County Approves Five Year Road Plan Budget Details
Jones County board of supervisors approved a five year roads program with a $1,706,000 engineer budget. Major projects include 5.5 miles of E17 from Scotch Grove to US 136 and 2.2 miles on Stone City to Viola road with paving planned in 1977 and 1980 respectively. Several bridges will be replaced or resurfaced over the period with funds from farm to market sources and Johnson County plans detailed yearly projects through 1980.
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
Scotch Grove
Highway 136
Cass
McDonalds Store
Castle Grove
Castle Grove Township
Mineral Creek
Clay Township
Earl Beisell
Local News Notes from Monticello Area Shoots Promote New Births
Nov events report births in Cedar Rapids Hopkinton Monticello and Torrance California including Alicia LaRay daughter to Don and Mrs Scherrer and Michael Raymond to Mark and family. Hospital admissions and dismissals list Monticello residents plus marriage licenses for Michael Calloway Lynette Miller and Elmer Phillips Francine Larsen. New vehicles registered for area residents with various names and towns.
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Don Scherrer
Cedar Rapids
Alicia LaRay
St. Luke’s Hospital
Harold Scherrer
Monticello
Robert Heiderstadt
Manchester
John McDonald Hospital
Robert Besler
Hopkinton
Bay
John C. Appleby
Mark Sunday
Torrance
Calif
Michael Raymond
Milo Tobiason
Walter Sunday
Michael Ray Calloway
Lynette Kay Miller
Elmer Denver Phillips
Francine Louise Larsen
Marion
Magic Santa Days Kicks Off Monticello Christmas Shopping
The Greater Monticello Committee sponsors Magic Santa Days in Monticello this Friday and Saturday November 28 and 29. Stores stay open until 9 pm with free downtown parking and Santa visits from 1 to 3 pm Saturday in the Legion hall. A 41 prize drawing takes place at 3 pm Saturday in the Monticello State Bank area. prizes must be claimed by 4:30 pm Sunday November 29 or go to charity. Grand prize is a 19 inch RCA color TV. many merchants offer gift certificates and various merchandise prizes announced by GMC and participating shops.
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Greater Monticello
GMC
Monticello
Santa Claus
Legion Hall
Monticello State Bank
Made O’day
Century House
RB Electronics
REM Electric
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
Giant Discount Foods
Shelley’s Market
Stahler’s Shoes
Ferrall’s Drugstore
Long Drug
Bud’s Super Valu
Lambert’s Carpet & Floor Covering
Gambles
Breen’s. Pam’s Style Shoppe
Monticello Express
Jones County maps 1976 road program with seven projects
The 1976 Jones County road program lists seven items. They include grading of E17 from Scotch Grove to 136 for future paving, rock resurfacing of D5 in Richland and X31 to Cass paving in 1977, Rock resurfacing of Butterfield road, grading and bridge replacement on Delay road, grading of Viola Stone City road for 1980 paving, plus bridge and culvert replacements.
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Cass Road
Richland Road
SS. Peter & Paul Lutheran
Castle Grove
Amber
Highway
Greenfield Township
Wyoming
Middleburg
Stony Point
Stone City
Rome
Wyoming Township
Jones County
Scotch Grove
Highway 136
Richland
Cass
Butterfield Road
Viola Stone City Road
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Anamosa
Agnes Tjaden
Onslow
Everett Lambert
James Gosden
Betty Pettson
Delhi
John Husmann
Elaine Wille
Marcia Tschantz
Anna Helgens
Carl Bohlken
Alvin Millers
Geneva L. Starr
Buick
Dennis J. Wilson
Martelle
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Simon E. Or
Esther L. Locher
Ford
Donald Q. Clark
Irvin F
Lorraine M
Sony Am-Fm
Monti TV & Appliance
Montana
Behrends Family
Edwards Department Store
Seth Thomas
Nelson’s Jewelry
Phil’s
Jan’s
Hargrave Furniture
Krysan Bakery
Shopper’s Guide
Rayovac Lantern
McNeill
Standard Parts Co
Pro Touch
Steamex
Freese
Monte Theatre
Lady Sunbeam
Theisens
Cliff’s
Sears
Farmstead Builders, Inc
Old Milwaukee
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