Openings of Berlin Big Four meet stir debate on peace policy
The article notes Molotov's attacks and China's push to join the talks turning the Berlin session toward a Big Five dynamic. It cites U.S. News & World Report counting 120 million words of diplomacy with the Communists and highlights Dulles’s policy shift to massive retaliatory power and no sanctuary for aggression. It claims the United States now seeks to deter without limits, signaling an epochal change in wartime strategy.
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Berlin
Molotov
West
United States
China
U.S. News & World Report
Korea
Dulles
United Nations
David Lawrence
Soviet Russia
Honest I Didn't Do It Monticello Weeky Column
A Monticello column recalls a local basketball game in Anamosa where photographers were accused and a claim about stealing an Express camera surfaces. The writer muses on Washington Lincoln and national discourse, noting city pride, media critique, and a mix of humor and patriotism amid town chatter.
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Anamosa
Express
Neighborly prayer prompts odd family dispute
An elderly man recalls a neighbor’s peculiar nighttime prayer asking divine aid for crops and protection from rivals. The tale blends rural humor with reflections on marriage, manners, and a rambling talk by a sheep farmer known for his blunt, worldly wise remarks.
Balanced budgets and federal duties in diverse editorials
Grass Roots Opinion cites a balanced budget as key to price stability and urges continued spending cuts. Port Huron highlights national actions to protect American institutions against Communist conspirators. Myrtle Point argues Taft Hartley protects workers, while Bellingham warns against continued government credit use as economically dangerous.
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Newport Beach
Calif
News-Times
Port Huron
Mich
Times-Herald
Myrtle Point
Ore
Herald
Bellingham
Wash
A Vacation Visit to a Bizarre Basketball Show
The narrator describes a curious night in a Kentucky town visiting a grand building with lights and a strange basketball event. He details a floor show with men in long underwear and numbered outfits, zebra coats, and a balloon game that ends with the crowd rushing out as the scene shifts.
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iMe
Kentucky
Old Bessy
Nice and New Frances Gearhart
Frances Gearhart joins the senior class as a transfer from Hopkinton High School. She was active in Hopkinton bands glee club and basketball and joined MHS band switching from cornet to baritone. She also sings in girls glee club and helps F H A. She attends Hopkinton Presbyterian Church and supports its organizations in spare time.
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Frances Gearhart
Hopkinton High School
Hopkinton
Frances
M.H.S
Glee Club
F.H.A
Presbyterian Church
Introducing Active Attractive Pat Gerdes
Patricia Gerdes known as Pat is a Monticello freshman and senior nominee. She plays bass in the high school band four years and leads a solo to contest this year while belonging to Brass Quintette and Glee Club. She serves in FHA student council GAA and church groups.
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Patricia Gerdes
Pat
Monticello
Brass Quintette
Glee Club
FHA
GAA
Wayne Lutheran Church
Luther League
Paris Academy of Beauty
Cedar Rapids
February Birthdays and Frances Planned Path After Graduation
February birthdays list include Bill Eby Dale Volkman David Martin Carl Egger Keith Blayney Betty Reuter Bob Bergstrom Helen Postel Neal Galen Cass Barbara Norris Ruth Clark Joyce Schoenbeck Stanley Chadwell Bob Marsh Ron Rhatigan Barbara Guyan Marvin Ebbs Loretta Cass Sally Rathbun Robert Ganfield Merna Folkers Verna Merritt Frances will attend Iowa State Teachers College after graduation to become an elementary school teacher. She has passed her I See the Moon record and plans to paint the town blue the first Saturday night. She wrote the Dean requesting Swiss Steak for all meals as she starts her new life with 54 classmates and friends cheering her on.
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Bill Eby
Dale Volkman
David Martin
Carl Egger
Keith Blayney
Betty Reuter
Bob Bergstrom
Helen Postel
Neal First
Galen Cass
Barbara Norris
Ruth Clark
Joyce Schoenbeck
Stanley Chadwell
Bob Marsh
Ron Rhatigan
Barbara Guyan
Marvin Ebbs
Loretta Cass
Sally Rathbun
Robert Ganfield
Merna Folkers
Verna Merritt
Frances
Iowa State Teachers College
Excerpts From Old Philos
A collection of short lines hinting at teen romances and social interactions. Names including Darlene B Richard Riedel Eleanor W Barb Pat Ray Etta Glen Julie DeShaw Patty S and Don C appear in casual dating chatter. The tone resembles a yearbook or campus snippet with playful gossip.
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Darlene B
Richard Riedel
Sarah
Bruce
Bill J
Eleanor W
Bob H
Patty
Ray
Marge
Armar
Pat
Don C
Monticello Black Panthers Close Season at Vinton
Monticello and Vinton set for the final regular season game on Friday night February 19 in Vinton. The Freshman Sophomores seek revenge after a one point loss and a varsity overtime win, with implications for Little WaMaC Conference standings.
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Monticello Black Panthers
Vinton
Monticello
Merna Folkers Honored as A Notable Senior
Merna Folkers a tall quiet senior known for her friendly smile has stood out in band activity over four years at high school. She plays clarinet in concert marching and pep bands and has belonged to clarinet quartets while also participating in Philo and F H A in early years.
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Merna Folkers
Mera
Merna
Philo
F.H.A
The Guy With The Smile- Galen Eiben
One of the geniuses of the class of 54 Galen Eiben was indoctrinated into M H S S life in his freshman year. His smile and ready blush and brainy remarks stood out. He joined track and F F A as a freshman then earned a major letter and Panther Club membership as a sophomore. In junior year he joined the football squad and later M Club after the gauntlet initiation. In his final year he is WaMaC champ football team member and Panther Club and plans to return for track. After school he pursues 4 H and church work at Castle Grove Lutheran. His undecided future hints at a hamburger joint painted green where he can listen to Oh on the juke box.
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Galen Eiben
M.hss
F.F.A
Galen
Panther Club
M” Club
M.H.C
Castle Grove Lutheran
Magic Piper operetta to be staged February 19
Excitement runs through Down Yonder grade students as they rehearse the Magic Piper. Many downstairs classes study Lincoln and Washington while birthday celebrants include Sherry Howie and Dina Brokaw. Gay Valentine parties and class activities weave through the week. Merna Folkers, a 1954 graduate, plans college and remains a cheerful figure in the school community.
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Lincoln
Washington
Coyle
Shover
Sherry Howie
David Ardu‘ser
Sheila Winkler
Dina Brokaw
Donnie Holmes
Sheep farmer and hunter tale from Montana roadsides
A rambling legend from Montana tells of a sheep farmer who buys many Rolls Royces for sheep hauling with a glass partition to protect him from woolly loads. A rich friend, a duck hunter, brings a fast retriever named Duck Dog. the dog’s skill and silence surprise the farmer.
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Jevver
Montanna
Wal
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