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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1954

Page

8

County Schoolmasters Meet In Anamosa Tuesday Evening

Jones County Schoolmasters president Raymond E. Keller called a dinner meeting at the Grill Cafe in Anamosa for Tuesday evening March 23 at 6 30 p m. Wyoming PTA met March 12 at the high school auditorium with about twenty new members reported.

Wyoming Raymond E. Keller Jones County Schoolmasters Grill Cafe Anamosa PTA Robert Platenburg Dale ‘Hansen Cecil James Board of Education Raymond E. ‘Keller W. ‘W.bronson American Legion Iowa Department American ‘Legion Ames Mandey Orlie Dawes Howard Horn Onslow Orla Dawes Frank Dawes Center Junction Charles Dawes Marion Marjorie Dawes Ahraken Clinton Orval Dawes Keystone Clare Westphal Jr Cedar Rapids

Jones County Dairy Herd Improvement annual report highlights

February figures show Jones County No 1 with 28 tested herds containing 499 cows. Average milk 738 pounds and butterfat 28.7 pounds. Top herds include Slater Son Olin Engelbart Anamosa Decker Clarence and others. No 2 averages 616 pounds milk and 23.29 pounds butterfat with ten high herds listed. Local social notes include visits and church trustees meeting.

Jones County No Lowell Underwood George Slater & Son Olin Marvin Engelbart Anamosa Bud Bros Monticello Frank Decker & Son Clarence Harley C. Streeper & Son Jones County Wilson & Heiken Merrill Kimm Coggon DeShaw & Nehl Henry Johnson L. R. Bader & Sons H. C. Sievers Martello George Arduser

St Patricks Party and Local Social Updates at Center Junction

Center Junction hosts a St Patrick’s day party in the church basement with Rev and Mrs Hendicks in charge of the program and entertainment. Refreshments served by Mr and Mrs Serbousek and Mr and Mrs Thompson. Alumni basketball games noted and the Women’s club reschedules to March 23 to avoid Lent services. local visits and Illness updates also mentioned.

Iowa ‘City Mildred “Millsap Mike Jarry Billy ‘Buck Gene Hamilton Dennis Harms Mary Buck Don Cox Gene ‘Bahnsen Larry ‘Bierce Gunter Rohwer Maquoketa Kiel Germany Francis McAndrew McAndrews Helen Fritz Leon Calemen Leon Kvarsgaard George Dusanek Jr Robert Alden Purina St. Louis Elmer C. Diggs Diggs St. Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids Ben Warren Robert Siex Rock Falls Center Junction Hendicks Robert Serbousek Lyle Thompson Serbousek Florida Center Junctions Onslow Onslow School Mary Mead Raymond Teut Russ Jamieson Batchelder

WaMaC Career Day Draws Monticello Students to Cornell

About 70 Monticello high school juniors will attend a WaMaC conference Career Day at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon on April 1. Students ride school buses from Cedar Rapids and Linn County, with 1,700 total participants anticipated across three days. Activities include luncheon in Bowman Hall, 30 to 35 discussion groups on careers, and talks by Cornell professors and local educators.

Monticello High School Cornell College Mt. Vernon Vance Stead the Express Cedar Rapids Linn ‘County Bowman Hall Cornell Otis Young Linn Cedar County Wamac Paul Beckhelm Conservatory of Music Miron Morrill

William DeVos Finds 1886 Dated Newspapers Amid House Demolition

While tearing down a derelict house near Hull William DeVos uncovered two newspapers dated 1886, the Rock Valley Journal and the German Welt Bote, hidden between wall partitions.

William DeVos Hull Rock Valley Journal Welt Bote

Jones County Supervisors Heal Bids and Approve Deputy Appointments

The Jones county board met February 16 1954 to open culvert bids from Clinton Culvert Co Armco Drainage & Metal Products Young & Greenawald Co and Eaton Metal Products Corp Eaton’s bid was rejected for nonconformity and all bids were rejected with checks returned The board then approved deputy sheriffs W H Dorgeloh and Ralph D Beardsley bonds filed and adjourned to March 2 1954 On March 2 1954 the board approved the Engineer Don A Ratekin 1953 report canceled delinquent taxes and set a county home inventory including livestock grain and farm machinery plus a detailed financial statement and numerous claims

Board of Supervisors Jones County Henry Rickels Adams, Bailey, Crain Dirks Clinton Culvert Co Clinton Iowa Armco Drainage & Metal Products Inc Des Moines Young & Greenawald Co Bailey W. H. Dorgeloh Ralph PD. Beardsley Lewis M. Dreibelbis Ralph D. Beardsley Adams H. W. Mayfield G. H. Cress Oxford Junction Corp Crain Jones County Fair Assi Cee Ees Aeca State of Iowa Gerhard Rieniets Farmers Club Inc Acres Blackmar Co Henry F. Adams Multi. Corp Wm. J. Bailey Communications Eng. Co Blanche E. Corwin

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Lorenzen Will M. Lubben George D. Moats Henry Schafer Francis Supple Lewis Vernon Allyn & Bacon Joseph A. Beave Leigh Clark Maurine Dirks Encyclopaedia Brittanica Films Herman Helgens the Hoermann Press Harro Ingwersen McCormick, Mathers Royal Typewriter Co., Inc Harlan Russell Board of Edu-Cahon Kare Lala Scott Foresman & Co Martina Thompson Raymond J. Buel Bangs Albert Fass Kehoe & Smith Parsons & Winkler Earl L.wahl Arthur L. Bye Fidlar & Chambers Co Joe Gierhart J. L. Gierhart Evelyn Hamiel Jenkins-Fergemann Co Ella Conley Don Dearborn Matilda Duschner Edwin Freese Dorothy Fritz Mary Hayden Ernest McDonough Joe Oswald Elmer Pegarick Laverne Fulwider Don Leggett Leo Loyet Roy Miller Roy Weighels Schmidt Typewriter Exchange Rapeoriey Laboratories West ‘Publishing Co L.E.A. Library Service Alden Coal Co Anamosa Farmers Creamery Co Aves Poultry & Egg Co Emma Bohlken G. F. Brown John Clarke Clover Farm Store Continental Oil Co Geo. J. Daugherty G. W. Gerdes Martelle-Morley Rural Fire Assn Morley Consolidated School Morley Switchboard John McDonald Hospital Searles Dairy Westphal’s Joe Chaloupka L. Dreibelbis R. M. Porter James Caswell Alta Floss Blayney Anamosa Lumber Convent of Good Shepherd Doolittle Oil Co C. H. Dearborn D-X Oil Oxford Jet Eclipse Lumber Co Conrad Grocery Fishwild's W. H. Goettsch G &M Grocery Hale Grocery Hank's Service Fred Harms Raymond Holtz Hutton Grocery Hurst's Grocery Jones County Oil Co Harold Kinney Koch Bros Wilson R. Nouba Mre Frhel Kruse Nyed Ee PhD Seeds St. Luke's Methodist Hospital Cave Fee Long’s Mercy Hospital Cave McCreight Grocery We Hall McNamara Funeral Home Martha A. Rawson Nellie Rummell Shelley Grocery C. R. Smith James Prouty J. D. Paul R. W. Myers J. H St. Joseph Mercy Tasputsh Suter’s Market Volk's Grocery Winkley Art Limb Co OBR Sheth Jones Co. Printing Co Anamosa Eureka Psychopathic Hospital Anamosa Postmaster Shada’s Wae Paper Co John Butschi Bray Cities Service Center Junction Creamery Consolidated the Day Co E. H. DeShaw, Medical C. H. Ferry Hall Plumbing Higley Chemical Inland Bed Co Kennedy Lumber Wilson & Co Tyler & Downing Ray Smith Delores Gilmore Mary Gilmore Reva Ripper Clarence Ripper Ethel Lillie Vera Lillie Register & Tribune, Ad Petersen Baking Co Provi Siods Ackesson & Robbins Med- Teak Ccaa Acropiancal He's Bee Robertson’s Conoco Ceee Ee Ees Allen Supply Co the All Wheel Drive Co American Road Builders "Association Anamosa Motor Sales Balster’s Implement & Parts Eee Barron Motor Supply Baxter Motors Inc Herman M. Brown Service Co Robert Carlson E. Cohn & Sons Inc C.R. Auto Supply Co DeWees Quarries Rock Dukehart-Hughes Energy Eerie Ewes Fulton Howe Globe Mach. & Supply Co Cee Eee Tag Gordon Great Western Laboratories H & W Motor Express Co Eeu Ene Doris Jeanne Herren Iowa Electric Light & Power Ecquice Fen Hanson Iowa Steel & Iron Works A. N. Kirsch Klipto Loose Leaf Co Sup Pues Lewis Motor Supply Martin- Roasa Milton Meeks Miller’s Furniture Monroe Mach. Co.Inc Moorman Equip. Co Pink Supply Co Squhemer Richard Northrup N.W. Bell Donald A. Ratekin Repass Automobile Co Segriff & Moore Agency Spreitzer, Inc Wapsie Motors C. B. Dewees Const. Co Engineers Supply Co Jones County Printing Co Reichart Sand & Gravel Co Gandhi Oe i Seegriff & Moore Agency Citizens Savings Bank Hospital Service Co Blue Cross 4A & SA Lester Ankney Bernice Barnes John Barnes Elijah Brinkman Kenneth Brinkman Bertle Cross Dale Gerst Ped. Hurt Beau Ralph Meade Lee Sams F. L. Shankland W. J. Stover M. J. Tallman John Holmes George Dietiker Willis Doden Alfred Leeper Gay McConaughy Eben Francis Moran See Carl Rickels We Marion Sauer Ben Sievertsen Wee Tae Mervin Switzer Shee Cale Welty John Bright Harlan Brinkman Ber Robert Eilers Pee Gene Frasher Robert Heasty Sam Holmes Jr Been Joe Horn Fe Harold McDaniel Ralph Porter Junior Seeger Pee Ee Harry Otten Eer Payroll George Dietiker Ee Bee Willis Doden Rbeek Francis Moran Gay MecConaughy Anne Carl Rickels Bee Arthur Rigby Ee Charles Rolls Plea Bee Ee Herbert Sams Were Ben Sievertsen Sae Ees Jarrell 4C & SC Albert Lawrence Wane Ee Junior Seeger Douglas Weideman Ailournes Rickels Floyd Kephart Murray Midwest McDonough Store
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