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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1951
Page
1
The piece surveys GOP and Democratic nerves over the 1948 race. Truman contends for renomination amid civil rights fights while Taft, Eisenhower, and MacArthur echoes shape the field. Ike looms as a wild card with unclear party alignment and policy stance.
The Buffalo Wyoming bulletin condemns federal spending as the root cause of inflation and argues no emergency powers are needed to curb Washington waste. The Roseburg News-Review claims price control propaganda weakens free enterprise and questions tax and subsidy policies. The Sycamore Leader cites John Phillips on insurance value and inflation, urging deflation of inflators in public office.
Iowa's highway death toll climbed to 266 in the first six months of 1951, up from 239 a year earlier and 231 in 1949. Speed was the primary factor in 65 of the fatal crashes, with carelessness a close second.
Local church schedules detail Aug 12 events across Soni S S Peter and Paul Lutheran Sacred Heart and Wayne Zion churches with services, Sunday schools, and confession times. Nearby First Presbyterian lists worship and guest speaker Rev Keith Taber. Community updates cover picnics, visits, and family notices with multiple Davenport and Monticello residents. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
Center Junction residents celebrated the tenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Plueger with an unannounced evening gathering. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. William Plueger and Bertha Mae, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Siebels and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Null and daughters, all of Monticello, and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Plueger and sons.
Hutt Crust Qut es and Mrs Larry Rieken plus Scotch Grove families hosted a gathering with self invited guests and gifts. Arthur Elsasser known as Artie James the speed skater planned appearances at the All Iowa Fair August 12 to 16. Doden reunion at City Park Monticello drew Ray Plueger and children. Haak Imm Badberg relatives traveled from Minnesota and Scotch Grove for Mrs Badberg's funeral. Ferguson party spent three weeks with the Chase family before heading to Lake Guy for Dr. Ferguson's work.
A somber meditation contrasts pain of striving for liberty with the quiet bondage of contentment. The speaker laments those who endure no struggle yet accept a meager, unfree existence.
The column details multiple regional visits and events. Dwaine Grant injured in an auto crash near Central City while William Clark escapes with minor bruises. Mrs Belle Watson visits Chicago friends, and the Richardson family visits Cedar Rapids in reunion with the Watsons. Various trips to Cedar Falls Clinton and other towns noted along with hospital stays and travel to Iowa City for medical procedures.
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