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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1954
Page
1
The Scottish Rite News Bulletin summarizes Dr. Benjamin C. Willis of Chicago urging continuous citizenship education. It emphasizes early teaching from kindergarten onward, four key citizen qualities, public support, and school community collaboration against threats like Communism.
A British geographer suggests moist climates make men sing, especially in baths. A wife counters with sharper insight, noting how bathroom acoustics reveal pitches men hide in public and how stealth practice leads to confident, home performances.
Iowa editorials urge widening existing highways and caution against a funded toll super-highway. They argue a self financing toll road would distort funds and burden taxpayers, noting Iowa would need about 750 million dollars to modernize its highways and questioning feasibility.
The Express editor discusses retiring from the town and business to start a smaller printing venture, noting 8 to 10 possible towns, with Monticello as the best option. The piece covers recent paper production issues, election absentee ballots, a judge's death delaying printing, local farm life, and notes from residents.
The Lutheran Welfare Workshop for Eastern Iowa will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Wyoming on Thursday October 7. The program includes devotions, panels, reports, speakers and films with sessions on family counseling refugee service and chaplaincy. Delegates from Wyoming and Onslow churches will attend and a Sunday School rally day and other local church activities are noted.
In Scotch Grove on October 2 the Kelchen family receives community sympathy for Karen Lee Kelchen who died after a car lost control Monday evening. Carl and Gary Kelchen were injured and are recovering in Monticello hospital. Services for Karen were held at 9 am Thursday at St. Martins Cascade. Several local residents visited nearby homes and church activities noted, including Dolores Oltmans and Miss Oltmans extended family visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Burlage learned their son John T Burlage AF1741-91-65 BMT S 3706 at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas He left for the service Sept 18. Mr. and Mrs Vesey report Phil Vesey Pvt Phillip Vesey USS549-16-26 Co A 45th Arm Inf Bn 5th Arm Div Camp Chaffee Ark His departure date matched Sept 18. George Burritter’s son Pvt Arthur Burritter is stationed at Camp Chaffee Ark with address Pv t Arthur Burritter US5549-16-28 Co A 45th AIB 5th Arm Div. Dale Mardorf AF17347764 1973 AACS Mble Com Sq APO 901 c o PM Box 102 San Francisco Calif Lyle Behrends AT3 324-25-38 VR-7 NAVY 128 Box M c o FPO R Pvt William E Muller RAL7419078 Co D 15th AIR-CCA Sth Arm Div Daryl Wherry advanced to Corporal address Cpl Daryl Lee Wherry US55313407 24th Sig Co 24th Div APO 24 c o P M
George B. Leytem listed with Division M USS Gunston Hull LSD 5 c/o Fleet Post Office. The entry records a military mailing designation and ship assignment.
The Jones County 4-H Dairy Judging Team placed twelfth in the 4-H dairy judging contest at the National Dairy Cattle Congress on Friday October 1. Members include Donald Mackey Olin Hawkeyes Duane Mallicoat Wyoming Pioneers Vernon Tjaden Martelle Boys 4-H and Bernard Goedken Prairie Panthers. The team members attended the 44H Dairy Banquet at Tavern on the Green on the National Dairy Cattle Grounds Friday evening.
Members of the 1955 county membership committee declared support at their first meeting this week. The group attended a district planning session to map out early goals and activities for the drive.
At a meeting in Iowa City on Sept 27 the 1955 state quota was announced as 150000 members. The Jones county quota will be determined soon by the membership committee chaired by Wm. T. Jansen with John Lane Harry Ingwersen Max Specht and Elwyn May on the county panel.
Wayne Willing Workers 4-H girls Marlene Bohlken and Doreen Streeper presented a sewing machine cleaning adjusting and operating technique at the National Dairy Congress on October 7. The duo placed second at the County Fair. Doreen 15 and in 4-H six years. Marlene 16 and three years. Parents Mr and Mrs Harley Streeper Anamosa and Mr and Mrs Gerke Bohlken Scotch Grove. Leader Mrs Albert Heeren Monticello accompanied them to Waterloo.
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