World War Fund Drive Appeals To Red Cross Aid
The Red Cross launches a 50 million dollar war fund appeal led by Chairman Norman H. Davis to support soldiers families and relief efforts. President Roosevelt endorses the drive urging citizens to contribute to aid wounded and displaced in Pacific theaters and island territories.
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James Montgomery Flagg
United States
America
Americana Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
Davis
Pacific Islands
Red Cross
Fragmentary item on Laura Lew and local figures in Manchester
Fragmentary OCR mentions Laura Lew and Mir and Mere in Manchester. References a department store, Longs, and a Test week with Genard Long and Farn Ny at Vaut. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Laura Lew
Manchester
Agin Long
Mir
Mere
Lote Y
Trely
Seal Sale Sets High Record in Castle Grove 1941
The Castle Grove 1941 Christmas seal sale raised a net $43.45 after $2.25 postage. Seventy two letters yielded £42.80, three schools contributed £1.60 for double bar cross pins, and the Fortune Finders 4 H Club gave 21.0. Proceeds aid tuberculosis work. Mrs. W D Mc Laughlin thanks contributors amid township pride.
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Castle Grove
Fortune Finders 4-H Club
Red Cross
W. D. McLaughlin
Castle Grove Township
Tuberculosis Association
First Farm Land Company Reported as Affiliate of Monticello Bank
Report as of December 31 1941 on the First Farm Land Company Monticello Iowa affiliated with Monticello State Bank Monticello Iowa describing its business to operate and hold property taken by the bank and to act as liquidating agent and outlining its affiliation with the member bank and degree of control under the Federal Reserve Act.
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Act
First Farm Land Company
Monticello
Iowa
Monticello State Bank
Bank Oo
Een Honet
Carpenter
First Warm Land Company
H. M. Carpenter
Jununry
Meyer
Milk Production Limited by Water Shortages Says County Agent
County Agent James Kearns notes water is essential for dairy cows as shortages depress milk output. Extension dairymen say 15 to 20 gallons of water are needed to produce five gallons of milk, with well water around 50 degrees. He advises sheltered outdoor water access, twice daily watering, tank heaters, and keeping water available after feeding.
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James Kearns
Iowa State College
Ature
Kearns
Farm Families Face More Shortages and Higher Prices
Iowa State College extension specialist Miss Dorothy Simmons says farm families will see higher prices and larger output for farm products in 1942 while consumer buying power lags. Shortages in labor, materials, and apparel fibers will push costs up, with cotton and wool prices rising and limited nylon and silk supplies hindering production and availability.
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Dorothy Simmons
Iowa State College Extension Home Management
James Kearns
Miss Simmons
Mrs. H Tjaden Dies at 49 in Wayne Township
Herman Tjaden, 49, died at John McDonald hospital on Friday January 2 after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday at the family home and Zion Lutheran Church Wayne township with Rev F H Kehren officiating. Burial followed at Zion cemetery. The couple married February 22, 1908 in Germany and moved to a farm near Monticello the same year. Survived by husband and two daughters Mrs John...
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Herman Tjaden
John McDonald Hospital
Zion Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
F. H. Kehren
Zion Cemetery
Tjaden
Germany
United States
Monticello
Surviving Kin in Cass Township Obituary Note
The text lists survivors including Fred Lubben of Cass township and four sons Henry and John of Cass township, and Richard and Rudolph at home. Also survives four sisters Gusta Alma and Minna in Germany, and Elisa in New Jersey. The passage ends with Walker Springville and ue Freda.
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Walker
Springville
Miss
Fred Lubben
Cass
Henry
John
Cass Township
Richard
Rudolph
Gusta
Alma
Minna
Germany
Elisa
New Jersey
Freda
Tutt Burns Hand In Minor Fire Monday
Arthur Tutt proprietor of the Western Auto Associate Store turned in the alarm Monday morning. His right hand was burned severely when a blow torch used to thaw water pipes exploded. Gasoline spurting from the torch was carried to the street and burned floor and counter before firefighters arrived.
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Paul Barcus
Audubon
Tutt
Arthur Tutt
Western Auto Associate
New Deputy In Treasurer's Office
Miss Rowena Gordon of Anamosa has accepted a position in the County Treasurer Don S. Ruhl's office, effective January 1. She was formerly employed in Dr. H F Dolan's office.
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Rowena Gordon
E. W. Gordon
Anamosa
Don S. Ruhl
Miss Gordon
H. F. Dolan
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