11 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
1
Our view supports open speed enforcement around the swimming pool to protect children. Local and visiting drivers were fined for exceeding 25 mph as council and Mayor Lambert pledge stricter policing. A resident questioned secrecy, but the piece argues public warnings prevent more violations and save lives.
In Kennett Square a simple, immediate plan aims to free curb space for customers. Merchants and staff would park one block farther from State Street, freeing spots around the municipal building for shoppers. If the borough paves and meters the lot soon, more parking may be needed as Kennett grows.
The Monticello Express, Monticello Iowa weekly paper since 1865, published Mondays and Thursdays, postal classification second class. Advertising agents include Chicago and Des Moines services. subscription rates $4.50 in select Iowa counties and $5.50 elsewhere in the United States.
Archbold's Community Commercial club members tour a local industry each month to learn about town life, employment, and investment. The program highlights the value of nearby enterprises and products, echoing Thoreau's Concord wisdom about life learned at home.
A Wildwood New Jersey Leader commentary criticizes comic books for teaching “atrocious language” to youth and contrasts this with the unpunished killers of the English language. It argues readers imitate language from comics more than textbooks and cites quotations about prosperity and national character.
CentenniaI celebrations in Wyoming proceed with Prairie Town pageant on Sunday August 14, 15 and 16. children's program Monday. parade and prizes for best old time living. evening acts and street dancing. horse show Tuesday morning with carnival night. attendees urged to join and recall past days while granddaughters and grandfathers share memories through bonnets and whiskers. Also a humorous contrast promotes fishing as relaxing compared to long waits in church or at a doctor's office.
A roundup of local church schedules lists Amber Presbyterian with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and service at 10:15, Church of the Nazarene led by Rev. Ray Sprenger with 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. worship, and Evangelical and Reformed with 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and 10:30 a.m. worship. It notes multiple congregations including First Congregational, First Presbyterian, Onslow, Sacred Heart, and St. Luke’s with varied service times, plus July and August plans, mission rallies, and choir rehearsals across churches.
Thirty four families gathered Sunday August 7 for the annual Wilcox reunion at Monticello city park. Special guests included D C Balster of Denver and Dr Ethelwyn B Wilcox of Logan. Out of town guests from Maquoketa Center Junction Onslow Wyoming Tipton and more attended with Monticello members listed.
A Monday Express story about the George J Harms farm sale noted the $60 000 figure was not intended to indicate the final sale price. The clarification preserves that the farm sale details remain unresolved.
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