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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1958
Page
1
Our View invites boys ages 9 to 13 to join the Monticello Midget Auto Derby as part of the summer recreation program. Interested youngsters should notify Dean Nelson, recreation program director, by sending a completed form to 315 West Jackson Street, Monticello.
The notice outlines a 9 to 13 year old entrants requirement for the Monticello Midget Auto Derby and provides submission details to Dean Nelson at 315 West Jackson Street Monticello Iowa. It also recalls history of pioneer settlement in the county during 1856 57 and a Baxter New Era quote on progress and future cycles.
An official solicitation urges men to join the Kru Kut Klan by adopting a crew cut with hair no longer than half an inch. Members must keep head shaved to maintain status and may relinquish membership if hair grows past the limit. The piece mentions a sample crew cut on a Monticello man and aims to recruit Elvis Presley and Van Cliburn.
The Monticello Express serves Monticello and Jones county as the official newspaper established July 10 1865. It lists publication days Monday and Thursday with second class mail status and annual subscription rates 4.60 within several Iowa counties and 5.50 nationwide.
Cass area notices recount a fishing weekend at Black Duck Minnesota and visits in Sandstone. The 500 club met at Carl Cordes in Wayne township with prizes won by Emil Zimm erman and Carl Poppe. Local groups hosted picnics, church circle meetings, and a hospital tray project for Anamosa. The Aschbrenner and Bohlken families are noted with anniversaries and guests.
A Monticello Express listing shows weekly civic activities including Masonic, Four-H builders, Rotary, Navy recruiter at the post office, and Farmers Home Administration in late June. July events feature 4-H activities, teen driver club, extension council, and job service. Also notes Lions Club and Explorer meetings plus camping dates and contact numbers.
Anamosa Jehovah's Witnesses announce plans to attend the international convention in New York City from July 27 to August 3. Harold Huebner says the event could be the largest ever with programs in Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds, and Watchtower officials are arranging dual-site presentations.
Major Sam Schuetz a Monticello artillery reservist returns to civilian dress after two weeks of summer active duty at Fort Riley Kansas. He served as supply officer for the Detroit USA R school 5906 ARSU VI U S Army Corps and helped train 118 reserve officers from the First and Fifty army areas. A separate note reports 87 year old Jim Buchan of Norway owning an antique 1883 grandfather clock he brought from Scotland and has kept in running order for about 50 years.
Prairieburg community rounds up visits from Sherman Texas to Cascade Iowa. Families attend weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries while the city council updates ordinances. A son is born to the Weber family and a sand pit accident injures John Noonan with a scalp laceration.
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