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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
5
A Dubuque Packing Co shipment to Union Stock Yards Chicago includes three hog cars for Du buque and two cattle cars to Lawrence Burlage, one to Frances Till, and one to George Kurt. Incoming consignments include one cattle car for Mrs. John Buol in Kansas City and one cattle car for Ed Reiter from Levant Kansas.
The Mon ticello Parent Teachers association will meet this evening at 7 30 in the public school building. A solid program is planned with chairmen Mrs Tom Hamilton and Mrs Will Hoffman assisted by Mrs George Maire Mrs John Beeks Mrs Dayton Yousse Mrs Anton Kammerman and Miss Vaughn Thornburgh. Births at John McDonald hospital this past week include a boy for Mr and Mrs Florian Becker Hopkinton a girl for Mr and Mrs Donald Rogers Central City a boy for Mr and Mrs J Flanagan Hopkinton a boy for Mr and Mrs Don Bacon Hopkinton a girl for Mr and Mrs Loren Smith Hopkinton a boy for Mr and Mrs Arnold Kramer and a girl for Mr and Mrs Sam Rhatigan Monticello.
Draft registrants include Lawrence J. Kray of Monticello Marvin W. Snyder of Onslow and Delbert L. Steffens of Oxford Junction at the Jones County selective service board office in the courthouse Anamosa. The board will meet next Friday April 21 at 10 a.m.
The surgical dress ing group completed 8600 4x8 dressings and now have material for 9000 sponges to be made. Work will start Monday April 24 and all women in the groups should be ready to participate.
County Auditor George Specht announced a routine Jones county board of supervisors meeting held Tuesday in the court house board room. He said the day’s transactions will be published later in the supervisors proceedings.
Two marriage licenses were issued during the past week by Leigh Pearson, clerk of the district court. The couples are Robert P. Brokens, 20, and Georgene M. Dempsey, 19, both of Monticello, and Henry Anton Musak, 22, with Juanita Henrietta Rickels, 17, both of Anamosa.
The list confirms indefinite validity for Meats Fats stamps A8 to M8 and Processed Foods Blue A8 to K8. Sugar stamps 30 31 cover five pounds each indefinitely, with stamp 40 for five pounds of canning sugar through February next year. Gasoline A 11 valid through June 21. Fuel Oil Period 4 5 valid through August 31. Shoes Stamp 18 Book One valid through April 30. Airplane Stamp 1 Book Three valid indefinitely. Airplane Stamp 2 becomes valid May 1 and remains good indefinitely.
In Jones county 31 rural youths gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Robertson home in Anamosa on Thursday evening to learn old-time square dances. Harold Calvert led the meeting and letters of appreciation from former members in service were read regarding Christmas packages. The group voted to donate one dollar per service member to the Red Cross and to continue sponsoring the Blood Bank in Jones county with a committee led by James F. Kearns Martelle chairman, Don Meeks, Catherine McCrea and C. B. Jessen.
Four workers from Midwest Insulation of Cedar Rapids recently installed insulation jobs. Named installers include Henry Becker Ed Cox Louis Murray and Cap Arduser.
Rev F P Young arrives after a 12 year tenure in Lincoln township near Marengo and will be installed at St John’s Lutheran church on Sunday April 23. He marks 25 years in the Lutheran ministry this summer after training at Concordia seminary Springfield Illinois. He has served near Marengo and was named visitor to 11 churches in the Victor circuit, succeeding Rev Paul T Gutknecht who left March 26 for Belding Michigan.
The death of I. A. Heiken, 73, occurred at his Monticello home on April 14 after years of ill health. Funeral services were held April 16 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church with Rev. H. L. Adix officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Heiken, born February 13, 1871 in Castle Grove township, married Elise Eiben in 1898 and is survived by a large family, including wife Elise, eight children, ten grandchildren, his mother, and a sister. He lived on a Castle Grove farm for 39 years, retired in 1986 to Monticello, and was active in the Lutheran church.
District Judge J. E. Heiserman sentenced four convicts who escaped from the Anamosa reformatory. Albert Beckner of Sioux City received 10 years for larceny of an automobile and five years for larceny of goods, to run concurrently with a prior five year escape term. Additional five year terms were imposed on Steve Ratcliff of Dayton Ohio Ralph Cassidy of Davenport Iowa and Frank Brown of Poplar Bluff Missouri for the New Year’s Day break.
Miriam Lovell has accepted a clerk position in the Monti post office following Clarence Rhatigan’s departure for the navy. She previously faced an unusual incident when a woman brought a sack of 1200 pennies and sought to purchase a $12 money order.
The Great Jones County Fair will host a fat steer contest on Thursday during the August 22 to 25 fair. Prizes total at least 500 with 250 first, 150 second, 100 third. additional prizes funded by $10 entry fees and donations bring fourth to sixth place. Open to all owners, steers weigh 1200 pounds or more and are two years old or older. entries may be sent to the Jones County Fair Association in Monticello, Iowa.
The public is reminded that domestic air mail rates are eight cents per ounce for delivery within the United States to civilians and armed forces members. Overseas rates for service members are six cents per half ounce to letters addressed through Army or Navy post offices with A P O or F P O numbers.
Will Lubben an employee of Iowa Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids was seriously injured at work last Tuesday when a conveyor fell on him. He was taken to St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids where X rays showed a fractured skull broken neck vertebrae and a shattered jaw. He is recovering but will stay at St Luke's for some time.
Dean White six year old son of Mr and Mrs Albert White of Springville was accidentally killed when a road maintainer backed over him on April 22. The operator failed to see the child and dragged him beneath the grader. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Kennekamp of Monticello attended the funeral with other local relatives.
Relatives and friends traveled from several towns to attend the funeral of Gerd Kammerman held last Thursday afternoon. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Gerd Grafe of Curlew Mr and Mrs Fred Bohlken of Marion Mr and Mrs Dick Bohlken and Mr and Mrs John Batch elder of Sand Springs Mrs Carl Brazelton and Mr and Mrs Paul Vifion of Cedar Rapids Mr and Mrs George Smith of Fayette Bob Johnson of Iowa City Mrs Johanna Kelley and son James of Independance and Jean Young and Mrs Lester Schaeffer of Wyoming.
On the Jones county docket Harvey Spooner and Norman Faught, recent escapees from the Anamosa reformatory, allegedly stole a motor vehicle owned by C. H. Myers in Anamosa on January 12, 1944. The pair allegedly drove to Tama, abandoned Myers’ car, stole a 1937 Ford sedan, were captured by peace officers at Grinnell, and returned to the reformatory where they received five extra years each. larceny of the motor vehicle could add ten more years to each sentence.
Monticello Lions Club met Tuesday evening in the newly decorated American Legion Hall parlors which will serve as the club home and also be used by the Monticello Girl Scouts. The group voted to move weekly meetings to Monday nights and refreshments followed in the Legion kitchen. Mrs. Lillie Matthiessen sold her North Main Street home to Michael Tobiason with possession set for October 1.
Three divorce actions were filed in Jones County district court last week. Two involve Kahoka tied marriages Ernest L Mateja versus Ivetta B Mateja and a 1942 Kahoka wedding. The third names C W Wurzbacher versus Evelyn Wurzbacher, married Kahoka June 1931 storyline unclear. Margaret G Houstman sues Harold L Houstman. Cedar Rapids 1926 marriage. two children. she seeks divorce custody and support. Eichhorn attends FBI session on wartime prisoner escape plans.
Two habeas corpus actions were filed in Jones County district court. Robert Becker vs Foss Davis alleges transfer from the reformatory to the insane ward and release to his father in Washington. George R Shannon vs Foss Davis claims parole violations extended a ten year larceny sentence. Thompson halted the action and Shannon was sent back to the reformatory to finish the term.
Fred W. Fifield 41 died Saturday at Moffitt Field near San Francisco while stationed with the U S Naval Air base. Survived by wife Blanche and children Frederick Marilyn Carolyn, mother Sadie Fifield, sister Mrs Roger Messerly. Funeral at Oxford Junction with burial there. He enlisted in 1943 and served in civic groups locally.
Wyoming native Dr. W. W. Bronson died at Mercy Hospital in Anamosa Wednesday at 1 30 pm. The death is reported in this week’s Wyoming news in the Express.
Educational leaders alumni and friends gather at Mount Vernon on Tuesday April 25 for the inauguration of Russell D Cole as ninth president of the Methodist college. The event includes an 10 a.m. procession an address by Daniel L Marsh and a charge by Bishop J Ralph Magee.
2nd Lieutenant Edward L. Brokens, Monticello, a class 44 D pilot trainee from Douglas Army Air Field, earned his wings and commission on Saturday April 15. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William H Brokens and previously worked for Consolidated Aircraft Corp in San Diego. He graduated Monticello High School in 1988 and arrived home on leave Tuesday evening.
Certificates of merit are mailed to 615 Quad City area war price and rationing board members. In Monticello 13 residents including Rudolph Aebi Matilda Balsiger J RR Barron R J Bone CG OA Coxsee Raymond HH George Elbert G Heiserman HW OA Hoag Sophie Lambert L W Lovell receive awards signed by Roosevelt Bowles Walters and Slarper confirming meritorious service to the war effort by local board personnel.
The Jones County Council of Teachers elected Oren FE Brinkley as president at the final 1943 44 meeting in Anamosa. Rita McLaughlin was named vice president Grace Vrooman secretary and Laura Jensen treasurer. Supt Don Suthern will move to Center Point and Mark Reisinger will leave Center Junction for Charlotte next year.
Foss Davis warden at the Ana mosa reformatory announced this week that all quarrying operations by inmates have been halted due to a man power shortage. The number of men in the quarries dropped from about 60 to 9, though no other work at the reformatory was affected.
Rev. H. L. Adix and Rev. Arnold Thalacker left Tuesday morning for a two day meeting of the Dubuque conference of the Town district of the American Lutheran churches at Preston. Adix serves as conference chairman.
Monticello high school dominates the Preliminary State Music Contest with 21 firsts of 22 entries, featuring vocal soloists Gene Kuehl and Marilee Matthiesen among others, and three top pianists Janis Grimes Dick Sutherland Charles Kreeb. The event drew over 500 students from 13 towns with limited scale due to travel constraints.
William Tuetken sustained a shoulder fracture after falling from a ladder while trimming an apple tree this week. He is hospitalized at John McDonald Hospital.
Wyoming writer John Wherry departs April 24 to join the Des Moines Tribune as a copy editor. He has assisted as a writer on the Express for months after graduating from Cornell College Mt. Vernon and previously worked for United Press in Illinois.
Schreiner chapter Order of the Eastern Star plans a Friday evening gathering at the Masonic temple with Grand Worthy Matron of Iowa as guest. All Eastern Stars encouraged to attend as initiatory work will be conferred on new members.
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