This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1955
Page
3
World War II and Korean conflict veterans gain easier access to G I loans for farms with homes or improvements. A new law raises VA guarantees to 60 percent of the loan, with a maximum guarantee of 7500 dollars on three loan types.
The plan covers buying a farm with the residence to be the veteran's home and includes all structures treated as realty. It also allows construction of a farm residence on veteran owned land with a higher guaranteed loan to repay existing liens if the lien does not exceed the land's reasonable value.
The article outlines VA loan guaranty parity across farm and GI home loans, with 60 percent up to 7500 for farm residence repairs and 50 percent for unimproved farms or farm buildings, plus 50 percent and 2000 maximum for stock and equipment loans. It notes loan availability depends on lender policies and lists eligibility deadlines for World War II and Korean War veterans. Also included are a parade lineup for racing events in Cedar Rapids with start times, and a lengthy legal road notice from Jones County, Iowa detailing multiple proposed road vacations and related hearings.
Iowa conservation officers will run the annual July rabbit survey from July 15 to 28 driving country routes from sunrise to about 6 am. Officers record rabbits seen their size condition and approximate age for analysis by commission biologists to gauge breeding success winter survival and overall animal condition for the fall hunting outlook.
Youngsters of Monticello Cub Scout pack 66 with fathers and adult Scouters spent a Wednesday evening at Camp Waubeek near Central City. Assistant Cubmaster Orvin Yeoman said the visit introduced Cubs to the camp site and program with plans for future attendance. The group gathered at the American Legion building at 6 p.m. and arranged car transportation for each of the seven dens.
A July informal policy change will permit veterans from all services to reenlist in grade if they have needed skills, even after more than 90 days separated. The plan, cited by M/Set. C. W. Davis of the Cedar Rapids recruiting office, details the revised reenlistment approach.
A two day auto racing program is set for Cedar Rapids during Independence Day. The July 3 100 mile new car race will feature over 24 starters with 1955 Oldsmobiles Hudson Chevrolets F ord Thunderbirds and Buicks. Iowa champion Don White is among top drivers expected. The program continues July 4 with a seven event sprint program and over 20 Offenhauser and Ranger cars.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.