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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1956
Page
10
Cascade Boy Scouts held a three day camporee at Sportsmen Conservation Park near Temple Hill church with troops from Cascade Dubuque Farley Dyersville and East Dubuque arriving Friday through Sunday. Activities included knot tying first aid camping and cooking contests and a Saturday campfire with awards. Morning services closed the event on Sunday.
Rose Maire daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Maire of Monticello will receive honors at the Iowa State Teachers College convocation May 23. A junior vocal music major she is named to Sigma Alpha Iota. Dr Donald F Howard history associate professor will speak on The Utopian College Community at 2 30 p m in the men's gymnasium.
A cook stove fueled with kerosene soaked cobs exploded in a farm home, burning a young farmer Eldon Burns and his wife. The couple were hospitalized and the house was destroyed by flames.
The Monticello Public Schools complete 1956 57 faculty. New staff include Betty Lou Arink first grade replacing Beverly Brendes, Honorine Husman first second grade combo, Theresa Onalee James second grade, Alice V. McCleary fourth grade, Margaret Jane Hinde fourth grade, and Elmer Anderson Jr swimming pool manager and freshman-sophomore coach. Also hired are Arlyn June Bridges vocational homemaking and several other specialists while many current teachers sign to return.
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