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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1958
Page
1
The editorial urges readers to value milk and dairy products for calcium protein and minerals. It notes milk’s role in The Express area as a major local industry and underscores the importance of dairy in a healthy diet.
A fragment outlines the dairy system from the farmer to the creameries and plants that process milk to the distributor delivering it and the grocer stocking products, emphasizing the chain that feeds households.
A Dallas County News letter argues the 10 point license suspension rule, in effect since April 1, is more effective at curbing minor accidents than fines. It notes fewer crashes and claims by insurers, with warnings and editorials failing to stop trends until drivers lose driving privileges. John Snyder of Adel supports thoughtful lawmaking despite pressure.
A humorous column notes a mail box mounted on a water pump in Scotch Grove as a decorative act with no water supply. It also mentions a private dining room nickname, the Flame Room, and critiquing political figures Bill Murray and Adams in a satirical style.
Mrs. James Heiken welcomed 12 members and a guest, Mrs. Jack Heiken, to her home on June 12 as the Oak Drive Community club discussed service men calls, played TV program matching contests with prizes to Mrs. Vernon Lange and Mrs. Frank Kiburz, completed by traveling bingo and a guessing box prize for Mrs. John Wright.
The Monticello Express serves Monticello and Jones County as the official weekly newspaper. It is published Mondays and Thursdays and entered at the Monticello post office as second class mail. Subscription rates are 4.50 in eight local counties and 5.50 elsewhere in the United States.
The piece notes a bipartisan scramble to claim the best cure for the recession amid 5,000,000 unemployed in the United States. President Eisenhower urges more careful congressional legislation before sending bills to his desk. Idaho Falls Eastern Idaho Farmer.
Jones county extension staff suggest county 4-H clubs hold their July 25 meeting to allow visiting 4-H exchangees from Canada and Kentucky, who will be in Jones county July 21 to 26, to observe an Iowa 4-H club meeting. Mrs. Maxine Hunt and Gene Neven note plans for a combined evening gathering at a 4-H home with business, entertainment, and lunch after.
An agenda of meetings and activities for Lions Club Rotary 4 H and ship events across Anamosa Monticello Olin Oxford Junction and nearby towns. The calendar lists deadlines for submissions and notes weather contingency plans and a series of 4 H judging workouts and camp reservations. Obituaries for Mrs Anna P House and Carl Schneiter follow with service details and survivor lists.
Wyoming Band Boosters will sponsor an ice cream social on June 25 during and after the weekly band concert. The event takes place on the Methodist church lawn with the band stand on the street in front. Mr and Mrs H Bennett attended the golden wedding of the Austins of Wyoming on June 15. Lloyd Stafford of Albia found 64 four leaf clovers in his lawn.
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