GMC to Study Staggered Terms For Councilmen
The Greater Monticello committee met in the Community building and approved underwriting up to three Monticello Dollars auctions and paying up to 225 for guest tickets at the athletic banquet. They also voted 50 toward a student employment service and formed a panel to study changing council tenure to four years on a staggered basis and increasing wards from three to four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Monticello Committee
Monticello
Rex
Tom Aitchison Elected to FFA District Office
Tom Aitchison of Monticello was elected vice president of the northeast FFA district at a meeting Saturday at Valley High Clermont Elgin. John Holub earned a gold creed speaking rating and will represent Monticello at the state convention in Waterloo in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Aitchison
Monticello
Futre Farmers of America
Valley High
Clermont-Elgin
Aitchison
MHS
FFA
John Holub
Waterloo
Dave Hawkins
Bob Plueger
Glenn Tobiason
David Tschantz
Eldon Dirks
Gaylan Wilken
Andy Ballou
Bob Holub
Andy Cubit
Chiropractors Join National Drive to Expand Chiropractic Colleges
Dr. Lyman C. Perkins of Monticello announced that local doctors who are members of the International Chiropractors Association will participate in a nationwide campaign. Monticello doctors will join the student recruitment phase to bolster the profession and its health research program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Chiropractors Association
Lyman C. Perkins
Monticello
Perkins
Beef Banquet Tonight At Midland High Wyoming
About 500 people are expected to attend the Jones county beef banquet at 6 30 tonight at Midland High School in Wyoming. Guest speakers include Donald Blanchard and Lee Kolmer, with entertainment by Jack Pyle and Larry Tobler. Paul Allen of Onslow will serve as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Midland High School
Wyoming
Donald
Red) Blanchard
Radio Fame
Lee Kolmer
Iowa
Uni
Versity
Ames
Jack Pyle
Larry Tobler
Paul Allen
Onslow
Assa
Wyoming Presbyterian Church
Calvert and Wiley Nominated for Jones Soil District
Harold Calvert of Anamosa and Larence Wiley of Center Junction are nominated as candidates for Jones County Soil Conservation District commissioners. The election occurs during the Farm Business Clinic on March 21 at the Farm Bureau building, polls 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The winner serves a six year term replacing Irvin Sievers whose term ends March 21. Calvert operates a 100 acre Fairview Township farm and was among the first Jones district farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Calvert
Anamosa
Larence Willey
Center Jct
Jones County Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Irvin Sievers
Jones District Commissioners
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Wyoming
Fairview Township
Jones
Jurors Named for April Term of Jones County District Court
Petit jurors for the April term announced by Judge Donald B. Barnes report at 10 a.m. April 9. Listed jurors span stations including Monticello Ellen Barnes and Delores Feldman, plus attendees from Scotch Grove, Center Jct, Wyoming, Olin, Oxford Jct, Cascade, Anamosa, Martell, Amber, and Morley with names such as Gay Otten, Maynard Bartels, Florence Miller, and John Osterkamp among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Donald B. Barnes
Monticello
Ellen Barnes
Royal Corbett
Delores Feldman
Lena Helgens
Henry Holub
Virgil Hunt
Dick Long
Carlton Landis
Paul Lumpa
Gay Otten
Marvin Peters
Victor Richardson
Marvin Schneider
Jeanne Sims
Scotch Grove
Kenneth Ahlrichs
John Otten
Center
Carl Reuter
Wyoming
Bill Peck
Paul Saunders
QLIN
Harlan Cozart
Florence Frank
C. E. Rowell
Donald Starry
Max Thomson
Betty Timmons
Lovilla Zimmerman
Onslow
Lauria Eiben
Jens Jansen
Pete F. Schladetzky
Oxford
Helen
Wanda Robertson
Carl Alferts
Martelle
Albert Bobst
William Clark
Floyd May
Harry Newman
James W. Peet
Ray Peet
John Osterkamp
Morley
Florence Miller
Rotarians View Film On Tree Farming
Rotarians attended a Monday meeting at St Luke's Methodist church to view a color sound film on tree farming produced by Georgia Pacific. Jim Maurice presented the film as program chairman with Dr. R W Myers presiding. The report notes soil and water conservation methods including terraces contouring rotations and pasture management. Lawrence Willey operates a 240 acre Madison township farm applying contouring and rotations while Calvert serves as assistant district commissioner for the Jones County LCC. Election judges Dale Adams and Merle Jansen, with clerks Boyd Frantz and Don Clark, were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia- Pacific
Jim Maurice
R. W. Myers
St Luke's Methodist Church
Calvert
Jones Co. Lcc
Jones County
Lawrence Willey
Madison Township
Grand Mound
Calamus
Clinton County
Dale Adams
Monticello
Merle Jansen
Anamosa
Boyd Frantz
Martelle
Don Clark
Olin
Larceny Charge Filed Against Illinois Man
Preliminary information filed March 12 in Jones county district court against Aloysius J. Kramer of Scales Mound NL charged with larceny. Kramer committed to county jail in default of a $500 bond for taking a new electric wheel farm trailer from Russell Chaplin of Onslow on Oct 16 1961. Also on Monday Great Plains Supply Co Monticello was granted judgment of $276.20 plus 7 percent interest from July 25 1961 and costs from Allan and Judie Westhoff of Monticello for a balance due on a promissory note issued Aug 18 1960. Economy Foods Inc Cedar Rapids filed suit March 13 against Phillip Clampitt seeking $140 with 7 percent interest from Oct 18 1961 and costs for a promissory note. Two suits filed March 6 Jerry Naylor dba Naylor Seed Co Scotch Grove seeks $62.09 from Henry Osterkamp and 5 percent interest from Apr 13 1961 plus costs. Jack E. Lundstrum inmate at Anamosa reformatory filed writ of habeas corpus against Ray Purcell warden. Lundstrum serving a five year larceny sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Aloysius J. Kramer
Scales Mound
Kramer
Russell Chaplin
Onslow
Great Plains Supply Co
Monticello
Allan
Judie Westhoff
Great Plains
Westhoffs
Economy Foods, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Phillip Clampitt
Jerry Naylor
Naylor
Name Captains For Cancer Drive In Monticello
Mrs. John H. Fraser names eight section captains for the April drive with area assignments including Southwest Monticello and Southeast Monticello. About 90 volunteers will visit homes in the first week of April under township chairs Castle Grove Scotch Grove Wayne Lovell and others with Howard Hicks as Jones county crusade chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Fraser
Monticello
W. B. Clark
Lulu Cass
Arnold Jacobs
Bonnie Meade
Esther Locher
Ray Schoon
H. L. Schrader
Hillcrest
John Hornstein
Oklahoma
George Harris
Main Street
Effie Hoffman
First St
Pat Jarrett
William D. Behrends
Fraser
Castle Grove
George A. Rickels
Scotch Grove
Louie Hanken
Wayne
Ed Helgens
Lovell
George Hoffman
Howard Hicks
Jones County Crusade
Bosses Night Honoring Employers March 27 Monticello Jaycees
The Monticello Junior Chamber of Commerce will host Bosses Night at 7 p.m. on Tuesday March 27 in the Monticello Community building. Norman Holzaepfel Iowa University gymnastics coach will speak on President Kennedy's youth fitness program. Dr. Don Kaiser chairs the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monticello
Norman Holzaepfel
University of Iowa
Kennedy
Jaycees
Don Kaiser
No Injuries Reported In Two Area Accidents
Two accidents near Anamosa and Monticello caused only vehicle damage with no injuries. Edward Dengler of Cedar Rapids tried to pass Joseph Patzner as Patzner turned into a driveway on highway 64 east of Anamosa. Beverly Ann Riekels of Monticello escaped injury when her car overturned on highway 38 after hitting ice.
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Highway 64
Anamosa
Edward Dengler
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Patzner
Sigourney
Patzner
Kenneth Carter
Monticello
Beverly Ann Rickels
Highway 38
Clarence Aschbrenner Leads Iowa Farmers to Washington
Clarence Aschbrenner of Anamosa represented Jones county Farm Bureau in Washington D C March 12 14 with 106 other county Farm Bureau leaders. The group met lawmakers and the Agriculture Secretary to press the cropland adjustment program and visited Capitol Hill hearings and a Farm Bureau banquet with Iowa officials. On return, he stopped at the Chicago Board of Trade and AFB offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Aschbrenner
Anamosa
Jones County Farm Bureau
Washington
Farm Bureau
Congressional
Secretary of Agriculure
Orville Freeman
American Farm Bureau
AFB
Capitol Hill
Iowa
Aschbrenner
Chicago Board of Trade
Leslie Linn Honored at Cedar Rapids Banquet
Leslie L. Linn of the Oscar E. Melchert agency and Paul Revere Life Insurance was honored at a Cedar Rapids banquet on March 14. The event recognized the Cedar Rapids agency for best overall performance in a year long, 19 agency competition across 10 states, with Linn a member of the President's club for a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie L. Linn
Oscar E. Melchert
Paul Revere Life Insurance Co
Massachusetts Protective Association, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Cancer Fund Drive Plans Discussed at Board Meeting
The American Cancer Society board met March 5 at Memorial Hall in Wyoming. Howard Hicks of Monticello, chair of the fund drive, reported on April event plans. Guest Ann Wilson spoke for the district while Mrs. C R Smith of Wyoming reviewed a book. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Clayton Ridout of Wyoming and Mrs. Kenneth Patton of Olin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Memorial Hall
Wyoming
Howard Hicks
Monticello
Cancer Fund
Ann Wilson
C. R. Smith
Clayton Ridout
Kenneth Patton
Olin
Four MHS Teachers Attend WaMac Meeting
Four Monti cello Community high school staff attended a WaMac meeting of principals and English teachers held Wednesday at Bishops in Lindale Plaza Cedar Rapids. Attendees include Principal Dale Greenwald and instructors Paul Beck Audrey Stumbaugh and Mildred Griffeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Community High School
WaMac
Bishops
Lindale Plaza
Cedar Rapids
Dale Greenawald
Paul Beck
Audrey Stumbaugh
Mildred Griffeth
Farm Bureau pushes Iowa county supervisor districting plan
A petition with 1 486 signatures was presented January 9 by Farm Bureau officials calling for districting of county supervisors. The signatory total equates to 10 percent of the 9 222 voters in the last gubernatorial election. Redistricting favors may shift seats and threaten Everett Mayberry of Anamosa on the board, with districts tied to township lines and unequal populations. The board delayed action awaiting an attorney general opinion on legality and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Everett Mayberry
Anamosa
William Baily
Selective Service Registrants by County in February
February registrants in Jones county include Monticello residents James Richard Buol Donald John Payne Patrick Paul Beckman William Everett Nelson and Anamosa residents John Albert Conley Cletus John Appleby John Gilman Lozier Thomas Edward Walder bach Robert Paul Wessels John Leroy Meyer Richard Dean Ellison Olin Gerald Richard Moore Larry James Sell Cascade Paul Ellis Brady Loras Joseph Felton David Joseph McDermott and Wyoming John Robert Culver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Montcello
James Richard Buol
Donald John Payne
Patrick Paul Beckman
William Everett Nelson
Anamosa
John Albert Conley
Cletus John Appleby
John Gilman Lozier
Thomas Edward Walderbach
Robert Paul Wessels
John Leroy Meyer
Richard Dean Ellison
Olin
Gerald Richard Moore
Larry James Sell
Cascade
Paul Ellis Brady
Loras Joseph Felton
David Joseph McDermott
Wyoming
John Robert Culver
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Steve Koob
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Dan Gray
Ted Krouse, Jr
John Savage
Richard Krein
Ron Balsiger
Jack Luensman
Don McDonald
Tom Yeoman
Chuck Hubbard
Mike Lambert
GMC
Chester
Condit Monticello Dial
Chiropractors
Bob Glynn
CTV
Hetzler-Copley Agency
Lee Klomer
M Club
Joyce Appleby
Janice Lehman
Joe Noble
Iowa City
Cuoes
Grace Walker
Abc-Tv
Monticello, Iowa
Illinois
Washington, D. C
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Cancer Board
St. Patricks Day
Worthington Memorial Hall
Big Boys
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Sawyer
APPA
Freese Motors
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Garnaville
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