Monticello organises teen center proposal and plans
A Monticello effort seeks a temporary teen center this summer while a permanent facility is built. The Monticello Memorial board and an adult study committee plan actions, with meetings to study old fire station use, teen input, and fundraising. An executive committee coordinates sub committees including Mayor Les Linn and Don Bergman.
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Monticello Memorial Board
R. W. Myers
Donald Bergman
Bill Corbin
Dyersville
Strawberry Point
Washington
Harold Scherrer
George Schoon
Vernon Helgens
New Cars and Trucks Listed in Jones County Docket
From the official docket of police judge C. F. Shimanek and justice of the peace M. E. McCrabb the records show intoxication fines 25 dollars reports for accidents and yields, speeding and registration violations across Monticello Anamosa Oxford Junction and Cedar Rapids with multiple individuals named and vehicle types including Ford Chevrolet Mercury Oldsmobile and a Harley Davidson noted.
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Jones County
Larry D
Marlene M
Curley
Oxford
Ford
William D
Rosencrans
Anamosa
Mercury
Kenneth R
Jeffery
Wyoming
Chevrolet
Dale L
Engelbart
Amber
Ford Truck
John M
Mable G
Meyer
Liberty Mobile Home
Elwill B
Augusta H. Null
Monticello
Dodge
K & P Leasing
Laura M. Manternach
Doris E. Or
Ingeman Simonsen
Oxford Jct
C. F. Shimanek
Vince Supple
Frank L. Fitzsimmons
John F. Welter
Justice Court
Justice of the Peace
Wallace Nehl
Matthew F. Muller
Robert L. Pieray
Kenneth D. Heikes
Creve Coeur
Ill
Max E. Wismeier
Harold Postel
Emery D
Leffler
Boscobel
Wis
M. E. McCrabb
William Francis Covington
Eugene H. Cal
Council discusses water chlorine issue at meeting
Mayor Linn and council members attend a meeting addressing residents’ unfamiliarity with chlorine in the water. Attendees include Norlin Kaiser Har grave Monk City Attorney Strittmatter and City Clerk Lucertia Ladehoff. Councilman Arduser was absent.
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Linn
Norlin
Don Kaiser
Glen Hargrave
Les Monk
Strittmatter
Lucretia Ladehoff
Paul Arduser
Jones County Board of Review Opens May 1
The annual session began May 1 and runs to May 20 under assessor L. T. Lorenzen. Taxpayers may appeal the real estate or personal property assessment in person or in writing. 1968 board members are Thomas O. Eichhorn, Wyoming. George McGovern, Cascade. Herbert Levsen, Olin. Kenneth Humpal, Anamosa. and Max McCrabb.
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Jones County Board of Review
L. T. Lorenzen
Thomas O. Eichhorn
Wyoming
George McGovern
Cascade
Herbert Levsen
Olin
Kenneth Humpal
Anamosa
Max McCrabb
Monticello
Laser beam topic at Rotary meeting with Dick Steninger
Rotarians heard a talk on the laser beam by Dick Steninger of Cedar Rapids an engineer for Northwest Bell Telephone Company He described laser development and its many civilian applications A laser demonstration and color movie followed at St Luke's Methodist church with Tom Hamilton as program chairman and Jerry Naylor presiding
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Dick Steninger
Cedar Rapids
Northwest Bell Telephone Company
Tom Hamilton
Jerry Naylor
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Two Pickups Crash on County Road C Near Morley
A Wednesday morning collision on county road C one-half mile north of Morley involved two pickups. Eldred of Route 2 Amosa and Draeger of Marion were uninjured. Draeger’s 1967 Chevrolet rolled onto its right side, damage about 350 dollars. Eldred’s 1966 Ford was undamaged. Deputies Latuska and Wright investigated. The caption correction identifies Penny Jo Heeren as the girl with the lamb, daughter of the Heeren family four miles northeast of Monticello.
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Morley
William Draeger
Marion
Eugene Eldred
Anamosa
Eldred
Draeger
Arnold Latuska
John Wright
Penny Jo Heeren
Glen Heeren
Heerens
Monticello
Retired Monticello Firemen Honored at Dinner
The annual Firemen's dinner honored the retired Monticello firefighters held Saturday at the city fire station. Guests included Mayor Les Lim Councilman Gus Norlin and Rural Fire Assn representatives Vernon Null Delmar King and George Burritter. Oldest members Ike Suter and Charlie Lambert were named, though unable to attend.
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Monticello
Les Lim
Gus Norlin
Rural Fire Assn
Vernon Null
Delmar King
George Burrichter
Ike Suter
Charlie Lambert
Car hits Hemsbridge injures three Monticello residents
At 2 a.m. on a gravel road northeast of Monticello a single car accident injured Mary Jo Hunter 22 driver and Jerry Ray 20 passenger both of Monticello while Daniel Hatfield 17 escaped injury. Hunter suffered facial injuries and a nose wound. Ray received facial cuts and both were treated at John McDonald hospital with Ray released. The 1959 Plymouth was a total loss. Hunter faced charges for failure to maintain control and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Ray and Hatfield were charged with possession of beer by a minor. All three were to appear May 4 before Justice M E McCrabb.
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Monticello
Mary Jo Hunter
John McDonald Hospital
Jerry Ray
Miss Hunter
Heins Bridge
Ray
Hatfield
M. E. McCrabb
Two Injured In Farm Truck Tractor Crash On Highway 136
Two men were injured Saturday at 5 45 p m in a tractor and truck collision on highway 136 two miles east of Oxford Jct. Ferdinand Burda 33 Route 1 Oxford Jct suffered a head laceration and foot injury while Robert Hoffman 35 DeWitt sustained possible fractured ribs and back injury. Both were taken to Jackson County Hospital Maquoketa after Burda turned left in front of Hoffman's eastbound pickup.
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Highway 136
Oxford Jct
Robert Hoffman
DeWitt
Ferdinand Burda
Route 1
Oxford
Jackson County Hospital
Maquoketa
Burda
Hoffman
John Wright
Collision damages two cars in Monticello intersection
At 7:45 p.m. on April 22 a collision at the Highway 151 and 38 junction in Monticello damaged a 1960 Ford driven by John F. Welter and a 1969 Chevrolet driven by Charles William Cooper Jr. Welter, 68, attempted a U turn and was charged with failure to yield. damages were $140 to the Welter car and $60 to the Cooper car.
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Monticello
John F. Welter
Charles William Cooper, Jr
Route 3
Welter
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