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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1962

Page

3

Athletic Banquet Tickets On Sale In Monticello Iowa

Tickets for the athletic banquet are on sale at local schools and shops in Monticello Iowa. Funds support the event with ticket price set at 1.75 dollars for adults and children. Publicity duties credited to Les Voss and team.

Monticello State Bank Montcello Express Dale Adams R. W. Myers Larry Robertson Bud Bader Les Voss Marvin Schneider C. R. Hosford Andy Strittmatter Garry Cooper Dick Long Virgil Hunt E. H. DeShaw Dick Westhoff Sam Rhatigan

Nagel Named Nutrena Dealer at Prairieburg

Nutrena feeds named Nagel Grain and Fertilizer of Prairieburg exclusive Nutrena dealer for the area. Owner John Nagel said the firm will carry the full Nutrena livestock and poultry feed line and will host a grand opening and open house soon.

Nutrena Feeds Nagel Grain and Fertilizer Company Prairieburg John Nagel Nutrena Nagel

Hale Wapsie Wanderers 4-H Club Reports January Meeting

Hale Wapsie Wanderers 4-H club held a meeting at Esther and Mary Inglis home on January 6 with 11 members and six mothers present. They planned a February chili supper at the Olin Lutheran church basement, agreed to buy a file case for librarian materials, and donated funds to the I-E-Y-F cancer and retarded children groups.

Hale Wapsie Wanderers Esther Mary Inglis Luthern Church Olin Martha Holmes Heart Fund Mary Esther Inglis

F F A Banquet Honors Charter Members and Supporters

Six charter FFA members were special guests at the banquet and received awards from Stanley Cook. Present were Dale Adams Kenneth Howie Herbert Heeren Milo Tobiason Dean Zirkelbach and A F Walker first chapter advisor. Two Monticello implement dealers Ed Vanourny and George Schoon were named honorary chapter farmer award recipients honoring their FFA support. Marvin Goldsmith made the presentation.

F.F.A Monticello A. F. Walker Herbert Heeren Kenneth Howie Milo Tobiason Dale Adams Dean Zirkelbach Leo Tjaden Don Folkers Grant Wilken Glen Tobiason Ronald Keener Garry Kromminga Jim Schafer Everett Tobiason Stanley Cook

Speech Contest Winners Teem With Oratory and Reading

Contested results feature finalists Isabelle Joseph Karen Aldrich Cheryl Young Connie Michels Yvonne Heims and others across Midland Oxford Jct and local entries. Winners include Don Somerville Leanne Barnhart Suzanne Milder Leanne Barnhart with multiple declamation and interpretative reading placements.

Tory Isabelle Joseph Karen Aldrich Cheryl Young Sue Schnitzer Connie Michels Yvonne Heims Vicki Gibbs Midland Don Somerville Kay Bronson Luther Ahrends Brian Reade Carol Horn Connie Wilsor Beverly Stafford Jean Hodgden Quentin David Sharon Shebatka Marlene Friedrichsen Larry Levsen Kevin Clark Oxford Jct Leanne Barnhart David Mizaur Gary Burhop Sharon McCreight Mary Jean Pashek Candice Hronick Sharon Pagerick Beverly Knake Bonnie Balichek Terry Peters le Elyn Hansen Carol Balichek John Bartels

Organize County Clothing Group Forms In Jones County

Representatives of churches in Jones county met at First Presbyterian church Monticello to organize a county continuing clothing committee. Rev. Howard Eldrenkamp was elected chairman with officers including secretary Mrs. Raymond Buol and treasurer Mrs. George Swanson.

Jones County First Presbyterian Church Monticello Howard Eldrenkamp St Luke’s Methodist Church Raymond Buel George Swanson Anamosa John Fraser Marjorie Monroe L. E. Beard Cascade Howard Shelley Raymond Buol John Siegle Gideon Krein William Balsiger Fred Bholken Virgil Hunt Robert Cleveland Richard Staple Des Moines Iowa Council of Churches

Midland Community district appeals reorganization plan

Three groups contest a proposed Midland Community school district re organization filed with the State Board of Public Instruction. The petitioner districts are Jones County, Midland Community and Monmouth Consolidated.

Midland Community State Board of Public Instruction Jones County School Board Midland Community School Monmouth Consolidated School District Jones and Jackson Spencerville Jones-Jackson County Midland Canton Rural Monmouth Consolidated Spencerville Rural Wyoming Onslow Center Jct Board of Public Instruction Paul Jarman Jones County

Hi-Way Market Extends Seventh Anniversary Sale

Hi-Way Market continues its seventh anniversary sale this Thursday through Saturday with many items at 49¢ as advertised on page B-1. Owner Jim Read notes the long holiday weekend limited preparations, and the store repeats most special prices for the event.

Jim Read Read

Postpone Swine Day At Iowa State University

The Iowa Swine Producers Day scheduled for Monday at Iowa State University Ames was postponed to March 5 due to weather. Thirty five swine producers from Jones county plan to travel, according to extension director Joe Legg.

Iowa State University Ames Jones County Joe Legg

Farm Bureau Petition Delayed on County District Split

Jones county board of supervisors again defers action on the Farm Bureau petition to split the county into supervisor districts. The board met Tuesday and postponed until March 13, awaiting the attorney general's ruling before proceeding.

Farm Bureau Jones County Board of Supervisors

Longtime Express Reader Seeks Subcriber Echoes

Mrs Elizabeth Schoon of Amber writes to renew her Express and notes sixty years as a reader. The paper asks other readers with more than fifty years of service to share their names addresses and years of patronage.

Elizabeth Schoon Amber Express Schoon

New License Plates Must Be On By Mar 1

Effective March 1 the Iowa Highway Patrol in District 12 will issue summons to drivers whose vehicles lack license plates displayed legally. Plates must be front and rear and fastened horizontally and kept clear of debris. Registration certificates must be displayed. Enforcement of delinquent 1961 registrations begins March 15.

Iowa Highway Patrol District 12 Iowa

Car Hits Bridge in Snow Storm. Driver Escapes Injury

Virginia Ladehoff of Scotch Grove escaped serious injury when her car struck the Kitty creek bridge on highway 38 in east Monticello during a Wednesday snow storm. She suffered a bruised nose, received medical treatment, and was released. Estimated car damage was $500.

Virginia Ladehoff Scotch Grove Kitty Creek Highway 38 Monticello Ladehoff

Highway Essay Contest Open to School Children

The Iowa Good Roads Association sponsors two essay contests for grade four to eight and nine to twelve students during National Highway Week. Prizes total 290 dollars, with first prizes of 50 and 100 dollars respectively, plus several smaller awards. Entries due by April 30, 1962, mailed to the Des Moines office.

Iowa Good Roads Association National Highway Week R. G. Hileman Association Iowa Norman A. Erbe State Capitol Carl Hamilton Iowa State University Ames Robert Bliss Drake University Robert Keir Iowa State Highway Commission Garver Building Des Moines

Wedding Bells for Shirley Dunn and George Pins in Dubuque Cathedral

Mrs. Alf Lahey and Mrs. Shirley Dunn hosted a wedding and reception for Dunn and Pins at the Cathedral in Dubuque with attendance by Mr. and Mrs. Lahey and family. Funeral services for Mrs. Donald Cunning ham were held at St. Patrick's in Cedar Rapids with relatives Jack Crowley Harold Crowley and James Brady present before burial in Anamosa. Wake for Mrs. McDonald drew Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lahey and Mrs. Pat Huber at Devaney funeral home Monticello with additional attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baconen.

Pam Ethel Miller Marie Bacon Norman Miles Julie Jason Walter Westhoff Mary Ellen Tauke Vernon Becker New Vienna Raymond Thompson Iowa City Clark Thompson Vera Bacon Gene Thompson Maurice Thompson Bert Thompson Fayette Robert Nelson Irvin Benter Nelson Fred Nelsons Ben Keith Fritz Kromminga Richard Kromminga Kenneth Sheppard John Schweitzer Cedar Rapids Sheppards Elmer Sheppard Kay Robbie Hosford Steve Lambert Monticello Kathy Steve Larry Sheppard Charlotte Beitz Everett Beitz John Hall Dick Moser Manchester Leon Beitz Charlotte Roger Junior DeShaw Donald Weber Charles Weber Cascade Candy Lee Ann Lisa Landers John Wilsons Howard Havens Roy Havens Joe Moulton Clinton Clell Moulton Clarence Boyle Andrea Herman Dolley Maynard Thompson Muscatine Ardin Maynard Don Flannagan Donnie Mesch Eugene Flannagan Linda Mattheny Goen Bodenhofer Monmouth Miss Mattheny Goen Merle Hogg Bodenhofer Marcus Kehoe Alfred Lahey Harold Crowley Pat Huber Wm. Mardorf Gilbert Wernimont Chas, Wernimont Dan Flannagan Dianna Donnie Buck Creek Lahey Shirley Dunn George Pins Dyersville Dubuque Jack Crowley James Brady Donald Cunningham St. Patrick's Church Anamosa Cunningham Harold James

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