13 Jan 1955
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1955
Page
1
The Monticello Express announces a weekly full page of religious news and inspirational messages starting next Monday January 17, funded by 40 business and professional sponsors, churches and ministers. The project aims to boost church support attendance and civic strength in tough times.
The publication aims to strengthen church involvement across local, state, national, and international levels by highlighting congregational efforts and support. The weekly page serves to align churches with broader community and global initiatives.
The piece profiles Philip Lucido who placed an unusual ad declaring his gratitude for his wife on his 21st anniversary. It contrasts male pride with domestic affection, noting the ad’s claim as unprecedented in 75 years and reflecting on gender roles in midcentury America.
Lee Smith of Hamburg lost control on a snow covered highway. He stopped, stepped out, slipped on ice and broke his leg. He is 76.
In the LeMars area during the recent season a hunter named Art Kramer was wounded in the side by his son who fired at a deer as the father stepped into the line of fire. Fifteen deer were bagged along with one hunter. The deer escaped.
The instrumental group Melody Four from Wyoming will perform on WOC TV Davenport in a Jan. 21 program. Members are John Wurst Artis Elders Walter Denison and Blaine Gibson with solo vocal by Artis Ehlers. The act follows earlier local school activities and community notices.
Castle Grove Bur eau holds its regular monthly meeting at SS Peter and Paul Lutheran church tonight with a potluck supper at 7. L T Lorenz en will speak on his work as county assessor. Special music and movies planned. The text includes stray phrases about a salesman and memory as self satisfaction.
Obscure town notes recount De BELL assumes Eclipse Lumber manager role January 2 replacing Klitzle. Veterans drape charter for Mae Bennett. Local marriages, births, moves, and business changes documented amid 1945 cold snap and community updates.
Twenty five years ago Monticello residents showed little urge to relocate to California despite pushy incentives. The report notes local attachment to home, steady population, and limited migratory pressure amid statewide relocation campaigns.
Fifty years ago Leona Mayberry youngest daughter of Mrs. Rachel Delley Langworthy and Henry Uhr of Wayne township were married at noon in the bride’s mother's residence. A Monticello State Bank stockholders meeting elected directors S S Farwell Frank M Hicks S E Sarles John McDonald G H George O H Soetje H M Carpenter Williams.
Directors including George L. Lovell J S Hall R C Stirton and others were re-elected this week at Lovell State Bank. College reopens delayed by smallpox case and new births reported for Hogan Caspers families. Obscure home sales and a factory lumber purchase noted among local items.
Just before Christmas Mrs. Ralph Jones wife of a Boone pharmacist died when lighting a gas stove caused an oven fire to ignite her clothing. The accident occurred as she prepared a meal, ending her life and shocking the local community.
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