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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1961
Page
7
Monticello high school music department plans a full day of activities ending with an 8 p.m. variety show at Central school auditorium. The program titled A Day in Song opens with Zip a Dee Doo Dah and features diverse performances from Oklahoma to the Deep South and the Caribbean.
Births listed from John Mc Donald hospital include March 8 a boy to Mr and Mrs Royal Hunt Monticello March 10 a girl to Mr and Mrs Lee Newhard Anamosa March 10 a girl to Mr and Mrs Leo Miller Cascade March 11 a girl to Mr and Mrs Richard Baldwin Monticello March 13 a girl to Mr and Mrs Duaine Carpenter Prairieburg a girl and to Mr and Mrs Wendel Ambrosy Bernard a girl and to Mr and Mrs Fred Kauder Cascade a boy March 14 a boy to Mr and Mrs Herman Welter Cascade and a boy to Mr and Mrs Charles Orr Cascade. Marriage licenses issued include March 11 Allen A Achenbach 26 Morley and Barbara Kay Dorner 17 Morley. New cars and trucks registered include March 8 Harald at Norma Hall Oxford Junction Volkswagen March 11 Huerter Pontiac Anamosa March 13 Katherine Hasler Monticello Chevrolet. A musical show agenda follows with committees listed for scenery lighting costumes script sound publicity and more.
County Supervisors approve 177000 for current year county expenses at the courthouse in Anamosa. The action includes bond approval for Howard Mackey and a breakdown list covering offices, courts, poor relief, road projects, health programs, and state institution support.
Eight Monticello Community schools staff members attended the WaMac meeting in Marion on Wednesday night. The event, postponed from March 8 by heavy snow, included trophy presentations, officer elections, and plans for the WaMac track meet.
Monticello Police department installed a radar speed check unit in the city police car. It will operate continuously. Mayor Hoag said the unit matches the one used in Manchester and has slowed speeders there. He noted drivers in town are speeding and hopes the radar will slow them down.
Supt. Boyd Shannon announced that seven of eleven rural schools will close after the 1960 61 year as the district expands the eight room Carpenter school addition. Four rural schools will remain open Langworthy Wayne Center Wayne No 9 and Lovell No 5 with classes moved to town facilities and the library basement VFW hall and Masonic Temple.
Dried Whey Inc headed by Van H Allen and Joe Jones moves ground for a new 50 by 100 foot concrete block plant north of White Containers near the Milwaukee tracks. The firm will buy local whey from cheese makers, process it into whey feed and distribute to manufacturers. Monticello Development Corporation helped secure the project.
A damage suit for 98000.00 was filed in Jones county District court on Monday. Lester J. Schaeffer of Monticello sues Gerald J. Parker also of Monticello for 98000.00 plus costs alleging a July 31 1959 accident at Energy Manufacturing Co left him permanently paralyzed after painting duties using an electric crane. Another suit by Patrick W. Noonan of Monticello seeks 1656.27 plus interest and costs against Dwaine C. Thompson.
Eight Monticello Community schools teachers will not return for 1960-62. Supt. Boyd Shannon reported resignations include Norene McCaustland Sara Busse Kay Nairn Lillian Webber Frances Dehner Cleo Losche Joe Noble and Carol Hansen. Salary steps rise for 60 hour college staff. beginning salaries unchanged.
More than 700 people braved snow to attend the Jones County Beef Producers banquet at Monticello Youth Center. Speakers Francis Kutish and Kenneth Falk urged stability and active farmer merchandising while entertainment came from Cedar Rapids performers and local sponsors funded the event.
Dr. Dean Caraway spoke to Rotarians on how hearts are affected by diet and lifestyle. He warned that coronary disease often affects younger men and described arteriosclerosis as nearly inevitable with age, detailing heredity obesity hypertension cigarette use and cholesterol as key risk factors and remedies. Bill Stuhler was program chairman and Virgil Hunt presided.
Twenty six Monti cello Community high school students were chosen for the WaMac activities party at Marion on Friday March 24. Attending from here are Charles Benson Herman Folkers Ed Ganfield Larry Goettsch John Maurice Bob Mettier Paul and Peter Skelley Dave Stead Robert Tobiason Stephen Wolken John Fraser Charles Hawkins and others include Susan Ballou Lynn Balster Carole Behn Jean Bohlken Phyllis Egger Dorothy Freese Doris Hall Bonnie Hollar Mary Keating Karen Kidwell Judy Paulsen Diana Schatz Tammy Eden. Long’s Royal Blue supermarket to open Sundays from March 19 with hours 9 am to 12 noon and 4 to 6 pm.
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