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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1946
Page
2
Iowa's housewives many thousands strong are urged to lead a nationwide wheat fat and oil saving drive. Health officials say even small daily cuts in home consumption could boost supplies for foreign use and stress substitutions, careful preparation and garden planting to preserve minerals and vitamins.
Sacred Heart fifth graders in Room 2 presented a radio program on the Gold Rush during Friday English class with poems and songs including If I Had Been a Little Child and The Star Spangled Banner. They join the National Catholic Theater conference with a Meine Com ing Thru The Rye scene at Loras College May 9, and Easter vacation approaches. KE G Penshorn visits from St Paul for Easter. local guests Owen Sutherland and Dr P H Pollock attend Presbytery meeting.
A long string of visits and guest appearances highlights weekend activity across Monticello, Davenport, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, and nearby towns. Families, former teachers, and radio figures like George Guyan are cited among guests, with university students attending events and youths visiting relatives.
Paul Maire returned to California after visiting Iowa friends. Mrs. J. B. Marshall spent two days with relatives in Sac City. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Swartzen druber hosted in Wellman. Willard Yeoman and Mrs. Ferring traveled on business to Davenport Rock Island and Moline. Carl Howland honored on his birthday with Monticello friends. Lt. Ross M. MacAskill and Mrs. MacAskill recalled as Helen Humke from San Diego. Relatives from St Paul Water town Cedar Rapids and others visited Monticello families. Long Beach guests plan to return to Monticello. Housekeepers seek Berlon moth-proofing method. Hargrave Cleaners advertises.
Dinner guests in the David Hansen home included Mrs. Bill Long of Akron and Mrs. William Ehlers with children. Capt. John P. McGovern and Mrs. McGovern visited Elmer Holmes in Arlington before touring Anamosa and Iowa City. Arthur Steiner, ill at Town City hospital, has returned home. Mrs. Benedict recently had an appendectomy at John McDonald hospital and is recuperating with daughter Mrs. Ernest Benedict in Anamosa.
Merle Buckner proprietor of Buckner's dairy announces daily home milk deliveries in Monticello with a new, faster schedule. He has sought to improve service for months and plans to extend delivery reach and efficiency.
Buckner advances a dairy upgrade adding a receiving room, a large milk tank, and a cream can washer. A new homogenizer begins operation while square milk bottles await cellophane caps tied up by a truckers strike.
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