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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1951
Page
1
In a Monticello office a World War II air raid warden emblem is found as hints of new controls. Early this week news reports announce general price freezes in two weeks and deposters warn businessmen to brush up on OPA experiences as old rules may be revived.
A Monticello editorial addresses rising concerns over juvenile delinquency in Des Moines Marshalltown Cedar Rapids and Mattoon. It urges parents pastors teachers and business leaders to engage youth activities and supervision to prevent trouble and protect the town from negative attention.
A columnist laments weekly inspiration and recalls playful pranks when printing a private note about a young mother to be. The piece notes the March of Dimes drive in Jones county, its funding woes, and praise for the charity's polio care funded by donors including David Cuckler.
A letter to the Express editors from Monticello students urges creation of a community recreational center. The Greater Monticello Committee is named to organize, but readers are advised to form a student group, draft financing and operation plans, then present them for community support.
Funeral services were held for Marvin C. Levsen 47 DeWitt a former Jones county attorney. Burial followed in Wyoming cemetery. He died Tuesday after a 10 day illness in a Clinton hospital. Survivors include his wife Iva a Cedar Rapids area lawyer their daughter Janice and siblings in Iowa Michigan and Wyoming.
In a January 1951 Monticello Express letter, residents including Ron Rhatigan and Judy Podhaski urge the Greater Monticello Committee to create a youth center. They argue higher show prices keep kids home, proposing half price access or youth activities and calling for democratic management. A second item notes the fatal fall of Mrs. Walter Michel in Hills after a Riverside schoolyard accident.
Coins dealer J. M Chappel of Independence began collecting about twelve years ago. He now guards a stash of 16,000 Indian head pennies along with a collection of other rare coins and patterns.
Iowa lawmakers push to hold the line on state spending amid conservative leadership and a governor urging a sound budget no new taxes and no tax increases. Reports cite a possible split in GOP factions, debates over the World War II state bonus funds, and proposed repeals of the cigarette price law.
Local correspondents list weekend gatherings and visits. Albert Pitman Glenn Knapp and Louis Knapp of Farley attended Mrs. Egger's birthday dinner. Several Cedar Rapids and Marion visitors called at multiple homes and attended a funeral for Charles Wilson.
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