Births at John McDonald Hospital Include New Year Babies
This week at John McDonald hospital several families announce newborns. Loyal Hoag and wife of Burlington welcome a daughter born January 7. Norman Portz and wife deliver a son January 8. Norbert Kuehl and wife have a son born January 2. Richard Sprenkle and Velma Starry of Onslow become parents to a son on New Year’s day. Mrs. Sprenkle is Velma Starry from Onslow. In Anamosa Mercy hospital first New Year’s baby is a daughter born January 1 to Ben and wife Fedderson. The Rohwedder family of Anamosa greet an eight-and-a-half pound son born January 2. Center Junction sees Mark Risinger and wife welcome their firstborn son born December 28 at Mercy hospital. Merle Husman and wife add a son born January 3 at Mercy hospital, the family’s first child.
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John McDonald Hospital
Loyal Hoag
Burlington
Norman Portz
Norbert Kuehl
Onslow
Richard Sprenkle
Sprenkle
Velma Starry
Wyoming
Ben Fedderson
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Richard Rohwedder
Center Junction
Risinger
Merle Husman
Jan
Lanny Norbert Kuehl
Monticello
George Kuehl
Scotch Grove
The
Express
Cattle Shipments and Goods Movements Report
Past week saw multiple cattle shipments from ranchers including Joe Kenneally and George Rickels with several car loads. No cattle entered. The Farmers Mutual Creamery sent one car of butter to Boston, Franklin Equipment received two cars of steel from Chicago, and Hoag Duster took two cars of feathers from Goff and Aitchison, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kenneally
George Rickels
Kearney Bros
George Kurt
E. J. Schnier
Steve McDowell
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Boston
Mass
Franklin Equipment Company
Chicago
Hoag Duster Company
Goff, Kan
Aitchison, Kan
Monticello Post Office Receipts Increase in 1941
Post office receipts for 1941 at Monticello rose about 214 percent from 1940, reflecting a generally healthy local business. The gain was spread across the year, with the second quarter (April May June) showing the largest increase, differing from the usual year end peak around Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
M. F. Hogan
Hogan
Auto Registrations Prompt Late This Week
New cars registered with the county treasurer include William McNamara Anamosa Chevrolet J C Milner Anamosa Mercury Leo Stark Martello Chevrolet Gregan Haag Monticello Willys American E W Gordon Anamosa J H C Alvin Hodoval Oxford Junction Ford Edgar Beach Anamosa Ford Standard Oil Co Mon ticello Ford Melvin Tobiason Monticello Ford Herman Brockhohn Scotch Grove Plymouth Rex Brady Martello Chevrolet These cars were purchased before the ban on new cars and were registered late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McNamara
Anamosa
Chevrolet
J. C. Milner
Mercury
Leo Stark
Martello
Gregan
Haag
Monticello
Willys American
E. W. Gordon
J.H.C
Alvin Hodoval
Oxford Junction
Ford
Edgar Beach
Standard Oil Co
Melvin Tobiason
Herman Brockhohn
Scotch Grove
Plymouth
Rex Brady
Marriage Licenses and Snowfall Report Show January Weather
Marriage licenses issued include Merle Muhl aged 20 of Toronto to Marry Helen Harms 17 of Jones county and Earl R. Coker Oxford Junction to Maude I Large also of Oxford Junction. Warren G. Black 80 to Mary Hansen 21 of Madison Wisconsin. Snow in Monticello reached eight and five tenths inches in the Jan 1 storm with five inches on the ground by midnight. The total accumulation rose to thirteen and five tenths inches when the storm ended Jan 2 according to F L Brinacombe of the Soil Conservation Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Muhl
Toronto
Helen Harms
Jones County
Earl R. Coker
Oxford Junction
Maude I. Large
Warren G. Black
Mary Hansen
Madison
Wis
Monticello
F. L. Brinacombe
Soil Conservation Service
Tire rationing committee names inspectors in Jones County
The tire rationing committee for northern Jones County appoints Clark Bros and John J Eggers as tire inspectors. Application forms to authorize new tires may be secured at the Monticello post office or the city clerk's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Clark Bros
John J.“Eggers
Monticello
County Assessors To Meet Monday
A meeting of the Jones county assessors is called by County Auditor George F. Specht for Monday January 2 in the county courthouse. Supplies and instructions for this year's work will be given out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
George F. Specht
Wyoming Man Purchases 224 Acre Farm for $10000
Elmer G. Egenhouse of Wyoming buys a 224 acre farm in section 15, township Jones county from the Citi generate bank of Wyoming for ten thousand dollars. The sale details list the buyer and price for the county land transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer G. Egenhouse
Wyoming
Wyoming ‘Township
Jones County
Citi‘generate Bank of Wyoming
1600 Men To Sign Up For Service In Jones County
About 1600 men aged 20 to 44 in Jones County must register on February 16 as President Roosevelt orders a new draft registration. Officers and enlisted personnel, cadets, active National Guard, reserves, diplomats are exempted. Registration will be via local Selective Service boards with volunteer registrars urged to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
United States
Roosevelt
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Armed Forces
Military
Naval Academies
Active National Guard
Reserve Corps
Carmella O'Toole
Draft Board
Anamosa Visitors In Perrine Home
George Waite and LaVetta Perrine of Anamosa were Sunday visitors in the J. H. Perrine residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Waite
LaVetta Perrine
Anamosa
J. H. Perrine
Snow Halts Monticello Mail Service During Holidays
Heavy Christmas snows halted rail lines and roads around Monticello at year end delaying mail. Rural deliveries were canceled Friday as post master Dr. M F Hogan noted high fuel and tire costs would be saved by ceasing carrier runs. No mail trains arrived and the Dubuque Star Route truck was stalled until Friday afternoon, forcing carriers to handle three days of mail on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
M. F. Hogan
Hogan
Dubuque
Koop Joins Censor Office
Ted Koop a Monticello native was appointed last week Wednesday to a post connected with Byron Price’s federal censor office. A University of Iowa journalism graduate he worked for the Associated Press in Des Moines then in New York and Brussels before joining the National Geographic staff in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Koop
Monticello
Byron Price
Laura Koop
Washington, D. C
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Associated Press
Des Moines
New York City
Brussels
Belgium
National Geographic Magazine
Washington
Crain Replaces H P Barber On County Board
Jones County board of supervisors met Friday morning ad journed sine die and reconvened with Lee Crain of Olin replacing H P Barber of Wyoming on the board for the coming year Barber served four years on the board The year slate includes Harm Dirks Center Junction William Bailey Anamosa H J Mayberry Anamosa Herman Helgens Monticello Mayberry named chairman Also notes Henry Schrader and son Stan visited Iowa City over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Lee Crain
Olin
H. P. Barber
Wyoming
Barber
Harm J. Dirks
Center Junction
William J. Bailey
Anamosa
H. J. Mayberry
Herman Helgens
Monticello
Crain
Mayberry
Snowfall Sets Record in Monticello Cleanup Effort
Street Commissioner Roy Pearson said last week's heavy snowfall was the heaviest in ten years of service. Crews worked two shifts for 24 hours, focusing on the business district from the railroad tracks to the highway, with volunteers aiding by moving cars and clearing private walks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Roy Pearson
First Street
Pearson
New Court Cases Filed in District Court Jan Term
Three new cases were filed with the district court clerk Leigh Pearson for the January term opening Jan. 19. Grace Moran seeks divorce from Herbert Moran with custody of two children amid accusations of drunkenness lack of support and cruelty. Lovell Corporation sues Eleanor M. Vagnal to foreclose a real estate mortgage on 388 acres in Jones county Sections 14 and 23. T A Merritt and Frank Merritt seek a temporary injunction against Don S. Ruhl, county treasurer, to stop a tax sale tied to two disputed tax claims over a partition fence repair. Mary A. Lawless of Cascade was appointed executrix of Thomas J. Lawless estate without bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Leigh Pearson
Grace Moran
Herbert Moran
Cascade
Lovell Corporation
Eleanor M. Vagnal
Township
Jones County
T. A. Merritt
Frank Merritt
Don S. Ruhl
Mary A. Lawless
Thomas J. Lawless
Three Abandon Car In Snow Storm Near Anamosa
Three Monticello youths returning from Cedar Rapids on January 1 abandoned their car after a highway drift two miles north of Anamosa. Unable to move the car they walked a quarter mile to the Henry Poppe farm and stayed the night in shelter provided by the occupant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Dewain Rynerson
Laverne Lambert
Jack Beeks
Anamosa
Henry Poppe
Jones County Board Names 1942 Chairman and Assignments
The Jones county board of supervisors elected H. J. Mayberry as chairman for 1942 and set committee and district assignments. They named depositories for county funds, established assessment days, approved a $3,000 Farm Bureau appropriation, set salaries, and funded health nursing at 1210. The Monticello Express, Anamosa Eureka, and Anamosa Journal were named official newspapers for 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Mayberry
Mayberry
Helgens
Castle Grove
Cass
Fairview
Richland
Lovell
Wayne
Crain
Jones County
Jones County Farm Bureau
Jones County Health Nursing Service
Monticello Express
Anamosa Eureka
Anamosa Journal
Car and snowplow collide near Wyoming
August J. Hansen of Wyoming driving west toward Cedar Rapids crashed into what he thought was blowing snow, a highway commission snowplow. His wife and Miss Leota Wherry of Wyoming were injured. Mrs. Hansen suffered a broken ankle and wrist, spine injury, and eye glass removal. Miss Wherry had a broken nose and fractured ankle. Hansen was treated for broken ribs and cuts and released the same night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Highway Commission
August J. Hansen
Cedar Rapids
Here
Leota Wherry
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hansen
Dubuque Receives Federal Food Stamp Plan Approval
The United States Department of Agriculture approved the Federal Marketing Administration Food Stamp Plan for Dubuque County, announced in Washington. The plan already started in Jones County on November 17 aiding about 475 families and 1,100 people with Jones County grocers gaining $18,000 in business. Mrs Vernon Eiler of Burlington visits the Cotton family in Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Marketing Administration
Dubuque County
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Jones County
Snow Removal Problems Plague Jones County Roads
County road crews struggle with heavy snowfall halting progress on 846 miles of dirt and state roads. Plows and operators number nine machines with 15 drivers and two six man crews, operating on long shifts to clear trunk routes first, while residents are urged to cooperate and avoid unnecessary calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Spaethe
Anamosa
Jones County
Spaethe
Don Mouw Joins Naval Air Corps Near Long Beach
Former Express news editor Don Mouw reports his transfer to the naval air corps in California. He works six to seven days weekly while studying nightly, hopes to solo soon, and plans a Dallas ground school start around February 5 before continuing to Corpus Christi for training. He rooms with flyers in Long Beach and guards duty is common despite wartime schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Mouw
the Express
Naval Air Corps
Dallas
Tex
Corpus Christi
Moon
Air Corps
Long Beach
Mira Mar Avenue
Calif
Wyoming Man Hurt in Crash
Fred Koch of Wyoming suffered a fractured skull in a collision on an icy stretch of Highway 151 two miles southwest of Anamosa and was hospitalized at Mercy hospital in Anamosa. Walter Byers, athletic coach, drove the other car. his wife and themselves were treated for minor injuries while their two Byers children escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Koch
Wyoming
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Highway 151
Koch
Walter Byers
Whitefish Bay High
Milwaukee
Byers
Seven County Men Enlist For Service
Seven men from Jones County enlist in the U S armed forces this week. Five from Monticello and two from Anamosa join the army and navy, with names listed for service. The draft board, chaired by N C Holst, announces six new 1A classifications for local registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Anamosa
United States Armed Forces
Jones County
Draft Board
John Gerdes
Francis Locher
Robert Appleby
Cassius Rynerson
Clifford Hogan
Army
Thomas Hartley
Leland Fortney
Navy
N. C. Holst
Arthur Sulzner
Machanicsville
Harold Parmenter
Stuart Stott
James Silver
Install Shaffer As Worshipful Master at Burns Lodge
William Shaffer will be installed Worshipful Master of Burns Lodge No. 173 A. F. and A. M. Friday evening. W. E. Shrope and Graydon Johnson of Mechanicsville help lead the ceremony with Glenn McMichael of Monticello as installing chaplain. New officers include George Hoult, John Shover, Dr. L. J. Swift, Ben Cotton, Leigh Clark, Clifford Kidwell, Gerald Rohr, Will Balsiger, and Siegfried Guyan. A full attendance is hoped for as the Monticello lodge opens its year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shaffer
Burns Lodge No. 173
A. F
A. M
W. E. Shrope
Graydon Johnson
Mechanicsville
Glenn McMichael
Monticello
George Hoult
John Shover
L. J. Swift
Ben Cotton
Leigh Clark
Clifford Kidwell
Gerald Rohr
Will Balsiger
Tyler
Siegfried Guyan
Doctor Fraser Volunteered for Navy Service
Dr John H Fraser likely the first Jones county physician to offer services for military duty Flo volunteered December 30 to join the navy medical corps but was refused due to age. The age limit for medical service is expected to stay at 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Fraser
Jones County
Army
Navy
Flo
Milwaukee Service Club to host shipper stag night
The Milwaukee Service Club will host about 500 shippers and guests at a stag program in Monticello's community building at 7 30 p m on January 14. Speakers include Charles Sutherland and John Hughes, with W G Bowen chairing. Milwaukee Railroad officials from several cities expected to attend. A special Cedar Rapids train will bring officials, followed by refreshments at the Legion hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Service Club
Monticello
Charles Sutherland
Milwaukee Railroad
Chicago
John Hughes
Des Moines
Scotch Grove
Supt
W. G. Bowen
Marion
Omaha
Savanna
Cedar Rapids
Legion Hall
Milwaukee Road
Service Club
Milwaukee
County Faces 1941 Loss From Auto Sales Ban
County Treasurer Don Ruhl estimates Jones county will lose 11 444 dollars in 1941 due to a new federal order halting sale of new automobiles. State revenue would drop by over 1.5 million as Comptroller C Fred Porter notes. The government paused new car distribution to Jan 15 and may halt production of autos and light trucks soon. The 2 percent use tax on new car sales yielded 1 421 928 in 1940 and about 1 660 000 in 1941 but has declined as sales fall. Back mail order taxes may cushion the impact since out of state purchases taxed similarly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Don Ruhl
C. Fred Porter
Iowa
Chicago
Olin Boy Places Ninth in State Dairy Contest
Olin Boy of Olin placed ninth in his third year dairy record book in the state dairy record book contest announced by E. M. Wright secretary of the Iowa State Dairy Association. Willard Byerly of Anamosa and Dale Adams of Monticello also had record books entered. Each awardee received one dollar prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Slater
Olin
E. M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Willard Byerly
Anamosa
Dale Adams
Monticello
Dr Frederick Schwab Accepts Cedar Rapids Post
Former Hopkinton resident Dr Frederick Schwab now living in Monticello expects to move to Cedar Rapids to take a position with the National Optical company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwab
Cedar Rapids
Frederick Schwab
Hopkinton
Monticello
The
National Optical Company
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Post Office
Snow
Koop
Censor Office
Henry Schrader
Stan
Iowa City
J. Mayberry
Board of Supervisors
Vernon Eiler
Midway Island
Richland Township
Waing
Sec
Morley
Alamosa
California
Carl Parks
Elmer Hodge
Richard Kromminga
Shaffer
J. H. Fraser
Sutherland
Hughes
Olin Boy
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