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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1954
Page
5
Acting Postmaster urges Christmas mail by November 5 for holiday delivery. Local groups invite attendance at meetings October 25 to October 28 including Cub Scouts Den Mothers Rotary and 40 & 8 Society with listed presiding officers. Births licensees and school honors noted among other civic items.
The Express publishes the sample General Election Ballot for the upcoming election on Tuesday November 2. County Auditor George Specht certifies the ballot as it appears. The ticket lists five parties with two lacking candidate names and includes a Non Partisan Bar Judiciary ticket for district court judges and a vacancy due to Judge M C death.
Marion defeats Monticello 19 to 6 at homecoming after three pivotal plays swing momentum. Monticello outgained Marion on the ground and earned more first downs, but crucial big plays and a late rally by Marion sealed the Panthers’ second WaMAC Conference loss.
Iowa has 6442 families on Aid to Dependent Children with 63 families and 240 children in Jones county. Nellie Rummel notes that ADC cases vary by individual challenges, from parent loss to disability, with early recipients evolving from widow's pensions to ADC. Martha Dunbar, polio survivor, faced schooling and work hurdles leading to vocational rehab referral.
Neal Hayden of the ASC says Jones county farmers may receive more than 90000 in 1955 federal aid for the Agricultural Conservation Program. Six county officials attend a Cedar Rapids meeting to outline plans to maximize farmer participation and ACP cost sharing emphasizing crop acreage allotment compliance and cooperative practices with a Dec. 10 filing deadline.
Iowa Department of Social Welfare released September totals for Jones county showing 319 old age assistance cases costing 18599.50 dollars average 58.30 per case. Nine 10 aid to the needy blind cases averaged 57.95 dollars totaling 579.50. Aid to dependent children totaled 7631 dollars with 63 cases and 240 children. A series on the welfare picture follows prepared with Mrs Nellie Rummell, Jones county welfare director.
Services were held for Sharon Kay Kleitsch six months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kleitsch of Cascade. She died early Wednesday at John McDonald hospital after a five day illness. Burial was at St. Mary's Cemetery with Till-Didetsch Funeral home in charge. Surviving are the parents, two brothers Stephen and David, maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George P. Rogers of Cascade, paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Kleitsch of Cascade, along with aunts, uncles and cousins.
Deputy Sheriff Lawrence LaBarge reports seventy five gallons of gasoline stolen Friday night from the Dwight Pulver quarry at Stone City. The theft was reported to Sheriff Dreibelbis early Saturday morning.
Neal Hayden county ASC office manager reports all corn deliveries to government storage bins are complete. Those needing to deliver corn must arrange at the county ASC office in Monticello. Dr and Mrs C G Thomas departed yesterday for a week in North Carolina and Minneapolis for an international medical association meeting.
The Greater Monticello Committee kicks off the October Month End Sales with a Nail Guessing contest offering a $50 cash prize. Participants guess the nails in a keg displayed at the Town Electric Light and Power Co window. no purchase required and unlimited guesses allowed. The winner is posted after stores close Saturday and announced publicly next week in local windows.
Official publication of the request for bids on Monticello’s elementary school building will appear in next Thursday’s Express per Superintendent Boyd Shannon. Publication is set for Tuesday, Nov. 23 as the bid letting date. Final plans and specs were reviewed at a Monticello School Board meeting last Thursday. Alternate plans were approved. Architect Tom Atherton of Karl Keffler Associates in Des Moines prepared the plans. The 7 room school building was developed with the school board and a PTA study group.
A bleacher section at the Marion Monticello football game collapsed while loaded to capacity, injuring several fans including Sue Landess Ronnie Fden and b t Cox. Officials cited rotted supports and crowd size as causes with no serious injuries reported though many suffer sore legs and toes. Mr and Mrs Tom Voleneck visited relatives and noted discharge from the USSUN.
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