Monticello Week Schedule of Meetings and Events
Monticello weekly calendar lists Band Parents carnival supper Rotary dinner and meeting at the Methodist church on Monday. Social Security rep and courthouse sessions in Anamosa on Tuesday. Cub Scouts registration at the public library. Wednesday includes Loyal Rebekah lodge and driver training in Anamosa. Thursday features Presbyterian bazaar and AA meeting along with B PW dinner. Friday notes Clover Leaf meeting and Saturday bake sale at the Iowa Electric building.
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Rotary
Methodist Church
Anamosa
Monticello Public Library
Loyal Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellows Hall
Courthouse
Presbyterian Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monticello Bank
V.F.W
Recent Births Reported by John McDonald Hospital
Six births were listed from the hospital on Saturday morning. Adrian Kurt and spouse of Cascade welcomed a son on Oct 26, Merle Deshaw and spouse of Hopkinton welcomed a son on Oct 27, Dwight Greenwood and spouse of Monticello welcomed a daughter on Oct 27, Stanley Logsdon and spouse of Cascade welcomed a daughter on Oct 28, Robert Patten and spouse of Monticello welcomed a son on Oct 28, Norman Hutton and spouse of Monticello welcomed a son on Oct 28. Barbara Jean was born to Lt. and Mrs. Ivan Mader, the latter stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Kurt
Cascade
Merle de- Shaw
Hopkinton
Dwight Greenwood
Monticello
Stanley Logsdon
Robert Patten
Norman Hutton
Wyoming
Four-Vehicle Collision at City Intersection Causes $750 Damages
A Friday afternoon crash at Second and Sycamore streets involved four vehicles a car driven by Wilkie Behrends a car driven by Clif ford Decker a truck driven by Harold Wilcox and two parked cars owned by Carroll D Vaughn and Donald D Robinson Police reported no injuries and estimated total damage at 750 The Behrends car suffered 300 in damage the Wilcox truck 25 Decker 300 Vaughn 100 and Robinson 50
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Second
Sycamore Streets
Wilkie Behrends
Clifford Decker
Harold Wilcox
Carroll D. Vaughn
Donald D. Robinson
Behrends
Sycamore Street
Wilcox
Second Street
Decker
Robinson
Vaughn
Adult Classes Featured Tonight at Public School
Louis Thompson of the Bath Pack ing company Waterloo speaks on beef carcass type at the adult agriculture class with slides and a Q A session. The homemaking class covers color in the home. Both start at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Thompson
Agriculture Bureau
Bath
Top Price Hit at Buccl Bros Herd Sale Near Monticello
A complete dispersal of 73 Brown Swiss cattle fetched $2025 as the top bid for a cow. The sale averaged $473 overall with cows in milk at $636 and two herd sires selling for $1425 and $1000. Buyers from five states Wisconsin Illinois Missouri Nebraska and Iowa attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buol Brothers
Monticello
Wisconsin
Hainois
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Motions Denied in Burkey Murder Trial
Archie Burkey's murder trial in Jones County opens amid motions to delay and appeal. Attorney Connery seeks a new sanity hearing and trial postponement pending Iowa Supreme Court action while Remley counters with insistence the case proceed and notes Burkey's disability pension and prior insanity findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Archie Burkey
Jones County District Court
Floyd Philbrick
Iowa Supreme Court
Burkey
William T. Connery
Dubuque
Howard Remley
Philbrick
Connery
Remley Friday
Remley
Veterans Administration
Wyoming
Anamosa
Charles C. Graves
Independence
Iowa City
Reformatory
State Board of Control
Graves
J. D. Paul
Jones County Commission of Insanity
Burky
University Hospital
Onslow school bonds attract 234 percent interest rate
Onslow Savings Bank and Carleton D. Beh Company of Des Moines purchase $56,000 in Onslow school bonds at an interest rate reported as 3 percent in the Oct 27 Express issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Onslow Savings Bank
Carleton D. Beh Company
Des Moines
Githé’ ‘Express
Polio Patient Mark Siebels Returns Home
Mark Siebels 4, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Siebels, with polio, is recovering at home in Jones county after treatment at St Luke's Cedar Rapids. Parents report slow improvement and regaining movement in legs and arms. hospital bed and wheelchair provided. therapy taught to parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Siebels
Donald Siebels
Jones County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mark
Siebelses
Donald Serbousek
Boy Scout Drive Nears $900 Mark
The Monticello Friends of Scouting campaign nears the $900 mark as solicitors report still unsettled funds and a clean up drive continues led by Marvin Chevalier the campaign chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Friends of Scouting
Marvin Chevalier
Eighth Jones County picker elevator accident reported
An Iowa incident in Jones county reports Robert Gartland an Alvin Byerly farm employee had his right thumb amputated at the first joint after his thumb was caught in a corn picker shaft. The injury occurred Tuesday morning marking the eighth such accident in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County
Robert Gartland
Alvin Byerly
Fire Damage at Alexander Jones Residence
An overheated stove Saturday afternoon caused minor fire damage at the Alexander Jones residence on North Sycamore Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Jones
North Sycamore Street
Uniform tax plan eyed to boost state school aid
Education Conference Report No 4 from Jones county urges shifting funding away from property taxes toward a uniform property tax rate with increased state aid. It notes federal aid may be acceptable with safeguards and warns that school finance requires large, long term spending, given growing enrollment and teacher shortages.
Conservation Essay Contest Announced by Monticello League
The Community Conservation League of Monticello announces a two division conservation essay contest for local students with prizes in junior and senior high divisions. Entries due December 1 with district and state advancement possible. Senior high essay topics focus on wildlife resources renewability while junior high asks how farmers help wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Conservation League of
Monticello
Sacred Heart
Corbin
Neighbors Harvest Corn On Clark Farm West Of Monticello
A 25 member neighbor group with eight corn pickers and four wagons harvested about 35 acres in just over three hours on Lyle Clark’s farm fourteen miles west of Monticello. The operation yielded about 80 bushels per acre while 13 women prepared a noon chicken dinner. Clark is a patient at John McDonald Hospital after a brain tumor operation at Town City.
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Lyle Clark
Monticello
Clark
John McDonald Hospital
Town City
Public School Evening Events Told for Week
Monticello high school outlines this week’s events per principal Vance Stead. Monday features a band carnival and junior play practice. Tuesday includes junior play practice and a girls volleyball tournament with games at 6:45 and 7:30. Thursday covers junior play practice, dance band practice, with school dismissed Friday at 11 36 am and classes resuming Monday at 8 45 am. Teachers will attend the state teachers convention in Des Moines Thursday afternoon through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Vance Stead
Des Moines
Oldest Jones County Pipe Organ Replaced by Electronic
The 65 year old pipe organ at the Evangelical and Reformed church in Monticello was replaced by a $3900 Conn electronic organ after approval at the May 22 meeting following the January 9 congregational vote. The dedication service featured John Yousling as guest organist with Rev. Baumann leading. The old organ, installed 1890 during Rev. Gruenstein’s pastorate, was bought for $825 and powered by a water motor installed by Jacob Suter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Monticello
Raymond Buol
Robert Appleby
George Burrichter
Madge Schneiter
E. E. Gruenstein
Gruenstein
Siegfried
Benjamin T. Balcar
German Presbyterian Church
Richland Township
Andrew Ambuehl
Joseph Arduser
Moline
Moline Pipe Organ Company
Lancashire
C. G. Zipf
Wheatland
Iowa
Thomas Oliver
The
Methodist Church
Congregational Church
Sherman
Siegfried Gruenstein
Lake Forest
First Presbyterian Church
Diapason
American Guild of Organists
Canadian College of Organists
Hymn Society of America
Gelical and Reformed Church
Jacob Suter
A Suter
Jones County Times
Evangelical and Reformed Church
John Arduser
Monticello Evangelical and Reformed
John Yousling
Washington
John F. Baumann
Express
Monticello Band Carnival Seeks Parade Supper Prizes
One hundred thirty eight merchants and professionals donate cash and merchandise for prizes to be awarded during and after the Band carnival at the public school building. A 6 45 p m parade features costumes led by a fire truck with prize awards every five minutes. Carnvial king and queen nominees from four classes are Barbara Eberhart Charles Classen Jeanette Wilcox Joe Spahr Verna Merritt Larry Cartano Ruth Eileen Phil Skelley. Donations earn votes for donors’ candidates and corn will be auctioned. Numerous games and contests are planned with Orlando Null as general chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Band Parents Organization
Monticello
Barbara Eberhart
Charles Classen
Jeanette Wilcox
Joe Spahr
Verna
Merritt
Larry Cartano
Ruth Eileen
Phil Skelley
Orlando Null
Richard Hanken
Band Parents Organization
Center Junction Placed Telephone Equipment Order
Center Junction Independent Telephone Company ordered a dial switchboard and 115 dial telephones at a directors meeting. The switchboard costs 8500 dollars and each dial telephone 30 dollars, with total system cost estimated between 726000 and 28000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Gray
Phiny
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scotch Grove Presbyterian
Iowa Electric
Buccl Bros
Raymond Keller
University OF Iowa
Rosalie Nowachek
Sandra Fields
Oxford Junction
Sue Wright
Olin Keller
Clarence Meyer
Ed Crow
Keith Taylor
Richard Frank
Keller
Jones County Conference On Education
Lester Abbot
Fred L. Burda
D. J. Wasson
Russell L. Eldred
J. E.heiserman
Ralph L. Orth
Willard Heyman
Olin
Warren J. Rees
Sam Bronemann
Earl Benedict
Austin Spahr
Earl Keegan
Art Hall
Charles Tuttle
Rudy Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman
Bud Suter
George Schmidt
John Schilt
Harold Steiner
Allan Fairbanks
L. K. Bronemann
Bill Marsh
A. Schlarman
Marion Clark
Bill Hintz
Ray Fairbanks
Gene Hall
George Smith
Fred Kromminga
Carl Monk
Robert Smith
Don Clark
Joyce Clark
Rachel Crowbaugh
Joyce
Monticello State Bank
Lucille
Ft. Madison
Jean Kreuger
Mrs
John Baumann
Lydia
George Guyan
Schoon Implement Company
Monty Produce
Monticello Monument Company
Dr. L. C. Perkins
Acme Electric
Mac’s Paint Shop
Hemmer’s Inn
Zimmerman Appliance
Lorna’s Beauty Salon
Shelley’s Grocery
Frank Locher
John Deere Implement Company
Thompson's Inn
McLaughlin Buick Garage
Ace Hardware
Monticello Express
Shaffer's Clothing
Edwards Department Store
Sam Schue
D-X
Brokaw Conoco
Julia Printing Company
Morey's
Monticello Implement and Truck Company
Holmes and Eden Sinclair
Farmers Mutual Creamery
Phillips “66
Bar
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