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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1955
Page
1
A local feature highlights residents transforming tree stumps into garden beds in Monticello. Waddick and J C Benders share decorated stumps with rings of steel supports and blooming vines. Also notes the popular annual church dinners drawing large crowds in Jones County.
Wayne Zion Lutheran church held its annual dinner with a large turnout. Visitors received numbered tickets and waited for their turn, but the meal was praised for prompt service and excellent cooking by congregation members.
In a small town moment, Postmaster Paul Bender reportedly crossed the street to borrow a three cent stamp from a neighbor, highlighting everyday exchanges in local life.
Neighbors share weekend visits with relatives in Anamosa Webster City and Monticello. Families join for Hattie Ricklefs birthday at Anamosa and travelers return from trips to Canada and 15 northeastern states plus Deer River and Barney Minnesota.
The Paulsen family operates a 160 acre farm two miles southeast of Scotch Grove owned by Ralph Paulsen and his parents. Ralph and his wife with three children Susan 7 Nancy 5 and Steven 2 live in a large house while his parents occupy a smaller one. The farm raises beef cattle hogs and chickens with corn and oats as main crops. Mrs. Ralph Paulsen identified the farm to the Express and the family will receive a free 8 by 10 inch photo after they call the office.
Onslow Clay township Farm Bureau met Monday evening at the Onslow Community room. The committee in charge included Neal Paulsen Boyd Chatterton Phil Snyder and Billy Reade. Resolutions were adopted officers reelected and lunch served.
Sunday evening callers visit Carroll Smola in Central City. George Paulsen attends funeral services for Dr. E G Rawson in Anamosa. Mrs. Francis Orr hospitalised in Cedar Rapids after a fall. Clifford Rockwell dies in his sleep near Maquoketa. funeral held. James Chaplin enrolls at Cornell College. Multiple area families attend picnic in Buffalo and a Legion auxiliary conference in Anamosa. Wedding of Sara Ann Clark and James Breeden noted. Nick Paulsen birthday observed with family dinner.
R H Lang of Monticello says forthcoming 1956 Johnson outboard line will include nine models in six sizes from 3 to 30 hp. Motors emphasize color and styling with a two tone holiday bronze and white finish.
Pvt Allen J Gadient son of John P Gadient Hopkinton took part in battalion training tests held by the 25th Infantry Division on Hawaii The two day test covered defense withdrawal and attack on the island about 200 miles from Schofield Barracks Oahu
Local readers are urged to send news tips to the Express via the six or seven phone numbers listed. The item requests prompts on community events, meetings, and notable happenings for timely coverage.
The tale recounts Paul Bunyan as a colossal lumberjack who felled sage brush in Minnesota, created the Blue Snow, and shaped mountains by tossing dirt east and west. He tamed a massive Blue Ox named Babe, supposedly 22 axe handles tall, creating Niagara Falls and enriching Iowa soil through his masterful hunts and fishing.
A neighbor reports Cedar Rapids hunters camping in the woods near his farm all day and into dusk. They killed squirrels for meat then left them spoil on the way to the car, with some tossed in a ditch and others eaten later. He notes locals doubt the meat is eaten and jokes about fur hunting.
The issue details step by step skinning a squirrel, bass and catfish bait tips using chubs and suckers, late fall fishing methods for walleyes and northerns, and lure preferences. It notes upcoming 4-H leaders meeting on September 29, upcoming banquets on October 1 for girls and October 15 for boys, and lists 4-H members starting college at various institutions.
Randy Brady covered the Scotch Grove Cornhuskers 4 H club meeting on why health checkups matter. Bob Holst kept attendees engaged with questions about a swine breeding program as the club began grading record books, noting notable improvements.
Monticello neighbors report a luncheon at Marion hosted by Mrs. Merle Knight with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Adams and Mrs. O R Howie Sr. attending. Anamosa guests include Mrs. Ben Eiben and Mrs. Arnold Jacobs at the Lubben home. John Batchelder hosts and is visited by the Batch elders and Claude Batchelder. Nell McDonald of Indianapolis visits the Lee Bartletts. James Gohl and Amanda of Redondo Beach stay with James Connolly in town.
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