Rural school room allocations and facilities plan
The document outlines improvements for rural schools including heating, sanitary facilities, and access to activities. It notes open schools are near towns with good roads, in good repair, and low maintenance. Pupil assignments are distance based with equalized travel for Sand Springs Lovell Richland and Wayne pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Town
Lovell No
Sand Springs
Lovell
Richland
Wayne
V.F.W
Masonic Temple
District Court files multiple personal injury and divorce actions
The district court docket includes a collision claim from Mar 15 1959 near Monticello alleging damages of 504.27 and injuries to the plaintiff and his son Richard. A Speedy Manufacturing Co. suit seeks 64 plus interest from Dec 19 1958 against Harold W Contey for items purchased June 19 1998. Lorraine Healy seeks divorce from John Clayton Healy of Anamosa with custody alimony support and temporary restraining relief. Judge Penningroth dismissed Leonard Hosch vs Herman Lightfoot for 15000 in damages from a Sept 14 1958 accident. A partition decree was filed by Martha Switzer against Malinda Ny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Monticello
Highway 151
Stephen
Oelwein
Speedy Manufacturing Co
South Dakota
Harold W. Contey
Scotch Grove
Lorraine Healy
Anamosa
John Clayton Healy
Charles Penningroth
Leonard Hosch
Herman Lightfoot
Martha Switzer
Malinda Ny
MHS Dance Band Set for Lions Club Smorgasbord Finale
The Monticello High School dance band will perform at the Lions Club smorgasbord finale on Tuesday, April 4 at the Jones County Youth Center. Proceeds fund a new sound system for the center. tickets are on sale county-wide through March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MHS
Lions Club Smorgasbord
Monticello
Lions Club
Jones County
Ham
Turkey
Keystone Cops
Judge authorizes $16,981.33 fund distribution
Judge Penningroth approves a distribution totaling $16,981.33. The order directs allocation of the funds to specified claimants, detailing the authorized payment amount and the responsible recipients. The ruling sets the disbursement timeline and safeguards to ensure proper execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg
Penningroth
Oxford Junction Woman Killed in Car Wreck
Ruth Coker 30 died in a Monday early morning crash on highway 6 near Maquoketa when a car she rode in struck a bridge railing and plunged 20 feet. Carrol Keener, Carol Hughes, and Leo Kloft were injured. Funeral held March 15 at Oxford Junction Methodist Church. burial at Mayflower Cemetery. She had lived in Oxford Mills and worked at Clinton Engines Maquoketa since 1959. She is survived by husband Robert Coker two sons Robin and Kim two daughters Jenny and Terry parents Theodore and Florence Buchanan three sisters and three brothers and grandmother Ellen Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Ruth Coker
Maquoketa
Highway
Coker
Tion
Belmond
Theodore
Florence Kelly Buchanan
Effis, Minn
Robert Coker
Oxford Mills
Clinton Engines
Robin
Kim
Jenny
Terry
Theodore Buchanan
Effie, Minn
Ellen Kelly
Chicago
Cascade Residents May Vote On Bond Issue Next Month
April 18 is tentatively set for a school bond election in the Western Dubuque County Community School District. petitions circulate requiring 25 percent of last election voters to sign. The $1.345 million bond funds new Cascade kindergarten and six grade elementary, Epworth high school additions, and other projects with 60 percent approval needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Dubuque County
Epworth
Bernard
Dyersville
Farley
Petit Jury Named for April Term in Jones County Court
The April term petit jury for Jones county District Court was selected Tuesday. Jurors must report Thursday April 10. Listing of jurors by town includes Monticello Scotch Grove Center Junction Oxford Junction Martelle Morley Olin Wyoming Cascade Anamosa Onslow Clarence with multiple individuals named for each locale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Hanken
Scotch Grove
Claude Appleby
Monticello
Jones County
Gosden
Center
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Jones County District Court
Twenty Jones County youths register for Selective Service
Twenty Jones County youths registered for the Selective Service in February per Secretary Mrs. Catherine Doolittle. Notable registrants include Harold Tarbox, Olin and Robert Zaruba, Wyoming who already served in the Armed Forces, plus signups from Monticello and Anamosa areas. The board will hold its March meeting at 9 p.m. Monday in the courthouse Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Catherine Doolittle
Harold Tarbox
Olin
Robert Zaruba
Wyoming
Monticello
William Charles Beckman
Charles Joseph Rigby
Robert Francis Shimanek
Joseph John Takes
Stanley Owen McGaffee
Leland Frederick Haring
Onslow
Randolph Jay Sauer
Kenneth James Culver
Cascade
LeRoy Ronald Bartels
Robert Joseph Yanda
Oxford Junction
Helgens Place at Iowa Spring Market Hog Show
Ed Helgens and Sons of Monticello placed in the Poland China division at the Cedar Rapids market hog show. Harlan Helgens also earned a placing in the carcass contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Helgens
Palmer Drug Store EQ-6 Cold Relief Pitch
A Palmer Drug Store ad promises quick relief from colds with EQ-6 tablets. It states a 69 percent start relief within one hour after taking three doses half an hour apart and offers money back if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Drug Store
Maquoketa Valley Plans Five Public Meetings on Bond
Maquoketa Valley school district will hold five public meetings starting March 20 to explain the need for a new central high school and answer questions about the March 30 bond election. Meetings run 8 p.m. at district venues with attendance sought from architects, superintendents, and board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa Valley
Arvin C. Blome
Citizens’ Committee For Better Education
Central High School
Oneida
Buck Creek
Delhi
Hopkinton
Earlville
Citizens’ Committee
Surplus Commodities Distributed in County
Jones county welfare director Mrs Nellie Rummel reports that last month 103 families totaling 337 people received aid with 88 families and 366 individuals on borderline aid and 19 individuals from 36 families on direct relief. A total of 1031 persons from 266 families are on the certified list, including 137 from 39 families not receiving help. Surplus commodities distributed included dry milk 1288 pounds flour 3000 pounds corn meal 1695 pounds rice 778 pounds dry eggs 595 13 ounce cans lard 900 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Rummel
Jones County
Borderline
Rummell
Will Discuss Soils and Crop Recommendations Meeting
A public meeting to discuss soils and crop recommendations will be held at 8 p.m. Monday March 20 in the vocational agriculture room at Monticello Central School. Speakers include William Oschwald extension agronomist Cedar Rapids Andy Cubit vocational agriculture instructor Monticello and Joe E Legg Jones County Extension director Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Oschwald
Andy Cubit
Joe E. Legg-Co
Monticello Voc. Ag
Dept. and County Extension Service
Monticello Central School
William Oschwald
Extension Agronomist
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Joe E. Legg
Jones County
Anamosa
GMC Approves Easter Egg Hunt in Monticello Park
Greater Monticello committee members approve an Easter egg hunt for area children set for Saturday afternoon March 25 at the fair grounds park. Meeting led by Les Voss in Jim Nelson’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Monticello
Fairgrounds
Les Voss
Jim Nelson
GMC
Roy Miller
Young Farm Couples Set Meeting March 21
The Young Farm Couples group will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday March 21 at the Farm Bureau building in Anamosa. Bill OschwAid of Cedar Rapids will continue the discussion on planning the cropping program started at the February meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Farm
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Bill Oschwaild
Cedar Rapids
Conservation League To Meet Tuesday Night
Herbert O. Eells of Vinton will speak at the Monticello Conservation League meeting Tuesday night March 21 at 7 30 in the VFW hall. Eells will discuss the conservation program and show films. Roy Reuter announced the success of the March 2 ham supper and that Ray Coyle won the door prize a trip to Merle Jacobsen's Minnesota resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert O. Eells
Vinton
Monticello Conservation League
Mar
VFW
Eells
State Conservation Commission
Roy Reuter
Ray Coyle
Monticello
Merle Jacobsen
Minnesota
Farmers Union to Hear State President in Jones County
Kenneth Schuman state president of the Farmers Union will speak at Center Junction school at 8 p.m. Wednesday March 22. He will share first hand information from Washington where the National Farmers Union is meeting. The event is open to the public and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Schuman
Farmers Union
Jones County
Center Junction School
Schuman
Washington
National Farmers Union
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau Meets Tonight
The Scotch Grove township Farm Bureau will meet at 8 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Eilers. A card party will be held. Refreshment committee includes Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Paulsen and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Naylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove Township Farm Bureau
Irving Eilers
M. P. Paulsen
Ray, Naylor
4-H Clubs Share Year End Meeting Highlights
Multiple 4-H groups from Hillcrest and surrounding towns held January and December meetings. Topics included Christmas meaning, animal disease talks, demonstrations on sewing and posture, and plans for a teen hop at Strawberry Hill school Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Helping Hands
Marlys
Karen Rogers
Strawberry Hill School
Anamosa
Sharon Mead
Linda Preston
Virginia Shover
Kathy Walton
Judy Starr
Jody Seeley
Marlys Rogers
Kay Keller
Sandy Shore
Karen
Fairview Thunderbolts
Morley
Merle Catlett
Jim Abbott
N. R. Wagner
Olin
Gary and
Carl Achenbach
Larry Harness
Kent Feeds honors Farmers Mutual Creamery at Waterloo dinner
A musical salute honored Farmers Mutual Creamery Co. of Monticello as a Kent Feeds dealer at a Tuesday dinner at the Waterloo Elks Club. Larry Martinsen and Al Hansen represented the creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Mutual Creamery Co
Monticello
Kent Feeds
Elks Club
Waterloo
Larry Martinsen
al Hansen
Vanourny Implement Public Auction Moved to Saturday
Vanourny Implement will hold a public auction of new and used farm machinery this Saturday March 18 at 11 a.m. at the Vanourny lot on the south edge of Monticello. Owner Ed Vanourny confirms the sale and an advertisement lists the machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanourny Implement Company
Ed Vanourny
Vanourny
Monticello
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kenneth Fulk
Des Moines
Monticello Club
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Wyoming Lions Club
Bob Loomis
Dale Adams
Howard Hicks
Eltron Copley
Dave Miller
Rotarians
Frank Shimanek
Wilbur Cartano
Louie Halseberg
Allen Kaufman
Wally Sander
Farmer's Meeting
Peerless Chapter
Order of Eastern Star and
the Royal Neighbors
Petit Jury
Elizabeth Baty
John Brokens
Bill Cummings
Mable Fluckiger
Virginia Hosford
Marjorie Lubben
George Mardorf
Eunice Prewitt
Howard Rogers
Doris Shimanek
Catherine Winans
Dean Zirkelbach
Clarence Otten
Paul Oeschger
Center Junction
Truman Stanton
Noel Ostrander
Norman Ahrendsen
Ruth Burda
Maryjorie Turkal
Martelle
Russell Anderson
Will Clark
Darrel Lerch
Toni Babcock
Charles Bartels
Nellie Easterly
Lilyan Fairley
Johnnie Hansen
Gene Pauli
Marjorie Soper
J. Clifford Taylor
Helen Bahnsen
Merle Behnke
Clara Fritz
Jno Mott
Hannah Usher
Milton Bertling
Milton Hughes
Robert Lampe
Albert Carlson
Leo Cook
Grace Fousek
Kenneth Gissell
Virgil Hinz
Ralph Kehoe
Gladys Koppenhaver
Ernest Kula
Nellie Lawrence
Ben Lowman
Marjorie Monroe
Alvin Ortgies
Don Penner
Shirley Roberg
Wilma Sonner
Rosalee Shada
Alfred Snyder
John Jansen
Clarence
Josephine Kirkpatrick
Helgens Place
M-V
Gav
Teder
Acetric Light & Power Co
A. G. Rexstad
John Peterson
C. M. Towers
Monticello Lions Club
George Nieters
Wyoming High School
Conservation League
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau
Ra Mary
Clay Busy Bees
Connie Paulsen
Marcia Snyder
Barbara Lathrop
Carol Denniston
Hale Wapsie Boys
4-H
Janell
Calvin
Craig Irons
Lyon
South Fork
Polly Pigtails
4-H Club
Lambert Reiter
Alice Rogers
Betty Smith
Janet Ries
Georgean Kurt
Sharon
Oxford Livewires
Lowell Barnhart
Kenneth Jensen
Paul
Kent
Kuriger Bros
Monticello, Iowa
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