Monticello Annexation Bid Defeated by Voters in Special Election
Voters in Monticello rejected the annexation of 860 acres by 693 against to 179 for with four ballots spoiled. The measure would have expanded the city to include Hollywood area, Fred Shover property, Oakwood Cemetery, industrial park sites and the new municipal airport. Only residents within current city limits could vote.
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Monticello
Hollywood
Fred Shover
Oakwood Cemetery
Births reported from Jones county and Muscatine area
October births listed from John McDonald hospital Anamosa Hartsburg and Monticello families. Names include Stephanie Ann daughter of Hetzler and Susanne Jean born Oct 3 with Eric and Rebecca as siblings. Oct 13 Harrs girl. Oct 15 Secrist boy. Oct 16 Barnes girl. Police and justice court docket items follow.
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John McDonald Hospital
Richard Harrs
Anamosa
Mike Secrist
Edwin Barnes
Joel Hetzler
Stephanie Ann
Harland Hetzler
Monticello
Hartsburg, III
Donald Kumps
Susanne Jean
Eric
Rebecca
Alva Stadtmueller
Jones County
Lawrence Mae Wigger
Olin
Ruth Ann McElmeel
Lynn Terry First
Marilyn Kay Null
Route 2
Debaters to Discuss Peace Alternates in Vietnam
Charles Day of Des Moines and Donald Johnson of West Branch will debate the issue of peace alternates in Vietnam at the Community building. The event on Tuesday is moderated by Rev. Denton W. Ericson and starts at 8 p.m. Public invited, admission free.
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Vietnam
Charles Day
Des Moines
Peace Independents Party
United States Senate
Jack Miller
Donald Johnson
West Branch
American Legion
Cedar Rapids
Denton W. Ericson
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Absentee ballots available for Jones County voters
Jones county auditor Helen Murray announces absentee ballots for the November 8 general election. Voters may apply by mail and cast ballots in the auditor’s office at the courthouse starting October 24. The office will stay open Saturday November 5 until 4 p.m. for voting. Ballots must be postmarked the day before election day.
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Jones County
Helen Murray
Court House
General election ballots reproduced for November 8
The Express shows three ballots for the general election. The general ballot lists candidates for county state and national offices on page B-10. The judicial ballot on page B-16 asks voters to retain five supreme court judges and one district court judge. The constitutional amendment ballot on page B-17 outlines the proposed state constitution change.
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The
Express
Supreme Court
District Court
Parachutists Set New State Record At Monticello Airport
Parachutists from Trackers Inc broke the state altitude record with jumps from 31 000 feet despite 150 mph winds and subzero temps. Jim DeLap Chuck Farmer and Richard Mitchell landed off target near Cascade after two record runs that day.
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Monticello
Trackers, Inc
Jim DeLap
Muscatine
Chuck Farmer
Wyaner
Ill
Richard Mitchell
Tipton
Maquoketa River
Jones County School Board Dinner Meeting November 2
The Jones County Board of Education will sponsor a dinner meeting for local school boards at Strawberry Hill School in Anamosa on Wednesday November 2 at 7 p.m. Discussion will cover school legislation and two candidates will be elected to represent Jones County at the Iowa Association of School Boards meeting on November 16.
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Jones County Board of Education
Strawberry Hill School
Anamosa
Jones County
Iowa Association of School Boards
Missing cows turn up in nearby field
Two Holstein cows reported stolen from the Loren Kehoe farm in Castle Grove township near Monticello were found in a nearby corn field. The theft was reported Sunday to Jones county sheriff deputies. the scene showed a drugged cattle chute moved and covered tracks, suggesting rustlers.
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Loren Kehoe
Castle Grove Township
Monticello
Jones County
Sheriff’s Office
Arnie Latuska
Steve McDonnell
Kehoe
Iatuska
Linn County
Last three days of one cent sale at Long Drug
Long Drug manager Phil Tuetken announced the final three days of the one cent sale run Thursday through Saturday. Readers urged to consult the Long Drug advertisement on page A-6 for details.
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Phil Tuetken
Long Drug
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Iowa
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Indian Bluffs
Wilderness Recreation Area
M.E. McCrabb
Larry Lee Soper
Justice Court
C. F. Shimanek
Justice of the Peace
Carl J. Gudenhauf
Langworthy
Bill Leo Huster
Jerry Several Chapman
Center Jct
Dempsey D
Howard
Davenport
Kenneth W. Spock
Seymour
Anthony T. Sharks
Mason City
Tom Oberbreckling
Reece William Moats
Robert Lee Kintzle
Edwin Irvin Becker
Walter Lee Butler
Hopkinton
Sandra May Martin
East St. Louis
Stanley
Lois Waldron
Plymouth
Walter D
Lorena F. Wigger
Sylvia M
McCrabb
Buick
Lyle A
Or la Vera G
Vernon
Dodge
Carole Chapman
Mobile Home
Stambaugh
Luther G
Geraldine A. Wachholz
Volkswagen
Lynn R. Kuhns
Scotch Grove
Ford
Eye Chevrolet
Melvin Henderson
Central City
John J. Or
Mary I
Kuntzweiler
Chevrolet
Howard W
Freda Jamison
Wyoming
Gene E
Maxine M
Taylor
Chrysler
Raymond J
Mildred Buol
Oldsmobile
John L. Bailey
Teddy D
Bek
Ford Truck
Dora O
Slater
McLaughlin Motors
Larry J
Kathleen M
Williams
Thomas L
Margaret M
Smith
Cascade
Irvin F
Lorraine M
Husmann
Farmer
DeLap
82Nd Airborne Division
Mitchell
Hoffman Silos
Bob Jones
St. Paul
Minn
Bob Stewart
Waterloo
Longs
Weather Report
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