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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1958
Page
5
Monticello officials explain correct park usage based on timing. The guidance distinguishes between city park spaces and fairgrounds for picnic plans, outlining the proper terms to use depending on when the event occurs.
Monticello community events from March 6 to March 15 include Pythian Sisters breakfasts, AA meetings, a DHIA session, and a Lenten film at St John’s. A dispute centers on Monticello Park use for a cattle feeding experiment by Monticello Feed Mill raising park control questions and a relocation request. Fines and legal notices appear for traffic violations and civil cases, with births at John McDonald hospital and local officials cited.
A two day trial yielded guilty verdicts in operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated cases including Paul Howie of Monticello and Clair Chaplin. Fines ranged from 100 to 300 dollars with 30 to 60 day jail terms on default, and bonds set at 250 to 750 dollars. Other rulings included a Bleadorn v Parson judgment for 561.62 plus interest and multiple divorce and examination orders in Jones County District Court.
The Jones County Farm Bureau schedules a meeting Friday evening March 7 at 7 30 pm in Anamosa to organize a Farm Bureau Young People group for ages 18 to 30 or recent high school graduates. The unit aims to develop leadership through education recreation and community service. Also mention of Monticello high school sophomores selecting class rings on March 3.
Feb 25 Cedar Rapids resident Louis Langenberg 25 weds Laverta Mae Siver 23 of Martello. Mar 1 Monticello native James Albert Mettler 18 marries Pat Butterfield 17 of Anamosa.
A string of February and March motor vehicle transactions lists buyers and makes in Anamosa Monticello Oxford Junction and Amber. The Monticello park board reports the city park front gate closed and park road conditions improved per members.
A 75 member study group is being formed to explore reorganization of the Monticello area school districts. An executive committee of 16 will organize six sub committees Finance census and area facilities transportation curriculum and public relations with representatives from Cass Lovell Castle Grove South Fork Wayne Richland townships and Monticello. Ex officio members include Paul Jarman Shannon and Monticello board members. Data collection will occur in spring and summer with recommendations on a following plan for district reorganization.
Twenty one residents on West South South Chestnut West Burrough and Buckeye streets petition Monticello officials urging no special assessments until permanent repairs are made including removal and replacement of curbs and gutters and street black topping. The council approved the work January 2 and sent assessment notices. the petition seeks suspension of payments and cites broken promises by the council and contractor.
Howard Reeder, 54, longtime Hopkinton native and chairman of the board of Continental Insurance of Chicago, dies after a life spanning Hopkinton Delhi and Wilmette. He built a major career in insurance with a large in force value and leaves wife Helen McAllister and children Joan and John.
The Jones county Easter Seal campaign for the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults runs from Mar. 6 through Apr. 6. The society mails its appeal to every home in the county to aid crippled children and handicapped adults. Checks may be sent to Julia Foarde of Citizens Savings Bank, Anamosa.
Monticello residents go to the polls Monday March 10 to choose three candidates for a three year school board term Cecil L Goettsch Virgil D Hunt and Dr Robert W Myers are the hopefuls Also on the ballot Don ald Sutherland seeks reelection as treasurer Balloting runs 12 noon to 7 pm at the main school building Earl H DeShaw completes his third term not seeking reelection Write in votes allowed with X in the box only Details on ballots and candidate backgrounds provided by the Monticello League of Women Voters
Monticello Conservation League officers announce the annual fish fry at the American Legion building on Friday March 28 at 6 p.m. The top prize is a 5% horsepower Johnson Sea Horse outboard motor with an additional $1 000 in door prizes. After dinner wall eye pike fillet and sides, free outdoor movies will be shown.
The Storm a one act play was presented to Monticello public high School students in the auditorium on Wednesday afternoon Mar 5 Cast members Parke Behn Carla Folkers Bill Ballou Tammy Eden and Judy Schneider qualified for the district speech contest at Marion Director is Mrs Martha Joseph local speech teacher
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