Local Stock Car Wins Race Heat in Iowa Fair
Jim Schneider drove The Big One a 1940 Buick to win the first A heat at the Great Jones County fair stock car races. A crash marred the feature when John Burbridge of Greeley rolled over but escaped unharmed with help from firefighters. Other local drivers included Bill Kiburz Fred Iben and Gene Gesie with several placings in heats and consolation races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burbridge
Greeley
Arrow
Jones County Fair
Fairgrounds
Jim Schneider
Buick
Schneider
Bill Kiburz
Fred Iben
Gene Gesie
Yoen
18-Lap Feature Race Results Listed by City
Ed Williams of Dubuque leads the 18 lap feature with Ern est Speth also from Dubuque closing in. Harry Adeen of Marion places third, followed by Ken Davis of Davenport and Bob Earl of Cedar Rapids in the top five. Fred Iben of Monticello, Bob Current of Maquoketa, Bob Nomore of Cedar Rapids, and Lester Adeen of Marion complete the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Schneider
Monticello
Buddy James
Cédar Rapids
Fred Iben
Ken Davis
Davenport
Bob Nomore
Cedar Rapids
Harlan Bean
Bob Neslett
Ed Williams
Dubuque
Bob Earl
Harry Adeen
Marion
Ernest Speth
Bob Current
Maquoketa
Lester, Adeen
Monti Teachers At Many Schools
Monticello residents formerly or currently in teaching roles are listed as teaching in various towns and cities. Names include Ruth Hintz Powell Wyo Paul Locher Washington D C Maxine Redmond Oak Park Ill Margaret Thompson Hammond Ind Marie Schatz Monterey Calif and others across Cedar Rapids Muscatine Anamosa Mason City Maquoketa Council Bluffs Cresco Sand Springs Marion Coggon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ray Eileen
Mason
City
Anna Stead
Sand Springs
de Wain Thompson
Jane Mardorf Lechner
Coggon
Honorine Husmann
Marion
Francis Miller
Anamosa
Monticello Graduate Carl Egger Receives UI Scholarship
Carl Thomas Egger son of Carl Egger of Monticello accepts a $500 engineering scholarship at the University of Iowa offered by Alcoa Aluminum. Earlier he won a Wartburg college scholarship and plans to major in chemistry. He is a 1955 Monticello high school graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Thomas Egger
Carl Egger
Monticello
University of Iowa
Alcoa Aluminum Company
Wartburg College
Waverly
Monticello High School
Waterfowl Season Dates Set By State Commission
The state conservation commission announces the 1955 waterfowl season from Oct 8 to Dec 16 with opening at sunrise and daily hours from sunrise to sunset. Duck bag four with two in possession. one wood duck and one hooded merganser allowed per bag or possession. Goose bag five with five in possession. limits may be all snow or blue geese. Snipe season Oct 8 to Oct 22, bag eight, possession eight. Reports from Fish and Wildlife and Ducks Unlimited note bumper Canada duck crops in Canada. Iowa waters are shrinking necessitating favorable rainfall for northern flights.
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State Conservation Commission
Mississipni
Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Prairie
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Iowa
Family Wins Cars at Cascade Fair Drawings
Larry Knipper, 23, of Earlville, won the 1955 Oldsmobile at the Great Jones County fair. His brother Jerry recently won a Ford at the Cascade tournament. The Knippers, who farm 17 miles north of Monticello, had not owned a car before these drawings. C. W. Smith of Coggan won a Ford, and Vernona Monk of Langworthy won the Eherelman children’s car in separate drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Knipper
Earlville
Larry
Jerry
Monticello
Knippers
Dyersville
C. W. Smith
Coggan
Vernona Monk
Langworthy
Ehrelman
Cubs Clinch 20th Win 6-2 Over Coggon Behind Jansen
Bill Jansen limited Coggon to five hits as the Cubs won their 20th game, 6-2. Coggon led 2-0 early on a Rob inson walk, a Buckner single, and a Keiper two run hit, but Jansen settled in then Cubs pulled away with late runs.
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Cubs
Bill Jansen
Coggon
Monticello
D. Robinson
Buckner
Keiper
Jansen
Wright
Hoenshell
Nieters
Hines
Egger
Edwards
Howie
Tritle
Beef Feedlot Tour Set by Jones County Producers
The Jones County Beef Producers plan a feedlot tour on Friday September 9 with visits to farms in the Onslo Center Junction area. Calvin Reiss reports association president. The noon program features cattle feeding and outlook talks by Francis Kutish Iowa State College economist and R M Williams animal husbandry specialist. A Chicago commission firm representative may attend. A Presbyterian church grounds picnic follows with sack lunches. Weight guessing and market forecasting contests are included. All cattle feeders and interested persons are invited. Schedule to be announced this week.
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Jones County
Calvin Reiss
Center Junction
Onslow Center Junction
Harvest Days awards set for Monticello show
The Harvest Value Days in Monticello on September 15 to 17 will award cash prizes for the largest family present and top yields. Prizes range from 10 to 2 dollars for the largest family, and 5 to 1 dollars for crops including corn pumpkins apples tomatoes cucumbers and eggs. A display stand will be on the west side of the Community building Friday and Saturday with prize presentations Saturday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Greater Monticello
Deer Season Dates Corrected by State Commission
The Iowa State Conservation Commission corrected its deer season dates after an error in the initial release. The gun hunting period runs December 3 to 5, inclusive, with bow season October 29 to November 20. Licenses cost $10 and must be sent by October 12. up to 6,000 licenses will be issued, with a drawing if oversubscribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
New Commission
Three Directors Of Electric Co-op Are Re-elected
At Anamosa the Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric cooperative re elected three directors at its annual meeting. Directors named were A Parke Opden Anamosa A V Sill Manchester and Joe T Byrne Peosta. Nearly 1500 eastern Iowans attended with Tom Collins of Kansas City as the featured speaker Edgar Beach serves as manager.
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Anamosa
Maquoketa Valley
North Buena Vista
William Stanton
Bernard
Math Nolting
Preston
Kelvinator
Henry L. Moenk
Onslow
Clock
Rollie Luckstead
Olin
George Bries
Worthington
Leslie Carruther
Manchester
William G. Specht
Maquoketa
Harlan Haynes
Stephen’ Brady
Linus Hoeger
Earlville
Howard Richmond
Ryan
Harlan Ruff
Austin O. Jones
Thomas Nielsen
Stenlie Cueno
Sterlin
Popper
Harold Holthaus
J. C. Offerman
Irvin Laughlin
Zwingle
Strawberry
Point
John Wedener
Farley
Owen
L. McGuire
Center Junction
Merle Caraway
Monmouth
Fred Woolcutt
Hopkinton
Fay Anne Heim
Omar
Heim
Bellevue
Gregory Glass
Harold Glass
Dundee
Tom Collins
Kansas City
Edgar Beach
Black Panther Season Football Tickets On Sale
Season tickets for Monticello Black Panthers four home games go on sale for 2 dollars saving 40 cents per single game. Tickets available at Gamble's Ace Hardware McNeill Hardware Monticello Express high school football players or QB club members. Games Sept 9 Mt Vernon Sept 30 Tipton Oct 14 Manchester Oct 28 Marion all 7 45 pm with band performances and Dad s night Sept 30 and Homecoming Oct 14.
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Monticello
Gamble's
Ace Hardware
McNeill Hardware
Monticello Express
Mt. Vernon
Tipton
Manchester
Marion
Congregational Children Attend Camp Near Coggon
John Baty Jane Edwards and Phyllis Egger returned home from Wapsie Y camp near Coggon where they joined 47 boys and 71 girls for religious education activities run by the Congregational Christian Conference of Iowa. Rev. Charles Ellett directed the camp with 17 adults supervising. This year 118 eastern Iowa youths attended, up from 87 last year, with 60 applications turned away due to space. The 1956 session will be held at a new camp near Montour Iowa by State Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Baty
Jane, Edwards
Phyllis Egger
Wapsie Y
Coggon
Charles Ellett
Monticello Congregational Church
Congregational Christian Conference of Iowa
Iowa
Ellett
Congregational
Montour
Lowa
State Center
Fines Imposed in Jones County O.M.V.I. Case
Edward Leslie Luck of Monticello and Franklin B. Stoner of Davenport received $300 fines plus costs in Jones County District Court Saturday on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Stoner pleaded guilty after withdrawing a not guilty plea. Luck also pled guilty for Aug 17 and Aug 20 arrests respectively on Highway 38 and in Wyoming.
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Jones County
Edward Leslie Luck
Monticello
Franklin B. Stoner
Davenport
Stoner
Wyoming
O.M.V.I
Luck
Highway
Ten Day Jail Terms In Monticello Police Court
Seymore Clark of Monticello drew ten days in city jail for disturbing the peace in a police court case this week. Robert Wilcox of Monticello received a suspended five day term for good behavior. Brimmer of Independence had a ten day term suspended on leaving Monticello. Multiple defendants faced intoxication charges with fines and costs. In Cedar Rapids, several traffic offenses were fined. Frederick Mardorf of Monticello had a larceny charge dismissed for lack of intent.
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Seymore Clark
Monticello
Frank Shimanek
Clark
Robert Wilcox
Zwingle
Darlene Wichman
Cedar Rapids
Gene Floetchinger
Palo
Dale Yousse
Duane Coonrod
Frederick Mardorf
Benesh
Anamosa Driver Sentenced on Four Counts
Charles Merle Leggett of Anamosa was sentenced by Monticello Justice Ray Echter to 30 days in jail in lieu of fines totaling 95 dollars plus costs for four offenses including driving without an operator's license improper registration failure to report an accident and failing to keep vehicle under control. Other Monticello court fines listed include Clarence A. Willins 100 dollars for careless driving Galen L. Crail 10 dollars for license violation Wilfred B. Smith 5 dollars for improper registration James B. Eberhart 50 dollars for reckless driving Albert J. Gregorich 100 dollars for reckless driving Herman J. Bean 10 dollars for improper equipment George W. Calloway 100 dollars for reckless driving and Frank D. Short 25 dollars for reckless driving.
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Anamosa
Charles Merle Leggett
Monticello
Ray Echternacht
Leggett
Justice Court
Clarence A. Willins
Galen L. Crail
Marion
Wilfred B. Smith
North Buena
Vista
James B. Eberhart
Dubuque
Albert J.gregorich
Zwingle
Herman J. Bean
Cedar Rapids
George W. Calloway
Center Junction
Frank D. Short
Monmouth
Four-H Members To Exhibit at Iowa State Fair
Jones County 4-H club members plan to exhibit at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Participants include Jim Murray Oxford Junction with reserve grand champion Hereford calf, Harold Wurst Wyoming with reserve champion market litter and pen of three market barrows, Sandra Ballou and Glenn Woods Olin with purebred Yorkshire litters, Dick Fishwild Wyoming with a fat lamb, and Scott Grove Cornhuskers and Martello boys 4-H clubs represented in the demonstration contest. The Streets Pausen team demonstrated Treat Up with a Treater Handy Light. two teams tied for first at the Jones County fair. State Fair judging team members listed. results pending at press time.
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Jones County
Des Moines
Jim Murray
Oxford Junction
Harold Wurst
Wyoming
Wurst
Sandra Ballou
Glenn Woods
Olin
Dick Fishwild
Lamb
Tom Streets
Ken Paulsen
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
Keith Reed
Howard Meeks
iMartello
Streets
Gene Luckstead
Vernon Traden
Springville
Scotch Grove
Loren Lubben
Anamosa
Center Junction
Loren Hartwig
Fine for Violating Egg Law in Dodgeville Case
Jones county's first violation under Town's new grading law heard in Justice Ray Echternacht's court. Eberle of Highland Dodgeville Pro duce Company was fined 500 dollars for buying eggs for resale without a dealer license, with 25 dollars suspended pending license application. arrest by state dairy and food inspector in Monticello.
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Echternacht
Eberle
Monticello
Convention attendees report from Texas A&M gathering
Naomi Stadtmueller Daniel Stadtmueller and Rose Stadtmueller of Monticello with Janice Huggans of Wyoming return from the II biennial convention of the International Lutheran League at College Station Texas August 23 28. Gavrila Jericho an Australian exchange teacher will teach in Boyden parish school this fall as a featured speaker.
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Naomi Stadtmueller
Daniel Stadtmueller
Rose Stadtmueller
Monticello
Janice Huggans
Wyoming
International League of the ‘American Lutheran Church
College ‘Station
Texas
Gavrila Jericho
Australia
Boyden
Town
Lisbon area farmer loses finger in reaper accident
Leo Baxa of near Lisbon suffered the loss of the end of a finger in a combine sickle mishap. The incident occurred recently on his farm.
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Leo Baxa
Lisbon
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Lovell Smith
Dick Hoyt
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Blackie Hancock
Dick Virus
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Lester Adeen
Monticelo
Monti
S.U.L
Family
Tuetken
Hiltbrunners
Boddsicker School of Accordion
OG Suhler Shoe Store
Jones and
Clinton-Jackson County
Dubuque County
Clinton
Jackson County
Monticello AB
Wright Lfke
Best Buy
M. & J. Service
Electric Co-op
the Express
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M.V.I
Texas A & M
UBLIC
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Onslow, Iowa
Dexter
Firestone
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Lovie Hanken
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