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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1964
Page
1
A thousand dollar prize and other awards will be given Saturday at 9 p.m. near the Community building as part of the Trade Area Expansion Campaign. Seven subscriber prizes plus a portable TV and five transistors are up for grabs. readers need only enter by 5 p.m. Saturday.
Births reported from John McDonald hospital include: Feldman Hopkinton boy Oct 28 Manternach Anamosa boy Nov 2 Hunt Cascade girl Nov 3 Menster Cascade girl Nov 4 Seattle couple Reynolds first child Oct 29 Monticello relatives noted Powers Clifton first child Clifton. Marriage licenses issued by Jones county clerk Walter Watert Marion and Eva Hanson Cedar Rapids. others listed. New cars and trucks registered in Jones county. police court fines listed. Time to Decorate sale by Great Plains Supply Monticello.
Four cases of vandalism spanned Jones county with a Monticello police car damaged by paint and cheese smeared interiors and sugar in the gas tank. Other incidents hit Anamosa junior high school trailer and Strawberry Hill school building with obscene paint. Two 17 year olds and a 14 year old were taken into custody and ordered to restitution for damage estimated around 100 dollars.
The Monticello high school band carnival grossed about 1300 dollars with corn sales excluded. Ray Stumbaugh says corn sold for 1 dollar per bushel but final total unknown. Corn was hauled from behind Central school. organizers thank farmers merchants townspeople and band parents for support.
Veterans organizations in Monticello will observe Veterans Day with a 9 a.m. flag dedication at Sacred Heart and a 10:15 a.m. parade through the business district ending at the Monticello Community building for a short service. Fr. John Ptacek will speak. Monticello drill team, high school band, Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls will participate.
A span of six accidents since last Thursday in Jones County left five people injured with no serious injuries. Notable crashes include a two car collision near Wyoming and a single vehicle wreck on highway 151 near Anamosa. Police continue investigations.
Mayor E H DeShaw urged residents to attend a public meeting on the Y intersection at Monticello south edge tonight at 8 in the Community building. City council called the special session after confusion over a preliminary plan by the Iowa State Highway Commission. Van Snyder of Cedar Rapids will explain and answer questions. No final proposal will be adopted. plan discussed resurfacing plans for highway 151 and could change in 1966 or 1967. The dispute arose after petitions protesting removal of the fountain in the south city park.
Sharon Tapper announces the annual Jones county Girls 4 H awards night to be held Saturday at Midland high school Wyoming. A mother daughter banquet at 630 p m precedes the program with tickets at the door.
Jones County backed Democrats in the statewide landslide with only two Republicans winning local races James Bromwell and Roy Miller were defeated in district contests Bromwell lost to John Culver and Miller to Howard Tabor The county supported Governor Harold Hughes with 5642 votes while Evan Hultman trailed at 2889 votes The Democratic gains extended to several county offices with Republicans failing to block as incumbents held in unopposed races and Democrats capturing auditor attorney and state representative positions
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