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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1954
Page
1
The Monticello city clerk released the 1953 financial report showing total receipts of 130 333 72 and expenditures of 123 811 20 including 27 250 13 in capital outlay. The editor notes unusual nonrecurring costs and warns that the statement reveals little about city money management while urging cautious budgeting for next year.
A column recalls 85 year old David E. Gardner of 1015 Windsor Ave Oakland California. He writes on his 90th birthday in September 1953 about telepathy and spiritual communication praising Marconi and pondering soul rays and the afterlife.
A reader cites car instruction books that praise top speeds while warning against overuse, noting top speed of 100 mph and fuel use. The piece laments 37,000 annual highway deaths and urges automakers to push safe driving rather than thrill seeking.
An editorial in the Sylacauga Alabama Advance argues that cheating on traffic laws is never safe. It warns signs like School Slow demand caution and stresses laws protect all road users.
A respected Iowa man known for his careful judgment died after a high speed crash on an unfamiliar highway. The collision occurred near a rolling hill when speeding over 75 mph, sending the car into an embankment and a barbed wire fence where he perished in a nearby plowed field.
Wanda Zumbrunnen, a junior turned senior, is noted as the first to wear a diamond on her third finger left hand. She is active in FHA and Girls Glee Club, with future plans to become a secretary. Her ties include E. and R. Church, and her interests are blue lemon pie cooking and reading.
Monticello experiences repeated rain delays in the Monticello Anamosa Tipton triangular track meet. Only the 180 yard low hurdles was run last Monday with Buz Morning winning. A future under lights meet drew a decent crowd despite the weather.
A Monticello opinion column criticizes local municipal and school board conduct while defending bus operation costs. It notes audits and opposition to printing truth and cites University of Iowa insight on child maturity and diplomacy. The piece promises further details on page 7.
Ruth Ann Winkler is praised as one of the most outstanding girls in the senior class with a straight A report card and National Honor Society membership. She participates in FHA and vocal music, has served as secretary treasurer, and is an active member of Girls Glee Club and Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church. Her plans include becoming a secretary.
Philo congratulates seniors and Miss Schnittjer on the production of Smilin Through. The Band Mothers held a meeting to elect officers discuss a canteen for the large group contest on May 8 and the Junior- Senior banquet. Various school activities and TB testing are noted along with upcoming state contest in Newton.
Miss McNally's 3rd grade plants a bean in towels and keeps it moist to grow. Janet Wahl Ricky Emerson and visitor Katha Brubaker celebrated birthdays last week. Cerena Barnts and Glen Tobiason also had birthdays in Miss Stock's third grade. Carolyn Boysen hopes to beat chicken pox and return soon. Three girls from Mrs Shover's room gave reports. Charlene Fitkin had a birthday in Mrs Warner's room. Miss Brendes' first grade completes ABC workbook and studies Our Bird Friends with drawings of birds and a tulip border in the room.
Barbara Guyan known as Barb is highlighted as a valued senior with interests in red and pink, theater roles including Moonyeen in Smilin Through, bass in marching band, glee club, and homecoming queen. She plans cosmetology study at Paris Academy and becoming a housewife, active in First Presbyterian church.
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