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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
5
The 1897 Virginia O'Hanlon Santa Claus letter is reprinted with Francis P. Church's enduring editorial defense of belief. The classic reminder stresses that what is unseen can be real and vital, preserving childlike faith and joy across generations.
A flood of small town items from Clem's Post Cards covers local politics and hiring, chest X rays, phone system upgrades, a Christmas wedding, holiday visits, and decade-spanning snapshots. It records a new city clerk prospect, resignations, and shifts in county offices alongside year old and decade old recollections.
Oxford Junction Consolidated school faculty and board members held a Christmas party at the elementary on December 17 with about 35 attending a potluck dinner and social. Prizes went to Louis Vacek, Mrs. Clarence Olson, Superintendent Ted Urich, and Mrs. Herbert Rehmke. The Community club met at Mrs. August Hansen’s home with guests including Mrs. Dick Clausen of Tucson, Arizona, and hostesses’ daughters Mrs. Robert Buresh and Mrs. Delbert Steffens and granddaughters Cindy and Sherry Steffens. The program, led by Mrs. Helen Lasack and Mrs. Fred Haris, included readings by Mrs. Anna Lasack and Mrs. Frank Kolarik others.
Winners include Mrs. Dick Cisusen Mrs. George Shimerda Mrs. Anna Lasack Mrs. Ed Benc hart Mrs. George Cress and Mrs. Tom Hanwardsen. The Junior Auxiliary of Wapsie unit 473 caroled at Hults Rest home then held a Christmas party with gifts for 25 members and refreshments.
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