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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1960
Page
3
Three Sacred Heart School seniors from Monticello participated in Clarke College's Focus on Science day in Dubuque. Jean Pasker worked on extracting caffeine from coffee, Linda Staner prepared adipic acid, and Margaret Locher measured vinegar acidity under college direction.
Conferences to discuss student progress begin after the third quarter at Sacred Heart Grade School. Sessions run Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 2 45 to 4 25 and Monday Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 00 to 8 30 with all faculty in class to meet parents per the schedule sent home.
Mark Vanounry brings thirteen newspapers to class as part of a World War II discussion, sharing material his grandfather collected. The lesson aims to deepen historical context through primary sources and student engagement.
The second of three primary teachers music workshops was held Saturday March 26 at St Columkille s school in Dubuque. Msgr Driscoll Archdiocesan Superintendent opened the session with three grade specific sessions led by Sister Mary Catherine and Uncle Radtke.
Arizona styled 4-H notes from several Iowa groups detail March meetings at Memorial hall Morley schoolhouse and various homes. Listings include 31 members three leaders and 12 guests in Wyoming Pioneers. Parham of R.E.A. Anamosa on electricity. Fairview Thunderbolts events. Cass Center Hustlers demonstrations. Scotch Grove Cornhuskers teen hop planned. Oxford Happy Hustlers donations to Heart Fund and Family Night. Prairie Hill Be Natural talks. Hillcrest Helping Hands potluck and week plans. Wayne Wranglers electrification project. Royal Rangers Castle Grove joint meeting. Center Junction Royal Rustlers program with electric motor talks. Sunshine Girls window display plans. Hale Wapsie Wanderers February meeting updates and gifts.
The Ladies of the Community Club held a 1 PM dinner meeting on March 17 in the American Legion Auxiliary room. Mrs. George Volk presided until resigning as president. Mrs. Emile Koranda was elected to serve the balance of the year. New member Mrs. David Emile welcomed. officers and guests covered program details, Irish song selections, and reports on local transportation, farm and city matters, plus a long list of council bills and appropriations.
Jones county Iowa board meets to approve a resolution releasing an institutional claim for 9440.78 against the Strawmans estate and directing ledger entries. They also cancel 1959 tax receipts 982 and 2929 for double assessment and authorize poor fund appropriations totaling to aid blind and dependent children among others.
Monticello Iowa regular council meeting Feb 1 1960 discusses accepting December 1959 and January 1960 reports. Proposals from Stanley Engineering Muscatine and Bartels McMahan Dubuque for city water and sewer system surveys and recommendations.
Sunday guests included Howard DeShaw and daughters Beth Becker at the DeShaw home. Elizabeth Miller Ralph Sweeney and their party at the Feltes and Faust homes. Clarence Smith hosted Janice while visiting J. P. Smith in Hopkinton who is in poor health after a clinic stay in Dubuque.
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