Music in Glasses and Guidance for Monticello High Students
A playful note on turning glasses with water into small musical instruments and a report on Monticello high school's new vocational guidance program to assist students post graduation. Bob Reed leads the program with University of Iowa counselors assisting. The piece reflects on education as a privilege and the value of effective high school counseling for career planning.
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Monticello High School
Boyd Shannon
Bob Reed
University of Iowa
Movement to White Collar Jobs Draws Iowa Youths From Farms
The shift toward city employment and white collar work among Iowa youths is growing. Farmers face labor shortages during harvest, while mechanization raises startup costs. Some youths stay for family, schools, and independence, though many may move to cities for better opportunities.
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Iowa
Inside An' Out Observations From A Busy Fishing Day
A narrator muses on money, success, and inhibition while recounting fishing trips near Hoptown and Bailey's Ford. He recalls seven big black suckers and a trout snagging his lure, noting a crowded scene and a passerby congratulating him for landings and luck.
Diary of a Week’s Fishing Misadventures
A diarist records a week of fishing with poor results. Monday to Saturday show repeated catches of nothing, cold winds, and early returns. The note dismisses rumors of others catching limits at Bailey's Ford Bridge and questions their truth.
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Weeda
P.S
Bailey’s Ford Bridge
Think Like a Fish Advice For Anglers From Maquoketa
The piece recounts a fishing day on Maquoketa Creek with five large trout and big black suckers weighing up to two pounds. It stresses enjoying the fishery and thinking like a fish to improve catching, referencing Jason Lucas and the book Black Bass and How to Catch Em. It argues fish prefer creeks and lakes, and anglers should adopt the fish perspective to succeed.
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Maquoketa
Jason—Lucas
Deep holes and fish waking the mind to rest
The piece muses on learning to slip into deep holes like fish and questioning fishermen. It wonders if people can adopt a fish's way of thinking and rest more, noting that many can nap in sun or shade. It ends with a statistic: about 75,000 patients admitted to mental institutions in the U. S. each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Curt Gripe
Maby
U. S
Notice of Administrator Appointment for Elizabeth Hirtz Estate
Emmett Hirtz announces appointment as administrator of Elizabeth Hirtz's estate in Jones county. Creditors are asked to pay debts and present claims to the administrator or file with the district court clerk. Dated March 12 1966. Frank W. Less is attorney. Clerk: Wm. L. Pearson.
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Jones County
Elizabeth Hirtz
Emmett Hirtz
Frank W. Less
L. Pearson
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Wise
Devaney Funeral Home
Monticello
Cascade
Western Union
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Hydrangias
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Hall’s Flower Shop
F.T.D. Florists
Express
Beau
Tor
Hoptown
Feller
Lucas
Guiyee
Monticello, Low
THE
Milwaukee Road
Hiawathas
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Wes
Milwaukee
Chicago
Fauioh
Festal
Buick
Riviera
America
Thrill of
Milton Berle
Bubhle
S. Cedar
McLaughlin Motor Coo
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