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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1955
Page
1
A state examiner's report cites overpaid councilmen totaling 483.33 and a 783.75 misallocation from the parking meter fund for a police car. It urges yearly financial statements from subdivision trustees and notes overall improvement in city records while stressing cautious action and continued research.
A coalition of Towa hatcherymen producers feed manufacturers and other industry members forms the Towa Poultry Products organization to raise demand for Iowa eggs poultry and related products. Members plan up to 50 000 investment this year and 20 cents per 100 chicks from spring purchases.
The article notes a shift in cancer mortality with men surpassing women in some areas, citing Iowa 1953 deaths 2195 men and 2005 women. It highlights cancer control programs and early detection through breast self examination and uterine cancer screening as reducing deaths, with quotes from Dr. E P Plass and Henry Ford on capitalism.
The Monticello Express is established July 10 1865 as the official newspaper for Monti cello and Jones county. It was published weekly on Monday and Thursday and carries postal classifications and association memberships. Subscription rates are listed as 4.50 within several Iowa counties and 5.50 for elsewhere in the United States.
Miss Ella Mae DeShaw daughter of Hopkinton residents marries Bill Wernimont son of Monticello parents at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Hopkinton in a 9 am double ring ceremony. The couple plans to live on the Gilbert Wernimont farm after a western states honeymoon.
Miss Betty Behrends of Sand Springs and Edward H Drake of Marlin Texas wed in a Gretna Green chapel ceremony in Yuma Arizona on Friday July 1 Rev Charles Mundell officiating The couple will reside in San Diego California where Drake is in the Navy A reception in San Diego honored the couple with many local and military guests listed from San Diego Milwaukee and Milwaukee area readers invited to try the Express for want ad success
Children from Wyoming started swimming lessons at the Monticello pool on Tuesday July 5 with transportation arranged by the Wyoming Lions Club. Two buses owned by Ronald Holtz were used, driven by Mrs Ronald Holtz and Fred Lazare, for a July schedule of Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays.
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