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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1961
Page
5
The piece notes extensive historic quackery in cancer arthritis and weight loss cures, with billions spent yearly. It cites 672 physician irregularities and 68 license revocations last year, urging the AMA to act decisively to protect dignity and integrity of medicine.
The essay urges readers to pause and see divine presence in autumn maple beauty and natural harmony. It argues modern life distracts from creation yet prompts renewed awareness of God through nature, offering refreshment for the spirit amid machines and urban life.
George Gallup polled on jail sentences for labor leaders tied to slowdowns in defense industries. Forty one percent favored, thirty five percent opposed, and twenty four percent gave no opinion. The poll signals indifference amid a perceived external threat to the nation.
The piece contrasts worthy relieved individuals with goldbrickers who take tax funds without effort. It cites Iowa as an example where jobs exist but applicants are lacking. It argues for trying to distinguish the worthy from the unworthy, despite difficulty.
Pravda reports Kazakstan cannot provide much grain this year causing unease at a Communist meeting. The Virgin Lands project led by Khrushchev aims to overtake U.S. food production but harvests are weak and leadership may be replaced. The shortage could influence Soviet foreign policy. The U.S. lacks reserves to mitigate a crop failure unlike the United States.
A playful note asserts the local fair remains superior and resistant to state fair timing changes, arguing no need to adjust the August dates and dismissing the state fair’s relevance. Nearby towns are urged to keep their celebrations and maintain rivalry.
Mrs Bertha Green of Cedar Rapids is visiting in the Paulsen home. The Onslow-Center Jct bridge club met at Center Jct with prizes for Mrs Bulgren and Mrs Donald Jansen. Numerous guests visited relatives in Onslow including the Spechts Propst Gruenhagen and Stoffel families. Local clubs shared desserts and skits. many residents hosted friends from nearby towns. Leo Koppess is patient at St Josephs Sanitarium Dubuque.
Kurt Edward Meier son of Mr and Mrs Ray Meier was baptized at St Matthew’s Lutheran Church on Sunday Sponsors were Mrs Delbert Husmann and Harold Gottleaber Jr A dinner followed at the Gottleaber home Attending were family and friends including LeRoy Hinrichs and Jerry McQuillen and Lori from Dubuque Iowa Auto mobile Dealers to meet at Legion club Dubuque for district session featuring Paul McClure Kansas City Ma with B B McLaughlin Monticello notes also mention William Buckner and Gene Tuel among Cedar Rapids Gazette paper boys receiving awards in Monticello
A collage of local milestones recalls 5 and 25 year anniversaries, marriages, engagements, new managers, and community notes. Ed Tucker’s golden anniversary. Sharon Freese and Arthur Kromminga wed. Monticello wins WaMaC title. agency supervisor appointments. Podhaski-Barten engagement. acres planted in Jones county. 10 and 50 year retrospectives on local businesses, sports, and residents with names like Hargrave, Wilcox, and Bohlken.
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