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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
1
The piece argues government price controls by OPS burden retailers with endless forms and reporting. It notes small stores suffer most due to staffing limits, protests prompt policy tweaks, and warns that misaligned policies threaten profits and the broader economy.
The Committee for Economic Development urges a four part plan to reshape fiscal policy including a $6 billion budget cut, a $10 billion tax increase, tighter credit, and a national savings program. It calls for higher personal and corporate taxes and new retail excises while closing tax loopholes to curb inflation without hindering production.
A Monticello writer teases locals about a Rotary quartet fiasco with Ross Baty and fines for singing. Jim Croker tours town merchants, Balster stores impress, and golf league changes boost interest with weekly 104-man teams. Personal jests involve Jim Croker and a lawn mower wagon stunt.
Richland Center and nearby areas report trips to Lake of the Woods and Niagara Falls, visits by Balear Hein and Keen families, dinner gatherings with the Haddock and Fothergill households, and departures for vacations to Colorado and Longmont. Several young people finish studies and plan teaching assignments in Illinois and Colorado.
Scotch Grove Sun shine 4-H Girls plan a Friday June 15 fashion show at the Monticello Community building auditorium. about thirty garments made from feed and flour sacks will be modeled by local girls with music and the Country Girl's Creed.
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