Monticello Plans Graduation for Class of 1947
Monticello High School prepares 51 graduates for diploma ceremony next Thursday evening. Supt Loyd Shannon and teachers praised for shaping futures. honor rolls show strong student effort with many 90 plus averages among the boys. Some graduates will join the workforce directly, others pursue further education, and parental sacrifice is acknowledged.
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Monticello High School
Supt
Loyd Shannon
The
Philomonte
Monti Hi
Let Us Make Monticello Attractive This Summer
Editorial from Decorah Public Opinion inspires Monticello to plant a town flower. Recommend Garden Club lead and homeowners plant zinnias or petunias for a long blooming display. Promote town pride through mowing and curb appeal to create an attractive Eastern Iowa town.
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Monticello
Decorah
Garden Club
Iowa
Jones County Enjoys Hopeful Outlook Amid Late Spring
In Jones County farmers face ongoing frosts and frequent rains delaying cultivation and oat planting by two to three weeks. Despite setbacks, locals forecast average crops by harvest with oats and corn in the bin, while fruit blossoms linger due to cooler weather. The piece notes coal shoveling, a possible John L. Lewis strike, and local pride in Iowa’s resilience and springtime blooms.
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Jones County
Iona
John L. Lewis
Iowa
Iowa State College
Massachusetts House Refuses Ban on Beanblower as Weapon
Editorial collage notes varied views on banning the beanblower and other topics. It quotes local papers debating language, atomic bomb talk, taxes, marriage, and slot machine taxation, with skepticism toward enforcement and honesty in state law.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Boston
Exchange
Gentleman's Agreement novel and Book Club picks highlighted
The piece discusses Laura Hobson and her themes of social importance in Gentleman's Agreement about anti Semitism. It notes Philip Green’s investigative method by going undercover as a Jew for three months. Also mentions John Gunther Inside U S A as June Book of the Month and rubaiyat edition, with Schlesinger’s critique on pretentious behavior.
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Laura Z. Hobson
Philip Schuyler Green
California
Okies
New York
John Gunther
U.S.A
Gunther
Omar Khayyam
Mahmoud Sayah
Louis Untermeyer
Purposeless clash of games and rules in public opinion
The piece quotes Oliver Carlson criticizing how conflicts over peace resemble football teams with opposing rules. It argues that treating working people and relief recipients alike yields poor outcomes, likening it to a hard boiled attitude in industrial consulting.
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Decorah
Oliver Carlson
Monticello school fosters classical music appreciation
Community notes recount lessons as Miss Miriam Hansen guides sixth graders through a classical piece and a student asks to identify it. The item diverges into local color and assorted reflections on advertising, rainfall, farming, and city finances including expenditures and debt, with figures for water works and taxation.
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Monticello
Miriam Hansen
Mayme
Real Estate Transfers Highlight Local Property Movements
Don S. Ruhl to George C. Lawrence tax deed 11.60 covers multiple lots in Cas cade Sunnyside addition. Several Anamosa parcels transfer to Thomas B Jr and Geraldine Powell and to T H Folkers. A large block near the railroad changes hands with 117 acres described. Fly Control Campaign gains momentum with farmers noting parasitic losses of over 500 million dollars and potential gains in meat and milk production.
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Don S. Ruhl
Jones ' County
George C. Lawrence
Sunnyside
Cascade
Frieda L. Kintzel
Fred W
Minnie Roth
L. F
Lena Biere Hoffner
John
Henry Biere, Jr
Thomas F. Rhatigan
Walter E
Edna Willis
Scott & Skinner's
Anamosa
Maud Dorgeloh
Henry
Thomas B., Jr
Geraldine G. Powell
Shaw's
Carl W. Siebels, Jr
Alma
T. H. Folkers
Amanda M
William J. Lueck
Ella M
Ed L. Luck
Richard Luck
Leona
C. M. St. P. and P
Mary Moore
Harry
Louie G
Nancy Ann Jensen
Onslow
Fisherman Brendenberg Faces License Question At Harlan
At Harlan L E Brendenberg, noted as an avid fisherman, reportedly bought many Iowa fishing licenses. Last week he fished the Nish nabotna river with R M Shiltz and a conservation officer, paying $10 each. Brendenberg says it was the first time he was asked for a license and likely the first time he did not have one.
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Harlan, L. E
Brendenberg
Iowa
Nishnabotna River
R. M. Shiltz
Bredenberg
Hetanus Pressure Saucepan Flavor Claims
The text touts the Hetanus pressure saucepan preserving flavors and aromas during cooking. It asserts all flavors are retained with no loss and notes shorter cooking times improve color and appearance of some foods.
Juniors Host To Seniors At Annual Banquet And Play
Monticello High School prepares for the annual banquet on May 9 with seniors staging the final Class of 47 production Death Takes A Holiday on May 16. The piece features Death visiting as a prince and pursuing a young woman of eighteen, with detailed credits for props, stage crew, publicity and promotion.
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Monticello High School
Death
Earth
Dorothea, Diers
Barbara Walker
Betty Hoult
Marjorie Thomas
Dorothy ‘Hinrichs
Audrey Schrader
Esther Young
Dwaine
Plueger
Merle Aldrich
Harry,Hanken
Don Zimmerman
Barbara Chatterton
Edina’ Kray
Laura Mae Feltes Laneva Folkers
David Hamilton
Ohe
Donna McCurdy
Arlene Kuhns
Susan Stuhler
Sue
Grazia
Financial report of Monticello Iowa for year ending March 31 1947
City receipts total 35 985 with county tax and office receipts. Major revenues include general government items such as licenses fines and transfers. Expenditures list city officials salaries state gas tax and recreation park funding with a total of 15 127.38 for general government and 3 305.96 for recreation.
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Eric Care
Wode Essa Vbewacsanaeet Se
City Hall
Monticello
Iowa
Total
Barbara Walker Tops Piccolo Solo At National Contest
Barbara Walker placed first in Division I with her piccolo solo at the National Music Contest in St. Joseph Missouri last weekend. Other Montt entrants appeared in Division II including Susan Stuhler oboe solo Dorothea Diers tuba solo Marvin Jacobs Fern Decker Susan Stuhler and Ed Veitch in a saxophone quartet. Directors Miriam Hansen and Ray Stumbaugh led the Monticello schools group on the three day trip financed by Band Mothers.
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Barbara Walker
St. Joseph
Missouri
Susan Stuhler
Dorothea Diers
Olo
Marvin
Jacobs
Fern Decker
Susan: Stuhler
Ed Veitch
Misa
Miriam Hansen
Ray Stumbaugh
Monticello
Paul Seehusén
Mothers
Monticello seniors shine in Monti high life talents
Leola Nach four years of daily travel from Cascade shows an honors student active in Latin Club Philomonte Red Cross helper and 4-H leader. Arlene Kuhns excels as head cheerleader with multiple clubs and stage roles while Visionary Susan Stuhler inspires leadership and performance across student groups. Margaret Ann Zimmerman and Barbara Walker stand out in journalism band and music clubs with extensive choir, theater, and community activities.
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Monti
Leola Nach
Cascade
Leola
Latin Club
Philomonte
Arlene Kuhns
M Club
Triem
Elf.a
Honor Society
Red Peppers
G.A.A
Red Cross
Kuhnsie
Jones County
Scotch Grove
Susan
Stuhler
Bulletin’ Board
St. Joseph
Margaret Ann Zimmerman
Maggie
Monticello
Monti Eye
M.H.S .Panther
M. Club
Honor’ Society
Horizon Club
Luther / League
Brown
Barbara Walker
Barbara
GAIA
The
Mittee
Glee Clund Thas
Planiat
Westminster Fellowship
As.a. Jetician
the: of Home Economics
College
Ames
Owa
Blossom Time Theme Frames Junior Senior Banquet
The Junior Class hosted the annual Junior-Senior banquet in the Community Building on May 9. Guests entered through a flower decorated trellis to a room adorned with white pickets blue birds and balloons. The center featured a grass pond and a staged blue sky scene. Table decor used blue and silver with spring blooms. The program titled The Enchanted Garden included a welcome by Ray Null and a response from Bob Messerli.
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Ray Null
Bob Messerli
Mr. Walker
Stan. Stanley
Class Of 47 Plans Skip Day Outing And Activities
Seniors assembled at the school for skip day activities and packed lunches then drove to Palisades Kepler State Park near Mount Veron for socializing and music. After grazing lunch they toured Iowa City and Cedar Rapids for movies shopping and record buying before returning for honor society events.
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Palisades -Kepler State Park
Mount Veron
Palisades
Randy
Iowa
City
Cedar ‘Rapids
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