McDonough Wins Express Expansion Campaign Prize
Monticello resident Mrs. Ernie McDonough tops the Express Trade Area Expansion drive with 10 511 points earning 700 dollars. Second is Mrs. Norman Wilslef of Wyoming with 10 015 points and 500 dollars plus a 200 dollar prize for most new subscriptions. Final standings list 521 new subscribers and multiple cash prizes for readers and subscribers.
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Ernie McDonough
Monticello
Norman Wilslef
Wyoming
McDonough
Merle Dettbarn
Hopkinton
Express
Norman Wilsler
Harold Scherrer
Dean Nelson
Births and marriages and car registrations in Jones county
Births report a Monticello boy to Mr and Mrs Marcus Lawrence on Oct 30 and a Monticello girl to Mr and Mrs Fay Grier on Nov 4. Marriage licenses list six couples including Hogan Ehlis and Lux Helken. Car registrations name numerous Monticello Anamosa and Scotch Grove owners with makes from Chevrolet to Ford and Plymouth. Police court docket notes speeding fines.
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John McDonald Hospital
Marcus Lawrence
Monticello
Fay Grier
Coggan
Jones County
Margaret J. Stead
Chevrolet
Lawrence J
Anna M. Kray
Chevrolet Truck
Huerter Pontiac
Anamosa
Pontiac
Taylor Motor Sales
Olin
Eye Chevrolet
Stambaugh & Zimmerman Motors
Chrysler
Edward P. Crow
Ford
Melvin E. Blanchard
Rambler
Vaughn C. Zimmerman
Woody’s
Arrow Cafe
Albaugh Miller win by slim margins in county
Albaugh and Miller secure narrow victories in county results. Local returns show tight margins as voters weighed candidates. Ballots counted across precincts highlight close contest outcomes.
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Albaugh
Miller
Jones county revises 1968 road plan approved
Jones county board of supervisors approves a revised 1968 road construction program replacing the earlier plan. Total 357000 for farm-to-market roads and 54700 for local roads. Projects include Wayne Two erosion control near Amber, Canton to highway 136 grading, guard rail near Anamosa, Martelle to Morley paving, Morley to Olin, and lower Prairieburg road work. Local bridge projects also included.
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
Wayne Two
Amber
Clay Two
Canton
Highway 136
Cass Two
Anamosa
Greenfield Two
Martelle
Morley
Rome
Olin
Lovell
Castle Grove
Prairieburg
Monticello
Wayne
Scotch Grove
Con’t
Incumbents Reclaimed Offices in Tight County Results
Tuesday's General Election produced narrow wins for Jones County officials. Sheriff Ralph Albaugh and State Rep Roy Miller won by small margins, as did county attorney Robert Story and supervisors Moran and Benischek. Governor Ray and Senator Hughes won for Republicans, while Culver and Nixon were leading in key races as results remained unsettled.
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Jones County
Ralph Albaugh
Roy Miller
Albaugh
Don Turner
Miller
John Holmes
Wyoming
Holmes
Albough
Turner
Helen Murray
Glenn Brokaw
Robert Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Harold Hughes
David Stanley
John Culver
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Illinois
Nixon
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Mrs. McDonough
Merle Jacobson
Sandy
Ore
Robert Lyons
Center Jct
Richard J. Hanken
Richard E. Barrack
Stockton, Ill
Frank Schneiter
Leo Baum
W. G. Heath
Paul A. Smith
Les Linn
Paul G. Hugh
The
the Express
C. F. Shimanek
Vernon Dale Latwesen
Jesup
W. S. Sunder
Monticello, Iowa
Shannon School
Mervin Blanchard
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