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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1954
Page
5
The League of Women Voters will hold a board meeting at the Library on Tuesday June 1 at 2 p.m. No Monti cello Rotary club meeting was scheduled due to the holiday on May 31. Loyal Rebekah Lodge to hold a Public Memorial in the Oddfellows hall on Wednesday June 2 at 7 30 p.m.
Three marriage licenses issued by Clerk W. L. Pearson to Richard Steiner and Shirley Ford, Lawrence Leroy Powell and Patricia Ann Bowen, and William L. Voelker with Betty Lou Loper. Also reported births at John McDonald hospital and several new car registrations listed for Anamosa area residents and local firms.
Funeral services for Henry Stulken 76 were held at Sacred Heart Church after a Devaney Funeral Home service. Rev. Eugene Lorenz led the Requiem High Mass and burial at Sacred Heart cemetery. Survivors include wife Mary Connolly Stulken, sons George Vincent and Clarence, daughter Mrs. Lester Holub, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He died Wednesday at John McDonald hospital. born January 13, 1878 near Langworthy.
The annual derby for 4 to 12 year olds is Sunday at Swan Lake in Monticello city park. About 2 000 bull heads from the state Conservation Commission will stock the lake. Last year drew 500 children plus many spectators. Committees and prizes are organized by Henry Schone and the Community Conservation League with free treats for all participants.
The Public Library launches the summer program By Rocket to Adventure from June 7 to August 14. Rocket bookmarks reward participants and prizes go to the first boy and girl finishing the course. New juvenile books include Little Book of Prayers and Several by Jessie Jones and others.
More than 200 Cub Scouts leaders and families are expected at the city park Tuesday evening June 1 for a combined pack meeting awards program and picnic. Pack Chairman Dr. Robert Savage notes many Monticello Cub Dens will receive awards for special achievements including selling tickets for Wagons West at Cedar Rapids May 21 and 22.
The Public Library will close evenings for the summer starting June 7. Readers are advised to plan visits earlier in the day as operating hours are adjusted for the season.
Three Jones county students at Iowa State Teachers college received honors at the May 26 Cedar Falls convocation. Anamosa's Janice Harms and Joyce Hay earned the Purple Arrow honor and joined the scholarship honors list, while Augusta Crary of Monticello was named to the scholarship honors list.
Exposition positions include Larry Meier Paul Vanourny Jackie Maire Charles Hurt and Rolland Steiner. Den Chief Steve Vanourny and Mrs Maire appear in the background.
Cub Scout Den No 3 under Mrs Bud Reynolds creates noisy birdhouses during a Cedar Rapids Scout Exposition. Boys Terry Reynolds Ricky Emerson John Freese Merle Cox Fred Clark David Conley Billy Nelson Roger Thompson pose with Pack Chief Robert Savage and Mrs Reynolds in the background.
Anamosa high school junior Joyce Ann Walderbach, 17, was killed Wednesday afternoon May 26 near Viola when the jeep she drove left the road and struck a tele phone pole. Passenger Mary Tipton, 16, sustained a minor injury and was treated and released. Funeral services were held Saturday morning.
Two vehicles suffered about 500 dollars in damage in a Thursday afternoon crash on highway 38 in Sand Springs. Darlene Mae Harnish of Hopkinton and Florence Gertrude Schockemoehle of Cascade drove the cars, with Schockemoehle's sustaining about 400 dollars and Harnish's about 100. No injuries were reported.
Monticello residents will vote noon to 7 pm on a 250000 bond to fund land purchase and construction of a new elementary school in northwest Monticello. The project aims to ease overcrowding with a six grade elementary unit designed by Karl Keffer Associates, with 1700 eligible voters in the district.
Auction schedule lists a household sale on Saturday June 5 at 1 30 pm at 318 West 4th led by Lt Col Ray Fluckiger. A second sale on Saturday June 12 features the estate of Margaret P Balster at 218 West Second Street Monti commencing 12 30 pm conducted by Louie Hanken Auctioneer.
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