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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1954
Page
1
The Monticello newspaper warns residents to avoid hasty choices in two upcoming elections, urges support for a bond issue to fund new elementary classrooms, and offers a Q&A section with facts from the school administration and board.
Janet Prult was a Thursday night guest with Mary Jo Edwards in Scotch Grove. Wednesday afternoon callers in the Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Hosford home were Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Mc Laughlin of Clinton. Howard Hicks attended a banquet for retired railway mail clerks in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ernest Chapman and Merle, and Mrs. Clara Rigby spent the weekend in the Gilbert Chapman home in Des Moines.
A columnist muses on trust in a free American economy through a long example of paper supply, from salesman Bob Beaman to mills and railroads, arguing that the system relies on dozens of people acting honestly and without government help. The piece ends with a riddle about removing letters to form a sentence and a prompt for a prize.
Center Junction held its eighth grade graduation on Thursday May 20 with five graduates Jeanette Wilcox Barbara Gray Jerry Catlett Martin Townsend and Keith Walters. Attendees included multiple Schrader family members from Monticello Anamosa Onslow and Sabula and local residents.
Monticello Cubs announce a three game slate from Friday to Monday as per business manager Dick Devaney. Friday 8 p.m. a makeup game with Farley called Sunday at 2 p.m. in Guttenberg league clash. Monday 8 p.m. home vs Ryan. Weekend notes include Captain Charles Field's family visiting from DeRidder and other locals.
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