15 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1955
Page
1
Cascade resident Jim Bevan, 77, the Monticello course veteran, dominates in the annual match play tournament. He often shoots in the mid 40s and has years of eastern Town experience, including a hole-in-one miscount.
A 1924 to 1936 portrait of a man who rarely vacations save for a convention and values health and golf over time off. He notes a sore right wrist from driving but not putting, and jokes about absent mindedness and missed anniversaries. The piece ends with a reference to a poem titled Motorist's Prayer from the New York Times Book Review.
A Monticello police officer announces resignation on August 10 due to petty politics and a mayoral request to step down. He reflects on fair treatment and thanks the many people he met during his service.
The narrator recalls three notable fishing episodes from decades past. In the late 1920s in northern Minnesota, the first seven casts yielded five bass, hitting the legal limit quickly before releasing them. About ten years ago at Hopkinton Dam, carp gathered by the hundreds, and 1160 pounds were kept in two hours as they sold them. On May Day at Guttenberg, Floyd Davis and others fished the Mississippi and landed a two pound sand pike on a walleyes trip.
A group recounts rapid fishing action with many pikes and walleyes, keeping the largest while returning numerous undersized fish. A neighbor speared 40 carp, then fed some to chickens and buried the rest. another tale claims a man boat riding hooked a Northern on Maquoketa, chasing minnows and dying after striking a propeller blade.
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A devotional verse asks for divine protection while driving. It prays for a steady hand and watchful eye to avoid harm. The speaker asks shelter for companions from fire and calamity and urges using the car to aid others while not missing the world’s beauty.
Fair officials led by Secretary Claude Appleby parade three free cars to be awarded at the Great Jones County fair August 23 to 27. The 1955 Oldsmobile, 1955 Ford and an Eshelman midget car will be given away with events spread across Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday.
A narrator recalls unusual fish behavior while at sea. A large fish attempted to swallow a motor boat propeller, a rare event amid common tales of fishing luck and encounters with bass jumping into the boat.
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