Community notices and civic updates from Jones county
Local meetings include Band Parents in the High School Library on Tuesday October 26 at 8 p.m. Cub Scouts Den Mothers meet October 28 in Legion rooms. PTA gathers October 21 at 8 p.m. in Masonic Temple. One marriage license issued in Jones county this weekend. New car licenses list residents and vehicles. Rotary hosts Monticello delegation at Mt. Vernon event. Four births reported at John McDonald hospital this week. Selective Service office hours change. resignation of board member accepted by state director.
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Cub Scouts
Legion Rooms
John McDonald Hospital
Merle Leytem
Monticello
Loras Stoll
Cascade
Donald Gilmore
Charles Hawkins
Scotch Grove
Hopkinton
Barbara Ann
Robert Lux
Danny
Onslow
Ernie Buresh
Swisher
Sandra Jane
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Selective Service Board
H. C. Metcalf
the Express
GOP Letter Angers Some Then Settles Into Quiet Protests
A wage board dispute over a political fund letter to Jones county employees prompted initial uproar but leaders say no job losses or mandatory payments occurred. Don S. Ruhl and James Remley defended voluntary assessments while outlining two letter types and the roles of county officers in financing local, state, and national campaigns.
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Jones County
GOP
Express
Don S. Ruhl
GOP Central Committee
James T. Remsey
Ruhl
Republican
Gazette
Anamosa Journal
Tion
James A. Maurice
Monticello State Bank
Monticello
Towa
Remley
Anamosa
Major Additions Advance Yule Decorations in Monticello
The Greater Monticello Committee plans permanent Christmas decor with up to 1000 dollars for the bank corner tree and streetside displays. Decorations will go up the Sunday before Thanksgiving with volunteer help from local businesspeople. The GMC also considers changing its fiscal year to align with Rotary and Lions appointments, awaiting next July for current officers.
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Greater Monticello
GMC
Louis Freese
Monticello
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Greater Montcello
Lions
Bernard Kuriger
Ed Cox
Pat First
Earl DeShaw
Arch Edwards
Walt Zubler
Emma _ Heiken
Bill Coxsee
Richard Long
Frank Williams
Two Thefts Reported In Monticello Police Notes
Police investigated two thefts this week in Monticello. A Stevens 12 gauge pump gun and shells were taken from a Rich ard Jacque car on North Maple street between 9 and 9 50 p m. Schmidt Bros Service Station on highway 151 was entered by two youths who left a mess. watches an electric razor thermostats wiper blades wax were stolen. Investigations led by Officer Donald Gilmore and Sheriff Lewis Dreibelbis.
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Monticello
Stevens
Richard Jacque
North Maple Street
Kuriger Plumbing and Heating
Schmidt Bros
HiWay
Highway 151
Ities
Donald Gilmore
Jones County
Lewis Dreibelbis
Two Cases Listed In J. P. Court
Two cases were filed and acted upon in the Justice of Peace court of Ray Echternacht this week. Jack L. Nicodemus of Des Moines was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding charged by the patrol. Robert W. Evans of Denver Colorado was fined 5 dollars and costs for improper passing charged by the patrol.
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Justice of Peace Court
Ray Echternacht
Jack L. Nicodemus
Des Moines
Robert W. Evans
Denver
Colo
Mackey Wins At International Show
Donald Mackey shows Ayrshire cattle at Chicago International Daily Show and 4-H events securing first place with the Ayrshire heifer calf and sixth with the open show heifer calf. He displays the Grand Champion Ayrshire at the Centennial Iowa State Fair and competes at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. Mrs. John Monahan and daughter Margaret visit Chicago area with Mr. and Mrs. A J H McNeill.
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Donald Mackey
Olin Hawkeyes
Chicago
Mackey
Waterloo
Town City Couple Visiting McNeill Family
Mr and Mrs Raymond Bywater and their family from Town City spent Friday with Mrs Bywater’s parents Mr and Mrs A J H McNeill in their home.
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Raymond Bywater
Town City
Shugart Expects Tough Test as Panthers Tackle Marion
Coach Harold Shugart warned of a difficult game against Marion on their home field for homecoming. Monticello’s line is reshuffled but backfield led by Carl Morning forms a strong unit. Keith Blayney may start in the backfield. Marion’s line is fast and hard, with downfield blocking a key Monticello weakness as the Panthers prepare to contend with an elite opponent.
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Harold Shugart
Monticello
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Monti
Shugart
Marion
Carl Morning
Keith Blayney
Blayney
Indians
Panther
Panthers
Express
Plans and specs for Monticello elementary school bid
Final plans for Monticello's new elementary school will be delivered Thursday afternoon by architect Tom Atherton of Karl Keffler Associates. Bids are to be opened November 24, with four contracts likely: general, grading and landscaping, electrical, and heating and plumbing.
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Monticello
Boyd Shannon
Tom Atherton
Karl Keffler Associates
Des Moines
Monticello State Bank
Monticello Express
Shannon
Monticello Express Delays Editorial on County Employee Fund
The Monticello Express learned of a county employee fundraising letter soon after mailing but chose not to mention it editorially to avoid upsetting new owners. The Cedar Rapids Gazette ran the story as state news with no editorial stance, Anamosa noted the item without comment.
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The
Express
Ruhl
Cedar Rapids Gazette
the Express
Jones County
Monticello Express
Anamosa
Petitions Filed On Three New District Court Cases
Three new cases were filed in Anamosa by clerk W L Pearson this week. Floyd Horton of Onslow sues Dotterweich Kennedy and others over farm work and oats proceeds claiming 206.22 as fair value and asks for a thresherman's lien. A divorce action by Carmalee Hubbard against John Hubbard seeks custody and division of goods from Nashua marriage. Milo Wacker faces a promissory note suit by Jones County Farm Service Company for 99.70 including interest and costs.
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W. L. Pearson
Anamosa
Floyd Horton
Onslow
Michael
Marie Dotterweich
John
Agnes Kennedy
Dotterweich
Kennedy
Horton
Datterweich
Carmalee Hubbard
John Hubbard
Nashua
Ridenour Rites Next Saturday
Funeral services for Samuel Eli Ridenour 77 were held in Manchester on October 23 after his body was found near Farmington Utah two days earlier. He left Manchester December 17 intending to visit California and was missing for ten months. He was born April 14 1876 in Delaware county and survived by numerous Manchester area descendants and other relatives.
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Samuel Eli Ridenour
Farmington
Utah
Manchester
Gill Funeral Home
Grand View Cemetery
Greeley
Ridenour
California
Delaware County
Lona Jane Hatfield
Ross
Arlington
Ross Childs
Donald Glen
Mark Ridenour
Lyle
Monticello
George
Downey
Calif
Dean Roseman
Los Angeles
Willard
Claymott
Del
Lester Nield
Waterloo
Mervin Brown
Robert Yelden
Delaware
Frank
Davenport
Bert Huntington
Strawberry Point
Elect Farm Bureau Officers Next Tuesday
New officers will be elected in the Jones county Farm Bureau at the annual meeting next Tuesday evening Oct. 26 at the Farm Bureau building. The meeting starts at 8 o'clock with elections followed by resolutions, annual reports, door prizes and refreshments.
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
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Parent Teachers Association
Masonic Temple
Kenneth E. Schneider
Pearl Haas
James C. Thompson
Ford
Mary Jane Freese
Chester C. Miller
Chevrolet
Sherrill E. Baker
Oxford Junction
Buick
Carl J. Winkler
Dodge
Joseph C. Taylor
Olin
Richard C. Goldsmith
Martello
International
Alva H. Freese
William L. Brubaker
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon-Lisbon
Methodist Church
Albert S. Otto
Pacific Palisades
Monticello Club
Ruhl and Remley
Central Committee
Republican Central Committee
Friends of Scouting
A. N. Strittmatter
Albert McNeill
Tom Hamilton
Glen Hargrave
Andy Strittmatter
Louis Morf
James Nelson
Virgil Hunt
Express Photo
Schmidt
J. P. Court
John Monahan
Margaret
A. J. H. McNeill
Wamac
Keith Clark
Lynn Serbousek
Art Kromminga
Larry Himes
Bob Che
Marv Zimmerman
North Gill Street
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Monticelo School District
Farmington, Utah
Charles Lambert
W. F. Yeoman
Wisconsin
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