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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1946
Page
1
Amid severe hunger in Europe and Asia, Germany lowers food rations while Uncle Sam urges voluntary sharing. Americans are asked to cut intake to one slice of bread per meal, ban pastries, and redirect resources to feed half-starved victims overseas, with urgency to act now.
The Monticello Express notes seven annual cooking school opening led by Miss Jan Shaw with many prizes for attendees. Obituaries include Mrs. Dietrich Dirks in Langworthy and Mrs. Charles Shipman in Monticello. Monticello earned top ratings in a sub district music contest and won multiple others. John Bodenhofer seeks Jones County state representative nomination. The Jones County Fair adds three new directors Clarence McLaughlin Jay McConaughy Max Wortman. New Iown Electric building opened April 4.
A compilation of life events and local happenings notes deaths in March including Mrs. Mary Anne Alloway aged 82 who died in Scotch Grove after a long Davenport era of marriage, and Mrs. Jennie Doxsee of Glendale California. Also recorded are a drowning death near Scotch Grove, a church funeral in Castle Grove, and school and college vacation plans. The article lists shop sales at Hicks & Gugan and local election results with officers elected including Mayor J A Voorhees and council members J Arduser and D H Liddy.
Max Schrader active in band track math club and student leadership at Monti High. Betty Bartlett joins M Club Red Pepper clarinet and band activities while Marvin Himebaugh contributes to F F A and Red Peppers with outdoor interests and plans to become a skilled mechanic or join the armed forces.
The National Honor Society will sell refreshments during the music contest on April 5 and 6. Volunteers to usher include Margaret Condit, Lorraine Buol, Arlene Kuhns, Clarice Siebels, Carlotta Morning, Carol Caspers, Audrey Oltman, Mary Lou Adams, Dorothy Jacobs, Joyce Lange, Barbara Chatterton, and Naomi Hanken. Others may notify Mr. Eells by April 4.
Monticello to host a preliminary music contest April 5 and 6 with contestants from seven teen schools. The program lists participating schools across multiple classes and includes specific instrument entries and judges for the competition.
A fragment mentions Dayton figures Yousse Seehusen Hein and Jim in a comic books study hall. The text is garbled but suggests a lighthearted school or community event with playful titles and attendees. Details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Miss Bethel Merrill former junior math instructor and recent California librarian visited Monticello last week to greet former friends and students. The note asks readers to pay Red Cross dues now.
Freshmen juniors and seniors tie for first place after a tournament finishing with two wins each. Don Shelley totals 38 points as top scorer aiding his frosh team. Highlights include 46-19 seniors over sophomores and juniors beating seniors 32-18 in a rough finale.
A birthday roster marks April dates for Claretta Husman Don Hackbarth Maldean Dirks Arlene Kuhns Phyliss Cox Lavonne Fluckiger Ray Null Georgia Plueger Don Robinson Paul Schneider Hilda Schneiter Carol Caspers Miriam Young Phyliss Null Fern Decker Janet Sinclair Rex Schrader Hazel Reyner Margaret Marugg Lois Clark Robert Spahr. The note ends with a joke about wallpaper telling the wall I have designs on you.
Center Junction's oldest businessman William H. Bohler and son Ray expanded their trucking operation with an eight ton Studebaker, plus a limestone dump truck and cattle-hauling contracts with two railroads. Ray recently became partner. Bohler and Son employ two men and have run 26 trucks since 1927.
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