Boosters to Open Season With Cascade Baseball Game
Monticello Boosters face Cascade Legion on the fairgrounds diamond next Sunday at 2 p.m. under coach Bob Mullen. Admission is free with a free will offering. After two scrimmages league play starts May 18 as positions remain unsettled.
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Monticello
Bob Siebels
Hank Furino
Bud Bader
Delmar Cram
Jay Kane
Leamon Scott
Bob Buel
Larry Rieken
Junior Hobert
John Hines
John Warner
Vic Richardson
Darrell Blayney
Andy Stoll
Bill Hobert
George Hines
Fred Kreeb
Milton Bader
Lew Stoll
Bryan Bartlett
Mrs Earl Pierce Dies At Iowa City Hospital
Funeral services for Mrs Earl Pierce were held at 2 PM yesterday at Goettsch funeral home with Rev Andrew Mast officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery. She died April 26 in an Iowa City hospital and is survived by her husband, a daughter in Los Angeles, and multiple brothers and sisters including George Behrends and Otto Behrends. Born October 10, 1899, she was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Ben Behrends.
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Earl Pierce
Goettsch Funeral Home
Andrew Mast
Oakwood Cemetery
Pierce
Iowa City
Floyd Farnsworth
Los Angeles
Calif
George Behrends
Cedar Rapids
Otto Behrends
Hastings
Minn
Henry W. Behrends
James Veitch
Monticello
Leonard Long
Aberdeen
S. D
J. C. Muller
Alfred Schwartz
Marion
William Behrends
Clarence Behrends
LaVerne
Herman Behrends
Ben Behrends
Richland People See Clean Plowing Contest
Carl N Hein Melvin Dale and Glenn Hein Paul Schneiter Hans Hoffman Jack Clarence Norsbisch and Max Wismeier attended the clean plowing contest last Saturday. Miss Margaret Wismeier was a Cedar Rapids visitor last Sunday. Mr and Mrs George Allen Ramona and Marion spent last Sunday at Hopkinton at the home of Mrs Lucy Winch.
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Richland
Carl N. Hein
Melvin, Dale
Glenn Hein
Paul Schneiter
Hans Hoffman
Jack
Clarence Norsbisch
Max Wismeier
Margaret Wismeier
Cedar Rapids
George Allen
Ramona
Marion
Hopkinton
Lucy Winch
Thief Escapes With $70 From Bus Station Safe
Friday afternoon a thief escaped with 70 dollars in receipts from ticket sales at the bus station inside the Standard filling station. Manager Gramp Smith was watching the arriving bus when the theft occurred. no suspect information is available. Royal Rangers Meet The regular meeting of the Castle Grove Royal Rangers was held.
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Royal Rangers
Castle Grove
Wayne Township Farm Bureau Meeting Report
The Wayne Farm Bureau met at the Helgens home April 25 with 47 present. Ray Adams spoke on the FFA program and showed Black Hills slides. Ex tension Director Jessen discussed a Chicago trip. Otto Wegner also spoke. Refreshments were provided by Dierks Wolken and Poppe wives. Richard Hanken is group Farm Bureau director.
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Wayne Farm Bureau
Herman Helgens
Ray Adams
FFA
Black Hills
Jessen
Chicago
Otto Wegner
Harry Dierks
Carl Wolken
Ervin Poppe
Richard Hanken
Farm Bureau
Zimmerman Western Auto hires James Redding Jr as salesman
The Zimmerman s Western Auto Associate store announces James Redding Jr has joined as salesman and helper. He started work last Monday.
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Zimmerman’'s
Western Auto Associate
James Redding, Jr
Creameries Organize In Jones County
Representatives of the Jones county creameries met in Anamosa court house last Tuesday evening and elected officers Orlin Byerly as president Louis Helgens as vice president and Burton Brown as secretary treasurer They plan another meeting May 13 to adopt by laws and discuss field men for inspection work Ed Cox of Monticello says tractor output prospects improve for fall and winter with a 100000 square foot addition planned at the Oliver plant in Charles City to boost next years production.
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Jones County
Court House
Anamosa
Orlin Byerly
Louis Helgens
Burton Brown
Ed Cox
Monticello
Charles City
Oliver Corporation
Death Notices and Local Meetings From Monticello and San Antonio
Word was received in Monticello this week of the sudden death of George Frutchey in San Antonio Texas. His wife Blanche Monroe before marriage taught in rural schools of Jones County. Fortune Finders met at Christina Martinach’s home on April 16 with twelve members answering roll call Favorite Color Schemes. Rose Stadtmueller spoke on How to House a Hobby. Plans are
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Rex
Jon Schrader
Galen Eiben
Wayne
Glen King
Bob Spahr
Jerry Muller
Dwaine Darrow
Paul Seehusen
Schrader
Monticello
George Frutchey
San Antonio
Texas
Blanche Monroe
Jones County
California
Fortune Finders
Castle Grove
Christina Manternach
Rose , Stadtmueller
Guest Night Continues with Details of Crawford Family
The narrative traces Mrs. Crawford’s lineage from a North African upbringing after 7 million francs lost in politics, to a father who married there and raised her in Oran. It covers military brothers in the French Foreign Legion and Indo China, a musical family legacy, and her offer to answer questions about her homeland.
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North Africa
Court of Oran
French Foreign Legion
Morocco
Indo-China
Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
Notice in Jones County District Court to all interested persons regarding the filing of the purported will of P. F. Black, with final probate hearing set for May 17, 1947, at 10 a.m. and attorneys Locher & Locher listed for the estate.
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State of
Iowa
Jones County
P. FE. Black
Said County
P. B. Black
W. L. Pearson
Josephine C. Scherrer
Locher & Locher
Local Social Notes From Rock Island and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Anna Mills plans a Friday return to Rock Island NL after a three week visit with sister Miss Caroline Schoenhut. Mr and Mrs Guy Bonwell hosted W H Daniel of Beloit and Mrs Daniel, who are siblings. Rhinehart Eggers of Fairmont Minn and daughter Linda Sue mark Eggers family ties. Eggers formerly lived here. Ann McLees, Joan Hayes and Kathleen Barron visited Mt. Mercy juniors Cedar Rapids over weekend. Russell Stewards celebrate birth of a son eight pounds at Independence People’s Hospital on Thursday April 24. Irma Fagan and Arthur Thoeni hosted sisters Mrs Frank Clinite and Miss Libbie Thoeni of Minneapolis last week. Mrs Ray Fuller and Mrs James Hollar attended a district PTA meeting in Cedar Rapids Tuesday. Bevans and daughter Laverna, Mrs R J Bone, and Mrs Wyland Bone and daughter called on friends in Onslow Sunday. Mrs Claude Vaness and Mrs Roland Evans of Bloomington Ti were recent guests at William Jarrett’s home.
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Anna Mills
Rock Island, NL
Caroline Schoenhut
Monticello residents attend dinners and visits around town
Monticello area residents hosted and attended multiple gatherings this week. School board members and their spouses joined a six o'clock dinner at the school prepared by the Homemaking class. Local families, including the Helgens, Zimmerman, Baumgartner, Reed, and McDonald households, hosted and visited others in Cedar Rapids Waterloo Elmhurst Des Moines and Center Junction. Anna Valanta returned from Des Moines after attending the Iowa National Hair Dressers convention at Hotel Fort Des Moines.
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Monticello
Anna Valanta
Des Moines
Iowa
Hair Dressers
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Local Visitors and Guests Reported in Monticello Area
Mrs Anna Zimmerman visited at the Louis Helgen home. The Aldrich family from Wyoming spent Sunday with Chauncey Robinson. The Krause and Burrichter households hosted recent guests in Alleman and Monticello. Bonwells traveled to Kokomo and Chicago for a business trip. Lyle Hicks from Detroit stayed with his mother Ella Hicks. Russell Meade visits from Ana mos a with his parents. Bob Chisman on leave from the Navy spent time with his mother Ruth Chisman and friends in Monticello.
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Wyoming
Chauncey Robinson
Lyle Hicks
Detroit
Mich
Ella Hicks
Bob Chisman
Ruth Chisman
Monticello
Elmhurst College Visit By Mast and Guests
Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Mast and several relatives visited Elmhurst college in Elmhurst Illinois on Monday. They were joined by Mrs. George Guyan who visited her son and his family at Wilmette.
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Andrew Mast
Marjorie Thomas
Susan _Stuhiler
Jack . Smith
Leona
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
George Guyan
George’ R. Guyan
Wilmette, Th
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Oxford Junction
Women's Guild of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
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Carl Steiner
George Burrichter
Abe Allamand
J. W. Schweitzer
Frank Hayden
Clara
Edna Egger
Ed Meier
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Lois Chambers
James Bolt
Howard Hicks
Arend Poppe
John McDonald Hospital
Price Blayney
Mrs
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Beecher, Ill
Ross Baty
Kenneth Serbousek
Harley Stoneking
Edna Buol
Dubuque
Tomkiya
Boyd Shannon
F. G. Brown
Ogden, Utah
X. Ray Childress
Rena Kammerman
Harvey Kammerman
Greeley
West Los Angeles
Earl Pearce
O.E.S. Meeting
Schreiner Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
William Hinrichs
Gerd Null
W. L. Hargrave
Larry and
Laurel
Castalia
Glenn Hargrave
W. J. Matthiessen
Robert Weir and
John Kray
Ann Arbor, Mich
Melferd Starry
Iowa City Hospital
Wayne Township
San Antonio, Texas
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Diamond Bros
Penick & Ford Golden Syrup
Can Hill's Coffee
O'Henry
Jar del Monte
Pillsbury’s
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Duz
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Realemon
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Blackie
Chester Morris
Trudy Marshall
Constance Dowling
Cary Grant
Ngrid Bergman
Alfred
Calhern
Lenore
Ulric
Late World News
Claude Baxter
Muni
Caroline
HAT Shop
Monticello, Iowa
Guy Bonwell
W. H. Daniel
Beloit
Wis
Daniel
Mr. Bonwell
Ann McLees
Joan Hayes
Kathleen Barron
Mt. Mercy Junior College
Russell Stewards
Independence People's Hospital
Irma Fagan
Arthur Thoeni
Frank Clinite
Libbie Thoeni
Minneapolis, Minn
Ray Fuller
James Hollar
The
Parent Teacher Association
Bevans
Laverna
R. J. Bone
Wyland Bone
Onslow
Claude Vaness
Roland Evans
Bloomington, Ti
William Jarrett
Anna Zimmerman
Edgar Vernon
American Legion
Coliseum
George Timmins
W. R. Baumgartner
Waterloo
Hans M. Aebi
Elmhurst, Il
Rudolph Aebi
Dean McDonald
Center Junction
Elmer Reed
Will Hiller
Reed
Harvey Helgens
Grace Helgens
Lester Zimmerman
Louis Helgen
Mrarandanw
Aucouay
Leber
William Krause
Alleman
Kokomo
Ind
Russell Meade
R.E. Meade
Greyhound
Fort
Travel and Tour Dept
Leavenworth St
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Nebr
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