09 Sep 1948
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1948
Page
1
The Iowa Tax Commission report shows Jones County’s Anamosa averages $31,150 in annual retail sales per entity, while Monticello averages $26,500, a gap of about $4,650. The piece urges merchants to boost sales through better promotion and customer service with Chamber of Commerce support.
A reader compares Russia to a schoolyard bully, arguing the United States and Western powers must stand up to intimidation. The writer recalls childhood fights to urge firmer U.S. action against Soviet pressure rather than yielding to “beatings.”
A roundup of church schedules across the Dubuque region lists Sacred Heart Holy Mass times and confessions, Presbyterian services and youth speaker Dr Geoffrey Gee from Oxford, Lutheran and Congregational notices, confirmations, weddings, Sunday schools, and upcoming gatherings including a Union Youth service and a mission festival at St Pauls Lutheran.
Center Junction burial services will be held today for Ernest Blohm whose body was moved from Metuno cemetery in Italy to Fort Snelling Minnesota. He was killed May 24 1944. Attending are Mr and Mrs Alan Serbousek Mr and Mrs Norman Martens and Mr and Mrs Marvin Blohm. Other local visits noted include Labor Day guests and family gatherings across Monona Anamosa Des Moines Onslow and nearby towns.
The item lists several family updates including a new grandson Richard Allen Bailey in Letts. It mentions the Stuart Smith family staying with Mrs. Rachel Smith, the Gail Catlett family returning from Missouri, and a September 12 bride Mary Ann Otten being honored at a shower hosted by Sally Stanton. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cathey departed for Denver and other western points.
Iowa extension nutrition specialists promote four salad types the main dish dinner dessert and refreshment with practical tips. Prepare salads at the last moment keep cold salads cold and garnish for appeal while imagining new combinations to boost meals.
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