Monticello Sports Show Offers Boat and Motor Prizes
The Monti cello Conservation club hosts a two day sports show at the Youth Center on April 1 and 2 from 1 to 9 pm with $1,000 in prizes including a boat and motor. Exhibits cover boats trailers fishing gear camping gear and more with free parking and hourly color films. Proceeds support outdoor recreation programs in the area.
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Monticello
Monticello Conservation Club
Bob Rink
Monticello Band
Bowling Golf Club Opens With Spring Party in April
The Monti cello golf club schedules an opening party for Thursday April 16 as club directors confirm plans. Harland Hetzler presides as president with Claude Appleby vice president and Sam Schuetz Jerry Goetzinger Cascade Monticello Jeff Pad hski as officers. Harvey Hinrichs are re hired as stewards for the 1964 season and membership dues remain 50 dollars for a family 30 dollars social 25 dollars single and 15 dollars juniors.
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Monticello Golf Club
Harvey Hinrichs
Harland Hetzler
Claude Appleby
Sam Schuetz
Jerry Goetzinger
Cascade
Jeff Padhaski
Monticello
Man Fined 300 for OMVI in Jones County Court
In Jones County district court last week one OMVI case was heard. Charles Joseph Clark appeared March 6 and received a 300 fine plus costs with a 60 day license suspension. Rhinehart Coden faces a second offense OMVI charge with preliminary information filed March 9 for an incident on Feb 29. The O'Dea Finance Co sued Rex H and Phyllis Rickels for 406.45 plus interest and costs and to establish a lien on a chattel mortgage. Herbert C Fabert of Monticello was sentenced February 26 to 25 years at Fort Madison after pleading guilty to incest involving his daughter last December. The Monticello Young Farmers meet next Monday at Central School with Grover Miehe leading a crop varieties discussion.
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OMVI
Jones County
Charles Joseph Clark
Rhinehart Coden
Monticello
J. Aug. Pearson
Justice of the Peace
O'Dea Finance Co
Cedar Rapids
Rex, H
Phyllis Rickels
Center Jet
O'Dea
Herbert C. Fabert
Fort Madison
Fabert
Monticello Athlete Jerry Long Wins Wyoming University Scholarship
Jerry Long of Monticello has earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Wyoming for golf and baseball plus citizenship and scholarship. The 5 ft 7 in senior lettered in basketball 1961 62 and 1962 63 on the WaMac co champ Panthers and also earned varsity letters in track and football this season. He is active in student government and music and heads multiple organizations.
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Jerry Long
Monticello
Wyoming University
Bill Strannigan
Long
Richard A. Long
Monticello Community High School
Panthers
WaMac
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Don Holmes
John McElmeel
Ron Long
Jerry
Wyoming
Gordon Westhoff
Laramie Institution
Four-H Basketball Tournament Dates Announced
County extension assistant Varlyn Fink announced the 4-H tourney schedule. The senior event runs Monday and Tuesday March 23 and 24 with east half at Onslow and west half at Martelle. The junior tourney is Saturday March 28 with east half at Midland Wyoming and west half at Martelle. Finals for both divisions are Monday March 30 at Martelle at 7 p.m. Oxford Jet faces Everly in the girls state tourney first round in Des Moines the Everly squad enters with a 22-2 mark while Oxford Jet holds 23-3 heading into the matchup.
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Jones County
Varlyn Fink
Onslow
Martelle
Midland
Wyoming
Oxford Jet
Everly
Des Moines
Four accidents reported in Monticello cause $200 damages
Police logged four city crashes over the past week with total damages around $200. On Saturday at 8 p.m. at South Cedar and First Street the 1963 Chevrolet driven by William Joseph Eilers collided with a 1955 Pontiac driven by Frank H. Eilers Sr causing $200 door damage to the Chevrolet. Frank Eilers Sr was charged with running the stop light. A 1953 Chevrolet driven by Louis Thomas Stanson hit a 1950s Chevrolet driven by John J. Zoller at Main Street and East Third Street with minor damages. Zoller charged with failure to have control. At about 5 p.m. March 4 near South Main and Highway 151, John Richard Fagen turned east into a 1955 Pontiac driven by Billy Bleadorn. Fagen charged with failure to yield and Bleadorn with no light. A February 25 incident on North Maple involved a 1956 Ford owned by William Osterkamp and a car driven by Robert Oney. Osterkamp’s bumper damaged. Oney charged with striking an unattended vehicle.
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Monticello
South Cedar
First Street
Willam Joseph Eilers
Frank Eilers
Highway 151
Main Street
East Third Street
Louis Thomas Stanson
John Joseph Zoller
Cascade
Stauson
Zoller
South Main
Oak Street
John Richard Fagen
North Maple Street
Ford
William George Osterkamp
Center Jet
North Maple
Robert Harold Oney
Osterkamp
Oney
Prull Given Five Year Suspended Sentence for Vandalism
James Benny Prull twenty five of Monti cello received a five year suspended sentence in the men's reformatory for vandalism and theft at the Dean Tedrow farm home four miles north of Monticello. He appeared in Delaware county district court at Manchester last week. The crimes occurred the nights of February nineteenth and twentieth with most stolen items recovered. Two juveniles, involved with Prull, were turned over to juvenile authorities.
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James
Benny) Prull
Monticello
Dean Tedrow
Prull
Delaware County District Court
Manchester
Prult
Planning Committee to Meet Thursday in Jones County
The Jones county planning and zoning committee will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday March 19 in the community room of the county courthouse. Henry Adams chairs the board of supervisors and Burl Parks will meet with the group. Forty five 4-H Builders from Jones county head to Des Moines for their annual trip with Varlyn Fink accompanying. They tour the historical building and state capitol and attend the girls state basketball finals. They depart Anamosa at 7 45 a.m. by bus and return after the game.
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Jones County Planning and Zoning Committee
Jones County
Board of Supervisors
Henry Adams
Burl Parks
Ames
4-H
Des Moines
Varlyn Fink
Anamosa
Easter egg hunt planned for Monticello area children
Monticello area children will enjoy an Easter egg hunt Sunday March 22 at the fair grounds starting at 2 pm. Sponsored by the Monticello Jaycees with Jerry Andresen as chairman. If rain occurs the event shifts to Saturday March 28. Divided into two age groups under six and seven to ten. General Life Insurance of Iowa opens Monticello office March 19 in Lambert building area to serve nine agents.
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Monticello
Fairgrounds
Monticello Jaycees
Jerry Andresen
The
General Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Lambert
Dick Aitchison Joins Holmes Super Service
Announcement states Dick Aitchison of Cascade will join Holmes Super Service this week, hired by owner Elmer Holmes. Aitchison is a veteran mechanic formerly at a Cascade garage. The Jones county board approved Powers and Associates of Iowa City to engineer the Olin fire district plat at a cost of 750 dollars, with 30 days to complete. A three day Open House at Naylor Seed Co. in Scotch Grove runs Thursday to Saturday with free gifts and prizes.
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Dick Aitchison
Cascade
Holmes Super Service
Elmer Holmes
Aitchison
Powers and Associates of
Iowa City
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Olin
George F. Specht
Naylor Seed Co
Scotch Grove
Jerry
Ray Naylor
County soils meeting set for Jones county Tuesday
A soils conservation meeting for Jones county will be held at 1 pm Tuesday March 17 in the basement of the Farm Bureau building in Anamosa. Two extension specialists from Iowa State University will speak on corn root worm control and weed management with Ken Howle’s soils commissioner term expiring.
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Jones County
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Towa State University
Ames
Harold Gunderson
Joe Legg
E. P. Sylvester
Lege
Soil Conservation District
County Extension Service
Conservation District
Kenneth Howle
Monticello
242 Phones Cut When Cable Snapped in Monticello
Residents in northeast Monticello lost telephone service for more than 15 hours after a cable was accidentally cut Tuesday afternoon. A total of 242 phones including rural lines were out of order. Crews cut the cable about 2 45 p.m. behind the Monte Theatre. Repair work continued through the night with four crewmen, and service was fully restored by 3 30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Monticello
The
Monte Theatre
No Action at GMC Meeting Extends Past 10 PM
Greater Monticello Committee held a lengthy discussion Tuesday night with no official action. President Rudy Monk led talks on dues, 1965 budget, attendance, and upcoming membership. Banquet chair Harold Yeoman noted lagging ticket sales and urged purchase by Thursday.
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Greater Monticello Committee
Rudy Monk
Harold Yeoman
Athletic Banquet
GMC
Monk
Feld enters race for Second District Congress seat
Dr. James E. Feld of Oelwein announces Democratic candidacy for the Second District against John Culver. Feld, born December 17, 1932, in Oelwein, is a Notre Dame and Iowa alum with a DDS from St. Louis University, a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, and member of state and national dental associations. Western Auto in Monticello opens a new catalog center with a free 320 page catalog and a 10 percent intro discount through March 21.
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James E. Feld
Oelwein
John Culver
Marion
Iowa
Dr. Feld
Sacred Heart High School
College of Science
University of Notre Dame
State University of Iowa
St. Louis University
Dubuque
Western Auto
Monticello
Public Welfare Spends $28 747 in Jones County
The Iowa State Department of Social Welfare reports February public assistance totaling 28 747 in Jones County. Old age grants reached 203 people for 17 468, aid to dependent children 325 people in 78 cases for 10 358, aid to the blind six people for 566, and aid to the disabled five people for 355.
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Jones County
Iowa
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Monticello Express
University of Iowa
Terry Lyon
Gary Olson
Trevor Toland
Sharm Scheurman
Jimmy Rodgers
Lewis McMeen
Dave Roach
Andy Hawkins
Dick Schultz
Mike Denoma
George Peeples
Bill Shea
Edward Bastian
Joel Jessen
Jim Wilson
Dennis Pauling
Bob Gebhard
Phillip Williamson
Jim Rosborough
Haskell Pitluck
Melody Kings
Verna Aldrich
Norman Beitz
Prairiemoon
Prairieburg
Golf Club
Aees
Bob’s
Dick’s Electric
Farm Service
Cucklers
L&m Ins
Mona Yousse
Koffee Kup League
del Smith
Cuckler
Poppe’s
Kraft-E’s
H. T
Shover
Johnson Millers
H.T.S
Petersen Feed
Shaffers Clothing
W.flw
H.ig
George Nieters
H.ls
Wig Harris
H.T.G
Phil Gerdes
Shirley Holmes
Gump Ferring
Moonlight League
Millers High Life
Deere
Wessels
Big Bills
Bob's Cafe
Double Dee
Schlitzie Harmsway
Legion
J. Schneider
Hls. J. Schneider
John Deere
Monticello Young Farmers Organization
Vo-Ag
Central School
Grover Miehe
Vong
Dell Smith
Katie Straub
A.C
Harmsway
United Motors
Washington
Wyoming U
Naylor
General Life
Olin Fire District
Worthington, Iowa
ST. Patrick's Day
Tubs
Irv Behr
Feld
Sealy
Eilers Furniture
Freese Motors
Galaxie
Ford Falcon
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