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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1955
Page
3
Bill Zearing Jr. plunged fifty feet when a limb he was sawing broke free from the trunk. He had tied his safety belt to a shoot on the limb, which snapped back as the limb split, pulling him down.
A compilation of weekly church schedules across multiple denominations. Entries include Amber Presbyterian Monticellite Nazarenes Evangelical and Reformed First Congregational First Presbyterian Onslow Presbyterian Wyoming Zion American Lutheran Sacred Heart St Luke's Methodist St John's Lutheran St Matthew Lutheran Peter and Paul Lutheran Wesnes Zion Evangelical Lutheran and Wyoming Methodist, with service times 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and Sunday school from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m., plus choir rehearsals, confirmations, and upcoming Holy Communion planning.
Martin Winch returned Tuesday from Dreux air force base France and was discharged from Fort Sheridan after 24 months in the service. A timily dinner was held at his parents home with many relatives and friends attending, including the Winch and Moulton families from nearby towns.
The Monticello Express is the official weekly newspaper of Monticello and Jones County, established July 10 1865. It publishes Mondays and Thursdays and is a second class mail matter. Advertising is handled by Newspaper Advertising Service Inc and Iowa Press Advertising Service. Subscription rates are $4.50 for local counties and $5.50 elsewhere in the United States.
Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Alfred Lacina and Jim from Tama with extended gatherings at the Olmsteads in Buck Creek and Cedar Rapids. Community activities feature Buck Creek church board meeting Delhi W S C S luncheon and a family night planned at Buck Creek church October 26 with a shared service led by Rev David Saunders.
Saturday supper guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Richardson included Mrs Richardson and Lord of Edewood. Evening visitors were Mr and Mrs Walter McCorkle and their daughters in attendance.
Ten contestants tied for first prize by naming 11 of 14 winners. Bernard Edwards of Monticello won $10 through an earlier postmark. Others with 11 correct included Harley Bulgren Hopkinton Mary Bulgren Hopkinton Larry Bader Daniel Stadtmueller Noor Stadtmueller Harold Hunt Oakdale Conrad Monck Langworthy Orlando Null and Bob Mullen. The fourth contest will appear in Mondays Express.
Readable OCR lists students and their grades at Center Junction with several adults including Mrs. Lucille Kucera and Lois Hearn. The snippet names Keith Stadtmueller C A Rhatigan and others, indicating a class or attendance roll.
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