Community Support Sought for Jones County Reserve Unit
Article details interest in forming a U S Army Reserve unit in Jones County. Col. Alfred Pursall explains activation is limited, with existing units in Dubuque Maquoketa and Cedar Rapids. local support is essential and no firm plans exist yet. The piece also contrasts National Guard and USAR, notes few local enlistees, and mentions political and community notes from Monticello and Buck Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Marshal A. Burdick
Cedar Rapids
Alfred A. Pursall
Iowa Military
Des. Moines
Col. Fursall
Fifth Army
Col. Pursall
Dubuque
Maquoketa
Iowa
Parsall
del. Pursall
National Guard
U.S. Army Reserve
Des Moines
Memorial Day Plans At Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Scotch Grove community prepares for Memorial Day exercises at the Presbyterian church on Thursday May 30 at 945 am. Wreaths will be made May 27 at 730 pm in the church basement with about 40 wreaths needed for graves of veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Presbyterian Church
Jack Naylor
A. N. Strittmatter
Monticello
Presbyterian Choir
Paul E. Paulsen
Edward Zirkelbach
Ronald Paulsen
Charles Classen
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
B. D. Heiken
Ruth Ann Heiken
Scotch Grove Sunshine
Jill Husmann
Susan Goldsmith
Bob
Barbara Norris
Promotions and local social notes from Anville and Cedar Rapids
Pfc John Richard Wright stationed at Indiantown Gap Pa promoted Apr 10. posted service in Arkansas Georgia and Pennsylvania. Cedar Rapids hosts mother daughter dinner with Naylor family guests and church volunteers. Anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs R A Naylor at Cedar Rapids show The Ten Commandments. Community clubs host gatherings in Monticello Ana MOSA Farm Bureau Wayne. Students visit Herbert Hoover center West Branch and Iowa City campus tours with chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Richard Wright
Indiantown Gap
Anville
Arkansas
Georgia
Pennsylvania
R. A. Naylor
Jack Naylor
Jerry Naylor
Colleen
Cedar Rapids
Church of the Reorganized Latter Day Saints
Mr. Todd
Scotch Grove
Ten Commandments
Louie Hankeh
R. H. Oltmanns
Henry Heiken
Manville Welch
William
Marvin Goldsmith
Glen Tobiason
Sara Null
Iowa Club
Carpenter School
Monticello
Herbert Hoover Center
West Branch
Iowa University
Iowa City
Glen Goldsmith
Bennie Tobiason
Earl Null
University Museum
Old Capitol
Ament to Graduate At Loras College June 2
Monticello area notes list 130 Loras College graduates, including William J. Ament of Monticello who earned a history BA. The commencement speaker is Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr. with a baccalaureate sermon by William A. O Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ament
Loras College
Dubuque
William J. Ament
West Grand Street
Monticello
Ben Ament
Loras
Thomas Sovereign Gates, Jr
Secretary of the Navy
William A. O’connor
Springfield-in-Illinois
Oliver
President Attends State PEO Meeting in Des Moines
Mrs. Glenn Jones chaired FP chapter PEO meeting in the president’s absence while Mrs. Robert Mullen attended a state convention in Des Moines. The program Elizabeth and Zacharias featured by Mrs. Helen Guyan. Evening hostess Mrs. C. J. Matthiessen served refreshments. Monticello Express notes publication details and subscription rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Jones
P.E.O
Robert Mullen
Des Moines
Elizabeth and
Zacharias
Helen Guyan
C. J. Matthiessen
Buck Creek Cemetery Boards Hold Meetings
Buck Creek cemetery boards held meetings with officer elections. At the church meeting resignations came from Ben Keith Opal File and Minnie Moulton and new officers were elected with Clarence Bacon as president and Floyd Dufoe as secretary treasurer. A separate Buck Creek board session at Freeman Smith’s home announced upcoming cemetery fence construction and listed officers including Freeman Smith Sr and Marshall Neil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Creek
Ben Keith
Opal File
Minnie Moulton
Clarence Bacon
Floyd Dufoe
Ivan Wilson
Freeman Smith
Floyd Wilson
Everett Beitz
John Ratcliff
Dan Plannagan
Clarence Moulton
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Army Reserve
USAR
Chicago
Express
Lions Club
Greater Monticello
G.M.C
Rotary
New York City
Stagehands Union
Billy Graham
Gotham
James T. Remley
Remley
G.O.P
Republican Central Committee
Buck Creek School
Frank Nye
Paul Huber
George Harris
Stanley
Ames
L. K. Hoag
Detroit, Mich
Harry Hoag
Phillip Skelley
University of Dubuque
H. W. Skelley
Kenneth Jaeger
Paul Hearn
Anne Petersen
William Company
Garriett
Behrends
Owatonna
Minn
Mrs. Garriett
Lyman Mulford
Cedar Farla
Hei Schoon
John Null
Earl Dorsey
V.F.W
Virginia Dorsey
Ray Null
Grundy Center
Eugene Wink
John Weers
Herbert Carson
Bill School
Jack Schmidt
Michael
Marion
H. C. Wilcox
Mrs. LaVern McVay
Clarence
EB. B. Null
Emil Feldman
Cletus Feldman
Hopkinton
Albert Schmidt
Ralph Otten
Monticello Express
Iowa Press Association
Nationsel Editorial Association
Newspaper Advertising Service, Inc
Til
Iowa Press Advertising Service
Dees Moines
Jones
Clinton
Cedar
Delaware
Jackson and
Linn
United States
Chester Condit
Ion
Farm Bureau Insurance Services
ACK Naylor
aUtro
Central
Iawa Certified
Sherrill Bohlken
Larry Cartano
Freese Motors
MontizeHa, Iowa
Rex Schrader
H. Elvin Erdahl
North Cedar Street
E. W. Brashaw
Baty
Eocher, Locher & Strittmatter
Attorneys-at-Law
Locher
Phone 99 Insurance Service
Louie Hanken
C. R. Hosford
D.D.S
Town Electric
J. H. Devaney
Cascade
Ulrick
Baty - Hoffman
Insurance Agency
Monticello, Iowa
Chester A. Condit
General Insurance
Optometrists
Alvin K. Jones
Optometrist
Arthur G. Riedel
Langworthy
In “Rock
Monument CO
Jonea
Ed Cox
Alfred Egger
Monticello F. F. A
Roger Benedict
Loren Buol
Charlie ‘Classen
Gordon Eberhart
Jerry Eggiman
Lyle Ehlis
Marvin Ehlis
Darrell Ellison
Phillip Gerdes
Keith Hagen
Walter Hanken
Albert Hanssen
Galen
Jim Hasler
Glen Heeren
Ivan Hein
Larry Hosford
Galen Kuper
Loren Lubben
John Martin
Bob. Meier
Dick Meier
Leonard Monck
Ken Paulsen
Willard Price
Marvin Rickels
Marvin Ricklefs
Ken Sthatz
Keith Stadtmueller
Richard Stadtmueller
Tom Streets
Ken Tuetken
George Alferts
Rudy Alferts
Duane Keegan
Tom Eden
Jim Wright
Jim Zimmerman
Larry Bader
Bob Black
Bill Bohiken
Irvin Bohiken
Dean Donovan
Benny Hanssen
Jim Helgens
Nile Husmann
Jim Kiburz
Dean Mortensen
DeWayne Schafer
Paul Tobiason
Carlyle Wacker
William Wilcox
Leon Wilken
John Bryant
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