Monticello Captures Jones County Cage Honors
Monticello defeated Wyoming 44-43 in a tight final to win the Jones County basketball tournament after earlier 41-40 wins over Anamosa and 41-40 over Wyoming. Gesie led Monticello with 15 points, Taylor 15, Thompson 17, while Anamosa’s Meyers added 18.
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Monticello
Jones County
Mairzy Coats
Panthers
Wyoming Bays
Sears
Wyoming
Taylor
Gesie
Cal Thompson
Hern
McKinley
Panther
Petersen
Monti
Anamosa
Art Gesie
Des Moines
Army Air Corps
Raiders
Anamosa Raiders
Thompson
Meyers
Ana- Invsa
I Dt
Loam
Martelle
Phillips
Martelle Au
Gesse
Minigin
Griffith
Hines Star For Sacred Heart Basketball
Sacred Heart Monticeto faces a 49 to 41 defeat to Bellevue in a Diocesan tournament in Dubuque last week. John Hines missed most of the third quarter due to abdominal pains, allowing Bellevue to surge while Hines later returned cramping. Ernst and Callaghan paced Bellevue in the closing minutes, ending Sacred Heart’s bid.
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Monticetlo
Sacred Heart
Bellevue
Dubuque
John Hines
Hines
Ernst
Callaghan
Convicts Escape Drill at Spencer Reformatory in June 1942
Reports describe a breakout at the Spencer Iowa reformatory where two inmates Sweet and Smith dashed into darkness during a night shift in the dairy barn. Guards Bender and Vincent pursued as administrators note the men were not trusted outsiders but inmates, amid ongoing state probes of reform school conditions.
Scotch Grove Women Meet the Eastern Inna Feb 6
Scotch Grove community women gather using Reader's Digest items for a program at Mrs. R A Naylor's home on February 18 with Mrs John Otten assisting. The meeting includes a noon meal, a business session, and a poem by Frances Hughes.
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Robert Allen
Wyoming Presbyterian Church
Tyrrell
Wyoming
Ida Cass
Patricia
Edwin Wilcox
William Wilcox
Monmouth
Pauline Wilcox
Schick Hospital
Clinton
Oak Drive
Scotch Grove
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
F. O. Tyrrell
J. N. Stephens
R. A. Naylor
California
Dick Naylor
Reader
Scotch Grove Women's Community Club
John Otten
Frances Hughes
Aid Society
John Zirkelbach
Gottlieb Bronneman
L. R. Himebaugh
Esther Sinclair
Emil Paulsen
Henry Bartels
Myron Kuhns
Farmer Regulation Reform Urged by Hickenlooper
The speech calls for ending federal dictation of farmers and replacing it with local practical judgment. It emphasizes continuing the fight until satisfactory reform is achieved for the farming community.
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Towa
Iowa Governor Seeks Washington Reform and Small Business Support
A gubernatorial speech urges a shift from federal overreach to state and local governance. The speaker praises cooperation with labor and management in wartime and calls for honesty, reduced red tape, and policies like those of Iowa’s Republican administration. He vows to carry Iowa’s independent vision to Washington as U.S. senator.
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Washington
Iowa
United States
Administrator Named for Sophia Lindamann Estate in Jones County
The district court of Jones County Iowa appointed Frank W. Less as administrator of the Sophia Lindamann estate. Creditors must file sworn claims with the court clerk by the required time and parties owing the estate should pay promptly to avoid costs. The notice is dated February 6 1944 and lists Hogan and Less as attorneys.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Sophia Lindamann
Anamosa
A. D
Frank W. Less
Hogan & Less
Women urged to join WACs for Army jobs now
Advertises that women with mechanical ability are needed in the Women’s Army Corps and that untrained women can learn skills useful for life. Promotes 239 Army jobs and directs readers to recruitment stations or The Adjutant General in Washington for details.
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U. S. Army
The
Adjutant General
Munitions Building
Washington, D. C
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Hines Star
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Bender
E. I. Learue
Fenee
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University Highdown City
Tipton
West Liberty
Marvin Holst
Earl Kross
Onslow
Ruth Clark
Cue College
Cedar Rapids
Priscilla
Waltex
Gramin
Honeymead
Russell E. Lux
Hopkinton, Iowa
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U. S
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Merchants National Bank
Hickenlooper
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Ann Coiro
Sarong Girl
Bob Livingstone
Riders of
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Laurel and Hardy
McNeill
Belsky
Diamonds
Pillsburys
D.B
D. B. Lye
D.B. Cake Flour
Farmzeronts Lines
D.B. Cleanser
Salerno Graham
Worthwestern Bell Telephone Company
Morton’s
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Juice Californan Angel
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Wisconsin
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