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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
4
Sacred Heart boys beat LaMotte 25 18 in a defensive game with Schneider scoring 12, Hines and Haag 4 each, O Rourke active under the basket, while O Rourke and Aitchison led the girls in a 20 18 loss. Jean Redmond shone on defense for the girls.
The fourth annual Golden Gloves boxing event in Anamosa is planned for January 27 and 28 with boxers from Monticello Anamosa Cascade Hopkinton Solon CCC. Alex Fidler will referee the matches. Winners advance to Cedar Rapids then Chicago then New York Madison Square Garden with expenses paid by their home community.
Cattle movement to Chicago and other yards declined in the last two weeks. Week of December 23 saw shipouts by George Manternach one carload, Delay Bros. two carloads, George Folkerts two carloads, with two carloads received from Decorah by Kay George. Week of January 1 lists shipouts to Chicago yards including George Tickels four carloads, Fred Ilarken two carloads, Farmers Shipping Association of Sand Spring two carloads of hogs, and two carloads received by George Manternach from Salina Kans.
Monticello Post No 1683 and Auxiliary announce a joint meeting on Wednesday January 8 with Commander Harrison Lubben and President Florence Cannichael detailing New Year activities. Membership chair Jean Kchternacht has several prospective auxiliary members to ballot. A session with refreshments follows the business part and all members are urged to attend.
The list covers attendees at the funeral of A G Bohliken and a string of land transactions in Anamosa and surrounding townships. It names many individuals, couples, and local owners involved in conveyances, with details on parcels, directions, and prices. Also included are brief notes on local geography and a paragraph on the Samoyede dog breed and California glacier context.
The article names Everest as the highest mountain at 29 200 feet in the Himalayas. It cites the Amazon as the longest river at about 4 000 miles in South America and Kaieteur Falls as the deepest at 741 feet in British Guiana. It notes the Sahara as the largest desert at 3 500 000 square miles and Greenland as the largest non Australian island at 827 300 square miles. The Pacific Ocean is described as the largest ocean at 63 986 000 square miles. Alfalfa yields two to six mowings yearly.
The article discusses mahogany finishes from light blond to black with honey tones favored for modern styles and Old World finishes for classic looks. It also notes Japanese public baths employing male attendants in both men's and women’s quarters.
Christmas festivities bring visits from families across Anamosa Monticello and Scotch Grove as residents mark holidays. G J Hughes honored with funeral attendance by Jones County Farm Bureau leaders. Castle Grove reports a new 1940 Christmas Seal sale record raising 33.75 dollars amid Red Cross support and tuberculsis elimination drive.
Janet Howie Helen and Marion Deischer assisted Mrs McLaughlin in finalizing preparations for the sale. Helen McLaughlin aided in getting out the 78 letters at the beginning of the sale.
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