Monticello Events Schedule March 23 to Good Friday
Calendar notes March 23 to 30 include births at John McDonald hospital a Monticello girl born to Mr and Mrs John Pegorick. Activities feature Pythian Sisters at K P hall, Navy and Army recruiters, community banquets, health association and tuberculosis talks, Boy Scout campaign, 4 H builders, Royal Neighbors, garden club, and a Monticello school board meeting. Good Friday closures and a local disturbing the peace case are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
John Pegorick
Monticello
Pythian Sisters
K.P. Hall
Cedar-Jones Association For Retarded Children
Tipton Legion Building
Navy
Greater
Army
Garden Club
Anamosa
Royal Neighbors of America
Boy Scouts
Shover Named Chairman of Commissioners
John Shover of Monticello was chosen chairman of the Jones County Soil Conservation district at the regular meeting in Anamosa. He operates a 503 acre dairy farm east of Monticello and has served as a district commissioner four years. Mrs. Carole Lerch of Martelle was hired as clerk typist. she is the daughter of Iven Remington and the wife of Wayne Lerch who farms near Martelle. Other commissioners are in Seivers Wyoming and W F Robertson of Olin. Oris H Randolph and James O Cantrell are full time SCS employees. Chester Grafft works part time on ACP practice work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
John Shover
Monticello
Jones County Soil Conservation District
Carole Lerch
Martelle
Anamosa
Shover
Lerch
Martello
S.C.S
Chester Grafft
Olin
A.C.P
Monticello Speech Group Qualifies For State Meet
Five Monticello high school speech team members won firsts at the district Mason City contest and advance to the state meet in Storm Lake April 20 and 21. Wilma Cox earned first in oratorical declamation, Judy Schneider and Bonnie Schneider placed top in interpretive reading, while Gladys Mellor and Carla Folkers won in dramatic declamation. Also earning second place were Janaleg Bender Ronald Burrichter and Wilbur Otten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Mason City
Darleen Niehaus
Storm Lake
Monticello
Wilma Cox
Judy Schneider
Bonnie Schneider
Gladys Mellor
Carla Folkers
Janaleg Bender
Ronald Burrichter
Wilbur Otten
Drive Underway For Fire Truck In Hopkinton
A Hopkinton campaign raises 3425 dollars from local farm owners to fund a new fire truck. The existing 14 year old vehicle will remain in service for town fires when the new truck is unavailable or used in rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Hopkinton Town
Monticello Unicom radio serves aviators with 7.4-watt VHF license
Cuckler Manufacturing gains FCC license for a 7.4 watt Monticello Unicom station on 128.8 megacycles. The private public-use link aids landings, refueling, emergencies, and long distance business by radio between Cuckler’s Monticello plant and pilots, with 100 mile range now and aim for 200 to 300 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Aviation
Cuckler Manufacturing Company
Federal Communications Commission
Monticello
Dave Duckler
Cuckler
Madison, Wis
Duckler
United Airlines
Cuckler Plant
South
Dave Cuckler
Edna Rhodes Dies at Tabor Iowa Good Samaritan Home
Edna Drury former resident of Tabor Iowa died February 23 at the Good Samaritan home in Tabor. Her husband Ray Rhodes preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Rhodes
Tabor
Iowa
Edna Drury
Good Samaritan
Ray Rhodes
Dirks Elected County Officers District Head
Harm J. Dirks of Center Junction was elected president of the Sixth District County Officers at Clinton succeeding Martin Wiley. New vice-president is Francis Messerly. Harold Malloy reelected secretary treasurer. Attendees included Jones county officials and officers from neighboring counties in District 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harm J. Dirks
Center Junction
Jones
Clinton
Dirks
Martin Wiley
Cedar Rapids
Francis Messerly
Waterloo
Harold Malloy
Dubuque
Jones County Music Festival Draws 300 Students
Over 300 students from six Jones county schools gathered in Olin for the annual vocal music festival. Morley Martefle Oxford Junction Wyoming and Anamosa participated with Olin, guest director Terrence Carlson of Wilson high in Cedar Rapids guiding rehearsals and a massed chorus in the evening. The Jones County School Masters group sponsored the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Jones County
Morley
Martefle
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Anamosa
Terrence Carlson
Wilson High School
Cedar Rapids
Jones County School Masters Group
Sports Banquet Honors Local Letterwinners
Over 300 attendees expected at the annual Athletic banquet in the Community building. Virgil Hunt says the Greater Monticello committee sponsors the event honoring all letterwinners from public and parochial schools with principal speaker Vince DeFrancesca.
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Virgil Hunt
Greater Monticello
Vince DeFrancesca
Iowa State College
Ames
Leo Cabalka
Harold Shugart
Robert Mullen
Sacred Heart School
Hunt
Floyd Kephart
Leslie Linn
Mullen
Vance Stead
Home Near Monti Damaged by Blaze
The second story of the Albert Parsons farm home, four miles northwest of Monticello, was damaged by fire and smoke late Thursday afternoon. No one was burned or injured. A burning mattress in a Parsons children's bedroom caused the blaze. Fire Chief Don Morey could not determine a start. Mr and Mrs Parsons were away when a relative saw the fire. At least one Parsons child was home. a son said no one was in the bedroom during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Parsons
Monticello
Parsons
Don Morey
Hopkinton Ten Named on Delaware Juror List
Delaware county district court draws sixty petit jurors for April term. Hopkinton residents named are Ira Wilson Earl Dadler Arlene Smith Louis Lauser Maurice Kirkwood Bob Hunt Fletcher Dunlap Bill Chapman John Clow and Mervin Blanchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Hopkinton
Delaware County District Court
R. W. Nieman
Ira Wilson
Earl Dadler
Arlene Smith
Louis Lauser
Maurice Kirkwood
Bob Hunt
Fletcher Dunlap
Bill Chapman
John Clow
Mervin Blanchard
Farm Labor Merger News At Monticello NFO Meeting
Ainsworth farmer Corbin Crawford urged a possible merger between agriculture and labor at a National Farmers Organization meeting in Monticello. Leonard Wolf, Democratic candidate for Congress, urged unity and criticized Washington’s farm policy while warning against partisan clashes. The group discussed open merger conferences with organized labor, with votes in Iowa reportedly over 80 percent in favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers Organization
Monticello
Corbin Crawford
Ainsworth
N.F.O
Agriculture
Labor
Crawford
Leonard Wolf
Elkader
Congress
Washington
Farmer-Labor
Bottles Fly as Pop Truck Crashes Near Scotch Grove
Two separate Friday crashes in Jones county left one minor injury and extensive damage. Cedar Rapids driver L C Smock escaped serious harm after a rollover near Scotch Grove on highway 38, while a second head-on collision near Cascade damaged both cars and involved Ralph J. Manternach and George W. McGovern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Cedar Rapids
L. C. Smock
Scotch Grove
Highway 38
Canada Dry Bottling Company of
Cascade
Ralph J. Manternach
George W. McGovern
Carter
Lawrence LaBarge
Jones County Democrats Set 12 Delegates for State Convention
Jones county Democratic convention designated to pick 12 delegates for the 1956 state presidential convention. Mass convention at Anamosa courthouse Friday April 6 at 10 am. Primary June 4 in Jones county and state races. Officers listed include Peet and Wegman with others named.
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Jones County
Robert M. Peet
Anamosa
Court House
Peet
K.R.N.T
Des Moines
G.O.P
Democratic Committee
Malinda Derga
Clarence
George Specht
Leonard Wegman
Stock Purchases Sought Here by Phone Company
Center Junction Telephone seeks investors in a stock drive to raise about 25 000 dollars for a dial system. About 12 000 dollars of common stock has been sold in Monticello with help from Ed Cox and Secretary Clifford McDonald. Dial system due to start in September. August delivery for equipment from Leich Equipment Co. of Genoa Tl. Free calls planned to Monticello and Onslow with Center Junction connected to Anamosa exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Center Junction Telephone Company
Clifford McDonald
McDonald
Ed Cox
Center Junction
Leich Equipment Company of
Genoa
Anamosa Exchange
Onslow
Mrs G M Jones Reelected to Camp Fire National Council
Mrs G M Jones of Monticello was reelected to the Camp Fire Girls Inc national council at a regional Des Moines conference last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Jones
National Council For Camp Fire
Monticello
National Council of
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
Des Moines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congregational Church
Justice Court
Marvin Balster
Commisioners
Universal
Aurora
Til
Monticello Unicom
Henry F. Adams
William Bailey
Lee Crain
Henry Rickels
W. L. Pearson
Blanche E. Corwin
Earl Beisell
Lee Lint
Helen Murray
Linn
Community Conservation League
American Legion
Alvin Bleadorn
Herman Behrends
Henry Schone
E. H. DeWitt
Monti
Talle
Department of Agriculture
Ezra Benson
National Farm Institute
NFO
Smock
Express
Donald Gray
Kenneth Carter
Harry Dierks
Arch Edwards
Edwards Department Store
Lawrence Brockhohn
Margaret Havens
Gambles
Schumacher Furniture
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