Rambler Displayed in Monticello Trade Contest This Weekend
The 1960 Rambler will be shown Saturday at the Monticello State Bank corner as part of the Trade Area Expansion Contest. Contestants enter at the Express office from 1 to 5 and 6 to 9 PM with prizes including a choice of three compact cars or $1,800 credit, plus bicycles for runners up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
McLaughlin Motors
Freese Motors
Judy Whittemore
Express
The
Jones, Linn
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Clinton
Cedar Counties
Monticello Express
Local Births and Marriages and Car Listings
Births list from June with Monticello and surrounding towns shows nine newborns including girls and boys born to families in Monticello Central City Bernard and Anamosa. Marriage licenses issued for two couples Elvin Kingery and Dorothy Baldwin plus Kenneth Hasmann and Beverly Adamson. New car registrations note makes and locations in Jones County for June 22 to 28. Justice court docket records speeding improper registration and overlength with fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Raymond L. Hyde
Ana
Mosa
Oldsmobile
Dennis D. Harms
Wyoming
Chevrolet
Harold W. Wurst
Plymouth
Darwin
Carol Anders
Anamosa
Studebaker
Swift and Company
Ford
David
Dorothy Gray
Pontiac
John G. Ricklefs
Mary L. Ricklefs
Frank Or
Mary Henak
Oxford Junction
Betty Ann O’brien
Kenneth K. Rands
William L. Langenhere
Monticello
Valiant
Myrna Sinkey
Justice Court
Max McCrabb
Justice of the Peace
Michael G. Suter
Clarence Edwin Fifield
Toddville
Glen H. Soper
Dr Don Roeder To Join Intelkofer As Dentist
Donald Roeder a Maquoketa native will join Dr J M Intelkofer after July 5. He is a recent Loyal University Chicago dental graduate and a 1950 Loras College alumnus from Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Roeder
Intelkofer
Donald Roeder
Maquoketa
J. M. Intelkofer
Roeder
Loyal University
Chicago
Loras College
Dubuque
Drowns In Maquoketa River Monticello Boy Becomes 1960s First
Six year old Raymond Albert Bemrose slipped into the Maquoketa River near Richland township Tuesday afternoon. Rescuers found his body in five and a half feet of water, after attempting resuscitation for 20 minutes. Funeral services are planned at Goettsch Funeral Home in Monticello.
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Raymond Albert Bemrose
Monticello
Maquoketa
Hanging Rock
Bemrose
Richland Township
Bob Arduser
Goettsch Funeral Home
Albert Bemrose
Henry
Jean
Marilyn
Linda
Ray Bemrose
Swink, Okla
Aubrey Appleby
Eunice Appleby
Raymond Bémrose
Maquoketa River
Monticello July Fourth events feature band and fireworks
Monticello hosts a July Fourth program at the fairgrounds with a 7 p.m. Pee Wee baseball game, an 8 p.m. Monticello High School band concert, and a 9 p.m. fireworks display by the American Legion VFW and park board. Additional activities include swimming, fishing, and picnicking at local sites. The band also conducts a 6:30 p.m. marching practice before departing Tuesday for the Lions Club International parade in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairgrounds
Monticello
Monticello High School
Monticello American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Monticello Park
Swan Lake
Chicago
Allerton Hotel
Riverview Park
Three New Suits Filed in District Court
Elsa Rose sues for writ of habeas corpus to release her minor son John Albert Rose from the Men’s Reformatory in Anamosa on a second degree murder charge. Rock Island Furnace Supply seeks $2,612.69 plus costs from Harry Gorius and Mrs. Gorius. Union Trust and Savings Bank sues for $108.14 plus costs on a promissory note from Henry and Betty Brucher.
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Jones County
Elsa Rose
John Albert Rose
Ray Purcell
Anamosa Friday
John Rose
Reformatory
Rock Island Furnace Supply Company
Harry Gorius
Union Trust and Savings Bank
Henry
Betty Brucher
Five Accidents Reported Over Weekend In County
Over the weekend five minor crashes occurred in Monticello and Jones County. Victim James Porter was hospitalized with pelvis and shoulder injuries after colliding with Ralph Lahey. Other incidents involved Edmund Lahr Cora Moncrief Willis Pavin Geneva Crail and Gerry Ommen with damages ranging from 125 to 350 dollars and several drivers cited for failure to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County
James Porter
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
Ralph Francis Lahey
Hopkinton
Porter
Lahey
West Grand Street
Edmund John Lahr
Walnut
First Streets
Cora Moncrief
James Maurice
Monti
GMC Names Committees For Corn Picking Contest
A special meeting to plan the state corn picking contest was held on Tuesday evening at Poplar Heights. Louis Freese, president of the Greater Monticello committee and general chairman, presided as co chairs set up finance and other panels with aims to recruit workers for October events on the Bert Ballou farm near Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ballou
Monticello
Poplar Heights
Louis Freese
Greater Monticello
WMT
Louis
Local Contest Committee Names Revealed for Event
A special meeting of the general committee is planned in about two weeks, according to Louis Freese. The group lists participants across Mort Arch Edwards and Alva Freese in contest roles, with grounds and exhibits assigned to multiple members and Ed Cox coordinating publicity and queen contest activities.
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K & P Chevrolet Olds
H. M
Johnny'’ Jones
John McDonald Hospital
Robert Coden
William Kelchen
Charles Green
Paul Staner
Bernard
James Pflughaupt
Central City
Melvin Manternach
Harold Gottleaber Jr
Kenneth Dauhl
Highway 151
Lanworthy
Langworthy
Orel
Amber
Buck Creek
Bel Cascae
Castle Grove
Clem’s Post Cardsnan Center Junction
Bod Hopkinton
Mystery Farm
Seuss
Onslow
Peneraenees
Prairieburg
South Fork Sane
Visssceeseees
Lake Michigan
Aragon Ballroom
Fred A. Carstens
Cedar Rapids
Hugo G. Deininger
Jones County Civil Defense
Willis Wayne Pavin
Pavin
Marilyn Lea Folkers
Scotch Grove
Folkers
Geneva Marie Crail
Gerry Lee Ommen
Crail
Ommen
GMC
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