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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1956
Page
5
A Cascade community column laments the shift from magneto to dial service. It notes slower news, lingering party lines, and operators fearing job loss as machines threaten human thought and work. The piece also hints at local political talk and ends with a playful self reveal.
Jones County board of supervisors announces sealed bids for 14 tires and six tubes to be opened at the auditor’s office by 2 p.m. March 6 1956. Bids cover tire and tube sizes from 14 00x24 to 8 25x20 for county needs.
The 285 acre farm of Donald Clark near Monticello is identified in the Express Farm Foto series by seven readers. Clark, who bought the place in 1953, milks about 20 of his 50 Holstein cows and raises Hampshire hogs with his wife and three children.
Gary Coonrod of Manly a 15 year old youth was shot in the face recently while he and a friend prepared guns for a hunting trip He is recovering at home according to local reports The incident prompted medical attention and raised safety concerns in the community
The writer recounts trout fishing near Bailey's Ford with reports of big trout despite low waters. Tracks, campfires, and scattered gear mark the scene while a likely 20 to 30 inch trout escapes, and locals discuss catches by a spring branch pond and a possible walleye or large trout seen by Junie Salow.
Farmers hear from leaders that a peacetime Soil Bank program offers payments and tax relief to reduce surpluses. It would remove acres from production for certificates usable at banks or government stocks, with a 25 million acre conservation reserve to curb future surpluses, and is presented as voluntary with broad GOP backing.
Olin plans a third bid opening Friday February 24 at 2 p.m. for a new high school addition after two prior rejections. The project has a $349000 funding pool with last May bids at $355488 and August bids rejected. The plan adds eight classrooms and a music room with adjusted layout to cut costs amid a 450-student district.
Eleanor Wilcox a Rockford College freshman and member of the Fellowship of Faiths helps finalize plans for Brotherhood Week observance in February 1926. Rabbi Saul Appelbaum of the Jewish Chautauqua association leads the events and addresses the school on the topic Philosophies Are Not Impracticable.
Harry Bartels of near Maquoketa was killed while clearing brush with a bull dozer when a tree fell and fatally struck him.
Policy aims to boost funding for agricultural research to discover new uses and markets for crops, reduce production costs, and raise farmer profits through innovation and efficiency.
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