Easter brides receive marriage licenses in Jones County
Jones County Clerk W Leigh Pearson issued four marriage licenses this Easter week. Recipients included Lyman E Lanpher 25 Advance Missouri Joyce Wismeier 25 Monticello Lowell K Ahrendsen 26 Olin Wanda Siebels 26 Amber Clarence Oerstkamp 20 Leona L Kray 18 Anamosa Arthur Ehlers 27 Norma Luckstead 23 Olin.
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Jones County
Jones
W. Leigh Pearson
Lyman E. Lanpher
Advance
Joyce Wismeier
Monticello
Lowell K. Ahrendsen
Olin
Wanda *Siebels
Amber
Clarence Osterkamp
Leona L. Kray
Anamosa
Arthur Ehlers
Norma Luckstead
City Council Sets 79 000 Budget for Next Year
The Montreel city council approved a 79 000 appropriation for the new fiscal year starting April 1 1951 up 14 400 from last year. Increases include 6 000 for Sewage Disposal Maintenance 1 500 for Community Center and 2 000 for emergency, while four items were dropped totaling 2 000 less than additions.
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Montreels Cty Council
Leona Smith Joins Coe Band On Fourteenth Midwestern Tour
Leona Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs John H Smith Hopkins will play cornet with the Coe coffee concert band on its fourteenth annual midwestern tour starting Wednesday The band has performed at four presidential inaugurals and will present programs at schools and civic clubs ending with Palm Sunday concert at Orchestra Hall Chicago Rev John F Baumann spoke at Peace Evangelical and Reformed Bennett noting the church 45th Confirmation Anniversary Also Miss Margaret Bader returned home after two weeks in Guttenberg
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Leona Smith
John H. Smith
Hopkinton
Coe Coffee
Miss Smith
Orchestra Hall
Chicago
John F. Baumann
Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Bennett
Dr John Thomas Graduates From Chicago Medical School
Dr John B Thomas son of Dr and Mrs C G Thomas was among six Iowa residents graduated Friday March 16 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel from the University of Chicago with a Doctor of Medicine degree He served five years in the air force and will begin an internship at a Cleveland Ohio hospital Dr and Mrs Thomas attended the ceremonies.
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John B. Thomas
C. G. Thomas
Iowa
University of Chicago
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Thomas
Air Force
Cleveland
Ohio
Easter Messiah concert at St Luke's Church
The St Luke's Methodist choir presents The Messiah for Easter services at 8 45 and 10 45. It features Behold the Lamb of God Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs He Shall Feed His Flock and Come Unto Him with soloists Miss Darlene White and Mrs Ray Stumbaugh. Organist Mrs Roy V Porter. brunch hosted by Rev and Mrs Gildner at 10 Easter.
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St. Luke’s Methodist Church
G. F. Handel
St. Luke's Church
Darlene White
Ray Stumbaugh
Roy V. Porter
Donald Martin
James Robinson
Raymond E. Adams
Richard A. Long
E. H. Huibregtse
Alvin K. Jones
A. J. H. McNeill, Jr
Anar Fegan
Patty Podhaski
Jane Long
Robert V. Gildner
Behrends Child Swallows Open Safety Pin
The 16 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Behrends was rushed to an Iowa City hospital after Cedar Rapids doctors found an open safety pin lodged in her larynx. Specialists removed the pin and the child, believed to have had it in her voice box for nine days, is reported on the road to recovery.
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Glenn Behrends
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Olin Gals Win Cage Tourney At Sacred Heart Monticello
The Olin girls won the junior high invitational cage tourney at Sacred Heart Monticello defeating Oxford Junction 31 to 30 in the final. Sacred Heart beat St. Mary's Cascade 40 to 32 for consolation while Olin beat St. Mary’s 52 to 39 in the semifinal. Tourney ran Thursday to Tuesday with Monticello eighth and ninth graders listed.
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Olin
Oxford Junction
Sacred Heart
St. Mary’s Cascade
St. Mary’s
Epworth
Delhi
Morley
Earlville
Monticello
Cascade
Mary Ellen Helms
Barbara Muller
Marge Tuttle
Margaret Dunn
Margaret Lewis
Judy Kirby
Joyce Muller
Franny Erring
Margaret Ament
Susan Staner
Joyce Kelly
Rosalie Holmes
Lovell Homemakers Meet on Interior Finishes Lesson
Lovell Homemakers club gathers at Mrs. F. D. Deischer’s home Monday evening March 26. Miss Helen Tucker county home economist will give a lesson on Interior Finishes.
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Lovell Homemakers Club
F. D. Deischer
Helen Tucker
Fair Board Receives Conscience Money
The Great Jones County Fair board accepted two unmarked one dollar bills sent by an unknown woman living out of state. In a letter she apologized for not paying box seat costs years ago and asked forgiveness. The money was allocated to the amphitheatre budget.
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Great
Jones County
Fair Board
Three Divorces Ended In Jones County Court
Three divorce actions were resolved in district court this week. Doris Eileen Foster received an uncontested divorce from Wesley Leroy Foster with custody of two children awarded to her and child support set at $50 monthly until Cody is 18 and $30 until Marshall’s 18th birthday. Wilma M. Russell was granted divorce from Glen A. Russell with custody of two minor children. The Foster case involved a Monticello marriage on January 9, 1947 and two children Cody Steve Foster born December 14, 1947 and Marshall Clark Foster born August 14, 1949. The Russell divorce was based on cruel and inhuman treatment and both parties signed a stipulation agreeing to the terms. A third action, Paul A. Brannaman vs Pearl A. Brannaman, was dismissed with costs awarded to Brannaman. another case involved Felix Felton contesting the Commission of Insanity of Jones county and his commitment to Independence state hospital on December 22, 1950.
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Felix Felton
Washington Township
Commission of Insanity
Jones County
Felton
Independence State Hospital
Paul A. Brannaman
Pearl A. Brannaman
Doris Eileen Foster
Wesley Leroy Foster
Monticello
Cody Steve Foster
Marshall Clark Foster
Foster
Cody
Marshall
Wilma M. Russell
Glen A. Russell
Charles Penningroth
Russell
Judith Lynn
James Arthur
Bedford
Crippled Children Drive Nets $833.24
Receipts in the Easter Seal drive for the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults total $833.24 to date, per county publicity chair Marjorie Monroe. Last year the drive raised more than $1,100. readers urged to mail contributions to Crippled Children in care of the local postmaster.
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Iowa Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Marjorie Monroe
Judge Heiserman Fined One Dollar and Costs
Anamosa judge J Edward Heiserman was fined one dollar and costs for prohibited parking on Main street between 2 and 5 am. He pled guilty and asked for immediate sentence before Justice George C Lawrence in Jones county. Also fined were Dianne Yousse and D Richmond for the same charge. Donald Sprecken and F L Roethler faced charges for issuing false checks.
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Heiserman
George C. Lawrence
Anamosa
Heiiserman
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Dianne Yousse
Monticello
D. Richmond
Heliserman
Donald "von Sprecken
Onslow
F. L. Roethler
Wild West Rodeo Slated At County Fair This Year
The Great Jones County Fair announces a Circle P Rodeo at the amphitheatre on August 22 opening day. The event will feature saddle bronc and bareback riding among many acts with at least 20 cowboys and 35 head of livestock and tickets at 1 dollar per seat.
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Circle “P” Rodeo
Fair
Claude Appleby
Monticello Fire Fighters Join County Wide Fire School
Monticello and Jones county firemen will attend a four week fire school at Anamosa Fire Department starting April 2. Instructor Buzz Lucke from Iowa State College will cover equipment handling pumper operation organization and equipment maintenance. Sessions run 7 30 to 10 30 p m on four Mondays with college equipment provided. Chief Paul Hearn says the program boosts firemanship and safety and urges all Jones county firemen to attend. Iowa State College reports 3744 Iowa firemen attended fire schools in 1950.
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Monticello
Jones County
Paul Hearn
Engineering Extension Service
Iowa State College
Anamosa
Locke
Hearn
Iowa
Chief Hearn
Robert Burns
Truck Slams into Monticello Shopper's Guide Building
A truck driven by Ralph Lahey last Saturday struck the corner of the Monticello Shopper's Guide building. Damage to the brick structure amounted to about $35.
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Ralph Lahey
Monticello
Weather retrospect recalls a harsher 1940 Good Friday
Express readers note that despite this year's mild spring, a 2 below zero reading on March 22, 1940 marked a much colder Good Friday. The writer cites memory of frigid winters to contrast present warmth and potato planting rituals.
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Express
Union Lenten Choir To Present Cantata
The final union Lenten services are set for Friday at 8 p.m. in the First Presbyterian sanctuary. Mrs. Cecil Goettsch directs with organist Mrs. Earl H. DeShaw assisting. Open to the public, the cantata titled Seven Last Words of Christ by Theodore Debois features soloists Rev. John F. Baumann Rev. James W. Sala Miss Darlene White Mrs. Orvin Yeoman Mrs. Ray Stumbaugh Ray E. Adams Richard A. Long and Paul Opstad.
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First Presbyterian Church
Cecil Goettsch
Earl H. DeShaw
Christ
Theodore Debois
John F. Baumann
James W. Sala
Darlene White
Orvin Yeoman
Ray Stumbaugh
Ray E. Adams
Richard A. Long
Paul Opstad
Local Red Cross Drive Slows Down
The Monticello Red Cross fund raising campaign under the slogan Mobilize for Defense slowed in the past week after a strong start. Weather hindered rural solicitations and the drive, originally to close ten days earlier, remains open through March to complete returns. Some overlaps in contact reduced outreach.
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Red Cross
Monticello
Monticello Show Canceled by Snow Storm Delay
Farmers spared a potential mishap as the Monticello Implement and Truck Show troupe failed to arrive due to a severe snow storm. A last minute local talent show was considered but abandoned after radio notices warned residents that the troupe could not reach Monticello, leaving plans in flux and bookings uncertain.
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Monticello
Ed Cox
al Egger
WMT
Alfred Egger
Location dispute over SCS and PMA offices in Jones county
Iowa officials say SCS and PMA offices in Anamosa and Monticello may share a single local office once feasible. county leaders from Mendell and Hazen report cooperation with a Chicago conference on a one stop agricultural service plan though space and legal questions delay final consolidation.
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Soil Conservation Service
Anamosa
Monticello
SCS
PMA
Frank H. Mendell
Hervey E. Hazen
Soil Conservation Office
Chicago
McCormick
Iowa
Brannan
United States
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Soil Conservation Services
Agricultural Extension Service
Soil Conservation Districts
Mendell and Hazen
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Alva Streeper
Cris Randolph
Jones County
Wirth
Monticello Surpasses Anamosa In Final 1950 Retail Sales
Monticello led Anamosa in the last quarter of 1950 with 29 595 45 dollars in sales tax receipts on 1 479 772 50 dollars of retail sales while Anamosa handled 28 925 25 on 1 446 472 50 dollars. County totals and rural store data show Monticello gaining share and 35 percent of county sales in 1950, with Anamosa at 34 percent. The piece notes growth in stores and advertising influence, praising Monticello merchants for service and value.
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Monticello
Anamosa
Iowa State Tax Commission
Jones County
Monticello Express
Express
Monticello State Bank Sets Thursday Afternoon Close
The Monticello State Bank board announced new hours taking effect April 5. The bank will close Thursday afternoons to give staff a half day weekly and prevent Friday morning work buildup in the bookkeeping department. It will still stay open 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday evenings for customers. Mrs Anthony DeSousa left Thursday for Columbus OK.
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Monticello State Bank
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Masonic Temple
John McDonald
Raymond Kurt
Louis Schwendinger
James Cruise
Cedar ‘Rapids
Buck Creek
Arthur Bonin, Jr
Minneapolis
Swedish Hospital
Bonin
Clara Huber
George Huber
USS. Navy
Korea
Valley Forge
San Francisco
Hubers
Onsiow
Maurice Moore
Moore
Mable Guardie
Maquoketa
Blanche Corwin
Richard Ware
Ford
Clarence Lutz
Amamosa
Henry J
Pontiac
Maude Rohwedder
Wyoming
Oldsmobile
H. E. Hanna
Kaiser
Lucille S. Merritt
Buick
Francis Davis
Mount Vernon
Dolores H. Lozier
C. V. Newman
MarteHe
John Lee Westphal
Prult and
Owen Lumber Co
Coe
Margaret Bader
Guttenberg
John Thomas
Behrends
Olin Gals
S. Heart School
Jones Court
Judge Heiserman
Anamosa City
J. Edward Heiserman
Appleby
the Express
Jones County Fair
Union Lenten Choir
SCS, Pma
James Remley
Board of Supervisors
Bailey
Blood
Henry Adams
Anthony DeSousa
Columbus, Ok
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