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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1944

Page

2

News of Our Men in Uniform from Monticello Area

Local keepsake lists service members with postings from San Diego California to Fort Snelling Minnesota. Notes include Pvt Donnell Minnis at Fort Snelling hospital and Sgt Robert Durst in New Guinea, plus leave reports, transfers, discharges, and family visits across Iowa and nearby states.

San Diego Calif Coxsee Express Montezuma Marine Corps Jones County Monticet PoPay Deve Atay Donnell Minnis Fort Snelling Hospital Minneapolis Minn Monticello

Seed type and growth stage influence belching more than weather

Frost dew and wind may affect bloat but seed type and growth stage matter most. Grasses with sharp leaf surfaces like Sudan irritate and trigger belching while smooth legume leaves like alfalfa and clover do not. Express Want Ads bring results.

Sudan

Many Guests Visit Monticello and Surrounding Areas

A flurry of visits spans Cedar Rapids Waterloo Monticello and Ottumwa as families and friends travel. Notables include Mrs John Leggett hosting guests Mrs Ernest Pries Ruth Hanssen and relatives Mrs Henry Helms visiting from San Francisco and others attending local gatherings and family dinners.

Ernest Pries Chicaun Heights Caroline Heiken Ruth Hanssen Monticello Henry Helms San Francisco Calif

Cold Take Prompts Morning Aiding Digestive Tea Claim

A Palmer's Drug Store blurb touts a tea product said to clear intestinal waste overnight. The ad reads like a health tip promising morning relief and digestive aid.

Holblister Palmer

Mrs Lewis Terlisier and Helen Wolf Visit Chi cago Base

Mrs Lewis Terlisier and Helen Wolf spent last weekend in Chicago visiting Seaman Lewis Terlisier stationed at Great Lakes Illinois. They also visited Helen Minnis a student nurse at Franklin Blvd Hospital in that city.

Lewis Terlisier Helen Wolf Chiano Great Lakes, Ill Helen Minnis Franklin Blvd. Hospital City

Local Social Notes: Visits and Travels Across Iowa

Mrs. Robert Stutt of Cedar Rapids visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kurt last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Holst and son Bobby of Center Junction visited in Monticello Friday. Mrs. Paul Gutknecht left for Chicago for medical treatment accompanied by Mrs. H. Tohlken. Rev. Gutknecht also left Sunday for Chicago. Mrs. Fred Schumann and son Paul left for Watertown Wisconsin after a week with Dick Rohlken and family. She visited her twin brother Lt. L. J. Bohlken on furlough. Mrs. L. J. Bohlken and her Des Moines daughter visited her husband at the Bohlken home. Mrs. Warner Hart and Anna Katherine Doran are visiting Peoria and Metasnoe this week.

Mary Jane Aitchison Northwestern School of Technology Minneapolis Viola Lehti Betty Arnberg Robert Stutt Cedar Rapids Paul Kurt Marvin Holst Bobby Center Junction Monticello Paul T. Gutknecht Chicago H. G. Tohlken R. N Fred Schumann Paul Watertown Wis Dick Rohlken L. J. Bohlken Des Moines Bohlken

Castle Grove For tune Finders Meeting Recap at Home

The regular Castle Grove Fortunes Finders met at Lorna Seehusen's home on Saturday with Ruth Ann Hintz presiding. Nine members answered roll with a valentine rhyme. Talks covered Schick hospital gifts and life and customs of other lands.

Castle Grove Lorna Seehusen Ruth Ann Hintz Schick Hospital Mary Jean Ahlrichs Ruth Hintz Charlotte Deischer

Local church schedules and Lent services townwide

A dense listing of area church activities includes St. John's Ey Lutheran Paul Gutknecht, Methodist Glenn McMichael, Presbyterian Wm Grossheim, St Matthew's H L Adix, Sacred Heart A Lorenz, Wayne Zion Rev F H Kehren, Congregational Homer Dalrymple, Castle Grove Arnold Thalacker, Evangelical Tendick, and Armin Tendick. It notes Sunday service times, Sunday schools, Lenten sermons, special meetings, and upcoming events through March with details on dates and hosts.

St. John’s Ey Paul T. Gutknecht Ladies Aid H. G. Bohlken Sacred Heart Catholic Church A. L. Lorenz Wayne Zion Ev. Lutheran Church F. H. Kehren Holy Communion Castle Grove Lutheran Church Arnold Thalacker Christ Cross Luther League The Evangelical and Reformed Church Armin H. Tendick Jesus Gethsemane Baxter

Origin of Lute Traced to Arab Heritage

The lute, a stringed musical instrument, derives its form and name from Arab influences, reflecting historical cultural exchanges.

Castle Grove Farm Bureau Meeting and Cattle Demonstration

Members gathered at W. D. McLaughlin residence for a pot luck dinner with James Mc Laughlin presiding. Mrs. Kenneth Howie elected township secretary as James Kearns spoke on livestock and feed conservation and led a cattle grub demonstration of 26 steers after screening the film Soldiers of the Soil.

W. D. McLaughlin James McLaughlin Township Farm Bureau Kenneth Howie James Kearns Soldiers of the Soil Idle Not Club

Corn Picking Award Goes To Local Farmers

Melvin Mortensen of Madison harvested 884 acres of corn and C D Brown and son Olin 370 acres for neighbors last fall. They received certificates of merit from Harlan Russell, Jones County Farm Bureau president, for cooperative harvest efforts. Russell praised farmers for mutual help during the previous season.

Melvin Mortensen Madison C. D. Brown and Son Olin Harlan Russell Jones County Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Federation Russell

Buckwheat Shattering Reduced by Dew-Wet Binder Use

Buckwheat shattering decreases when the binder operates while the crop is wet with dew, reducing losses during cutting. The finding suggests timing field operations to dew conditions improves yield integrity.

Safe Seed Selection for Plants and Beans

Farmers should select seed only from healthy plants. Pods must be free of spots or blemishes and beans free of defects. A single infected bean seed, with anthracnose or blight, can produce a diseased plant that spreads and ruins the crop.

Odd Customs Of Burmese Women Under World Forces

Across the globe American service personnel note Burmese women enjoy greater freedom than non European races yet schooling for girls remains neglected. Despite limited formal education they are reputed more industrious and businesslike than men.

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