Births Recorded in Monticello Minutes and Wyoming Notices
May 14 Wright Patterson AFB hospital Dayton Ohio reports the birth of a granddaughter to 1 Lt. and Mrs Paul N Smith. May 19 Mr and Mrs Galen Emerson Cascade welcome a daughter. Dr and Mrs C R Smith announce the first grandchild born to their family at Wright Patterson AFB hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Galen Emerson
Cascade
Wyoming
C. R. Smith
Paul N. Smith
Wright-Patterson Afb Hospital
Dayton
Ohio
Calendar of Monticello events May 21 26
A weekly schedule lists Rotary and club meetings May 21 to 26 at various Monticello venues including the Methodist church 6 05 p m and 8 p m past noble grands at Mrs Tobe Hanken home 8 p m plus G O P women tea 2 p m on May 21 Royal Neighbors of America May 22 Garden Club and 4 H Builders May 22 Monticello class day May 22 high school auditorium 10 40 a m and more events through May 26 including alumni banquet picnics and a Poppy Day observed by the Legion auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Noble Grands
Tobe Hanken
Women’s Tea
Royal Neighbors of America
Garden Club
Farm Bureau
Monticello
1St Presbyterian Church
Iowa
Traffic Court Docket From May Entries
May dates list individuals and offenses across several towns. Entries include speeding violations, improper parking and passing, no chauffeur license, improper plates, U turn and improper use of a vehicle with fines from $1 to $10 plus costs. Names cover Harold Gottleaber Monticello through Paul Boatman Davenport and others in between.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Gottleaber
Monticello
James Albert Fields
Cascade
Jess Valandingham
Center Point
John Otto Niensteadt
Zwingle
David Anthony Thoenmes
Cedar Rapids
Lynell Martin McElmeel
Dyersville
Mary Alita Goranson
Manchester
Herman Nicholas Wilgenbusch
Hopkinton
John William Schilt
U Turn
Arthur Dean Milroy
John Comber Williamson
John Bohlken
Paul Martin Boatman
Davenport
Donald Jerome Frett
Reseda
Calif
Courthouse Records Show Local Vehicle Listings
May 17 list includes Anthony or Genevieve Knish of Monticello with Ford vehicles linked to Big Bill's Feed store in Wyoming and Ford trucks associated with George W. Dirks of Center Junction Earl L or Ann Wahl of Anamosa connected to a Chevrolet and Chester C. Miller of Anamosa with a Chevrolet truck. May 18 records cite Gordon and Benischek of Olin with a boat trailer. May 19 lists Donell Minnis of Monti cello with a Buick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Or
Genevieve Knish
Monticello
Ford
Big Bill’s
Wyoming
George W. Dirks
Center Junction
Earl.l
Ann Wahl
Anamosa
Chevrolet
Chester C. Miller
Gordon and Benischek
Olin
Boat Trailer
Donell Minnis
Buick
Marriage Licenses May 13 Report
Ronald C. Robinson 21 and Georgia A. North 20 of Freeport Hl obtained a marriage license on May 13.
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Ronald C. Robinson
Georgia A. North
Freeport
Jones County Road Projects Letting Noted for May Twenty-Eighth
Three Jones county road construction projects scheduled for letting by the Iowa State Highway Commission at Ames on May 28. Projects include five reinforced concrete box culvert extensions on county trunk road J from Amber east to highway 38. Grading of county road from Oxford Mills about 2.6 miles southeast. Grading of county trunk road J from Amber east to Milwaukee rail road tracks for 4.616 miles.
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Jones County
Iowa State Highway Commission
Ames
Amber
Highway
Oxford Mills
Milwaukee Railroad
Hopkinton Man Collects Rare Blanchard Fiddles
Hopkinton tractor mechanic Jess Huggins, 57, owns seven homemade violins by W. C. Blanchard, made 1868 to 1930. He values current market at $500-$600 per fiddle, with top pieces possibly $1,000 or more. Blanchard, known as Grandpa, reportedly crafted about 97 or 98 instruments on a Delaware County farm using local woods and imported Italian tone wood.
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Jess Huggins
Hopkinton
Blanchard
Huggins
Curt Blanchard
Delaware County
W. C
Curt) Blanchard
Curt” Blanchard
W. A. R. Blanchard
Italy
New York City
Jones County Crop Outlook Improves After Rain
Jones County crops show improvement with adequate soil moisture. two thirds of corn planting begun after dry spell. Extension director Joe E. Legg says more rain would yield a good year though oats hay and pasture lag about a week. Beans mostly unplanted yet and planting follows corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Joe E. Legg
Legg
V F W Denies Endorsement of Local Magazine Drive
Ernest Recker commander of Monticello V F W post No 1683 said the magazine drive in town is not endorsed or sponsored by the post. He noted reports of salespeople claiming V F W sanction and warned that transient sellers operate without any agreement or shared proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Recker
Monticello
V.F.W. Post
Recker
Graduating Seniors Saluted by Local Merchants
Merchants in the Monticello area honor graduating seniors from the public school and Sacred Heart school in a special Express issue. Photos of all graduates appear in inside-page advertisements shot by Montieur of Cedar Rapids Ventura and Ruth of Hopkinton and Lasswell of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Public
Sacred Heart School
the Express
Montieur
Cedar Rapids
Ventura
Ruth
Hopkinton
Lasswell
Monticello Pool Set to Open June 4 With Red Cross Classes
The Monticello municipal swimming pool will open on Monday June 4 with daily public hours from 1 30 to 9 p m The Red Cross water safety program will operate under Elmer Anderson the new Monticello high school fresh soph coach Balloting and ticket details are given for advance sales with standard season and single admission prices About 55 000 people used the pool last year and Lions club volunteers are painting and preparing the facility for opening
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Monticello
Glenn
Casey) Jones
Jones
Red Cross
Elmer Anderson
Anderson
Ridgeway
Iowa
E H. DeShaw
Red Cross Water Safety
Ronnie Rhatigan
Clarence Rhatigan
University of Iowa
Albert Siebels
Fran Ferring
Kenneth Ferring
Iowa Wesleyan College
Donna Morey
Don Morey
Iowa State Teachers College
Alice Jones
Iowa State College
G. M. Jones
Rose Maire
Jack Maire
Sacred Heart
Tickey
Monticello Lions Club
Leaders Named At Legion Meet In Anamosa
Anamosa May 17 Jones County American Legion elected new officers at a meeting held at the Legion rooms. Installation is set for Monticello Thursday July 19 with H L Stolte as commander Olin Howard Wigger as adjuvant Herman Benischek as vice commander Dale Yardem Wse ming Don Schummer Don Sigmund Anamosa Glen McLaughlin as vice commander and Wayne Zimmerman of Olin elected junior region baseball chairman Frank Williams and Frank Shimanek of Monticello attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County American Legion
Legion Rooms
Monticello
H. L. Stolte
Olin
Howard Wigger
Herman Benischek
Dale Yardem
W Se Ming
Don Schummer
Don Sigmund
Three Contests Appear in Primary Among Township Posts
Jones county voters face three Republican contests for township committeemen and committeewomen in the June 4 primary. Names listed include Monticello II committeeman rival C F Shimanek and Ralph P Crim and many others across townships, with several Democrat contenders for various posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
George Specht
C. F. Shimanek
Ralph P. Crim
Monticello II
Anamosa IV
Thomas B. Powell
L. L. Albaugh
Fairview
C. M. Strawman
Helen Anderson
Exercises for Sacred Heart Will Be June 3
Commencement exercises for 16 Sacred Heart high school seniors are set for Sunday June 3 at the school. Rev Thomas Rhomberg of Dubuque will give the address. Diplomas will be conferred by Rev Eugene Lorenz. Graduates include Rosemary Barron Maurice Cashman John Chapman Courtland Chapman Alice Goedken Jean Hennessey Rosalie Holmes Joan Kramer Kathleen Kuriger George Maire Phyllis Manternach Walter Muller Lyle Ridenour Susan Staner Allan Westhoff and Douglas Zangerle.
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Sacred Heart High School
Thomas Rhomberg
Dubuque
Sacred Heart
Loras College
University of St. Louis
St. Louis
Eugene Lorenz
Rosemary Barron
Maurice R. Cashman
John L. Chapman
Courtland J. Chapman
Alice L. Goedken
Jean M. Hennessey
Rosalie A. Holmes
Joan K. Kramer
Kathleen M. Kuriger
George R. Maire
Phyllis K. Manternach
Walter C. Muller
Lyle Ridenour, Jr
Susan L. Staner
Allan W. Westhoff
Douglas F. Zangerle
Court Dismisses Inmate Habeas Petition in Anamosa Ward
William Augustine an inmate of the reform atory insane ward at Anamosa had his writ of habeas corpus dismissed by Judge J E Heiser in Jones County District Court. The ruling found no evidence of regained sanity and noted his existing mental illness at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Augustine
Johnson County
Ray Purcell
Geerlings Feeds
Waterloo
McDonough
Castle Grove
Ernest
Victoria McDonough
Reserve Unit Seeks 40 Signups in Jones County
Master Sgt. Harold Gray, recruiter for the Jones county army ready reserve unit, said the group must reach its minimum 40 signers by Wednesday per Des Moines orders. Eligible are men under 35 with prior service and remaining reserve obligation, with older men considered under certain conditions. Local outreach includes Anamosa Chamber of Commerce members and Gray at Gray's Circle Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Harold Gray
Des Moines
Anamosa
Mrs. Brown of Hawaii Visiting in Monticello
Mrs. John S. Brown of Wailuku Maui Hawaii visits Monticello with her mother Mrs Paul A Jacobs. They plan to see Commander and Mrs William T Hunt in Silver Spring Maryland next week then travel to Enid Oklahoma to visit Dr Raymond G Jacobs. Mrs Jacobs returns to Monticello and Mrs Brown goes back to Hawaii.
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John S. Brown
Wailuku
Maui
Hawaii
Paul A. Jacobs
William T. Hunt
Silver Spring
Enid
Okla
Raymond G. Jacobs
Jacobs
Monticello
Brown
Monticello to Host Arch B Grimes Commencement Speaker
Arch B Grimes former Monti superintendent now with the Iowa State Department will deliver the commencement address as 77 seniors graduate at 8 p.m. at the fairgrounds amphitheater. If rain forces a venue change, exercises move to the high school auditorium with invitation-only seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch B. Grimes
Monticello High
Iowa State Department of Public Instruction
Fairgrounds
Vance Stead
Memorial Day No Prize Award Details
Mrs. Coyle of Monticello won the Wednesday Golden Harvest prize of 37 dollars from a 20 percent ticket at First street drawings. There is no award May 30 for Memorial Day. Elton Copley says 45 local firms sponsor the event. The next drawing is set for Wednesday June 6 at 3 p.m. with a 305 dollar pot.
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First Street
Coyle
Monticello
Elton Copley
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Harry Holcomb
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Kay Simmerman
Bert Ballou
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Anamosa II
Lawrence Conmey
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Mayfield
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Manita Jane Brokaw
Donna Jean Burns
Myron Kay Carter
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Loretta Frances Cass
Keith Vincent Clark
Eldon Clarence Covington
Margaret Ann Dandl
Stuart Fay DeMoss
John Bradford Dirks
Loren Paul Dirks
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Mary Jane Moats
Robert Lee Morey
Sonya Lea Morning
Thomas Orlando Null
Wilbur John Otten
Glen Forest Paulsen
Robert John Payne
Joan Marie Podhaski
Aletha
Catherine Powers
Janice Rae Reyner
Donald James Rickels
Judith Kay Rieners
Bonnie Lou Schneider
Gerald Lee Schneiter
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