25 Mar 1948
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
1
Opinion piece arguing income tax inequality favors cooperatives over private firms. It warns of political power guiding anti small business policies and cites potential international control aims via United Nations. Readers urged to write to Democratic state chairman Jake More to oppose a false tax issue.
Senator Hickenlooper said Congress must not delay Truman’s selective service decision and endorsed rapid passage of European recovery program legislation. He favored a firm foreign policy to deter communism and warned against World War III, advocating a strong stance toward Russia.
Monticello city officials eye a sinking patch on First Street in front of Miller Implement Co as spring thaw worsens roads. The column notes local anecdotes from Easter, Rotary talk by Joseph Meade on apathy, and a boy selling rags to fund a sibling’s gift.
A listing of Easter services and related events from churches including Sacred Heart Presbyterian Lutheran and Congregational Christian. Details cover Mass and service times, Holy Week observances Good Friday and Easter programs, Sunday school, youth activities, and special sermons with pastors named.
Seventh graders at Monticello High School crafted tall tales from Paul Bunyan to a prowling ghost hunt in a dark house. The humorous excerpts recount pancake flour from tans, hidden Chinese paper money, a pig ridden voyage, and a cautionary moral about not following strangers.
Sophomore speech classes directed by Mr Henry rehearse three comedies How To Propose If Men Played Cards Like Women Do and The Dear Departed with tentative casts. The plays feature a lecture on proposing cave man style card party antics and a humorous dead or alive inheritance dispute.
Camp Fire Girls celebrate their 36th birthday with Go to School Day activities on March 16. Uniforms feature blue skirts white blouses and red ties while a window display at Edwards Department Store showcases their unity efforts. Program notes list vocal music philosophy and poetry event on March 23 and Honor Society Initiation on April 23.
The Monti High class of ’48 features Toots Claus as senior treasurer and class leader with football and pep club roles. Shorty Dirks rises to FF.A. president with farm ambitions. Joyce Slauson shines in Pep Club and glee clubs while eyeing a stenographer career. Baseball plans include returning players and new prospects Galen Helgens, Gene Seehusen, Gene Hanken, Stuart Sutherland, Don Martin, George Schneiter, Benny Otten, and Junior Buol.
Monti High enters spring with seniors and all students busy toward upcoming goals. Music contests fill halls as solos small groups and glee clubs rehearse for the big day. Preparations for class day graduation and the banquet are underway along with staff efforts to publish a larger annual.
The piece describes ninth grade girls altering skirts to a length just below the knee. Miss Nicoll and Mrs. Walker guide them as a gremlin narrator comments. With Miss Nicoll back, students use new electric Singer machines to begin sewing and plan cap sleeve blouses if progress continues.
Monti High seniors decide on flower colors and motto after much discussion. American Beauty Rose chosen as class flower with blue and gold colors. Motto selected is The elevator to success is not running take the stairs. Announcements and cards also chosen.
Tuesday offers macaroni and cheese lettuce salad ham salad sandwich milk and apple crisp. Wednesday serves bean soup egg salad sandwich milk peach pie. Thursday features escalloped potatoes meat jello with fruit sections bread and butter milk pumpkin custard. Friday includes baked fish fillets mashed potatoes tossed green salad bread and butter milk and prune sauce.
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