Two Newborns Reported in Monticello Area
Hospital reports two births this weekend. On August 31 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Graham welcomed a son in Bernard. On September 2 Mr. and Mrs. John Brokens welcomed a son in Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. John McAteer of Marshalltown are the parents of a daughter born August 31, with Dolores Fitzsimmons, daughter of Mrs. Roy Mellor, as the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Bill Graham
Bernard
John Brokens
Monticello
John McAteer
Marshalltown
McAteer
Dolores Fitzsimmons
Roy Mellor
Calendar of Events: September Meetings and Activities
Calendar notes a series of local meetings and events from September 6 to September 11. Activities include American Legion Auxiliary at 8 p.m. September 6, Rebekah Lodge trip to Springville on September 7, driver license exams at the Anamosa courthouse, Schreiner chapter OES Friendship night September 8, Lovell Township Farm Bureau at 8 p.m., Jones County Cattle Feeders tour September 9 at 9:30 a.m. from Lewis Rickels farm, and an amateur rodeo at Hopkinton on September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Cattle Feeders
Lewis Rickels Farm
Listing of 4 Couples Dates and Hometowns
Aug 30 Lee Fisk 21 Monticello and Icel M Saner 18 Monticello. Sept 1 Donald George Rose 19 Marion and Susanne Sanford 20 Scotch G. Martin Hein 22 and Althea M Fluckiger 23 Monticello. Sept 2 Lyle Vertus Ahrendsen 23 Wyoming and Marcia Faye Chesmore 18 Chelsea, David H Cox 19 and Donna Jean Catlett 19 Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Fisk
Icel M. Saner
Monticello
Donald George Rose
Marion
Susanne Sanford
Martin Hein
Althea M. Fluckiger
Lyle *Vertus Ahrendsen
Wyoming
Marcia Faye Chesmore
Chelsea
David H. Cox
Donna Jean Catlett
Courthouse Records List New Cars and Trucks
Aug 30 Roy E Walters Wyoming Ford Aug 31 Everett Esther Kahler Martelle Chevrolet Sept 1 Cecil E Lambert Wyoming Plymouth Frank W or Hattie Fairbanks Anamosa Chevrolet Sept 2 Robert P Hartman Anamosa Ford Anton J Vanicek Oxford Junction Chevrolet Henry Koranda Oxford Junction Mercury John W Burhop Oxford Junction Dodge truck
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
E. Walters
Wyoming
Fords
Everett
Esther Kahler
Martelle
Chevrolet
Cecil E. Lambert
Plymouth
Frank W. Or Hattie Fairbanks
Anamosa
Robert P. Hartman
Ford
Anton J. Vanicek
Oxford Junction
Henry Koranda
Mercury
John W. Burhop
Dodge Truck
Farm Fire Claims $25 000 Loss Near Anamosa
Ernest Reese farm nine miles east of Anamosa suffered 25 000 dollars in loss from a Thursday fire. The barn corn crib garage milkhouse hay and straw were destroyed. Mrs Reese warned her husband and both sustained arm burns while attempting to enter the barn to save livestock and equipment. Firefighters from Olin Wyoming and Center Junction battled the blaze. the house was spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Ernest Reese
Here
Two Scouts Bid For Eagle Rank At Court Of Honor
Monticello Boy Scouts troop 66 recommends Gary Poock and Ronald Landis for Eagle rank after a board of review. The next court of honor date is not set yet, says Royal Hunt assistant Scout master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Gary Poock
Ronald Landis
Monticello State Bank
Royal Hunt
State Awards Over $25,000 for Jones County Highways
The Iowa Highway Commission let contracts in Jones County totaling over 25 000 dollars. Weaver Construction of Iowa Falls won the rock surfacing of highway 136 from Onslow to the Maquoketa river for 13576 45 dollars. Charles Wiese of Washington will perform three erosion control projects including seeding and sodding along highway 38 from Stanwood to Olin for 535 dollars and erosion work on highway 38 from Center Junction to highway 64 for 6065 dollars. His bid for erosion control on highway 136 from Onslow to Wyoming is 5536 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Onslow
Maquoketa River
Weaver Construction Company
Iowa Falls
Charles Wiese
Washington
Highway 38
Stanwood
Olin
Center Junction
Highway 136
Wyoming
Cancer Leaders Area Meeting Set for Monticello
Forty American Cancer Society volunteers from seven Iowa counties gather at the Monticello Community building on Sept. 22 for a one day leadership conference. Hostess Mrs. George A. Rickels leads staff from the Iowa division in coordinating education on cancer symptoms and prevention with new materials and exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Monticello
George A. Rickels
Jones County
A.C.S
Iowa
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Benton
Linn
Jackson
Jones Counties
Rickels
Local Youth in Induction Call in Jones County
Monticello youth Dick Jack Rundle will report September 19 at Anamosa courthouse as the sole member of the September induction contingent and travel to Des Moines by bus for induction. Six Jones County registrants enlisted or reenlisted in August. names include McAleer Pillard Kintzle Grassfield Williamson Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Jack Rundle
Anamosa
Des Moinnes
Jones ‘County
Selective Service
Armed ‘Services
Richard Grassfield
Olin
Robert Williamson
Oxford Junction
Paul’ Mitchell
Dumont
Ross Hamilton
Kenneth Fowler
Wyoming
Anton Vanicek
Vernon Vacek
Richard Kinlahan
Cascade
Jon Schrader
Kenneth
Grand Jury Set To Meet Sept 12 At Anamosa
Jones county district court grand jury will convene at the Anamosa courthouse on Sept 12 at 10 am for jury selection for the September term. Gale Williams of Center Junction received a divorce from Peggy J. Williams in district court last week. They married Nov 3, 1946 at Wyoming and have four minor children, with custody awarded to Peggy and $100 monthly child support ordered for the kids. In a separate suit, E L Dodge seeks judgment that Ben and Lillian Hankemeier violate a farm lease and grant immediate possession. lease ran March 1, 1954 to March 1, 1957 in Madison Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Jones County District Court
Anamosa
Floyd Philbrick
18Th Judicial District
Gale Williams
Center Junction
Peggy J. Williams
Wyoming
E. L. Dodge
Ben
Lillian Hankemeier
Madison Township
Dodge
Hankemeiers
Lovell Farm Bureau Meeting Set For Sept 8
Lovell township Farm Bureau plans a Sept 8 meeting at the Masonic Temple Monticello at 8 p.m. Resolution discussion and officer elections are on the agenda. Don Zimmerman, director, notes a refreshment committee of Pete Hasler and others will provide cake and coffee while members bring sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell
Counties in Area Show Cancer Drive Increases
Jones County led gains with a 4 387 total for 1955, up 569 from 1954 under Joseph A Beave of Anamosa. Delaware county rose to 3 159, an increase of 534 led by Gerald Faust of Earlville. Dubuque county climbed from 15 823 to 16 830, with Charles J Murphy directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Dubuque
Delaware
Jones County
Joseph A. Beave
Anamosa
Delaware County
Gerald Faust
Earlville
Dubuque County
Charles J. Murphy
Specht Wins $25 in Fat Steer Judging at Jones County Fair
David Specht son of Mr and Mrs Max Specht won first prize in the amateur fat steer judging contest at the Great Jones County fair receiving $25. He correctly picked the first and second place winners. About 250 entries were received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Specht
Max Specht
Jones County Fair
David
Prairieburg Fire Extinguish Engine Fire on Field Chopper
Prairieburg Monticello area firemen were called to the Bob Holub farm Friday afternoon to extinguish an engine fire on a field chopper owned by Vernon Barrack. Damage confined to the engine and left fire. cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Monticello
Bob Holub
Vernon Barrack
Local Drivers Fined for Registration and Plate Violations
In police court last week Lowell Lee Smith of Springville was fined 10 dollars and costs for driving without registration Bert Loop paid a 2 dollar fine for failure to display 1955 license plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Lee Smith
Springville
Bert Loop
Balloon Observed Over Iowa Drops Weather Equipment
A 130 pound weather instrument dangling from a large plastic balloon over Jones county Iowa fell through a Boone house roof but caused no injuries. A second instrument landed on a southeast Boone farm and a piece of balloon reached Ledges State Park. The balloon, 150 feet long by 100 feet in diameter, hovered around eastern Iowa at about 40 000 feet before drifting westward after being released by the University of Minnesota at 7 am Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Boone
Iowa
Ledges State Park
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Mobilization Drives Mental Health Effort Across Jones County
Jones County Mental Health society plans a September meeting to discuss a nationwide mobilization campaign titled Mobilization. A $50,000 grant from Smith Kline and French supports expanding local and state mental health services and clinic development in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Citizens Army
Jones County Mental Health Society
Earl Rummell
Anamosa
Smith, Kline and French Laboratories
Philadelphia
Rummel
Jones County Society
Hopkinton 4 Year Old Hurt In Tractor Accident
Four-year-old William White of Hopkinton was treated at John McDonald hospital Monticello for a broken collar bone after a tractor slipped into gear on the White farm five miles north of Hopkinton. He was released Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
William White
Aelred J. White
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
William
Jeannine
Connie
Annual Football Contest Begins
The Monticello Express announces its annual Black Panther football contest with a $10 cash prize for the top predictor. Ties are broken by earliest postmark, with equal split if still tied. Open to all except Express employees and their families. no purchase required. Official blanks from 12 sponsors including Schumacher Furniture, Staner and Reynolds, Prull and Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Black Panther
the Express
Schumacher Furniture
Staner and Reynolds
Prull and
Owen
First Contest Appears on Page Eight Sports
The Express sports page notes a featured event on page 8 with details to follow, signaling an early-season matchup and anticipated action for local teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Today’s Express
Local Football Contest Promises 14 Week Games
A Monday Express feature lists 14 sponsored games for a football contest. Contestants pick winners by number on official blanks from sponsors such as Great Plains Lumber, Freese Implement and others. Entries must be mailed postmarked by Friday 6 p.m. and limited to seven entries per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Monticello
Iowa
Stockholders Vote Dissolution of Wyoming Implement and Truck Co
Stockholders of the Wyoming Implement and Truck company met Friday afternoon and by unanimous vote ordered the corporation dissolved. A notice of the dissolution appears in this issue of the Express. President and secretary are Herbert W. Cox and Edward H. Cox, respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wyoming Implement and Truck Company
the Express
Herbert W. Cox
Edward H. Cox
Center Junction group votes for dial telephone system
Center Junction Mutual Telephone association members vote to install a dial system and empower the board to reorganize. Thirty of 115 subscribers attend, 28 favor, 2 oppose. projected cost about 20000 dollars with operation in roughly a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Center Junction Mutual Telephone Association
Board of Directors
E. W. Brashaw
Cen
Ter Junction
Brashaw
Firemen's Ball Set for Sept 20 at Floral Hall
Monticello firemen announce their annual Firemen's Ball for September 20 in Floral hall at the fairgrounds with Howdy Roberts and the Royal Rangers providing music from 9 p.m. Proceeds fund emergency equipment purchases. a house-to-house ticket campaign starts September 15. Tables are free and nine door prizes including appliances and a portable radio will be awarded. Tickets available from fire department members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Floral Hall
Fairgrounds
Paul Hearn
Howdy Roberts
Royal Rangers
Hearn
New Library Hours Set at Monticello Public Library
The Monticello public library adjusts hours for the new school season with daily closure on Sundays and holidays. It will be open 1 30 to 5 30 p m and 7 to 8 30 p m, per librarian Mrs Florence Roberts. New fluorescent lights were installed recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Floral Hall Checks Ready at Monticello State Bank
Floral hall checks are available at the Monticello State Bank per Mrs. Dalco Yount superintendent of the hall. She urges winners to pick up their checks as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floral Hall
Monticello
Supervisors Award Rock Contract to Marion Bidder
The county board awarded a road surfacing contract worth 148 344 69 to C B DeWees of Marion for delivering 105 209 tons of crushed rock at 1 41 per ton. Second low bid came from B L Anderson of Cedar Rapids at 1 43 per ton. Other bidders included Concrete Materials of Cedar Rapids Weaver Construction of Iowa Falls and L A Light of Manchester. Delivery must be completed by Feb 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Jones County Board of Supervisors
C. B. DeWees
Marion
B. L. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Concrete Materials Company
Weaver Construction Company
Iowa Falls
L. A. Light
Manchester
Jones County 4-H Demonstration Teams Tie for Top Honors
Two Jones county 4-H senior demonstration teams won blue ribbons at the Iowa State fair in Des Moines. Howard Meeks and Keith Reed of Martello Boys club presented A Handy Light, while Tom Streets and Ken Paulsen of Scotch Grove Cornhuskers demonstrated Treat Up With a Treater. Both teams tied for top honors at the Great Jones County fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Des Moines
Joe E. Legg
Howard Meeks
Keith Reed
Martello Boys Club
Tom Streets
Ken Paulsen
Scotch Grove Cornhuskers
New Group Aims at Problems of Schools in Jones County
Nearly 60 participants organize a county wide education conference in Anamosa to study school issues. They will draft findings for the Iowa State education conference and prepare sub committees on seven topics including teacher supply and school financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brashaw
Forrest Wells
Independent ‘Telephone ’ Association
Ralph Kula
Prairieburg Telephone’ Association
Norman Plath
Anamosa Northwestern Bell Telephone Office
Wells
Iowa
John Gray
Clifford
McDonald
Jones County
Leo. A. Hoegh
White House
Anamosa
Joseph A. Beave
Arthur Siver
Martelle
Iowa Council For Better Education
Beavo
Beave
Paul Knipe
Bob Reed
University of Iowa
Reed
Knipe
Monticello
Enrollment Rise Marking Monticello Schools New Year
About 1 080 students begin the year in Monticello schools with Sacred Heart enrollment at 315 up 10 percent from last year. Public schools expect around 765, with several buildings used for classes including the Masonic Temple and V F W hall. New staff include six teachers at the public school and several changes at Sacred Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Sacred Heart
Vance Stead
Masonic Temple
V.F.W
Sacred’ Heart
Marilyn
Stacyville
Mary Annice
Giralda
Bernadette
Darlene Youtzy
Martelle
Norma Herman
Strawberry Point
Robert Husman
Wayne No. 6
William O. Johnson
Wyoming
Charles L. Kissick
Avalon, Mo
Ethelyn McCullough
Baby Beef Tops Jones County 4-H Popular Projects
Jones County 4-H reports 375 members enrolled with baby beef projects leading with 240 head from 150 members. Dairy, pigs, and other shows follow with counts of entries and acreage for crops and misc animals across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joes County
Jones County
Joe E. Legg
Xtension
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion Auxiliary
Rebekah Lodge
Springville Lodge No. 99
Court House
Anamasa
Schreiner Chapter
O.E.S
Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Courthouse Records
Mrs
William Johnson
Cancer Leaders Area
Lovell Farm Bureau
Scotch Grove
Balster’s
Dial
Iowa State Fair
Tive
Boyé Shannon
Rotary Club
John Fraser
P.E.O
Martello
Kenneth Humpal
Iowa Association of School Boards
Floyd Kephart
R. A. Miller
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Paul Weiler
Action Committee
Hugo Deininger
American Legion
Don Gustafson
Anamoyva
Iowa Chamber of Commerce
Harro Ingwersen
Iowa Farms Bureau Federation
Warren Reese c
Lions Club
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