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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1956
Page
5
The Monticello Minutes notes births reported Saturday by John McDonald Hospital. May 2 Mr and Mrs Melvin Coyle Bernard boy. May 4 Mr and Mrs Ralph Haus Monticello John Joseph boy.
Calendar entries list meetings for Schreiner chapter Eastern Star May 7 8 p.m. Board of review at court house Anamosa May 7. May 8 League of Women Voters at Mrs Frank Walker home American Legion Auxiliary 8 p.m. Royal Neighbors 8 p.m. K P hall. May 9 W F W post auxiliary at extension office 7 30 p.m. May 11 Extension-Family Living committee at extension office Anamosa 1 30 p.m. County wide 4 H dance at Community building 8 to 11 p.m sponsored by Scotch Grove Cornhuskers Parents invited.
May 2 entries include Bernard Anthony Ritt Mank Monticello Beloit and others fined $7 and costs for speeding plus one case for parking in an alley. May 4 Gladys Merle Amick of Sacramento Calif charged for a school stop sign offense with $2.50 and costs.
Principal Vance Stead listed senior exams May 18 as final day for seniors and May 24 graduation with Arch B Grimes as speaker. May 19 Cedar Rapids band festival, May 20 baccalaureate, May 22 senior class day, May 23 senior picnic Davenport trip, May 28 awards assembly.
Buck Creek consolidated school converts the old auditorium stage into a library and typing room. The project included 185 purchased books, a built in circulation desk, Dewey system, and new shelving. The space is accessible from the assembly area and meets state library standards with a few items still awaited.
Dr. Caroway L. D. Caroway arrives in Monticello to join Dr. Robert Myers as associate. He will open offices in the Monticello hotel building, bringing cardiology experience from the University of Iowa and Harvard, with roots in Mt. Vernon and Marion.
Floyd Wall will become manager of the Monte theater on May 13 succeeding Arlen Peahl whose resignation became effective April 21. Peahl is now manager of a movie theater in Albuquerque New Mexico. Ernie Landis has served as temporary manager for 31 years. The Walls plan to move to Monticello and have three daughters, two married with listed spouses and a nursing student in Des Moines.
A stolen car found abandoned along highway 15 about three miles northeast of Monticello was returned to its owner, a Cedar Rapids minister. Authorities linked the car to three Illinois boys, aged 14 and 15, taken into custody near Sand Springs after leaving the Boys Farm and School at Coon Valley. No charges had been filed as of Saturday morning.
The Jones County Society for Crippled Children and Adults will hold its annual meeting Friday June 15 in the Farm Bureau building at Anamosa. Dr R E Reiboldt of the University of Iowa hospital will be the main speaker. The meeting follows a county Easter seals drive that raised 2237 23.
Monticello's Golden Harvest award fund for Wednesday will be 203 dollars. The fund includes 123 dollars carried over from last week and 80 dollars added this week, announced by Elton Copley, committee chairman. Mrs. Dale Gilmore won 7 dollars at last week's drawing held near First and South Sycamore Streets. This week's drawing is scheduled Wednesday at 3 p.m. on First Street near Freese Motors, with prize amount determined by ticket color. Copleon coupons available at participating merchants. no purchase required. A page of Golden Harvest specials appears on page 3 of today's Express.
Monticello dancer LeRoy Jacque advances to the amateur program's semi final on WOC TV Davenport Friday May 11 at 6 30 PM on channel 6.
The first meeting to organize an Army Reserve unit in Jones county was held Wednesday night at Anamosa. Five men attended the initial session led by Sgt I James Stadtmueller Monticello. A second meeting is set for May 11 at 8 pm in Monticello Community building room 2. The goal is 38 members with about 300 county reserves. Harold Gray of Anamosa leads recruiting. This marks the first reserve unit in Jones county.
Sufficient polio vaccine will be produced in May and June to immunize all children through age 19. Beginning May 15 the age limit expands from four to 13 years, with no third shots this spring to stretch supplies. Free vaccines will be offered to needy children through age 19, aided by local doctors and the Jones County Medical Society.
Dennis Donovan of Monticello has been selected to report May 15 at the Anamosa courthouse for transportation to Des Moines to be inducted as Jones county's selective service quota for May.
John McDonald hospital sponsors new services announced during National Hospital Week. The plan includes a prenatal clinic, a voluntary hospital women’s auxiliary, and disaster procedures. A walking blood bank has saved three lives since November, and a six-doctor medical staff is expanding with Dr L D Caraway joining July 15.
The Monticello Alumni association planned the annual banquet for May 25 at 6 30 p m in the Community building. The 1956 class will be honored along with graduates from 1946 1936 1931 1926 1916 and 1906. Sponsors are Mr and Mrs Carl Schneider and Mr and Mrs Orlando Null.
Jones County Saddle club discussed the Anamosa Memorial Day parade at a May 3 meeting. Prizes of 5 3 and 2 were set for best matched saddle horses and best looking rider. Parade lineup and arrival times were arranged with a June 13 dance to follow at Oxford Junction pavilion with the Viking accordion band.
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