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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1954
Page
5
Monticello Troop 66 resumes Monday meetings at the VFW Auxiliary rooms with new year registrations. The Jones County Cancer group meets Wednesday September 15 at 8 p.m. at Dr. A K Jones home, with officer elections and committee reports.
Two wedding licenses were issued this week at the Court House. Theodore Walter Eby aged 19 and Sandra Kay Bodenhofer aged 16 of Scotch Grove will marry on September 15. Donald J. Wagner of Dubuque aged 23 and June M. Prult of Monticello aged 21 will wed on September 18. The League of Women Voters meeting will be at Mrs. Frank Walker’s house on Tuesday September 14 at 2 p.m.
Monticello firemen reported strong turnout and swift cooperation from residents during a house to house canvass for a benefit dance ticket sale. The event, set for Tuesday at Floral Hall in Monticello City Park, offers a Kelvinator Refrigerator and Freezer as a door prize.
Three cases are proceeding in the Jones County Court this week with two warrants on file at the sheriff’s office. Mike Cotterwich of Onslow area faces a Mittimus for false making and uttering of a bank check with restitution set for Sept 11. Martin Benter, farm hand near Monticello, is the subject of a warrant and remains at large. Phillip Fonck of Monticello, currently serving a Linn county jail term, will add three months in the Jones county jail for uttering false checks after his current sentence ends.
The Monticello Public Library reports a summer beauty update including stucco refinishing new screens and paint. Students toured the library and learned to use its files as 31 youngsters finished the Adventure by Rocket reading project with Susie Schneider and Robbie Berends first to complete 11 books. Donna Buckner read 25 books to lead the contest. all 11 book readers earned rocket pins and certificates.
Jones County will seek bids next week for rock setting on October 1 and for surfacing and resurfacing of secondary roads. The project covers 28 miles of resurfacing 40 590 tons of crushed stone and 157.41 miles of resurfacing 75 781 tons. Estimated total cost is 166 410 53 dollars.
Rev Arnold E Schlueter his wife Helen and their three sons David Daniel and Thomas return to Iowa and take the pastorate at St Matthew s Lutheran church in Monticello They previously served Trinity Lutheran Moville and Ascension Lutheran Scottsdale Arizona enjoying a busier mission life but now seek to devote more time to their congregation and community in Monticello They feel at home and look forward to a happy life in their native state despite Arizona s earlier busy time.
Funeral services for Mrs Gerd Prull 68 of Langworthy will be held at 2 PM Monday Sept 13 at Wayne Zion Lutheran church with Rev John P Willins officiating Burial will follow in Wayne Cemetery Pallbearers are nephews Ray Reuter Minnesota Carl Reuter Center Junction Gerke Hanken E H Pruil Clarence Prull and Harry Dierks all of Monticello She died Thursday Sept 9 at her Langworthy home Born Sept 18 1885 in Jever Germany she came to America at 21 and later married Gerd Prull in 1909 Surviving are husband three daughters Esther Riedel Langworthy Gertrude Owen Anamosa Dorothy Jansen Creston six grandchildren two sisters Marie Prull Langworthy Theresa Aden Germany and brothers John Reuter Langworthy Martin and Menno Reuter Germany Preceded in death by parents three brothers and one sister
Funeral services for Mrs. Roy Walters who died Sept. 3 were held Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. in Wyoming Lutheran church with Rev. Gronewold officiating. Burial followed in Brown cemetery Colesburg. Survived by husband Roy and five children Rodney Roger Kay Ann Steven Brenda, plus her parents Mr. and Mrs. Noack of Guttenberg and other relatives.
Three Monticello accidents kept police and the State Highway Patrol busy Friday evening. The first crash near the Fred Shover farm involved Bernard Buel Ralph Otten and Sandra Mettler with $730 total damage. A second collision between Gerald Pasker and Augusta Melsha caused $350 in damages. The third minor crash saw Dr John Fraser backing into Mrs Sam Rhatigan with light damage.
Iowa Electric Light and Power will cut power to about 75 percent of Monticello during midnight to 1 30 am for repairs after a July lightning strike damaged the plant switchboard. Walter Zubler, plant manager, says service resumes by 2 am. New addition and John McDonald Hospital customers will remain without power.
The Hawkeye Area Round Table annual meeting was held in Cedar Rapids Wednesday evening. Attending from Monticello included Dr. R. E. Savage Lavern Eilers Charles Emerson Floyd Kephart Warren Studer DeWain Thompson and Dr. A. K. Jones.
Fred L. Eilers of Washington DC spent the week visiting at the John Rickels home in Monticello and with friends near Ames. He traveled to Dallas via Iowa and attended the State Fair meeting Mrs. W A Mirick of Boone before returning to Ames to see William Magee, former Milwaukee Railway station agent.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Landis and family joined by Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Landis and family and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Landis and family for a Sunday picnic dinner at the city park.
Monticello built a 13 0 lead on a 62 yard dash by Monning and a first half shutout. West Liberty threatened late but Monticello’s defense held on the Eastern Iowa Conference game, with penalties and fumbles shaping the drive.
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