Monticello Bank Wealth Sparks Countywide Debate
Ward Barnes questions Monticello's bank balances highlighted in a Monticello Express ad. The letter cites deposits over 11 million and capital surplus of 400 thousand in a 2500 resident town, contrasting Jones county farming wealth with local penitentiary concerns.
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Eagle Grove
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Monticello
Monticello Express
Ward
Jones County
Jones
Iown
Charlie Doxsee
the Doxsee
Charlie
Iowa
Anamosa
Building Industry Calls for Free Markets to Speed Housing
Parliamentary experts interpret last November’s vote as a push to restore free markets and reduce government controls on the housing sector. The piece argues for lifting remaining limits on home production, citing postwar gains and potential to exceed one million homes annually with liberal financing and stronger organization.
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Congress
Iowa Legislature Sets Income Tax Debate and Leader Sketches
Capital News reports Towa lawmakers begin the session with a pivotal income tax choice. Options include making the 50 percent rate permanent, reverting to 100 percent, or changing rates or eliminating the tax. Governor Blue urges tax reform and a cautious budget, while lobbyist registration bills spark constitutional questions. The piece also profiles key leaders in the Iowa House and Senate and notes interim committee findings on Eldora security construction.
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Towa
Iowa Tax Study Committee
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa State Education Association
House
Senate
Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Blue
Des Moines
Appropriations
Edward J. Morrissey
Valeria Farmer
Jasper County
Arch W. MacFarlane
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Gene Poston
Corydon
Wayne County
ProTem V. Lee
Dysart
Benton
Tama
Leo Elthon
A. E. Augustine
LeRoy S. Mercer
Robert C. Reilly
Tunis H. Klein
Anamosa Essay Contest Honors Jones County Students
Anamosa's Isaak Walton League sponsors an essay contest across Jones county schools on soil conservation wildlife in Iowa and woodland management. Prizes awarded soon. entries listed from junior and senior high including Randall Ganfield Arlene Kuhns Mary Lou Adams Dick Williamson Elfriede Behrens Lucretia Fairbanks Betty Lou Craiz Maldean Dirks Donna Aitchison Marilyn Landis Patty Podhaski Ray Eiben Robert Spahr Miriam Young Mary Alice Wilcox Norma Hintz Ardis Heiken Jean Harms Margery Behrends Wayne King Eugene Poppe Jane DeShaw Bob Rhatigen Jean Barnts Larry Paulsen Sarah Hayden Jimmie Paulsen seventh eighth grades and freshmen students.
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Anamosa
Isaak Walton League
Jones County
Iowa
Randall Ganfield
Arlene Kuhns
Mary Lou Adams
Dick Williamson
Elfriede Behrens
Lucretia Fairbanks
Betty Lou Craiz
Maldean Dirks
Donna Aitchison
Marilyn Landis
Patty Podhaski
Ray Eiben
Robert Spahr
Miriam Young
Mary Alice Wilcox
Norma Hintz
Ardis Heiken
Jean Harms
Margery Behrends
Wayne King
Eugene Poppe
Jane DeShaw
Bob Rhatigen
Jean Barnts
Larry Paulsen
Sarah Hayden
Jimmie Paulsen
Confusing First Day? Senior Year Morning Tardies Prompt Chatter
In a humorous class vibe a freshman girl Margaret Steiner and others miss or arrive late to school. Don Z mocks studying and sociology yawns. Mary T skips games and eyebrows are questioned amid weather notes and car talk.
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Don Z
Mary T
Margaret Steiner
Eugene Oltmann
Moe and Joe Quote about Rivers and Bed
A brief dialogue features Moe wishing to be like rivers to follow a course without leaving his bed, as Joe questions the purpose of such a wish. The exchange frames a humorous meditation on laziness and fate.
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Moe
Rivers
Joe
Faculty Sketches Hubba Hubba Hubba New Gym Teachers
Miss Ruth Potter from Tipton is introduced as the new girls gym teacher and active in tennis with a saxophone background. Mr Donald Marston of Rockford Illinois, sociology economics and history teacher, served in the 78th Infantry and studied at Oxford after discharge. Miss Dorothy Nagle from Waterloo teaches typing and shorthand and sponsors Philo, sharing hobbies of knitting reading and cooking.
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Ruth Potter
Miss Potter
Tipton
Iowa State Teachers College
Donald Marston
Rockford, Ill
Oxford University
78Th Division
Army Infantry
Coe College
Monti High
Dorothy Nagle
Monti
Philomonte
Waterloo
West Waterloo High School
Cedar Falls
Philo
Slumber Party Held by Freshmen and Sophomores
Freshman and sophomore G.A.A. girls held a slumber party in Monti Hi with bed rolls on the gym floor. They ate breakfast prepared by Shirley McCurdy Marilyn Landis and Marileigh Clark before the student body arrived. New students Beverly Palmer Art Bohlken Sharon Freese and Karen Freese joined Monticello Public Schools.
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Monti Hi
G.A.A
Shirley McCurdy
Marilyn Landis
Marileigh Clark
Monticello
Beverly Palmer
Veteran
Art Bohlken
Dependence High School
Sharon Freese
Karen
New Courses Break Monotony Of Seniors Seventh Eighth Grade
The second semester brings subject changes for seniors and middle grades. Miss Bush teaches American Government replacing Psychology, Mr Marston teaches Economics replacing Sociology, Mrs Ross leads Trigonometry replacing Advanced Algebra, Miss Nagle guides Bookkeeping replacing Commercial Law, Mr Walker oversees Eighth Grade Biology replacing Science, while Seventh Grade shifts from Reading and Spelling to Science with Miss Smith as instructor.
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Miss Bush
Future Teachers Complete Reading Methods Exams
Future Teachers finished exams last Friday, ending the semester in Reading Methods. They will study teaching of all subjects next semester in a unit titled General Methods and continue practice teaching.
Humorous Quick Jokes and Wordplay
A collection of light anecdotes and puns about exams hats births and sports. Jokes feature Eddie misplacing capitals, a wife asking about birds with small bills and a boy noting family birthplaces while recognizing humorous coincidences.
No-name Student Faces Effects Of Bad Report Cards
A student reflects on how poor grades affect future opportunities at colleges and employers. The piece urges effort this semester, noting teachers value class work and honest effort, and encourages trying for better grades.
County Basketball Tourney Dates Listed for Nearby Cities
A schedule lists February events for county tournament play across several towns. Mt Vernon January 24, Onslow February 4, McKinley February 7, Anamosa February 11, Manchester February 14, Roosevelt February 18, Band Concert February 19, Marion February 21, with Sectional tournament February 27 and 28 in various locations.
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Mt. Vernon
Onslow
McKinley
West Branch
Anamosa
Manchester
Roosevelt
Marion
Mutual Tornado Insurance Association Ad
See me when in need of tornado protection or phone 924 W for Mutual Tornado Insurance Association.
Brothers Reunite After 39 Years From The Hague To Cincinnati
John Proost now of Rick Rapids located his older brother after 39 years. Adopted in The Hague the siblings were separated in youth and later found each other in Cincinnati. Both natives of Holland had come to the United States many years ago.
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John Proost
Rick Rapids
Hague
Holland
John
Mr. Proost
Cincinnati
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