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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1965
Page
9
The event began at the Legion hall with a briefing then proceeded to the Amber road paving site south of Monticello. Hosts included Quad City Construction Co., Portland Cement Assn, and the Board of Supervisors.
The site pours 15 feet of new road per minute as concrete is dumped into the paver. The material must set for 14 days before opening. If weather cooperates, paving should finish Friday after the east west road was completed over a week ago.
Births reported from John Mc Donald hospital include May 8 a boy for Mr and Mrs Richard Jurgens Worthington May 8 a girl for Mr and Mrs John Murphy Cascade May 10 a boy for Mr and Mrs Carl Green Cascade May 10 a girl for Mr and Mrs John Cook Monticello May 11 a boy for Mr and Mrs Dennis Arduser Monticello Other births Rochester Minn Mr and Mrs James Siegle are parents of their second son Jay Walter born May 3 He has a brother Steven James Paternal grandparents Rev and Mrs John Siegle Monticello Adoption Monticello Mr and Mrs Jim Manternach Route 2 Monticello announce arrival of an 8 lb 3 oz baby boy born April 4 named Keith James Marriage licenses as issued by the Jones county clerk of court William Cleve Ellison 21 Ryan and Marilyn Gail Brown 19 Wyoming Ronald Gail Holub 26 Anamosa and Barbara Jean Bertling 21 Anamosa Howard Harold Peters 29 Monticello and Gertrude Lavonne Dirks 23 Route 3 Monticello New cars and trucks as registered with the Jones county treasurer Henry C Stadtmuller Monticello Chrysler Richard J Hanken Monticello Buick Julius M Larrimore Anamosa Rambler Freddie J Pegerick Wyoming Mercury Martha J Benson Anamosa Ford Walter Booth Oxford Jct Chevrolet truck Freese Motors Monticello Ford truck two Freese Motors Monticello Ford can’t on page A-4
A Cedar Rapids man, Frank Anthony Schatz, 22, died when his motorcycle left Highway 151 near the Robert Towne farm southwest of Anamosa and struck a utility pole. Passenger Elvin Mastain, Route 2 Central City, suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized. The pair had just returned from Monticello auto races.
In the past week three criminal and four civil actions were filed in Jones County district court. Ernest D. Goldsmith faces a second offense operating while intoxicated with a $550 bond. two license suspension prosecutions involve William Hinrichs and Robert Irelan, bonds set at $300. Detained divorce action Florimence Rohwedder seeks custody and property from Robert Rohwedder. parties married May 1 1952 in Lancaster Wisconsin. civil suits include Hogan Motor Co. versus John Weber for $156.86 plus interest and costs and United Hagie Hybrids Inc. versus Harold Conley for $137.35 plus costs and interest. Heeren divorce filed May 6 by Glen A. Heeren against Karen K. Heeren, married December 28 1961, separated April 30 1965, no children.
Leonard Wegman of Anamosa resigns as Jones county auditor effective May 15. The Board of Supervisors accepted the resignation and has not named a successor. Wegman, elected on the Democratic ticket last November, will join the Small Business Administration in Des Moines as deputy director and move his family there.
Monticello Community high school senior David Luck received six awards in the Press Photographers Association of Iowa photo contest open to all state high schools. Luck won first and second in sports, third in feature, and honorable mentions in feature personality and pictorial. He is the son of Mrs. Louise Luck and a Camera club member.
Lawrence Raymond Jayne 21 sustained facial lacerations and a hurt left foot after his 1959 Plymouth left the county road went out of control near Morley at 2:30 am. He told Deputy Larry Himes he fell asleep at the wheel. car was a total loss with extensive front and left side damage.
Officials of the Monticello Jaycees said entries for the teenage Road-E-O are being accepted at the Youth Center until 12 20 p m Sunday. Contestants must present by 12 30 p.m. and the winner advances to the state contest.
Jones county records indicate two burglaries Thursday night with thefts at C M Ripperton in Onslow and Farmers Cooperative Elevator in Martelle. Items stolen include hamburger, liver, cigarettes, cash, soft drinks, cookies, and a table model radio. Police investigate along with several Jackson county incidents.
Jerry Neill was nominated to head the Greater Monticello Merchants Club 1965 66 at the monthly meeting. With no other nominations, election in June is automatic. The slate includes Ray Baresel as first vice president Ken Hargrave as second vice president Harlan Hawker as secretary and Don Bergman as treasurer.
Dennis Gray and Ann Robertson display wood and nail sculptures at Great Plains Supply as part of an art show sponsored by the Monti cello Community high school art department. The exhibition runs 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday with outdoor displays if weather allows and indoor demonstrations if not.
Monticello city council heard preliminary plans for a 40 by 100 foot fire station with six stalls and a storage area. The project would cost about 20000 dollars and land on South street has been purchased. The council also discussed a comprehensive Monticello and Jones county study by Scruggs and Hammond with regional planning board input.
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