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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
1
The passage argues that many successful salespeople must listen more than they talk. By listening, you uncover a prospect’s needs, relax their guard, and tailor your approach whether selling a product, persuading on a course of action, or promoting a community effort.
Elmer E. Taylor founder and longtime editor of the Traer Star Clipper turns 80 on July 1. He started the paper on May 1, 1878 and has served as managing editor for 63 years. The Iowa State Press Association added him to the Master Editor honorary roll years ago for his lifelong public service.
Monticello loses a valued citizen as Reverend Samuel G. Gutensohn Congregational minister departs to take a new pastorate in Antigo Wisconsin. During eleven years he led community efforts serving as president of the Parent Teachers Association chair of the Red Cross Monticello chapter and chaplain of the Masonic lodge Public speaking engagements and regular hospital visits highlighted his service.
The column surveys Iowa tax policy from 1941 to 1946, noting the one mill state levy reduction and its political context, wartime fiscal balances, and plans for capital projects. It also reports on Secretary of State Earl Miller considering reelection, debates on freedom of press versus government control, and wartime labor losses and wheat quotas.
Frank Helmer, though crippled by arthritis and bound to a gliding stool, runs an upholstery and awning shop in Monticello. He serves as janitor, president, and secretary, meeting customers by bringing samples to them and inventing add-ons like a window screen awning attachment. He built the business after moving from Dubuque seven years ago, overcoming long illness to reach Jones County markets.
Simple guide to arranging flowers with seasonal picks. Use water, trim stems, and pair blooms with foliage. Choose containers that match texture, from bowls to pitchers, and let early morning selection inform color and composition.
A guide favors simple, honest containers and three supply holders from the dime store. Create a central focal point with long and short flower towers around it. Use chicken wire or hardware mesh to form a ball that fits the container and place blossoms one by one for a natural look without crowding.
A pantry time saver suggests keeping a mixture of shortening salt and flour in the fridge for quick pie dough. It also advises chilling prepared dough, splitting hamburger buns buttering and browning them before adding filling, and serving warm with milk or iced tea. A note adds mint on warm meals for a fresh dressing.
Youngsters in Nashua staged a homemade circus last week with animal performers drawn from family pets. Admission and sale prices were nominal at one penny for most features, reflecting a cheerful local event amid small-town pride.
Howard Smith of Hary was fined for operating with an overload while Bernard Boots of Wyoming faced a charge of improper equipment and paid a small fine. LeRoy Loats of Titonia became a blood donor to pursue education and also works as a painter while studying at the University of Dubuque.
Two white tailed squirrels have become an attraction for Wa verly residents, drawing visitors and sparking local curiosity about the unusual wildlife sighting.
Keosauqua man sells guppy potatoes that sprout new potatoes without planting, with orders for next year. Hamburg man Oscar Crandal holds his breath as a cow survives a 20 foot bluff fall. Cantril families may skip rhubarb growing as one plant on Paul Wilson farm has a stalk the size of a man’s arm and leaves three feet long and wide.
Last week during tear down of a water tower workers used a torch that ignited the tank top. The LeMars fire department assisted the demolition crew to bring the large tank to ground and extinguish the blaze.
Monticello Iowa council met July 7 1941 in regular session approving a long list of city claims including General Fund Trfr 905.91 and various salaries, supplies, fuels, and services. The vote on the resolution was Aye by Matthiessen Ferring Shaffer Becks with no nays and billets for coal bids and a stoker were postponed to July 17 1941.
The county discusses aid plans for a state highway project and requests delivered prices for steel culverts and for an old fire truck. Fred McLaughlin, mayor, and city clerk Ray Echternacht certify the notes.
The Jones County Board of Supervisors announces scaled bids for Class A crushed rock surfacing projects in five groups totaling miles and cubic yards. Sealed proposals due at 16 am at the County Auditor in Anamosa Iowa with certified checks, plans to be viewed at the Auditor or County Engineer, and conditions including residency and Iowa product requirements.
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