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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1951
Page
1
A form letter from July 28 1951 highlights the Monticello Express and Express Advertiser as a full service local newspaper. It argues for quality reporting and active local promotion, noting the paper reaches over 4400 copies weekly and covers 95 percent of the trade area.
A collection of brief incidents and humorous notes from the area. Two Hopkinton women paid nothing for a flat tire fix with friendly help from neighbors and a curious 10 cent cigar request. A child’s nap dispute and a boastful bet over a weight guess frame small town humor. England’s stamp origin closes the round.
In a Monticello letter Mrs Hattie Huxtable recounts flying United Air Lines from Cedar Rapids to visit her son Ralph Huxtable in Seattle. She describes meals above the clouds, her 80th birthday coming that winter, and a trip with her son Tom to Montana crossing into Canada. She notes returning via the Empire Builder to East Dubuque and praises U.S. customs compared with Canada.
Mr and Mrs James W Nelson left Sunday for Chicago to attend the Jewelry Fair at the Stevens Hotel and the Gift Show at the Palmer House.
A quoted admonition condemns neutrality in moral disputes. It argues that indifference to error or evil is not neutral but an active evil, contrasting it with valiant positions that defend right or condemn wrong.
Dr. Robert Myers announces a 22 hour Red Cross first aid course for Monticello residents with a special 4 hour module on atomic injuries. No charge. Targeted to equip at least one household member, with plans to recruit ministers and organizations. Special instructors include Tom Hamilton of Northwestern Bell.
Leo Alva Zimmerman is associated with the San Diego based U.S.N.T.C unit service record number 324 1729 and company 51 671 as listed by the national telecommunication center.
Jim Robinson and Sid Blair returned home last week in a remodeled 1931 Chevrolet after a week and a half trip to Mountain Home Arkansas. The journey, spanning three days out and two days back, was affected by Missouri River floods and later car trouble near Lebanon Missouri. The boys camped at Lake Norfolk near Mountain Home and joined local band rehearsals, then ate out on the return trip due to cooking gear.
A Sunday picnic at the Marvin Stahlberg home honored Mrs. Stahlberg's parents Mr. and Mrs. Lew Porter's 37th wedding anniversary. Many Porters and relatives from Buck Creek Ryan Central City Monticello Hopkinton Center Junction and Anamosa joined the celebration with afternoon callers also visiting.
Mrs W T Folkers hosted a July 28 birthday party at their home for twins Michael and Marciea Folkers turning six. Relatives and friends including the Folkers siblings and extended family attended alongside visitors Arle Pye Beverly Baders and Mt Vernon guests Jim Bone Anita Bone and Cedar Falls guests Mrs Alvin Haan and Ralph Wilson family members noted.
Pvt. Garriet A. Harms Jr. writes from Korea about weather and troop morale. He describes a Jack Benny show for U.N. troops behind the front and shares views on risk and peace talks. He notes Korean farming methods and scarce farm machinery and asks for more mail at his APO address.
Mr and Mrs Roman Haag and son Larry Mrs James Connolly Mrs John Tschantz and daughter Lois depart Sunday for a three week stay with relatives in Albuquerque New Mexico.
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