Monticello Community Activities and Meetings Summary
Community conservation league and Monticello Sports Association hold meetings at the Monticello Community Building and other local venues. A busy week includes driver’s license exams, 4-H events, and various club gatherings with a public film showing and religious services noted for the week. Births announced from McDonald hospital include two girls born March 11 to Osterkamp and Steiner families. Weather data from Monticello police readings shows temperatures and precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Conservation League
VAPLW
Monticello Sports Association
Monticello
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monticello State Bank
Jones County
Oak Drive Club
Paul Ladehoty
Monticello Justice Reports Traffic Fines
Saturday morning fines reported by justice of the peace Keith A Nielsen of Monticello show Anamosa residents charged with traffic offenses. Keith A Nielsen fined Keith A Nielsen $3 and costs for an improper turn and Stanley J Woodward $1 and costs for a U turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shimanek
Monticello
Justice of the Peace
Keith A. Nielsen
Anamosa
U-turn
Stanley J. Woodward
Automobile listings for March events and owners
A sequence of March vehicle entries listing names and towns with car makes. Milton B Hughes Cas cade Dodge Vernon G Helgens Scotch Grove Chevrolet Frank L Phillips Olin Chevrolet Lloyd M Aller Martello Chevrolet Lawrence Nolan Wyoming Ford Win chip and Son Scotch Grove Ford Kelleys Kar Klub Anamosa Chevrolet Thomsen Wyoming Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton B. Hughes
Cascade
Dodge
Vernon G. Helgens
Scotch Grove
Chevrolet
Frank L. Phillips
Olin
Lloyd M. Aller
Martello
Lawrence
Rosemary Nolan
Wyoming
Ford
Winchip and Son
Kelley
Melvin C. Thomsen
Gene Taylor Announces Candidacy for Jones County Treasurer
Gene E. Taylor age 31 of Monticello announced his bid for Jones County treasurer the first since Mrs. Henry Adams said she would not seek re election. A Monticello High School graduate and World War II veteran he has lived here most his life and worked for Hargrave Cleaners before and after farming near Anamosa. He and his wife Maxine Carroll Taylor have a daughter Kathy and a nephew Jackie Scott lives with them. He is a member of local fraternal groups and identified as Presbyterian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene E. Taylor
Monticello
Jones County
Henry Adams
Taylor
Monticello High School
Hargrave Cleaners
Anamosa
Maxine Carroll
Kathy
Jackie Scott
Inority
Pythias
Amer
Terfan
Stores to Close From Noon to 3 On Good Friday
Greater Monticello Committee votes to close retail stores from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on Good Friday after endorsing a ministerial association recommendation. meeting notes include fund drive talk, highway widening to four lanes, theater promotion, safety school report, and a public safety meeting proposal. Eighteen members attended the monthly session at the Community building with President Bill Shaffer presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Paul Schuetz
Monticello
Lions and Rotary Clubs
Bill Shaffer
Coffee Day in Jones County Slated for March 26
James Connolly of Auamosa was named Jones county chair for the second annual Coffee Day for Crippled Children to be held on March 26. Restaurant operators and the Iowa Restaurant Association will collect contributions for the crippled children's summer camp. Posters urge patrons to pay for coffee by donating to the camp fund. Funds will support dining room and therapy equipment, as county chairmen are chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Connolly
Auamosa
Jones County
Iowa Restaurant Association
Town Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Connolly
Age Against Youth In Basketball Stunt
A DeMolay charity double header at Monticello High School pits youth against veteran players in two games. Les Linn coaches the Monticello Masonic team joining notable players Bill Hints Paul Lumpa Jim Robinson and others. Admission is 25 cents for students and 35 cents for adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
DeMolay
Masonic Order
Monticello
Allen DeMolay
Dubuque
Les Linn
Monticello High School
Masonic
Bill Hints
Paul Lumpa
Jim Robinson
Bill Grupe
Frank Williams
Orvin Yeoman
Claude Appleby
Les Bal
Athmission
John Looft
Andy Anderson
Facalty
Podhaski's Daughter And Child Struck By Car
Mrs. Charles Podhaski was called to Ottumwa on March 5 after her daughter Mrs. Howard Weidman and granddaughter Candy 8 were struck by a car while walking to a school program Tuesday evening. Candy sustained a broken leg and arm with other injuries. Mrs Weidman had cuts and bruises. Podhaski returned home Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Podhaski
Ottumwa
Howard
Wanda) Weidman
Candy
Weidman
Scotch Grove Township to Form School Study Group
Scotch Grove township residents will meet on Thursday to elect a town study group at Rocky Ridge schoolhouse to study school reorganization. The group will coordinate with a 75 member Monticello area panel to address regional reorganization issues and will reconvene on March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Scotch Grove Township
Rocky Ridge
Monticello
Monticello Council Awards Curb and Gutter Contract
The Monticello city council accepted Allied Construction of Charles City as low bidder at 113 186 76 for curb and gutter work to be finished by Aug 15. Eight other bids ranged up to 130 142 with per foot curb rates under 2 50. Work includes 49 082 feet of curb and gutter 21 catch basins and multiple pipe and sidewalk replacements. The council also approved purchasing a 1958 Chevrolet police car for 831 with trade in of a 1956 squad car. only competing bid 935 from Freese Motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Allied Construction Company
Charles City
Economy Construction Company
Clinton
Booth and
Olson
Sioux City
Diesch
Waterloo
Fitzpatrick
Cedar Rapids
Jackson
Nevada
Midland
Larsen
Cedar Falls
Allied
Paul McMahan
Dubuque
K & P Chevrolet Olds
Freese Motors
Monticello Students Collect Used Clothing for Orphans Worldwide
Monticello students will collect good used clothing for orphans and needy children and adults in the United States and 33 overseas countries during World Clothing Week March 24 through 28. Superintendent Boyd Shannon urged families to send infant to adult clothing and shoes, plus bedding, to school. He noted World Clothing Week, run by Christian Children's Fund, has aided children in 270 orphanages across 34 countries since 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
United States
Boyd Shannon
Shannon
Gehbdal
World Clothing Week
Christian Children’s Fund, Inc
C.C.F
Royal Blue Anniversary Sale Highlighted by Store Fourth Year
Royal Blue supermarket marks its fourth anniversary with a weekend sale. Owner Dick Long announces free hams, a free demonstration, and special prices in a full page advertisement in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Royal Blue
Dick Long
Hunt New Member of School Board
Virgil D. Hunt, 30, co owner and manager of Stuhler's Shoe store, was elected to the Monti cello public school board by a two vote margin in a 429 vote election. Don Sutherland was re elected treasurer with 859 votes. Other area elections in Anamosa Olin Cascade Hopkinton and Wyoming featured multiple incumbents and several write ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil D. Hunt
Stuhler
Monticello
Hunt
Cecil L. Goettsch
Robert W. Myers
Don Sutherland
Max McCrabb
Paul Schuetz
Virgil Hunt
E. H. DeShaw
Express
Anamosa
Olin
Hopkkinton
Merle Robinson
Hopkinton
Howard Payne
Marcus Supply
Bill Lux
Harvey Talmadge
Harlan Johnston
Cascade
West Side
John A. Hosch
al Quint
East Side
H. I. McNally
Howard Hutton
Virtus Lorenzen
Willard Heyman
Lorenzen
Virgil Vernon
Dean Henderson
M. J. Ramsey
Carl Levsen
Henry Weseman
Walter Hartman
Delbert Grafft
Don Goodman
Ken Humpal
Wyoming School Board
Orth
Onslow
George
Wessels
Wil- Sved Wherry
School Board of
Kenneth Shepherd
Ivan Wilson
Ralph Wilson
Rodney Wilson
Red Cross Volunteers Named for Monticello Jones county drive
The Red Cross announces 183 volunteers to run the fund drive in Monticello and northern Jones county from March 10 to 21. Campaign chair Rev. Arnold Schlueter lists canvassers by township including Monticello districts and neighboring towns with numerous volunteer households and teachers offering help in school districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Monticello
Jones County
Arnold Schlueter
Richland
Scotch Grove
Washington
Wayne
Cass
Castle Grove
Clay
Lovell
Schlueter
Monticello FFA honors Star Farmer and Sweetheart at banquet
Tom Streets senior earned Star Chapter Farmer while Barbara Tobiason was named Chapter Sweetheart at the Monticello FFA annual parent son banquet. Honorary Chapter Farmer Bop Patten received the honor. other members were cited for dairy beef swine and more. Guests included Frank Walker and Mrs. June Nelson. entertainment featured quartets and a movie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Streets
F.F
Star Farmer
Miss Tobiason
Barbara Tobiason
Monticello
Future Farmers of America
Bop Patten
Monticello State Bank
Waverly
Veterans Agriculture
Richard Meier
Ken Tuetken
Charlie Classen
Keith Hagen
Phil Gerdes
Dwayne Schafer
P.ra
Frank Walker
Jim Wright
Sentinel
Philip Gerdes
Bert Ballou
Bill Ballou
Todiasons
Ivan Hein
Cectt
I Goettsch
Joan Suter
Jane Maurice
Jery Goettsch
Mary Egger
Ron Burrichter
Paul Tobiason
Loren Baol
Bill Eby
Patten
June Nelson
Monticello Library Spotlight During National Library Week
Monticello marks National Library Week March 16 to 22 with a focus on the public library as a key civic institution. Librarian Florence Roberts notes funding comes from taxes and gifts, recounts the 1902 Carnegie grant, and outlines the library’s growth, catalog, and the ongoing push to encourage wider reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moanticello
National Library
Public Library
Florence Roberts
Lbrarian
Montecellos Publec
Lions Club Tour Energy Plant
Gerald Parkeranober of nergy AM Manufacturing guided Lions Club members through the energy plant after the club’s business meeting Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Gerald Parker
Anober
Nergy AM Manufacturing Company
Nergy
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St. John’s Church
Farm Bureau
Ccollege
Rotary
St Luke's Methodist Church
Navy
Piremen
Social Security Office
Farmers Home Administration
WARCH
Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellows Hall
Congregational Church
Knights of Columbus
Methodist Church
Nirby Wahl
Jones County Meeting of
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
V.A.W
John McDonald Hospital
Harry Osterkamp
Richard Steiner
Justice Court
Courthouse Records
Gene Taylor
Gene Chamberlin
Ray Luck
Stedt
the Express
Bob Harlan
Harlan
Delaw
Podhaski
Council
Virgil D. Hune
Northwest
Harold Gottleaber
Fred Bohlken
Carroll Vaughn
Ronald Fritz
Ross Baty
Anna Penshorn
H. Gottleaber, Jr
C. A. Doxsee
Hi. EB. Morrow
M. Swim
I. H. Schneider
Will Albers
Alva Freese
Northeast
Ernest Wahl
Ernest Becker
James Nelson
Ed Wirth
Southwest
Victor Mowrey
Robert Mullen
Fred Butschi
Herman Herren
John Smith
Carl Bach
M. BE. Prewitt
Max Mitchell
Southeast
Ray Peters
Don Marston
Herbert Husman
Henry Monk
William Brokens
Vic Richardson
Henry Coyle
J. Stutfler
Walter Reese
Arthur Holub
Mark Beckman
Joe Hogan
John Monk
Henry W. Behrends
Irvin Lubben
Fred Kromminga
Richard Kromminga
Colin Tschantz
Gladys Rickels
John Paulsen
Alva Larkey
Ralph Willimack
Clarence Foulks. Lovell
Loren Freese
Robert Appleby
Albert Fass
Glen Adams
LeRoy Ilinrichs
Donald Zimmerman
Harold
Library In
Warner
Andrew Carnegie
Thebrary
Roberty
the. Hbrary
Harold Yeoman
Ed Huibregtse
Lyman Perkins
Ross Haty
Kirby Wahl
Emil Prull
Nation Book Committee, Inc
American Library Association
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