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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
9
Monticello and Anamosa births noted with several local birth reports. The Monticello Junior Chamber of Commerce to host an Awards Night banquet March 16 at 6 30 p m with Evan Hultman Iowa attorney general as speaker and plaques for Jaycee of the Year and Month.
The Peoples Natural Gas company has leased the building on East First Street formerly occupied by Monty Surplus. Harold Tenhoff, the local manager, said remodeling will follow architect sketches. The front will be an office and display area while the back houses storage and warehouse.
Monticello Community schools prepare a March move for 220 elementary pupils and eight teachers into the new Carpenter addition. Eight classrooms relocate from public library Presbyterian church Masonic Temple VFW hall and Central school serves as the remaining location. Open house planned for late April and bus routes adjusted to reflect the new locations with no change for Central school pupils.
Rotarians host Wahonka Camp Fire group for a geology and biology written test led by Mrs. J. H. Fraser. Program chair Bud McNeill and president Virgil Hunt presided as March entries list members from Anamosa Monticello Oxford Junction Dubuque Berwyn Ill Hopkinton and others. Police and justice court dockets note speeding fines and license violations across several towns.
Monticello city council heard a report by Paul F. McMahan on the water and sewage plan. He recommended two eight inch main projects costing 14 000 and 11 000 dollars plus several six and eight inch lines to improve fire pressure and supply. He urged a new 500 000 gallon reservoir and pipe reinforcements with estimated costs ranging up to 32 000 dollars.
April setting planned for paving in County A and County C as announced by local officials in Monticello. Residents informed of upcoming work and schedule adjustments.
Maquoketa Valley voters will decide a $590000 bond for a new central high school. The district names polling places Oneida, Earlville, Delhi, Buck Creek and Hopkinton. The board also changed architects to Toenjes and Stenson of Waterloo to gain about 3000 extra square feet.
A two story farm home near Anamosa was struck by a blaze likely from lightning on Sunday night. William Hansen, wife, and two children jumped from the second story to escape, suffering minor burns. neighbors aided and the family found temporary shelter with relatives in Oxford Junction. The home and its eight rooms were destroyed with only the clothing worn by the Hansens saved.
Old Man Winter dumped about a foot of snow in the Express area causing school closings at Monticello Community and Sacred Heart. Snow and sleet followed rain, with icy branches bringing power line trouble and widespread drifting on Wednesday morning.
Tax records released by the Iowa State Tax Commission list Monti cello retail sales taxes at 36001.72 and Anamosa at 39025.67 for the quarter ending Sept 30 1960. Jones County totals reach 106059.35. The report notes taxes paid to the state for the third quarter and mentions winter weather with snow and slush.
Four civil actions were filed last week in Jones County District Court. In court, a judgment and a divorce were granted and another case was dismissed. On Mar 4 Gordon Donlea filed suit against Harold Postel of Monticello for 303.42 plus interest and costs for Standard heater oil delivered between Mar 2 1959 and Apr 4 1960. Farmers Mutual Co op Creamery Monticello seeks 217.56 from Willis Rickels plus 6 percent interest and costs for goods sold and not paid.
Jones county supervisors announced base coating roads A and C will begin this summer with gravel-to-asphalt preparation. Specifications for base coats—to be reviewed by the Iowa state highway commission—call for 24 foot wide lanes over about 18 miles. A finish coat would follow in 1962, aiming to resemble state highway 38.
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