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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1959

Page

4

Frosh Soph Cindermen Tie Anamosa In Rain Bout

Monticello and Anamosa frosh-soph cindermen battled to a 78 78 tie on the Panther track in drizzling rain. Larson led with wins in 180 yards lows 120 highs and 100 yards dash while Heeren Rawson and Steiner also scored in multiple events. Monticello relay teams excelled though Anamosa took several individual events.

Monticello Anamosa Panther Earl McCaustland Blue Raiders Anamoga Denny Larson Verlin Heeren Tom Rawson Heeren Rawson Monti John Maurice Larry Goettach Dave Stead Rollie Steiner Larson Skelley Heerren Maurice Loos Himes von Sprecken Redmond Goettsch Webber Fraser Etten Dolan Hurt Conrad Meade Robertson Weber Stead Ponder Broad Norton

Farmers urged to apply for 1958 price support loans

Farmers in Jones County have until June 1 to secure government price support on the 1958 corn, per ASC chairman Richard Hartwig. Eligible corn must meet quality and storage rules, with loans or purchase agreements maturing July 31, 1959, and redemption available before then at Monticello county ASC office.

Richard Hartwig Jones County ASC Hartwig Monticello

April Milk Output Rises Five Percent Over March

April Grade A milk production rose 5 percent from March to an average 762 pounds per day per producer, up from 727 in March and 763 a year earlier. The uniform price for April deliveries is 3.50 per hundredweight testing 3.5 percent, with a butterfat differential of 6.8 cents per tenth of a percent change. Class I sales fell 2 percent from March but were 40 percent higher than April 1958, with 81 percent of producer milk used for Class I.

Monticello Patrol Charges Gene McElmeel With DWI

Gene McElmeel aged 47 from Scotch Grove was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was stopped by the highway patrol about 4 p.m. in Monticello and is set to appear in Justice of Peace Warren P. Lawrence's court in Anamosa.

Gene McElmeel Scotch Grove Monticello Highway Patrol Justice of Peace Warren P. Lawrence Anamosa

Martinson Attends Livestock Management School

Lawrence Martinson of Farmers Mutual Creamery Monticello attended a three day live stock management and feeding school in Muscatine Monday through Wednesday. The Kent Feeds Inc education staff led sessions and he met with company management and nutrition specialists on regional feeding practices.

Lawrence Martinson Farmers Mutual Creamery Monticello Muscatine Kent Feeds, Inc

McLaughlin Seeks Note Payment in Walton Suit

Glen J. McLaughlin guardian of S. E. Beam files in district court against Robert and Wilma Walton of Fairview township seeking payment on two promissory notes. Amounts due are $1,651.32 with interest on one note and $1,891.89 including interest on a $1,500 note. Suit requests imposition of a chattel mortgage on defendants property.

Jones County Glen J. McLaughlin S. E. Beam Robert Wilma Walton Fairview Township

Buck Creek Graduating Class Led by Flannagans

Buck Creek High School top honors go to Joyce Flannagan valedictorian with 94.09 average and cousin Joann Flannagan salutatorian with 94.03. Others on the honor roll include Bette Bacon 93 plus and Blayne Maring 92.8. Joyce, a four year basketball and band participant, also in mixed chorus and four plays, served as class vice president twice. Joann, five years in band and one year vocal, has participated in basketball, softball two years, class plays, cheerleading, school paper, ushering, and two years as librarian. Joann is this year’s class president.

Buck Creek Joyce Joann Flannagan Buck Creek High School Joann Bette Bacon Blayne Maring

Optometrists Urged to Aid Highway Safety

Dr. Edmund F. Richardson of Hollywood spoke at a post graduate conference in Dubuque on the optometric role in reducing highway fatalities. He urged better vision standards, emphasis on 20/20 acuity, and practical tips for windshield light transmission and car visibility to improve night driving safety.

Robert Turner Monticello Dubuque Optometric Extension Program Edmund F. Richardson Hollywood Calif Richardson

Sixth Graders Tour Arana Institutions

The Monticello Central School sixth grade visited Arana as part of an Iowa history study. They ate at Ox Yoke Inn and toured the furniture factory woolen mills bakery museum and meat market. Funds for the trip were raised by selling cookies last winter.

Arana Monticello Central School Iowa Ox Yoke Inn

Local Family Celebrations Mark Weddings Birthdays and Dinners

Mr and Mrs Mahlon Wilson hosted a Sunday dinner after the baptism of their son Douglas Dean and in celebration of birthdays for Harold Pettson Marjie and Jim Milroy. Attending were numerous relatives from Muscatine Manchester Dundee Delhi Coggon Waterloo and nearby towns. Union township Extension sponsorship urged butter carton collection for Joann Flannagan Butter Queen campaign. Joann Delay hosted Sacred Heart school seniors after a class play and later toured Chicago. James Dyer wed Rhea Burd in Cedar Rapids with Griggs and Wilson families present. Pederson family marked their eleventh anniversary with dinner in Anamosa. Richard Recker underwent hand surgery and skin graft at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids.

Mahlon Wil Douglas Dean Harold Pettson Marjie Jim Milroy Nita Jo Gloriene Muscatine J. Scott Milroy Manchester Harry Swanson Dundee Harold Pertson Harold Wilson Delhi Paul Pillard Coggon Sadie Milroy Russell McPhails Waterloo Union Township Extension Service Joann Flannagan Gene Wachter Sacred Heart School of Monticello Joann Delay Chicago Sacred Heart School J. Curt Griggs Junior Wilson Griggs James Dyer Rhea Burd Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids Dyer Jim Griggs Joe Pederson Pederson Mildred Coberly Walker Richard Recker Florian Recker Mercy Hospital

Monticello PANTHERETTE Year-End Column Notes

Judy McDonald and Julin Shelley sign off as editors with thanks to junior helpers Mari Jane Shover and Jackie Nickel. The issue covers driving-vehicle checks by highway patrol, testing week with four half-days, track season notes including Bruce Stumbaugh and Bill Mawe, and a final state outdoor meet at Ames.

Mickey Monticello High School Judy McDonald Marijane Shover Jackie Nickel Panther Monti Dubuque Gary Poppe Don Holmes Ron Richardson Bruce Stumbaugh Bruce Bill Mawe Manchester Dean Nelson Monticello Ames

Dirks Released After Paying Part of Fine

Alfred Dirks of Anamosa was released after paying 100 dollars of a 300 dollar fine for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He had been confined to Jones county jail at five dollars a day and will pay 50 dollars monthly until the total is paid.

Jones County Alfred Dirks Anamosa Dirks

$373 Account Suit Filed Against Trimble

A $373.71 account suit was filed in Jones County district court against Jerry Trimble of Jerry's Texaco Anamosa by A. O. Colson Company Paris Alabama on Thursday.

Jones County Jerry Trimble Jerry Texaco Anamosa A. O. Colson Company Paris

Oxford Junction social notes from May gatherings

Mrs. Ervin Hansen and Mr. L. L. McCreight visit Clearfield to care for an ill father. Lonnie Ledvina joins the Petersen family on their 52nd wedding anniversary. Ford Ericksons host a Mother's Day dinner for family including twins Rosemary and Richard. Various visits follow in East Dubuque, Anamosa, Chicago, Wayne, and Cedar Rapids with relatives and neighbors.

L. L. McCreight Clearfield Iowa Otto Koranda Lonnie Ledvina John M. Petersen Olin Ford Ericksons Rosemary Richard Karl Erickson Henrietta Davenport Elaine Glynn Lost Nation Howard Becker Monmouth Rose Mizaur Edward Knake C. W. Anderson Chicago Ill H. E. Tech Stanley Lasack Hattie Havel Wayne, al Lasack Kathy Wayne

Rural school district plans aim to ease anxiety

The article outlines continued rural school funding and governance under the new board. It calls for early construction planning to avoid rising costs, ensuring rural pupils feel secure, and shaping a future education pattern for the entire community to make the district a standout in Eastern Iowa.

Iowa

Monti to Offer Journalism Class for Seniors

Next year a journalism class will be offered for seniors. The course will focus on the Pantherette and the Annual along with nine weeks of grammar. It will carry the same credit as other high school courses and meet in the last period of the school day to allow continued work after school.

Jane Seehusen Nancy Perkins

Senior Calendar Highlights for Davenport High

May 22 Last Day and Junior Senior Prom May 24 Baccalaureate May 25 Senior class picnic at Davenport May 26 Senior class day May 28 Commencement May 29 Alumni Banquet Awards Assembly and report cards

Luella Ricklefs Davenport

Measles Strike at Mount Vernon District Track Meet

Ervin Etten developed measles during the district track meet held at Mount Vernon on May 9. He became ill while participating in the event.

Ron Long Ervin Etten Mount Vernon

Dial phones explained to Central and Carpenter students

A Best Telephone Co representative Mrs Lois Dunlap explained the new dial telephone system to seventh through twelfth graders at Central school and to all grades at Carpenter school. She demonstrated phone operation and how to use the dials for calls.

Lynn Balster Central School Carpenter School Best Telephone Co Lois Dunlap

Pantherette Editorial Staff Roster Prompt List

The editorial staff of Pantherette lists advisers editors and a large team of reporters including Jan Schneider Ruth Ann Heiken Shirley Hoult Ben Long Mary Jo Goodyear Joyce Schoen beck Gerry Brokaw Ron Burrich ter Parke Behn Ron Broneman Janet Prutt Bonnie Buol Marilyn Nelson Jane Edwards Treva Folkers Linda Miller Marlene Wynn Marijane Shover Jackie Nickel Jane Seehusen Nancy Per kins Lynn Balster Tammy Eden Bonnie Hollar Diana Schatz Susan Ballou Jean Bohlken Jenny Schneider Carole Behn Joanne Eden Donna Prult John Fraser Marlene Gerdes Luella Ricklefs Judy Bleadorn and Barb Norris.

Donald Marston Judy McDonald Julia Shelley Jan Schneider Ruth Ann Heiken Shirley Hoult Ben Long Mary Jo Goodyear Joyce Schoenbeck Gerry Brokaw Ron Burrichter Parke Behn Ron Broneman Janet Prutt Bonnie Buol Marilyn Nelson Jane Edwards Treva Folkers Linda Miller Marlene Wynn Marijane Shover Jackie Nickel Jane Seehusen Nancy Perkins Lynn Balster Tammy Eden

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