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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
1
The Greater Monticello Committee met Tuesday evening and a diverse group found common ground to start addressing community needs. The discussion transformed a routine meeting into a thoughtful session, with careful exploration of options and deliberate steps forward.
Heavy eastern Iowa snows halt work as engineers suspend surveys of elevations. A Fort Leonard Wood soldier riding home to Dubuque faced blocked highways and canceled buses, delaying his leave.
A town endures 15 inches of new snow with 25 to 30 degree temps and light winds. Drifts block sidewalks and driveways, sparking chatter about municipal efforts and local shoveling habits. The note mentions residents Doc Hosford and Frank Stimson and a plan to hire help next winter. A class memory mixup references Glenn Gerdes and a 1938-1939 graduation, with a sea worthy motto from this year's class.
Reminiscences of the Class of 39 on their commencement song with anchors aweigh tune, plus garden seeds from Mrs. Art Webber and a mix of brief local items. Includes garden seeds marigold poppy balsam, civic chatter about snow removal and a humorous mayoral remark.
Two readers write from military hospitals praising The Express. Pvt Wax W Meadow requests address changes for regular delivery from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Pvt John D Husmann at Warren AFB Wyoming expresses gratitude for home news and notes rheumatic fever research at his hospital.
The notice lists annual subscription prices: 3.00 in Jones Linn Delaware Jackson Clinton Cedar and Dubuque counties 3.40 in other Iowa counties and bordering states 4.00 elsewhere in the United States.
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