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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1961
Page
5
The Monticello editorial salutes the crowded city election slate with 22 entries. It notes Hawkeyes loss to Obie State and praises second place finishers as potential city leaders, urging broader future slates for better government.
The Monticello area marks a historic football season with a 16 year undefeated thread cited and a 1934 gap noted. Local names including Bleadorn Bohlken Cartano Chadwell Hall Kuper Lang Morning Martin Rhatigan Rickels Ricklefs Wink Wirtmer Zhamerman appear in rosters. Community notes move through road contracts, business changes, and civic tales from Nellie Rearick to Ed Vanourny and Dr A P Lambert with local wind incidents and Navy enlistments.
The passage reflects pioneer hardships and development in the early county days. State Inspector J E Corwin endorses the new county home building as the only five root structure of its kind in Iowa and suitably sized for the county. Several Monticello residents are named among travelers to Center Junction and social visits are noted, including Mr and Mrs John Siebels and other local families.
Social calendar notes a Surstine club gathering with Mrs Jack Buel and others attending. Residents hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Roger Clumaens and Mr and Mrs Charles Guilford. Extended family visits and Sunday dinners are listed among local households in Cascade and Sack Creek.
John Arthur Manson born to Mr. and Mrs. George Manson of Independence on November 2 at Peoples Hospital. Claudia King Manson’s father is John King. Mrs. Carl Opfer of Springville suffered a stroke and was hospitalized at St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids. Opfer is mother to several relatives including Gene Moulton and Gene Thompson. Thompson family members attended the Iowa-Ohio game Saturday. The WSCS planned a guest meeting at Mrs. H. E. Morrow’s home.
Center Junction residents report UNICEF collections totaling 32.02 by Presbyterian youth. Truman Stanton attended Steven Inman funeral in Collins. Inman was his uncle. Circle 2 met with six members, with lessons by Mrs. McCullough and Ostrander. Hospitalized: Mrs. Lyle Thompson in Anamosa. UPW meets at 1 30 this afternoon with hosts listed. Hospital discharge: Mrs. David Thompson and daughter. Dinner guests included Floyd Rogers family from St Francis Kansas.
Ken Husmann named county maintainer replacing Carl Schoon who becomes janitor at Central school in Monticello. Net of social events includes Jerry Bronemann as Saturday supper guest at Rollie Bronemann home and Marie Prull attending grandson Walter Hanken's wedding to Joyce Starks. Also notes church supper and annual meeting of A A L with officers elected, and visits by Louis Schaffer family and Loren Bronemann guests.
Published weekly on Thursday and mailed as second class mail matter from Monticello Iowa under the act of March 3 1852. Official Monticello and Jones county newspaper established July 10 1865. Member of Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. Subscription rates are 4 00 in local counties 5 00 elsewhere in the United States and 4 00 for servicemen worldwide.
The Amber-Amberettes met November 2 in the school basement. Twenty members attended the roll call angered. The program topic was Your Closest Escape From Danger. A silent auction raised funds toward Amber street light improvements. Door prizes were drawn with high winners Mrs Laura Siebels and Mrs Freda Gerdes and low prizes to Mrs Lucille Poppe and Mary Hinrichs. Lunch served by Clara Herren and Dena Dirks. Weekend visits noted with several local families attending events in Clinton and at homes of Ray Hinrichs and Otis Thomas.
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