This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1947
Page
7
A box attached to the Roggers shoe shop door invites early risers to drop off shoes for cobbler repairs. The plan has gained traction, with one or two pairs awaiting service each morning. The item notes community interest and quirks of early routines.
The text discusses funding a riot alarm by savings on fireman fees and critiques the red light system as insufficient for non routine work. John Henry of the Des Moines Register and Tribune is exploring a writing formula, finding little success so far. He cites Harlan Miller and suggests sitting at the typewriter to write, noting time constraints from the editor.
A Castle Grove gathering honored Richard Kromminga on his birthday with refreshments hosted by Mrs. Kromminga and guests including Raymond Kromminga Ruth and Arthur Hanken and others. Freda Mildred Kromminga observed her fifth birthday with family and friends while Robert Holub and Emil Ortgies marked birthdays at home events. Loren Lubben enrolled at Castle Grove school No 6 as 11 boys and four girls attend.
The Fort Deischer home hosted a brief February gathering of the Worthwhile Homemaker's club after a home economist demonstration. Ten members answered roll call and plans were set for an all day session in March at the homes of Mrs John Eden or Miss Anna Heiken.
In a severe blizzard in Iowa Dr H S Berman motored to aid a sick child as heavy snow blocked paths. Neighbors and tractors aided progress before a larger team finished the trip. The child Donald McKinney aged 2 recovered from pneumonia. Dr W S Balkema assisted at a birth by telephone after weather halted his travel. Also conservationists urged feeding birds, with L R Jackson donating 50 bags and Eliot Schroeder delivering supplies by air.
N R Waggoner and Glenda M join Blayney Miner Post 412 to transfer deed for Lot 9 Brickley subdivision Olin. Carrie Blake Culver to Jennie Shover w deed for part Lot 149 Monticello north of Shelley First street. Virgil Pinkerton to Jennie Shover qcd. Mary F Carpenter to Halstead M Carpenter w deed for East 20 ft of Lots 386 387 Railroad addition Monticello Iowa. Millington Carpenter unmarried to Halstead M Carpenter w deed for Lots 20 21 22 23 Clark Heights Monticello. Millington F Carpenter married to Halstead M Carpenter w deed for same Mary F Carpenter. Sw of section 3 86 3 west.
The item mentions Millington FP and an unmarried Carpenter to Halstead M Carpenter in a wedding context. It adds a home framing tip advising a thumb tack or carpet tack at the bottom of a picture frame to allow dust to fall away from the wall.
The report claims that clean plowing will destroy 95 to 98 percent of corn borers in the field, reducing pest damage and boosting yields. Researchers stress soil turnover and residue management as key steps in integrated pest control.
Published on Thursday and entered at the Monticello post office as second class mail matter. Member of Iowa Press Association National Editorial Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation. Sole advertising representative Newspaper Advertising Service Inc Chicago. Subscription $2.50 yearly in Jones Linn Delaware and Dubuque counties $3.00 outside these counties.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.