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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
2
Local VFW Auxiliary outlines a civilian defense program with members preparing for community safety. The item mentions meetings, visits, and support activities across Monticello Des Moines Cedar Rapids Newton and nearby areas.
A garbled OCR item notes a Presbyterian group in blue crass tones during a service. The readable lines describe a church gathering and music program with unclear performer names and locations.
Fragmentary notice reports the death of John Pond on January 21. Survived by two sons, Robert E. Pond and a daughter in law. mentions family and church affiliations. The garbled text references a long life, a church connection, and scattered postal or administrative notes without clear details.
Ernest William Evers, a longtime Wyoming resident, died Thursday at his home after several weeks of illness following a paralytic stroke. He was born at Green Island and was a member of local groups. remaining details unclear due to fragmented text.
Funeral services were held Sunday from the church in Monmouth with burial in the Monmouth cemetery. The piece notes statewide education testing for grades 3 to 9 called the Every Pupil Basic Skills Testing Program. Sponsored by the University of Iowa the tests cover arithmetic reading work study skills and language. Loretta Thalacker Specht Monticello Cecelia Noonan Bernard and Winona Mae Strang are named among the writers for the exams.
Real Estate Transfers Co records convey two adjoining lots 75 by 135 feet in Monticello to Thais Adams and Henry F. Adams. Property begins at the southwest corner of Buckeye and Linden now RR streets and runs west along Buckeye 135 feet, south 150 feet, east 135 feet, and north 150 feet to the start. The parcels total about two acres, subject to a life estate for the grantor. Consideration listed as 1.00 plus love and affection.
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