This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1948
Page
1
Rural reader letters outline farmer hardships from spring rains and winter snows that leave many Jones county roads impassable. The writer notes inability to market produce, obtain seeds and fertilizer, and transport to doctors or schools, urging county officials to address road conditions.
The piece lists numerous national and observance weeks spanning April 1948 starting with National Laugh Week on April Fool's Day and ending with National Packaging Week on the 26th. It notes the quirky belief in the month's length and highlights military, religious and civic commemorations across the month.
A columnist muses on Iowa church attendance and Sunday life noting 42 percent church members with about one third in church on Easter. He laments low turnout, cites household woes, and humorously observes rural life, highways, and future traffic jams.
A Monticello survey to be conducted by Cornell College students aims to be impersonal with no names on results. Faculty director Dr. Harold Ennis notes the only personal question is age and emphasizes the study’s community benefit and low cost versus professional firms.
The Iowa State Republican convention will meet in Des Moines Coliseum on Friday April 2 to select 23 delegates and many alternates for the 1948 national convention in Philadelphia. Delegates were chosen by 99 counties on March 12, Polk County leads with 123 delegates, Oscoola County with 11. The eight district conventions start at 10 a.m. with two delegates and two alternates per district, plus seven at large delegates and seven alternates. Whit ney Gilliland will chair the meeting and William O. Weaver will serve as temporary chairman.
The Iowa state tax commission, established in 1839, oversees the state tax system and many related duties. Members include chairman Bill E. Gill, H. A. Tex Grantham, and D. L. Murrow, with Elsie L. Daeckroth as secretary and Henry W. Warmsey as counsel. The commission handles income, sales, use, cigarette, beer, and inheritance taxes, homestead credits, and local assessments, plus military service credits and county city assessor supervision.
Sacred Heart Church lists mass times and confessions with Holy Day schedules. Castle Grove Lutheran notes sermon by Amedee Fredette and 10 am Sunday school with an 8 pm lecture. Ladies' Aid meets Friday at Mrs. Albert Johnson's home. Oswald Sandbach’s Methodist Church calls for Lent attendance and Sunday school at 10 am with morning worship at 11 am.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Coon of Cherokee visited friends Monday and previously ran a jewelry store here. Mrs Henry Schrader visited her son Stanley Schrader and family in Iowa City. University of Iowa students James Reding Bill Stahler Dick Abel and John Sandbach spent Easter weekend at home. Gwen Guyan and her parents Mr and Mrs George R Guyan of Winnetka NL spent Easter with Mrs Lydia Guyan. Mr and Mrs Herbert Kelly joined relatives for Easter in Cresco.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.