Three births reported in Monticello minutes
On Wednesday morning at John McDonald hospital three births were recorded. March 10 a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Smothers of Martello. March 12 a son to Mr and Mrs Elmer Knockel of Cascade. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Glen Seeley of Viola. A 9 pound baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Porter of Hopkinton at a Manchester hospital on Saturday March 10, joining a sister and brother.
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John McDonald Hospital
William Smothers
Elmer Knockel
Cascade
Glen Seeley
Viola
Raymond Porter
Hopkinton
Manchester Hospital
Local Notes List Of Names And Dates
March dates list several individuals with towns and car brands noted. George H Paulsen Onslow Ford appears March 10 while Leo P Staner Monticello Pontiac and Donald H Juilfs Onslow Plymouth are listed March 12. March 13 shows Kenneth Howie Monti cello and Dodge.
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George H. Paulsen
Onslow
Ford
Leo P. Or Emelyn Staner
Monticello
Pontiac
Donald H. Juilfs
Plymouth
Kenneth Howie
Dodge
Monticello Good Friday store closing urged by GM C directors
The Greater Monticello Celo committee voted to urge all Monticello retail stores to close Good Friday afternoon March 30 from 12 to 4 and reopen 4 to 9 p.m. A committee was also formed to seek Milwaukee railroad permission to clear the right of way between Highway 151 and the municipal airport for grass growth.
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Greater
Earl DeShaw
Ed Cox
Jerry Parker
Speakers Planned For N F O Meet In Monticello
Len Wolf of Elkader and Corbin Crawford of Ainsworth will headline the National Farmers Organization meeting in Monticello on Friday March 23 at 8 p.m. The event at the Community building invites both women and men. Jones county unit president Walter Hoppe notes 700 to 800 local members and 131000 nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Wolf
Elkader
Corbin Crawford
Ainsworth
National Farmers Organization
Monticello
Walter Hoppe
Anamosa
Jones County
Wolf
Crawford
Iowa
N.F.O
Hoppe
Kuriger Firm Hired to Heat New School Building
Kuriger Brothers plumbing and heating of Monticello was hired by the Monticello school board to heat the new elementary school building until warm weather. The Kuriger firm holds the plumbing and heating contract as architects insured the first inspection of work by plumbing, heating and electrical contractors. General contractor work has been approved by the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuriger Brothers Plumbing and Heating of
Monticello
Kuriger Firm
Porchlight Drive for Handicapped Set for Monday
Monticello's Business and Professional Women's club plans a porchlight Easter drive Monday evening March 19 to raise funds for the Jones County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Volunteers and teams organize the canvass with 7 to 8 p.m. porchlight contributions and telephone pledges to 559W.
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Monticello
Jones County Society For
Lavern Lambert
B.P.W
Monticello High School to stage The Fortune Teller operetta
The Monticello high school operetta cast for The Fortune Teller was announced by vocal music instructor Mrs. Robert Deppe. The list includes leads Ronnie Burrichter Eldon Benedict Sherrill Bohlken Tom Null and others with named ensembles such as The Hussars ballet girls gypsy chorus and girls chorus. The Victor Herbert opera is set for March 20 at 8 p m in the high school auditorium with tickets 60 cents for adults and 35 cents for students.
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Monticello
Hussars
Bill Eby
Ronnie Bronemann
Ivan Hein
Loren Buel
Jim Dietiker
Jerry Bronemann
Larry Eilers
Gordon Eberhart
Jane Maurice
Judy McDonald
Joan Suter
Joyce Schoenbeck
Mary Jo Goodyear
Karen Freese
Carol Aldrich
Marge Dandl
Judy Hollar
Judy Sutherland
Tom Holmes
Mary Egger
Leona Folkers
Jeryl Goettsch
Elaine Appleby
Bill Meyer
Richard Stadtmueller
Dean Helgens
Judy Holler
Mary Jean Plueger
Betty Reuter
Aretha Powers
Ruth Postel
Judy Poppe
Janice Reynor
Evonne Reth
Marlene Poppe
Barbara Tobiason
Phyllis Hagen
Doreen Streeper
Judy Schoon
Marilynn Nelson
Lynda Folkers
Victor Herbert
Monticello High Among 40 Invited to SUI Play Day
Monticello High School joins 39 others invited to attend the University of Iowa Play Day on March 17. The event, run by the women's physical education department, aims to show high school seniors career options in physical education and honors Girls’ Athletics associations. Students will participate in basketball volleyball swimming and tumbling activities.
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SUI
Monticello High School
University of Iowa Women's Physical Education Department
Lovell School Sold for $10 To M. T. Stott
Monticello buyer M. T. Stott paid $10 for the remaining three fourths of the Lovell No. 2 country schoolhouse plus $25 for the north side frame annex at auction two miles north of Monticello. The sale followed the south wall collapse on Oct 7 and included items such as a near century old clock and the school bell once used daily. About 150 people attended as former students recalled 95 years of one room schooling.
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Louie
M. T. Stott
Monticello
Lovell No. 2
Stott
Elmer Hanken
Alva
Laura) Hinrichs
Hinrichs
Louie Hanken
Barbara Bone
Leroy Page
Meeting Postponed for Past Noble Grands
The Past Noble Grands meeting scheduled for Monday March 19 is postponed until April.
50 Petit Jurors Selected for April Term of District Court
Jones County announces 50 jurors for the April term of district court. W. L. Pearson, county clerk, says reporting date is April 9 at 10 a.m., with case assignment day April 3. Judge J. E. Heiser man of Anamosa to preside. Alphabetical list includes Hulda Allen, Valda Barber, Josephine Behne, John Hanna, Louis Holsinger, Velma James, Donald Jensen, Lawrence Otten, Paul Paulsen Jr, Ray Peet, Robert Peet, Naomilee Petersen, Silas Wright, and Tames Zaruba among others.
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Jones County
W. L. Pearson
J. EB. Heiserman
Anamosa
Hulda Allen
Wyoming
May Ambuehl
Monticello
Valda Barber
Oxford Junction
Ralph Beardsley
Josephine Behne
Ruby Borcherding
Olin
William Buol
Arthur E. Butterfield
Donald Clark
Lidwina Clark
Chris Conrad
Minnie Crowley
George D. Dirks
Amber
Nick Nosbish
Paul Oeschger
Scotch Grove
Lawrence Otten
George E. Oster
Paul Paulsen, Jr
Ray Peet
Martelle
Robert M. Peet
Robert W. Peet
Naomilee Petersen
LaVern Plueger
Dale Scott
Price Slate
Vern Streeter
Charles Swordes
George Waite
Ethel Walker
Ben Warren
Augusta Weseman
Clarence
Louise Wortman
Silas Wright
Tames Zaruba
Harold Larson Elected Head of Farmers Union
Harold Larson was elected president of the Iowa Farmers Union group in Jones county at a Tuesday night meeting in the courthouse community room. He is a local farmer and former A S C chairman for eastern Iowa, with 125 members in the county and more than 1,800 statewide. The group elected Lyle Arduser vice president Jim Stadtmueller secretary and Jack Sting ley treasurer and planned monthly meetings with speakers and entertainment.
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Anamosa
Harold Larson
Iowa Farmers Union Group
Jones County
Courthouse
Larson
A.S.C
Iowa
Lyle Arduser
Monticello
Jim Stadtmueller
Jack Stingley
Center Junction
Farmers Union
Jones
Washington
Ground Clearing Work At Onslow School Starts
Ground clearing began Tuesday for a new three room grade school addition at Onslow. Donald Jansen hired by Peterson Brothers of Garnaville to clear the ground with a caterpillar. Peterson Brothers bid $48 740 for the project, to be finished by September 1 1956.
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Onslow
Supt
Wagner
Donald Jansen
Peterson Brothers
Garnaville
Rabies Vaccine Now Required For Dogs Here
A new dog ordinance approved by the council enforces annual rabies vaccination and April 1 license deadlines.licenses reduced to 1 dollar for males or spayed females and 3 dollars for females, with impound powers and stricter stray definitions outlined.
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the Express
Monticello Considers 181 Light System And City Contract
Monticello city council at a special meeting tabled a street lighting contract proposal from Iowa Electric Light and Power. Current 183.10 monthly bill would rise with a 1.5 mill levy based rate, while a 338.25 cents per light charge is discussed for an 181 light system. The plan includes expansion to 181 lights, tree trimming by the company, dusk-to-dawn operation, and adjustable unit rates. Council also reviewed system improvements, franchise term, and related city projects and appointments.
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Monticello
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Power and Light Company
Robert E. Farrell
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Farrell
Le.l.&p
Walt Zubler
Monticello E.l.l.&.p
Peter Pazour
Anamosa
Farrell Sa
the Express
Light Company
Monticello and Oxford Junction elect first women to boards
In Monticello and Oxford Junction a historic election produced the first women on their school boards. Mrs. Arthur Shelley won a Monticello seat with 267 votes. Mrs. Arlene M. Oster led Oxford Junction voters with 151, securing a three year term. Other towns also saw women challengers perform strongly.
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Monticello
Oxford Junction
Express
Arthur Shelley
Arlene M. Oster
Luella Jamieson
Center Junction
Martello
Janet Meeks
Anamosa
Presley Hanna
Eugene Rees
Lynn Merfield
Verne Goetisch
Carl Stolz
Buck Creek
Ralph Wilson
Maudsley Announces Candidacy for County Auditor
Frank Maudsley of Anamosa, a Republican, declares candidacy for county auditor now held by George Specht. Specht seeks re election as the Democratic county officeholder. Filing deadline for nomination papers is April 10.
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Jones County
Frank Maudsley
Anamosa
Maudsley
George Specht
Specht
Lee Crain
Olin
Harm Dirks
Center Junction
William T. Jansen
Amber
August Hansen
Oxford Junction
Walter Hoppe
Leonard Kula
Henry F. Adams
Monticello
William Bailey
Howard Campbell
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Shopper’s Guide
Monticello Express
G.mc
G.M.C
Carroll Vaughn
Dick Long
Vernon
Shopper's Guide
Johnny Jones
Long
N.F.O. Meet
Kuriger
Arthur Skelley
Dave Cuckler
Dorothy Castonguay
Eliza Shannon
Marilyn Jones
Labreda Kuriger
Bernice Meier
Gladys Rickels
Abbie Nelson
Joyce Ellett
Jacquie J Lambert
Dorothy Behrends
Ruth Miller
Esther Reade
Lyla Richardson
Dottie Richardson
Augusta Melsha
Ellen Kilers
Jennie Condit
Ford Coward
Naomi Hargrave
Kathryn Loop
Madge Shaffer
Lucille Kucera
Mar Kuriger
Helen Kuhns
Peggy Tedrow
Ethel Nickel
Alice Ricklefs
Marie Vernon
Ruth Copley
Mildred Meyer
Helen Guyan
Caroline Heiken
Bernice Himebaugh
Emma Heiken
Florence Helms
Mildred Griffith
Lorna Prult
Hulda Robinson
Clara
Lovell School
Velma James
Donald Jensen
Jay Kane
Donald Ketelsen
Fred Kuntz
Ollie Lasack
Clarence Lutz
Routh Mallicoat
Donald Meeks
Merle Meeks
Raymond Moran
Velma McCullough
Lisbon
Grass Roots
Zubler
Ed Vanourny
John Behn
Larry Stoneking
Ronald Behrends
William Steiner
Roy Miller
A. P. Lambert
Skelley
G. M. Jones
R. A. Long
Donald Sutherland
Marvin Chevalier
Paul Schuetz
Ray Coyle
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