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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
5
Monticello Express to merge Monday and Thursday editions into a single King size Thursday weekly. First large edition set for May 26 with May 16 final Monday issue. Publisher H M Johnny Jones says the change will add more pictures and allow deeper news reporting.
Births report one birth at John McDonald hospital since May 4 with a Krause baby boy born May 9 to Victor and Mrs Krause of rural Monticello. Local car registrations list May 7 to May 10 buyers and dealers in Jones county including Taylor Motor Sales Olin Buick Balster's Anamosa Chevrolet and Pontiac purchases. Police court docket shows fines for stop sign violation and night speeding in Anamosa Maquoketa.
George Stein district governor of Lions club spoke at St. Matthew Lutheran church Monticello. State Senator Jack Miller and Marvin Bucchett attended as Republican nominees. New Monticello Lions officers were elected with installation set for June 27. The club plans to take the high school band to Chicago for the Lions national convention July 6 9. Errol Dierks among 191 new and transfer students winning a merit scholarship at Iowa State University.
In May no youths were called by the Jones county selective service board, but one will be called in June per secretary Catherine Doolittle. April brought 23 new 18 year-olds. registrants hail from Monticello Anamosa Olin Oxford Junction Onslow Wyoming Martelle and other towns. Thirty-nine residents completed obligations in May and were removed from standby. new registrants include Robert Schmidt Paul Ryner David Krein and others.
The Iowa Tax-Payers association notes Jones county mental health and welfare costs rose from 125 981 in 1950 to 268 665 in 1959, a 113 26 percent increase. State institutions and soldiers relief drove the rise, with statewide expenditures up 79 8 percent.
Official production records for Holstein cows were completed by W. Y. and Agnes J. Mills of Coggon Jay Slater of Olin and the Men's Reformatory in Anamosa Monticello Woman Files Separate Maintenance Suit In District Court Conservation Group Maintains Snake Bite Kit At Hospital Here Iowa State University supervised weighing and testing as part of the national herd testing program for the Holstein records.
Mrs. Heinie Gehl and her two young daughters along with a baby escaped serious harm in a late Monday accident on highway 151 a half mile south of the Fillmore church. The vehicle rolled into a ditch after the right wheels hit a soft shoulder throwing the children from the car. The car returned to the highway and stopped on the embankment edge. all occupants suffered only minor bruises.
State Senator Jack Miller of Sioux City Republican candidate for the U S Senate spent Monday in Monti cello visiting Lions and Rotary clubs. Miller has campaigned across the state traveling over 38 000 miles and is known for tax and school legislation. He authored the Farmers Income Tax Guide and is a tax lawyer.
Services for Lester Merfeld 41 were held Wednesday at 9:30 AM from Devaney Funeral Home to Sacred Heart Church. He died Sunday at University Hospitals Iowa City. Burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Survived by wife Elizabeth Redmond and eight children, mother, four brothers, three sisters. Born August 31, 1919 in Worthington. Lived Monticello area 15 years. Worked in automotive sales. Married Oct. 12, 1940 at Monticello.
Jones county supervisors accepted 2049.25 from the Reitzel Miller estate to settle delinquent taxes and an old age assistance lien. The board approved the Warren P. Lawrence first quarter report and issued cigarette and beer permits to the Wapsipinicon Country Club. A tax receipt of 107.23 was cancelled for the Wyoming Fair association. In Hopkinton a Moody film Of Books and Sloths will be shown Tuesday May 17 at 8 pm at the Hopkinton Reformed Presbyterian church.
Monticello city council met to discuss paving First Street from Main to Chestnut and Gill Street from First to Fourth with hot mix asphalt. They estimated 38000 dollars for paving and oil sealing of all streets in new additions and sought state aid for the state highway 38 portion.
Mrs. L. Hoffman becomes Cascade Express correspondent with her first column and other stories. Known as Fizz, she lives on a farm two miles east of Cascade on highway 151 with her husband and five children. Her father was the late Dr. George May. She studied pharmacy at the University of Iowa and invites Cascade residents to share news at US 2 1540.
Ann Quint daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland Dolphin was selected by the American Legion Auxiliary to represent the Cascade district at Hawkeye Girls State June 19 25 at Iowa State Teachers College sponsoring the trip. The purpose is to acquaint girls with duties privileges and responsibilities of American citizenship.
James Bromwell the Republican candidate for Congress will address the Iowa Council of Republican Women of Jones County at 2 30 p m Monday in the courthouse community room County candidates will be introduced and a tea will be served Mrs Gilman Lozier county president invites Jones County women to attend the meeting
At its Tuesday meeting the GMC reported 75 of 135 survey cards returned. Plan C, with four drawings for TV sets bikes radios and a final car, led with 44 votes, while Plan B won four drawings for mixed prizes with 23 votes. Plan A proposing one prize car received eight votes.
Maurice and Shimanek were chosen by Monticello American Legion post to represent Monticello at Hawkeye Boys State encampment at Camp Dodge Des Moines June 5 to 11. Maurice from Monticello Community Schools and Shimanek from Sacred Heart School will travel by chartered bus from Cedar Rapids.
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