Monte Leo Jones

May 2024

The Many Cartoons of Monte Leo Jones
The Many Cartoons of Monte Leo Jones

Digital Collections, People

The Many Cartoons of Monte Leo Jones

Heritage Center2024-05-22T13:07:04-07:00May 22nd, 2024|Categories: Digital Collections, People|Tags: Capital Journal, George Putnam, Monte Leo Jones, Political Cartoons|

Monte Leo Jones served as a foreman of the composing room for both the Capital Journal and Statesman Journal, but was more well known [...]

July 2016

Cartoon Clue to Proposed Woodburn Air Force Base
Cartoon Clue to Proposed Woodburn Air Force Base

History Tidbits

Cartoon Clue to Proposed Woodburn Air Force Base

Heritage Center2016-10-20T14:55:41-07:00July 5th, 2016|Categories: History Tidbits|Tags: Air Force Base, Aurora, Capital Journal, D.B. DuRette, Fairfield, George Putnam, Killian Smith, Marion County, Mayor, Monte Leo Jones, Oregon Statesman, Phil Sanders, Richard Grabenhorst, Robert White, Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, Salem Real Estate Association, Stanley Grove, T.L. Workman, United States Air Force, United States Navy, Walter Norblad, Wiley Weathers, Woodburn|

Cartoon by Monte Leo Jones for the Capital Journal. Research indicates that this cartoon may have been depicting the proposed Woodburn Air Force Base [...]