Lincoln echoes Gettysburg in Iowa Legion talk
Ray Murphy delivering a lecture at the Iowa American Legion winter conference invoked a paraphrased Lincoln Gettysburg address to frame the Cold War struggle. He reframed lines about liberty and world dominion, urging renewed dedication to freedom as the Legion met between Lincoln and Washington birthdays.
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Ray Murphy
American Legion
Iowa
Legion
Lincoln
Washington
Saratoga
Calif
New York
Gettysburg
Age Limits for Railroad Jobs Should Be Reconsidered
The piece argues that 48,000 railroad jobs may be cut as unnecessary and expensive and suggests examining age cutoffs such as 60 or 65 to replace older workers with younger ones. It notes the need for balance between youth and experience and calls for a timely review of seniority and age factors.
Do We Owe As Much As We Own
A magazine estimates U S financial assets at a trillion dollars while Maurice Stans notes national debt and obligations also total a trillion. The piece questions whether citizens own more than they owe and warns debt is rising with interest around ten billion dollars this year.
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Maurice Stans
U.S
Distant Relatives in Jet Era Questioned
The text notes that in the jet age there is no truly distant relative, reflecting a social idea about family reach and proximity. Lizzie Lowe is mentioned as part of the narrative.
Numerous social visits mark Monticello area life
A long list of Tuesday through Sunday visits shows Mr and Mrs George Rickels hosting, with guests including Tschantz Bader Oswald Steiner Good Connelly Peterson Messerli Croswell Brady. others visit Kehoe Stadtmueller and Schuster households, attend church and meetings, and participate in club activities and a pancake supper. The Worthwhile Homemaker club hosts a dessert luncheon and plans drives, while rural events include a Farm Bureau day and HFA banquet attendance.
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Castle Grove
George Rickels
John Tschantz
L. R. Bader
Angie Oswald
Olena Steiner
Louise Good
Kate Connelly
Mary Peterson
Joe Messerli
Kathy Howard
Joe Croswell
Annie Brady
Marcus Kehoe
Naomi Shank
Ames
Henry Stadtmueller
Mark Beckman
Joe Schuster
Manchester
Art Kromminga
Keith Clark
Robert Lemmer
Art Holub
Gerald Weber
Robert Holub
Art Muller
Ella Little
Florence Helms
Carlos Perez Mesa
Micheal
Carlos
William Helms
James
Denise Nesbish
Leo Tobin
Joe Crowley
Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Howard Shelley
Hawaii
Louie Alferts
Delmar King
Homemaker's Club
Marvin Oltmann
Raymond Kromminga
Clifford Wiedenhoff
Roll Call
World Clothing, Inc
George Seehusen
Monticello Hospital
Richard Kromminga
Farm Bureau Library
Wayne King
Louie Ulferts
Naomi
LCW
SS. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church
Robert Black
Herman Roth
Max Specht
Emma
Kray
Zellmer
Clarence Eberhart
Janet
John Lowry
Marion
Allan Cassel
Sharon Wade
First Lutheran Church
John Rickels
Marvin Gerrets
Paul Stadtmueller
Susan Stadtmueller
Cedar Rapids
Melvin St
Herman Reth
Marvin Gerjets
Glen King
John Wacker
Henry Miller
Art Weber
Henry Marek
Monticello Express newspaper details and subscription rates
The Monticello Express is the weekly Monticello Iowa newspaper established July 10 1865. It is the official paper for Monticello and Jones County with second class mail status. Subscription rates are $5 in local counties and $6 elsewhere. servicemen pay $5 anywhere in the world.
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Monticello
Iowa
Clinton
Cedar
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Linn
United States
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Cascade
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Bill Vernimont
Dan Werner
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Paul Pillard
Coggon
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Paul Hugh
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Kathleen Lawrence
Harold Steiner
Diane
Henry Behrends
Sharon
Delbert Fiet
Waukon
Lloyd King
Lone Tree
Clifford Herr
Don Becker
Anamosa
Jerry Muller
F.H. Kromminga
Ben Keith
Minnie Dufoe
Buck Creek
Dufoe
Krommingas
William Halstead
Aaron
Wayne Adcock
Delmar Kine
Gene E. Taylor
Jones County
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