Five marriage licenses issued in Jones county week
Five marriage licenses were issued this week in Jones county by clerk W Leigh Pearson. Permits to wed went to couples from Monticello Center Junction Langworthy Anamosa Prairieburg and Anamosa with ages ranging from 18 to 46. Seven babies were born at John McDonald Hospital this week to families in Hopkinton Monticello and Anamosa.
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Jones County
W. Leigh Pearson
Harry A Young
Gladys Aldrich
Monticello
Loren Schneider
Lavina J. Luck
Gerald L. DeLarm
Center Junction
Freda Covington
Madonna M. Pilauer
Prairieburg
Jones County Vehicle Licenses and Draft Inductions
Vehicle licenses issued by Mrs Blanche E Corwin Jones County treasurer list Hans Rohwedder Olin Ford Elsie A Seehusen Wyoming Ply mouth E H Larson Olin De Soto Frank Digman Hopkinton Chevrolet truck Kenneth D Morrison Olin Chevrolet Roy L Miller Wyoming Cushman motor scooter Frank Pillard Anamosa International truck Geo E Mardoff Monticello Chevrolet Mr and Mrs Clarence Melchert Hopkinton Chevrolet Robert Siebels Monticello Buick Delbert Tholen Monticello Studebaker Anamosa Motor Sales Anamosa Oldsmobile Jay Slater Olin Chevrolet Willard Yeoman Monticello Buick. Six Jones county men face weeks more of civilian life after a call for 12 inductees on April 16 was cut to six. last six selected will not report. Tomorrow twelve others named in the Express will leave Anamosa for induction. Recent registrants include Rhinehart Topping Amber Thomas Siver Martello Dwayne Benischek Oxford Junction Lyle Vernon Olin Wayne Youngbleet Lisbon Harold Shaffer Monticello Raymond Hinrichs Amber Rex Rickels Anamosa Gilbert Hearn Monticello Dee Hansen Olin Richard McNamara Anamosa Lynn Tjaden Martello Melvin Manternack Monticello Larry Crockett Anamosa Francis Lee Cascade. Youths must register on turning 18.
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Blanche E. Corwin
Jones County
Hans Rohwedder
Olin
Ford
Elsie A. Seehusen
Wyoming
Plymouth
E. H. Larson
DeSoto
Frank Digman
Hopkinton
Chevrolet
Kenneth D. Morrison
Roy L. Miller
Cushman Motor Scooter
Frank Pillard
Anamosa
International
Geo. E. Mardoff
Monticello
Clarence Melchert
Robert Siebels
Buick
Delbert Tholen
Studebaker
Anamosa Motor Sales
Oldsmobile
Jay Slater
Willard Yeoman
Hubert C. Metcalf
County Selective Service Board
Armed Forces
The
Express
Selective Service Office
Rhinehart Topping
Amber
Thomas Siver
Martello
Dwayne Benischek
Oxford Junction
Lyle Vernon
Wayne Youngbleet
Lisbon
Harold Shaffer
Raymond Hinrichs
Rex Rickels
Gilbert Hearn
Dee .Hansen
Richard McNamara
Lynn Tjaden
Melvin Manternack
Larry Crockett
Francis Lee
Cascade
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Discusses Spring Conference
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet April 2 at the Legion rooms at 8 p.m. The gathering will plan and discuss the Spring Conference to be held here on April 9.
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American, Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Monticello Teachers Receive Cost of Living Raise
The Monticello Public Schools board offers teachers a 240 dollar yearly increase with 1951 contracts, aiming to balance taxpayer costs and faculty needs. Several contracts pending. some resignations noted among 1950-51 faculty including Morf and Stutzman, with others transferring or joining new districts.
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Monticello Public Schools
Ed Cox
Boyd Shannon
Nick Avelcas
Darlene White
Betty Smith
Carolyn Nelson
Milton DuBois
Dale Studt
Sue Bush
Louis Morf
Margaret Stutzman
Miss White
Miss Nelson
Armed Forces
Miss Bush
Bettendorf
Dubuque
Three Divorce Actions Filed in Jones County Court
Three divorce petitions were filed in Jones County with charges of cruel and inhuman treatment. Charley Read seeks divorce from Clara Read and custody of children Chester 21 Rose Marie 17 married Robert 14 Maureen 5. Shirley Ford sues Harold Ford seeking custody, alimony and support for daughter Diane Louise born May 17 1950. Marilyn Pohlkamp seeks divorce from Leo Pohlkamp and requests ownership of a 1939 Ford and alimony. Judge J E Heiserman will assign cases for April term Tuesday.
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Jones County
Charley Read
Morley
Clara M. Read
Fairfax
Chester
Rose Marie
Robert
Maureen
Shirley M. Ford
Harold Clair Ford
Anamosa
Diane Louise
J. E. Heiserman
Car Trunk Sideswipe Near Martelle Investigated
A car driven by Martin W. Schnipper of Anamosa and a truck driven by Dallas C. Kitzman of Keota sideswiped near Martelle on Saturday evening. Neither driver was injured. Damage was estimated at $250 for Schnipper’s car and $150 for Kitzman’s truck. Sheriff Lewis Dreibelbis investigated.
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Martin W. Schnipper
Anamosa
Dallas C. Kitzman
Keota
Martelle
Schnipper
Kitzman
Lewis Dreibelbis
Robert Rhatigan Earns Eagle Scout Honor in Monticello
Robert Rhatigan 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rhatigan, becomes Monticello’s second Eagle Scout. He earned 21 merit badges, trained as a pilot with solo flight in 1949 and private license in 1950, and participates in the First Presbyterian Church. He graduates Monticello Public High School this May and plans his future.
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Jane Scott
Robert Rhatigan
Sam Rhatigan
Monticello
Robert
Bob
Merle Jacobsen
Gartner Air Field
Sheryl
Johnny
First Presbyterian Church
Court of Honor Slated Tonight in Monticello
The Court of Honor for Boy Scouts of Monticello, held with the PTA and Monticello BPW, awards ranks and merit badges. Eagle Scout Robert Rhatigan, Life Scout Charles Robinson, Star Ronnie Rhatigan, and others will receive ranks. merit badges include safety, public speaking, life saving, and more. Special speaker John X. Waters of Cedar Rapids, former Field Scout Executive for the Waubeek area council, attends.
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Masonica Temple
Boy Scouts of
Bob Morey
Jerry Shaw
Tommy Rhatigan
Irvin Himebaugh
Tommy Null
James Helgens
Maynard Lang
James Hargrave
Neal Bleadorn
Robert Rhatigan
Charles Robinson
Ronnie Rhatigan
Robert Orr
John X. Waters
Cedar Rapids
Waubeek ‘Area
Farmers Apply for Soil Conservation Aid in Jones County
Fifty seven farm owners and operators filed applications for soil conservation assistance in Jones County this year. The total area involved reaches 9390 acres with numerous applicants from Monticello Julian Anamosa Olin Cascade Martelle Scotch Grove Center Junction Onslow Mechanicsville and other towns. Commission Randolph notes increased participation and lists several applicant names by town.
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Jones County Soil Conservation District
Cris H. Randolph
Randolph
Monticello
Julian Johnson
Harold Eiben
Edw. Schemmel
Sam Strief
Roy Finson
Mike Duschner
Fred Schneiter
Paul J. Muller
Brainard
Maurice Gamble
Olin
Marvin Westphal
Rolly Luckstead
Edward Lloyd
Harold Becker
Donald A. Henricksen
Hotz Bros
W. D. Wollison
Donald R. Woods
Henry Weseman
Johnnie Hansen
C. E. Rowell
Cascade
Nicholas R. Kremer
Loras Stoll
Malfoy and Chapman
Joe Hirtz
Elizabeth Kedley
Vincent McLees
Martelle
Robert Towne
John B. Myers
Plans For Jones County Chest X Ray Survey
Plans begin next Monday to start an all county chest x ray survey in Jones county. Miss Joy Harmon state TB advisor will meet with the county executive committee to discuss organization for chest x rays of all residents above kindergarten age to locate carriers of tuberculosis amid a historically high incidence.
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Marion Serbousek
Joy Harmon
Coneultant
State Tuberculosis Association
Jones County
League of Women Voters Meeting Date Set
The League of Women Voters met Tuesday at Mrs Henry Adams home with a pot luck noon dinner. Mrs Frank Walker led the topic Building Our Economic Defenses. Mrs T M Redmond will host on April 3 at 2 PM with Mrs Merle Cass presenting New Ways of Meeting Old Problems.
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League of Women Voters
Henry Adams
Frank Walker
T. M. Redmond
League
Merle Cass
WaMaC Athletes To Meet Tuesday In Annual Dinner
About 250 WaMaC athletes will gather in Monticello on Tuesday for the annual conference dinner honoring all winners in the loop sports program. Supt. Boyd Shannon leads the conference and has tapped Supt. Hamilton Vesey of Independence to secure a featured speaker. This is the fourth annual event and third straight year at Monticello.
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Wamac
Monticello
Boyd Shannon
Hamilton Vesey
Independence
Charles Stott Burial Held In Monticello
Funeral services for Charles Richard Stott were conducted Saturday at 1 30 PM at Goettsch Funeral Home. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery. Stott, born November 5 1865 in Little Orleans Maryland, died March 28 after a long illness aged 85 years four months and 18 days. He moved to Iowa at age fifteen, married Mary Ann Kaylor in 1888, and lived in Monticello. Surviving: Wilbur Milton Mount Monticello and Mrs Margaret Marshall Wyoming Iowa. two half sisters. six grandchildren. one great grandchild. Pallbearers were nephews Rex Galen Arlo Brady Clifford Herr Adelbert King Russell Eldred. Rev F E Somerville presided.
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Charles Stott
Goettsch
Mr. Stott
Oakwood
Charles Richard Stott
Henry
Mary Stottlemeyer
Little Orleans
Maryland
Iowa
Scotch Grove
Mary Ann Kaylor
Fanny King
Lillie Brady
Rance W. Brady
Margaret Marshall
Wyoming
Rex
Galen
Arlo Brady
Clifford Herr
Adelbert King
Russell Eldred
Donald Jacque Heads to Navy for Enlistment Testing
Donald Jacque son of Mr and Mrs Roy Jacque departed Monticello Tuesday for his physical exam for U S Navy enlistment. He then left Des Moines Wednesday for San Diego to begin basic training, per word received yesterday.
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Donald Jacque
Roy Jacque
Monticello
U.S. Navy
Des Moines
San Diego
Rural Women's Day at Martelle April 3
Jones County women gather for Rural Women's Day on Tuesday April 3 at Martelle High School Gymnasium with 10:00 registration and a noon luncheon by the Methodist Ladies Aid. Programs include fabrics projects exhibits and a international relations themed skit with women from multiple townships. Marie Vitek of Cedar Rapids will speak on Czechoslovakia travel and a clothing drive supports Korean relief.
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Jones County
Martelle
Methodist Ladies Aid
Castle Grove
Scotch Grove
Clay
Hale
Rome
Fairview
Cass
Marie Vitek
Cedar Rapids
Czechoslovakia
Funeral Services Held Monday For Emma Behnken
Funeral services for Emma Auguste Behnken were held Monday March 26 at 1 15 p m from Goettsch Funeral Home and 2 p m at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church She died March 22 at John McDonald Hospital after eight days as a patient She was 38 born June 12 1912 in Cass Township to Marm Behnken and Elise Belling Behnken Survived by her mother stepfather Henry Brokens Scotch Grove sister Martha Rickels Wyoming and 14 nieces and nephews Pallbearers included Russell Rickels Virgil Rickels Louis Thumann Harm Behnken John Bents and Raymond Dose Interment Wayne Zion Lutheran
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Emma Auguste Behnken
Goettsch
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
John McDonald Hospital
Cass Township
Marm Behnken
Elise Belling Behnken
John Bents
Raymond Dose
Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Royal Rangers Hold March Meeting at Jim Heiken Home
The Castle Grove Royal Rangers met in March at Jim Heiken s home. Heiken spoke on soil testing and sampling while Joe Tuttle led a tractor maintenance discussion. Howard Hall and Joe Smith joined as new members.
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Castle Grove Royal Rangers
Jim Heiken
Joe Tuttle
Howard Hall
Joe Smith
Pair Fined On Contributing To Delinquency
Two Monticello men were fined for contributing to the delinquency of minors in Justice Court of Ray Echternacht. Eugene Dirks paid 50 dollars and costs after pleading guilty. James Arthur Appleby faced two counts and received 50 dollars and costs plus a 15 day suspended sentence on each count. Other actions include Norman Purinton paying 1 dollar and costs for no muffler, and Harold Gottleaberg’s reckless driving charge reduced to failure to stop for a stop sign with a 5 dollar fine and costs.
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Monticello
Justice Court
Ray Echternacht
Eugene Dirks
Echternacht
James Arthur Appleby
Norman Purinton
Springville
Harold Gottleaberg
James Remley
Gottfeather
First Highway Fatality Reported in 1951
Wyoming Jones county records a death from a highway crash on Tuesday. Roy Beach of Marion died at Mercy Hospital Anamosa from a skull fracture after an accident on Highway 64 east of Wyoming. George Madden of Freeport Illinois suffered only minor injuries.
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Wyoming
Jones County
Lewis Dreibelbis
Roy Beach
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Beach
George Madden
Freeport
Oklahoma
Maddens
Fred Faust Named Coordinator Of Monticello Paper Drives
Fred Faust will coordinate Monticello waste paper drives under the Greater Monticello Committee. The plan aims to provide steady paper collection for defense needs, reduce fire hazards, and offer income for local groups while scheduling drives to avoid overlap.
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Fred Faust
Greater Monticello
Monticello
A. P. Lambert
Faust
Greater
Three Anamosa Youths Escape Injury In Hog Truck Crash
Three youths from Anamosa escaped serious harm when a hog carrying truck overturned on Highway 151 about five miles east of Marion. Driver Leonard Stutt and passengers Ronald Goldsmith and Tom Platt were uninjured despite only one of 34 hogs being hurt.
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Anamosa
Highway 151
Marion
Leonard Stutt
Ronald Goldsmith
Tom Platt
Harry Cloud
Stutt
Cloud
Dutch Auction on New International Refrigerators at Miller Store
Miller's Implement store a PMA-SCS meeting site announces a Dutch Auction sale on new International refrigerators with daily $1 price cuts and a 10 percent model discount. The page 3 Express details the event and its pricing strategy as part of broader USDA land use and conservation efforts discussed at Cedar Rapids.
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Miller's Implement Store
Roy Miller
The
Express
Wolf Fined $10 in Speeding Charge
Donald Wolf was fined $10 and costs yesterday in the Justice Court of Ray Echternacht on a speeding charge. The charge was brought by State Highway Patrolman John Beckmann.
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Donald Wolf
Justice Court
Ray Echternacht
John Beckmann
Schreiner Chapter Eastern Star Meeting Notice
The Schreiner chapter of the order of the Eastern Star will hold a regular meeting Monday evening at the Masonic Temple at 8 oclock.
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Eastern Star
Schreiner Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
No Decision Yet On Jones County Office Location
Des Moines leaders from two departments have not decided where the combined SCS and PMA office will be in Jones County. Monticello hosts the PMA office with more farm visitors, and combining offices could save time for farmers though no substantial money savings are expected.
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Jones County
SCS
PMA
Des Moines
Monticello
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Lions Club
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Vocational Ag
Monticello Public School
Club
Rotary Club
Robert Savage
Edward Stiffler
Donald Schlemmer
Carl Bohlcken
Donald Bronneman
Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Eagle Boy Scout
Court of Honor
Charles. Stott
Navy
Emma Behnken
Royal Rangers
Marion Man
CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation
A. Streeper
County Production and Marketing Administration
Streeper
Monticello P.M.A
Pma-Scs
Miller's
Brannan
U.S. Department of Agricultural
Neil Hayden
Soil Conservation Service
Harvey Hazen
State P.M.A
Frank H. Mendell
Mendell and Hazen
Agricultural Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Soil Conservation Districts
Wolf
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