Rotary Club entertained four guests in Monticello meeting
The Monticello Rotary Club welcomed Rev. Virgil C. Grant new Methodist minister in Monticello Pfe Milton Bader Gus Deering and Jim Jablonski Boy Scout supervisor from Cedar Rapids area council Mount Vernon Bader spoke of service in the 112th Infantry in South France and Germany Deering, a navy petty officer cook third class with eighteen months left, shared navy box ing and gum from the ship’s commissary and recalled his Golden Gloves boxing days while living in Monticello
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Monticello
United States Navy
Gus
Rotary Club
Lions Club Plans Fair Stand at Monticello Legion Hall
Monticello Lions Club met Monday evening at the Legion hall to finalize plans for their fair stand. Guest Margaret Condit reported on Camp Firework at Camp Huaga where she has served as an apprentice counselor for eight weeks. The Lions sponsor all Camp Fire groups in Monticello.
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Lions Club
Legion Hall
Margaret Condit
Camp Huaga
The
Monticello
Hog shipments to Dubuque and other livestock consignments
Three cars of hogs were shipped to Dubuque by the Dubuque Packing Company. Other consignments include cattle to Union Yards Chicago Lawrence Bur lage with one car Jim Hamil one car Ed Reiter two cars Chris Reiter one car Pete Hosch one car and George Kurt one car.
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Dubuque
Births at John McDonald Hospital This Week
The past week at John McDonald hospital records three births. A Stiffler girl and Schneiter boy were born August 10, and Siebels girl from Anamosa was born August 12.
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John McDonald Hospital
John Stiffler
Fred Schneiter
Erwin Siebels
Mrs Doutrick Dies In Pasadena California
Mrs Ethelinda Doutrick died August 5 at her Pasadena home after a long life in Ohio and Montana. Survived by a daughter Myrtle Rader and two sons Harry S Deutrick and Clyde R Barnhill, a brother George Shaffer and granddaughter Kenneth E Grimm. Funeral held August 7 at Lamb funeral home conducted by Rev Anthony Donat. Interment private.
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Ethelinda Doutrick
Pasadena
Calif
Zanesville
Ohio
Monticello
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Washington Heights
Millage Rates For Iowa Cities Rise in 1945
The Iowa Taxpayers Association lists 1944 to 1945 millage data for 113 Iowa cities. In Monticello the 60 percent value rate went from 52.583 in 1944 to 56.912 in 1945, with 31.423 on actual value. Anamosa shows 61.938 in 1944, 55.088 in 1945, and 33.052 on actual value. Manchester records 43.1647 in 1944, 50.834 in 1945, and 30.0500 on actual value.
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Iowa Tax Payers Association
Iowa
Monticello
Anamosa
Manchester
Waite Couple Win Gazette Cup at Cedar Rapids Gladiolus Show
Mr and Mrs George Waite of Anamosa won the Gazette cup for the fifth straight year at the Cedar Rapids gladiolus show last Sunday with 166 points from 200 entries. They also received a cup from the State Gladiolus association president. The Waites have long grown gladiolus commercially. The Jones County Triple A Committee reports all state offices will close Saturday afternoons starting August 18 and Monticello office will follow until further notice.
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Cedar Rapids
George Waite
Anamosa
Jean
State
Jones County
State of
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
Monticello
Amber
Langworthy
Center Junction
Gas Sun Amusement Company
Lions Club of
Sacred Heart Monticello Registration Events
Sacred Heart School Monticello announces student registration will occur at the school after both masses on Sunday August 19.
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Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart School
Monticello
Jones County Fair Opens With Fat Steer Contest
The 92nd Jones County Fair begins Wednesday August 22 at the city park. A fat steer contest on August 24 features eighty steers with a $26 675 prize pool led by a $760 top prize. Nels Kraschel acts as auctioneer while Chicago packer buyers judge the contest.
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Jones’ County
Nels Kraschel
Jones County Fair Association
Chicago
the Fair Association
Jones County
The
Fair Association
Kraschel
Towa
lFxpress
Funeral Held Tuesday For Carl W. Eden
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at Zion Lutheran Church in Wayne township for Carl W. Eden 74 who died Saturday at the home of his daughter Mrs. Mark Cross at Amber. Eden born in Germany came to Jones county at age 15 and is survived by two sons four daughters three brothers and three sisters.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Carl W. Eden
Mark Cross
Amber
Eden
Germany
Jones County
Henry W. Eden
Viola
Carl A. Eden
Anamosa
Sadie C. Wehling
Ida Ray
Annie M. Hildegardt
Cedar Rapids
Cornelius Eden
Henry Eden
Hanover
John Eden
Lanham
Ned
Anna
Katie
Minnie
Edna Hinrichs Buried At Zion Cemetery
Funeral services for Edna Hinrichs were held at Goettsch funeral home and Wayne Zion Lutheran church with burial in Wayne cemetery. The Monticello graduate and Sunday school teacher died August 8 at home after heart illness. Survivors include parents J H and Mrs Hinrichs and brothers Raymond Wilbur Paul sister Dorothy. fiance Merlin Kuehl.
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Edna Hinrichs
Goettsch Funeral
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Wayne Cemetery
F. H. Kehren
Edna Elizabeth Hinrichs
J. H. Hinrichs
Wayne Township
Zion
Miss Hinrichs
Monticello
Raymond Hinrichs
Seattle
Wash
Si¢ Raymond Hinrichs
Wilbur
Paul
Dorothy
Anamosa
Albert Heiken
Marie Heiken
Castle Grove
Merlin Kuehl
Carl Wolken
Milo Tobiason
Donald Tobiason
Roy Schoon
Rey Null
Milton Harms
Ralph Kuehl
Rialto Kuehl
Fred Kuehl
William Earhardt
James Stence
Clarence Woods
Elkader
Norbert Kuehl
Bernell Kuehl
Eileen Steffler
Garnaville
Henry Feddersen
Clarence
Old Age Assistance Report For August
Jones county reported 3894 old age assistance pensioners in August receiving $12,484 in total. The average payment was $31.69. Four needy blind received an average of $33.62. There were 23 dependent children cases totaling 72 children with each case getting $41.56 and an average per child of $11.71.
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Jones County
William Minnis Farley Dies. Survived by Brother Joseph Minnis
The Express reports the death of William Minnis Farley and notes he is survived by his brother Joseph Minnis of Coggon. Funeral arrangements and further details were not provided in the notice.
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The
Express
William Minnis
Farley
Joseph Minnis
Coggon
Friday Ballgame Attracts Fans At Fair
Dy M F Hogan lists partial lineups for the Friday game between Schick Hospital and Cedar Rapids All-Stars. Schick features Lowell Ingels McCown Novak Coughlin MecElyea White Percuvec Fox Isaacson Baum Serabin Collen Karstens and others. Cedar Rapids tops include Arntzen, Blackman as catcher, with speed throughout the roster as they aim to top Schick.
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Dy. M. F. Hogan
Schick Hospital
Cedar Rapids
al Lowell
Ralph Ingels
Luther McCown
Bill Novak
Dim Coughlin
Frank MecElyea
Mike White
Felix Percuvec
Norbert Fox
Calvin Isaacson
Howard Baum
Mike Serabin
Leo Collen
George Karstens
Cedar Rapids All-Stars
Arntzen
Philadelphia Athletic
Kenny Blackman
Columbus
Catching
Columbus Junction
Schick
Salvation Army Drive Set For Friday In Monticello
Envoy A. Bounder of Des Moines will visit Monticello Friday to launch the annual Salvation Army drive for Jones county funds. The organization pledges continued service where need exists and at home and overseas.
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Envoy A. Bounder
Des Moines
Monticello
Salvation Army
Jones County
Baseball Games Play At Fair at Great Jones County Fair
Baseball will be king at the Great Jones County Fair. Dr. M F Hogan leads the fair association. Monticello meets Cascade on August 22, Monticello faces Anamosa on August 25, and Schick Hospital Clinton vs Cedar Rapids All-Stars closes the series on August 24.
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M. F. Hogan
Jones County Fair Association
Monticello
Cascade
Anamosa
Schick Hospital
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Flaherty Enters Sacred Heart Convent in Cedar Rapids
Mary Lucille Flaherty, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Flaherty of Anamosa, has entered the novitiate at the Sacred Heart convent in Cedar Rapids. She recently graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids.
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Mary Lucille Flaherty
Frank Flaherty
Anamosa
Sacred Heart Convent
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Trusty Steals Warden's Car At Anamosa
Herbert Pardin a 48 year old trusty at the men s reformatory Anamosa stole Warden Davis car Sunday night and escaped. The car wrecked and abandoned was found at Mount Vernon. Pardin serving 25 year robbery sentence and had been the warden s chauffeur. Police press search Monday for Purdin description 5 ft 11 inches 165 pounds dark hair brown eyes.
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Herbert Pardin
Anamosa
Davis
Mount Vernon
Pardin
Reformatory
Council Bluffs
Purdin
Frank C. Byrne Dies at Lakeville Minnesota
Frank C. Byrne a 55 year old Lakeville resident died of a heart attack at his home on Saturday August 11. He leaves his wife and eight children and was the son of Mr and Mrs Mike Byrne of Castle Grove township Jones county. Byrne was an auctioneer and a cousin of Dr M F Hogan and Mrs August Ricklefs.
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Frank C. Byrne
Lakeville
Minn
Frank
Mike Byrne
Castle Grove Township
Jones County
Immaculate Conception Church
Byrne
M. F. Hogan
August Ricklefs
Monti Public Schools Open Sept 3 With New Year Preparations
Monticello public schools begin on September 3 at 9 am under superintendent Boyd Shannon. Registration for grades seven to twelve runs Aug 27–31 with color coded cards for town and rural students. The building has new equipment, revised rooms, and trained teachers as staff urges high school education for future opportunities.
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Monticello
Boyd Shannon
Peace Ends Six Years Of War In Asia With Surrender
The Potsdam declaration accepted by the U S Britain China and Russia ends six years of hostilities in the Pacific. Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur figure prominently as Japan agrees to disarm and pursue democracy with Allied occupation. The atomic bomb and Soviet actions helped drive the surrender.
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U. S
Britain
China
Russia
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Pearl Harbor
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Hirohito
Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Pacific
MacArthur
Honshu
Kyushu
Hokkaido
Shikoku
Manchuria
Horeshima
Navasaxi
Navy
U.S
Admiral Nimitz
LeMay
Nippon
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Salvation Army Drive
Mary L. Flaherty
Trusty
Warden
Lakeville, Minn
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Monti High
AL Jedlick
Douglas MacArthur
Wirohilo
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