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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1951
Page
15
The article urges safe gun handling and responsible parenting to prevent accidents. It emphasizes training with qualified instructors, recognizing dangers of misused safeties, and practical steps for open actions, unloaded guns, and target checks. It warns against casual assurances that guns are unloaded and stresses vigilant grouping to avoid misfires.
The article profiles Mrs. Helen Harms joining Montini High School as a first year teacher after two years at Iowa Falls. She lives with husband Milton on a Scotch Grove area farm and commutes daily in a green Studebaker. Harms is an alumna of Iowa State Teachers College and previously attended Montini High School.
Buck Creek welcomes Miss Margaret Moulton as the new third grade teacher. A Buck High School graduate, she studied at the University of Dubuque Upper Iowa University and Cornell College and is a Methodist Church member. Her hobbies include music and piano.
The third grade welcomes Mrs Maxine Taylor a Monticello resident and longtime educator with ties to Anamosa and Marshalltown She coaches football at Monticello and hails from Ames Iowa Also new football coach Mr Shugart from Ames is named He is a first year coach with past roles at Ames High and Iowa State connections and hobbies Woodworking golf and tennis They attend local churches and plan to live in Clark apartments during the Monticello tenure
The 1951 trapping season begins at noon November 10 for raccoon skunk opossum civet cat and badger in all counties. Raccoon hunting with dogs becomes legal again on that date. Mink muskrat and beaver traps open November 20. Jerry Trucks a 16 year old from Coon Rapids was killed in a hunting accident when his gun discharged as he picked it up. Mrs Matilda Teeple Manning Harding county's oldest resident died at 102 days after her 103rd birthday. A Manning area hen laid a seven ounce three yolk egg.
Senior portraits profile Evelyn Hubner Arlene Rickels and Red Harms describe school activities church memberships and hobbies. Arlene joined F H L A Pep Club and Glee Club while Ted Henderson eyes farming and mechanics. Evelyn Hubner plans office work and enjoys reading.
A playful school page presents eight questions about student life and rumors. It asks who drives Etta Reuter home after choir, why Jane Rickels is blue, last Monday’s unexpected visitors to Dottie, whether Dave stalled the car or rain caused it, why Charlie R. has his car out, who is the newest couple, why sophomores wore ribbons, and whether Artie and Jerry dated last Saturday night.
The class of Public School Monticello includes eleven students nine freshmen two seniors and one sophomore. Mr Norton teaches and assigns light daily work with regular tests to determine a six weeks grade.
A junior mystery student known for a smiling face near locker 152 wears spectacles and plays the French horn in band. She belongs to Castle Grove Lutheran Church and is active in Luther League, inviting guesses about her identity.
All State tryouts in Iowa City finished with many happy results for Monti students. Vocalists named include Pat Cass Judy Podhaski Honorine Husmann Jane Rickels Rose Maire Dottie Hollar Chuck Hagen Art Burrichter Ivan Benedict Jack Thoeni Dave Cartana and Harry Bauman. Band players are Chauncey Dirks Bruce Appleby Jo Ann Morning.
On Halloween night the Monticello Band Carnival crowned Corn King Carl Egger and Corn Queen Jayne Hayden. Second place went to Art Burrichter and Jeane Hoult from the senior class. Merchants contributed gifts and services. the band thanks them.
The item notes a muddy marching band scene in November with old seniors unsure about tests and a list of quirky clues referencing Julie D s pet Algernon Mr Norton Spanish quotes Mr Shugart and a rough Halloween night.
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