Monticello Births And Weather Report Summary
The Monticello item lists births reported at John McDonald Hospital including a boy for Virgil Offerman Langworthy May 26 a boy for Merlin Dolphin Cascade May 27 and a girl for Douglas Parmenter Marion. Weather readings show highs of 81 and 80 with lows of 49 and 68 for May 26 and 27 respectively.
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John McDonald Hospital
Virgil Offerman
Langworthy
Merlin Dolphin
Cascade
Douglas Parmenter
Marion
Monticello
Presbyterian Vacation School Teachers Named
The first Presbyterian vacation church school will run from June 2 to June 13 with daily sessions 9 to 11 15 a.m. Mrs Gideon I Krein directs. Kindergarten will be led by Mrs Lester Monk Mrs Clarence Rhatigan and Mrs Ed Cox with helpers Barbara Null and Virginia Tuetken. Parents urged to send bath towels for rest period.
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Gideon I. Krein
Lester Monk
Clarence Rhatigan
Ed Cox
Barbara Null
Virginia Tuetken
Cox among five freshmen pledged to Mu Phi Epsilon at Coe
Wilma Cox joins four fellow freshmen as initiates into the Coe College Mu Phi Epsilon chapter. Pledging requires a B average across music coursework and scholastic standards. Miss Cox is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward H Cox of Monticello.
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Wilma Cox
Coe College
Mu Phi Epsilon
Miss Cox
Edward H. Cox
Monticello
Officers Elected by St. Luke's Fellowship
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of St. Luke's Church selected new officers on Sunday. Linda Miller was named president with Marilyn Nelson as vice president, Marlene Wynn secretary, and Susan Ballou treasurer. Outgoing officers include Bill Ballou president Dorothy Baldwin vice president Marilyn Nelson secretary and Nancy Perkins treasurer. Virgil Hunt serves as advisor.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship of
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Linda Miller
Marilyn Nelson
Marlene Wynn
Susan Ballou
Bill Ballou
Dorothy Baldwin
Nancy Perkins
Virgil Hunt
Poabahrsd
Primary Races Spark Debate Across County Offices
Republicans field multiple candidates for all offices with three contenders for treasurer clerk of court and county attorney. Four Republicans seek both 1960 supervisor terms while two candidates vie for the 1959 supervisor Lern seat and for the vacant term ending December.
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Lern
Polling Places Listed for Jones County Primaries
Jones county voters may cast ballots from 8 am to 8 pm Monday June 2 for Republican and Democratic primaries. Polling sites include Anamosa ward locations and numerous towns such as Monticello Castle Grove Center Junction Fairview Greenfield Hale Jackson Lovell Morley Onslow Oxford East Richland West Richland Rome Scotch Grove Stone City Washington Wayne Wyoming.
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Jones County
George Specht
CASS
Castle Grove
Center Junction
Madison
Glay — Sutton
Fairview
Anamosa
Greenfield
Martello
Hale—Gilmore's
Jackson—Antioch Church
Lovell
John Deere
Monticello
Great Plains Lumber Company
Matthiessen Auto Supply
City
Morley
Onslow
Oxford
East Richland
Kane Implement
Cascade
West Richland
Rome
Olin
Scotch Grove
Plueger
Stone City
Dearborn
Washington
Skahill
Wayne
Wayne Center
Wyoming
Years of Service Highlight Phone Pioneers Meeting
Eighty three active and retired Northwestern Bell workers totaling 836 years and nine months of service attended the Life Member club gathering at St Luke's Methodist church. Eighteen life members covering 652 years and six months joined, along with six active Cedar Rapids council members with 184 years and three months of service. Notables included Leonard Walrath elected Life Member club president and Lillian Struesky as secretary treasurer.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Life Member Club
Cedar Rapids Council, Telephone Pioneers of America
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids Council of Telephone Pioneers
Telephone Company
Life
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Maquoketa
Leonard Walrath
Lillian Struesky
Rotarians View Film On First Trans Atlantic Phone Cable
Monday evening Rotarians at their regular meeting watched a sound and color film about the laying of the first trans Atlantic telephone cable. Tom Hamilton served as program chairman for the session.
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Trans-Atlantic
Tom Hamilton
Election of Officers Highlights Tonight at 4-H Round-Up
Jones county 4-H Round-Up in Monticello high school auditorium will select five new officers. Jim Goodken of Monticello presides, with Tom Streets of Scotch Grove opening the program and Joe Barth of Oxford Junction taking roll. Campaign speeches, club caucuses, and entertainment from Wyomin g High School Flapperettes and a Monticello quartet mark the event. Special reports from Ken Paulsen and Gene Neven precede final 4-H pledge by Galen Horn.
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Jones County
Monticello High School
Jim Goodken
Montiicello
Tom Streets
Scotch Grove
Joe Barth
Oxford Junction
Gordon Eberhart
Monticello
Streets
4-H Builders Club
Connie Holub
County Girls
Gae Ann Luckstead
Donna Thompson
Ruthe Wilslet
Frank Kluesner
Wyoming
Mary Egger
Jeryl Goettsch
Jane Maurice
Joan Suter
Cecil Goettsch
George Foy
Whi Pew
Joe E. Legg
Ken Paulsen
Center Junction
Gene Neven
County Extension
Galen Horn
Monticello Officials Urge Respect for Fire Units
In a joint statement Mayor Paul Schuetz and Fire Chief Larry Goodyear urge residents to yield the right of way to fire crews. They remind motorists not to follow within 500 feet or park within a block of an active unit and say volunteers of 30 firefighters must reach the station when alarms sound.
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Paul Schuetz
Larry Goodyear
Monticello
Goodyear
Schuetz
Thal
Cub Scouts Tour Express Plant on Monday
Cub Scouts from dens 9 and 10 toured the Monticello Express plant Monday afternoon. They were led by Den Mothers Mrs. Arnold Schlueter and Mrs. Ted Krattse with Assistant Den Mother Mrs. Damon Gray. Participants included Daniel Schlueter Mike Bach Julian Ponder Ted Krause Guy Hogdn Donald Gray Billy Edwards and Danny Bowers. Sharon Read, a student at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. James Read over the weekend. Allen Westhoff, University of Iowa student Iowa City, stayed at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dick Weathoff.
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Express Plant
Monticello
Sharon Read
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
James Read
Allen Westhoff
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Dick Weathoff
New Library Hours and Summer Reading Roundup
The public library will close evenings except Saturdays for the summer starting June 2. Mrs Florence Roberts announces a reading round up with five ranches for third to fifth graders, running until mid August. Prize awarded to each child finishing the read list. Mrs Gene Chamberlin hosts a weekly story hour for kindergarten through second grade at 1 30 pm starting June 4.
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Florence Roberts
Lbrarian
AIL
Yisl
Gene Chamberlin
Scotch Grove Bible School Opens June 2
Scotch Grove Presbyterian church hosts Vacation Bible School starting Monday morning June 2 with the theme We Worship the Lord. Classes run 9 to 11 30 a m welcoming three and four year olds for a concluding special service at the end of the series.
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Scotch Grove Bible School
Scotch Grove
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Clagnes
Dr L C Perkins Chosen New President of Lions Club
Lyman Perkins, previously vice president for a year, was elected president of the Monti cello Lions club Monday evening. George Nieters will become vice president, with re elected Secretary Vance Stead Treasurer Rex Schrader and Tail Twister Dale Adams. Lavern Bilers named Lion Tanner. Paul Knipe and Frank Martin join the board with Henry Adams and Ray Stumbaugh as hold overs. Installations planned for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Perkins
Monticello Lions Club
George Nieters
Dr. Perkins
Vance Stead
Rex Schrader
Dale Adams
Lavern Bilers
Lion Tanner
Paul Knipe
Frank Martin
Henry Adams
Ray Stumbaugh
Monticello Summer Recreation Set to Start June 9
The Monticello summer recreation program begins Tuesday June 9 and runs until August 1. Director Dean Nelson outlines activities at the fairgrounds Monticello Golf Club and Central School grounds, with plans for a possible soap box derby and a varied weekly schedule for baseball golf tennis archery and games.
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Monticello
Dean Nelson
Nelson
Fairgrounds
Monticello Golf Club
Monticello High School names valedictorian and salutatorian
Carla Ann Folkers of Scotch Grove is valedictorian with a 8.94 GPA and never absent or tardy. Mary Jean Plueger, also of Scotch Grove, is salutatorian with a 3.83 GPA. 74 seniors graduate in the 83rd Monticello class as Dr Stephen Knezevich delivers the address. Lynn Baldwin and other students noted for 1958 season participation.
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Carla Ann Folkers
Carl Folkers
Scotch Grove
Monticello High School
Fairgrounds
Mary Jean Plueger
George Plueger
Boyd Shannon
Folkers
Plueger
William Bal
Lynn Baldwin
Monticello
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Two Collection Suits on Docket
Bert H. Loop of Loop's LP Gas asks $425 for merchandise delivered to Monticello resident B A Rittmanic after a Feb 13 1958 check for that amount bounced for insufficient funds. C E Johnson doing business as GC A Johnson and Son sues Tony Shada of Anamosa for $282.47 with interest from Dec 13 1965 and costs.
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Jones County
Bert H. Loop
Loop
LP Gas Service
Monticello
B. A
Bud
C., E. Johnson
GC. A. Johnson and Son
Des Moines
Tony Shada
Anamosa
Publication Day Change for The Express Schedule
The Express will return to its previous schedule with the Monday paper issued on the preceding Saturday. Subscribers will receive the early week edition on Monday instead of Tuesday. An experimental period printed Monday issues for several months will end. Thursday issues will still mail on Wednesday.
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The
Express
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