Cancer Film to Be Shown Wednesday at Church
The Women’s Fellowship of the First Presbyterian Church sponsors a cancer film shown Wednesday evening May 16 at 8 p.m. in the church chapel. All women from Monticello area are invited to attend. Mrs Otto Behrends and Mrs Fred Balster of Hastings attended A H Balster’s funeral last Saturday. Correspondence from Hopkinton and Center Junction is omitted due to space.
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The
First Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Otto Behrends
Fred Balster
Hastings, Minn
A. H. Balster
Hopkinton
Center Junction
Wyoming Wins Baseball Meet In Extra Innings
Wyoming defeats Monticello 2 to 1 in extra innings to win the county baseball meet. Jack Schmidt fanned 16 for Monticello as Appleby, Schmidt and Schoenbeck led Wyoming with three hits combined. Cascade disqualified after St Martin's Cascade was ruled ineligible, and Jones County tourney events are set for May 26 to 29 with pairings announced.
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Jack Schmidt
Panthers
Monticello
Wyoming Cardinals
Peiper
Wyoming
Cardinal
Cascade
Lyle Quinn
Iowa High School, Athletic Association
St. Martin's of
Appleby
Schmidt
Schoenbeck
Jones County
Anamosa
Martele
Olin
Oxford Junction
Morley
Onslow
Closing Dates for Rural Schools in Jones County
The Jones county office lists closing dates for rural schools due to vacation days and openings. Richland Nos 4 5 6 and Pleasant Hill close May 11. Cass 6 Castle Grove 5 on May 13. Lovell on May 14 and 16. Washington 2 Lovell 7 on May 17. Cass 1 7 Castle Grove 1 2 4 Richland 4 7 Castle Grove 9 Wayne 2 Lovell 3 Oxford 7 Spencerville on May 18. May 20 Cass 4. May 21 Cass 2 8. May 28 Castle Grove 6. May 24 Fairview 4 Washington May 25 Lovell 6 Castle Grove 3 Wayne 5 6 9 Antioch Midland. May 26 Center Junction Oxford Junction 6 Scotch Grove 2. May 27 Fairview 2 Wayne 4. May 28 Wayne 3 June 1 Wayne 7. June 2 Washington 3. Cass 3 Fairview 8 Black Oak closings not yet notified.
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Jones County
County Superintendent of Schools
Richland No
Pleasant Hill
Cass
Castle Grove
Lovell
Wayne
Antioch
Midland
Center Junction
Oxford Junction
Scotch Grove
Fairview
Washington
Black Oak School
Panthers Take Third In Marion Quadrangular Meet
Monticello Panthers finished third in a Marion quadrangular, scoring 39 points as Anamosa led with 70 and Manchester 11 while Marion won with 90. Key events: Appleby Otten Turner Hagen won the 880 yard relay. Messerli won the 180 yard low hurdles. Messerli Hagen Helgens Otten Schreiner Hill Turner Dart led a strong sprint and relay group. Next, district state meet at Coe Field Cedar Rapids with Messerli Hagen and three relays aiming for Ames finals.
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Monticello Panthers
Marion
Anamosa
Monticello
Manchester
Panthers
Appleby
Otten
Turner
Hagen
Fred Messerli
Messerti
Helgens
Hill
Schreiner
Hein
Dart
Coe Field
Cedar Rapids
Messerli
Ames
Balster Burial Leads Monticello Obituary Notes
Funeral for Arend Henry Balster at St John s Lutheran near Monticello follows a long illness. He was born April 15 1878 and married Martha Eggers in 1901. Surviving wife and children listed with extended relatives and pallbearers. burial at St John s cemetery. Also notices death of Art Warriner and address update for Private Robert Like. local family updates include a new baby for Mr and Mrs Louis Bader.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Arend Nry Balster
John McDonald Hospital
R. P. Young
Arend Henry Balster
George H
Margaret Heeren Balster
Monticello
Martha Eggers
Center Junction
W. H. L. Schuetz
Here
Martha
Aleda Townsend
Walter Balster
Andrew Hansen
Denison
Fred
Henry Hanssen
Scotch Grove
Gertrude Eggers
Eugene Oregon
Reece Moats
Rhinehart Eggers
Bernard Imm
Almor
Minn
Otto Behrends
Hastings
John Woellert
William Brokens
Ella Wahl
Gunnison
Colo
St. John’s Cemetery
Arend Pappe
Arend Balster
George Plueger
William Behrends
Joe Heeren
Albert Heeren
Goettsch Funeral Home
Monticello Tops State Music Contest With Two Firsts
Monticello earned first in band and first in mixed chorus at the 1951 state large group music contest held Saturday with over 1,000 students from northeast Iowa. Manchester and Marion also took firsts in band and chorus categories. Tipton led orchestra. The article lists extensive student participants and judges. The state also announced the Picture Rock area near Monticello will be acquired for fishing access along the Maquoketa river.
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Monticello
Picture Rock
Maquoketa
Conservation Commission
Commission
Iowa
Manchester
Marion
Vinton
Tipton
Oelwein
Anamosa
DeWitt
Fire Call To Ernest Wahl Home
Monticello fire trucks answered a call yesterday morning to the Ernest Wahl home on North Sycamore street. Wahl said he went to the garage to start his new Kaiser, found the battery dead, and asked Paul Hearn to push the car. Returning to the garage, he found heavy smoke and managed to move the car out as the electrical system was badly damaged by a short circuit with no other damage reported.
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Monticello
Ernest Wahl
North
Sycamore Street
Wahl
Kaiser
Paul Hearn
Final Report of 1951 Red Cross Fund Drive
The final report announces a total of 3127.87 raised for the Red Cross fund drive led by Rev. Donald L. Chapman. A detailed breakdown lists donors across districts including Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Huibregtse, Mrs. Deshaw and Adams, Mrs. Wahl, Mrs. Schoon, Vernon Barrack, Joe Messerli, Ed Howser, Clifford Decker, Raymond Buol, Rev. Ginter, Vernon Helgens, Richard Hanken, Elmer Folkerts, O. K. Alden, James Moran, and Leslie Balster. The drive surpassed a $3,000 goal with an average per donor of 127.87 and 4.2 percent participation. books audited by M. E. McCrabb and pending chapter chairman F. S. Stuhler.
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Red Cross
Donald L. Chapman
John Fraser
Northwest
E. A. Huibregtse
Southwest
Earl de- Shaw
Henry Adams
Northeast
Ernest Wahl
Southeast
Hei Schoon
Castle Grove
Vernon Barrack
Lovell
Joe Messerli
Cass
Ed Howser
Richland
Clifford Decker
Raymond Buol
Washington
H. N. Ginter
Scotch Grove Township
Vernon
Helgens
Wayne
Richard Hanken
Elmer Folkerts
Clay
O. K. Alden
James Moran
Leslie Balster
M. E. McCrabb
F. S. Stuhler
Coronation of May Queen at Sacred Heart Church
The May queen coronation and procession took place Sunday night at Sacred Heart church. Senior Janice McAleer crowned the Virgin statue with Christina Manternach as crown bearer and Joan Redmond, Clare O’Rourke, and Joan Howie as attendants. The service included a brief sermon by Father Laurenz and benediction.
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Sacred Heart Church
Mother Dearest
Mother Fairest
Sacred Heart School
Janice McAleer
Christina Manternach
Joan Redmond
Clare O'Rourke
Joan Howie
Father Yuorenz
E. P. Lorenz
Monticello Wins Triangular Track Meet
Monticello junior high topped Anamosa and Maquoketa to win a triangular track and field meet on the local field, scoring 60 points to 57 and 29. Monticello claimed firsts in six events including the 110 yard low hurdles and 100 yard dash as distances were shortened. The team heads to a Dubuque meet Saturday with Tuetken Morey Ze dick Wright Stahlberg Meier Appleby Shaw and Goodyear on relay duties.
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Monticello
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Little Panthers
Dubuque
Tuetken
Morey
Zedick
Wright
Stahlberg
Meier
Appleby
Shaw
Goodyear
Long's Grocery Observes Jack Sprat Week
Richard Long announced that Long's Grocery in Monticello observes national Jack Sprat Week in cooperation with Western Grocery Company of Cedar Rapids. The Jack Sprat line, established 1901, now has nation wide distribution and has been carried by Long's since 1935.
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Richard Long
Western Grocer Company
Cedar Rapids
Long
Monticello
Resume Work On Eby's Mill Road This Week
The Burch Construction Company of Cedar Rapids will resume work this week on the Ebys Mill Cascade road. The project aims to meet state farm to market specs and should finish this summer allowing a rock surface this fall. The seven mile stretch links Highway 136 about a mile from Cascade.
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Eby’s Mill-Cascade
Cedar Rapids
Cascade
Zimmerman Shellane Opens on N Cedar in Monticello
Alva Zimmerman opens his Shellane bottle gas service in Monticello in the building across north and east from the post office on North Cedar. The firm offers a full line of bottle gas stoves and complete Shellane bottle gas service. Announcement on page 8 of this issue. ADVERTISE OR BE FORGOTTEN
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Alva Zimmerman
Monticello
North Cedar
Jones County Schedule Highlights May 16-29
The schedule lists games and events including May 16 in Anamosa May 18 at Wilson CR and May 26 28 29 Jones County tournament at Wyoming featuring multiple teams and venues.
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Anamosa
Wilson
Wyoming
Local social notes from Richland Center region
Mrs Frank Schneiter and Mrs George Burrichter attended the Regional Guild meeting in Marengo last week. Sunday visitors included Vernon Gray Dysart Carl Schneiter Olga and Howard Schneiter and Melvin Hein from Monticello. Jerry Tannens family returned from the East after a month. Vernon Coden and spouse welcomed a baby girl their second child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Tannens
Sandra
Dennis
John Yossi
Cedar Rapids
Donald R. Maire
Georganne
Aurora
George Hein
Vernon Coden
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Howie Farm Supply
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Eve Arden
Scotland Yard
Rucyard I
Errol Flynn
Dean Stockwell
Pa Lukas - eRe
Douglas Lend
Ena Sgr Vctor Sale
Leon
Powell
Dea Montalban
Louis Calhern
Ann Harding
Ea Cate Eed
Richard Cartano
Chicago
Mrs
Wilbur Cartano
Mrs. Xray Childress
Florida
Legion Pavilion
Jack Cole and His Orchestra
Tax Inc
Koldeere
Farmers Mutual Auto Insurance
Baty Insurance Agency
Sely A
A. Henry Balster
Art Warriner
Aitken
Linden
Hammond
Ind
Geraldine
Mason Koontz
Des Moines
Warriner
Frank Locher
Bob Like
Atterbury
Indiana
Monticello Express
Robert Like
U.S
Camp
Louis Bader
David Lee
McDonald Hospital
June Lambert
Iowa State Teachers College
Bruce Appleby
Harry Bauman
Dave Cartano
Len Hoffman
Dave Martin
Jack Thoeni
Sid Blair
Stuart Sutherland
Charles Robinson
Charles Hagen
Don McChristy
Chauncey Dirks
Art Burrichter
Ivan Benedict
Larry Stoneking
Phil Tuetken
Joanne Morning
Pat Cass
Treva Heiken
Elizabeth Young
Joanne Otten
Elnor
Janet Goodyear
Selma Ehlis
Barbara Hoffman
Jane Rickels
Jean Barnts
Lorna Lehman
Carol Stadtmueller
Donna Morey
Carol Leytem
Elnora Schoon
Linda Hartman
Janis Gottleaber
Noel Henderson
Janet Nickel
James Hamilton
Judy Podhaski
Don Matrin
Junior Reid
Brad Dirks
Jerry Dart
Jane DeShaw
Joyce Jurgensen
Ken Lang
Jeane Hoult
Linda Hargrave
Jean Clark
Eleanor Wilcox
Ruth Spahr
Rose Maire
Jane Mardorf
Susanne Sanford
Janice Podhaski
Sara Hayden
Mary Steiner
Ruth Ann Kuntz
Carol Harford
Keith Blayney
Dorothy Helgens
Rose Stadtmueller
Lorna Heigens
Carol Reuter
Shirley Lubben
Vaneta Hughes
Carol Shelley
Nancy Schneider
Peggy Albers
Julie DeShaw
Mary Jane Serbousek
Dolores Helgens
Joyce Clark
Wesley G. Lawrence
Loras
Marcus, Clement
Kathleen
Claret
Robert Lawrence
Margaret Bader
Guttenberg
Donald Siebels
Mark Carl
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Stanley Schrader
Connie, Bob
Jeff
San Francisco, Calif
Henry Schrader
George Leggett
Clinton
Alice Taylor
Lillie Leggett
Robert Marugg
Paul Marugg
Long’s Grocery
Jack Sprat
Eby’s Mill Road
12 Mile
12 Mile House Boy
Ginger Gross
Offenhauser
Dan O’sullivan
Dublin
Zebra Kid
Violet Ray
Dot Burke
Mae Hutton
Tuffy Alexander
Columbus
Ohio
Richland Center
American World Airways
Stahler’s
Monticello, Iowa
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