Local Car Licenses and Birth Announcement
New cars licensed by the Jones county treasurer since last Saturday include Matthiessen Auto and Supply Co Monticello Chevrolet Robert L May Martello Chevrolet Fred H Shover Monticello Buick Leona P Kennedy Anamosa Chevrolet Mr and Mrs Oliver Hutton Monticello Buick Monticello Implement and Truck Co Monticello Buick Bertha Patterson Monticello Buick from the John McDonald Hospital since last Saturday morning May 8 Debuque Mr and Mrs Alfred Fitzsimmons are the parents of a daughter born Sunday May 2 at Finley hospital She weighed 7 lbs 2 07 and has been named Janet Lee She joins a brother and a sister Mike and June
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Jones County
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Co
Monticello
Chevrolet
Robert L. May
Martello
Fred H. Shover
Buick
Leona P
John McDonald Hospital
Debuque
Alfred Fitzsimmons
Finley Hospital
Janet Lee
Mike
June
Lions Club Hosts At Mon Meeting Monticello Lions Club May 10
The Monticello Lions Club held its Monday dinner and business meeting at 6:30 with three new members Melvin Sands Paul Warner and Carroll Vaughn joining. Fire Chief Paul Hearn led the fire department program with first aid instructors Mr and Mrs Carroll Bryant as guests. The group announced pool cleaning Thursday and honored 10 year members Darrell Blayney Raymond Eby Irving Hintz Ray Stumbaugh C J Matthiessen R E Monk Harold Wilcox. Special 100 attendance recognitions were given to numerous members. Next meeting is Monday May 27.
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Monticello Lions Club
Melvin Sands
Paul Warner
Carroll Vaughn
Monticello
Lions Club
Darrell Blayney
Raymond Eby
Irving Hintz
Ray Stumbaugh
C. J. Matthiessen
R. E. Monk
Harold Wilcox
Dale Adams
Henry Adams
James Bender
Guy Byerly
Leo Cabalka
W. B. Clark
Ed Cox
Earl H. de Shaw
Alfred Egger
Louis Freese
E. B. First
Alva Freese
Larry Goodyear
Richard Hanken
Howard Hicks
A. K. Jones
Paul Knipe
Les Linn
Bill Shaffer
Frank Martin
Swimming Classes Not To Conflict With Summer Bible School
The Red Cross Water Safety program at the pool will run three 4 week sessions this summer with registration through Dr. E H DeShaw. Enrollment is free for participants funded by the Monticello chapter Red Cross and does not conflict with local church Bible schools.
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Red Cross
E. H. DeShaw
the Express
Monticello
The
American Red Cross
One In Million But No One Hurt
Mrs. Bert Loop driving a new Ford to Dubuque with five Sacred Heart pupils in a National Music Association audition was involved in a near miss three miles past Cascade. A Kearney truck spilled hay bales striking the windshield but caused no injuries and the group continued to the auditions.
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Bert Loop
Fines for OMVI Hit Jones County Schools Fund
Four men were fined a total of 1500 dollars in Anamosa district court, with the money to support Jones County schools. Among the violators were Clarence Milroy and Lester Overhouse, each fined 300 and costs, license suspensions, and installment payment options.additional cases included a Skelly Service suit and a divorce with child custody and support obligations.
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Jones County
Anamosa
J. E. Heiserman
Monticello Independent
Iowa
Clarence Samuel Milroy
Milroy
Heiserman
Durango
Lester Arnold Overhouse
Rt. 1
Overhouse
Kenneth Carter
Wally LeRoy Arneson
Dubuque
Richard Ellison
Fred Faust
Faust Skelly Service
Monticello
Ellison
Faust
Skelly
Darlene Dirks Volkenant
Herman Volkenant
Election boards named for June 7 primary ballot
The Jones County board of supervisors named election judges and clerks for the June 7 election on Tuesday. The Express will publish the full list of appointees in Monday’s issue.
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
the Express
Sixty Three Rural Pupils Promoted To High School
Jones county reports sixty three rural students promoted to high school. Names listed by school and teacher include Washington No. 3 led by Sr. M Arlene with nine promoted, many other districts such as Center Junction Cass No. 6 and Wayne No. 2 through No. 9 show multiple pupils. Also notes Nancy Arneson, 24, injured after falling from a second story porch amid high winds.
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Beavo
Jones County
Joseph Beavo
Washington No. 3
Mary Arlene
Center Junction
Kenneth Smith
Jerri Catlett
Barbara Gray
Martin Townsend
Keith Walters
Jeanette Wilcox
Cass
Bertha Page
Judith Poppe
Mildred Schoon
Elizabeth Humpal
Marcella Reese
Robert Davidson
Dixie Stewart
William Stewart
Castle Grove
Aletha Hughes
John Cook
Margaret Leytem
William McDonough
Winona Schlemme
Evan Gilmore
Larry Gilmore
Ivan Hein
Richland
Jane Rogers
Robert Lemmer
Betty McGovern
Linda McGovern
Rose Marie McQuillen
John Strang
Ruth Snell
John Martin
Scotch Grove
Della Miche
Carl Kelchen
Washington
Mary Callahan
Judith Callahan
Sr. M. Arlene
Jane Felton
Richard Foulks
Therese Grant
David Hughes
Eleanor Lyons
Nicholas Peiffer
Joseph Wolfe
Myrl Morrison
Anna Clark
Wayne
Ella Rickels
Loren Buol
Belva Covington
Leonard Monck
Gerry Ommen
Emil Prull
Jerald Bronemann
Barbara Tobiason
Sandra Toenjes
James Carr
Antioch
Malinda Nielsen
Carol Mortensen
Elaine Nielsen
Black Oak
Harriett Hansen
Sheryl Grant
Richard Harms
Midland
Gertrude Nost
Ervin Oltmanns
Lovell No. 7
Helen Hennessey
Carlene Etten
Kenneth Hasler
Spencerville
Hazel Bearinger
Nancy Allen
Nancy Arneson
D. R. Arneson
Gottleaber
Jones County GOP Women Sponsor Anamosa Pot Luck Dinner
The Jones County Republican Women's Club sponsors a pot luck dinner at the REA building in Anamosa on Thursday May 20 at 6 30 p m. Candidates include Representative Thomas E Martin and other Republican hopefuls. All Republicans and their families are invited.
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Jones County
Republican Women's Club
REA
Anamosa
Thomas E. Martin
Monticello Presents Concerto For Tympani At Rapids Band Festival
Nine Monticello high school students perform Concerto for Tympani as the featured number of the Eastern Iowa Band Festival in Cedar Rapids. Bruce Appleby, tympani soloist, leads with four trumpets and four trombones, under band director Ray Stumbaugh. About 2,500 musicians from 50 schools participate. Kingston Stadium hosts the evening show with a Sousa tribute and Miss Eastern Iowa crowning.
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Monticello High School
Cedar Rapids
Marion Band
Monticello
Bruce Appleby
Tympani
Ken Lang
Jack Thoenn
Dave Martin
Maynard Lang
Carl Egger
Bill Jansen
Robert Martin
Bonnie Schneider
Ray Stumbaugh
Janis Gottleaber
Kingston Stadium
Iowa
Air Force
Memorial Coliseum
John Philip Sousa
Frank Simon
Cincinnati
Eastern Iowa
Monticello Paves Streets With Hahn Company Plan
Cedar Rapids firm Hahn Paving of Cedar Rapids began a street repair project in Monticello after a council hearing with no objections. The job covers Highway 38 east from Main Street and about 20 blocks of black top streets this spring, with full completion in three weeks. Mayor A P Lambert notes crushed rock mix will replace pea gravel on outer streets and that traffic will remain open during work.
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Hahn Paving Company of
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
A. P. Lambert
Lambert
Main Street
Cedar Street
Maple Street
Hahn Company
Kerrigan Seeks Funds for Iowa Road Upgrades
Frank G. Kerrigan of the state Highway Commission spoke to the Monticello Rotary Club about funding Iowa road improvements. He said 10 to 15 years would be required to upgrade the primary system, and endorsed a gas tax source, noting his view did not reflect the commission.
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Frank G
Pat” Kerrigan
State Highway Commission
Monticello
Towa
Kerrigan
Highway Commission
Iowa
L. M. Clauson
Ames
Henry Adams
Iowa Good Roads Association
Les Balster
A. E. Skelley
Expect 350 At Bankers Meeting Here in Monticello
About 300 to 350 persons are expected to attend the annual Group Eight meeting of the Iowa Bankers Association in Monticello. The event, hosted by Monticello State Bank with the Jones county Bankers Association, occurs at the Monticello Community Building. Host banks include Citizens Savings Anamosa, Farmers Savings Martello, Monticello State, Union Trust Stanwood, Olin, Onslow Savings, and Wyoming Citizens State. Officers Ralph Orth of Wyoming serves as county association president supported by Adolph Stampe Onslow as vice president, with George Paulsen Onslow treasurer and W. G. Hoyman Olin secretary.
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Iowa Bankers Association
Monticello
Monticello State Bank
Jones County Bankers Association
Citizens Savings Bank
Anamosa
Farmers Savings Bank
Martello
Union Trust & Savings Bank of
Stanwood
Olin
Monticello Band Wins State Contest in Division I
Monticello High School concert band earned Division I in the state finals held last Saturday with 78 members directed by Ray Stumbaugh. Bands from Vinton Tipton DeWitt Marion joined Monticello in Division I. other divisions listed for mixed chorus and girls glee club.
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Monticello
Wintoh
Tipton
DeWitt
Marion
Vinton
Manchester
Weston Noble
Luther College
De*corah
H. L. Lidstrom
Rochester
Minn
Edwin Liemahn
Wartburg College
Waverly
Harry Heun
Davenport
Kent Gannett
Ray Stumbaugh
Margaret Edwards
Naomi Stadtmueller
Judy McDonald
Eunice Hagen
Suellen Shoop
Marge Buel
Paul Hinrichs
Janice Kuntz
Julie DeShaw
Helen Postel
Linda Hargrave
Eleanor Wilcox
Mary Ellen Steiner
Wilma Cox
Keith Blayney
Delores Dart
Jan Bender
Tommy Null
Libby Hoffman
Ruth Eben
Merna Folkers
Adel First
Lois Harms
Carol TerVeen
Jeryl Goettsch
Sandra Harford
Joan Suter
Jane Serbousek
Darrel Schafer
Bankers group meets for Iowa convention program
L C Rummells of First State Bank West Branch chairs Group Eight with E W Branch as secretary and J E Heiserman among speakers. May 19 convention runs 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. including luncheon and talks by bankers, state officials, and entertainer Cayce Moore.
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L. C. Rummells
First State Bank of West Branch
E. W. Branch
Davenport Bank and Trust Co
Ralph Orth
Jones Outtty Group
King R. Palmer
Iowa
U.S. Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Cayce Moore
Texas
Hearne
Frank Warner
Iowa Bankers Association
Des Moines
City Administration Receives Praise in State Audit
A Monticello city auditor report notes the state audit found only minor suggestions with no adverse criticisms. The field auditor spent over two weeks reviewing all city records and transactions across subdivisions, calling the audit the best in years.
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Monticello
Audi
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Fire Department
Summer Bible
OMVI
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Parish
James Locher
Raymond Ricklefs
Gerald Vernimont
Joseph Hobert
Neil Becker
Donald Schlimmer
Thomas Thomas
James Hennessey
Larry McDonald
Robert Hines
Page Boy
Paul Smith
Jerome White
Bonnie Claus
Patricia Schlimmer
Patricia Hausman
Lynda Nesbish
Sharon Holmes
Mark Vanourny
Gary Gadient
Michael Lambert
Joyce Nehl
Mary Jo Hunter
Patricia McAleer
Madonna Lewis
Diane Jacque
Janice Clement
Mary Kae Tillotson
Judith Kuriger
la Anna Jamieson
Patricia Martinson
Linda Oaken
Gail Messersmith
Eugene Lorenz
Haly
Express
Name Election Boards
J. D. Bohiken
John Eden
Concerto For Tympani
Rapids
Lony
Monticello Rotary Club
Bankers’ Meeting
State Association
Bonnie Schoon
Sharon Zubler
Carol Leytem
Linda Hartman
Mary Paulsen
Phylis Drexler
Gary Poock
Kenny Paulsen
Neal First
Joyce Clark
Jack Thoeni
Jerry Dart
Max Wismeier
Rose Monk
Brad Dirks
Doreen Streeper
Karen Harms
Mary Egger
Donna Morey
Sharon Freese
Judge Sutherland
Shirley Hanken
Joan Null
Keith Gilmore
James Hargrave
Betty Burrichter
Frances Gearhart
Max Dirks
Wilbur Otten
Lynda Folkers
Patricia Gerdes
Phil Skelley
Selma Ehlis
Dixie Hanken
Janet Nickel
Judy Podhaski
Judy Hollar
Jeff Podhaski
Joyce Schoenbeck
Ray Stumbeaugh
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