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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
1
A long, fragmented meditation discusses virtue, hospitality, and spiritual renewal during Christmas. It weaves in references to family, community, and national decline while urging personal reflection, moral repair, and a simpler, more faithful life amid modern excess.
Monticello residents and volunteers worked through cold weather to decorate streets and homes for Christmas. The effort, led by Morey and his cariatinas crew, showcased civic unity and a strong festive spirit as residents continued lighting and adornments along the sidewalks and streets.
A local effort in Onslow pushes for a public library with community support and club member debate. The plan outlines book collection, shelving, and an opening date. organizers, committees, and fundraising activities are noted alongside public events and related civic notices.
A garbled collection of local notices details Christmas activities, club meetings, and school plans. Attendance at a church and community gatherings is described along with student homecomings, holiday recess, and staff while naming several individuals and institutions in Central City and nearby towns.
A Center Junction couple quietly celebrated their fifty fifth wedding anniversary with family and friends. The piece lists numerous relatives and mentions a church service and celebratory events connected to their long marriage and parish involvement.
Castle Grove man was badly hurt returning home Wednesday afternoon after his car struck a culvert in Castle Grove. He was taken to hospital, while a second person, Will McLanaghtin, reported as present, is not yet remarried.
Local notes report social visits and church activities in Monticello, Scotch Grove, and surrounding areas. Residents attend sales, luncheons, and farm events while farmers and officials address repairs and attend to insurance matters with the Farmers Mutual association.
Local social notes list visits and guests at Center Junction and Monticello homes including Batchelder and Holub families. A Christmas program is planned at the local school with teacher Miss Hennessey. Also includes administrator notices for the estates of Leftoy Clark Jr. and other local legal matters.
Ambem Mr and Mrs Henry Weenekamp and families plus many neighbors hosted and attended a sequence of Sunday meals and Tuesday visits. Several birthday observances were noted, with dinners at multiple homes and guests including Dirks, Husman, Schoon, Zimmerman, and others. Midland Homemakers club met on December 10 for an all day meeting with topics on rayon fibers and dyeing, plus a salad lunch and officer elections.
A batch of 1940 public notices from Jones County Iowa covers a proposed Cedar Rapids power line route through sections of townships, highway changes, and the Iowa State Commerce Commission hearing schedule. Also included are probate announcements for Mary Scherrer and Margaret B K Drummy detailing estate administration, claims filing, and heirs.
Local homestyle paper by J R Barron editor invites readers with playful quips and household advertisements. It touts coal, hardwood floors, Storm King products, and window measurements while promoting holiday cheer and shop calls.
A legal notice from Jones County regarding the probate of an estate requests heirs and interested parties appear for an appraisal of real and personal property. The hearing date and location are listed with instructions to contest the appraisal and to address faultily rendered records. The notice identifies the undersigned executors and the time frame for filing objections and presents contact details for further inquiry.
An executor notice announces the appointment and duties for the estate of We Statten in Jones County Iowa. Creditors and claimants are urged to present claims by legal deadline to the court, with details including dates and executors named.
An odd home remedy touts lemon juice mixed with water as a fast aid for rheumatic pain. Claims describe drinking three quarts of water with lemon, urging swift relief within 48 hours. The piece mentions Ro-Ex and Palmer’s Walgreen Drug Store as sources or vendors.
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