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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1954
Page
1
President Eisenhower’s January 13 press conference outlined a broad program and a shift toward Congress-led action. He framed his approach as a strict constitutional interpretation, aiming for compromise over pressure, with major debate anticipated over farm price supports and Taft-Hartley reforms.
Local observers claim a newly uncovered farm program with widespread interest. Reporters say they gathered first hand details from farmers in Eastern Iowa and other rural communities while noting government offices faced staffing cuts and temporary layoff due to data processing delays.
A narrator reflects on job loss after a government reorganization, then details mink trapping, farm observations, and changes in farming from horse era to modern equipment. He cites debt worries among farmers and critiques government spending while noting farmer resilience and interest in agricultural policy.
Claude Appleby not a big man but has appetite. The piece laments federal pay rules and tax, hints at a new program, and criticizes government crop actions. It notes beef banquet, a salesmen editorial stance, and printer’s view on paper sales tactics. Continued on page 7.
The senior class colors are powder blue and silver with the lily of the valley as the flower. The motto chosen is Life is what you make it. Miss Caslavka was absent and Miss Vernon directed the Girls Glee Club. Mr Jones assigns the bulletin board tasks to his biology sociology and democracy classes.
Jerry Ann Dart, a senior class of 1994 member, is known for her dark hair brown eyes and quick dimpled smile. She has four years in concert and pep bands plays trumpet and sings in Glee Club Chorus girls sextet and brass ensembles. She also participates in F H A three years GA A and served as freshman homecoming attendant. Active in Presbyterian Church Center Junction she was Youth Fellowship and Parish president and a Sunday School teacher. Her plans include becoming an elementary teacher and remaining single. Her hobbies include blue items potato salad and sewing.
Carol Benson, co editor of the year’s annual staff, balances Philo FHA and GAA duties at MHS. She starred as the kind hearted Gethsemane in last year’s junior play But Fair Tomorrow and remains active at St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.
A vivid, humorous sketch describes fans in the stands shouting and reacting during a basketball game. It notes the energy of spectators rivaling players, the loud calls to referees, and the chaotic postgame rush, with mentions of Marion Anamosa and Independence teams.
Denis Donovan stood out as a shy freshman, joining FFA and Boys Glee Club, rising to secretary and vice president in later years. He played football and ran track, earned a letter, joined Panther Club, attends Castle Grove Catholic Church, and plans to pursue the presidency of the United States after graduation.
The passage notes Carol has served as treasurer of the Young People's Society for two years and will enroll at ISTC next year to pursue elementary teaching. It adds she enjoys reading, baking, sewing, and fishing, with contentment described through a vivid domestic scene.
Inquiring Reporter readers call for longer Philo with more jokes about kids and gossip, biweekly issues, and livelier writing. For facilities they propose a recreation room, gym, and updated home ec spaces, plus new teachers and equipment.
A Monticello freshman yearbook note profiles JoAnn Conley as a friendly short brunette active in FHA and Girls Glee Club II. She attends Wayne Lutheran Church and teaches Sunday School, with ambitions to become a secretary or home economics teacher. The piece closes with a light Uncle Sam aside and a riddle about a minister.
Julie DeShaw has contributed to her high school for four years through band and vocal ensembles. She plays bassoon and bell lyre, performs solos, and participates in woodwind groups and choirs. She serves as treasurer of the a capella choir and participates in M Club Camera Club Philo and Annual Staff. She plans to attend Art School in New York to study advertising and illustration.
In Philomonte Friday title game John Maurice's team defeated Paul Shelley’s squad 6 to 1 with Douglas Himes scoring 4 and Jim Robertson 2. Allen White later led Maurice’s team to a separate championship victory on Monday January 25. A new student Kay Rickels joined the 6th grade and Miss Young hosted JoAnn Eden’s 11th birthday party with cupcakes and a game called Father Time.
The listing notes events from February including a band concert on Feb 2 by the concert band, a home game with Maquoketa on Feb 5, boys sectional tournaments Feb 8 through Feb 12, FHLA on Feb 9, GAA on Feb 11, a game with Vinton on Feb 19 away, and GAA on Feb 25.
A chaotic snapshot shows teenagers debating seniors, weather dampens practice, and the basketball season nears its end while underclassmen envy seniors and graduation looms. The piece mixes school life notes with a student’s remark about waking up feeling fine, highlighting stress and anticipation in a tight February week.
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