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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1954
Page
5
A League of Women Voters board meeting is set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Charles Ebett’s home. DeMolays plan a regular meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. Lions Club will not meet tonight but resumes next Monday at 6 30 p.m. with dinner and a business session at the Community building.
The Rotarians cancelled tonight’s meeting due to the holiday and will meet Monday Sept 13 at St Luke's Methodist Church. Dinner at 6:05 followed by business agenda.
Lator Day planned closures affect most Monticello stores and offices on Monday September 7 in observance of Labor Day. The Express printed Saturday afternoon for earliest delivery with possible holiday delays. Four new car registrations in Jones county since last Wednesday include Edmond O Laetare, Olin a Plymouth. George R Schneiter, Monticello Chevrolet. Alfred Etten, Anamosa Chevrolet. Richard Tjaden, Monticello Ford. The mobile chest x ray unit will visit Jones county next Thursday September 9 with Monticello 8 30 to 11 am and Anamosa 1 to 4 pm. All school bus drivers not yet x rayed are to report.
By Labor Day schedule the American Legion auxiliary will meet Sept 7 at 8 p.m. with president Mrs William Null presiding. The Legion Post postpones to Sept 13 at 8 p.m. with Commander Frank Williams presiding. One new district court case concerns Rex Raymond Curnow arrested near Monticello on highway 151 with bond set at 350 dollars and hearing in Anamosa. Four births reported at John McDonald Hospital including Julie Ann Smith born Sept 1, and daughters to Naylor, Etten, Steen, Reyner.
Springville men Loren Boots and O Ralph Lindsey pled guilty in Justice Court of George C Lawrence in Anamosa to assault and battery and were fined 50 and 100 dollars respectively. They were arrested at the fairgrounds beer tent on the final day of the fair after already paying 12 50 fines plus costs for intoxication and disturbing the peace.
Conservation officials report a two year survey below the Monticello dam showing the number of fish captured this year was one sixth of last year while average weight rose by five hundredths of a pound. Officials note high water last year affected counts and that fish grow steadily. The Monticello catfish sample was the largest among thirteen Indépendence area stations.
The Iowa Department of Social Welfare reports Jones county spent 26481.50 on August direct assistance across three programs. Old Age Assistance covered 319 cases at 58.00 per month totaling 18502.50. Needy blind had 9 cases at 55.67, total 501. Help to dependent children affected 62 cases with 238 children, average 120.61 per case and 31.42 per child, totaling 7478.
Raymond E. Adams of the Monti cello Feed Mill was among three hatchery merchants and druggists who completed a four day Poultry Short Course in poultry diseases and management. The program at Dr. Salsbury laboratories in Charles City awarded certificates.
Monticello Independent School District trustees to present final elementary school plans to the Parent-Teachers Association advisory group Tuesday night. Superintendent Boyd Shannon says architects will have approved drawings and specifications for bids after a month to six weeks, with four contracts planned for grading general construction plumbing and heating and electrical work.
Jones county history items join the Iowa Century celebration capsule to be buried on the fair's final day. A 28 page pictorial history of St Peter and Paul Church was mailed to Des Moines by George Specht, the county auditor and church member. Capsule will be opened in 100 years.
Former Monticello school teacher Mrs. Helen I. Stanger was named acting postmaster at Hopkinton by N. R. Abrams. She succeeds Frank W. Smith who filled the vacancy after F. M. Wheeless retirement, with Smith to stay as a postal clerk around Sept. 15.
Dr. M Niederhiser from Cascade presented McDonald Hospital with a portable X-ray machine in August. The device enables technicians to take bedside images when patients cannot be moved, boosting staff efficiency and patient comfort.
A report by Joseph Beavo shows more than a quarter of Jones county residents are aged 5 to 21. Of 5222, 3204 are in city districts, 1887 in rural districts, 131 in joint districts. Anamosa tops with 884 in the group.
A Wilcox Hatchery truck driven by Tom Faust overturned four miles north of Monticello on highway 151. The crash left hundreds of egg cases broken, Faust with a blackened eye and a minor nose cut, while the gasoline tanker driver faced no charges.
Monticello hosts annual Pancake Day on Wednesday September 22 with free pancakes coffee and bacon or sausage for all. Serving runs 11 30 a m to 7 30 p m. General Chairman Lei Linn notes special store sales and drawings plus a merry go round and other entertainment. Mrs G O Hargrave assists Linn with pancake stand staffing.
Jones county residents fell about 10 percent short of meeting their 1953 record in the annual Cancer Crusade, with totals at 3818.34 compared to 4279 in 1953. Paul Weiler of Anamosa chaired the drive, and Lyon county topped the state with 186 percent of quota as Iowa overall exceeded its national target for the eighth straight year.
Monticello firemen plan a door to door canvass next Thursday evening to sell tickets for the annual benefit dance. The dance occurs Tuesday evening September 14 in Floral Hall at the fairgrounds. A Kelvinator refrigerator and freezer door prize, bought from REM Electrical Service, will be given away. Music by Howdy Roberts and his WMT Rangers.
Justice of the Peace Ray Echternacht clarifies the defendant in a traffic case as Roy Edwin Graves of Monticello who was fined $100 plus costs on the reckless driving charge from the state highway patrol. Other J P court entries include Moffett Mat tiesburg speeding and license and Perrin Monticello yield violation with fines.
Enrollment in Monticello schools totals 1028 this fall with Sacred Heart accounting for 275 and the Public School 753. Kindergarten leads public classes at 70, while first and second grades run 63 and 62 respectively. Sacred Heart shows a 29 pupil first grade and varied class sizes across grades. Both Monticello schools began classes on Monday with short periods.
The Monti cello public school class of 1954 shows educational focus with over half pursuing college or special schooling. The list catalogues first year University of Iowa and Iowa State teachers college entrants, plus Loras College and University of Dubuque attendees, naming many students and their planned majors.
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