Monticello Births Reported in Local Hospitals
Monticello minutes record a hospital birth with the date October 12 for Mr. and Mrs. Nick Beck of Farley a son. HOPKINTON a son born Friday October 7 at Monticello hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jones weighing six pounds twelve ounces named Timothy Dean. ONSLOW Sam McCarty announces a granddaughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Keith McCarty of Anamosa on September 27 at Mercy hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Nick Beck
Farley
Hopkinton
Russell Jones
Monticello
Timothy Dean
Thelma Thompson
Onslow
Sam McCarty
Marriage Licenses from Courthouse Records
Oct 8 James Milton Koontz 19 and Judy K Bodkin 19 both of Maquoketa Ost 11 Leon H Brimery 41 and Bette A Young 30 both of Cedar Rapids Frank Elwood 63 and Tillie DeYoung 52 both of Monticello
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Milton Koontz
Judy K. Bodkin
Maquoketa
Ost
Bette A. “Young
Cedar Rapids
Frank Elwood
Tillie DeYoung
Monticello
New Cars and Trucks Trade Listings for Anamosa and Nearby
Anamosa area car and trailer sales listed by date include multiple buyers and brands. Oct 7 shows Chevrolet and Oldsmobile sales to residents of Anamosa and Monticello, Oct 8 adds Ford and Chevrolet trades, Oct 10 features American and glider house trailers with several dealers, and Oct 15 notes Wayne Hall purchasing a Ford in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Motor Sales
Chevrolet
Marvin H. Ter- Veen
Monticello
Oldsmobile
Charles
Vernice Thompson
William Johnson
Ford
John E
Erna Holub
Wyoming
John Henry
Freese
John Oltmann
Harry A. Baumann
LaVernor June Alferts
FE. R. Coker
William D. Frantz
Martello
Richard W. Edwards
Taylor Motor Sales
Olin Buick
Frank Riches
Onslow
Dodge
Wayne B. Hall
George Good
G. J. Hughes
Scotch Grove
Hans Hinrichsen
Center Junction
Ben Jurgensen
Emma Lamont
del McVay
al Sawyer
Garrett Bartels
Walter Hall
Emil Husman
H. S. Bennett
George Hoult
Claude Husmann
Maggie Rickless
Steve McDowell
Scouts to Hold Court of Honor in Monticello Rotary Hall
The Monticello Scout Court of Honor on October 17 at the Community building will award two Eagle Scout ranks to Gary Poock and Ronald Landis from Troop 66. Ted Clymer will present the awards during a 7:30 p.m. ceremony after a 6:30 p.m. dinner, with several Merit and Life Scout honors for local Scouts and Explorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 66
Royal Hunt
Monticello
Gary Poock
Ronald Landis
Clarence Hosford
Raymond E. Adams
Carl Schneider
Alva Hinrichs
Paul Vanourny
John Maurice
Robert Mettler
John Fraser
James White
Bill
Bruce Stumbaugh
Colin Ponder
Joe Mullen
John Baty
Stephen Poock
John Kuriger
Jim Maurice
Allen White
Jackie Ross
Robert Matthiessen
Bill Eby
Stephen Thompson
Mrs Abel Injures Foot Confined to Home
Mrs. Byron Abel is confined to her home suffering from a broken foot. She has the foot in a cast and will be confined for about four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Abel
Fair Board Buys Five Acre Area North of Grounds
Jones County fair board votes to exercise an option and acquire five adjacent acres from John Janssen to expand facilities for 4 H and F F A members. A future building for sleeping quarters and parking space is planned with work to be discussed by the building committee and extension staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Board
Jones County
Fairgrounds
Appleby
Jim Maurice
Harry Stuhler
Cecil Goettsch
Ross Baty
Ed Helgens
R. C. Lambert
Fair Association
Maple Street
Swan Lake
F.F.A
Floral Hall
Sacred Heart Home School elects first officers
The Sac red Heart Home School association elected its first officers at Newman hall on Friday October 7 with E J Becker as president Mrs Bert Loop as vice president Mrs Ed Van ourny as secretary and Jerry Castonguay as treasurer Rev Eugene P Lorenz was named spiritual director The group will work with Sacred Heart school and parents to address and plan for yearly difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Home-School Association
Newman Hall
E. J. Becker
Bert Loop
Ed Vanourny
Jerry Castonguay
Eugene P. Lorenz
Greater Monticello Committee Holds Monthly Meeting
The Greater Monticello Committee met Tuesday evening in the Community building with 13 members present. In President Dick Long’s absence, Vice President Ed Cox presided as minutes and treasurer reports were approved and various committee reports heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.M.C
Greater Monticello
Dick Long
Vic
Ed Cox
Promotion Director Discuss Monticello Development Group
Ronald P. Hallock of Des Moines met with Monti cello residents and the Greater Monticello committee to discuss forming the Monti cello Development corporation. Dr. Earl DeShaw said the group aims to raise funds to aid development and asked Hallock for guidance on organization mechanics. Temporary officers proposed include Fred Stahler Sam Schuetz and Dr. DeShaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald P. Hallock
Des Moines
Iowa Industrial Development Commission
Greater Monticello
Monty Cafe
Halleck
Monticello Development Corporation
G.M.C
Earl DeShaw
Dr. DeShaw
Fred Stahler
Sam Schuetz
Gronewald Leads County All Luther Food Drive
Rev. R. E. Gronewald pastor of Zion Lutheran Wymore is named Jones county chairman for the All Lutheran food appeal. After corn harvest volunteers will collect wheat, corn and beans to aid famine areas in Europe and Asia. The drive covers 17 states. last year 181 carloads were shipped. Sponsored by Lutheran World Relief of the National Lutheran Council. Rev. John T. Greeny is Jones county secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Gronewald
Zion Lutheran Church
Wyoming
Jones County
Europe
Asia
The
Lutheran World Relief
National Lutheran Council
John T. Greeny
Oxford Junction
Jones County Appeal
Center Junction Forms New Telephone Company
Center Junction forms the Center Junction Telephone Company Inc replacing the former Center Junction Independent Telephone Co. John Gray is elected president with Calvin Reiss as vice president and Clifford McDonald as secretary treasurer. The Inc plans a $40,000 capitalization with $25,000 common stock and $15,000 preferred. Directors include Reiss Gray Lorenzen Rickels Dirks Steuri Mohl McDonald and Von Spreecken. The reorganization aims to fund a dial system. about $8,000 of stock has been subscribed and $6,000 cash on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
John Gray
Center Junction Telephone Company, Inc
Calvin Reiss
Clifford McDonald
Center Junction Independent Telephone Company
Elden Brashaw
Monticello
Henry Lorenzen
Louis Rickels
Harm J. Dirks
Otto Steuri
John Mohl
Cliff McDonald
Robert von Spreecken
Rotarians Hear About Massachusetts Tour
Denis Donovan and Art Krom describe their 4 H tour to Massachusetts at a Monday Rotary meeting with slides. Raymond E. Adams was program chairman. Oct 17 the club meets at 6 30 p.m. in the Community building for the Scout court of awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denis Donovan
Art Kromminga
Massachusetts
Rotary
Raymond E. Adams
Scout Court of Awards
Fire damages tractor at Greenwood farm near Monticello
A tractor a Jim Greenwood farm about five miles southwest of Monticello was heavily damaged by a Tuesday afternoon blaze. Dwight Greenwood was harvesting corn when the fire started. he tried to fight it with the tractor’s extinguisher before Monticello firefighters arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Greenwood
Monticello
Dwight Greenwood
FHA Convention Draws About 300 Members
About 300 Future Homemakers of America members from Monticello and area high schools attended a district convention at Monticello High School. The program featured skits and talks by Gloria Haghi of Iran Nahad Ibrahim of Lebanon and Donna Kalous of McKinley High School Cedar Rapids with a chorus of district F H A members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin High School
F.H.A
Alberta Eisenstein
Sue Wright
Mary Ann Biere
Glenda Guhl
Dianne Rutenbee
Kathy Notholm
Donna Woods
Phyllis Woods
Future Homemakers Association
Monticello
Coggon
Central City
Tipton
Manchester
Olin
Bettendorf
Bellevue
Wilton Junction
Durant
MoeKinley
Cedar Rapids
Maquo- Keta
Gloria Haghi
Iran
Nahad Ibrahim
Lebanon
International Farm Youth Exchangees
Jones County
Donna Kalous
McKinley High School
National F.H.A
Sonya Morning
Elayne Appleby
Mary Egger
Mary Ann Buel
Judy Raieniets
Adele First
Carolyn
Cousins
Starlighters elect officers at Monticello library meeting
The Starlighters theater group met at the Monticello public library on Monday October 10 for officer elections and play tryouts. Lester Monk was elected president Augusta Melsha secretary and Mrs William Hintz treasurer. Mrs James Bender Mrs Gene Taylor and the officers join the advisory board. Tryouts for the play Only an Orphan Girl were held with the cast to be announced. Gene Taylor will direct Judy Ferring production manager assisted by Augusta Melsha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Starlighters
Monticello Public Library
Lester Monk
Augusta Melsha
William Hintz
James Bender
Gene Taylor
Judy Ferring
Clover Farm Store Receives Class C Beer Permit
Anamosa Jones County supervisors grant Clover Farm store a Class C beer sales permit. Amber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Clover Farm
Amber
Burkey Hearing Postponed to Monday in Wyoming Case
A hearing to decide Archie Burkey's sanity in the fatal shooting of his two year old son is postponed to Monday Oct 17 at 9 am after the death of Judge Floyd Philbrick's mother. Psychiatrists from University Hospitals Iowa City and others examined Burkey Oct 3 reporting psychosis. If sane, trial proceeds. if insane, he remains in custody for restoration. Also in Jones County John Joseph Feltes of Hopkinton pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was fined 300 dollars with a 60 day license suspension. He was bound over to district court following arrest on highway 38 by Monticello police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Archie Burkey
Wyoming
Floyd Philbrick
Burkey
Anamosa
Howard M. Remley
Remley
Charles C. Graves
Iowa Mental Institutes
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Reformatory
John Joseph Feltes
Hopkinton
J. E. Heiserman
Feltes
Ray Echternacht
Monticello
Floyd Nelson
Three Jones County youths inducted into armed services
Three Jones county youths reported at the Anamosa courthouse for induction into the armed forces. Inductees were Richard Wurst of Wyoming and Hurley Hall of Oxford Junction, with John Nissen of Center Junction enlisting. They were taken to Des Moines then sent to Camp Chaffee Arkansas for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Richard Wurst
Wyoming
Hurley Hall
Oxford Junction
John Nissen
Center Junction
Des Moines
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Justice and Police Courts File Two Minor Cases
Frederick Leon Block of Marion was fined seven dollars and costs in police court for speeding. A Monticello high school student paid five dollars and costs in justice court for violating his school permit. Only two cases were disposed of in justice and police courts since Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Leon Block
Marion
Monticello
Mrs Chapman's 1872 Clipping Wins Contest
Mary Chapman wins the 1872 clipping contest sponsored by the Monticello Express with a prize of 5 dollars and a free year’s subscription. Twenty eight entrants competed during National Newspaper Week. Second through fourth prizes go to Fred Stubler Ruth Reyner and Ruth Studer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Chapman
The
Monticello Express
Express
National
the Express
Fred Stubler
Ruth Reyner
Ruth Studer
Reyner
Studer
Harry Rundle
Guest Speaker Rev Sammie Weaver at Nazarene Church
Reverend Sammie Weaver of Morley area and Evangelical United Brethren church will speak at the Church of the Nazarene on Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday service starts at 7 30 p m, per Rev McMurrin Monticello church pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammie Weaver
Near Morley
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Church of the Nazarene
McMurrin
Monticello
Lovell Rural School Seeks New Home After Damage
Lovell No. 2 directors consider integrating Lovell No. 2 students into the Monticello school system following the sudden collapse of the Lovell school south wall. About 20 students would attend with Mrs. Le Roy Page teaching. buses would be rerouted and facilities including the hot lunch program would be available. The board also approved a Ford sedan for driver training and a pickup for band and rubbish duties, plus a 48 passenger GMC bus for $4,495.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lovell No. 2
Masonic Temple
Lovell
LeRoy Page
Highway 38
Bone
Louie Freese
Freese, Motors
G.M.C
Matthiessen Auto Supply Company
Earl DeShaw
Dick Long
G. M. Jones
Ed Cox
Jim Maurice
Lovell School
Monticello Public School Board
Public School
Library Use Approved for Lovell No 2 Rural Students
Monticello library board approved Lovell No 2 rural school students using the basement for instruction. About 20 students would join the library program with an $80 monthly rent and a 30 day cancellation clause, while town liability and damage insurance would be carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elden Brashaw
Morley man loses finger in elevator mishap
Lyle Newhard suffered a badly mangled right hand and the loss of his little finger when his glove was caught in an elevator pulley. He was taken to Mercy hospital in Cedar Rapids. Newhard is a tenant on the Russell Eldred farm near Morley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morley
Lyle Newhard
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Newhard
Russell Eldred
Citizens slate proposes seven candidates in Monticello city election
The Citizens party led by Ralph Crim announced a complete seven candidate slate for the November 8 city election. Petitions were filed to oppose The People’s ticket, which announced on October 3, with mayoral candidate A P Lambert and several incumbents aiming re-election. Crim would resign as Lowell township justice if elected mayor. park commissioner candidate is B C Hall. Council nominees include E H DeWitt, John H Eden, Chester A Condit, William E Corbin, and R E Monk. The People’s ticket lists Lambert and incumbents Harold Wilcox John Behn Gerald Rohr Roy Miller E B Pat First and Paul Hearn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Party
Ralph Crim
People’s Ticket
Council
Citizens
E. H. DeWitt
John H. Eden
Chester A. Condit
William E. Corbin
R. E. Monk
B.C. Hall
Crim
Lowell Township
Monticello
People’s
A. P. Lambert
Harold Wilcox
John Behn
Gerald Rohr
Roy Miller
Carl Egger
E. B
Pat) First
Paul Hearn
Hearn
First
Four-H Father-Son Banquet Held October Fifteenth
Jones county 4-H clubs invite fathers to the annual father son banquet at the Monticello Community building on Saturday October 15. The event includes speeches by 4-H leaders and special guests the International Farm Youth exchangees Gloria Haghi and Nuhad Ibrahim plus a post dinner talk by Mrs Buena Mockmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Art Kromminga
Judy Ingwersen
Oxford Junction
International Farm Youth Exchangees
Gloria Haghi
Nuhad Ibrahim
Buena Mockmore
Iowa State College
Joe E. Legg
Parsons
Duane Wenndt
Wyoming
Bill Jansen
Amber
Don Bunce
Martelle
Keith Reed
Martelle Boys
Darleen Steffen
Madison Jolly Jones
Disease Meeting Set in Delhi Evening Discussion
Dr. John Herrick a veterinarian from Town State college will discuss daily cattle disease control at Delhi High School Monday evening October 17 at 8 o clock. The event is a joint meeting of Delhi and Manchester evening schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
John Herrick
Town State College
Delhi High School
Manchester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Courthouse Records
Monticello Golf Club
Today
Rev. Gronewald
New Telephone Group
Greenwood Farm
Monk
Armed Services
Justice and Police Courts
Lovell Rural School
Boyd Shannon
W. C. Bone
Merlin Rupp
Ray Tuetken
Page
Joseph Beave
County Superintendent of Schools
Supt
Shannon
People's Party
J.P
People's Ticket
County
4 H
Eugene Luckstead
Don Mackey
Bernard Goodken
Dennis Larson
Jerry Schneiter
Fred Luckstead
Arlo McCormick
Frank Schneiter
Verne
Albert Heeren
Paul Caspers
James Irons
Clarence
Bill Walederbach
Anamoga
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