Monticello Street Work Faces Scrutiny as Delays Continue
Monticello businessmen question whether the street improvement program is treated as small potatoes by contractors. They report slow progress and unsafe conditions with few workers able to speak, while Mayor and council members push for faster, safer work. The issue hinges on accountability and potential contract penalties if pace does not improve.
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Monticello
Gamble Store
Presbyterian Church
Press Freedom At Risk Across States Censorship Debate
An editorial condemns local and state censorship actions from Maryland, Louisiana, Texas, Wisconsin and Minnesota as threats to press freedom. It highlights indictments, denied access, confiscations, credential demands, and legislative press shortcomings while urging continuous coverage and accountability to preserve a free press.
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Maryland
Louisiana
Texas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Lake Charles
U.S
Kentucky
California
New York
Legislative Report
Press of America
Hobbs
N.M
Daily News-Sun
Roswell
Daily Record
Trinidad
Colo
News-Chronicle
Norman Nelson
Empire
Calif
Russia
We Can Greatly
Public essay begins a series addressing how citizens can avert another world war and explains the need to analyze inflation spending and scapegoating. The author urges individual action and promises a plain, issue by issue examination to solve today’s vexing problems.
We Want Your Pictures for The Express
The Monticello Express invites readers to contribute photographs with full information for possible publication. Call or bring interesting images of meetings parties or unusual home events. Although facilities are limited the staff will try to photograph and print as many pictures as possible within space and budget.
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the Express
Unite in a Crusade for Victory in the Cold War
A civic appeal urges Americans to reduce war dangers and avoid economic hardship by uniting in a national effort. The speech calls for weekly informal discussions, open minds, and loyalty to responsibilities as citizens to address grave problems and resist scapegoating.
Second regular Eastern Star meeting at Masonic Temple
The Order of the Eastern Star holds its second regular meeting at the Masonic Temple on Monday October 1 at 8 p.m. Worthy Matron Gertrude Mulien will preside and a proficiency exemplification will be conducted.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Gertrude Mulien
Castle Grove Minister Heads CROP Program
Rev. Paul Kenyon of St. Peter and St. Paul Lutheran church, Mon ticello, named district supervisor for the 1951 Iowa CROP drive covering Jackson, Jones and Linn counties. He will help form county CROP organizations ahead of CROP Week November 11 to 17, when volunteers canvass farms for overseas aid gifts.
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Paul Kenyon
Monticello
St. Peter and St. Paul Lutheran Church
Iowa Christian Rural Overseas Program
Harry E. Terrell
Iowa
Jackson
Jones and Linn
Iowa Leads Nation in Foreign Food Gifts Through CROP
Since 1947 the organization has delivered aid to hungry and under privileged abroad. Iowa has topped the nation for the last three years in CROP gifts. The 1951 Iowa goal is 255 carloads of farm commodities with county targets set at upcoming rallies. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
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Iowa
Stuart Sutherland Enrolls at ISTC Cedar Falls Freshman
Stuart Sutherland left last week for Cedar Falls where he is a freshman at Iowa State Teachers College ISTC.
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ISTC
Stuart Sutherland
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Correction on Tom Macomber’s university enrollment
The record corrects last week’s item to show Tom Macomber enrolled at the University of Iowa rather than the University of Dubuque as previously reported.
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Tom Macomber
University of Iowa
University of Dubuque
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Iowa Press Advertising Service
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