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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1967
Page
2
Maintenance superintendent Bill Potter, Martin Ahrendsen, Kenny Findley, and engineer Truman Langager examine a new road sign on a farm-to-market road as part of a $105,339 three year program by the engineering department to replace and install signs.
A fragmented page shows a long list of car brands and individuals linked to Monticello and Anamosa areas. The text names Volkswagen Farmers Lime Co. International truck brands and various first and last names with car makes including Chevrolet Pontiac Dodge Buick Chrysler Plymouth Ford and Mercury.
From the official docket of M. E. McCrabb police judge and C. F. Shimanek justice of the peace. No license for Julie Foster. Disturbing the peace by squealing tires Daniel Eby fined ten dollars. Stop sign violator John C. Phefer forfeited twenty dollars. Stoplight Stephen Allen Smith fined fifteen dollars. Several speeding and registration violations. Bound over to district court Cyril R. Feller. Multiple check offenses resolved with payments.
In Jones County district court one civil suit and one criminal case were filed last week. A charge of overweight for Philip M. Chalem was transferred from Monticello justice court with bond set at 180 dollars. Cedar Johnson Farm Service seeks 128.10 from Darrell Hefflefinger for materials furnished between 1965 and 1966 with 5 percent interest from January 31, 1967 and costs. Larry Munson, inmate, was found guilty of escape in a jury trial and sentencing is set for October 4. Charlene Peters was granted divorce from Gale Peters with custody of a daughter and belongings including a 1955 Dodge and visitation rights.
Members of the Monticello volunteer fire department lift Mrs. Lee Williams of Onslow into an emergency van after a traffic accident at Scotch.
The North Jones County Red Cross chapter will kick off a new fund campaign October 16, running to month end. Mrs. Tom Streets, Monticello, chairwoman, replaces Jerry Naylor. The drive supports water safety, blood bank, and services for military families, with a local 60 percent fund retention and a total goal of 2949 dollars, about 500 higher than last year.
Monticello Rotary club announces five location sales for season tickets. Interact youth will go door to door to sell. Series features five travel and adventure films at Monticello Community High School Auditorium with James Metcalf narrating the opening houseboat voyage on the Mighty Mississippi on Oct 15. Proceeds fund community service projects.
A Jones county beef tour will be held Wednesday Oct 11 starting at 9 a.m. at the Art Ehlers farm south of Olin with stops at Melvin Pruess Louis Lorenzen and sons Dale Williams Glenn Brown and Buell Jackson and sons A brief County Beef Producers Assn meeting will name two new directors to replace Fred Hefflefinger and the late Fred Hronik of Oxford Jct An outlook talk by Les Kral district farm economist and light refreshments will follow, concluding by noon.
Area businesses are warned again about invoices that resemble bills for telephone book advertising from the California directory publisher. Jones county firms have previously been stung by the trick billing method and could not recover funds. Read the fine print carefully.
Posthumous honors awarded to Mr and Mrs William Jurgens of rural Hopkinton for their son Army Cpl Kenneth Jurgens who died in action in South Vietnam on March 18. He received the South Vietnamese military merit medal and gallantry cross with palm.
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