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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
1
Monticello public and parochial schools begin the new term with over 500 pupils returning to class for nine months of study. The district emphasizes math and science, notes trained staff, and expects high scholarship and strong tuition pupil interest.
A writer urges shared sacrifice for the war effort noting higher taxes, war bonds, rationing, and belt tightening. Citizens, including small businesses and retailers, show sacrifice while complaining Washington grows costly and prices rise. The piece argues officials should bear similar strain to national efforts.
The piece surveys Arthur Garfield Hays and his varied career with Clarence Darrow at the Scopes trial, his Civil Liberties Union work defending free speech, and his alimony case experiences. It also notes Book of the Month selections The Seventh Cross by Anna Seghers and They Were Expendable by W. L. White, plus a Goebbels remark on Danish bread and a quote about Europe in Revolt.
The Des Moines paper predicts Clyde L Her ring will win in the fall elections but says Iowa may elect Governor George A Wilson to the U S Senate later. Other editorials discuss passport rules sugar rationing and war-time drives, plus pay for soldiers and saving plans after the war.
A Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune column questions why government expands bureaus and agencies while the small businessman struggles. The writer calls for Washington to set an example by trimming overhead at the highest levels.
A period column argues war requires hard resolve and leadership held to account by the plain people. It notes farmers support Republican trend, polls show Hickenlooper ahead, Kraschel lagging, and warns against politicizing relief for service dependents. It also critiques budget comparisons and praises Town’s strong finances amid wartime strain.
A shipboard watch comprises four hours, outlining the standard rotating duty period used on ships and naval vessels.
A montage of local events from August 18 1932 highlights Mrs Angeline Hanken’s 91st birthday in Jones county since 1862, Nicholas Kehoe’s 92nd birthday, Sacred Heart School opening with Sister Mary Eutrophia, Evelyn Fairbanks wedding to Otto Riedel, and other summer life notes. It also recalls the Great Jones County Fair, new schoolhouse construction, and local obituaries and incidents including burglaries, accidents, and military training progress.
Jones County 4-H girls exhibit dresses slips and other garments made over five months while demonstrations highlight clothing conservation and food for freedom. Victory Garden entries include canned produce and fresh vegetables. Teams Fairfield Orioles Castle Grove Fortune Finders Lovell Happy Helpers Wayne Willing Workers Clay Busy Bees Wyoming Swingtimers Cass Rainbow Club participate with posture reviews and a style revue sharing district competition prospects.
Mrs A G Bohiken shares a lemon pie recipe with yolks, lemon juice, sugar and meringue, plus a no sugar cake option. The piece also presents Cabbage Salad in Gelatin, using lemon gelatin and chopped cabbage. It discusses school lunch planning and varied, balanced noon meals for children.
The guidance states to use exactly one level teaspoon of baking powder. Excess baking powder leads to a coarse dry crumbly texture and poor volume in baked goods.
The note states there are about 15 kinds of liver and asks which is best, noting all have iron, phosphorus, copper and vitamins A D riboflavin. It says beet and pork livers have few other foods and that tender livers from calves lambs and chickens are delicious when cooked briefly at moderate heat.
The article outlines using sour cream to tenderize Swiss steak and boost nutrition, with moist low heat for less tender cuts. It also describes salvage bread into breadsticks brushed with butter and cheese or peanut butter, plus a Home Project Exhibit plan titled Enrich and Keep Well by Monticello and Monticello county teams, held August 20 at the fairgrounds.
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