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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1955
Page
5
John McDonald hospital reported a birth on Wednesday morning October 26. Mr and Mrs Gerald White of Worthington welcomed a son into their family.
An item lists multiple individuals with ages and hometowns tied to September and October dates. Names include Galen Helgens from Mon ticello and Charlene Alyea of Anamosa aged 24 and 21 respectively. Other pairs include Robert T. Christopher son and Eloise A Plummer, both 33 from Cedar Rapids, and Merle F. Smock 33 with Lucille E. Bartels 31 from Scotch Grove.
Oct 21 to Oct 24 lists include Marvin W or Lila Sny der of Wyoming and Pontiac, Eleanor M Gurley of Anamosa, Mercury, and Howard W Shelley of Monticello Pontiac. The fragment references multiple individuals and places without a clear event or context.
Two men face O M V I charges in Jones County district court after recent arrests. Wilkie Johnson Husmann of Monticello was arrested October 25 by Police Chief Donald Gilmore and bound over after a preliminary hearing. Joseph Arthur Dehner of Cascade was released on bond following an arrest for O M V I after a two truck collision on highway 151 near Langworthy.
Mrs. Dave Young aged 89 enjoyed her first airplane journey to Storm Lake aboard Dave Cuckler. She will live with daughters Mrs. H. W. Schaller and Inez Young after leaving Monticello where Lutheran church now owns her home on Sycamore Street. Gordon Eberhart and Mrs. Metcalf accompanied the trio and also experienced their first flight.
Montigello firemen answered two calls Sunday with no damage reported. Morning call from Loren Kehoe involved grain stored near a light bulb smoking. Afternoon call due to a short in a power line in Castle Grove township.
Nine Monticello high school band members and three Monticello quartet players earned spots in the all-State Music Festival in Des Moines November 25 and 26 after band and chorus auditions in Manchester.
Representatives from 16 colleges and trade schools spoke to about 250 Jones County high school seniors. Students learned about tuition scholarships housing facilities and costs and filled cards indicating interests. They then met 40 minutes with three school representatives each and will receive targeted literature. The annual event alternates between Monticello and Anamosa and featured S U S representative Raymond Keller.
Monti cello high school junior class presents The Little Dog Laughed Friday night at 8 at the high school auditorium. Laurie Huntington a psychology major is played by Janice Kuntz with a cast of ten girls and five boys. The plot follows a college sopho more returning home turning the house into a psychology lab and the family testing her theories.
Most Jones County officials and deputies are in Des Moines today through Saturday for the Iowa county officials school of instruction. The session runs from today to Saturday with instruction and discussions on county governance and duties.
Cub Scouts in Den 6 led by Mrs. Robert Savage will hold an award ceremony in the American Legion rooms this Thursday evening. New cubs will join as bobcats, several bears will be advanced, and arrows awarded to multiple scouts as part of the den’s ceremony directed by Mrs. Kermit Kuhns.
Wyoming report states airman first class Howard Styx of Chicago Illinois was injured when his car left highway 64 and rolled over about 244 miles east of Wyoming. Sheriff Lewis Dreibelbis said the 1953 auto was nearly demolished. Styx was alone and remained in the vehicle until it stopped.
Onslow reports the seventh corn harvest mishap as Hermann Schnoor suffers a severely bruised hand after it becomes caught in a corn picker. No bones were broken and no amputations were necessary.
John McDonald hospital in Jones County reports receipt of polio vaccine. Eli Lilly sent 28 vials enough for 84 people with three shots needed for immunity. Dr. T M Redmond says doctors will set priorities and discuss standard pricing while a local drug firm notes limited vaccine availability.
Jones county exhibitors won prizes at the Waterloo meat animal show. Fourteen head baby beeves and four market hogs were entered. Top honors went to Phillip Eichhorn of Wyoming for 7th and 11th in baby beeves. Other placings included Tom Streets Scotch Grove 13th Duane Wenndt Wyoming 14th and Larry Wenndt 11th and 20th. Several entries did not place including Verlyn Werndt Delbert Hodgden Gene Luckstead Gae Ann Luckstead Dianne Buckholtz and Daryl Buckholtz. An adult division entry by Fred Luckstead placed 10th. Ed Harms and Son also did not place.
68 year old Clell Moulton critically hurt after a bull attack in a Buck Creek pasture. His wife 65 sustained facial injuries and concussion while trying to help. Granddaughter Roberta Moulton chased the bull away with a car. all injuries noted as serious but non fatal as of reports.
Jones County Tuberculosis and Health association to start an annual contact tracing program guided by physicians and led by public health nurse Marion Serbousek. The effort targets unknown TB cases among contacts, with follow-up for positive child patch tests in grades one through three. Funding comes from the local TB association and state health division, aided by Christmas seal funds.
The Onslow school board sold its $50,000 bond issue to Onslow Savings Bank and Carleton D. Beh Company of Des Moines. They bid jointly, with three other bids received. Interest rate set at 3 3/4 percent. firms paid a $30 premium.
Sub committee No 3 proposes closing any elementary school with fewer than 15 students and maintaining a 12 student average daily attendance. Secondary schools with fewer than 50 students should also be closed. Rural schools show enrollment 10 to 19 with 25 percent growth projected.
Five cases listed in police court and three in Justice Ray Echternacht's court since Saturday. In police court Albert M. Cloud Jr. of Clinton paid $7 and costs for speeding 50 in a 25 zone. Michael Redmond Hopkinton paid $3 and costs for a school stop violation. Loren Schneider Monticello fined $20 and costs for disturbing the peace. Ralph Petersen Mechanicsville paid $10 and costs for possessing a gun in a car. Arthur Ralph Moyer Marino Colorado paid $3 and costs for a school stop violation. In justice court Jeff C. Heister Zwingle fined $5 and costs for defective equipment. William Michels Monticello cited for no chauffeur's license, $10 and costs. Elmer Weber Bernard paid $5 and costs for failing to display proper license plates.
Olin High School hosts a speech and hearing screening for third, sixth, and ninth graders in south Jones County Friday morning. County Superintendent Joseph A. Beave announced the event and urged participation.
Thomas E Stimpson of Anamosa Charles W Ryan also of Anamosa and E E Young of Wyoming were installed as state officers of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at the Cedar Rapids convention. Stimpson was named state grand marshal Ryan was grand marshal and Young became grand herald.
Miss Ada Willard 72 died Tuesday morning at Delaware county hospital Hopkinton after a fall in her home Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 pm at the Hopkinton Methodist church Rev E J Starr will officiate with interment in Hopkinton cemetery She was born in Hopkinton March 10 1883 to Austin and Hattie Baker Willard lived in Hopkinton all life and was a Methodist church member Her parents and sister Della preceded her in death No immediate survivors are listed
Evangelical and Reformed church will dedicate a new organ Sunday evening October 30 at 8 p.m. replacing the instrument in use since July 1890. Rev. John F. Baumann will lead a program including guest organist John Yousling of Washington Town, with Mrs. George Burritter and Mrs. Raymond Buol assisting.
The Jones County Farm Bureau renewed its leadership naming Floyd Hodgdon of Oxford Junction as president for a second term and re-electing Everett Mayberry as vice-president and Delmar King as secretary. New treasurer is William Reade and William Jansen as voting delegate with Ed Helgens as alternate. The group approved six bylaw changes and a long slate of resolutions on government reclamation, federal aid, social security, selective service, highways, school reorganization, hunting on private property, gas tax refunds, brucellosis control and water rights. A 150-person audience endorsed women's committee officers and named township representatives.
The Jones County Farm Bureau approves ten policy areas on agricultural policy. It supports using medium level supports during the adjustment period with production controls to steer agricultural production.
The county farm organization approves six amendments to its articles of incorporation revealing a formal separation from extension work. The statement notes obsolescence of old references and freedom to implement long blocked provisions now permitted by law. The changes include deleting all sponsorship references and aligning with current organizational aims.
Grading and surfacing projects on state highway 136 in Jones and Dubuque counties near Worthington and Onslow advance toward completion. About 25 miles of road are open to traffic after months of repair with nine miles from Worthington to Cascade finished and an eight mile stretch from Onslow to the Maquoketa river completed.
Cascade residents plan a One-Thirty-Six day ceremony for the hard surfaced highway 136 north of town. The Cascade Commercial club organizes a tentative program with neighboring town mayors and Iowa Highway Commission reps invited. An attendance award banquet and tape cutting ceremony are also tentative ideas.
The five miles between Cascade and Onslow remain unpaved on highway 136 with a proposed bituminous surface. State Highway Commission has not announced a start date. Estimated cost for Worthington to Cascade is 194000 with Reverud Construction of Spring Grove, Minnesota, under contract.
Monticello residents bought about 250 bags of light bulbs Monday evening in a Lions club fundraiser. Proceeds go to the Iowa Lions Light Conservation fund. Co-chairs C F Shimanek and Howard Hicks say remaining bulbs are available for residents on uncanvassed streets, with ten bulbs per bag priced at $2.
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