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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
8
Waterproof canvas covers for all uses advertised by Helmer Upholstery Shop. Encourages selecting upholstery fabric now for future furniture projects and purchasing war bonds and stamps.
Local families and guests gathered for meals and visits as several residents share news of travel and study. Lucille Balster of Monmouth earned a Cornell BA and plans to teach in Dixon Illinois. Ethelwyn Wilcox, with a summer PhD from Ames, will do research in Pullman Washington next year. First Aid course completion marked the week with praise for its practicality.
Multiple transfers of parcels in Monticello Oxford Mills Rome Wyoming and Cascade detail joint and life estates with small sums and conditions. Notable parties include Harry W Stuhler Florence F Stuhler John L Montgomery Ella B Montgomery James Cubbage Ella A Cubbage August Kroulik Mildred Onstott Luke Gerald D Kruse and H O L C among others with notes on life estates leases and sheriff sales.
Dr. Eric P. Pfeiffer urges parents and physicians to file birth certificates promptly. He says birth records prove date and place of birth and may be needed for school, work permits, licenses, voting, marriage, civil service, military service, pensions, and social programs. Birth records can also establish identity, parentage, inheritance, and citizenship for future needs.
Army regulations forbid dipping the U S flag to any person or thing, reserving this honor for regimental colors. Navy rules allow dipping only in return for compliments and limit colors on shore to battalion or regimental colors, with national colors dipped mainly in reviews or as royal compliments.
Hopkinton resident Harley Foster recovering at Willard hospital Manchester after serious injuries at the Manchester fair thrill show. He sustained 18 broken ribs scalp wounds concussion and internal injuries. Other news notes include clerical moves and local engagements.
Multiple real estate transfers and life estate reservations in Jones, Linn, and nearby townships. Transactions include correction of parcel descriptions in Olin Rome areas, with tax obligations for 1942 and 1943 totaling $550, and a life estate reserved by Luman H. Bennett for himself and Roy Bennett, plus a Monticello plat lot. All deeds issued for $1.00.
Propaganda urging public support for defense bonds and stamps. The message frames bond purchases as life or death, urging citizens to fund weapons and defenses for American troops, stating every dollar buys equipment and boosts the war effort. It highlights low denomination stamps and bonds to encourage wide participation.
From May 1 to August 1 the Monticello Public Library acquired several non fiction works including religious titles. Fosdick's Living Under Tension presents sermons on Christianity today while Van Kirk writes Religion and the World of Tomorrow. Ernest Fremont Tittle and George Arthur Buttrick offer studies on prayer in The Lord's Prayer and types of prayer, stressing internal discussion over abstraction.
The article reviews several books on global events and industry. It highlights Victory Through Air Power by Major Alexander De Seversky, Behind the Urals about Magnitogorsk, Ocean Outposts, and Du Pont 140 Years, noting their arguments, scope, and appeal to different audiences. It also mentions the United Jewish Appeal fund-raising and a report on how eight million dollars were spent.
Manager of a large feed company seeks two men for permanent, well paid work in localities of circulation. Requires car and offers personal interview. Farm or sales experience helpful. Send only name and address with intent for interview.
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