Jones County District Court Sees Mixed Civil Actions
Last week in Jones county district court Ambrose Schlarman and Ben Prult sue Mary Kate and Mike Breen in a replevin over 32 tons of hay valued at 160 dollars with 50 dollars costs. Leola Ahrendsen seeks divorce from Henry Ahrendsen with custody of two children and relief regarding property. W H Gardner sues Otto Danneman over a land sale of 20 acres at 90 dollars an acre with 1125 dollars damages sought. Amy Holcomb and others file a decree quieting title against Unknown Claimants in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Ambrose Schlarman
Ben Prult
Mary Breen
Kate Breen
Mike Breen
Leola Ahrendsen
Henry Ahrendsen
Anamosa
W. H. Gardner
Otto Danneman
Amy Holcomb
births and a Rotary report noted from local news
Over the past two weeks at John McDonald hospital several births were recorded including a boy for Wennekamp of Monticello on June 10 and more boys for Mardorf Hopkinton Gray Monticello Holub Olin Lang Hopkinton Wiencke Meis Cascade Johnson Sand Springs. President elect Donald P Sutherland reported on the Rotary International convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. A Northwestern Bell guest, Mr. Gillette, attended a Monday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
John Wennekamp
Monticello
Wilhelm Mardorf
Hopkinton
Hubert Gray
Robert Holub
Olin
Louis Lang
Joseph Wiencke
Florine Meis
Cascade
Marvin Johnson
Sand Springs
Donald P. Sutherland
Rotary International
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Mr. Gillette
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Monticello Band Opens Summer Concert Series Tonight
The Monticello band presents the second concert in its summer series at 8 PM in the band shell directed by Miss Ione Smith. The 11 piece program features American the Beautiful Hosts of Freedom The Gypsy Men of Ohio Towa Band Law Missouri Waltz Iowa Corn Song In A Monastery Garden All Through the Day Shoutin Liza Trombone and the Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Shell
Ione Smith
American the Beautiful
Hosts of Freedom
the Gypsy
Men of
Ohio
Towa Band Law
Missouri
Three boys register with Anamosa selective service board
Three boys reached 18 this past week and registered with the Jones county board in Anamosa. They are John J. Clark of Monticello, Raymond J. Poppe of Langworthy and Daryl L. Bodkin of Olin. The board will meet next on July 5 at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Selective Service Board
Anamosa
John J. Clark
Monticello
Raymond J. Poppe
Langworthy
Daryl L. Bodkin
Olin
New Car Licenses Issued at County Treasurer Office
During the past week the county treasurer issued licenses for two 1946 Chevrolet school buses for Frank FE and Miles Olin. A 1946 Reo truck was licensed to Eli Shada of Anamosa, a 1946 Chevrolet truck to Carl Mardorf of Anamosa, and a 1946 Plymouth to George H. Paulsen of Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank FE
Miles
Olin
Eli Shada
Anamosa
Reo
Carl Mardorf
George H. Paulsen
Onslow
Marriage Licenses Issued by District Clerk Pearson
Two marriage licenses were issued in the past week by Leigh Pearson, district court clerk. Merrill Lanier, 34, of Jesup and Rosemary Neville, 31, of Anamosa wed. Raymond G. Miehe Jr., 22, of Monticello and Carmen Ingwersen, 19, of Onslow were also licensed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Pearson
District Court
Merrill Lanier
Jesup
Rosemary Neville
Anamosa
Raymond G. Miehe, Jr
Monticello
Carmen Ingwersen
Onslow
Monticello Express Raises Single Copy Price
The Monticello Express will charge 6 cents for a single copy starting with the July first issue. Buyers at the Express office or Kay and Palmer Walgreens should note the price increase to cover higher production costs. The extra penny takes effect July 3, aligning with other towns of similar size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Express
F. J. Kay and Palmer Walgreen
Salvation Army Drive Reported Slow in Monticello
Jones County Salvation Army drive chairwoman Mrs. Garl C Hodson says progress is slow in Monticello with only a few workers reporting $150 raised so far. All reports from residential and business districts must reach her by Saturday noon June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garl C. Hodson
Jones County
Salvation Army
Monticello
Hodson
Democrats Conventions Set as Nominees Withdraw
Democratic county convention set for Friday June 28 at 10 a.m. in Anamosa courthouse. Chairman Tom Stimpson lists numerous delegates from towns including Monticello, Morley, Oxford, Rome, Cascade, Wyoming, Anamosa and other wards. withdrawals remove R. L. Siebels and William Stanton Jr from the slate, raising the chance of new Democratic nominees or an uncontested fall race against the Republican incumbent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Stimpson
R. L. Siebels
William Stanton, Jr
Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Thomas Stimpson
Anamosa
Court House
Monticello
Ward Ono
J. J. Locher
C.m
Ross Baty
Kenneth Ferring
George Harris
Harry Lyon
J. Kane
Simon Locher
Clare Hayes
C.w
Pearl Schneider
Paul Schuetz
J. A. Liddy
Honor L. Clark
Ward
Morley
Onslow
Oxford
Louis Kula
FE. L. Petersen
Frank Kulhavy
Grace Stuhr
Henry Shimerda
Lulu
Louis Buresh
John Buresh
Rome
Seward White
Ethel Brainard
W. C. Weatphal
E. H. Larson
Josephine Phillips
Arno Lawson
Vera Westphal
Seatch Grove
F. D. Sutherland
Marvin Holst
Ruth Holst
Stone City
Theresa Walsh
Clarence Healy
Joe Fearde
Washington
Henry P. Hughes
S.w
George Coyle
Raymond McMahon
H. J. Morrison
Bernard
Louis J. Finn
T. J. Supple
Cascade
Wayne
George H. Harms
Irvin Kintzel
P. M. Daly
Rex Reuter
Amber
Carl Harms
George Poppe
Langworthy
Wyoming
Albert Buck
Lee Allen
E. R. Marshall
Frank Harrington
Lyle Tompkins
EI. C. Diggs
Peter Sievers
William Sommerville
John Gooteec
Leonard Wegman
Meda Bowdish
Joe N. Miller
O. M. Miller
I. L. Kromminga
W. H. Frazer
E.m
Carrell Blood
Catherine Mershon
C. A. Rife
R. D. Finnigan
Cass — Wes Marek
Edward J. Stadtmueller
Wenely Marek
Carl Cordes
Harry Flaherty
Castle Grove
Fred Cramer
Bernice Ahlrichs
Fred Heiken
Ernest McDonough
Center Junction
Clay
Clarence Keating
Francis Supple
Leo Koppes
B. J
Lottie Byerly
Alvin Byerly
Carl Mardorf
Lovell
Madison
South
Monticello Stores to Close July 4
In accordance with the prior agreement all Monticello stores will be closed Thursday July 4. Customers are urged to complete their shopping prior to that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Stores
Monticello
Northwestern Plans New Filing to Abandon Midland Branch
The Chicago and North Western Railway will file another ICC petition to abandon the Midland branch between Maquoketa and Anamosa. Vice President L L White says the line has lost money for years and rebuilding costs now top 70 500 dollars. No work will occur until ICC re considers the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and North Western Railway
Inter State Commerce Commission
Midland
Maquoketa
Anamosa
L. L. White
White
Northwestern
I.C.C
Soap Box Derby Set For Monticello On June 29
Eight to ten boys will race down First Street hill in Monticello’s inaugural Soap Box Derby. Runners must build their own carts under ten dollars and meet safety rules. The Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company and Lions Club co sponsor with insurance for each rider. The winner advances to Des Moines then Akron Ohio for the national finals with a four year scholarship prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
Monticello
Des Moines
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company
Matthiessen's
Lions Club
Akron
Ohio
Sand Hill Lutheran Challenged Monticello VFW In Sunday Match
A softball game is set for Sunday afternoon June 29 at 3 p.m. on public school grounds. The Sand Hill Lutheran Church team has challenged the Monticello VFW team to a contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Hill Lutheran Church
Monticello V.F.W
Mrs Muller Dies at Home in Monticello After Illness
Mrs George Muller died at 2 20 a m Tuesday at her Cherry Street home in Monticello after a brief illness. She visited her children and saw two great grandchildren last Sunday and attended church Monday. Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart church today with Rev Eugene Lorenz officiating. burial followed at Sacred Heart cemetery. Born January 15 1870 near Marysville California she was the youngest of twelve children of Joseph and Mary Weber. Survived by husband six children 28 grandchildren and four great grandchildren one brother Nicholas Weber of Marysville. She was a life long Catholic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Muller
Cherry Street
Monticello
Sacred Heart Church
Eugene Lorenz
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Muller
Marysville
Calif
Joseph
Mary (Adams) Weber
Iowa
California
Maller
Matthew
Paul
Katherine Manternach
Anamosa
John
Castle Grove Township
Mary Kurt
Nicholas Weber
Communal Call-In Set Up With Overseas Soldiers
Radio station WKBB in Dubuque organizes a program allowing residents of Monticello and nearby areas to talk with relatives overseas. The American Legion Auxiliary led by Mrs. Hei Schoon will coordinate contacts, free of charge, with a deadline of Saturday noon June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WKBB
Dubuque
Monticello
American Legion Auxiliary
Hei Schoon
Monticello Firemen Launch Citywide Safety Drive
The Monticello fire department begins an inspection and education campaign to remove fire hazards in basements attics and back rooms. Fire Chief Bud Shelley and Assistant Chief Floyd Kephart urge town cooperation as inspectors canvass districts and plan emergency routes. Hydrants will be checked for location capacity and pressure and an educational program for children will stress fire prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Bud Shelley
Floyd Kephart
Kephart
Shelley
Ames
Middlewest
Mt Vernon hosts closing session appoints many Methodist pastors
The Upper Iowa Methodist conference at Mt Vernon closes with ministerial appointments for the Davenport district. Names include Virgil Grant to Monticello for a second year and numerous assignments across towns such as Alburnett, Anamosa, Bertram, Center Point, Coggon, Martelle, Monticello, Mt Vernon, Oxford Junction, Solon, Tipton, Waubeek, West Branch, and Wyoming among others.
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Upper
Walker
A. B
Chamberlain
Central City
G. C. Lusted
Coggon
Silver Creek
Paul HH. Heath
Clarence B. G. Kemper
L. L. Dunnington
Lisbon
Mechanicsville
Charles Arnold
Marion
Iowa Requires State Licenses for All Pilot Certificate Holders
The state requires anyone with a C.A.A. pilot license to register for a state pilot license. The fee is one dollar and due by July 1. Included are student pilots. Ed Garner at Monti airport has blanks and Ed Cox of Monticello soloed Sunday at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Ed Gartner
Monti
Ed Cox
Monticello
Manslaughter Charge Filed At Anamosa
Bart Bud Dirks age 25 of Anamosa was bound over to the grand jury on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of George Leaper 60 of Anamosa at University Hospital. Dirks arraigned Tuesday morning on the charge after a Sunday arrest with a $2000 bond. Leaper died from head injuries after a fight outside his home in Anamosa Saturday night June 15. The county attorney said Dirks and his father went to Leaper’s home to fetch Mrs Dirks. Dirks said he struck Leaper after Leaper threatened him with a hoe and Leaper had been drinking. Leaper was unmarried and living with his mother. Dirks had been working in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart “Bud" Dirks
Anamosa
Justice of the Peace
George Lawrence
George Leaper
University Hospital
Jews City
Dirks
Glen J. McLaughtin
Leaper
Ana- Mesa
McLaughlin
John Dirks
Young Dirks
Monticello
Monticello Band to Parade in Des Moines Centennial
Monticello’s band of 66 and 11 state winners will travel by chartered buses to Des Moines for the Centennial Celebration. They will view an army show at the municipal airport then tour the state fair grounds and capitol before marching the Des Moines parade route starting 6 16 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Des Moines
Boyd Shannon
Shannon
Fair Grounds
State Capitol
Army
State Fair
Capitol
Capital
Locust Street
Horses Enter 140 in Jones County Fair Racing
Over 140 horses are entered for six races across a three day Jones County Fair program August 21 22 93 with total purses of 4600 attracting entries from Iowa and neighboring states Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota Illinois and Town Superintendents of Speed are M T Stott and C D Shaffer The schedule lists two races per day with three heats each opening with 2:28 Pace and 2:28 Trot on August 21 then 2:17 Pace and 2:17 Trot on August 22 and 2:24 Pace and 2:24 Trot on August 23 Also mentions Edith Behrends visiting Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair
Harry Stuhler
Fair Board
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Illinois
Stuhler
M.T. Stott
C. D. Shaffer
Jones County Sports Festival Returns at Monticello Fairgrounds
The Jones County Sports Festival resumes after a four year gap on July 4 at the Monticello Fairgrounds. A full day program includes softball, horseshoes, a picn ic dinner, a Monticello Band concert, chair quoits, dart throwing, nail driving, and a large track meet for all ages. A group will be selected to travel to Ames for a state festival September 6-7. County 4 H members and associated groups are eligible to compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Karn Bureau
Monticello Fairgrounds
Monticello High School
Jane Mien
Ames
Gilly
County Arm Bureau
Thei
Hoys
Nwo
Ed Helgens
Marvin Laceck
Dan Meeks
Melvin Sievers
East
West
Mmil Paulsen
Merle Meeks
William Reade
Alva Stadtmueller
Bill Martin
John Petersen
Richard Hanken
Mr and
F.jd. Deischer
Jean Ann Freese
Living Eilers
Abbie Tudor
Dale Adams
Neal Hayden
Harlan Russell
Bill Jansen
Express to Publish a Day Early for Fourth of July
Advertisers and correspondents are reminded that The Express will publish one day early on July 3. The staff will have a full day off on July 4 as a holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Republicans To Meet Friday In Anamosa Convention
Republicans of Jones county plan a convention Friday June 28 in Anamosa to name delegates for the Repose state convention the Republican judicial convention and the 8th judicial district convention. Delegates from Monticello Center Junction Anamosa and other areas will be chosen for county ward and district meetings with lists of names included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Toe
Cadit
Arthur Young
Lorenz Allumand
Gladys Rickels
Monticello
Ward Three
Shimaneck
Doris Shimanek
Dorache
Ralph Crim
Glenn Hargrave
Curtis Moncrief
Bader
Morley
Harlan Shumaker
Econ
Mechanicsville
Florence Miller
Ewok Re
Ewok Re Biekerstall, Cyrus Lamb, Leo Hay and Thartan Shumaker
Onslow
Marvin Hunwardsen
Dayse Lyon
Mira Sears
Glatha Willison Osford C
EL. Jones
Ean Eunice Jones
Ewe
Doretta Hodoval
Dt Shimanek
Frank Henak
Bernice Hunwardsen
Antone Blinck
J. M. Hall
Victor ‘Tatek
Rome
H. UH. Freeman
C.J. Drickley
Wis
Dee Pieper
Evelyn Postel
Violet Clark
Frank Miles
Scotch Grove
Moe Lange
Cam
George Pohlken
Frank Dawes
Wls
Eby
George Hagen
W. Hh. Clark
Stone City
Dearborn
Can
Walter Rowan
George Matthiessen
Washington
John Walker
Wayne — Or
Willms
Amber
Richard
Hinken
Herman Helgeons
Hinrichs
Bert Ballou
Donald Pursell
Herman Helgens
Monticeto
Hlh
Zimmerman
George Schafer
Esther Robertson
Wes Thompson
Charles Ryan
Delbert Brickley
Louise A. Kellogg
Anamosa
Ward
Remley
Ein
G. LL Kinser
John Podenhofer
Wirres Rees
Jo. Heisermian
Mattie Mairebanks
Harper Smythe
Ben Whinehart
George Waite
Go EL Bhinser
Center Junction
Lewis Vernon
Cass
Andrew Watt
A. P. Ogden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayne Center
Wayne Center Rural School
Laurabelle Baum
Castle Grove No. 2
Mabel Caspers
Wayne Center School
LaVonne Harms
Phyllis Bunting
Wilma Bunting
Carl Oaken
Glen Rickels
Willene Hubner
Evelyn Hubner
Dorothy Helgens
Rex Rickels
Marilyn Tobiason
Robert Reuter
Main Hill
M. E
Mt. Vernon
Edith Behrends
Cedar Rapids
Wilhelm Behrends
Warren de Rees
Charmande Jones County
Republican’ Central Ecommittee
Prorsessivns
Pieme
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