No Monday classes for Young Farmers. school calendar updates
Numerous local notices report no classes for the Young Farmers Monday evening with regular schedule resuming Monday April 5. Other items include no new court filings in Anamosa last week, no new marriage licenses since March 2, no births at John McDonald Hospital since March 17, and a correction naming Jean Maria Franks born weighing 6 lbs 3 oz. Followed by local registrations and community events in Monticello including Lions dinner March 22, Rotary Club programs on girls basketball and Sacred Heart team, Alumni Association meetings and banquet planning for May 2 with several named officials and organizers.
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Anamosa
W. L. Pearson
John McDonald Hospital
Dillon Franks
DeWitt
Jean Maria
Monticello
Monticello Alumni Association
Irene Vittengle
Monticello Public High School
WWFW
Vittengle
A. J. H. McNeill
Ralph C. Lambert
Carl Schneider
Sam Rhatigan
Wilma Emmerich
Pauline Antons
Alumni Association
Nella Hoffman
John Shover
Agnes Wilcox
Freda Eilers
Hazel Deischer
Claude Appleby
Clarence Rhatigan
Albert ‘Mc‘Neill
Howard Skelley
Ames Bender
Margeret Thoeni
Ray
County ASC Receives Aerial Photo Set For Maps
Jones county ASC received 160 photographs taken from a Department of Agriculture plane last September. The 22 inch square prints cover every part of the county from twelve passes, replacing the 1940 set. The images aid farm size checks and will be filed in individual farm folders. The composite map from the set highlights the Maquoketa area and Wapsie near Stone City with sharp, detailed imagery.
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Jones County
Jones County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Department of Agriculture
ASC
Maquoketa
Richland
Washington Townships
Wapsie
Stone City
Fifth Graders Explore Monticello Post Office Tour
Fifth grade students from Monticello Public School joined a tour of the local post office the telephone company and Julia printing. Postmaster Paul Bender explained mail handling as 29 pupils including Ernie Appleby Lynn Balster Marilyn Bergstrom Loren Black Patty Brokaw Gene Bronemann Joann Eden Joanne Foster Larry Goettsch Jerry Gray Theola Gray Doris Hall Douglas Himes Ann Hoag Lynn Kuhns Charolette Mar ugg John Maurice Bobbie Mettler Ronnie Meyers Caroline Monk Barbara Null Judy Paulsen Carol Robinson Sharon Scott Peter Shelley Patty Smith Mike Suter Chas Benson Judy Bayne and Mrs Orlando Null listened and learned.
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Esther Young
Monticello Public School
Post Office
Telephone Company
Julia Printing Company
Paul Bender
Ernie Appleby
Lynn Balster
Marilyn Bergstrom
Loren Black
Patty Brokaw
Gene Bronemann
Joann Eden
Joanne Foster
Larry Goettsch
Jerry Gray
Theola Gray
Doris Hall
Douglas Himes
Ann Hoag
Lynn Kuhns
Charolette Marugg
John Maurice
Bobbie Mettler
Ronnie Meyers
Caroline Monk
Barbara Null
Judy Paulsen
Carol Robinson
Sharon Scott
Peter Shelley
Patty Smith
Mike Suter
Chas Benson
Judy Bayne
Orlando Null
Miss Young
Drake University Band Set for Monticello Concert on Tour
Drake University concert band, under Dr. Gordon W. Bird, performs in Monticello on March 24 during a 1954 spring tour and aims for a Chicago finale at the National Music Educators Conference. The 80-member ensemble, from eight states plus Hawaii, features unusual woodwind instruments and a program mixing classical works, Sousa marches, and soloists.
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Drake University
Monticello
Hainois
Chicago
Drake Band
Gordon W. Bird
Hawaii
Drake
Sousa
King
Mason City
Marble Rock
Charles City
Independence
Elkader
Woman’s violet hobby yields thriving collection in Monticello
Mrs. John Woellert of 455 North Sycamore street Monticello tends 25 African violets on a sunlit south window. Twelve varieties bloom now and she notes plants dislike being moved, thriving when kept in their chosen spots. She uses virgin timber soil, water and occasional sheep manure fertilizer, and shields plants from summer sun with an awning and winter light with a lace curtain.
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John Woellert
N. Sycamore Street
Monticello
Monticello Buttermaker Robert J. Kopp Died Saturday
Robert J. Kopp, longtime Monticello Farmers' Mutual Creamery buttermaker, died Saturday at 11 15 am at John McDonald Hospital after a prolonged illness. Funeral plans were not yet set. He is survived by his wife and one daughter Mrs Milton Harms of Monticello. Irving Hintz and wife returned from a four week vacation to Florida Washington DC and New York City.
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Robert J. Kopp
Monticello
Irving Hintz
Florida
Washington, D.C
New York City
Students To Hold Music Marathon Tomorrow
Monticello PTA elected Mrs. Robert Savage president at a Thursday meeting in the Masonic temple. A marathon recital is set for Tuesday March 23 at the public school auditorium with instrumental solos and small groups performing from 4 to 10 pm for student experience before a later contest.
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Robert Savage
Monticello
Parent Teachers Association
Masonic Temple
Savage
Iowa State-Cob Jege
PTA
Floyd Kephart
Vance Stead
Roy Miller
Beverly Brendes
Otto Smith
Instrumental
Janice Kuntz
Margaret Edwards
Janalee Bender
Helen Postel
Naomi Stadtmueller
Marge Buol
Linda Hargrave
Donna Morey
Julie de Shaw
Eunice Hagen
Judy McDonald
Suellen Shoop
Joyce Clark
Mary Karen Paulsen
Phyllis Drexler
Neal First
Gary Poock
Carol Leytem
Linda Hartman
Janis Gottleaber
Doreen Streeper
Karen Harms
Wilbur Otten
Bonnie Schneider
Dave Martin
Maynard Lang
Delores Folken
Betty Burrichter
Pat Gerdes
Ken Lang
Jack Thoeni
Bill Jansen
Carl Egger
Brad Dirks
Max Wismeier
Judy Sutherland
R. Martin
Max Dirks
Philip Shelley
K. Gilmore
Bruce Appleby
Judy Podhaski
Janet Nickel
Judy Hollar
Phil Skelley
Delores Falken
Janis Gouleaber
Bonnie Schoon
Eleanor Wilcox
Wilma Cox
Lois Harms
Sarah Vernon
Deadline approaches for county nominating papers in Jones County
The May 1956 filing deadline nears with limited competition. Republicans have at least one candidate for every county office in Jones County while Democrats show only three nominations so far. The state office deadline passed March 19 with two filings for Jones County Representative, Russell Eldred and Thomas Stimpson, who will appear on the primary and general election ballots. Other Democratic nominees include Oscar Dethman for Jones County Supervisor and George F. Specht for County Auditor. On the Republican side a single contest exists between Robert Livingstone and Henry Rickels for county supervisor. incumbents seek re election in several offices. County offices require filings by Monday March 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Russell Eldred
Morley Farmer
Thomas Stimpson
Anamosa
Oscar Dethman
Oxford Junction
George F. Specht
Robert Livingstone
Henry Rickels
Henry Adams
Wm. Bailey
Max Mitchell
George Specht
Man pays taxes with 104 half-dollars in coins
A 52 dollar tax bill was paid with 104 half dollar pieces by an Anamosa man for 1953 taxes. Jones County Treasurer Blanche E. Corwin said the coins were saved as each half dollar arrived, a painless plan to settle county taxes.
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Jones County
Blanche E. Corwin
Towan
Costs Of Operating Jones County Home In 1953 Explained
Jones county's Center Junction home cost 18815.43 to run in 1953 with income 28380.04 and gross expenses 50049.79 for an average 44.7 inmates. Net cost per inmate 420.93, total real estate value 69931.70, stock 18000, receipts led by 21015.50 from stock sales.
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Jones County
Center Junction
Board of Supervisors
Say You Saw It Please Express
A compact call to readers urges confirmation of having seen a notice in The Express. The exact event or context remains unclear from the fragment, but the phrasing signals a request for reader acknowledgment.
Local Men Form New Partnership in Monticello
Nick Clement and Jim Balsiger of Monticello form Farmers Feed and Supply Co leasing the former Doug's Gulf Service site at Highway 151 and 38. They will handle Geerlings Feed and anhydrous ammonia fertilizer and plan a March 23 demonstration at George Crambaugh farm 4 miles west of Monticello hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Clement
Jim Balsiger
Monticello
Clement
Balsiger
Doug
George Crambaugh
Monticglo Hospital
Local Woman Seeks Help Over Dangling Wire Hazard
A Monticello woman injured by a discarded wire on steps asks the Express to warn residents and reduce hazards. She broke her glasses and suffered facial cuts after tripping, and, while recovering, urged the paper to improve how bundles are discarded to prevent future injuries.
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Monticello
the Express
Seven File Appeals To Acreage Control
At least seven Jones county farmers have filed written appeals to the corn acreage allotments under the federal reduction order. Many others indicate intent to appeal with March 30 as the filing deadline. County officials will gauge compliance only after reviews begin.
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Jones County
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