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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
1
A government backed estimate shows 2,641,975 pounds of food wasted yearly in Jones county homes. If reduced, 5,451 housewives could feed 1,874 soldiers for a year, supporting war effort by buying the right amounts, serving modest portions, and using leftovers.
The document argues that all service members, whether at home or abroad, should vote in next year’s elections and that this voting should be administered by the individual states. It rejects national oversight or a Washington controlled system, asserting state authority is best since Congress oversees each member’s election and aims to prevent political maneuvering.
The piece notes a surge in Bronte sales after the Wuthering Heights film title and the Jane Eyre revival. It highlights the Book of the Month Club two volume edition with Fritz Eichenberg woodcuts and questions how the Brontes would view 300,000 copies distributed at once. It also includes lighter anecdotes about censorship tips for service men and a Woollcott wartime tale about Lincoln and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Lorimer Journal notes Wallace appears puzzled by concerns over others' finances and questions the motives behind financial scrutiny. The piece emphasizes public interest in accountability among leaders and their handling of funds.
Mason City Globe-Gazette reports a comparison of two figures or ideas highlighting the iron spine over the silver spoon. The item emphasizes resilience and self made effort as a central theme.
The Knoxville Express contrasts the dachshund with the Nazi, deeming the dog born with a trait beyond control and the Nazi a nonphysical, egotistical aggressor, describing the latter as a different kind of animal.
The article argues that community affairs require thinking planning and discussion to organize ideas and resources. Development comes only when towns implement orderly schemes that establish ideals for good living and building a successful community. It attributes the view to the Knoxville Express.
The piece argues it will take long after the war to outlive memories of exhausting trips. It notes patrons prefer driving their own cars over bus and train travel due to rough conditions and lack of incentive, a sentiment operators understand well as reflected in a Kossuth County Ad Vanes item.
A Humboldt Independent note cites Will Rogers on war and conferences while criticising a state paper editor for claiming universal diplomatic success. The Dubuque papers harshly critique postwar finance and military boasts, musing Marines excel in the South Pacific but noting a sobering shift in aviation supremacy.
The column discusses federal grants to states, exploding wartime deficits, and the burden of debt on future generations. It questions the balance of the federal budget, cites figures from 1941 to 1949, and argues for restraint on give-away projects and bond-funded programs. It also covers Melinda Alexander, Iowa politics, and social security tax proposals.
Ten and more years back in Cedar County briefs, detailing Jones county cattle tuberculosis trial verdicts against J. W. Lenker and Paul Moore, weddings and deaths, local business notes, and military training updates from 1918 to 1933.
The Scotch Grove Oak Drive Community club met at Mrs. Frank Kiburz’s home with sixteen members. Guests included several ladies. a lesson on electrical equipment care was given by Mrs. Ida Cass. A pot luck dinner followed and gifts were exchanged at the Christmas party. Also reported are family news, church service notes, and local visits.
Mr and Mrs Paul Schmidt and family of Hopkinton moved into the Stanley Bright property last Saturday. Sand Spring school reports two pupils left, Kenneth and Douglas Zangerli, and one new pupil, Bobby Schmidt, in first or second grade. Cpl Merle Baxter home on leave with Mrs Baxter hosted 19 guests at the Edward Cox home. Baxter stationed at Fort Devens Mass. Mrs Baxter employed in Westminster Mass. The Cox home hosted extended visits with the Baxters. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Dick Bohlken Monticello and their hosts John Batchelder. Casper Arduser and family visited Jerome Baum Earlville and Edward Miller Center Junction. E W Cox also visited. B W Cox Prairieburg and son Edward Cox hosted visits Thursday and Friday. Faye Kauffman visited Manchester relatives last week.
Wartime readers see letters from Stan Schrader Corporal Robert Heyen Harold Wogan and Lt Dick Naylor from Army Air Corps Army occupation troops Navy service and storekeepers as they share news about flying gas masks victories and hometown sports with Monti PhiloMonte readers.
The annual Christmas musical directed by Mrs Norman Fettkether will be staged this Thursday evening in the high school auditorium. A play titled Patriotic Christmas will feature junior high and elementary students with roles such as Uncle Sam Berkley Holmes and Miss America Marileigh Clark.
Christmas spirit fills rooms with decorations and trees made by students. Parties and programs are set after hoop Friday in west rooms. Some trees will be sent to hospital patients. Robert and Donna Morey visited Virginia relatives. War bonds were bought by Carl and Audrey Egger. Junior Red Cross committee elected in third grade: Julie De Shaw, Richard Davis, Lorna Lehmann.
The speaker expresses longing to be back in Monti after six months away and plans a future visit. They recall the homey feel and cherish the cherry-wood table known for its finest cooking, imagining a festive White Christmas there.
Twenty eight M Club initiates were formally inducted in a 1943 ceremony at 7 PM as old members shocked the neophytes turning them into full fledged students. Membership required thirty points from extracurriculars or winning a major M. Initiates included Ellen First Jean Bender Mary Freese Lillian Freese Betty Jo Guyan Nedra Kromminga Elaine Havlichek John McNeilly Ramona Hoffman Arlene Lubben Sally Otten Audrey Podhaski Gerry Schoon Lorna Sechusen Jane Stuhler Aruta Tendick Dick Bonwell Bob Clark Wayne Claus Imer McMichael Jack Naylor LaVern Rickels Caral Schneider George Tobiason David Walker aL Welter Homan Welter and Claire Shannen.
Panther grid squad receives letters for 16 members after a strong season that included the WaMae conference title. Recipients include HM Kiburz Ken Kiburz Cal Thompson Don Siebels Carol Schneider Dick Bonwell Lavern Riekels Gud Griffith Dale Griffith Gene Taylor George Richardson Art Gesse Jack Naylor Paul Messerli Bob Clark Wayne Claus. Bud Griffith earns a manager letter. Don Siebels named center on All-State second team. Cal Thompson end and George Michardson half back gain honorable mention.
Students and faculty look forward to Christmas vacation starting Friday December 17. They hope the two weeks of rest from school labors and holiday time will renew energy to resume work on Monday January 3.
Assembly Speaker Cheng Pao Nan, head of the Midwest Chinese News Service office in Chicago, spoke to seniors about China’s wartime role and the future of Chinese education. He described students’ sacrifices, the government’s push to keep education amid war, and the goal of nurturing leaders for after Japan’s defeat.
The seventh annual F.F.A. Rodent contest runs under Mr. Frank Walker. Jayhawks led by Art Husmann and Mohawks led by Roman Welter score points for each rodent killed from sparrows to fox pelts. Jayhawks 3468 points lead Mohawks 1728 points.
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