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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1951
Page
1
A long, vivid narrative traces Joey a ten year old driven by misery through poverty and neglect. From probation to reform school to recidivism the system fails to help him, ending with a fatal confrontation and a call for society to give youth love and stability.
A Cedar Rapids reader praises a new amber to red school signal system using patrols to control crossing time. Traffic through three crossings shows many cars not stopping while children cross. police seek public education and support for expanding the signals citywide.
A scattered montage from Monticello highlights odd ads and local chatter. Sears ad tricks tease shoppers with discarded prices while residents comment on community life from church events to a Knights of Columbus social gathering at Sacred Heart school gym.
Norman T. Hinrichs, son of Tobias and Mrs. Hinrichs of Wayne township, reports his induction March 28 and new posting with US55094160 Co M 112th Inf 28th Inf Div Camp Atterbury Indiana. Tobias Hinrichs admitted to John McDonald hospital March 29 for ruptured appendix surgery and is improving. Other items note visits, D A R citation recipients Rose Joann Stadtmueller and Janice Murfield, and a long weekend at Austin Minnesota for Mr and Mrs Graves 45th anniversary.
The Worthwhile Homemakers club met April 11 with ten members one visitor and three children present. They signed a card for ill Mrs Harold Deischer. Mrs Max Specht spoke on Chicken Chats. Lunch followed hosted by Mrs F H Kromminga assisted by Mrs Richard Kromminga.
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