Ration Stamp Updates and Local Birth Announcements
Ration details list multiple stamps for Meats Fats processed foods sugar and fuel oil with validity dates and new stamps. Babies born at John McDonald hospital include six newborns with names towns and birth dates. Visiting hours for new mothers set at 1 to 3 30 pm and 7 to 845 pm. Monticello Rotary notes guests including Ralph Wilson and CG K Stephen with speech and local improvements report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wno
John McDonald Hospital
John Crow
Hopkinton
Edwin Lightfoot
Robert Starks
Monticello
Louis Hagen
Amber
Paul Martinsen
Scotch Grove
Henry Oaken
Cattle shipments and dairy products move from local yards
Week of April 3 to 10 saw cattle sent to Union yard Chicago by multiple shippers including Mrs John Buol and Ed Reiter among others. Du buque Packing sent four hog cars to Dubuque and Farmers Mutual Creamery shipped one car of butter to New York.
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Union Yard
Chicago
John Buol
Chris Reiter
George Manternach
Pete Hosch
Ed Reiter
Lambert Reiter
Theodore Tremkamp
M. J. Kenneally
George Rickels
Dubuque Packing Company
Dub
Monticello Lions Dinner and Community Play Night
The Monticello Lions and their wives dined at the Monty cafe in the new guest room. They then moved to the community building where Mrs Bess Greenley's speech class performed The Eldest Sister with Naomi Hanken Fern Decker Herman Diers James Se husen Donald Bohlken Edna Kray and Glendora Kidwell in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Marriage Licenses Not Issued in Anamosa this Week
No marriage licenses were issued by the Clerk of the District Court in Anamosa this week. The report notes Dan Cupid is not on the job for the period, resulting in zero licenses recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
District Court
Anamosa
Two Monticello Fires Reported, No Injuries
Monticello fire department respond to a morning alarm at the Carl Marugge home in the north part of Monticello where a broader house fire was extinguished before arrival. Earlier, a roof fire at the Raymond Staner residence challenged responders as they followed the address to the house with Staner guiding them from the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Carl Marugge
Marugg
Raymond Staner
Staner
Alumni Association To Meet At Library April 16
Monticello High School alumni association calls a meeting at the public library Monday evening April 16 at 8:00. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year and the annual report will be heard. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School Alumni Association
K. P. Hall
Doxsee Leaves Navy Base for 15 Day Leave
George Doxsee 1/c and HA 1/c left from the Naval Air Base Seattle Washington on Thursday morning for a 15 day leave to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. C A Doxsee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Doxsee
Naval Air Base
Seattle
Wash
C. A. Doxaee
Severe wind storm hits Jones county causes extensive damage
A cyclonic wind storm struck Jones county on Wednesday afternoon causing damage well over 100000 dollars. Anamosa suffered major destruction including a tipped roof at the Anamosa Poultry and Egg plant and damage to the Standard Oil and Conoco plants. No fatalities, but Charles Elliott was injured by flying timber and taken to Mercy hospital. The cyclone damaged farms, windmills, barns, sheds, trees and a flagpole at Reid National Corn Company. Monticello and Wayne township also reported extensive damage to barns, windmills and houses.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Charles Elliott
Mercy Hospital
Tim Brandt
William Fisher
Tyler & Downing
Reid National Corn Company
Remley
James E. Remley
R. A. Cahill
Louis Ortgies
Burton Brown
Rollie Houstman
Standard Oil
Monticello
George Dirks
Rhinehart Dirks
Wayne Township
Speakers Offered on Dumbarton Oaks Conference
Esther Hoag of the Monticello League of Women Voters handles speaker arrangements calling 216 to place requests as many national groups push to publicize the Dumbarton Oaks conference next week. Keith Dickey, son of Mrs. Bess Dickey, will receive a second lieutenant commission on April 18 in Carlisle Pennsylvania. his wife and mother will attend the graduation ceremonies.
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Dumbarton Oaks
Esther Hoag
Monticello
Keith Dickey
Bess Dickey
Leutenant
Carlisle
Freeport, Ill
Funeral plan for Hartley Wilkinson deputy treasurer
Hartley W. Wilkinson born Sept 11 1890 at Earlville died April 10 at John McDonald hospital at 7 p m funeral Friday at 2 p m Goettsch funeral home Rev Glenn McMichael in charge with burial at Oakwood cemetery Masonic services at the grave He served as Jones county deputy treasurer 12 years and was a World War II veteran with affiliations in Burns Lodge Ivy Lodge VFW and Monticello conservation league
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley W. Wilkinson
John McDonald Hospital
Goettsch
Glenn McMichael
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Wilkinson
Earlville
William and
Rose Parrott Wilkinson
Monticello
Wilkinson
Quincy Business College
Quincey
Ill
Lowell State Bank
Jones County
Dan Hearn
Stella Young
Newton
Winona
Minn
Harold
Eldorado
Harry
San Diego
Calif
Burns Lodge No. 173
A. F
351 Aerial Squadron
Ivy Lodge Knights of Pythias No
VFW Post No
Henderson Heads Conservation League Meeting
The Community Conservation League held a regular meeting on April 5 at the Community hall. A supper for 75 members was served by Henry Seehusen, Kenneth Ahlrichs, and others. Officers were re elected for the next year: Tom Henderson president, William Shaffer secretary, Irvin Davis treasurer. Committees were named including Attendance Roy Jacque Game and Food Planting Dick Lang Fishing Verne McCurdy Entertainment B C Hall Food James Morrissey and Oscar Ambuehl Fur Bearing Animals Lee Bartlett. Ray Beckman spoke on Game Birds. William Scheele won the door prize a box of shotgun shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson Heads Conservation League
Community Conservation League
Henry Seehusen
Kenneth Ahlrichs
Tom Henderson
William Shaffer
Irvin Davis
Roy Jacque
Dick Lang
Fourteen Men Sent to Fort Snelling for Induction
The Jones County selective service board sent fourteen men to Fort Snelling Minnesota for induction on April 11. Among them are Wesley G Hanken and Lester G Monk from Monticello with Monk already inducted into the navy radar program. Other inductees include Elmer R Holtzman Davis City Lyle L Tompkins Kermit G Hoyer James E Turner Marvin W Snyder Robert D Taylor Marvin F Hinrichs Howard J Willis Jr John P Cox Marven J Drumbarger Lawrence D Miller and Raymond H Payne. The board meets Friday April 13 and two 18 year olds registered last week are Robert D Snyder Onslow and Arthur E Bohlken Monticello.
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Fort Snelling
Minn
Armed Services
Monticello
Wesley G. Hanken
Lester G. Monk
Eddy
Navy
Davis City
Elmer R. Holtzman
van Wert
Lyle L. Tompkins
Oxford Junction
Kermit G. Hoyer
James E. Turner
Onslow
Marvin W. Snyder
Robert D. Taylor
Martelle
Marvin F. Hinrichs
Olin
Howard J. Willis, Jr. Anamosa
John P. Cox
Marven J. Drumbarger
Lawrence D. Miller
Delhi
Raymond H. Payne
Jones County Selective Service Board
Robert D. Snyder
Arthur E. Bohlken
Mrs. L. Wright Funeral Held This Afternoon
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock at Goettsch funeral home for Mrs. Lewis Wright. Dr. William J. Grossheim presided and interment was at Oakwood cemetery. She died Monday at State University hospital after an extended illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goettsch
Lewis Wright
William J. Grossheim
Oakwood Cemetery
Theodore Nelson
Hazel
Strawberry Point
Ernest Wenger
Rowley
Harold Jones
Rosie
John Fluckiger
Seymour Clark
Monticello
Ernest Anderson
Cascade
Lawson Anderson
Troy Mills
Jacob Anderson
Austin
Minn
William
Harry
Samuel Anderson
Valentine Schmidt
Matt Moore
Park Rapids
Donald Coxey Named Schultz Manager in Monticello
Donald Coxey of Lake Geneva Wisconsin is named the Schultz Bros store manager in Monticello. He arrives to take over from F. Douglas who moves to Delavan. Coxey, married with two daughters, has managed the Lake Geneva store for 2 1/2 years and has five years with Schultz Bros.
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Donald Coxey
Lake Geneva
Wis
Schultz Bros
Monticello
F. Douglas
Douglas
Delavan
Coxey
Mary Elizabeth
Jean
Graves son promoted to private first class in Germany
Mr and Mrs Jack Graves announce their son Louis H Graves has advanced to private first class with the 8th armored division in Germany where he serves as a light truck driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Graves
Louis H. Graves
8Th Armored Division
Germany
Lions Club Sponsors Circus and Carnival This Month
The Lions Club will sponsor a two night circus and carnival on April 26 and 27. The circus, in the high school gymnasium, targets all ages, while the carnival in the community building offers games and concessions. A two night pass costs 25 cents for adults, with proceeds supporting community projects.
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Lions Club
The
Stolen 1941 Pontiac Recovered Near Maquoketa Anamosa
Carpenter Harlan Bickerstaff recovered a 1941 Pontiac stolen from the William Bay service station in Anamosa last Monday. The abandoned car with a damaged clutch rod was found five miles northwest of Maquoketa on a dead end road. A young man in a light shirt and brown pants was seen leaving the scene with a small bundle. The thief, aged about 19 or 20, was suspected to have driven the car into a hole and abandoned it. sheriff Biechhorn broadcast alerts as farmers reported the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Bickerstaff
Anamosa
William Bay
Maquoketa
Kickerstal
Bickerstaff
Biechhorn
Jackson County
Divorces Granted in Jones County Court Actions
Judge J E Heiserman oversaw two divorce cases at the Jones county district court April term. Mildred Meek won a divorce from Edward Meek and revived her maiden name Mildred Crane after a cruel and inhuman treatment charge with no alimony. John O Ogren obtained a divorce from Viola Ogren with alimony set at 3000 and both parties had previous marriages. Representatives of Camp Fire groups attended a Grand Council Fire in Cedar Rapids Coliseum Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Heiserman
Jones County District Court
Mildred Meek
Edward Meek
Mildred Crane
John O. Ogren
Viola Ogren
Monticello
Grand Council
Cedar Rapids
Scout Meeting Set For Apr 16 In Anamosa Courthouse
Scout officials invite Boy Scouts parents and all scouting supporters to a pot luck supper April 16 at 6 30 PM in the Anamosa courthouse community room. A district meeting follows with a charter presentation by Norman Plath and the Morley Troop 63 led by William Guthrie. Local leaders and commission recipients include H C Porter Don Scheib Art Marek H L Steele Melvin Eastman J S Robertson John McNamara Price Slate and Lee Sanner. Dick Sanner and Keith and Kenneth Kellogg are honored for long service to Anamosa Scouting. Jones county lists seven active troops in Monticello Wyoming Oxford Junction Martelle Center Junction Morley and Anamosa. Representatives from each troop are expected.
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Anamosa
Jones County District Committee
Avives
Anamosa Scouts
Norman Plath
Morley
William Guthrie
H. C. Porter
Don Scheib
Art Marek
H.l Steele
Melvin Eastman
S. Robertson
John McNamara
Price Slate
Lee Sanner
Dick Sanner
Boy Scouts
Keith
Kenneth Kellogg
Jones County
Monticello
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Martello
Center Junction
Honor Roll Reported For Federal Savings Plan
The payroll savings honor roll for February shows strong participation at 100 percent in designated deductions of 10 percent. Names and amounts appear from Anamosa to Onslow and Monticello with businesses and stores listed. Gail Huibregtse of Monticello earns Rockford College honor roll as a freshman. A school instruction event at KP hall is set for Monday April 16 at 1 30 PM with dinner reservations via call 186.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Naylor
Anamosa
Reliance Manufacturing
Town Liquor Control Store
U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
Martelle
Farmers’ Cooperative Elevator Company
Monticello
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery
Franklin Equipment
Iowa Liquor Control
Monticello Express
Monticello State Bank
N.W. Bell Telephone
Stuhler’s Grocery
U. S .Post Office
Onslow
R. FE. Chaplin
Onslow Lumber Company
Onslow Savings Bank
Hurst Produce
Oxford Junction
Lowa
Gail Unibregtse
E. H. Huibregtse
Rockford College
Huibregtse
Vanguard
KP Hall
Corn Canning Plant Seeks Farmers To Boost War Food Supply
Local sweet corn drive urges farmers to plant five to ten acres each to stock a Monticello cannery for armed forces. J LeRoy Farmer reports higher prices and notes last year’s loss. target up to 1,000 acres, with 700 needed to start operations. John Kehoe canvasses rural areas. several large operators joining near Monticello.
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J. LeRoy Farmer
Monticello
John Kehoe
Mr. Farmer
Germany
Pacific
Nurse Lt Mary Parks Promoted in Navy
Lieut jg Mary Mae Parks of the Navy Nurse Corps has been promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant jg. Previously a surgical nurse at John McDonald hospital, she enlisted June 24, 1948, and served at Balboa Park San Diego before being stationed in Hawaii since January 1944.
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J.g
Mary Mae Parks
Navy Nurse Corps
J.z
Montivello
Lt. Parks
John McDonald Hospital
U.S. Naval Hospital
Balboa Park
San Diego
Calif
Hawaii
VFW Auxiliary Sends Gifts To Schick Hospital
The Monticello VFW Auxiliary reports new aid to veterans hospitals. Members donated 36 transmitter bags for Knoxville hospital and 56 slip covers for Schick hospital in Clinton with Red Cross supplies.
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VFW
Schick Hospital
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
George A. Rickels
Ben Sehneider
Knoxville Veterans Hospital
Schick Veterans Hospital
Clinton
Red Cross
Louise Field
Edith Bender
Mabel Jarrett
Veterans Hospital Committee
Schick
Des Moines Veterans Hospitals
Knoxville Veterans’ Hospital
USC Club
Auxiliary
Sister of Local Woman Dies Apr 9
Mrs. Bess Dickey of Monticello mourns sister Mrs. Clara Dunlap 63 of Manchester who died April 5 at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids after an extended illness. Survived by three children, three grandchildren, two sisters and one brother. Funeral 4 p.m. Sunday at Manchester Presbyterian Church Rev Hyde presided. Local friends listed attended.
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Bess Dickey
Monticello
Clara Dunlap
Manchester
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Dunlap
Rosalind Dunlap
Clinton
Bruce Dunlap
Nick Novac
Spencer
Barbara
Diane
Roxann Dunlap
Bess
Zimmerman Auto Adds New Employee Willis Coden
Willis Coden, recently discharged from the U S army, joins Zimmerman Western Auto and Hardware. He began work yesterday bringing merchandising experience and skills in extra work takings and minor car repairs to the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Coden
United States Army
Zimmerman Western Auto and Hardware Store
Zimmerman Store
Lieutenant J N Stephens Wounded by Jap Sniper
Mrs J N Stephens of Laguna Beach California received word that her husband Lieutenant J N Stephens has been slightly wounded by a Japanese sniper while serving with the artillery in the Philippines. He has been overseas two years and eight months.
Monticello Students Shine In State Music Contest
Monticello high school performers led a limited scale nationwide event with Monti High students among 400 entrants from 11 towns. JoAnn Schneider Helen Gerdes Richard Bonwell and Gene Kuehl topped vocal and instrumental divisions while Miss Ione Smith directed six top rated instrumental groups. Soloists small ensembles and choruses from Maquoketa Marion Anamosa Mt Vernon Olin Springville Belleview Earlville Martelle and Wyom ing advanced to the state contest in Marion later this month.
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Monti
Monticello
Monti High
JoAnn Schneider
Helen Gerdes
Richard Bonwell
Gene Kuehl
Richard Sutherland
Charles Kreeb
Dorothea Diers
Kathryn Bender
Marvin Jacobs
Florieda Ortgies
Alice Clark
Barbara Walker
Paul Sechusen
Betty Jo Guyan
Miss Ione Smith
JoAnn Sehneider
Susan Stuhler
Galen Hayen
Bob Thoeni
David Walker
Anna Antes
Bellevue
Earlville
Martelle
Wyoming
Marion
Lovell 4-H Girls Meet At Freese Home
The Lovell 4-H Happy Helpers hold their monthly meeting at the Freese home with thirteen members and four guests present. Talks included Insuring Your Shoes, Introductions, and What 4-H Means to Me. Plans were made for clothing drive participation and raising funds for Schick hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell’s Happy Helpers
Freese
Lloyd Robertson
Anamosa
Gerhard Freese
Darlene Eilers
Greta Buol
Joyce Freese
Helen Mardorf
Marjorie Behrends
Janice Freese
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rotary Club
Alumni Association
Doxaee
Monticello Music
Charles Elliott Hurt
H. Wilkinson
McDonald Hospital
Schultz
Graves
Fed. Savings
J. LeRoy Farmes
Zimmerman Auto
Lovell
Fred H. Lubben
Edward Husmann
Cass Township
James Earl
John Henry
Clara Deloris Larson
Arnold Jacobs
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