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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1957
Page
5
Readers across papers discuss a proposed community chaplain who could offer spiritual advice to all, including armed services and civil life, noting current limits to church contacts and the potential for a nonsectarian public role. The debate mirrors broader questions about access to counsel and comfort outside church walls.
A 1937 Monticello Express notice outlines a countywide effort to eradicate primary noxious weeds in Jones County Iowa. It requires landowners to remove or control specified weeds by set dates, adopt a weed destruction program, and permits the weed commissioner to perform work with costs assessed against landowners if they fail to comply. Publication the notice is ordered in official newspapers.
Our View notes Iowa legislative actions across 1962 reforms including school district reorganization, consolidation of education offices, highway funding and planning, water use regulation, divorce decree entry, and mental health fund increases. It lauds measures on highway safety, vehicle fuel tax, public health controls, and regulation of habit forming drugs.
Monticello students and teachers earn praise after strong showings in music contests. Monticello public school entries win 41 firsts and 20 seconds, with a Marion large group contest yielding three firsts and a second. Olin area residents celebrate a new school addition including gym, music and homemaking rooms. Open house drew hundreds, confirming educational progress for local youth. Hats off to coaches and staff for organizing junior high relay events at WaMac Schools, hoped to become an annual tradition.
During National Hospital Week May 12 to May 18 visit John McDonald Hospital to learn about diverse careers in healthcare. Hospitals nationwide employ clerical staff, lab techs, therapists, maintenance, pharmacists, cooks, x ray techs, and more. Explore how teens can serve their community through hospital work.
Rep Eldred reviews accusations of vote changing as lawmakers discuss overriding a veto on a 214 per cent sales tax plan with proceeds earmarked for school property tax relief. He notes party vote changes and contemplates a possible special session if the governor vetoes the measure.
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