Lions honor ladies with minstrel dinner and heifer prize
Monticello Lions Club honored its ladies at a 6:30 dinner in the Monticello Community building. Les Linn presided as Keith Clark won the Lions purebred heifer prize for Monticello schools, presented by High School Principal Vance Stead. The event featured a minstrel show, a quartet, and remarks by Rev. Richard Waggoner on Lion ism and Americanism.
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Monticello
Vance Stead
Lions Club
Lions
Richard Long
Joe Erler
Larry Heyerdahl
Richard Waggoner
Congregational Church
Cedar Rapids
Colorado
Ed Cox
William Shaffer
Sam Schuetz
Larry Goodyear
Marriage Licenses And Marriage License Summary
The last license issued by Anamosa district court clerk W L Pearson was March 2 to Albert Iben and Ruth Ann Kunitz. The Jones county Selective Service office will close from 8 to 12 a.m. next Friday April 2 per clerk H C Metcalf.
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W. L. Pearson
Anamosa
Albert Iben
Ruth Ann Kunitz
Jones County
The
Selective Service System
H. C. Metcalf
Monticello Attorney Announces C Shimanek Candidacy for Jones County Post
Monticello attorney C F Shimanek declared his bid for Jones county attorney on the Republican ticket to oppose incumbent J T Remley. Shimanek previously served as county attorney in 1948 49 and has a long local legal career with Navy service in World War II.
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C. Shimanek
Monticello
Jones County
James “Tucker” Remley
Justice Echternacht Fines Three On Traffic Violations
Justice of the Peace Bay Echter nacht fined three persons for traffic violations this week. Andrew Derga of Cedar Rapids paid 10 dollars plus costs for speeding and five dollars for a restricted permit violation. Leo J. Collen of Clinton paid 10 dollars plus costs for driving without a license. Michael J. Duschner paid 50 dollars plus costs for reckless driving. All charges were brought by the state highway patrol.
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Justice of the Peace Bay Echternacht
Andrew Derga
Cedar Rapids
Leo J. Collen
Clinton
Michael J. Duschner
State Highway Patrol
Correction on Farm Fire Location and Social Visit
The fire call last Saturday morning was to the Lorenz Allamand farm instead of the Abe Allamand farm as previously reported. Mr and Mrs James Adams were Thursday callers in the Bernard McGovern home in Anamosa.
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Lorenz Allamand Farm
Abe Allamand Farm
James Adams
Bernard McGovern
Anamosa
Nominees In Primaries Cloud Jones County Race
The Jones County primaries feature contest for the board of supervisors with incumbents William Bailey and Henry F. Adams seeking re election. William Tuetken Monticello insurance and real estate dealer will run with Democratic J. G. Armstrong Martelle. For 1956 term Henry Rickels faces Robert Livingstone Anamosa farmer and Oscar Dethman Anamosa seeks the Democratic nomination. A county Democratic caucus was planned to fill vacancies.
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Jones County
County Board of Supervisors
William Bailey
Henry F. Adams
William Tuetken
Monticéllo Insurance
Monticello Board approves faculty salary increases
The Monticello public school system board of directors met in a special session Monday evening to authorize a general salary increase for all teachers and adjust some individual salaries to align with averages. Superintendent Boyd Shannon was rehired along with Vance Stead as high school principal and Miss Gertrude Smith as elementary principal. contracts were issued to 23 others. Several staff members will not return, including Robert James and Virginia Cassavka.
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Monticello Public School
Board of Directors
Boyd Shannon
Shannon
Vance Stead
Gertrude Smith
Robert James
Lawrence Heyerdahl
Virginia Cassavka
Betty McNally
Paul Bender
Paul Warner
Vivian Fee
Jeralyn Price
Services Here Tuesday For Robert J. Kopp
Funeral services were held at St Luke's Methodist Church for Robert Justus Kopp 56 died Saturday at John McDonald Hospital after a lingering illness Rev R V Gildner officiated at the church and Oakwood cemetery Masonic rites were performed Burns Lodge 173 conducted the service Kopp born October 16 1897 in Washington Illinois moved with family to Radcliffe Iowa later served 18 months in the Navy attended Iowa State College and worked as a dairy man in Holton Kansas Monticello and other communities He was a retired manager of the creamery grocery department and was active in church Masonic Modern Woodmen Rotary and other groups He is survived by his wife daughter and son in law two brothers and two sisters numerous relatives and friends.
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John McDonald Hospital
Junior DeShaw
Hopkinton
Kenneth Hansen
Monticello
Denver
Colo
Benjamin H. Roberts
Jane Ann
Wyoming
Paul Saunders
Robin Rae
Jackson County Hospital
Maquoketa
Oxford Junction
Shimanek
University of Oregon
Doris Flynn
Sacred Heart Church
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name _ society
American Legion
Jones County Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
The
Lions Club
the Legion
Remley
James T. Remley
Ralph Wilson
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Robert Justus Kopp
R. V. Gildner
Oakwood Cemetery
Burns Lodge
No. 173
A.F
A. M
Washington, Ill
Henry
Katie Schroen Kopp
Radcliffe
Iowa
United States
Iowa State College
Ames
Holton
Kansas
Ruby Arnold
Helen Harms
Scotch Grove
Kopp
Farmers Mutual
Milton Harms
Byron
Mandan
N. D
Clarence
Waupaca
Wisc
Viola Brunemeier
Hubbard
Mabel Stormer
el Paso
Texas
Ray Leytem
Merle Jacobsen
Lawrence Dierks
Carl Schneider
Leslie
Unpleasant Job Highlights Patrol Death Reports
Express photo notes the difficulty patrolmen face filing written reports on highway deaths. Variations can arise between figures reported by the press and radio and those recorded in patrol cars.
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Express
Two Divorce Suits Filed This Week
Two new divorce actions were filed in county court this week. Dorothy Joslin seeks absolute divorce from Leonard Joslin, custody of four minor children, title to household property, equity and livestock, plus alimony, support, attorney fees and costs. A temporary injunction prevents either spouse from disposing of property or molesting the family during the action. Florence Bartels seeks divorce from Herman Bartels, custody of two minor children, title to household goods and a Reo truck, and alimony with temporary injunction against disposal of property.
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J. E. Heiserman
Dorothy Joslin
Leonard Joslin
Joslin
Iowa City
Stone City
Heiserman
Monticello
Florence
Herman Bartels
Monticello Women Attend Regional Camp Fire Convention
Mrs. Glenn Jones and Mrs. Harold Wilcox travel to Denver to attend the Regional Camp Fire convention. They will join workshops for Camp Fire activities with Jones representing the Adult council and Wilcox the Leaders association, and are expected home this weekend. Sunday visitors at the Raymond School home included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Adix and Jimmie and Richard of Aurora, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Allard and Mrs. Minnie Berdnes of Cedar Rapids.
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Glenn Jones
Harold Wilcox
Denver
Colo
Jones
Camp Fire Adult Council
Wilcox
Leaders Association
Raymond School
Arthur Adix
Jimmie and
Richard
Aurora
Ray Allard
Minnie Behrends
Cedar Rapids
Arnold nuptials noted with guests from many towns
In Hiawatha Kansas Mr and Mrs Loren Arnold host a gathering with guests from Hubbard Radcliffe Villisca Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Mason City Illinois Holton Washington Green Valley and Delavan Illinois for the occasion.
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Hiawatha
Kansas
Loren Arnold
Rock Island
Hubbard
Radcliffe
Villisca
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Holton
Kan
Washington, Ill
Green Valley
Ill
Delavan, III
Farmers Demonstrate Anhydrous Ammonia Application
In Monticello a new unit uses 82 percent nitrogen liquid ammonia applied through 11 knives on a 14 foot width. Nick Clement Jim Balsiger and others view as a factory rep fills a small tank from a mobile storage unit. The Goodland ammonia storage facility is shown with Robert Durbrow, and local dealers Monticello Implement and Truck supply units for Farmers Feed and Supply.
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Nick Clement
Jim Balsiger
Robert Durbrow
Goodland Concern
Monticello
Farmers Feed and Supply
Clement
Balsiger
Monticello Implement and Truck
Rehmke Names New Third Member of Jones County ASC
Robert Rehmke of Oxford Junction becomes the new third member of the Jones County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee after a rotation in leadership. Neal Hayden resigns as chairman to take the office manager post, with Lee Allen named chairman and Russell Jamieson as vice chairman.
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Neal Hayden
Jones County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
PMA
ASC
Hayden
Harley Bulgren
the Express
Jones County
Lee Allen
Wyoming
Russell Jamieson
Center Junction
Robert Rehmke
Oxford Junction
Cedar Rapids
Russ Jamieson
Bob Rehmke
Roosevelt Hotel
Department of Agriculture
Five Injured In Eastern Iowa Accidents Near Monticello
Five eastern Iowa residents were injured and three cars damaged in two Sunday evening crashes near Monticello. Cedar Rapids and Dubuque couples, Wayne Shaffer Baty and Eldon Willard Smith, were treated after a head on crash at the Y intersection of Highway 151 and South Cedar Street. Michael J. Duschner, 17, of Monticello, was fined $50 for careless driving after his car wrecked south of Langworthy.
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Iowa
Monticello
Kenneth Carter
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Highway 151
Cedar Street
Wayne Shaffer Baty
Eldon Willard Smith
Carter
Smith
Baty
Mr. Smith
Duschner
Michael J. Duschner
Mike Duschner
Rt. 3
Langworthy
Ray Echternacht
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Cluk
Buck
Blanche E. Corwin
Henry Hagen
Buick
Guy Byerly
Mercury
Dale Carl Mardorf
Ford
Wapsie Motors
Ford Truck
George H. Bohiken
Rotary Clu
Robert Mullen
Chicago Milwaukee Railroad
Sacred Heart
P.D.A
PTA
C. F. Shimanek
J. T. Remley
Stuhler
Justice Echternacht
Towa
Fred S. Stuhler
Bradview Court
Robert J. Kopp
Tom Hill
William F. Hill
Art Black
Harold Arnold
Jan
Fis
Hayden Mon
Bartels
Express Photos
George Crombaugh
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