Marriage Licenses and Autos Highlight Jones County Notices
Two marriage licenses were issued this week by Jones County Clerk W Leigh Pearson. Licenses went to Harvey Hinrichs and Mildred Rieniers of Monticello and Jerald Alden of Onslow with Helen Potter of Baldwin. Automobile licenses list multiple residents of Anamosa and surrounding towns with various car makes.
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W. Leigh Pearson
Jones County
Harvey Hinrichs
Mildred Rieniers
Monticello
Jerald K. Alden
Onslow
Helen Potter
Baldwin
Marion Serbousek
Anamosa
Chevrolet
L. D. Murfield
Pontiac
Melvin H
Jean Sievers
Wyoming
Lloyd Aller
Martelle
John William Wigger
Lincoln
Albert Johnson
Henry J
Melvin Brickley
BE. R. Gronewald
Virtus G. Lawrence
Lewis Vernon
Plymouth
Howard Edwards
Dodge
Stewart, Inc
Ford
Leo F. Levsen
Harlan Young
Kaiser
Henry Hanssen
Scotch Grove
Eleanor M. Gurley
Mercury
Eugene C. Sievers
Lawrence Otten
Monticello Maps Street Upgrades for 100 Blocks
City council and Howard Greene Engineering outline a street program for over 100 blocks in Monticello. Final plans, specifications, and a block by block table guide the proposed 6 inch or 8 inch bases with asphalt or blacktop surfaces and widening where needed.
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Monticello
Howard Greene Engineering Company
Greater Monticello
Shannon Named To Athletic Council
Boyd Shannon superintendent of Monticello Public Schools has been elected to the Representative Council for the Iowa High School Athletic Association. He will represent the northeast district to fill an unexpired term of Carl Christian, with term running to 1654. Walter Hetzel of Cresco is the other northeast district representative. The 14-member council advises the state board of control on athletic matters.
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Boyd Shannon
Monticello
Towa High School Athletic Association
Northeast
Iowa
Carl Christian
Walter Hetzel
Cresco
Board of Control
State Athletic Association
Brainerd Drives Appointment As Cancer Crusade Fund Chair
Walter Brainerd was named fund raising chairman for Jones County’s cancer control program by Frank B. McTigue Fort Dodge Iowa division campaign chair. Brainerd succeeds C J Nemmers Anamosa who led the 1950 Cancer Crusade raising 101 percent of quota as the Iowa division aims to lead in funds and expand education and service. Brainerd pledges to mobilize local support for April 1951 activities and a twin focus on fundraising and education to save lives. Mrs Clifford M Strawman Anamosa leads the year round cancer education and service program as chapter chairman in Jones County.
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Walter Brainerd
Jones County
Frank B. McTigue
Fort Dodge
Iowa
American Cancer Society
C. J. Nemmers
Anamosa
McTigue
Brainerd
Congress
Clifford M. Strawman
Tones County
City Denies Class C Beer Permits in Monticello
Monticello city council denied renewal for a class C carry-out beer permit at North-Side Clover Farm Grocery and unanimously refused to issue any class C permit in town. Lambert's Sport Shop and Midway Sweet Shop received class B permits. Personal injury claims against the city involving Mrs. Raymond Taylor and Herman Burkett were sent to the city attorney. Elsie Shepardson Harrison of Pook Nebraska, widow of Monticello resident, died Monday after hearing of her cousin Charles Rice.
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Monticello
North-Side
Clover Farm
Northside
Lambert's Sport Shop
Midway Sweet Shop
Raymond Taylor
Herman Burkett
Charles Rice
Elsie Shepardson
Pook, Neb
Five Dogs Poisoned Here Last Week in 24 Hours
Sheriff investigates five local dog deaths or disappearances within a 24 hour period in Monticello area. Dr. Reynolds reports no strychnine arsenic or mercury found. some poisons undetectable by standard tests may be involved. Dogs owned by Mrs. Lee Marugg Robert Wilcox Clark Brokaw Bill Holmes and Don Wright implicated. two dogs unaccounted for. Nearby residents and visitors noted as part of ongoing Local inquiry.
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Monticello
Ivan Reynolds
Jones County
Lewis Dreibelbis
Reynolds
Lee Marugg
College of Pharmacy
State University of Iowa
The
Express
Community Building Schedule and Meetings
A community events list outlines March 11 at the Auditorium for a V F W District Convention March 12 Rotary March 18 Union Services March 19 Rotary meeting and Monticello Implement and Truck Company show March 21 Auditorium Union Room No 2 9 am to 4 pm includes highway patrol license examination.
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V.F.W. District
Rotary
Union Services
Monticello Implement and Truck Company
Union
Highway Patrol
Slippery Highway Cited in Langworthy Accidents
Police report links two crashes a mile north of Langworthy on Highway 151 to slippery pavement. Involved drivers were Marshall W. Davis of Des Moines and Ruth M. Johnson of Marshalltown with her young son riding along.
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Langworthy
Ivan Reynolds
Reynolds
Marshall W. Davis
Des Moines
Ruth M. Johnson
Marshalltown
Johnson
Style Show Set At School Auditorium Tonight
The Business and Professional Women sponsor a style show at the high school auditorium with an 8 p.m. curtain tonight and a repeat Friday. The program features men’s women’s and children’s fashions and promises an excellent performance. The Express society page carries the complete program.
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the Express
Certificate of Merit Awarded to Presbyterians
The First Presbyterian Church of Monticello received a Certificate of Merit from the Extension Division of Iowa State College at Ames for outstanding community service.
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Presbyterians
First Presbyterian Church of
Monticello
Iowa State College
Ames
Voters Face Three Ballots In Local School Election
Voters in Monticello and the county will choose on three ballots next Monday. The county ticket includes Leigh Clark and Herman Helgens seeking re election. In the Monticello Independent district James Maurice and Ed Cox seek 3 year terms. A new 2% mills levy for ten years to finance grounds, buildings and remodeling is proposed, replacing the current 3 mill retirement levy. Polls open noon to 7 pm at the school house. other county polling places remain unchanged.
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Leigh Clark
Herman Helgens
Monticello Independent School District
James Maurice
Ed Cox
Board of
Independent
Monticello
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Two Monti Boys Admit Thefts in Two Homes
Two Monticello youths aged 14 and 16 signed statements admitting thefts from two Monticello families last month. They took $15 from the Carl Schneider home on February 20 and a sum of money plus a family pocket knife from the August Schatz residence the next night. The case was largely solved by Monticello Police Officer William Null. County Attorney James T. Remley said the boys will appear in juvenile court this Saturday.
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Monticello
Jones County
Lewis Dreibelbis
Dreibelbis
William Null
Carl Schneider
Schatz
James T. Remley
Four New Court Cases Filed In Jones County
The Jones county court saw four new cases filed during the week including two suits on accounts, an equity charge in an estate settlement, and a divorce action. Fines were imposed on Thelma Bossard and R M Bossard for illegal liquor and immoral use possessions following raids on local taverns.
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Jones County
Thelma Bossard
Monticello
R. M. Bossard
George Secor
Amber
Clyde Wehr
Herman Kray
Oxford Junction
Kray
Eileen West Miller
John Miller
James Arthur
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Sacred Heart
Milwaukee Railroad
Mullen
John Locher
John McDonald Hospital
Grant Adamson
Elmer Soberg
Vernon Judenhauf
Hopkinton
Rodney Wilson
Lewis Weber
Prairieburg
Castle Grove
Loren Cramer
DeWitt
Clinton Hospita
Canton
Dael Chapman
Monticello Hospital
Chapman
Allen Reyner
Buck Creek
McDonald Hospital
Wilson
Jean Ehlers
City Council
Engineering Com
A. P. Lambert
SYR
B. Shannon
Athletic Council
Brainerd Drive
Cancer Fund
John Leggett
Alice Taylor
C. E. Tremain
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Tremain
St. Luke's Hospital
Tremains
Joyce Freese
Chicago
Mgr
Mrs
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Schoon
Goettsch Funeral
William Schoon
Robert Myers
Cecil Goettgch
West First Street
E. F. Severn
James Howie
Sovern
John Deere
Otto Owinga
Griscer
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Scott Hardware
Clarence
E. L. Lchenthaler
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