Engagement of Miss Elizabeth Thomas Sets Future Plans
Dr and Mrs C G Thomas of Monticello announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth to John W Busby of Tulsa Oklahoma son of Mr and Mrs Roy C Busby of Tulsa Miss Thomas is a Monticello High School graduate who attended Ward Belmont College the University of Iowa and earned an MA from the University of Chicago in 1944 She has worked in social service at Iowa City Hospitals Busby a Tulsa High School and University of Chicago graduate holds BA in business and BS in physics He is Alpha Delta Phi and worked in Sperry Electronics on Long Island The couple plan to marry in May and live on Long Island
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C. G. Thomas
Monticello
Elizabeth
John W. Busby
Roy C. Busby
Tulsa
Oklo
Miss Thomas
Monticello High School
Ward-Belmont College For Women
University of Iowa
University of Arizona
Ti Beta Phi Sorority
Phi Kappa Phi
University of Chicago
Social Service
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mr. Busby
Tulsa High School
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity
Busby
Sperry Electronics
Long Island
New York
Thomas
Garden Blue Birds Meet At Community Building
The Garden Blue Birds held their regular Saturday meeting at the Community building with eleven girls in attendance including three new members Dorothy Pickett Roslyn Adamson and Janice Gottleaber. They sang recited the Blue Bird wish and read two stories before a nature walk where tracks were found. Leaders Shirley and Anne Shelley organized the newly formed group.
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Garden Blue Birds
Dorothy Pickett
Roslyn Adamson
Janice Gottleaber
Shirley
Anne Shelley
Weekend Visitors and Local Notices Across Monticello Area
Community members spent weekends visiting relatives in Monticello and Cedar Rapids. R N Hurley will miss Saturday morning duties to attend a nurse staff meeting in Davenport. Multiple relatives from Iowa City Anamosa Cedar Rapids and Chicago attended family gatherings funerals or graduation events over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth D. Hurley
R.N
Anamosa
Davenport
Seaman Terlisner Survives Train Wreck on Return Home
Seaman Lewis Terlisner arrived in Norfolk after an 11 day emergency leave with his wife and son. A train crash in Indianapolis left him uninjured despite being thrown to the floor. He reported to a new destroyer at Norfolk after arrival. Carl W. Baumann of the Army Air Corps and family visited Emma Baumann in Monticello before returning to Memphis. Private Andrew Moenk spent five days furlough en route to Fort Meade, visiting relatives near Monticello. Private Eugene H. Etten, from Camp Roberts, Calif, spends seven days with family before Fort Sill training. LaVern Eilers, AOM 1/c, writes from the South Pacific about overseas service and crew responsibilities. Pfc. Lester J. Schaeffer, formerly of Wyoming, now at Camp Gordon Johnson, Fla, praised by fellow soldiers for cooking and leadership. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Myers and son visited Cedar Rapids relatives Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kay.
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Lewis Terlisner
Norfolk
Indianapolis
Ind
Carl W. Baumann
Army Air Corps
Gerald
Memphis, Tenn
Emma Baumann
Monticello
Memphis
Freayses
Andrew Moenk
Anna Moenk, Coggan
Fort Meade
Camp Roberts
Eugene H. Etten
Calif
Charles Etten
Ira Grover
Fort Sill
Okla
LaVern Eiler
the Express
LaVern Eilers
Aviation Ordnance Man
South Pacific
Eilers
Pfc
Lester J. Schaeffer
Wyoming
Camp Gordon Johnson
Fla
Viola Schaeffer
Pfc. Schaeffer
Red
Pfe. Schaeffer
Salute Verifies D Day Hero Edward H. Oaken Langworthy
Edward H. Oaken Langworthy of the 29th Infantry Division receives a personal certificate signed by Maj. Gen. Charles Gebhardt honoring his unit’s actions from D-Day to St Lo. The award notes extraordinary toughness in Normandy and cites the 116th and 115th regiments for their roles in the invasion and the battle for St Lo.
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Edward H. Oaken
Langworthy
29Th Infantry Division
D-Day
St. Lo
Charles H. Gerhardt
Normandy
Gebhardt
116Th
115Th
Lipstick Stains Rub Soap On Lipstick Stains
A curious household tip suggests rubbing soap over lipstick stains before applying water to lift color. The method emphasizes using soap as a first step to loosen pigment prior to washing.
Kidwell Family Visited Anamosa and Mercy Hospital
Mr and Mrs Clifford Kidwell and their daughter spent Thursday evening in the home of Mrs C V Fisher at Anamosa. They also visited Don Goodman at Mercy hospital.
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Clifford Kidwell
Ripe Peaches Reveal Late Sugar Development
Studies by Dr. R. W. Lott of the University of Illinois show about two thirds of peach sugar content forms in the final three weeks before harvest and continues to the final swell, explaining why consumers prefer a riper peach.
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R. W Lott
University of Ilinois
Sunlight as Prescribed Healing Regimen Gains Ground
Medical men report growing use of sunlight as a healing medium. Bureau of Standards records over three years measure ultraviolet radiation intensity across seasons and weather to gauge treatments.
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Bureau of Standards
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Elizabeth Thomas
500 Club
Sam Rhatigan
Elmer Coon
Ralph Lambert
Leslie Reade
Verne McCurdy
Robert Wilcox
Donald Appleby
Ronnie Matthiessen
Tommy Holmes
Harold Brokaw
Richard Schoon
Cpl
LaVern Schmidt
Steven Sovern
Harold Sovern
Steven
E. W. Funkey
Dorothy
Ceses Rapids
M. J. Ltennay
Detroit
J. H. Perrine
D. Coliman
Portland
Ore
PD. Couiman
Frank Darker
Dubuque
Clarence Shaffer
Jack
Philippines
Lydia Osborn
Cedar Rapids
G. H. Harris
VFW
Iowa Piustric Co
Farmers Mutual of
Castle Grove
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
S. M. Holford
First Street
Monticello, Iowa
Long's Specials
Morton
Aicen
Long's Dept. Store
Betty Crocker
M. L. Seehusen
Robert Brokens
Paul
Waukon
Ray Kreek
George Matthiessen
Viola
Roland Buol
Minnie Butler
Cedar Chapter
Margaret Field
Oxford Junction
Arlene Balster
Mrs. L. F. Balster
Arlene
Wilma Hayen
Mrs. H. H. Hayen
R. P. Young
Rufus
Springfield
Peter Hasler
Chris Hasler
Iola
Wis
Rudy Hasler
van Horne
Otto Hagert
Milwaukee
Robert C. Hasler
San Bernardino
Hans Hasler
Linda and
Jimmie Hargrave
Gerald Sonday
W. K. Hodgson of
Clayton Palmer
Kitty Sutherland
Clinton
Donald Sutherland
Robert Ireland
Lillian of
Harry Matthiessen
R. G
Walter G. Goldman
Charles J. Conners
Minneapolis
William J. Grossheim
Louis Hoag
Kathleen
Chicago
Barbara Wright
Henry Schrader
Betty Crane
Cedar Rapps
Mrs. O. B. Crane
Lillian Locher
Mrs
J. J. Locher
Catherine Fothergill
Claude Fothergill
Carlos Eilers
Hastings, Neb
Joe Strang
Gladys Skelley
Cedar Rap. S
James Skel
Terlisner
Kenneth Myers
Bobbie
Fred Kay
Stuhler
Gala, E (Edal A
Geo. Stuhler Sons Co
Nelson
Jewely
Princess
Boris Karloff In “the Walking Dead
Buster Crabbe
Rustler
Sun
Edmund Lowe
Christ
Mount Olive
Valentine
the Florists Telegraph Delivery
United States
Monticello Greenhouse
Express
Hutton
Cascade, Iowa
Ira
Laskin
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