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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1972
Page
1
Hard to choose Lester Abbott from Anamosa as scrapbooks in the contest were judged by Mrs Freels and Mrs Ed Gardiner both from Anamosa.
Four civil suits were filed and three judgments awarded in Jones county district court this past week. Notable actions include Clifford T. Soper seeking 10000 against Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance for injuries from a May 1970 accident, and Bernard Kula suing Rex H. Rickels on an overdue 1963 note.
Minute entries list individuals with fines for speeding and related offenses such as overweight trucks and beer possession by a minor, plus two public building permit actions. Names include Mary Sickles, Regina Harris, Douglas Slauson, John Boston, Vincent Bahl, Carlos Eilers, and others, with sums ranging from 5 to 25 dollars. Building permits cover reshingle work and roof or chimney repairs for Jim Adams Tom Takes and Clifford Snyder with costs from 50 to 350 dollars.
Monticello city council approved a redistricting ordinance during a special session to comply with the one man one vote rule. Ward populations are listed as Ward I 865 Ward II 898 Ward III 865 and Ward IV 881 with portions moved to Ward III and a map to be published later. May declared Poppy Month and Poppy Days May 26 27. a beer permit was granted to the Monticello Sports Association.
Tampa Schafer, 16, of Monticello, injured in a one car crash east of Coggon. Admitted to St Luke's Cedar Rapids with neck injuries as passenger to driver James Kraus, 16, Monticello. Kraus treated and released at a Manchester hospital and charged with failure to have control after saying he was blinded by oncoming lights.
State auditor reports 98 unpaid fines in Police Court, totaling 1408 dollars over three years, plus unaccounted bicycle licenses and rising engineering fees. The audit notes declines in swimming pool and parking meter revenues, urges stronger ledgers and reporting, and cites bonding action if funds remain unrecovered. Mayor Norlin defends enforcement and notes juvenile fines.
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