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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1945
Page
1
Iowa health advisory urges parents to have children screened before starting school. Public health nurses or family physicians should check dental, vision, hearing, heart, and adenoids issues. immunizations for smallpox and diphtheria noted. emphasis on pre enrollment exams in Jones county and overall care for child health.
Congressman Henry O. Talle of Decorah told Congress that the United States is long on OPA controls and short on pigs. He urged maximum production and a house cleaning of the OPA to restore supply and end rationing as a mere device.
General Douglas MacArthur is now in complete command of Okinawa and the Ryukyu islands. The announcement, made Saturday, places him with primary responsibility for the Philippines and adjacent groups as the invasion of Japan appears imminent.
In June 1944 Task Force 58 launched a perilous night strike after an alert flare revealed the Japanese fleet. Lt Comdr Joseph Bryan and Philip Reed recount the hours of air combat from Air Group 16 and the tense return to a darkened sea under Mitscher’s praise, amid losses and steadfast bravery.
The Iowa Poll shows 72 percent find the army point system fair for releasing men while 66 percent support higher pay for those held back for special skills. Wives back the system 77 percent. 14 percent seek changes and some favor adding dependents or overseas service weight.
Loretta Specht earns honorable mention at Cornell Mount Vernon for her semester record. Heat waves hit Monticello with 90 degree days and a 63 degree plunge on August 11. A car accident in Anamosa injures Rosemary Miller. Authorities raid Rainbow Inn for beer and whisky. The Farmer Canning Co starts corn canning while planning to resume August 19. Mrs. Joseph Nye dies at 81 in Manchester after a stroke. funeral held there. Various local notices include births, promotions, school appointments, and farm incidents. life in Jones County in mid August 1935.
A stray prompt blends questions on policy and bombing with a detailed biographical sketch of a British labor leader born 1884. It includes a chaotic string of garbled text and embedded foreign language-like sequences embedded in the page.
Hopkinton mourns Sgt Harold Brownie Thompson reported killed in action March 20 1945 in Germany after being missing. Born July 1 1911 near Buck Creek he served since 1943 with infantry in Italy France and Germany earning three Purple Hearts. Surviving are his parents three brothers and two sisters. Memorials for Donald Casteel a former Hopkinton resident were held at Buck Creek Methodist church for the March 27 1945 death in Germany.
Mr and Mrs William Minney of Cedar Rapids were honored at a Scotch Grove shower last Sunday hosted by Mrs Carl Rickels Mrs Jacob Leesekamp and Mrs John Paulsen A large group of relatives attended and gifts were given before refreshments. The item notes a community picnic Aug 19 at Monticello fair grounds and other local news including hospital updates and visitors from nearby towns.
The seven days beginning July 22 are designated National Farm Safety Week by presidential proclamation. The piece notes farm accident statistics, risks from power machinery and home hazards, and commends public safety campaigns by The Eagle Grove Eagle to reduce injuries and promote caution around equipment.
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