14 Nov 1955
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1955
Page
1
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a single write in vote that spurred a citizen to back a second ward council seat. The piece connects political ambition to a hope for wider influence, with casual references to future presidential bids and campaign roles. Deer and fox incidents are interspersed as local wildlife notes amid roadway dangers.
A cheeky column mocks men learning cooking from TV while wives stay at the stove and notes a booklet about Jeffersons Monticello. It mentions Mrs Ralph Snow of Berkeley Springs West Virginia and Dorothy Otten of Scotch Grove Iowa.
Waverly Darlon Lovejoy retires after three decades of service as a window clerk at the Waverly post office. He completed 33 years of continuous public service, ending a long tenure in the local postal operation.
Twenty two people identified last week's Farm Foto as No. 130 in a series. The 400 acre Waham F Marsh family farm on counts road AOS, miles west of Montreno, was 104 years old in 1950, rooted in the McLaughlin family, with members Douglas Linda Robert and Stephen.
Frank Schroader a 67 year old farmer was killed when a team of horses frightened near Lake Mills. He was on a hay-rack and was thrown beneath the wheels as the horses bolted.
A Rhode Island style reminiscence recalls a duck banded in Rochester in 1933 shot in 1953 in Pennsylvania. The narrator shares long hunting history from snowy days, close encounters, traps, and a belief that ducks and geese can smell approaching humans.
The journal notes two trips to Guttenberg for pike with Junie Salon and companions. They report five walleyes and three large sand pike on one day, a 33 pound carp pair on another, and multiple limits aboard the upper and lower barges. Weather and gear details accompany practical bait tips and fishing strategy.
Robert Arduser and Donald Abbichs of Langworthy and Kenneth Brokaw of Anamosa traveled by bus from Anamosa courthouse to Des Moines for selective service induction as Jones County’s November quota. The December call is set for two men per Mrs Metcalf, the board secretary.
Burglars drained about 100 gallons of gasoline from LaPorte City school buses after breaking into the barn one evening recently.
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