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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1947

Page

4

Wedding of Helen Offerman and Victor Wilson at Castle Grove

Helen Offerman daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Offerman Coggan wed Victor Wilson son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Wilson Hopkinton at Immaculate Conception rectory Castle Grove Rev J J Hennessey officiated The couple will reside on a farm south of Buck Creek A wedding dance followed at the Community hall in Monticello Other items note Miss Earhart dies Miss Anna Maud Earhart Hopkinton educator 71 Funeral plans pending additional notices flag multiple local community events and obituaries

Hopkinton Helen Offerman Edward Offerman Coggan Victor Wilson Thomas Wilson Immaculate Conception Castle Grove J. J. Hennessey Norma Offerman Worthington Robert Offerman Monticello Wilson Buck Creek Cedar Rapids Buck Creek High School Armed Forces Vicky Lamont Victor Lamont Vicky Miss Earhart Anna Maud Earhart Frank and Anna Earhart Toulon Ill Lenox College University of Town Lenox A. Place William Blanchard Delhi H. D. House Manchester Scotch Grove Helen Offerman Archie Beitz William McNeill F. E. Allen White Lake N. Y Wiley McCaskey A. J. Forster St. Luke’s Church Chicago Phillip Forster St. Leo’s Church Albert J. Forster Frank Phillip Leo Forster John Hinshaw Cliff Reed Ethel Messerli Iowa City Maeda Reed Lloyd Messerli University of Iowa Donna Orr Edmund Orr Ray Westerlen Frank Westerlen Edgewood J. E. Hewitt Fairfield Effie Gantz William Abbott Billy Joe Georgetown Lawrence Flynn Rita James Lyons Dubuque Alfred Lahey George McCorkle Earlham Walter McCorkle James Boots Howard Miller

Local Update on Residents and Health

The home of Mrs Dora Millis is noted. W C Lux suffered a relapse early this week and is confined to his bed at his home here. He is reported to be in a serious condition.

Dora Millis W. C. Lux

Fly Control Group Plans Iowa Fly Free Effort

The Fly Control Group will meet Tuesday to map a program for a fly free Iowa. County committees will prepare details and an all day session on DDT usage and application is set for Cedar Rapids on May 8.

Iowa Cedar Rapids

Food For Famine Group Holds Meeting in Anamosa

Members of the Township Food for Famine Relief committees met in the Anamosa court house Community room last evening. Orville Schroer of Tipton showed photos from January's European aid shipment. The Jones County drive, supporting cereals for war affected children, runs during the first two weeks of May with cooperation from several churches and aid organizations including the World Church Service and American Friends Service Committee.

Township Food For Famine Relief Committees Court House Anamosa Orville Schroer Tipton Jones County Food For Famine Committee Towa Inter-Church Council Towa Christian Fellowship World Church Service American Friends Service Committee Europe

Deadline Set for 1947 AAA Farm Plans in Jones County

Jones county farmers must sign 1947 AAA Farm Plans by May 1 to receive soil building allowances totaling 90,900 for the county. No extension will be granted. About 1,400 plans signed so far, roughly 10 percent below 1946, with average per-farm allowance expected higher than last year.

Jones County AAA Monticello State Office State Committee

Monticello Liquor Store Closed Amid Statewide Labor Tension

Telegraphed orders closed the Monticello liquor store and all state stores Monday to prevent trouble as union men gathered in Des Moines. More than 40,000 people packed the galleries when labor legislation was discussed Monday afternoon.

Monticello Des Moines

Navy Chaplain Becomes Independence Pastor

Rev. William Kettlitz, still a navy lieutenant junior grade, is called as pastor of Independence Presbyterian Church. He cannot begin duties until his naval resignation is accepted after several years of service.

William Kettlitz Independence J.g Presbyterian Church of Independence Naval Service Kettlitz Navy

Coe President Speaks at Anamosa Alumni Dinner

Byron Hollinshead president of Coe College Cedar Rapids will address Coe alumni at a reunion dinner in Anamosa on Wednesday April 30. The 6 30 p m event at the Iowana hotel is open to 100 alumni and their families with reservations via Mrs E E Pillard 102 Sales Avenue Anamosa.

Byron Hollinshead Coe College Cedar Rapids Coe Anamosa Iowana Jones County Hollinshead E. E. Pillard

Express Want Ads Offer Budget Stretch

Local notices advertise value by stretching money with Express Advertisers. Express Want Ads promise affordable rates and quick results for readers seeking to maximize advertising impact on a tight budget.

Buckwheat’s Medicinal Value Found In 1946 Rutin Discovery

Buckwheat in Polygonaceae includes docks sorrels rhubarb and heartsease. Its acids have medical uses. In 1946 agriculture biochemists identified rutin in green buckwheat, a compound known for a century and used to treat hardened arteries reducing risk of apoplexy and hemorrhages.

Department of Agriculture

New College The University of Haiti Emerges In 1943

The University Council formed in 1943 to coordinate Haiti’s independent professional schools and institutions marks the creation of a new college in the academic field.

New College The University of Haiti Haiti

Lee: From Revolutionary War Line to Civil War Leadership

The text notes General Robert E. Lee led the Confederate forces in the Civil War and was the son of General Lighthorse Harry Lee, famed in the Revolutionary era.

Robert E. Lee Lighthorse Harry Lee

Proper Lighting for Makeup and Shaving

Two lights on either side of the mirror provide even illumination for makeup and close shaves. Sidelight helps reduce shadows and ensures clearer visibility during grooming tasks.

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