Local Red Cross starts Military Blood Program in Monticello
The Monticello Chapter of the American Red Cross approved actions to launch a Military Blood Program with Des Moines participation. A mobile unit will collect about 150 pints in a one day stand requiring 30 trained workers plus nurses and doctors, and over 200 volunteers. Local leaders Fred S. Stahler and Miss Myrtle Ross oversee planning and supervision with Richard Long coordinating subdivisions. Volunteers are urged to assist as the program builds toward a steady blood supply for military needs.
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Monticello
The
American Red Cross
Des Moines
Iowa
Red Cross
Omaha
the Express
Fred S. Stahler
Myrtle Ross
John McDonald Hospital
Richard Long
First Aid Classes Offered Free by Red Cross Chapter
The Monticello Red Cross chapter will provide free basic first aid instruction directed by Dr. Robert Myers. Civil Defense leader Dr. A P Lambert urges participation for all residents, especially firemen and police, to prepare for possible evacuation and increased medical needs. Red Cross volunteers will conduct courses ahead of future Express notices.
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Monticello
American Red Cross
Robert Myers
Civil Defense
A. P. Lambert
Lambert
Red Cross
the Express
Wyoming News Roundup Reflects Local Deaths Events and Sports
Funeral services for Mrs. Albert Buresh of Wyoming followed a heart attack at St. Luke's. Audrey Glenn Brown, a former Wyoming resident, died in Riverside, California. Other items note Luthern League rally, Rebekah anniversary events, tavern sale, Stanwood defeat, and an achievement banquet set for May 8 with Coe College coach Dick Clausen as speaker.
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Wyoming
Albert Buresh
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Church
Kenneth Harden
Oxford Junction
F. E. Somerville
August Schmidt Luke
Savanna, Ill
Albert Jr
Patricia
Beverly Darrow
Esther Meade
Center Junction
Gordon Hall
Audrey Glenn Brown
Riverside
Calif
Brown
Wyoming High School
Lisle
Lucille
Duane
Clifford
California
Will
Alta Hall Brown
Adolph Benning
Ben Bahnsen
Bennings
Stanwood
Dick Pieper
Board of Education and School Association
Dick Clausen
Coe College
W. S. Roush
Early Iowa Government and Settlement History
The text notes Iowa’s lack of civil government for a year after the Black Hawk purchase in 1833 and its attachment to Michigan Territory in June 1834 with about 3,000 inhabitants. It also reports a traffic mishap near Thompson where 500 cases of eggs spilled after a semi overturned, with Forest City Produce salvaging 396 cases.
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Iowa
Black Hawk Purchase
Iowa Country
Michigan Territory
Thompson
Forest City Produce Company
Fire damages William Meade home near Center Junction
An early Sunday fire at the William Meade residence near Center Junction destroyed two rooms and contents. Firefighters saved the frame structure and upstairs areas though smoke and water damaged adjoining kitchen and other areas. The Meades were away visiting relatives. insurance covered the house and furniture. Several local residents and visitors are named in the surrounding community notes.
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Center Junction
William Meade
Wyoming
Mr. Meade
Meade
Robert
Denver
Colo
Ladora
Dean Meade
Neil Higbee
Presbyterian Church
Pierpont
S. D
Donald Kruithof
Manse
Young People's Fellowship
S. G. Thompson
Lyman
Ed Kleineck
Lyle Thompson
Alma Grace
David
Lyman Thompson
Janet
Harley Bulgren
Billy
Ottoson
Gladys McNeilly
Irma Sanford
Des Moines
MecNeilly
Stuart Smith
Ames
Fred Kempf
Boone
John Gray
Merle Husman
Glenn Andrews
George R
William Wessels
Anamosa
J.S.C
Howard Andrews
Dale Edward
Mercy Hospital
Janet Fluckiger
Janice Rink
Monticello
Don Dreibelbis
Norman Martens
Oakdale
Norman
Max Moses
Cedar Rapids
Dwaine
Moses
Arlo Brady
Winton
Jerry Nelson
Arthur Berve
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John
Des Plaines
Ill
Rex Hartsell
Central City
Edwin Mott
Dorothy
John Tasker
Neil Tasker
Onslow High School
Tasker
Everready Club
Leona Gilmore
A. C. Lincoln
Howard Hora
Jesse Hansen
Dillon Story
Frank Zamastil
Cancer Research Fund
Naomi Foster
Roche Memorial Library
Marguerite Higgins
Korea
Clifford Morse
Karen
Moline
W. N. Morse
Henry Wolfe
St. Luke's Hospital
Hazel Otte
Downs
Kan
Albert Wallace
Otte
Honolulu
Hawaii
Eugene Luckstead
Freddy Luckstead
Nellie Atherton
Dillon Atherton
Springville
Frank Story
Olin
Linn-Jones County
S. G. Hutton
Ruston
Gayle McQuilken
Chicago
Lyle Jenkins
Bahnsen's
Kross Tavern
Main Street
Monticello Roofing Co
Stan Peters
Maple
Starline
Fisher Furniture
Harry Chase
Paul Ferguson
Joe Meade
Linda
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Sally Stanton
Fred Biere
Amber
John Hinrichs
Roy Ralston
Monticello and
Jones County
C. A. Doxsee
Alma K. Doxsee
W. K. Doxsee
A. Joe Kelly
Ione Scott
Kenneth Ahlrichs
Victor Richardson
Emma Stadtmueller
Raymond F. Luckstedt
Monticello Express
Cration
National Editorial Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Iowa Press ,Asso
Iowa Press Advertising Service
Jones, Linn
Delaware
Jackson
Cinton
Cedar
United States
Service, Inc
Tih
Sally
Lucy
Freddy
Eddy
Northwestern Bell
Acme Electric CO
West 1St Street
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Devaney
Richard G. Devaney
Leo J. Knepper
Orland Devaney
Embalmers
Sycamore Street
America
Pontiac
McLaughlin Motor Company
South
Cedar St
Monticello, Iowa
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