One Man's Expressions Tuesday Will Be Important Day in Towns
A town-wide reminder urges residents to vote on Tuesday November 8 for city officials with encouragement to use write-in options if ballots lack strong candidates. The piece highlights Monticello where seven offices feature two candidates each and a third write-in choice remains available. It also includes a humorous anecdote about Frank Williams a Monticello lumber yard manager and a gift bottle locked in a steel girdle by a rival salesman.
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Monticello
Frank Williams
Frank
Larry Goodyear
Chariton Masonic Lodge Celebrates 100th Anniversary
At Chariton the Masonic lodge recently observed its 100th anniversary with members highlighting a century of fraternal service and community involvement.
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Chariton
Masonic Lodge
Three Sisters Attend Reunion Total Ages 261 Years
At a Redfield family reunion three sisters aged 83, 93, and 85 summed to 261 years. Mrs. Clara Huff of Rockwell City, Mrs. Etta Noel of Newton, and Mrs. Hale Litchkey of Denison are the last of nine children.
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Redfield
Clara Huff
Rockwell City
Etta Noel
Newton
Hale Litchkey
Denison
4-H 4-H Clubs Update Jones County Events
4 H clubs plan Farmer-Businessman dinner on November 8 to raise funds for Massachusetts exchanges next summer. County officers training set for November 12 with all officers urged to attend. Prairie and Jackson clubs held Halloween parties with 94 attendees at Prairie. Wayne Master Farmers and Scotch Grove teams earned top finishes at district contest in Manchester. Enrollment month aims for 400 girls and 400 boys.
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Jones County
Massachusetts Exchangees
County Officers Training School
Prairie Clubs
Jackson Clubs
Farm Bureau
Wayne Master Farmers
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Manchester
Wayne
Newton
New Court Term Opens in Jones County District Court
Jones County district court begins its November term today with Buell J. Maxwell of Tipton as presiding judge. Assignment of cases will occur Tuesday. Seventy five jurors were drawn last month by W. L. Pearson, clerk of court for term selection.
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Jones County
Jones County District Court
Buell J. Maxwell
Tipton
W. L. Pearson
Hawkeye Farm Loan Declares 10 Percent Dividend
Hawkeye National Farm Loan association of Cedar Rapids announces a 10 per cent dividend. Benton Jones and Linn county farmer stockholders will receive about 21000 in checks. Directors include John Hein of Monticello and Carl Rohwedder of Olin. Overnight guests Friday at the William Tuetken home were Philip Hughes of Montana and Richard Brown of Oskaloosa.
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Hawkeye National Farm Loan Association of
Cedar Rapids
Benton, Jones, and Linn Counties
Association
John Hein
Monticello
Carl Rohwedder
Olin
Philip Hughes
Montana
Richard Brown
Oskaloosa
William Tuetken
Nine Identified Ben Otten Farm Memory in Express Foto
Nine persons correctly identified last week's Farm Foto. Ben Otten's 80 acre Jones county farm near Scotch Grove is one of the area’s most modern farms with buildings mostly built since 1947 and freshly painted exteriors. Otten born there, he rents additional acres yearly and keeps 30 to 40 dairy cattle hogs and feeder cattle.
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Express
Ben Otten
Jones County
Scotch Grove
Otten
Frank Sutherland
Ray Adams
Helen Kuhns
Arend Balster
R. H. Oltmanns
Richard Sanford
Butch Sanford
Anamosa
Roland Greenwood
Cascade
Harvest Auction at Monticello Evangelical Church
A harvest sale will be held at the Evangelical and Reformed church in Monticello on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Loren Bronemann serves as auctioneer. Items include grain corn oats soy beans popcorn livestock veal calves feeder pigs live or dressed chickens ducks geese garden produce potatoes apples pears baked goods eggs sold by dozen or case.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church
Monticello
Loren Bronemann
Fishing Tips For Sand Pike And Related Fish On The Mississippi
The article describes catching sand pike in the Mississippi River with bright shiner minnows or worms. It covers bait choices, depths of 15 to 30 feet, heavy sinkers, and techniques to set hooks quickly when pike hit. It compares sand pike to walleyes and stripers, noting bite patterns and preferred spots.
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Mississippi
Monticello Neighbors and Local Visits Include Military Address
Monticello neighbors note the home address of Pfc. Herbert C. Husman, US 55492407, at Camp Polk Louisiana. Mary Ann Kuriger of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with her parents. Yvonne and Maxine Lange of Chicago visited their relatives, and Sunday guests at the Tuetzen home included Mr. and Mrs. Gene Falken and family.
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Herbert C. Husman
Mary Ann Kuriger
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
Bernard Kuriger
Yvonne and
Maxine Lange
Chicago
Mrs. J. M. Lange, Jr
William Tuetken
Gene Falken
Larry and
Julie Ann
Springville
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Fite
Jerry Parsons
Jackson
Prairie
Martello
Lovell
Wyoming
Hale
G. M. Jones
Hawkeye Farm Loan
Oliver
NEW Oliver
Ed Cox
Alfred Egger
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Grampappy
Pramma Awas
Gramp
Turvive
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Monticello State Bank
Percy the
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General Motors ‘Automotive First
Pontiac
General Motors
Atyle
S. Cedar
McLaughlin Motor Co
Monticello, Iowa
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