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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1973
Page
1
With the Fourth of July holiday, the Express will publish Tuesday instead of Wednesday to mail copies Thursday. Post office closure alters deadlines for the July 5 issue: farm news by noon Saturday, sports by 9 am Monday, women's by 11 am Monday, non correspondents by noon, other news by 4 pm, late breaking by 8:30 am Tuesday. Classified ads by noon Monday. display ads 3 pm Monday.
The Annual Celebration Day in Oxford Junction will be held Saturday July 7 with a 4-H Call show at 10 a.m. Weigh in at 9 a.m. A lunch stand runs by Oxford Livewires 4-H club. Afternoon activities start at 1 p.m. with a concert by the Oxford Jet Polka Band and include bingo, weight guessing, fish pond, horseshoe pitching, 4-H display and video tapes of the 1971 Centennial. Prizes from American Legion Auxiliary. Water fight by fire department at 2 p.m.
Monticello council debates staying in the county landfill program paying 1500 to meet state rules while considering a minor drinking age change to 18 and Sunday liquor sale options. Officials call for public letters on Sunday service and discuss noise, accident reporting, and a police review as community events proceed including a parade and celebration activities at Wapsie park.
The 1973 abstract of assessment lists actual values for county properties including agricultural buildings 28,180,220 and residential property 45,202,110 with gains across categories. It also shows dwelling counts by town, mercantile units in Monticello and Anamosa, and livestock and farm machinery totals. Dick Steiner named Monticello Drill Team captain on June 18 with Bud Reynolds and Harold Schlimmer as assistants.
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