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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
2
Mrs. William Aldrich displays three flower beds and two large rectangular gardens with a smaller front circle at 502 North Cedar Street. Her lilies and iris dominate a 11 year evolving plot alongside a white picket fence and nearby ditch spraying to curb mosquitoes.
The Summer Follies of 1948 will feature acts including THE GREAT MA CHINO TROUPE from Sweden, THE DIACOFFS from England, TAYLOR & MICKIE' TROUT hoop rollers, AL & MARGIE CALVIN, WOLCOTT'S DOGS AND PONIES, and more. The Revue appears in front of the Grandstand at the Monticello Fairgrounds on August 18 19 and 20.
An estimated 460000 will be spent to repair and modernize non farm homes in Jones county during 1948. Painting heating work new roofs and plumbing lead the list while nationwide home improvement is expected to set a record.
Olin Laetare, cattle feeder, delivered 19 steers at the Chicago stock yards on July 6. The steers weighed about 1160 pounds each and brought $37 per hundred at auction, with top prime steers selling for $38.75 per hundred.
The Hawkeye Club of Monticello organized a Thursday evening outing for church youth groups from Monticello Anamosa and Cascade at John H. Smith home. Forty six youths, 46 total participants and 26 guests joined activities based on Indian lore ending with hymns and taps.
The Monticello Independent Lovell Number 4 Board of Directors will meet August 9 1948 at 7 30 p m at the Public School. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditures for the year July 1 1948 to June 30 1949. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing. Theodosia M Pulver Secretary.
Satisfactory FM reception depends on antenna type. For scattered station directions, use non directional turnstile dipole or turnstile folded dipole. If stations lie mainly in one direction, choose a dipole or dipole and reflector. These antennas tested by a prominent FM station and recommended by a Monticello radio dealer.
Members of the Business and Professional Women's club gathered for a Thursday picnic at the city park. The group announced outdoor meetings will continue through the rest of the summer season.
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