Monticello Honors Its Soldier Dead
Monticello honors Civil War veterans at Oakwood cemetery with a May 31 1909 monument gift by Major S S Farwell. Town adds honoring Spanish American War World War I II Korea era dead and Memorial Day observances urging continued grave decorations and flags in tribute to their service.
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Oakwood Cemetery
S. S. Farwell
Cemetery Association
Boys In Blue
Monticello
Korea
United States
the Express
Charles A. Coxsee
The
Express
How To Suave Taxes and Public Expenditures
The column urges taxpayers to read city county and school reports to track spending. It notes a 54th General Assembly law making official publication a misdemeanor if refused. It recalls Polk county supervisors deleting publications amid indictments and resignations, underscoring taxpayer vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
54Th General Assembly
Iowa Governor Faces Appointments and Road Funding Needs
A Capitol News Letter item outlines Gov Beardsley with 42 state board appointments due by June 30 and two to the conservation commission still pending. It notes a new personnel director and a budget committee go ahead on road and vocational projects, plus federal grants totaling 261489 for three schools.
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William S. Beardsley
54Th
General Assembly
State Board of Parols
State Conservation Commission
Senate
Ray Johnson
State Tax Commission
Legis
Iowa
Iowa Boys Training School
Eldora
Onslow Wedding Invitations for Wanda Reid and Art Becker
Invitations issued for the June 1 wedding of Wanda Lee Reid daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Reid Onslow and Art Becker son of Mr and Mrs Art Becker Lost Nation. The ceremony at 6 p m in Onslow Presbyterian Church with Rev C E Burdine officiating. A reception follows at the Community Hall.
Community notices and family visits from Monmouth area
Elma Propst visited her nephew E J Maloney in Bettendorf with others. Harry Paulsen and family drove to Ames for the 1931 alumni reunion. Madison township Farm Bureau May meeting was at Calvin Reiss home with a pot luck and chest x ray talk. Next meeting a June 10 Palisades picnic. Leland Hodoval slipped into the river but was saved by his father. Mrs Herman Gutzeit staying with Karl Harksen family while Mrs Harksen is hospitalized. Emory Cole from Hackensack Minn visited George Sears home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Propst
Monmouth
E. J. Maloney
Bettendorf
Harry Paulsen
Ames
Paulsen
Madison Township Farm Bureau
Calvin Reiss
Legg
Ben Heiken
Richard Rohwedder
Arlo Brady
Palisades
Leland Hodoval
Herman Gutzeit
Davenport
Karl Harksen
Harksen
Emory Cole
Hackensack
Minn
George Sears
Plan Set for Bible School Across Monticello Churches
Four Monticello churches announce a two week Vacation Bible School from June 11 to June 22 for children in kindergarten up to sixth grade. Classes run 9 to 11:30 am with 50 cent tuition or $1 per family. on-site registration 8:30 to 9 am. Mrs. Leslie Linn directs with Mrs. Ray Stumbaugh leading morning assembly and ministers guiding recreation. Held at Monticello Public School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical and Reformed
Presbyterian
Methodist
Congregational
Monticello
Leslie Linn
Ministerial Association
Linn
Ray Stumbaugh
Camp Fire Girls Campships Available in Monticello
Two campships will pay a substantial part of the Camp Huaga camping fee for a week for any Camp Fire Girl. Applications in writing to Mrs H M Carpenter. Funds provided by former Camp Fire guardian Mrs Dorothy Fuller. Mr and Mrs Wade Riley and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Clark mentioned in nearby items.
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Monticello
Camp Huaga
H. M. Carpenter
Dorothy Fuller
Plans Set for 60 Handicapped County Kids Camp Outing
Mrs. Edgar Beach chairs the Easter Seal Committee in Jones county as the agency funds a July to August camp with YMCA and YWCA cooperation for 60 handicapped boys and girls ages 8 to 18. Applications were mailed statewide to educators welfare groups and nurses.
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Edgar Beach
Jones County
Easter Seal Agency
Town Society of Crippled Children
YMCA
YWCA
Ames Hosts 4-H Short Course June 25 27
The Iowa Boys 4-H short course will be held in Ames June 25 to 27. Due to labor shortages the 1951 event is shortened one day. Jones county selects 13 delegates aged 14 by Jan 1 1951 who completed one year of club work. County President Galen Engelbart will attend.
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Iowa
Ames
Jones County
Wyoming Pioneers
The
Prairie Panthers
Galen Engelbart
Richland Wildcats Hold May Meeting at Schneiter Home
Ten members and one visitor, led by Paul Schneiter and Robert Buol, met at Jerry Schneiter’s home. Keith Clark was named to represent the club at the Ames short course. The trio with the best tractor record book earn a factory tour. Jerry Hoffman spoke on making a 4 H meeting click. Next meeting set for June 15 at Keith Clark’s home with dads invited. Lunch by Mrs. Schneiter.
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Richland Wildcats
Jerry Schneiter
Paul Schneiter
Robert Buol
Keith Clark
Ames
Jerry Hoffman
Schneiter
Charles Kreeb Graduates From Cornell College
Ninety seven Cornell college seniors will receive degrees at the 98th commencement in King Memorial chapel on June 11. Dr Henry Hitt Crane will deliver the address Oil for the Lamps of Education. Candidates include eighty nine for bachelor of arts seven for bachelor of music education and two for bachelor of music with one student in both music degrees. Charles Kreeb of Monticello is listed among candidates for the bachelor of music education degree.
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Cornell College
King Memorial Chapel
Henry Hitt Crane
Central Methodist Church
Detroit
Paul Locher Named To History Fraternity
Dr. Paul R. Locher of Georgetown University history faculty in Washington DC has been selected as a member of the Beta Pi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta. The honor recognizes excellence in historical studies by national history fraternity members.
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Paul Locher
Paul R. Locher
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Beta
Leonard Heads Waverly Legion as Commander
In Waverly on Monday night May 14 Milton Leonard was chosen commander for the coming year at the annual Legion election. The Legion Auxiliary elected Mrs Leonard as president. Leonard previously lived in Monticello where he worked as foreman of the Monticello Express. Harold Postel visited from Council Bluffs for graduation and to see his sister Joyce, with Mr and Mrs Merle Postel and the Floyd Richardsons. Cedar Rapids alumni banquet was held Friday with several graduates attending. Lois Turner of Waterloo graduated last Thursday. her brother Phillip Turner was in the class. Marjorie Hoffman Roy Dreibelbis and Dean Willworth from the University of Iowa and Margaret Eilers from Iowa State Teachers College attended the alumni banquet Friday.
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Harold Postel
Council Bluffs
Merle Postel
Joyce
Lois Turner
Waterloo
Phillip Turner
Marjorie Hoffman
Roy Dreibelbis
Dean Willworth
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Margaret Eilers
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Towa Centennial Memorial Foundation Incorporation Act
House File 630 enacts the legalization of the Towa Centennial Memorial Foundation incorporation and related executive order. It recalls the foundation's establish date January 5, 1949 and affirms its validity for public interest and commemorative purposes within the State of Towa.
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Towa Centennial Memorial Foundation
General Assembly
State of
Towa
Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation
Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation legalized and confirmed
Governor January 5 1949 act establishes a charitable trust creating the Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation. Provisions validate past actions and say the act takes force upon passage and publication in Anamosa Iowa and Monticello newspapers. House Speaker William S. Lynes and Senate President W OH Nicholas oversee approval.
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Iowa
Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation
Towa Centennial Memorial Foundation
Anamosa Eurekt
Anamosa
Monticello
Town Centennial Memorial Foundation
State Board of Education
General Assembly
Sioux County
Orange City
Towa
William S. Lynes
House
HH. Nicholas
Senate
TL Hemby
Fifty-fourth
Gustafson
Beardsley
Iowa House Bill Records Perpetual Existence For Memorial Foundation
The act grants perpetual existence to the Towa Centennial Memorial Foundation with no future corporation fees. It confirms the 1949 incorporation as valid and assigns duties to state officials to administer the foundation’s status.
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HOUSE
Towa Centennial Memorial Foundation
General Assembly
State of
Towa
Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation
Secretary of State
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Polk County
Board of Supervisors
Capitol News
Iowa Press Association
Iowa Good Roads Association
James Wilson
Carroll
Association
Middletown
Bur
Lington Ordnance Plant
Buffalo Township
West Independent School
Des Moines
Department of Public Instruction
Ankney
Altoona
Danville
Burlington
Onslow
Wanda Lee Reid
Edwin Reid
Artie Becker
Art Becker
Lost Nation
Onslow Presbyterian Church
C. E. Burdine
Jerry Boganski
Velma Nielsen
Joe Couturier
John
Donald
Daryl Jansen
Dale Nielsen
Dale
North Atlantic
Couturier
Nielsen
Boganski
Alice Overholt
Dwight Northrop
Wilmington
Del
Onslow High School Alumni Association
Dale Orr
Rockford
Clarence Orr
Agnes Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
Elsie Dennison
John Jansen
Leonard Hayes
Tipton
W. Thompson
al Fuchs
Clayton Knoblauch
Sumneh
Wash
Ray Alberts
Tacoma
Ina Jansen
Philena Koon
Marvin Null and Sons
Harry Moore
Peoria
Ill
Moore
Rolland Himes
Neal Paulsen
Marvin Null
LaVonne Fluckiger
Robert Barnts
Billy Barnts
Veterans Hospital
Emma Garnett
FAUST
Conoco
Monticello, Iowa
Wade Riley
Rock Island, Ill
O. A. Rife
Case
H. Harold Hymans
Iowa Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Grand Ave
William Stuhler
Simon Locher
L. A Oltman
C. R. Schraffenberger
Chicago
Howard Schraffenberger
Marvin Lacock
Charles Kreeb
Floyd Richardson
Goettich
First ST
ODIN
American Petroleum CO
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