Revered Missionary Labels Japan as Superior Race at Rotary Meeting
The Rev. S. E. Cooper of Greenown Ind spoke at the Monticello Rotary Club on Monday calling Japan a superior race bent on world control. He cited historical tensions, education gaps, immigration limits, and Japan's crowded, industrialized, food-short nation as causes for potential conflict with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Cooper
Greenown
Ind
Monticello
Japan
United States
America
Philippines
California
Iowa
Rationing Board Approves Tire Supplies for Local Residents
The war price and rationing board approved tire and tube allocations for Rev. Paul Gutknecht in Monticello, Jones County Highway Department in Anamosa, and several farmers including E A Schatz Albert Fass Wilfred Schuster Clarence Kurt Ray Kromminga Paul Besler John L Truman. A house trailer license was issued to Charles T Foley of Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Kurt
Cascade
Farmer
Ray Kromminga
Monticello
Paul Besler
Wilfred Schuster
John L. Truman
Three Newborn Girls Reported at John McDonald Hospital
Three girls born in the past week. One to Mr and Mrs Lee Rathbun of Monticello on July 31, another to Mr and Mrs Alva Larkey of Onailo on August 1, and a third to Mr and Mrs James Stoddard of Hopkinton on August 3. Two marriage licenses issued last week: Francis D Carraders, 21, Manchester to Bernita Barnes, 22, Stone City, and Kenneth Bradford, 21, Monticello to Betty Lou Brokaw, 17, Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Lee Rathbun
Monticello
Alva Larkey
Onalow
James Stoddard
Hopkinton
Francis D. Carraders
Manchester
Bernita Barnes
Stone City
Kenneth Bradford
Betty Lou Brokaw
Campfire groups study first aid and craft headbands
The Ma-Na-Da-Ka Campfire girls met Thursday for a first aid study. On Saturday the Ca-Na-We-Fi group spent meeting time stencilling headbands. Mrs. Earl DeShaw leads both groups.
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Earl DeShaw
Ill Kirksville man billed for 45 dollars in Monticello
Billy Sloan is ill at a Kirksville nursing home and owes 45 dollars due to bills in Monticello. Anyone wishing to help can leave donations at the Rickless Dry Goods store.
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Billy Sloan
Kirksville
Monticello
County Fair Plans for Large 4-H Exhibits
Jones County Fair emphasizes 4-H club activities with extensive livestock, clothing, canning, and home economics demonstrations for both boys and girls. Adults can enter in home economics, clothing, textiles, and flower classes. The Sunset Amusement Co. provides midway shows while Barnes-Carruthers brings acts for matinees and night shows, including a new musical revue Step Lively.
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Jones County
Sunset Amusement Co
The
Fair Association
Sunset Amusement Company
Barnes-Carruthers Fair Booking Association
Sitting Bull Wins Contest in Monticello Express Photo Series
Albert Heeren of Monticello route 2 wins first place for the week with a two year old Hereford Sitting Bull photographed on his farm 50 miles southeast of Monticello. A horse head shot by William Minney of Scotch Grove earns honorable mention. grand prize details to be announced next week.
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Express
Albert Heeren
Route 2
Monticello
Heeren
William Minney
Scotch Grove
Monticello “Express
Tuberculosis X Rray Conference Held in Jones County
A Ray 66 in Monticello and 66 in Anamosa were conducted by K McCarthy M D and Leta Seaman R N from the state health department tubercu losis division. Hospitals donated space and X ray machines while local doctors recommended screenings for contacts and questionable cases. The county Christmas seal organization funded the effort with Mrs. R G Stuhler presiding, and R N aides Mrs Marion Serbousek Anamosa and Miss Hazel Roberts Manchester assisted in clinical work. The aim was early detection to prevent active infections and educate the public on preventive measures rather than merely count X rays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. K. McCarthy
M.D
Leta Seaman
R.N
Tuberculosis Division
State Department of Health
Jones County
John McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
R. G. Stuhler
Marion Serbousek
Hazel Roberts
Manchester
Car Hits Abutment Kills Martelle Youth
Harlan Rodman aged 19, son of Ray Rodman of near Martelle, died when his car struck a concrete bridge abutment about four miles southeast of Martelle around 2 30 a m The crash was found by LaVerne Pieper a cream route operator The coroner and sheriff said death was instantaneous and the accident may have occurred during a rainstorm The scene lay about a mile from the Rodman home Authorities noted the car was demolished and the driver likely died at the scene The other item mentions government releases about price ceilings for commodities in Monticello and other towns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Rodman
Ray Rodman
Martelle
LaVerne Pieper
F. L. Harrington
Wyoming
Henry Eichhorn
Anamosa
Rodman
Monticello
Tragic Drowning Of Janice Hosford In Pool
Janice Hosford 2 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Hosford drowned at 6 p m Sunday in a pool near her parents home with about 18 inches of water. Artificial respiration failed and she died before a doctor arrived. She was born June 23 1940. Funeral at Goettsch funeral home 2:30 pm yesterday with Rev Glenn McMichael officiating. Burial at Oakwood cemetery.
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Janice Hosford
Lyle Hosford
Janice
Goettsch Funeral
Glenn McMichael
Oakwood Cemetery
Drive to salvage 250 old records for servicemen relief
Old phonograph records gathered at Childress Motor Company building aim to be ground into new plates for American soldiers. Campfire girls help collect by Wednesday noon, with plans to forward finished records to military training camps. Mrs Earl De Shaw coordinates call-in pickup service as drive continues next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress Motor Company
America
Iowa
U.S
Earl DeShaw
Scotch Grove Man Sentenced on Intoxication and Assault Charges
Clarence Rickels of Scotch Grove appeared before Justice Boss McIntyre in Anamosa on August 1 and pleaded guilty to intoxication and assault and battery. He received 30 days in jail for each charge. The assault charge was filed by his mother Meta Hedden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Rickels
Scotch Grove
Justice of the Peace
McIntyre
Anamosa
Meta Hedden
Unlawful Vehicle Operation Cases in George Lawrence Court
Alvin Alonzo Wagner was arrested July 29 by Patrolman Harry Cloud for unlawful operation of a motor truck and fined $10 plus costs by Justice of the Peace George Lawrence on July 31. Charles Henry Eggers was arrested August 3 by Patrolman Cloud for unlawful operation of a motor vehicle and fined $10 plus costs by Justice Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Alonzo Wagner
Harry Cloud
George Lawrence
Justice of the Peace
Charles Henry Eggers
Justice Lawrence
Begin Scrap Metal Drive In Monticello War Effort
A new intensive scrap metal drive starts Monday Aug 10 in Monticello to aid war needs. Clarence Matthiesen leads the local salvage committee under the national WPB plan chaired by Donald M. Nelson. Local and county efforts aim to reach 1000 tons in five months, with proceeds to USO or Red Cross and further collection provisions to be announced. The drive links with Farm Bureau and AAA in canvassing rural areas as steel production targets rise toward 90 million tons in 1942, needing more scrap to fuel tanks ships planes and guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Clarence Matthiessen
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Jones County
Anamosa
S. A. Kaplan
Monicello
USO
Red Cross
Matthiessen
Triple-A
Farm Bureau
Minnie Ricklefs Becomes Full Time War Rationing Secretary
Minnie Ricklefs moves from part time to full time secretary to the war price and ration board in Monticello. She will handle sugar rationing applications in the Community building from 8 to 12 and 1 to 5 daily. She left Franklin Equipment to take the new post as Max McCrabb splits time between Monticello and Anamosa offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Ricklefs
War Price and Ration Board
Monticello
Rickless
Franklin Equipment Company
Max McCrabb
Jones County Ration Board
Anamosa
Navy Recruiter to Visit Anamosa for Enlistment Talks
A Navy recruiter from Davenport will visit the Easterly hotel in Anamosa from Monday August 10 to Friday August 15 to interview interested young men. Evenings arrangements at the Easterly hotel accommodate workers unable to attend daytime talks.
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Navy
Davenport
Anamosa
Edgar Hubbard A Genial Monticello Resident Turns 92
Monticello observes the 92nd birthday of Edgar A Hubbard at his granddaughter’s home. A longtime Jones county resident since 1893, he was born in Spencer Massachusetts to Albert and Sophia Hubbard. He married Nellie White in 1872 and retired from business in 1931. His son George died in 1933.
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Monticello
Edgar A. Hubbard
Ted Eklund
Mr. Hubbard
Jones County
Spencer
Mass
Albert
Sophia Hubbard
Nellie White
Wyoming Woman Earns M.A. Degree at Iowa Convocation
Aneta L. Garside of Wyoming received her Master of Arts at the University of Iowa summer convocation. The ceremony, held in the Iowa Union main lounge, began at 8 p.m. with 196 M.A. degrees awarded among 422 graduates. The speaker was Troyer S. Anderson of Swarthmore College, a noted history and world affairs expert.
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Aneta L. Garside
Wyoming
University of Iowa
Virgil M. Hancher
Iowa Union
Troyer S. Anderson
Swarthmore College
Anderson
Will Collect No Tin Cans In Monticello
Due to limited de canning capacity the government controls tin can collection and restricts drives to select towns. Monticello salvage drive chairman Clarence Matthiessen lists Des Moines Davenport Cedar Rapids Sioux City and Waterloo as designated collection centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Matthiessen
Monticello Salvage Drive
Iowa
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Waterloo
Local People Buy Homes In Monticello
Title transfers occurred in Monticello as Lloyd Clark purchased the Stabler house at Second and Chestnut opposite the Congregational church and Walter Zubler acquired the Mrs T J Gerdes home on South Cedar Street.
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Monticello
Lloyd Clark
Stabler
Second and
Chestnut Streets
Congregational Church
Walter Zubler
T. J. Gerdes
Monticello Band Concert Tonight at City Park
The Monticello Municipal Band performs tonight at 8 p.m. in City Park under Gene Byers. The program includes opening America March, Stars and Stripes Forever, Our Director Overture, Old Vienna March, Queen City Vocal Somebody Else Is Taking My Place sung by Doris Otten, The Thunderer Overture Cinderella, I Don’t Want to Walk Without You, E Captain, My Buddy sung by Jerry Baum, Shine On Harvest Moon, and closes with The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Gene Byers
Old Vienna
Queen City
Doris Otten
You
E Capitan
My Buddy
Jerry Baum
Four New Civil Cases Filed at District Court
In the week, Clerk Leigh Pearson filed four new cases for the September term starting September 28. Ted Eklund sues William Behrends for the recovery of 500 pullets and related damages and costs after alleging wrongful detention of property valued at 200 dollars. Lynn Howie sues Willis Sackett over injuries from a high speed 80 mph wreck on Highway 151 near Monticello while Sackett allegedly drove recklessly, seeking 3442.75 dollars for medical and other costs. Standard Oil Company of Indiana sues Virgil Miller for 130.15 dollars for merchandise sold. Schoon Sued Anne B Gerdes administratrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Leigh Pearson
Ted Eklund
William Behrends
Lynn Howie
Willis Sackett
Highway 151
Sackett
Monticello
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Virgil Miller
Sacred Heart Monti Cello Re Decoration Completed
Sixteen month renovation of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monti Cello modernizes interior and roof. Carl Stringham of St. Louis oversaw work with Mc Carron of Dubuque and Rev. A. L. Lorenz directing carving, altars, and murals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Monticello
Carl Stringham
St. Louis
McCarron
Dubuque
A. L. Lorenz
Father Lorenz
Mary
Joseph
Sacred Heart Parish
Wind Storm Levels Monticello Areas and Damages
A severe wind and rainstorm hit Monticello last Sunday morning, causing extensive damage. Trees fell near the floral hall in the city park, water filled the Kate’s Kwik Lunch basement, and windmill and corn losses affected many farms. Electric and telephone crews worked to restore service, with power returning to First street around noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Monticello City Park
Floral Hall
Iowa Electric Company
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
The
Electric Company
Anamosa
Manchester
Maquoketa
First Street
Kintzinger Drops From Democratic Judicial Slate
Tipton Democrat John W. Kintzinger Jr withdrew from the race for one of the four eighteenth district judgeships. He cites his focus on court reporting since 1940 and notes he did not seek nomination. Other withdrawals included C J Haas and George C Claassen with Marvin L Burkholder remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Kintzinger, Jr
Tipton
Eighteenth
Friday
J. J. Locher
Kintzinger
C. J. Haas
Marion
George C. Claassen
Cedar Rapids
Marvin L. Burkholder
Haas
G. K. Thompson
J. E. Heiserman
Anamosa
M. C. Hamiel
District Court
Anamosa USO Drive Exceeds Goal By Far
Anamosa exceeded its USO drive goal with a committee led by Eugene Rees reporting a $583.10 total raised. The campaign aimed at $500, surpassing the target by more than eighty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service Organization
Anamosa
Eugene Rees
USO
Uota
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Cart
Don Ruhl
Charles T. Foley
Rte
Red Carter
Circus Clown
the Youman
Tuberculosis Association
Edgar Hubbard
Stars and Stripes
Schoon
Anne B. Gerdes
Jesus
God
St. John Lateran
Rome
Rambusch
Burgundy
Frank Helmer
Christ
Anamosa Nets
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