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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1958
Page
1
Our view urges attendance at a May 14 courthouse meeting called by the Jones county board of supervisors to discuss a county wide rural home numbering system. The proposal aims to identify farms by logical numbers, reducing guesswork for fire crews and improving rural fire protection. A public hearing on the plan is set for next Wednesday at the courthouse.
The Iowa D A R calls for a 1959 law forcing oath of allegiance for teachers and administrators in public schools and colleges. They urge parents to monitor Sunday school literature and textbooks for subversive ideas, but critics warn this will suppress education and narrow minds.
President Charles B. Shuman of the American Farm Bureau Federation argues that livestock is agriculture’s balance wheel feeding about 70 percent of total production. He says free market livestock prices and farm production choices are essential, warning that government price controls and subsidies choke the balance and hinder farm economy.
Iowa implements a new point system with a 10 point suspension threshold effective April 1. The system details violations including reckless driving, leaving scene of an accident, speeding, and unlawful license use, with deductions after 12 months of accident and violation free behavior. Wayne Fischer, Greene Recorder, is cited in a Prosperity themed note.
A column mixed excerpted musings on how illness upsets households especially women and a note on friendship with foreign aid. It recalls teen trouble in Belle Plaine during a music contest and Monticello hosting a large state music gathering plus WaMac junior high track relays. Also mentions Elvis Presley jokes and a bank quip.
A Monticello area weekly column laments drivers ignore traffic laws on local highways. The piece cites church leaders condemning careless driving and admits personal near-misses with stop signs, urging genuine improvement in road behavior.
The notice invites purchasers to inspect cattle arriving by truck. Cattle are placed in stanchions and tickets are marked as they are handled, indicating tracking during processing.
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