial delegates for Cedar Rapids on July 11 and 25 state delegates for Des Moines on July 18 plus 25 state judicial delegates for Des Moines on July 25. Democrats pick 21 delegates for the state convention July 26 and 21 for the state judicial convention August 9 in Des Moines. Conventions convene Friday at 10 a.m. in Anamosa with delegates elected in June primaries.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
George Specht
Monticello
James T. Remley
Republican Central Committee
Schrader
Buster Davenport
Jones County to mail ASC ballots for township elections
Ballots for the annual ASC community committee elections in Jones County townships will be mailed Friday June 27. Farm owners and operators numbered 2920 will receive ballots with postage free return envelopes and voting secrecy instructions. Ballots must be returned by July 7 to the county ASC office in Monticello.
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Jones County
ASC
Richard O. Hartwig
A.S.C
Monticello
Us.c
Monticello Midget Auto Derby Seeks Young Entrants
The Monticello Midget Auto Derby invites children aged five to thirteen to enter. Send completed blanks to Dean Nelson at 515 West Jackson Street Monticello Iowa or paste blank on a postcard or send in envelopes.
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Dean Nelson
West Jackson Street
Monticello
Iowa
Fourth School Area Proposed At Morley Meet
A Morley meeting drew about 300 residents and officials as a plan to create four Jones County school districts was discussed. The proposal would merge multiple districts with two high schools planned at Olin and Martelle and an elementary at Morley, while others questioned merger viability and travel implications.
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Morley
Jones County
I N Morley
Anamosa
Martelle
Olin
Viola
Center Junction
Fairview No. 2
Pine Grove
West Corners
White Oak
Linn
Linn County
P. H. Jarman
Jones County Board
Monticello
Martello
Onslow
Wyoming
Oxford
Henry de Kock
University of Iowa
Oline
340 Children Catch 800 Fish at Derby
About 340 children fished at Swan Lake in Monticello park on Sunday, pulling an estimated 800 bullheads during the Community Conservation league event. The lake was stocked by the Iowa Conservation commission with 1500 pullheads on June 20. Prizes were awarded in three age groups for smallest and largest fish. Clarence Lewis found a tack in a pole and won a mystery gift.
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Swan Lake
Monticello Park
Community Conservation League
Iowa Conservation Commission
Tom Michaels
Janet Robertson
Tommy Stead
Lynn Tedrow
Kathy Oberbroeckling
Steven Wilcox
Paul Oberbroeckling
Greg Norlin
Clarence Lewis
Conservation League
Clarence
Finders Keepers Ballon Found at Paulsen Farm
The Ralph Paulsen children near Scotch Grove found a weather balloon that landed in their barnyard three miles southeast of Scotch Grove last Thursday night. No instructions for returning the instruments were found, prompting a happy claim of finders keepers.
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Scotch Grove
Ralph Paulsen
Paulsen
Proposed Changes In Court System Topic for Judge
Iowa Supreme Court studies eliminating justice of the peace and municipal courts for a unified system. Judge J B Heiserman of Anamosa spoke to Monticello Lions Club Monday evening. Change would require two legislative sessions to become law.
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Justice of the Peace
Iowa Supreme Court
J. B. Heiserman
Anamosa
Monticello Lions Club
Donors Boost Memorial Student Loan Fund Total
Additional gifts totaling 230 dollars were reported for the Monticello Memorial Student Loan Fund, raising the balance to 446.91 dollars. New contributors include Mr and Mrs Tave Duckler, Rube Shover, Mr and Mrs F.9. Stuhler, Mr and Mrs Ike Suter of Monticello and Mr and Mrs Raymond Denkhoff of Des Moines. A committee spokesman urged contributions to the fund in care of the Monticello post office for aid to needy students.
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Monticello
Memorial
Monti Pool Reports Record Early Attendance
Charles Kissick, manager, said the pool opened June 8 and drew 444 paid visitors on Tuesday June 10 for heat relief. Including Red Cross swimming classes, total attendance reached 598 on Wednesday June 18.
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Charles Kissick
Red Cross
Balster and Maurice Lead Hospital Building Fund Drive
General campaign chairmen for the John McDonald hospital building fund are Arend Balster of Scotch Grove and Jim Maurice, with multiple co chairs and officers named. The drive aims to raise at least 250000 for the hospital’s primary building, improvements, and furnishing needs, including a three story facility.
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John McDonald Hospital Building Fund
Arend Balster
Scotch Grove
Jim Maurice
Pattern Gifts
David Cuckler
Robert Myers
Jerry Naylor
Tord Sept
Vance Stead
Claude Appleby
Max McCrabb
Sam Schuetz
Post Office Safety Awards Honor Four Rural Carriers
Three-year safe driver awards were presented Tuesday morning by Monticello Postmaster Paul Bender to four rural carriers and a parcel post delivery man. The recipients are Claude Appleby Gregor Haar Joe Barron and Emiyé Berks ik the-peree!-perst-easrier-honorad.
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Monticello
Paul Bender
Claude Appleby
Gregor Haar
Joe Barron
Emiyé Berks Ik
Peree
Perst
Easrier
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First
Cedar Streets
Ari Blanchard
Express
Mulets
Eal
John McDonald Hospital
High Lew
Keene Area
Director of
Rex Schrader
Andy Stritt
Mosa
Glenn Hargrave
Willard Hoyman
Central Committee
Strittmatter
Hileen Mitchell
Leonard Wegman
Swan Lake Bank
As.c
Jones
Derby
Monti
Balster and Maurice Head Hospital
Eet Linn and
Andy Strittmatter
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