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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
4
Wayne Wryeth, recently liberated from a German prison camp, arrived Tuesday for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Dewey Weaver. The community notes various local visits, gatherings, and small events including plays, dinners, and travel by residents such as Ed and Neal Paulsen, C. A. Reade, and others in Onslow and surrounding areas.
After a two year illness He Spee rarer gone at servac sin. A five months illness claimed the life of a Monticello resident on South Maple Street. The Monte theater marked its first anniversary on June 16. Howard A. McLaughlin, Coe College graduate, earned major honors in commerce and finance. Mrs Honor L. Clark was elected junior vice president and Mrs William Jarrett named department historian at the seventh Iowa Veterans encampment in Perry. Duane Sutherland, 10, drowned in the Maquoketa River on the 12th. Simon Locher passed the state bar exam in Iowa City after graduating from the University of Iowa College of Law. Bernice Zimmerman and Rudolph Seukup were honored with a city park shower on the 11th with about 200 attendees. Mr and Mrs J H Zimmerman celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary at their country home on June 8. Everetta Maloney and Vincent Kane wed June 8 at Sacred Heart church. Funeral services for Mrs Dirk Schaffer were held at St Matthew's in Monticello. Rev H L Adix conducted the services. Rev William J Macauley entered Scottie dogs at a Chicago show with two Scotties placing as reserve winners in a 43-entry field. Roy Rickless studied physics for six weeks at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Lucile George also attended a six-week music program at the university. Mildred Deischer went to Ames for summer school at Iowa State College. Catherine Renk underwent an appendectomy at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids the prior week.
Monticello residents saw a busy period with students entering medical training in town, a bicycle ride from Anamosa to Monticello, and hot weather reports. Local stores stocked fireworks for Fourth of July while work moved on Mrs Wood’s building. School closures, notable deaths, and civic talks filled the week along with Cascade river flood sightseers and crowd control.
Notice to bidders under Chapter Corb by Jones county supervisors invites bids for stoker dust treated coal shipments to multiple counties and the county courthouse. Specifications require certified statements and include delivery dates starting September 1 1844 for Ber and 1945 for other sites. bids governed by stated specs with preference for proven suppliers grown and local products.
The Solid Fuels Administration for War urges immediate purchase of winter coal and adherence to dealer guidance to ensure supply. It advises conserving heat, fixing leaks, insulating, and learning from dealers to maximize heat from less coal as Midwest and western coal restrictions relax.
Questions explore possible life on Mars and Venus. Other items cover OPA policy changes, a presidential succession scenario, and Poland's UN membership status.
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