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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
5
West Branch topped Monticello 25 to 6 Friday night. Allen Hoffman led a first quarter drive and Tom Hoffman scored in the third, with Allen adding the extra point and another TD late. Don Shelley connected with Dean Willworth for Monticello’s lone score in the third.
The state conservation commission cut the pheasant season to two cock birds per day with a possession limit of two, extending to 64 northern counties from November 11 to 20. Shooting hours run noon to 4 p.m. The fall shifts focus to quail with an eight bird bag in 45 counties. Hungarian partridges canceled to aid flock recovery amid a 35 percent drop from 1946. Monticello residents listed as attendees for a Trail Riders dance committee plans.
Lynn Roller hosted Monti cello Trail Riders last Sunday guiding 37 riders up hill sides and through valleys with leaves in red and yellow. A noon potluck followed by ice cream cake and coffee capped the color pageant. Attendees included Loyal Byerly Brickley Byerly Willard Byerly Clyde Lowe Alfred Etten Harley Anderson and others from Anamosa and Hopkinton.
A group of 80 attorneys from Jones Linn and Cedar counties gather at the Anamosa courthouse for an 18th judicial district legal institute. Speakers include William E. Weaver and Justice W A Smith. Dinner follows at 6 30 in the community room with guests Roscoe P Fairfield and district judges.
Emelda Kunau, Jones county home economist, will be featured on KXEL's Today’s Homemaker Saturday morning October 25 at 10 45. She joins eight experts in a series broadcast led by Hugh Muncy to discuss modern homemaking topics and include a musical dedication to local homemakers.
Ivan MecCalmont and Emil H French, both of Wyoming, enlisted in the U S Air Forces Tuesday at the Cedar Rapids recruiting office. They were among four who enlisted for duty with the army.
Ada F Mundinger 34 died Saturday morning October 18 at Cook County Hospital Chicago after a lingering illness. Her body was taken to Monticello for funeral services at Goettsch Funeral Home and burial at Oakwood Cemetery. She was born near Monticello January 20 1913 and graduated Monticello Class of 1931. Survived by mother Nellie Trotter West Union Ohio father Peter Mundinger two sisters Hazel Schone Monticello Irene Smith Cedar Rapids and two brothers William Mundinger West Burlington Iowa Peter Mundinger Jr Wyandotte Michigan.
Over the past week the Jones county ACA office tested 19 corn samples for moisture. The samples averaged 21.57 percent with a range from 17.27 to 26.40 percent, lower than the same period last year by about 8 percent. Farmers are invited to use the testing facilities. a pint of corn is needed for a good test.
Mr and Mrs Charles Wright and children from Manchester and Wilma Wright of Cedar Rapids with John Schneider of Monticello visited Mr and Mrs Frank Wright on Sunday.
Notice in Jones county Iowa informs interested parties of Monticello State Bank as administrator filing a final report for the estate of Margaret Ardella Krouge deceased. A final hearing is set for November 1 1947 at 10 o'clock a.m. in Anamosa before the district court to approve the report and allow exceptions.
District court in Jones county Iowa announces probate of the will alleged to belong to Wade B. Long deceased. A will was filed October 20 1947 and opened for probate with a hearing date set for November 15 1947 in the county court.
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