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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
1
Monticello officials urge stricter traffic safety after school-age casualties rise risk. An educational director warns 8,000 children could die next year without better training and discipline on speeding, signals, and pedestrian rules.
The editorial calls on young people to set an example on the roads amid rising highway deaths. It notes most accidents involve nonyoung drivers and stresses careful driving as a moral duty to prevent injuries and suffering for all ages.
Apparent prosperity largely comes from G I bill payments for veterans. These payments won’t last forever. A stable base must be built so readjustment benefits fulfill their purpose. without it the program could fail. In Holland cows are fed tulip bulbs, a costly feed, while U S farmers wonder what feeds drive butter to 80 cents a pound.
A collection of brief quotations from various papers offers pithy takes on death prevention politics aging drivers and civic duty. It includes lines from the Humboldt Independent Ellaville Sun and other local papers contrasting public welfare and personal responsibility.
George Orwells Animal Farm is described as a scary tale not a fairy story as Christopher Morley notes. The piece covers the farm animals and the pigs rule with some humans seen as equal but some more equal than others. It also mentions The Sudden Guest by Christopher La Farge and quotes Frank Sullivan from A Rock in Every Snowball.
State College agronomists note red clover seeded last spring can be cut for seed this fall without harming next year's crop. The Iowa Poll reports 46 percent would vote Republican in congressional races versus 26 percent Democratic with 29 percent undecided. for governor 46 percent back Blue and 30 percent Miles with 24 percent undecided.
Lenox college buildings are turned over to Hopkinton school board for education. High school students occupy the Main College building while Doolittle Hall undergoes remodeling and other campus repairs continue. Enrollment reaches 178 with 44 in high school. plan to use Doolittle Hall for grade students.
Sacred Heart Church under Rev. Eugene P. Lorenz lists Sunday masses at 7 and 9 with weekday mass at 7. Confessions are Saturdays 3:30 to 4:30 and 7:00 to 8:00. The Methodist Church led by W C Grant notes Sunday school 10, morning worship 11, Youth Fellowship to lead. Presbyterian Church led by Wm J Grossheim offers Sunday school 10 and morning worship 11.
Westminster Fellowship hosts the second in the Roads We Christians Walk series titled The Road Through Samaria at 7 pm with Barbara Walker presenting. Castle Grove Lutheran Church led by Pastor A Diers holds worship at 11 am and Sunday school at 10 am.
Its News to Me lists 1946 Monticello High School teachers residences. Mildred Orr Dorothy Nagle with Mrs Schemmel. Ruth Potter Marilyn Thompson with Mrs Roberts. Principal Ray Stumbaugh and family in Jetta Rickless home. Others housed with L Heerens F E Stimson Burrichter Schodde and more.
Coach Leslie L. Linn leads the boys physical education department, a Iowa Wesleyan graduate, with Delmar Cram as assistant, a University alumnus. Football practice began August 26 with twice daily sessions, school began with daily workouts, first game versus Maquoketa on September 18, ten basketball games planned for December, followed by baseball and track meets per Superintendent Boyd Shannon.
After a week of curricular activity the first assembly of the school year welcomed new students and introduced faculty. bob Messerli as master of ceremonies and Jane DeShaw led junior high praise while various groups outlined activities and plans for the year.
On the first day of school at county high the freshmen faced algebra aptitude tests. Joan Ireland and Rex Martinsen provided lively commentary while Dwight Gerdes and Bob Reuter observed. Leo Zimmerman was energetic and Norma Hintz noted the reliable attendance.
Superintendent Boyd Shannon names faculty sponsors for Monti schools clubs for the new year. The M Club led by Barbara Walker as president, with Bob Messerli and Susan Stuhler as officers, announces sponsor assignments and planned activities. The National Honor Society, FFA, Red Peppers, staff, and Philomonte also receive sponsors while officer elections are pending. A reminder urges bicycle riders to use the school rack.
Editorial encourages new Monti High freshmen to adjust quickly to high school life and to use their talents in athletics, music, drama, journalism, and agriculture. It frames students as future leaders responsible for elevating the school’s name and making more of Monti.
Monti calendars announce events from Maquoketa Manchester Mafion Tipton U High West Branch Mt Vernon West Liberty Anamosa and Anamosa dates through November 11. Readily shows locations and weeks for high school dances programs and events across towns.
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