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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
9
The Monticello Rotary club held an open meeting Monday without an outside speaker. Special entertainment came from Stanley Harris son of Rotarian George Harris who performed two piano numbers from his recital last Sunday. Next week’s meeting will be in charge of Ralph Wilson.
Jones county couples face a $3 rise in the marriage license cost and clerk W Leigh Pearson has not issued a license in Jones county for nearly two weeks.
The Jones County Public Health council gathers Tuesday evening May 22 at 6 30 p m for a covered dish dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs W D McLaughlin in Monticello Dr Noe an eye ear nose and throat specialist from Cedar Rapids will be the guest speaker.
Jones county weekly report lists new car and truck registrations in towns like Monticello Anamosa Hopkinton and Wyoming with names including Ireland Alferts Stadtmueller Mortensen Hosford Supple and others. Multiple births announced at John McDonald Hospital Mercy Hospital Anamosa and surrounding communities include three girls Dixie Leah Gail Anne and Jennifer Lynn with details on birth dates and parents.
Monticello VFW Post 1683 observed its 22nd anniversary with 71 members and auxiliary attendees. Commander Ervin Plueger cut the cake while officers were seated. Esther Siebels joined the auxiliary. Louise Field led a hospital activities report. candy bars were sent again. Gold Star mothers proposed using Mother's Day funds for hospital treats. Carrie Moncrief was elected three year trustee. Jesse Coward from Topeka visited G Coward family.
Volume LXXXVI reports a divorce granted to Lyman B. Smith of Anamosa from Edna L. Smith in an uncontested action. Agnes Still seeks divorce from Thomas H. Still of Adel for cruel treatment with three children, seeking alimony and custody. A Miriam Peckosh petition assigns Monticello State Bank as administrator for Godfiel Troxel, patient at Independence hospital. A. Y. McDonald Co. seeks $199.13 from Martello Farm Store (Robert and Lowell Smothers). David Rainey of Dubuque charged with operating while intoxicated after arrest near Anamosa. bonds posted. hearing May 21. Fred Katz of Anamosa charged with assault and battery. bond posted. hearing May 21.
Seven babies and two children were baptized Sunday at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. James W. Sala officiated the ceremony naming Kevin Henry Adams Patricia Jean Doden Linda Lou Stahlberg Daniel George Moats Geraldine Eva Deloris Mae Moats Richard John Wolken Kim Reed Howie. Mothers of cradle roll were honored and Mrs. George Rickels spoke on enrollment and future Sunday school training.
The First Congregational church deacons announce a funeral memorial plan used in other communities. The service involves memorial folders from the church or Goettsch funeral home and a later meeting to select a permanent memorial funded by donors. A memorial book records donors and gifts. Flowers are included in the service to express Christian sympathy.
Mr and Mrs Edward Podhaski were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Maire in Cedar Rapids. They attended the Eastern Iowa band festival.
While digging footings for a Shell Service Station addition on North Cedar street workers uncovered an old boiler from the Laude Necktie Factory. The boiler was sold as scrap metal covering the digging costs. Joe McAleer, owner of the Jones County Oil Company, says a warehouse addition is planned behind the Shell station.
Fifty nine of sixty seniors attended the Monticello Public High School senior class photo on Tuesday morning. Absent was Jean Lois Barnts. The lineup shows students across three rows with officers Fred Messerli president and Treva Heiken secretary-treasurer among the names.
More than 17 000 chest x ray exams will be given in Jones county from May 31 to June 16 at locations listed in towns such as Monticello Scotch Grove Wyoming Fairview Onslow Center Junction Martelle Hale Amber Morley Langworthy Oxford Junction and Anamosa The program run by the Jones County Public Health nurse seeks to detect undiagnosed TB cases as county incidence runs higher than the state average.
A long running pigeon roost atop the Monticello State Bank has been removed after the bank hired the U S Insecticide Company of Cedar Rapids to spray a sticky formula on the roof. The substance remains sticky through winter, deterring perches and forcing the birds to relocate their meeting place.
State conservation officer Louis Lemke with farm owners and the Community Conservation League began a planting project totaling more than 15000 multiflora rose bushes. A Cedar County Conservation League planting machine sped the work at the William Marsh farm Castle Grove township where over 2000 plants were set in one morning. Bushes will form a living fence about eight feet high and eight feet wide, aiding erosion control and wildlife cover. Additional plantings occurred on Dr. F. E. Patterson farm and Monticello Gun Club land last Tuesday.
Mrs. Earl Davis entertained the grade school faculty Sunday evening in honor of her husband’s birthday. Mr. Davis is a sixth grade teacher in the public school. Lunch was served during the evening. Mrs. Arch Edwards will leave Thursday for Ottumwa to attend the state PEO convention. Mrs. Earl Aynerson and Michael and Kathy of Spirit Lake are guests in the Leigh Clark home.
Dr John Weiland of Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids will speak at Monticello High School auditorium for the American Cancer Society breast self examination film showing. The program begins Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. and includes discussion a question period and display of actual cancer tissue. No charge.
Mary Jane Lyon 92 of Fairbank died at home after a two year illness. Funeral services will be held in Fairbank Friday morning. She left a daughter Mrs S P McCunniss of Fairbank and a son Harold of Independence. Her husband died in 1914.
Next Sunday St. John's Lutheran church will confirm six applicants for communicant membership. Names include John G Bohlken Max John Dirks John H Hacke Beverly Joyce Hanken and Alice Marie Jacobs. Rev. R P Young leads the rite.
Four Anamosa youths operated a county road grader in Washington township without official permission. The incident led to the county board of supervisors instructing them on proper conduct, with no criminal charges filed.
L. W. Lovell, who suffered a heart attack early last Friday morning, is reported to be improving. He is a patient at John McDonald Hospital.
William Beaty, 26, of Cedar Rapids, is ordered to stand trial Friday afternoon before Judge Ray Echternacht. Beaty faces embezzlement by bailee charges filed by Hollywood Motor Sales of Monticello.
Mrs James Maurice hosted the P E O meeting at her home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs W K Coxsee led the topic In Sickness and in Health. President Ann Edwards presided.
Engineer H A Baughton says final plans for Monticello street project require another week to ten days before submission to the city council and public hearing. State highway commission may help with costs on city streets that are state highways. The council has paid Greene engineering over $4 000 on the contract.
Mayor Lambert announces a complete turnover in the Monticello police force. Ivan Reynolds is relieved, William Null resigns, and William Aldrich and Donald S. Howard assume new roles as replacements. The city seeks applicants to fill 8 hour shifts and possibly add a third officer.
The Monticello Public School will graduate 64 seniors tonight in the high school auditorium as part of the class of 1951 commencement. Speaker for the evening is Dr. Ray Bryan, head of vocational education at Iowa State College, with a long career in Nebraska Kansas and Iowa education and leadership roles.
St John Lutheran Church and Monticello Public Schools host Vacation Bible School from May 24 to June 8 daily 9 to 11 45 except Saturdays and Decoration Day. Theme The Triune God includes crafts and hymns with teachers listed including Miss Esther Young as superintendent and Rev Young in seniors.
Circle No 2 of St Luke's Methodist met for a 1 o'clock potluck at Mrs Leigh Clark's home and presented a parting gift to leader Mrs Louis Morf. Circle No 3 gathered at Mrs E T Landis home with lunch served and a galloping May breakfast hosted by Mrs E H Huibregtse. Also noted are local visitors the Schroeders and Rademackers of Guttenberg and S/Sgt Bill Hintz on 12 day furlough from Lowry Field visiting his parents.
Jones county Farm Bureau members favor a new one stop office in Anamosa to house the Farm Bureau, Farm Service Company, PMA and SCS as plans for a $30,000 building move forward. Anamosa won location votes by 633 to 434 while 913 of 1060 ballots favored the new building.
Funeral services were held from Wayne Zion church and Goettsch funeral home for Hermann Dietrich Freese who died Thursday May 10 at 8 30 p m aged 79 Born April 16 1872 in Langstrasse near Reepsholt Ostfriesland Germany he came to America in 1892 and worked on farms near Amber and in South Dakota He never married and is survived by numerous nieces and nephews Burial was in Wayne Zion cemetery with casket bearers named.
The Monticello Ladies Bowling teams closed the year with a 6:30 banquet at the VFW hall for teams and sponsors. New officers elected for the coming year include Esther Read and Berh Schmidt, among others.
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