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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1959

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Yesterday morning I heard your recording of Why and thought of many questions, all starting with the song title. Frankie Avalon Hollywood.

Hogs Defeat Gilmour in Iowa Fourth District Vote

In a December 15 special election Republican John Kyl, a clothing dealer, won the vacated congressional seat over Democrat C Edwin Gilmour, a state senator and Grinnell College professor. The race follows three earlier GOP losses in the district amid shrinking margins.

Iowa John Kyl C. Edwin Gilmour Grinnell College

Democrats and Republicans in close Iowa race report

The Iowa election showed 52.3 percent for the Republicans and 48 percent for the Democrats amid town and farm voting shifts. Campaigns featured Gilmour vs Benson with national issues cited. Local notices include Christmas activities, familial gatherings, and community greetings across Monticello and Cedar Rapids.

G.O.P Ottumwa Main Street Kyl Eisenhower Ezra Taft Benson Gilmour Benson Congress

Castle Grove Christmas Program Highlights at SS Peter and Paul

The Castle Grove church Sunday school presented a Christmas Eve program at 7:30 pm with an organ prelude by Elizabeth Specht and multiple choral and reader segments led by Pastor Zellmer and various students. The Castle Grove School No. 4 also staged a Christmas program on December 23 at 7:30 pm featuring Welcome by Steven Schlarmann and acts like Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Up On the House Top performed by the student body.

Castle Grove SS. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church Sunday School Elizabeth Specht Pastor Zellmer Ernest Alferts Lois Siebels Robert Capron Paul Lee Hugh Shirley Hugh Susan Janssen Roger Kromminga Kenneth Siebels Emmanuel Children’s Choir George Arduser Janet Arduser Barbara Hugh Frances Hugh Linda Janssen Marlene Johnson Marilyn Richardson Kenneth Roth Daniel Specht Paul Specht Philip Specht Mary Elaine Schafer Gabriel Duane Kromminga Gary Kromminga Joseph Ronald Hugh Sunday School Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa Castle Grove School No. 4 Ralph Beardsley Steven Schlarmann St. Nicholas Steven Schlarman Mitch Wilson Cynthia Portewig Darcy Wilson Keith King

Christmas Gatherings Around Scotch Grove Community

Holiday hosts included the Paul Paulsens at a noon dinner and the William B. Henrichs family hosting guests Arend Balster and the Robert Buol family. Edwin Helgens and Donald Grom households joined W. B. Clark’s Monticelo home for Christmas. Ruth Ann Heiken visits from St. Louis. Roger Raftis returns from Fort Riley on a 14 day furlough.

Scotch Grove Paul Paulsens William B. Henrichs Arend Balster Robert Buol Edwin Helgens Donald Grom W. B. Clark Monticello Ruth Ann Heiken St. Louis Hughes Kathleen Norris James Hughes Richard Hanken Roger Raftis Fort Riley Paul E Ralph Paulsen C. B. Carson May Himebaugh

John Deere Day Shows Kronkite News Film Program

Visitors at John Deere Day will view a fast paced film program coordinated by Walter Kronkite, famed network announcer, with spot news features and entertainment. Tom Gordon appears, teaching farming lessons while the Gordon Family observes the event.

John Deere Day Walter Kronkite Tom Gordon Gordon Tom Tom Gordons

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