Local Births Marriages and Police Court Actions Reported
Births from John McDonald hospital list May 23 27 with parents from Worthington Monticello Anamosa Cascade and two girls and two boys. Marriage licenses issued for John McCormick and Nancy Rieniers plus Robert Merritt and Shirley Taylor. New cars and trucks registered May 22 28 and listed owners and models. Police court docket shows multiple fines for speeding improper parking and other infractions with names and amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
John Moore
Worthington
Robert Harms
Monticello
Ernest Alferts
Anamosa
Lawrence Koppes
Cascade
Jones County
John Michael McCormick
Nancy Rieniers
Robert Eugene Merritt
Viola
Shirley Yvonne Taylor
Jones County Clerk of Court
Hans H. Bartels
Pathfinder Mobile Home
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
Chevrolet
Richard
Minona Zellmar
Apache
Marie E. Miller
Glenn W. Jaeger
Martello
Plymouth
Eilert H. Prull, Jr
C. F. Shimanek
Warren M. Gilson
Dubuque
David J. Wilson
Clifford Sadler
Frederick L. Moore
Grinnell
Ambrose R. Wessels
Dyersville
Auben C. Loeffelho Z
Platteville
Wis
John M. Larkins
Des Moines
David Krein
Allogistous Helms
Coggon
John Bowers
Edna Conley
William McDonough
Items From Ill-Fated Continental Plane Found In Jones County
paper items from a Continental Airlines Boeing 707 crash near the Iowa Missouri border were found on farms in Jones County. Albert Storm and Rex Brady reported found items, with material also located in Cedar and Jones counties east of Cedar Rapids.
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Continental Airlines
Iowa-Missouri
Jones County
Albert Storm
Wyoming
Anamosa
Rex Brady
Jones-Cedar County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Lewis Dreibelbis
Ralph Albaugh
Mechanicsville
Iowa
Johnson
Cedar
Jones Counties
Centerville
GMC Membership Drive Underway
The Greater Monticello Committee kicks off its annual membership campaign with letters sent to members and prospects asking dues be returned by June 10. Listed committee members include Elton Copley Les Voss Chester Condit Rex Schrader LaVern Eilers Al McNeill Jack Knopp and others. Two men from Jones County face charges for illegal beer sales and purchases. Gary Sampson Monticello charged with purchasing beer for a minor held on $100 bond. Fay Brundidge Anamosa charged with selling beer to a minor held on $500 bond. Additional small-claims and traffic costs listed from Monticello and Jones County justice court docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Monticello
Elton Copley
Les Voss
Chester Condit
Rex Schrader
LaVern Eilers
al McNeill
Jack Knopp
Dr. E. H. DeShaw
Willard Yeoman
Ray Baresel
Jim Nelson
Ted Krause
Johnny Jones
Jones County
Gary Sampson
Monticello
Court of Justice
M. E. McCrabb
Sampson
Fay Brundidge
Anamosa
Behrends and Loop Named Monticello Boys State Delegates
Two Monticello youths will attend Boys State from June 3 to 9 in Des Moines. Bob Behrends, 17, son of LaVern and family, and David Loop, son of Kathryn and Bert Loop, are selected from Monticello Community High School and Sacred Heart respectively. Behrends is active in M club Panther club mixed chorus band football basketball track swimming and Eagles Scout with Lutheran church ties. Loop leads in Glee club choir and athletics and was freshman class president and junior class treasurer as they enter their senior year.
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Monticello
Boys State
Des Moines
The
American Legion Post
Bob Behrends
LaVern Behrends
Monticello Community High School
David Loop
Kathryn and
Bert Loop
Sacred Heart
Behrends
M Club
Panther Club
St. Matthews Lutheran Church
Luther League
Loop
Fr Manternach to Speak at Sacred Heart Commencement
Father Carl Manternach of Holy Ghost Dubuque will give the address at Sacred Heart high school commencement at 8 p.m. on Sunday June 3. The Rt Rev Msgr E P Lorenz will confer diplomas on 22 seniors with music by the church choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Manternach
Holy Ghost
Dubuque
Sacred Heart High School
George Manternach
Monticello
Joyce Manternach
E. P. Lorenz
Sacred Heart Church
Sharon Bader
Jean Eilers
Loren Eilers
Joseph Fleming
Judy Goedken
Florabelle Gudenhauf
Mary Hogan
John Kramer
Kenneth Lewis
Louise Locher
Bertine Loop
Agnes Oaken
Sally Becker
Judy Schmit
Tom Schwendinger
Leo Simmons
Bob Smith
Joe Takes
Larry Weber
Bonnie Welter
Gordon Westhoff
Final GMC Auction Set for June 9
The Monticello Dollars auction now moves to Saturday June 9 instead of June 2. It closes a three day retail Vacation Days event planned for next weekend.
Jaycees Extend Bid Deadline for House Painting (Monticello)
The Monticello Jaycees extend the bid deadline to June 6 for a Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up Week project. They will paint the home of a selected recipient as part of community improvement efforts.
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Monticello
Monticello High Honors List Turnd In By Principal
Monticello Community High School announced nine weeks and semester honor rolls under principal Dale Greenawald. Seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and eighth graders appear with names including Martha Edwards, Lois Morrissey, Cheryl Rhatigan, Diane Adams, Jo Ann Ballou, Connie Appleby, Nancy Baresel, Suzanne Fleming, Judy Ahlrichs and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Community High School
Dale Greenawald
Martha Edwards
Lois Morrissey
Cheryl Rhatigan
Beverly Ricklefs
Beverly Schoon
Kay Simmons
Leah Belle Steiner
Donald Folkers
Tom Greenawald
Pat Keating
Ron Rogers
Stan Schatz
Dave Specht
Arlene Behrends
Nancy Krein
Sue Schneider
Gary Pratt
Diane Adams
Jo Ann Ballou
Mary Copley
Diane Lange
Mary Myers
Elizabeth Specht
Sheryl Tobiason
Janet Wahl
Tom Aitchison
Bob Behrends
Gordon Dierks
Phil Schlarmann
Jane Hetzler
Jerry Cowen
Glenn Tobiason
Merle Gerdes
Nancy Baresel
Joyce Bohlken
Sheri Greenawald
Mary Hanken
Barbara Hugh
Bonnie Owen
Evelyn Rogers
Carole Schoon
Lucinda Shelley
Diane Steiner
Janice Willis
Susan Yeoman
David Balster
David
Suzanne Fleming
Ann Ganfield
Jan Goettsch
Shirley Hinrichs
Gale Kuhns
Nena Landis
Susan Landis
Lani Morf
Nancy Otten
Pam Otten
Sherry Paulsen
Susan Paulsen
Cheryl Lampe
Kim Steiner
Barbara Stumbaugh
Laurel Wilken
Dan Bohlken
David Bohlken
Fishing spear injures Monticello boy near Hennessey pond
A school outing ended with Bob Behrends 17 struck in the right arm by a fishing spear used as a javelin. The tine entered his arm near the elbow and was removed at John McDonald hospital after firemen freed the spear. Behrends was later dismissed. other boys included Gary Duckler Don Johnson and Marvin Goldsmith.
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Montcello
Bob Behrends
LaVern Behrends
East Washington
Hennessey Pond
Highway 38
Monticello
Behrends
Larry Ray
Phil Schlarmann
Gary Duckler
Don Johnson
Marvin Goldsmith
Fire Destroys Boots Farm Shed Near Monticello
A shed on Harry Boots Jr. farm six miles northeast of Monticello burned around 6 am Saturday, destroying toys and play equipment. Lightning is suspected as the cause after a power outage hit a milk cooler and house devices moments before discovery. Firefighters prevented spread to a nearby gas tank and other structures.
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Harry Boots, Jr
Monticello
Boots
Ted Bek
Gill St
Lyle Hosford
Hosfords
Gilbert Hearn
Rotarians Tour Plywood Plant and Hear Timber Talk
Rotarians toured the Monticello plywood plant and heard owner Jim Campbell of Delhi discuss Iowa timber as a cash crop. Campbell outlined the Manchester and Monticello plants cutting 17 log species for veneer in 250 thicknesses and shipping plywood nationwide. Plant manager Lyle Fisher answered questions during the after dinner tour at St. Luke's Methodist church.
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Monticello
Jim Campbell
Delhi
Rotary
Campbell
Iowa
Manchester
Lyle Fisher
Bill Corbin
R. W. Myers
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Funeral Services Held for Kenneth Chamberlain 15
Funeral services were held at the Olin Methodist Church for Kenneth Chamberlain 15 who drowned in the Wapsipinicon River near the railroad bridge on Thursday. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Chamberlain and three younger brothers. The body was found about 120 a.m. Saturday by Officer Kenneth Carter 300 feet downstream from where he disappeared. Jack Liggett reported the drowning after nearly crossing the river. he sustained cuts scrambling to town for help. Volunteers from Olin Monticello Stanwood and Anamosa aided in dragging the river until early Friday morning and again Saturday.
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Kenneth Chamberlain
Olin
Wapsipinicon
Olin Methodist Church
Young Chamberlain
Gerald Chamberlain
Stanwood
Jones County
Lewis Dreibelbis
Kenneth Carter
Chamberlain
Jack Liggett
Liggett
Dreibelbis
Carter
Monticello
Anamosa
Dave Jack
Robert Meineke
Tipton
Mike Brewer
Linn County
Car crashes into Shelley's grocery injuring Monticello youths
Three youths suffered non serious injuries when a car driven by Mrs Ed Cox mounted the curb and crashed into Shelley's grocery store in downtown Monticello. Gudenhauf Phillips and a two year old passenger were treated for injuries. Cox said her foot slipped from the brake onto the accelerator.
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Monticello
John Gudenhauf
Thomas Phillips
Ed Cox
West First St
Shelley
Gudenhauf
Phillips
David Lumpa
Paul Lumpa
Klein sue for forty two thousand five hundred dollars in Cascade case
Waldemar E Klein and Florence Klein of Milwaukee filed a May 26 suit in Jones county district court seeking 42500 dollars from Michael F Brady and James Pickett Monti Cello. They allege on July 15, 1960 a Klein owned car driven north east on U S 151 near Richland two miles south west of Cascade collided with a Brady driven truck. Klein says Brady was driving for Pickett.
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Waldemar E. Klein
Florence Klein
Milwaukee
Wisc
Michael Francis Brady
James Pickett
Monticello
Jones County
John Nadeau
Klein
U.S. 151
Richland Township
Cascade
Brady
Pickett
Jones county voters face crowded race for supervisors
Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday as Jones county voters select party nominees for November. Key contests include District 5 supervisor with multiple candidates from both parties and unopposed county officers Gene E. Taylor Rex Schrader and Bess E. Sherman seeking re election on the Republican ticket.
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Jones ‘County
Gene E. Taylor
Rex Schrader
Bess E. Sherman
Roy Miller
Monticello
Bill Reade
Onslow
Jones County
Tom Stimpson
Anamosa
Louie Hanken
Scotch Grove
Rolland Soper
John Grant
Center Jct
John Sievers
John Holmes
Wyoming
Harold Becker
Grover Benischek
Olin
Lee Crain
James W. Peet
Roy Rodman
Everett J. Mayberry
Henry F. Adams
Sam Schuetz
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Monticello Community High
OO Senoms
Amanda
Supt
Boyd Shannon
Bev Schoon
GMC
Donald Wolfe
Ralph Crim
William J. Jensen
Thomas McElmeel
Justice Court
M. &. McCrabb
Justice of the Peace
Olin R. Howie
Fr. Manternach
MHS
Connie Appleby
Margaret Behrends
Maxine Crow
Verlene Folkerts
Jill Husmann
Diane Prull
Donna Siebels
Marcia Zirkelbach
Marlys Wright
Phil Bohlken
Don Bradford
Eldon Dierks
Ronald Keener
Ken Kephart
Jerry Long
Stan Meyer
Dave Savage
Steve Stulken
Gaylan Wilken
Stan Wolken
David Zimmerman
Mary Ann Ehlis
Marlene Helgens
Bob Plueger
Stan Walken
Stan Cowen
John Hetzler
Charles Tubbard
Keith King
Richard Krein
John Savage
Marlyn Schafer
Steve Schiarmann
Phil Spewin
Marlene Johnson
Laurie Wilken
Charles Hubbard
Steve Schlarmann
Phillip Specht
Richard White
Judy Ahlrichs
Dorothy Bader
Susan Balster
Lois Bohlken
Barbara Bone
Sandra Bronneman
Linda Ehlis
Ann Marie
Monticello,owa
Lions Club
Express
James Bender
Frank Shimanek
Harold Gottleaber
Marshall Wynn
Ron Fritz
Lion Iamer
James Corwin
George Neiters
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