Lions hear Camp Fire Girls report and plan 1948 events
Monticello Lions Club heard a Camp Fire Girls report on past activities and future plans for 1948. A minstrel show is set for April to fund the youth center, with an athletic dinner on April 13 featuring Dave McMillan of Minnesota as guest speaker and tickets at 1.50. The day also included Rotary club remarks by Joe Meade on foreign policy and communism. Fourteen new cars were registered in a week in Jones County from buyers including United Hybrid Growers Anamosa and Freese Implement Sales Monticello among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Lions Club
Camp Fire
Lions Club
Lions ‘Club
Dave McMillan
University of Minnesota
Joe Meade
Russell Cole
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Monticello
Jones County
United Hybrid Growers Association
Anamosa
Ford
Chevrolet
Birk C. Lowder
Hopkinton
Hudson
Jerald Nelson
Langworthy
Kaiser
Carl A. Egger
Arnold J. Jacobs
Pontiac
Freese Implement Sales
Ford Truck
Louis Lorenzen and Sons
Olin
Wilbur Cartano
Leonard Darrow
F. H. Poppe
R. E. Monk
Victor Tatak
Oxford Junction
Lawrence Kuehl
Wyoming
Three Candidates File For Jones County Posts
W C Fischer of Anamosa files for sheriff on the Republican ticket. P E Wolfe and J E Porter of Anamosa file for Jones County auditor. Final filing day is May 7 per County Auditor George F Specht. Primary set for June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
W.C. Fischer
P. E. Wolfe
J. E. Porter
Jones
George F. Specht
Townsend Townsend divorce and McNamara OMVI cases filed
One new district court case in Jones County includes Alide B Townsend versus Harvey J Townsend Sr a divorce action stemming from their marriage on Sept 6 1926 A second new case is State of Iowa versus William Joseph McNamara for OMVI The defendant was arrested March 21 by State Patrolman John Beckman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Alide B. Townsend
Harvey J. Townsend, Sr
State of Iowa
William Joseph McNamara
John Beckman
Local marriage licenses issued in past week
Harlan Wayne Hawker 21 Davenport and Selma Anne Otten 21 Moline Ill. Kenneth Heeren 21 and Barbara Chatterton 18 Onslow. Clarence D Edwards 25 and Ruth White 20 Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
District Court
Harlan Wayne Hawker
Davenport
Selma Anne Otten
Moline
Ill
Kenneth Heeren
Barbara Chatterton
Onslow
Clarence D. Edwards
Ruth White
Anamosa
Births Reported at John McDonald Hospital
Three births documented this past week at John McDonald hospital. On March 22 a boy was born to Mr and Mrs Herman Behrends of Monticello. Also on March 22 a girl born to Mr and Mrs Ray Stumbaugh of Monticello. On March 24 a girl born to Mr and Mrs Birk Lowther of Hopkinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Herman Behrends
Monticello
Ray Stumbaugh
Birk Lowther
Hopkinton
Monticello Urged to Observe Army Day April 6
On Army Day April 6 Monticello is urged to participate in the nationwide observance marking 31 years since U S entry into World War I. T Sgt W E Sanders recruiting officer said locals will honor Monticello men who served in World War II and those still in uniform guarding peace in Europe or the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Monticello
United States
W. E. Sanders
Europe
Pacific
Monticello Law Offices to Close Thursday Afternoons
The Monticello law offices will close every Thursday afternoon from April through December 1. This schedule change affects all regular services and appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Delayed Press Delivery for Eastern Iowa Graphic
The Eastern Iowa Graphic delays push back May publication as press No 3127 ships from the ATF Webendorfer Plant in New Jersey. Monticello officials estimate 3 to 4 weeks for arrival. Bulkley leads local photo department efforts while new presses undergo testing and setup. Subscriptions and mail orders appear as rates are set at 3 dollars a year with aim for over 10 000 copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Graphic
ATF
Webendorfer
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Monticello
Tinterest
Monticello Express
Eastern Iowa Graphic
Local Girls Play In Coe Band
Miss Louise York daughter of Dr and Mrs O E York of Monti cello and Leona Mae Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs John H Smith of Hopkinton are members of the Coe college concert band now on its annual midwest tour. York is a 1946 Monticello high school graduate and a Coe sophomore. Smith is a 1947 graduate and a Coe freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise York
O. E. . York
Monticello
Leona Mae Smith
John H. Smith
Hopkinton
Coe College
Midwest
Miss York
Monticello High School
Coe
Miss Smith
Rev Oswald Sandbach Invited to Speak at Clear Lake Camp
Reverend Oswald Sandbach has been invited to lecture at the Bible Conference and the Young Peoples Institute at the Clear Lake Methodist camp through July. His assigned topic is Religion in Current Literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Sandbach
Bible Conference
Young People’s Institute
Clear Lake
Sandbach
Monticello City Election Ballot Voters to Choose Among Nine
Monticello voters in three wards head to biannual city election next Monday. Ballot lists one slate with nine candidates including Mayor C. J. Matthiessen and councilmen Ross Baty Marcus Maire Tom Eden C D Shaffer and M B Leonard City treasurer Paul T Schuetz and park commissioner Dr A P Lambert all serving two years except the park job with a longer term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Helmer
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Company
C. J. Matthiessen
Ross Baty
Good Friday Service Set by Union Churches
The final Union Lenten service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Community building auditorium. Sponsored by the Presbyterian, Congregational, Evangelical and Reformed, and Methodist churches, the event features Rev. Charles E. Mason of Manchester as guest speaker and union choir music. Businesses close 2 to 3 p.m. for observance in past years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Mason
Manchester
Dutch Returns As News Editor For Monticello Express
Lloyd Dutch VerSteegh arrives in Monticello to serve as temporary news editor while Publisher C. A. Coxsee rests in Excelsior Springs. He previously worked as a reporter here last summer and will live with the Doxsee family with his wife and two children. He is a senior in journalism at Iowa State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd “Dutch" VerSteegh
Monticello
Conservation Commission Releases 1948 Iowa Fishing Regulations
The State Conservation Commission announces changes for 1948 fishing rules to be distributed to county recorders and officers in April. Major updates remove length limits on many pan fish including crappie and sunfish, set new limits for catfish and pike, and adjust season openings from May to June for various species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Auditor Reports Tax Collections Across County in 1947
County auditor notes total 1,025,322.45 in taxes for 1947 payable in 1948 covering county, school, city and cemetery funds. Distributions include 411,876.90 to county purposes, 531,390.67 to schools, 80,036.99 to cities towns, and 2,017.89 to township cemeteries with a city-by-city comparison of 1947 vs 1946 levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Cass
Castle Grove
Fairview
Wayne
Jackson - Antioch
Anamosa
Monticello
Center - Junction
Martele
Morley
Olin
Onslow
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Monticello Librarian Releases List of 30 New Books
Monticello librarian Mrs. B. C. Roberts announces 30 new titles set for general circulation next Saturday. The list includes War as I Knew It by Patton, Our Foreign Born Citizens, The Sealed Verdict, Waverly, Midnight Lace, The Wedding Journey, and other fiction and non fiction works plus juvenile additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
B. C. Roberts
George S. Patton Jr
Third Army
Admiral Halsey
Comdr. J. Bryan
Saturday Evening Post
Annie Beard
Lionel Shapiro
Germany
Jenny Villiers
J. B. Priestley
Octavis Cohen
MacKinlay Kanter
Iowa
Waverly
A. E. Alden
Walter D. Edmonds
Ben Ames Williams
Merle Miller
S.U.I
Mary Ann Lyon and Joan Hayes Visit Cedar Rapids
Mary Ann Lyon and Joan Hayes from Cedar Rapids spent a weekend visiting the Lyon family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lyon, in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Lyon
Joan Hayes
Cedar Rapids
Harry Lyon
Gun Explodes In Man's Face In Fox Hunt Incident
Jess Huggins of Hopkinton was seriously injured when a gun barrel exploded during fox hunting in Hardscrabble. A steel fragment penetrated his forehead. he received first aid at John McDonald Hospital Monticello and was later taken to University Hospital Iowa City for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Huggins
Hopkinton
Huggins
Gene
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
University Hospital
Iowa City
County Near Top In Bond Sales
Iowa was one of two states to sell more series E United States savings bonds dating January 1948 than January 1947. Iowa reported E bond sales of 24,957,783.68 with total E F and G sales of 38,180,757. This marked a 13 percent rise from January 1947. Jones county sold E F and G bonds totaling 233,000 with redemptions at 85,477.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
Roger F. Warin
Savings
Rhode Island
Jones County
Trees Available for Erosion Control and Wildlife Plantings
State Conservation commission continues accepting orders for one year old trees from the State Forest Nursery. Varieties include black walnut black locust green ash cottonwood American elm white oak osage orange burr oak black cherry Russian olive and several other wildlife friendly options. Limited multiflora rose offered. Prices range five to thirteen dollars per thousand with a minimum order of five hundred trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Bids Sought for Monticello Post Office Coal Door
The Federal Works Agency invites bids by April 2, 1948, for installing a tilting coal door at the Monticello post office. Public Buildings Administration division engineer K L Hullsick announced the call last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Works Agency
Monticello Post Office
K. L. Hullsick
Public Buildings Administration
Mrs. H. Peterson Dies After Yearlong Illness
Funeral services for Ursula Louise Clark Peterson now Mrs. Harry Peterson were held March 23 at Gill Funeral Home in Manchester with Dr. William J. Grossheim officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Monticello. Survived by son Phillip, 16, and parents Thomas and Elizabeth Clark. four sisters and two brothers. six nephews served as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Peterson
Gill Funeral Home
Manchester
William J. Grossheim
Monticello
Oakwood Cemetery
Petersen
Ursula Louise Clark
Thomas and
Elizabeth Clark
Bolin Hospital
Harry Petersen
Phillip
Thomas Clark
Robert Guthrie
Center Junction
George Goos
Masonville
Asa Kurth
Thompson
Elliott Clark
Hopkinton
William Clark
Prairieburg
Spring Thaw Damages Monticello Streets
Monticello faces extensive street damage from this spring thaw with seven large blisters on West First Street and many smaller cracks. The street department filled two worst spots with sand and dirt as warnings and flares mark the unsafe patches. Authorities blame uneven thawing for the damage, noting Cedar Rapids and other towns report similar repair costs running into thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
West First Street
Cedar Rapids
District Court Hears Decrees and Alimony Orders
Judge Thompson issued two decrees in Roy Weigels vs Mildred Weigels granting the defendant 200 for attorney fees and 50 for herself. Betty DeLarm vs Gerald De Larm awarded 60 for temporary alimony and 60 for permanent alimony. Criminal docket includes paroles violations from Anamosa reformatory with not guilty pleas in State of Iowa cases Bone Leasure and Cramke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Roy Weigels
Mildred Weigels
Betty DeLarm
Gerald DeLarm
Anamosa
State of Iowa
W. S. Bone
George R. Leasure
Paul Cramke
Fred Hermann Suffered Stroke While Working near Manchester
Fred W. Hermann, 68, publisher of the Manchester Democrat Radio, was taken to Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids after a stroke Sunday afternoon. He was stricken at 4 p.m. while working with a group for the Manchester cemetery association and his condition was reported as poor on Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Hermann
Manchester Democrat Radio
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Hermann
Manchester Cemetery Association
Stumbaughs Welcome Daughter Barbara Joyce
Mr and Mrs Ray Stumbaugh announce the birth of their daughter Barbara Joyce on Monday morning March 22 at John McDonald Hospital. The baby weighed six pounds nine ounces and is the couple's second child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stumbaugh
Barbara Joyce
John McDonald Hospital
Willwerth Named To WaMaC First Team Guard Post Monday
Monticello star Dean Willwerth was named WaMaC first team guard at a Marion banquet attended by over 250. University of Iowa athletic director Paul Brechler spoke. Willwerth, 5 feet 8½ inches, was the smallest on the first team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Willwerth
Monticello Black Panther
Wamac
Marion
University of Iowa
Paul Brechler
Willworth
Panther
Robert Willey
Maquoketa
Lloyd Olmstead
Dick Smith
Bob Purcell
Anamosa
Don MecConaughy
Lloyd Cook
Manchester
Lyle Shoot
Darold Lietz
Don Whittemore
Monticello
Ray Null
Don Skelly
Organ Dedication at Scotch Grove Church Recital
Scotch Grove Presbyterian to dedicate a new Minshall Estey electric organ at 7 30 p m Sunday April 4 Kenneth Peterson of Davenport to present dedicatory concert He directs music at St Pauls Lutheran Davenport and works as staff organist in Quad Cities funeral homes The program includes Messiah arias Bach and Mendelssohn pieces with hymn groups and a vocal solo The public is cordially invited and a free will offering will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Minshall Estey
Kenneth Peterson
Davenport
Peterson
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Quad Cities
Redeemer
Messiah
Handel
Wandel
Lord
Mendelssohn
New World Symphony
Dvorak
God
Jesu
Bach
Sullivan
Mallotte
Cancer Society Sets Kickoff Meeting in Anamosa
The American Cancer Society will hold a kickoff meeting on March 29 at 2 p.m. in the courthouse community room Anamosa. Dr. J. B. Prouty will speak as part of launching the fundraising campaign. Light refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Court House
Anamosa
The
Cancer Society
J. B. Prouty
Ten Children Confirmed and Take Communion at St Matthew
Palm Sunday rites at St Matthew's Lutheran Church confirmed ten children in the Lutheran faith and marked their first reception of holy communion. Rev H L Adix officiated with class members named Virginia Faye Harms Joyce Ann Jurgensen Mary Elien Zimmerman Ruth Ann Kuntz Janice Louise Rink Jean Elizabeth Himebaugh Raymond Delano Rickels Harold Edward Gottleaber Donald Richard McChristy and John Francis Reid Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Virginia Faye Harms
Joyce Ann Jurgensen
Mary Elien Zimmerman
Ruth Ann Kuntz
Janice Louise Rink
Jean Elizabeth Himebaugh
Raymond Delano Rickels
Harold Edward Gottleaber
Donald Richard McChristy
John Francis Reid, Jr
Rural mail carriers to survey pheasant and quail on routes
More than 1,000 Iowa rural mail carriers will begin a six day census of pheasant quail and rabbit populations on their routes starting March 29. The survey covers over 270 000 miles of mail routes and coincides with the annual spring pheasant census by conservation officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Infant James Edward Janssen Baptized at St Matthews
On Palm Sunday the infant son of Mr and Mrs Edward Janssen received baptism at St Matthews Lutheran church. He was named James Edward with sponsors Mr and Mrs William Wennekamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Janssen
St. Matthews’ Lutheran Church
James Edward
Wiliam Wennekamp
Louisiana Health Department Reports 1947 Nine Month Deaths
The Iowa Division of Vital Statistics tabulated mortality data for the first nine months of 1947 and the full year 1946. Whooping cough caused 28 deaths in 1947 versus 16 in 1946, cerebrospinal fever 11 in 1947 versus 11 in 1946, measles fell from 22 in 1946 to 3 in 1947, diphtheria about one fifth of 1946, poliomyelitis dropped from 53 in 1946 to 6 in 1947, and scarlet fever declined from 9 in 1946 to 4 in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Vital Statistics
Iowa State Department of Health
Livestock Judges Named for Great Jones County Fair
Beef division heads are Dale Newman W F Robertson Harlan Russell and Alva Streeper. Dairy superintendents are Dale Adams Raymond Adams Paul Gerdes and Louis Heiken. Swine superintendents are Ed Helgens Paul Lasack William Martin and Leon Pine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Dale Newman
W. F. Robertson
Harlan Russell
Alva Streeper
Dale Adams
Raymond Adams
Paul Gerdes
Louis Heiken
Ed Helgens
Paul Lasack
William Martin
Leon Pine
February fish and game violations total seventy
Conservation officers report seventy fish and game law violations in February with courts imposing fines totaling 1589 dollars and 50 cents. The breakdown shows fifty three illegal hunting cases, fourteen fishing cases, and two trapping cases.
Five Generations Featured in Corydon Times-Republican Photo
The Corydon Times-Republican published a photo featuring five generations of women led by 78 year old Dora Brown of Humeston and ending with 12 month old Cheryl Ann Van denburg, the great great granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon Times - Republican
Dora Brown
Humeston
Cheryl Ann Vandenburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rotary Club
Conservation Commission
Sverge
John Shover
Judy Bleadorn
Mary Jo Goodyear
Mary Jo Edwards
Suellen Schoop
Lyle Simmons
Express
Victoria Case
Chautaqua
Tucson
Rosemary Taylor
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Burns Mantle
L. Morris
U. S
Fred Hermann
Harm Fechtman
Henry J. Zimmerman
Loren Bronemann
Linda Maria Bronemann
Willwerth
Scotch Grove
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