Express wins 1972 School Bell Award in Iowa
The Monticello Express is one of three Iowa newspapers honored with the 1972 Iowa State Education Association School Bell Award, the only weekly recipient. Also named were the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald and Mason City Globe-Gazette for their coverage of local education.
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Monticello Express
Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
the Express
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Mason City Globe-Gazette
ISEA
Grover Miehe
Monticello High School
Wilson T. Moon
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
William H. Greiner
Iowa Dept. of Soil Conservation
Melvin Hein
Monticello
Ernest Reese
Max Dutcher
Center Jct
Phil Manternach
Cascade
Jones County
Des Moines
Joan Bek
Jack Shelly
Iowa State University
John Butler
University of Iowa
Associated Press
Val Corley
Gene Manhs
Sigma Delta Chi
Fran Reese
Theta Sigma Phi
Darold Lea
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Wayne Beal
Iowa Association of School Boards
Gary Lenhart
State Department of Public Instruction
New car showings planned by Monticello dealers
Four Monticello car dealers announce 1973 model unveilings with Chevrolets Fords Mercury Pontiacs and Buicks set for Thursday. Dodges slated for Friday Sept 22. Local dealers listing models include K P Chevrolet Olds Freese Motors Stephen Motors Schoon Motor and Implement. Eastern Iowa Production Credit Assn holds annual meeting Sept 27 at St Joseph's DeWitt with dinner at 6. C Everett Spangler Farm Credit Bureau director will speak.
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Monticello
Monticello Express
Chevrolet-Olds
Chevrolet
Freese Motors
Ford
Mercury
Stephen Motors
Pontiac
Buick
Schoon Motor & Implement
Dodge
Eastern Iowa Production Credit Assn
St. Joseph’s School
DeWitt
Everett Spangler
Farm Credit Bureau
Earth tremor felt in Monticello region at 12:32 a.m.
An eastern Iowa earthquake rare for the area shook Monticello residents Friday about 12:32 a.m. The tremor lasted briefly with some awakened by bed tremors and rattling windows. The epicenter was about 40 miles north of Peoria Illinois and officials said the quake registered four to five on the Richter scale, a moderate event.
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Iowa
Monticello
Peoria
Ill
Jones County Home to Host Recognition Day Party
Residents of the Jones County Home sponsor a recognition day event on Thursday September 28 from 1 30 to 3 30 p m. about 33 groups and organizations will attend to honor regular contributors to the home’s recreation and entertainment program over the past seven years.
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Jones County
Marion Serbousek
William Kronin
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Monticello
Helen Murray
Vernon Ricklefs
Center Jct
Louis Hulsberg
Monticello Concert Assn Sells Season Seats For 1972 73
The Monticello Concert Association announces the 1972 73 season with Trio Con Brio opening in the high school auditorium. Membership only admission covers all Tuesday concerts through Oct 2 and includes dates Oct 31 The Little Music Theatre Jan 30 Manfredo Fest Trio and March 27 Kipnis Mime Theatre. Season tickets available from listed members and returned to previous buyers.
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Monticello Concert Assn
Trio Con Brio
Little Music
Manfredo Fest
Kipnis Mime
Supervisors act on estate and sale at county meeting
The Jones county board of supervisors opened the estate of Louis J. Finn of Cascade with Glenn Brokaw as executor and Helen Murray told to file claims. In another action, the south five acres of the east half of lot three section 18 township 83 range 1 near Oxford Junction sold for 50 dollars to William Shimanek of Oxford Junction.
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
Louis J. Finn
Cascade
Glenn Brokaw
District Court
Helen Murray
Township 83
Range One
Oxford Jet
William Shimanek
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Carpenter Elementary School
Bill Kramer
Duane Deppe
School Bell
Express
Janet Fraser
John Lindsay
New York
Hilton Coliseum
Ames
Fraser
PCA
Weather Report
Don Cassidy
Waldemar Sunder
William Day
Robert Roussell
Harry Black
H. M. Jones
Cecil Goettsch
Harland Hetzler
Steve Jones
Arthur Kromminga
Jim Corwin
Paul Saupe
Ray Adams
Keith Lubbock
C. L. Norlin
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