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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1931
Page
2
A jumble of names events and classifieds fills a local page. Announcements include visits funerals sales church events and business ads with multiple households and firms named alongside community updates.
A town is judged by paved streets and by schools churches and a public library. When showing the town to a visitor one points to the new schoolhouse club house churches and new streets and asks if there is a library. The response affirms yes but many busy people say they are too busy to read or have not been to the library in years. The piece urges fostering a love of reading from school age onward and to bring children to the library to cultivate in youth and adulthood. It cites educators and writers as examples and encourages families to visit the library and cultivate reading at home.
February report from the Anamosa County Training Association covers dairy feeding school led by Lloyd Johnston. It lists attendees, topics on milk production, fat content, and farm operations including weights and measurements, with names such as Henry Menting and Carl De Breett appearing among participants.
The article describes an event opening on April 4 with references to sales, vendors, and a display area. It notes dealer activity and mutual arrangements between sellers and buyers, mentioning a display rack and a preparation period. The text is fragmented with many garbled terms but centers on an upcoming opening and market activity.
Easter Sunday services feature a morning and evening program at the Presbyterian Church. The lineup includes the Easter Joy prelude, Christ the Lord is risen to day anthem, Now Is Christ Risen, The Darling of Resurrection, and choruses by a two part junior choir. Organist Leonard Duckett directs the choir with Tom Trane as choir director.
Members of the V. F. W. auxiliary opened their new dining room to the public with a supper for over one hundred guests last Thursday. A social evening followed in the parlors with cards and games.
The notice lists Easter week services for Methodist Episcopal at 22700 with morning Sunday school and 7 30 pm worship, Sacred Heart Catholic Church with confessions and Holy Days masses, Castle Grove Lutheran Holy Communion on Good Friday and Easter, Lutheran and Presbyterian services with confirmations and Easter programs, and Congregational and Zion churches inviting all to participate. Worship times span mornings and evenings with egg hunts, devotions, and choir offerings.
The obituary fragment describes Olivia Wynne buried near Purewell Virginia with whispers she is the fabled Sweet Alice. Legend says she died young and lived a sheltered life in a remote pioneer home, with a mourning crowd recalling her tall frame brown hair and dark eyes.
Calvin Colton recounts Patrick Henry’s sharp courtroom maneuver where a mistaken but decisive argument by Henry’s own client prompted Henry to parry with a reveal of the opposing counsel’s point. The tactic exposed the rival’s case and secured victory for the client.
London opinion notes that reported gains by female drivers may be overstated or misinterpreted. Experts caution that signaling and adherence to direction can be uneven, reflecting broader attitudes rather than clear progress.
A London banker argues it is foolish to keep large sums of money at home calling the practice unsafe and impractical. The remark highlights concerns about security and liquidity for wealth held outside formal institutions.
The man says he would treat my dog as he would treat yours if it bit him. James I of England reportedly invented the baronet title and sold baronetcies at five thousand dollars each. Use Want Aas for uuice results.
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