Memorial Day 1976 tribute from the soldier dead
A tribute from The American Legion Magazine reflects on Memorial Day 1976, honoring those who died defending freedom from Lexington and Concord through Vietnam. The piece mourns lost lives, recalls battles from Shiloh to Iwo Jima, and urges living Americans to remember and uphold national greatness and responsibility.
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Monticello
American Legion Magazine
Chateau-Thierry
Belleau Wood
Argonne
Legion of the Dead
Clean up campaign starts in Monticello community
A new clean up drive begins in Monticello led by United Church of Monticello Adult Sunday School class. Residents are urged to tidy yards parkways gutters vacant lots and other sites to reduce litter and beautify the town. Joe Messerli resigns from Camp Courage board after years of service to local museums and volunteer groups.
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United Church of Monticello
Joe Messerli
Camp Courage Board of Directors
Joe
Jones County Historical Society
Monticello
Monticello Community High School
Boyd Shannon
Nena Landis
John Savage
Susan Landis
Nena
Susan
Royal Landis
John
R. E., Savage
Sediment dam project underway in Jones county park
A sediment retention dam is being built at Center Jet in Jones county Central Park to protect the park lake. The $3,500 joint project by the Jones county Soil Conservation Service ASCS and Conservation Board aims to reduce silt while water passes through a pipe. Estimated life of the dam is 35 years.
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Jones County Central Park
Center Jet
Park Lake
Jones County Soil Conservation Service
Jones County Ascs
Jones County Conservation Board
Monticello Express Profile of Awards and Rates
The Monticello Express publishes weekly as a designated official paper for Monticello and Jones County. It lists subscription rates by region and summarizes national and state awards across categories such as typography editorial news coverage and community service.
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Monticello Express, Inc
Monticello
Iowa
Monticello Express
Jones County
Iowa Press Association
National Newspaper Association
American Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Joralemon Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Iowa Press Advertising Service
Des Moines
Jones
Clinton
Cedar
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Linn
United States
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Amenca
Lexington and Concord
Valley Forge
Shiloh
Antietam
Gettysburg
Pearl Harbor
Omaha Beach
Kasserine Pass
Anzio
St. Lo
Marianas
Coral Sea
Guadacanal
Iwo Jima
New Guinea
Italy
Korea
Vietnam
Dr. Salk
Betty Wagner
Benjamin Franklin
General Assembly
Richard J. Norpel Sr
Anamosa
Express
Foss Davis
Prairieburg
Boone
Nen Arce
Iowa Press
America
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