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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1968
Page
1
Express News reminds readers that the gift deadline is Saturday Oct 26 at 12 noon. Donors should wrap gifts, mark contents and include giver address, with items delivered to the Express office. The paper coordinates parcels for Mrs. John Smola in Tokyo to supply wounded servicemen in Japan.
The Express launches a two week drive with nine cash prizes from $50 to $10 totaling $200 plus over $4,000 in prizes for campaign workers. Readers can subscribe at bargain rates: $5.50 yearly in Jones and nearby counties or $7.50 elsewhere during the campaign. Award day is November 2 at 5 p.m. at the Express office.
The Dale Upham Construction Co of West Union was the low bidder at 178149.80 for 7.0998 miles of grading and culvert work on the secondary road from Highway 136 to Canton. The board also settled an institutional ban involving Anna Kleineck for 1000.
Monticello Carpenter Elementary sixth graders sold donated books before school and at recess to raise more than 30 dollars for wounded American soldiers hospitalized in Japan. The display includes Bob Balsiger, Nancy Wulfekuhle, Beth Green, Nancy Ketelsen, Steve Hinrichs and David Sunday. The project followed reading about Operation Santa's Pack in the Monticello Express.
The Den 9 cubs donate gifts earned by chores to Operation Santa's Pack for wounded servicemen. Pictured left to right are Paul Giegerich David Klein Kirk Gassman Gary Paulsen David Lumpa Scott Steiner and Phillip Lambert. den leaders are Mrs Pete Steiner and Mrs Paul Lumpa.
From the official docket of police judge C F Shimanek and justice M E McCrabb the records list speeding fines paid by Marvella Gravel David Kurt Peter Schmidt intoxication penalties for LeRoy Prindle and others improper parking fines for Ralph and Ray Bader and Ray Coyle false drawing and uttering checks by Joe Zoller and Bernice McGuirk cases dismissed. No new cases were entered in the past week.
Dr. R. E. Savage spoke at the Monticello Rotary weekly meeting held Monday evening at St. Luke's Methodist church. President Ray Kleinow presided as Savage dedicated his talk to The Rotarian magazine and the Rotary Foundation.
A special meeting of the Monti Cello Choral Society is scheduled for Wednesday evening October 30 at 9 p.m. in the Community Building. Former participants are urged to attend per past president Harland Hetzler.
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