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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1948
Page
2
National 4-H Club week highlights the program's contributions to rural youth across the United States and Iowa. The piece lauds 4-H for cultural growth, social harmony, and future hope driven by Farm Bureau sponsorship and parental support.
The editorial warns that war with Russia seems probable within years as Moscow expands influence in Asia and communism spreads. It notes rising military prep in cities, pension disputes, and a drift toward wartime mindset despite concerns over taxes and government spending.
The Building Outlook column from Good Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes that a 1948 forecast is favorable as the building sector shows growth.
The piece describes growing southern opposition to Truman's civil rights stance amid Wallace Third Party pressure. It notes the 11 Old Confederacy states hold 127 electoral votes, possible defections to alter the race, and the likelihood of a northern versus southern Democratic showdown impacting the nomination. It also covers Iowa state government boards, county conventions, and a lighthearted laugh at party comments, including a nudge to support the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
A compact column reviews juvenile delinquency studies and local programs in Monticello, notes on ticket prices for Iowa games, wartime Marshall Plan projections, local pool timing debates, a shoplifter egging incident, Marion's city manager move, car price debates, and the Eastern Iowa Graphic launch with subscriber interest.
A Manchester cited man earns honors while Cascade residents dine. The Denver Post notes a U S Tax Court ruling taxing Mrs Louise Neumann of Linton Texas on inheritance. The piece mocks Denver and Iowa perceptions and notes Monticello mayoral races with no candidates yet listed.
Jewel Gra ham of Iowa State College urges balancing desserts for children with milk and easy digestion. Choose custards puddings and plain cakes using fruit milk eggs and minimal fat, involve kids in making treats, and avoid overly rich sweets that blunt appetite.
Holiday Death took a holiday for A. M. Bailey 26 of Knoxville last week. He attempted to pass a truckload ed with dynamite but cut in too quickly and ticked the truck losing control of his car. The vehicle plunged into a concrete bridge wing sending cement 45 feet across the creek and fell to the creek bottom. Bailey crawled out with a bloody nose.
Mrs Lenora Hauge exited a running car at Forest City to open the garage doors when she slipped as the vehicle began to move and was crushed by the car. The accident occurred in Forest City with no other persons reported injured.
A hen on the Henry Stickrod farm near Odebolt laid a unusually large egg four and a half inches long and seven and three quarters inches in circumference. It weighed five and a half ounces. Inside the giant egg was a regular sized egg according to the report.
Editors of Monti High unveil the 1948 Panther yearbook with more pictures, exciting org features, and engraved printing. Senior portraits collected, subscriptions selling fast as Yonkers Engraving Co. prepares the final copy in Dubuque. Only $1 down. pay rest later this year.
At the February 25 meeting Noel Henderson reported the Lost and Found is running smoothly with uncluttered lockers. Seventh and eighth grade girls will use the gym once weekly due to no G A A basketball games. A bulletin board committee led by Elfriede Behrens was formed and Karl Behrends leads a new cover project. Hot lunch menus run Monday to Friday with varied dishes and desserts. Future Homemakers of America held a bake sale raising over thirty dollars to fund state convention delegates and received seven new Singer sewing machines on February 12.
The M Club plans its annual banquet on March 12 in the Community Building with M Club members and high school faculty as guests. Committee chairs include Margie Paulsen food Mari leigh Clark theme Karl Behrends program and Donna Aitchison decoration. Afterward a dance at 8:30 will feature Bob Welty and his orchestra. junior high and high school students alumni and faculty are invited.
A listing of students across eighth to tenth grade receiving honors and their scores. Notable entries include Raymond Schrader Marilyn Landis Miriam Young Marjory Suett Beverly Hanken Norma Hintz Eileen Paulsen Jeanne Harris Margaret Eilers and others with scores from 90.00 to 94.75.
A quirky inquiring report lists a top ten month hits and gathers student and staff views on improvements. Notes include locker cleanliness, hall crowding, school size, and a call for a second gym while a shorthand field trip to Eclipse Lumber Yard shows office work ideas and customer relations.
Monticello lost to Marion 41 to 20 in a district tournament game at Coe College gym. The broadcast noted Monticello’s strong play despite elimination. John Schneiter tied for high scorer with Willworth at eight points. announcer miscued two Monticello players.
The Monticello FFA organizes corn and oats yield tests led by Leroy Rickels and Dale Hein. Eight corn varieties DeKalb Pioneer Funk Moows US Hybrid Crows Pfister compete on Roy Finson farm. six oats Ajax Clinton Benton Marion Boone Tama test at Elizabeth Buol farm Richland Township.
James Bader, the only senior with a car, transferred to Monti High this year after earning two basketball letters at Sacred Heart. He plans to join the naval reserve and is working on the class will for class day. Bernice Schmidt, known as Bea, a charter member of the class of ’48, excelled on the honor roll and in activities such as pep club and G A A. She has acted in plays and moderates plans for district speech contest and hopes for a secretary position in Detroit after graduation.
At the last meeting the G A A girls voted on a softball tournament mirroring the winter basketball event. A committee plans a slumber party in the gym with a weekly play night featuring badminton ping pong tennis and volleyball.
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