Plan Fourth celebration in Monticello Iowa
Independence Day events in Monticello on July 4 include a 9 p.m. fireworks display at the city park and a 12 year old Little League game at 6 30 p.m. A band concert runs 8 9 p.m. near the Youth Center, with a flag burning at 8 30 p.m. Free activities sponsored by the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Monticello Drill Team. Government offices and many stores closed for the holiday.
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Monticello
American Legion
Vic Jenson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Monticello Park
Police Court and Justice Court Docket Summary
A condensed list of police court and justice court entries shows penalties for minor beer possession intoxication and disturbing the peace with names such as Harlan Vanderandschulp Orange City and Kenneth Schneider with fines from 10 to 25 dollars. Additional entries include speeding no drivers license and muffler violations for residents of Monticello Cascade Hopkinton and Davenport with various fines.
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Harlan J. Vanderandschulp
Orange City
Kenneth E. Schneider
Brian W. Brown
Farley
Velma F. Owen
Essex
Dennis F. Deters
Spring Grove
Minn
Chuck A. DeShaw
Hopkinton
Lawrence E. Brockhohn
Monticello
Colleen A. Shipton
Local Offenses Reported From Town Records
Listings show multiple cases with fines including Dennis E. Steger of Monticello fined $15 for gain greeting, $10 for beer on a public highway and speeding, and Nancy L. Milroy of Monticello fined $25. Other entries name Jim Feldman of Delhi with two checks and costs, Arthur C. Blofield of Coggan $10 for improper passing, Stephen P. Jacobs of Dubuque $8 for night speeding.
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Dennis E. Steger
Monticello
County meeting sets plan for sanitary landfills in Jones County
A Thursday evening session in the courthouse community room considered future landfill plans for towns and Jones County. County engineer Earl Beisell chaired as Grover Benischek was absent due to injury from a ladder fall. A commission will be formed by July 1 with one appointee from each town and the board to craft a unified landfill plan and budget. Richard Rankin and Charlie Miller of the state board urged joint action to meet new health regulations.
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Jones County
Earl Beisell
Grover Benischek
Board of Supervisors
Beisell
State Board of Health
Richard Rankin
Charlie Miller
Miller
State Board
Holiday deadlines tighten for Monticello Express
Due to the holiday next Tuesday, the Monticello Express announces revised deadlines for the July 6 issue. Classified ads due 12 noon Monday, display ads 2 p.m. Monday, farm news 12 noon Saturday, sports 9 a.m. Monday, society 11 a.m. Monday, main news 5 p.m. Monday, correspondents by 12 noon Monday. Press goes to Wednesday. distribution Thursday.
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The
Monticello Express
Express
School board standardizes supplies and storage plans noted
Messerli reports progress on standardizing room supplies in elementary schools with lowest price purchases from a single supplier. Langworthy building to be kept as storage. Wayne township buildings to be reassessed. Special education pupils move to Shannon site next fall. Members Sam Schuetz Clarence Hosford Jack Knopp Paul Schneiter Don Bergman attend with secretary Virgil Hunt and treasurer James Corwin.
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Messerli
Wayne Township
Shannon
Sam Schuetz
Clarence Hosford
Jack Knopp
Paul Schneiter
Don Bergman
Virgil Hunt
James Corwin
Fair and Evening Stage Lineup at the Fair
The Fair features nightly shows from Aug 9 with Bobby Vinton Antoinettes The Four Bisbinis The People Tree and Garray and Tomco. Friday spotlights Boots Randolph Jethro Burns Tompall and the Galser Bros Georges Schleck. Boots Randolph stars in NBC TV special Star Spangled Boots Aug 29 with Doc Severinsen Barbara McNair and Chet Atkins. Jerry Van Dyke appears Saturday with The Florida Boys Gus Ursula and Don and The Gulls. The Spartans and the Ben Arden orchestra perform all week.
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Bobby Vinton
Antoinettes
the Four Bisbinis
People Tree
Garray
Tomco
Boots Randolph
Jethro Burns
Tompall
the Galser Bros
Georges Schleck
Doc Severinsen
Barbara McNair
Chet Atkins
Jerry van Dyke
Florida Boys
Gus
Ursula
Don
the Gulls
Spartans
Ben Arden Orchestra
Sale announced for Evers Royal Blue Food Store Monticello
Donald Evers announces the sale of the Monticello store to new owners Donald Goetz and Ed Smith. Goetz, a Burlington native and 24 year grocery veteran, renames the store Giant Discount Food Store and will keep Dennis Ortgies as manager. A meat manager, interior remodeling, and a later grand opening are planned. Evers will keep a Guttenberg location and continue operating another store.
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Donald Goetz
Tipton
Giant Discount Food
Monticello
Dennis Ortgies
Harold Sprague
Goetz
Evers
Royal Blue
Donald Evers
Guttenberg
Ed Smith
Burlington
Discount Food Store
Jim
Ben Shelley
Board approves fund transfers in Jones county meeting
Jones county board of supervisors approves transfers totaling seven thousand dollars from county general to health and one thousand five hundred from domestic animals to county general. Emergency funds move to county general while twenty five thousand go to election.
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County General
Five Cars to Be Awarded at Great Jones County Fair
Louis Freese of Freese Motors displays one of five 1972 Mercury Cougars as prizes at the Great Jones County Fair to be awarded Saturday August 12. The metallic brown car features a white interior bucket seats automatic transmission console white side walls radio heater and disc brakes.
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Jones County Fair
Louis Freese
Freese Motors
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