School staff list shows 7 positions open for next year
The Cedar Rapids school system plans to fill seven positions including kindergarten, fourth grade, French and English, American literature, guidance, vocal music, and head wrestling coach. Many teachers are slated to return, with a large roster of regular and elementary staff across high, junior, and elementary levels. A public nitrate poisoning meeting is set for March 30 at Monticello Community building with Fr. Louis White and Virgil Graves as speakers.
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Muscatine Community College
Sammons
Fort Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Shannon
Elmer Anderson
Harlan LeClerc
Kenneth Weber
Wilma Edwards
Nancy Renshaw
Ronald Curtis
Charles Lehmkuhl
Tom Oswald
Keith Lubbock
Robert Husman
Katherine Thompson
Lucille Warner
Naomi Bender
Gail Svoboda
Marilyn Robinson
Hazel Reade
Elemantary
Bernice Meter
Irene Wittengle
Mildred Schoon
Mildred Meyer
Helen Harms
Boyd Shannon
Dale Greenawald
Lois Shover
Darold Albright
Monticello
Louis White
Greeley
Virgil Graves
Natural Foods Assa
Betty Wagner
Eleanor de Oliveiira
Brazil
Iowa
Eleanor
AFS
Monticello Community High School
Equator
Fortaleza
Monticello High School
MHS
Local court fines and bonds listed for several defendants
A partial docket shows fines and costs for speeding Samuel S Yonow Milwaukee $8 costs failure to have control John Joseph Zoller Cascade posted $15 bond failure to yield right of way William McLaughlin Monticello $10 costs stop sign Martin K Reese Marion excessive noise Roger D Thompson Monticello $5 costs.
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Samuel S. Yonow
Milwaukee
Wis
John Joseph Zoller
Cascade
William McLaughlin
Monticello
Martin K. Reese
Marion
Roger D, Thompson
Neighbors aid cleanup after Schrader home fire near Monticello
About thirty one residents gathered at the Jon Schrader farm five miles northeast of Monticello on Thursday to clear rubble from a March 7 fire that destroyed the Schrader home. The list of male volunteers, female helpers at dinner, and additional food donors reflect a strong community response.
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Jon Schrader
Monticello
Schrader
Frank Schneiter
Jerry Schneiter
Paul Schneiter
Ben Buol
George Burrichter
Ted Reiners
Carl Reiners
Virgil Mohr
John Fitzsimmons
Ray Gehert
Vernon Doden
Lewis Burrichter
Lawrence K
Georgine Hein
Edna Buol
Bonnie Schneiter
Dorothy Schmit
Carol Hein
Marie Hein
Catherine Muller
Mabel Schrader
Florence Ohrt
Carol Gilmore
Emily Boots
Delores Hosch
Mabel Reiners
Pauline Schneiter
Leoda Hein
Eugene Dirks
Francy Hein
Lucille Balsiger
Monticello Band Seeks Funds For World’s Fair Trip
Monticello Community High School band members, under director Ray Stumbaugh, organize fundraisers to cover costs for a trip to the World’s Fair in New York in June. A car wash is set for Saturday March 21 at the school bus barn, with rain date March 30, and ticket sales are planned for the Monticello Sports Show on April 11–12 where band parents run a food stand. Individual band members also solicit spring work, and contact Stumbaugh at Central School for tasks like babysitting or yard work. LaVern Eilers of Eilers Furniture won a portable transistor TV at Sealy mattress sales by volume.
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Monticello
Ray Stumbaugh
New York
South Monticello
Stumbaugh
Central School
Trucks collide in dense fog near Monticello
Two trucks collided on highway 151 about 15 miles northeast of Monticello in heavy fog on Thursday March 12. A semi driven by David Pape Cascade struck the left rear of a pickup driven by Felix Piray Route 1 Hopkinton after Piray had stopped behind another vehicle. Pape was charged with following too closely.
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Highway 151
Monticello
David Pape
Cascade
Felix Pieray
Hopkinton
Pape
Piray
Hopkinton Couple Injured in Sunday Car Crash Near Wilton
C B Carson of Hopkinton and his wife Gladys were injured when their car went off the road into a ditch near Wilton Junction. C B Carson suffered back injuries and was admitted to John McDonald hospital in Monticello. Mrs Carson had knee and leg injuries and returned home. Carson works for Monticello Implement Co.
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Hopkinton
C. B. Carson
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Wilton
Gladys
Local youths hurt in car crash near Dubuque
Two Monticello youths suffered injuries in a one car wreck Sunday night three miles south of Dubuque on Highway 151. Larry Howie was listed in fair condition at Mercy hospital after being ejected when the vehicle crashed and rolled 500 feet. Edwin Eilers was treated for a shoulder injury and released from Mercy hospital.
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Monticello
Dubuque
Larry Howie
Lynn Howie
Mercy Hospital
Edwin Eilers
Harold Eilers
Howie
Automobile Dealers to Meet in Des Moines
The 46th annual convention of the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association will be held in Des Moines on March 23 and 24. B B McLaughlin of Monticello is named as one of the directors of the state group.
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Iowa Automoile Dealers Association
Des Moines
B.B. McLaughlin
Monticello
State Group
Governor's dinner tickets go on sale in Monticello
Tickets for the Governor's dinner set for Tuesday April 21 at the Youth Center in Monticello are on sale. Gov Harold Hughes will attend as guest of honor and speaker with candidates John Culver and Dr James Feld expected to attend. The event begins at 6 30 p m and is catered by the Jones county 4 H Builders with entertainment by the Oxford Jet polka band. Tickets are available from local Democrats.
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Monticello
John Holmes
Wyoming
Jones County
Democratic Central Committee
Harold Hughes
John Culver
Marion
James Feld
Oelwein
Petit jurors chosen for April term in Jones County District Court
Sixty petit jurors for the April term have been selected and must report at 9 a.m. Monday, April 13. Names span Monticello, Onslow, Oxford Jct, Scotch Grove, Wyoming, Amber, Cascade, Center Jct, Martelle, Anamosa and other locales with jurors including Mrs. Ted Bek, Harold Becker, Laura Conner, Urban Green, Nick Kost, Charles Betzer and many others.
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Jones County District Court
William R Eads
Brazilian student experiences Iowa winter and culture
AFS student Eleanor de Oliveira from Brazil adapts to Monticello High School in Iowa. She compares Brazil’s climate, electricity, food markets, and social life with U S customs and school norms while looking forward to remaining months and future trips.
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AFS
Eleanor de Oliveira
Brazil
Lani Morf
Eleanor
Monticello Community High School
Louis Morf
Entertainers at Buds Super Valu Monticello Saturday
Jerry Smith and Jean Carroll will appear in person at Buds Super Valu Monticello Saturday from 2 30 to 4 30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Sanitary Farmdairies.
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Jerry Smith
Jean Carroll
Buds Super Valu
Monticello
The
Sanitary Farmdairies
Farmer Lorance Wilken Dies After Barn Fall Near Monticello
Jones county farmer Lorance H. Wilken 53 died after a Monday fall in his barn while feeding livestock. He sustained severe spinal injuries and died Tuesday at St Luke’s hospital Cedar Rapids. Funeral set for March 20 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church.
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Jones County
Lorance H. Wilken
Monticello
Wilken
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Luther Wachholz
Wayne Zion
John B
Emma Prabel Wilken
Dena Lurkens
Owatonna
Minn
Wayne Township
Dena
Adrian J
Newport News
Leon D
Anamosa
William
Dorrean) G. Bohlken
Linda Kay Wilken
August
Loretta) Dirks
Ervin B. Wilken
George
Mayeda) Folkerts
Obituary notices for Joseph F. Buresh and Harry Goettsch
Funeral services were held for Joseph F. Buresh 63 at Hayden Funeral home in Oxford Jct following his death Friday. Burial was at Mayflower Cemetery. He married Frances Vacek in 1928 and farmed locally. survivors include his wife three sons nine grandchildren and siblings. The second notice reports the death of Mrs. Harry Goettsch 71 in Phoenix Arizona on Saturday.
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Goettsch-Perrin
Gladbrook
Goettsch
Cecil
Monticello
Vern
Anamosa
Harry F
Jefferson
Robert J
Des Moines
James Bailey
Crawford Logan
Phoenix
Ariz
Norman Martens
Center Jct
Ronald
Wyoming
Ralph
Anna Martens
Earl
Lloyd
Ernest Biere
Gus Buscher
Carl Harms
Edward Nowachek
Oxford Jct
Minneapolis
Preston
Minn
Methodist Church
Oxford
Kenneth M. Meyer
Mayflower Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Frank and
Tillie Pegorik Nowachek
John Garfield Smith
John G. Smith
Mercy Hospital
Hayden Funeral Home
W. Norris
John V
Sara Jane Hunt Smith
Onslow
Scotch Grove Nursery
Laura Smith
Roy Wright
William Wright
John Wright, Jr
Charles Bender
John Bender
Leamon Scott
Joseph F. Buresh
Ramon Booth
Mr. Buresh
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Helen Guyan
J. D. Bender
Dick Moore
Henry Adams
Don Bergman
Jim Corwin
E. H. DeShaw
Harold Gottleaber
Bob Patten
Lion DeShaw
Lion Wives
Lions
Gerald Schubick
LaVern Eilers
Eilers Furniture
Sealy Mattress
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Apri
Ted Bek
Helen Barrack
Jake Gesse
George Harris
William Hintz
Oliver Hutton
Helen Meir
Marcella Morf
Len Reichart
Gus Ricklefs
William Scheele
Fred Schneiter
Mary van Allen
Urban Green
John Noonan
Phil Weber
Harry James
Charles Betzer
George Brown
Gesina Burrichter
Robert Condit
Charles David
Charles Dunlap
Henry Eden
Donald Eichelberger
Leola Gray
Ina Haverly
Mable Hintz
Wayne Joslin
John Kiple
Lora Lint
Milton Luckstead
John Miller
Richard Murray
John Petersen
John Tallman
Edith von Sprecken
Lois Waldron
Joe Wheelock
Monticello Motel
Mrs
Henry von Sprecken
Ray and
Naomi
Baresel
de Oliveira
South
Santa Claus
Rio de Janeiro
Chicago
Miami
Davenport
East Coast
New York City
Washington, D. C
Goodby
Louis Morfs
L. Wilken
Harry Goettsch Gladbrook
Harry Goettsch, Sr
Ray
Doris
Egger’s Tap
Davco
B. P. Feeds
Harold J. Gottleaber
Bite-Way Feed Service
Davco Fertilizers
Harold E. Gottleaber
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