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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1955
Page
5
Monticello posts a weekly schedule with Rotary Scout awards at 6 30 p m at the Community building and Monticello public school night classes. A fresh Sophomore game 7 30 p m vs Mt Vernon at Monticello.
John McDonald hospital reported one birth on Saturday morning. William Gearhart and wife of Hopkinton welcomed a son on October 13. George Eganhouse and wife of Hiawatha named their son born October 10 at St Luke's in Cedar Rapids. Gordon Reece and wife of Dubuque greeted daughter Robin Ann born October 10 at Finley hospital. Maternal grandparents are Hans and Mrs Hoffman of Monticello.
Harry A Baumann 21 Monticello marries Barbara L Muller 19 Monticello on October 14 per county records.
Fred J. Manternach of Cascade and others are associated with Ford and Chevrolet vehicles. Names include Marvin or Carol Null of Onslow, Dr A P or Sophia Lambert of Monticello, and William H. Dorgeloh of Anamosa, with Olds mobile mentioned.
Northwestern Bell crews laid a 200 line local long distance telephone cable Thursday to link Cedar Rapids Anamosa and Cascade circuits. Tom Hamilton of the Monticello office said the route from Cuckler Manufacturing Co to Monticello Monument Co runs underground to the central switch and will boost toll and focal circuits with a 300 line cable planned for the new elementary area.
Marge Dandi daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Dandl was crowned Homecoming queen after the football game. Dale Atwood served as escort with Vance Stead as master of ceremonies. Other senior candidates included Bonnie Schneider escorted by Jerry Schneiter Carol Aldrich escorted by Myron Carter and Mary Jane Moats escorted by Eldon Covington. Queen attendants were Sharon Zimmerman Joan Suter and Karole TerVeen. The National Honor Society won a $5 prize for best Homecoming display in Edwards Department store window. Preparation included field and yard decorations by freshmen sophomores juniors and seniors. A snake dance pep rally and bonfire preceded Friday events. A pep assembly featured faculty skits and the new score board dedication by Lions Club members
Ronald P. Hallock of the Iowa Industrial Development Commission outlined suggested committees for a Monticello Development Corporation during a Monticello Monty cafe dinner with twelve local men. He urged integrating profit sharing, housing, and existing industry support while keeping the group linked to the GMC, noting Monticello’s favorable climate for attracting new industry.
A Monticello Express clipping of Louisa Rigby’s 1872 birth notice for Letta Rigby now Mrs Oswald Elers is featured in a mill book collection. The paper’s Oct 17 1872 note prompted Mrs Ernest Chapman to win $5 and a year’s subscription in a local “Old Newspaper” contest.
Thomas McCormick of Olin was named the outstanding 4-H boy of the year at the annual 4-H father son banquet in the Community building. He received a gold cup for his achievements including grand champion 4-H and F.F.A. Hereford beef heifer and grand champion baby beef at the Jones county fair.
Lovell No 2 Independent school district voted to accept the Monticello public school board's offer of educational facilities for 17 Lovell students. They will attend Monticello on a tuition basis with bus service and lunch programs. Mrs LeRoy Page will teach a third grade class in the Mason Temple dining room while the Lovell schoolhouse is torn down after the 95 year old building suffered a wall collapse.
Anold Pooch the buttermaker at the Sand Springs creamery won high score with his butter at section No 9 of the Iowa Creamery Operators association meeting in Luxemburg on Wednesday. His butter rated 94.50 with Art Hahn Colesburg and Larry Davis Luxemburg tying for second.
Eight Monticello grocery stores will close every Sunday starting Oct. 23 after a meeting of grocers and clergy at the Community building. The decision, supported by local pastors, aims to emphasize Sunday rest and worship while offering customer convenience. Participating grocers include Max Fitkin, Dick Long, Jim Reed, Burt Sims, Howard Shelley, W. Suter, Carroll Vaughn, and Floyd West. Suter did not attend the meeting. Rev. Russell W. Hunter presided with other clergy from St Luke's, First Congregational, Sacred Heart, and First Presbyterian churches present.
The Monticello Golf Club elected Marvin Chevalier and Pat Seehusen as directors at a business meeting held with the final social event, a dinner dance. Max McCrabb was re elected as a director. the board includes Lou Carpenter Iva Yeoman Clarence Hosford Matthies sen Burt McLaughlin Sullivan Cascade.
Miller's will hold a plowing demonstration Friday October 28 at the Jim Stadtmueller farm on Highway 38 about three miles southeast of Monticello.
Monticello leads area in two complete candidate slates with Mayor A P Lambert on the People’s ticket challenging Ralph P Crim on the Citizens ticket. Several neighboring towns including Anamosa Wyoming Cascade Center Junction Hopkinton Morley Olin Onslow Oxford Junction offer mixed contests with incumbents seeking re election and appointments for clerk and treasurer.
The first adult evening classes of the season start Monday October 17 at 8 p.m. in the homemaking and agriculture rooms. Carolyn Cousins leads homemaking and Forrest Johnson teaches agriculture. Guest speaker Nuhad Ibrahim from Lebanon will discuss Is oats silage a profitable crop at the first homemaking meeting. No charge or advance registration.
The Express reports the third and fourth corn picking season accidents in the Monticello area. Robert Leonard, 24, lost the tip of a right-hand finger and bruised another while unloading corn at the Leonard farm. He was treated at John McDonald hospital and released. Mrs. James Hasler fell from a tractor while hauling corn in Hardscrabble, spraining her ankle and cutting her foot but escaped serious injury. Her husband halted the tractor to prevent a run over. Earlier incidents included Darrell Paulsen losing a forefinger and mangling another when his hand was caught in a core picker, and Lyle Newhard suffering a mangled right hand and finger loss from an elevator pulley.
John McDonald hospital on Thursday announced a drive to create a walking blood bank by typing volunteers across local organizations. Joe Erler said the plan aims to roster donors by blood type for rapid transfusions within about 30 minutes, with no stock kept at the hospital.
Marvin Blohm of Center Junction won the one row division scoring 92.4 points in the state mechanical corn picking contest held in Dyersville. Leo McBride of Farley took the two row division with 89.6 points. Both used Ford pickers and tractors, with Bockenstedt second in the one row contest.
Gossard's figure stylist Mrs Verda Green will be at Stuher's Ready-to-Wear store all day Thursday Oct 20 inviting women with figure problems to bring questions, per Mrs Belle Timmins.
The Monticello Band Parents organization schedules the Halloween carnival for Oct 31 at Monticello public school. A 6:45 pm parade led by the fire truck moves through downtown and back. Prizes for costumes, a 5:30 pm supper, various contests, and a king queen crowning at 9:30 pm. Donations of corn or cash yield votes. auctions occur at 9 pm outside.
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