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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1971
Page
2
The first snowstorm of the season drenched Monticello and eastern Iowa with up to nine inches. Roads were slick. eight inches fell in Monticello as schools were delayed and buses ran late. Plows cleared streets while residents dug out and enjoyed the snow.
A report from page A-1 notes Gabriel a MHS sophomore active in football wrestling and golf. The Court of Honor Monday night featured a full program with opening ceremony troop committee introduction by George Eastburn Tenderfoot Second Class First Class merit badge awards Star Life ceremonies and closing remarks by troop members.
Monticello and Scotch Grove residents are named among the 50 new executive board members for the Hawkeye Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The board governs the seven county area Benton Linn Jones Iowa Johnson Cedar and Washington and meets monthly to oversee council operations.
Two minor accidents were reported. On Nov 22 Mildred L. Gilmore’s 1969 Ford and Jane Ann Greenwood’s 1965 Buick collided at the N Sycamore and E Third intersection at 7:55 am with $142 and unknown damage. no charges filed as vehicles were moved before officers arrived. A 1968 Volkswagen owned by Gary T. Parker sustained about $200 damage in a Nov 20 vandalism incident at the M and M Auto lot two miles north of Monticello.
New three year license plates for cars and mobile homes went on sale in Jones County replacing the prior one year plates. Validation stickers indicate full year or half-year use while truck trailer and cycle plates remain one year. County treasurer Gene Taylor noted mail orders incur a 25 cent fee and four new typewriters are needed by July 1 for computer readable registrations and titles.
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