Monticello Club Meetings And District Conven tion
The Past Noble Grands meet at Herschel Drury home at 8 p.m. The Neil Sexton Birthday club gathers at E.P. hall at 8 p.m. Rotary dinner at the Community building with wives and teachers as guests. The League of Women Voters postpones to Mrs Ralph Bone’s home on Sept 20. Loyal Rebekah lodge meets at Oddfellows hall at 8 p.m. Monticello Pythian Sisters host fifth district convention with registration starting at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Grands Club
Herschel Drury
Neil Sexton
E.P. Hall
Rotary
Seft
League of Women Voters
Ralph Bone
Loyal Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellows Hall
Monticello Pythian Sisters
Four births reported at John McDonald and St Luke’s hospitals
Last week four births were recorded. A son for Covington Coggan on Sept 14. a daughter for Hardin Hopkinton on Sept 15. a daughter for Droeszler Bernard on Sept 16. a son for Hintz Anamosa on Sept 16. A daughter named Christine Ann was born Sept 11 at St Luke’s Cedar Rapids, weighing four pounds four ounces. Grandparents are Hans Hoffman of Monticello on the maternal side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Galen Covington
Coggan
Glen Hardin
Hopkinton
Ralph Droeszler
Bernard
Allen Hintz
Anamosa
Fred Bjornson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Christine Ann
Hans Hoffman
Monticello
New Cars and Trucks From Courthouse Records
Courthouse records list buyers by date from Sept 10 to Sept 16. Entries name individuals and towns such as Olin Anamosa Monticello Oxford Junction Martelle Morley Center Junction and Nash with makes including Ford Chevrolet Oldsmobile Buick Pontiac and Packard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Marguerite Wigger
Olin
Ford Pickup
Kenneth G. Larson
Anamosa
Ford
Rev
Martin L. Dutro
Chevrolet
LaJuie S. Norris
Center Junction
Oldsmobile
John Zubler
Monticello
Chevrolet Pickup
Lesle Dean Frankfurt
Allen Graf
Hurt While Filling Silo In Hopkinton Farm Accident
W C DeShaw suffered three mangled fingers on his right hand when caught in the pulley of a mechanized unloading wagon while loading ensilage at a farm near Hopkinton. He was taken to Monticello hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
W. C. DeShaw
DeShaw
Monti+cello hospital
Ames Youth Hurt In Auto Mishap
Edward Morris Mezvinsky an 18 year old Ames resident received a slight concussion bruises and cuts when a 1953 four door auto he drove nosed into a ditch on highway 151 north of Anamosa He was thrown from the car and taken to Mercy hospital Anamosa He said he may have attempted to pass a car driven by Ben Thomas Redmond to avoid a rear collision The front end and top of the car were severely damaged
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Edward Morris Mezvinsky
Ames
Highway 151
John Beckmann
Mezvinsky
Mercy Hospital
Car-Cycle Crash Injures Two Men
Anamosa man Norman Seeley Jr. 22 suffered a severely injured left ankle and cuts on his hands when his motorcycle sideswiped a car driven by Donald Caldwell of Cedar Rapids. Caldwell fractured his left arm. The crash happened at the intersection of highways 261 and 64, four miles southwest of Anamosa, with investigator Kenneth Carter noting Seeley was bound for Cedar Rapids and Caldwell for Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Norman Seeley, Jr
Donald Dale Caldwell
Cedar Rapids
Caldwell
Seeley
Kenneth Carter
Onslow Votes on $50,000 School Addition Today
Onslow voters will decide today whether to approve a $50,000 bond issue for a three room addition to the Onslow school. A 60 percent majority is required. Bonds funded over 20 years. Enrollment has risen 38 percent in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Walter Wagner
Norman Hatton Associates
Cedar Rapids
Long's Market Moves to Expanded New Building
Long's Royal Blue Supermarket plans to load shelves at a new 6000 square foot building east of Eclipse Lumber this week. Dick Long cites no opening date yet. Construction started in April by Leigh Clark with gas heat, fluorescent lighting, automatic cash registers, and doors. 40 car canopy parking will accompany it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Royal Blue
Eclipse Lumber Company
Dick Long
Leigh Clark
Wayne Vernon Stationed in Germany With 43rd Anti Aircraft Unit
Pvt Wayne L Vernon 19 son of Lewis C Vernon Anamosa Iowa recently took part in an illumination demonstration at Graffenwehr Germany He was one of 26 men of the 43rd anti aircraft artillery group that manned two M 42 tanks and two Milofa half tracks for the demonstration They lit up the sky and destroyed ground targets in support of armor and infantry forces Vernon arrived overseas in July 1953 graduate of Morley high school and former student at Iowa State college he entered the army last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Monticello swimmers earn 132 Red Cross certificates this summer
Monticello children and adults earned 132 Red Cross swimming certificates at the local pool this summer. The breakdown includes 74 beginner, 30 intermediate, 19 swimmer, seven junior lifesaving, and two senior lifesaving certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Red Cross
Earl H. DeShaw
Monticello Anamosa
Oxford Junction
Stanwood
Cascade
Bernard
Martello
Wyoming
Buck Creek
Hopkinton
Olin
Delhi
Center Junction
Onslow
Dennis Roberson
Clinton
University of Iowa
Million Dollar Electric Plant Planned for Iowa Reformatory
Warden Ray Purcell said construction of a million dollar electric power plant for the Iowa State Men's Reformatory near Anamosa is slated to begin next spring. The project will replace the old plant built with the institution, with power partly supplied by the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. on standby. The new facility will be built outside the prison walls on the west side, using inmate labor for some work, and will upgrade aging generators no longer supported by parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Iowa State Men’s Reformatory
Ray Purcell
Purcell
Reformatory
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Civil cases dismissed under two year rule in Jones County
Twenty four civil cases filed in Jones County District Court more than two years ago were dismissed on September 10 by Judge J E Heiserman for want of prosecution. The dismissals were at the plaintiffs' costs. Cases include divorce actions and various assignee suits against Yeastex Company and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Jones County District Court
J. E. Heiserman
Lyle Arduser
Vernon Aldrich
Madeline B. Norton
Russell Norton
Joann Frazier
Joseph F. Frazier
Della D. McCormick
Ray McCormick
E. E. Frith Company
Yeastex Company
Great Plains Supply Co
Yeasten Company
G. M. Jones
Gamble Store
Shaffer- Henderson Company
Plant Equipment Company
Eclipse Lumber Company
Stella Herold
Cyril P. Herold
Harold Albert Switzer
Louie Heyen
Ed Folkers
Barbara M. Joslin
Perry Joslin
Paul Brannaman
Pearl Brannaman
Berniece Soukup
Edward Benischek
John H. Nie
Lloyd Bieber
Fertilene Corporation of America
Big Bill
Garden Club Meeting Plans Garden Tour for Winter Décor
The Monticello Garden club will meet Tuesday September 27 at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Bertha Board. Members will plan a tour to gather material for winter decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Dron in Farm Income Cited As Not Serious
Dr. Wallace Ogg of Iowa State College told the Iowa Creametics association in Anamosa that dairy and farm income are not in a desperate state. He said 1952 onward saw a decline driven by population shifts and higher non farm incomes, with supply outpacing demand and export drops. The meeting drew ten dairy producers and creamery operators from Jones county plus local officers and field staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Wallace Ogg
Agriculture Economics
Iowa State College
Iowa Creametics Association
Ogg
V. H. Nielsen
Dairy Department
Jones County
W. E. Fox
Oxford Junction
Louie Hanken
Monticello
Alden Matthias
Longworthy
George Slater
Olin
Alvin Byerly
Nick Nosbish
Lawrence Yanda
A. H. Smith
Eilert. Prult
Jones County Dairy Improvement Association
F. J. Bachman
J. S. Quist
Scout Campaign Set for Oct 25 in 40 Towns
A Dawn to Dusk fund drive for the Hawkeye Area Boy Scout council will span 40 eastern towns including Monticello on October 25. Dr. M. D. Marr, council president, notes 9 500 boys and leaders served in 1955 with potential to reach 12 000 with adequate support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Area
Boy Scout Council
Monticello
M. D. Marr
Friends of Scouting
Dr. Marr
Massive Dynamite Blast At Monticello Quarry Labors 7 Tons
The Farmers Lime company quarry two miles northeast of Monticello exploded over seven tons of dynamite on a Wednesday afternoon. Joe Clark of a Dubuque powder firm ignited a two minute fuse, after a nine hour setup. The blast loosened an estimated 20 to 25 thousand tons of limestone and rock, with about 50 holes at 40 to 45 feet deep. The quarry is owned by Mrs. William R. Behrends and her sons Larry and John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Lime Company
Monticello
Joe Clark
Dubuque
William R. Behrends
Larry
John
Erler Named Permanent Superintendent at John McDonald Hospital
Joe Erler, long time laboratory and X ray technician, was made permanent superintendent at John McDonald Hospital by the board chaired by Arend Balster of Scotch Grove. Mrs. Paul J. Kurt became laboratory technician following her year internship and training at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Erler
John McDonald Hospital
Arend Balster
Scotch Grove
Paul J. Kurt
Erler
Marie Linder
Coast Guard
Milwaukee
Wis
Kurt
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mt. St. Clare Junior College
Clinton
Firemen Plan House-To-House Ticket Campaign
Firemen will canvass door to door Monday evening to promote the annual Firemen's ball on Sept 20 at Floral hall, fairgrounds. The 9 pm dance features Howdy Roberts and the Royal Rangers with proceeds for emergency equipment. Tickets, tables seating 275, soft drinks and sandwiches, door prizes totaling 300 dollars, and ticket sales either at the door or from fire department members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floral
Fairgrounds
Howdy Roberts
Royal Rangers
Paul Hearn
Hearn
Ohio Man Surrenders Ending an Escape Spree
William E. Floyd of Kingston Ohio turned himself in to Marshal Bill Allen in Anamosa saying he was tired of running after escaping jail in Chilli cothe Ohio on December 24 1954 for criminal assault. Authorities opted not to extradite him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
William E. Floyd
Kingston
Ohio
Lewis Dreibelbis
Floyd
Chillicothe
Bill Allen
Mrs Lila Wilson Wins Cash Word Contest Prize
Mrs Lila Wilson of Monticello won last week’s cash word puzzle contest sponsored by the Des Moines Register and received a prize of 330 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila Wilson
Monticello
Des Moines Register
Wilson
Jones County names polio vaccine control committee members
Dr. T M Redmond of Monticello announces eleven appointees to the Jones County Polio Vaccine Control Committee. Members represent the Medical Society Polio Society Schoolmasters Club Health Council County relief and Dental Society with public health nurse Mrs Marion Serbousek set to receive vaccine and file reports. State funds of about 570000 will finance vaccine distribution to counties based on eligible populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
T. M. Redmond
Monticello
Jones County Medical Society
Redmond
Medical Society
Robert Myers
C. R. Smith
Wyoming
Anamosa
Polio Society
Alfred Snyder
Crippled Children and Adults Society
John Fraser
Howard Hicks
Schoolmasters Club
Kenneth Patton
Olin
Health Council
Forrest Deischer
Martha Rawson
Dental Society
Clarence Hosford
Marion H. .Serbousek
R.N
State Health Department
Health Department
Towa
R. H. Heeren
State Division of
Second Polio Shots Given In Jones County
In Wyoming last Wednesday 140 first and second graders received their second Salk polio shot in a free program by the Jones County Medical Society and the Jones County Polio Chapter. One child who had a first shot last May did not receive a second. The next centers will be Anamosa on Tuesday Sept 20 at 1 PM and Monticello on Thursday Sept 22 at the Masonic Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Wyoming
Jones County Medical Society
Marion Serbousek
Serbousek
Animosa
Monticello
Masonic Temple
Monticello Public
Sacred Heart
Castle Grove Township
Lavell Township
Wayne Township
Scotch Grove Township
Richland Township
Washington Township
Center Junction
Cass
Polio Treatments Continue for Jones County Child
Four year old Mark Siebels, fifth polio case in Jones County this year, receives physical therapy at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids. His mother says he is doing well with paralysis mainly in the body except the left arm and he eats well. Other county cases include Gerald and Sandra Broncmann, Henry Townsend, and infant Cletus Hughes of Temple Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Siebels
Don Siebels
Jones County
St Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
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Paul Warner
Calvin Miller
R. P. Young
Frances Goodyear
Jane Long
Rem Electric
Acme
Staner and Reynolds
Tom Brighton
Picketts
Wayne Vernon
Germany
Here
Arba Robert Knight, Jr
Atlantic
Iowa
Aitchison Corner
Nancy Landis
Carol Miller
Patricia Hobert
Andrea Hoffman
Steve Poock
Cheryl Rhatigan
David Specht
Bill Bohlken
Sharon Scott
Bertine Loop
Janet White
John Baty
Shirley Podhaski
Larry Goettsch
Robert Shimanek
Beverly Schoon
Mary Ridenour
Helen Meier
Fred Clark
Jerry Long
Nadine Morey
Billy Harms
James White
Robert Holmes
Carol Robinson
Shirley Otten
Sharon Martinson
Karen Kidwell
Judy McDonald
Larry Howie
Richard Westhoff
Elizabeth Specht
Paul Wilcox
Helen Harford
Susan Ballou
Joanne Ballou
Larry Eilers
John Hausman
Larry Meier
Judy
Bleadorn
Merle Cox
Larry Ray
Terry Reynolds
Karen Appleby
Ruth Ann Johnson
Rose Portewig
Kay Brashaw
Judith Schmitt
Joyce Appleby
Kenneth Reth
Anne Hoag
Jean Bronemenn
Helen Schnier
Marla Portewig
Glenn Kuhns
Merle Kuhns
Larry McChristy
Neil Becker
Mary Copley
Thomas Schwendinger
Jolene Schwendinger
Patricia Schlimmer
Janis Lehman
Philip Bohlken
Loren Eilers
Jean Eilers
Donna Robinson
Robert Robinson
Margaret Gatewood
Donna Gatewood
Julian Ponder
David Schlueter
Mrs. E. Copley
Dorothy Schmitt
Mark Vanourny
Kathy Taylor
Nena Landis
David Kuhns
Paul Rieniets
Ray Rieniets
Stanley Wolken
Billy Bulsiger
Danny Read
John Myers
Charles Hurt
Joseph Hobert
Richard Himebaugh
Paul Vanourny
Vicki Clark
Maxine Crow
Sharon Martinsen
Leland Buel
Patricia Hausman
Charles Benson
Lois Bauer
Russell Behrends
Peggy Stead
Gerald McChristy
Marjorie McChristy
Paul Specht
Louis Dandl
Carole Schoon
Danny Nieters
Steven Maurice
Dick White
Donna Siebels
Larry McDonald
Velda Brokens
Hazel Bo
Garden Club
Nelson’s Jewelry
J. W. Nelson
Erler Permanent Hospital
Gradwohl School of
St. Louis
St. Louis University
Firemen
Ohio Man
Beef Producers
County Beef Producers Association
Gilman Lozier Farm
Calvin Reiss
Joe Legg
R. M. McWilliams
Lozier Farm
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