Divorce filed in Jones County court this week
A new divorce case Raymond versus Phyllis Peters was filed in Jones County district court. The plaintiffs seek a divorce citing cruel and inhuman treatment and a decree awarded Ruth Gertrude Benischek against Edward Benischek earlier in May with alimony of 37.50 monthly for eight months plus court costs. Eleven 1947 model cars were licensed this past week by county treasurer Don Rub. Names listed include C M Strawman Anamosa Nash Frank Himebaugh Center Junction Chevrolet William C Barns Onslow Plymouth Dan H Hearn Monticello Chevrolet Henry A Zuber Monticello Chevrolet Rex Reuter Amber Plymouth G W Ireland Wyoming Plymouth John H Peterson Olin Plymouth John J Horsch Cascade Ford Howard K Mackey Olin Chevrolet Ruth Walton Anamosa Ford.
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Jones County
Don Rubl
C. M. Strawman
Anamosa
Nash
Frank
Himebaugh
Center Junction
Chevrolet
William C.barnts
Onslow
Plymouth
Dan H. Hearn
Monticello
Henry A. Zuber
Rex Reuter
Amber
Wyoming
John H. Peterson
Olin
John J. Horsch
Cascade
Ford
Howard K. Mackey
Ruth Walton
Communion ceremony at Sacred Heart church for 16 children
On May 11, 16 children received First Holy Communion at the 7:30 mass at Sacred Heart church. Names include Robert Boland, Mary Boos, Clara Chapman, Elizabeth Clark, Linda Ferring, Patricia Kane, Ruth Manternach, Joseph McAleer, Eldon Muller, Catherine Oakley, Thomas Ridenous, Edmund Rigby, Madonna Seehusen, John Stone, James Supple, Loras Webber. Rotary Club President Don Sutherland reported on the 132nd district Rotary session in Waterloo, with his wife attending and sharing details of activities of interest to the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Robert Boland
Mary Boos
Clara Chapman
Mary
Elizabeth Clark
Linda Ferring
Patricia Kane
Ruth Manternach
Joseph McAleer
Eldon Muller
Catherine Oakley
Thomas Ridenous
Edmund Rigby
Madonna Seehusen
John Stone
James Supple
Loras Webber
Marriage Licenses Issued In Anamosa District Court
Two marriage licenses were issued in the past week by the Anamosa district court offices. Gore Nelson and Alaine Havlichek of Monticello appeared in Cedar Rapids for Ambrose Stritt and Lillian Locher of Monticello.
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Offices-Of-The-Cie
Nistrict
Births at John McDonald Hospital This Week
Recent birth announcements include a Hopkinton girl born May 6 to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Becker and a Hopkinton boy born May 9 to Mr and Mrs William Zeadeow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Gilbert Becker
Hopkinton
William Zeadeow
Jones County Selective Service Office to Close May 15
The Jones county local selective service board will wind up affairs today May 15. Clerk Mrs Leo Holub loses employment but may be asked to stay on briefly. Official records will be moved to a central state location and equipment goes to Des Moines for disposal later this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Jones County
N. A. Holst
Onslow
Des Moines
Worthwhile Homemaker Club Meets Tuesday
The Worthwhile Homemaker's Club met at Mrs. Delmar King's home on Tuesday. Members donated $4 to the Cancer relief drive and voted to contribute $2 to the Camp Good Health fund. Five Farm Bureau recommended songs were sung. Attendees included Mrs. Ed Schemmel Mrs. Richard Kromminga Jerry Miss Anna Heiken Mrs. F H Kromminga Mrs. F D Deischer Mrs. D A King Mrs. Carl Ortgies Carrol Mrs. Henry Stadt mueller Mrs. Fred L Kromminga Freda and Gloria Mrs A Delacher Mrs Max Specht Elizabeth Paul and Mrs Thalacker of Rock Rapids Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemaker’s Club
Delmar King
Camp Good Health Fund
Farm Bureau
Ed Schemmel
Richard Kromminga
Jerry
Anna Heiken
F. H. Kromminga
F. D. Deischer
D. A. King
Carl Ortgies
Carrol
Henry Stadtmueller
Fred L. Kromminga
Freda
Gloria
Fire Causes Fifty Dollar Damage at Youth Center
A small blaze at the new Youth Recreation Center caused about 50 dollars in damage. Firefighters responded Monday morning at 8 o'clock. Smoke from spontaneous combustion may have started the broom's smoldering.
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New Youth Recreation Center
First Electrical Plans Interior Modernization on First Street
The First Electrical begins interior redecorating of its store on First Street with new wall paneling and a modernized look throughout the premises. The project aims to refresh the shop while preserving its core offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
Neighbors Aid Schoon Farm With Plowing and Manure Haul
Sixteen neighbors of Mrs. W. T. Schoon and her son Roy plowed 25 acres of the Schoon farm last Thursday. They hauled 55 loads of manure and completed the work in under three hours. Organized by H. E. Husman, the volunteers included Henry Bohlken Herman Heeren Harvey Hinrichs Henry Hinrichs Lyle Robiason Milo Tobiason William Wolken Avert Kiburz Paul Mortensen Harvey Helgens W. H. G. Son Martin Dirks Arend Poppe Carl Plueger Herbert Plueger Laverne Plueger Albert Heeren August Stahlberg Vernon Stahlberg and others. Wives helped serve lunch. The farm lies five miles south of Monticello.
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W. T. Schoon
Roy
Carl Plueger
Herbert Plueger
Laverne Plueger
Albert Heeren
August Stahlberg
Vernon Stahlberg
H. E. Husman
Schoon
Monticello
4 H Clubs Plan County Fair Entries
Jones county 4 H clubs brace for a busy season at the Great Jones County Fair with enrollment blanks flowing to the Farm Bureau office. A June 1 summary will tally club activity as beef and dairy enrollments rise and market hog entries are described. Eleven active clubs lead by 20 men and six club committee members plan tours with judging and demonstration work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Entertain In Richland For Des Moines Guests
Mr. and Mrs. John Turnis of Des Moines and family spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schneiter who hosted a Saturday evening gathering for guests including Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meier Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Meier and Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman and their families. Edna Buol a Cedar Rapids visitor recently visited the Roland and Robert Buol homes. R C Baade of St Louis and his daughter Mrs. J Price and Mr Price of Washington DC visited the George Hein home. Mr and Mrs Herbert Balsiger hosted a family dinner for Mothers Day with Mr Ily Mr and Mrs Will Balsiger Mrs John Tschantz and Sam as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Des Moines
John Turnis
Frank Schneiter
Roland
Robert ‘Buol
St. Louis
J. Price
Price
Washington, D. C
George Hein
Herbert Balsiger
Ily
Will Balsiger
John Tschantz
Sam
Methodist Church Holds Quarterly Conference
The Monticello Methodist Church held its fourth quarterly conference last Thursday evening in the parsonage. Reports were given by department chairs and the body extended an invitation to Rev. Virgil C. Grant to return for another year. Rev. Hobart Grant of Mount Vernon presided as district superintendent.
Brown Swiss Show at Fair Grounds in Monticello
Canton No. 6 Brown Swiss cattle breeders hold a judging contest at Monticello fair grounds on Wednesday May 21 starting at 10 and lasting into the afternoon. Separate contests for old and young categories with a noon picnic dinner and ice cream provided by the Canton association. The Canton 6 counties include Tama Blackhawk Buchanan Linn Cedar Jones Clinton Jackson Delaware Dubuque and Scott.
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Canton No. 6
Monticello
Canton Association
Tama
Blackhawk
Buchanan
Linn
Cedar
Jones
Clinton
Jackson
Delaware
Dubuque
Scott
Monticello Honorary Services For Mrs Ricklefs
Funeral services were held for Jetta Hogan Ricklefs at Sacred Heart church after a May 13 mass at Hayes funeral parlors. She died following a paralysis stroke on May 10 at Mercy hospital. Born May 15, 1879, in Hogan home, she lived in Monticello Cedar Rapids and married August J Ricklefs in 1919. Survived by daughter Mary Lucile and several siblings and relatives in multiple states.
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Jetta Hogan Ricklefs
Hayes Fneral
Sacred Heart Church
Suey
Eugene
Lorenz
Oakwood Cemetery
Ricklefs
Patrick and
Rose (Byrne) Hogan
Castle Grove
Mount St. Joseph
Dubuque
Clarke College
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Jetta Hogan
August J. Ricklefs
Mary Lucile
Boone Public Schools
Rickless
C. A. Cramer
A. Propersi
Minneapolis
Minn
C. D. Franks
Tomah
Fred Condon Jr
DeWitt Thompson
Robert Timmons
Jean Thompson
Peggy Thompson
Floyd Burns
Dillon Franks
DeWitt
Robert Hogan
Des Moines
Lester Ament
Josie Smith
Dyersville
Cye Cramer
Worthington
Miles McDonald
Ryan
Francis Becker
Miss Kunau to Feature on KXEL Homemaker Show
Emelda Kunau, Jones county home economist, will appear as a guest on KXEL’s Today’s Homemaker next Saturday May 10 at 10 45 am. The program presents Iowa home economists in timely homemaking discussions hosted by Hugh Muncy with a musical dedication to two local homemakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emelda Kunau
Jones County
KXEL
Iowa
Migs ‘Kunan
Hugh Muncy
Dr and Mrs Maurice Visit Des Moines After Dental Meeting
Dr and Mrs A M Maurice traveled to Des Moines last week where Dr Maurice attended the Iowa State Dental meeting. This brief notes their attendance and local engagement in the state capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. Maurice
Des Moines
Dr. Maurice
Iowa State Dental Meeting
Monticello Pool Plan Denied by Housing Office
Monticello faced a setback as the Des Moines Housing Expeditor denied the city’s plan for a community swimming pool tied to the Juvenile Recreation Center. The $40,000 project, funded partly by a private $10,000 subscription and a city bond issue, would serve a wide area and was to be built in six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Office of Housing Expeditor
Des Moines
Monticello School Seeks Veterans for Farm Training Program
Veterans may enroll in the Institutional-on-the-Farm training for the second quarter at Monticello. Enroll on Tuesday, June 3, at the Monticello school. Thirteen veterans have completed about three months of instruction and farm visits totaling roughly 200 hours in class and 50 to 100 hours on the farm. Subistence payments up to 90 dollars monthly are provided under the GI Bill. If unable to attend, contact Ray Adams, vocational agriculture instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Theresare
Ray Adams
Monticello Public Schools
Two Trusties Escape From Anamosa Reformatory
Two trusties escaped from the men's reformatory at Anamosa Saturday evening. They fled in a car owned by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Locke guests of Warden Foss Davis. Authorities picked up one escapee Harlan Mott 20 of Des Moines at St Paul Minnesota. the other Wayne Heaberlin 24 of Knoxville is still at large.
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Anamosa
Lloyd Locke
Madison
Wis
Foss Davis
Harlan Mott
Des Moines
St. Paul
Farm Bureau Meeting Set for Castle Grove
The Jones County Farm Bureau will hold a meeting Monday evening at Castle Grove School No. 6. Mrs. Jessen and Ray Adams will show moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Bureau
Castle Grove
Monticello Shifts Milk Enforcement to Health Dept
Monticello council moved enforcement and interpretation of the town milk ordinance to the Health Department. The measure sets milk sold in town as grade A or B and requires marking, with grading decisions by the local milk inspector. Council also approved a VFW beer permit and Bill Aldrich’s bond for day marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Health Department
Cedar Rapids
Clinton Dairies
M. B. Leonard
Don Allen
VFW Club
Bill Aldrich
Monticello Student Wins Piccolo Solo at National Contest
Barbara E. Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Walker Monticello captured first place with a piccolo solo at a national music contest in St Joseph Missouri. Susan Stuhler Dorothea Diers and a sax quartet led by Stuhler earned second place. Accompanist Miriam Hansen and director Ray Stumbaugh guided Monticello High School ensembles.
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Barbara E. Walker
Frank Walker
Monticello
St. Joseph
Susan Stuhler
Dorothea Diers
Miss Stuhler
Fern Decker
Bob Veitch
Marvin Jacobs
Miriam Hansen
Ray Stumbaugh
Monticello High School
Raymond Henry Rieniers
Audrey Katherine Schrader
James Laverne Seehusen
Paul George Seehusen
Leona Mae Smith
Susan Eleanor
Stabler
Harvey Allen Tapken
Marjorie Eloise Thomas Barbara Ella Walker
Marie Yossi Esther Adelia Young Dayton
John Yousse
Donald Walter Zimmerman
Margaret Ann Zimmerman
Arlene Kuhns
Donna Lea Heiken
Laneva Folkers
Edna Kray
Board of Education
Boyd S. Shannon
Helen Guyan
Lois Stead
Ruth Potter
Esther Nicoll
Caryl Ross
Donald Marston
Bess Greenley
Dorothy Nagle
Gertrude Smith
Ray Adams
Leslie Linn
Susanne Bush
Delmar
Cram
Leigh Clark
Educa
Kay Drug Store Given Rexall Franchise
Rexall Drug Company assigns the Monticello franchise to Gene DeWitt proprietor of Kay Drug store. He will operate Rexall sundries stationery and medicines.
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Kay Drug Store
Rexall
Rexall Drug Company
Monticello
Gene DeWitt
Monticello High Says Final Sermon for 1947 Class
Rev Herbert H Class of Avoca Minnesota will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for Monticello High School's 1947 graduating class. He is a 1935 Monticello alum who attended Wartburg College and Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1942 by his father at St Matthew’s Lutheran Monticello. The baccalaureate service is set for 8 p.m. next Sunday May 18 at St Matthew’s church.
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Herbert H
Igier Avoca
Minn
Monticello High School
Adix
Wartburg College
Waverly
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Henry L. Adix
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Monticello
Avoca
Lake Wilson
St. Matthew’s Church
H. L. Adix
Jesus
Herbert H. Adix
God
Tschaikowsky
Cesar Franck Girls’ Glee Club
Miriam Hansen
Monticello Public Schools Set 51 Seniors for May 22 Graduation
Monticello public schools will graduate 51 seniors on Thursday May 22 at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. Dr Marcus Bach of the University of Iowa will deliver the commencement address, notable for his Rockefeller fellowships and Sergei prize winning play. The senior play Death Takes a Holiday runs May 15 with Mrs Bess Greenley as coach. Examinations for the class of 1947 occur May 19 and report cards May 23. Baccalaureate is May 18 at St Matthew's Church with Rev Herbert Adix delivering the sermon.
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Monticello
Marcus Bach
University of Iowa School of Religion
Bess Greenley
the Express
Herbert Adix
Monticello High School
Avoca
Minn
St. Matthew's Church
Alva Likes Observe 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Alva Like of the Monticello area celebrate their golden anniversary on Sunday May 18 with a noon family dinner and open house for relatives and friends from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9. They have two children Alfred Etten of Anamosa and Roy Like of Monticello, ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Alva Like
Monticello
Mrs
Like
Alfred Etten
Anamosa
Roy Like
Large Plane Lands On Local Airfield In Monticello
An ATG army advanced trainer landed at Monticello airfield sweeping records as the largest single engine plane to touch down there. Pilot Walter Rhodes from Goodland Kansas ferried the craft with his wife visiting Anamosa. Rhodes later traveled home with Mrs Aretha Nelson of Smith Center Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ed Gartner
Walter Rhodes
Goodland
Kansas
Anamosa
Rhodes
Aretha Nelson
Smith Center
Kan
Monticello High School Graduation Plans Outline
The Monticello school announces 51 graduates in both the academic and normal training departments. Activities include a baccalaureate at St Matthew's Lutheran May 18, a Class Day program May 20, commencement May 22, and an alumni banquet May 23 with dance to follow. The program lists graduates, faculty, and campus events.
George B Colton Dies in Kansas at 86
George B Colton of Colony Kansas died May 7 at age 86 years 10 months and 16 days. Born June 23 1861 in Olean New York he and his family moved to Jones County Iowa before settling in Colony Kansas. He is survived by his wife six children and three daughters.
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George B. Colton
Colony
Kan
Olean
N. Y
Jones County
Cass Township
Dickson Business College
Dixon, Ill
Colton
Winifred Benedict
Edna Colton
Lois Wallace
Deora
Colo
Clarence Colton
Leroy
Ruth Chatterton
Topeka
Forrest Colton
Detroit
Mich
Ralph Colton
Cedar Rapids
Kansas
Town
Langworthy
Methodist Church
Joseph Colton
Morley
Iowa
State Teachers College Plans Commencement
Paul Connolly of Monticello a junior at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls is named as a student marshal. A formal reception for the graduating class takes place Sunday May 18 at the home of President and Mrs Malcolm Price. Commencement exercises follow on May 27 with Dr Karl Robinson Northwestern University speech education chair as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Connolly
Monticello
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Malcolm Price
Karl F. Robinson
Northwestern University
Special Kindergarten Visitation Notice
Sept Boyd Shannon announces a special kindergarten visitation on May 16 with two sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Children age four years ten months by fall enrollment should attend. county public health nurse Mrs Ruth Hurley will conduct physical examinations. Mothers are urged to attend and prepare records.
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Boyd Shannon
Ruth Hurley
R.N
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Rotary
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Bob Messerli
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Don Newton
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Express
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Nolan- Bennett
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Goldman
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Miss Kunau
Deny
Men’s Reformatory
Alva
Mary Lou Addams
Merle Leonard Aldrich Milton Junior Bader
Kathryn Imogene Bender
Ronald Wayne Benson Arthur Edman Bohlken
Donald Lindy Bohlken Pearl Carmine Brokaw
Barbara
Corinne Chatterton
Fern Marie Decker
Laura
Mae Feltes
Richard Q. Finson
Loren John Freese Randall Wayne Ganfield
Dorothy Mae Griffith
Lois Lavonne Guyan Donald Edward Hackharth
Donna Marie
Elgar
William Grossheim
Fred Waring
Karl Behrends
Dayton Yousse
David Hamilton
Paul Seehusen
Dorothy Hinrichs
Barbara Chatterton
Ronald Benson
Tumbleweeds
Bob Nolan
Mary Lou Adams
Randall Ganfield
Raymond Rieniers
Barbara Walker
Atlantic Zephyrs
P.E.O
C. G.thomas
Robert Messerli
Raymond Null
Donna McCurdy
Kathryn Bender
Audrey Schrader
H. A. Diers
Praetorius
Madrigal
Richard Rodgers
Professor Marcus Bach
School of Religion
University of Town
Schuman
Lutkin
Leigh ‘Clark
Board of ‘Education
R. P. Young
Bill Coxsee
Earl Fulton
Orchestra of
Cedar Ranias Wy Ney
State Teachers College
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