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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1972
Page
1
The mayor urged the council to ask the city attorney to pursue recovering paid funds and to break the contract which has three years remaining. Attorney A N Strittmatter advised against renegotiation noting 1975 interior coating and exterior painting commitments and the relatively small annual maintenance.
City officials discuss annexation, street grading, and a subdivision plat near the city limits. The council awards an LP gas contract to Texgas of Monticello, adopts a traffic ordinance, and approves a subdivision plat northeast of town while noting private lanes must be deeded before becoming streets.
The Monticello Express will publish letters to Santa Claus written by area children. Letters must include first and last name age and address. Several letters have been received but rejected for missing full names. Published letters will be printed between now and Christmas and forwarded to Santa at the North Pole.
Greater Monticello Committee met Tuesday to set store hours for Christmas shopping. Stores may stay open evenings from Dec 11 to Dec 23 with some Sundays open. Grand prize Chevrolet Vega to be drawn Dec 23 amid a series of early drawings. community decorations and volunteer candy cane effort planned for Nov 19.
Benter and Deputy John Miller captured two escaped reformatory inmates after Bill reported spotting them on Jones county road D-62 west of Monticello. The reward was issued for the capture.
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