Hickenlooper May Lead Iowa Senate Ticket
A Wallaces’ Farmer and Iowa Homestead poll shows Governor Hickenlooper leading in farm votes for U S senator with 52 percent to Gillette’s 30 percent and 18 percent undecided. It notes Hickenlooper’s strength relative to Dewey and Roosevelt’s 1940 voting patterns, while cautioning city voters may differ. It predicts a strong Republican year overall.
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Hickenlooper
Iowa
Wallaces
Iowa Homestead
United States
Dewey
Gillette
Roosevelt
Europe
Willkie
National Congress
Jones County Farmers Meet the 1944 Situation Well
Jones County farmers report that 1944 has brought severe weather and labor and machinery shortages but they have met the crisis with determination. R K Bliss of Iowa State College defends the family size farm system, arguing personal ownership and freedom of action underpin Iowa’s approach to farming.
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Jones County
Hawkeye State
John Farmer
Iowa
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
Ames
Reading & Writing By Edgar Allan Poe and Cross Section
A column highlights Edgar Allan Poe’s posthumous fame and a new book edition with wood engravings. It also previews Cross-Section, a synthesis by 40 authors including Richard Wright and Ira Wolfert, with plays and stories, and notes one play heading to Broadway.
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Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Hervey Allen
Fritz Eichenberg
Ira Wolfert
Tucker
Wife
Arthur Miller
Iowa Poll Reveals Views on Postwar Army Releases
The Iowa Poll shows most Iowans favor releasing married men with children first, then by length of service, with aging priority least favored. Men and women differ on plans, while a sizable share supports continuing drafts of ages 18 to 21 to speed older men release.
Wyoming Lutheran Church Flooded Forces Service Change
Water filled the basement and church, leaving mud on the floor. Services will be held in the school gym until further notice as the town handles flood damage.
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Wyoming Lutheran Church
Wyoming
WW II era editorials and wartime dispatches collated
A compilation of brief comments from various papers on wartime policy Italy diplomacy labor unrest and military chaplain needs. Included are reflections on FDR political programs AAA BBB CCC sympathy for Italy labor strikes eighteen months of war and servicemember morale in chapel scenes.
Farm Family Efficiency Under Flexible Hours Concept
The text argues that under a flexible system the farm family prioritizes completing work over hours or timing. It asserts the farm family unit on individual farms is among the most efficient economic units in the country due to this philosophy and focus on work completion.
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Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Baron Fain
Baron
Grew
Fain
Be Warm Next Winter FHA Loans For Home Insulation
Be warm next winter by using an FHA title loan to cover insulation and heating repairs up to 2500 dollars. No down payment or security required and three years to repay. Arrange with a local dealer or contractor to locate an FHA loan to cover the full cost.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Government funds Kok-Sagyz cultivation in Bessarabia
Romania allocates 50000 dollars to expand kok-sagyz rubber bearing plant cultivation in Bessarabia and Bucovina as reported from Istanbul.
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Bessarabia
Romania
Bucovina
Istanbul
Lightning Strikes Windmill in Castle Grove Farm
A Saturday evening storm struck the J A Howie farm windmill near Castle Grove, blowing fuse plugs and putting electric lines out of order. The report also lists local visits, travel, and social notes from residents including the Howie and McLaughlin families and others in the area.
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Castle Grove
J. A. Howie
Paul Harms
Clarence Eberhart
O. R. Howie
Anamosa
Howie
E. R. McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
C. R. McLaughlin
G. H. Bedell
Cincinnati
Ohio
W. D
C. A. McLaughlin
Kenneth Howie
John Morse
Muscatine
J. A. Deisched
Alice Howie
Monticello
John McLaughlin
Chicago
Loren Cramer
Ames
Andrew Watt
Cass
Veniel Chapel
Cpl
Howard McLaughlin
Los Angeles
H. M. Carpenter
Cyril Flenz
D. E. Kehoe
H. Gerrets
Henry Johnson
S. M. Hosford
W. F. Hintz
S. M. Hasford
A. Howie
Paul Gerdes
Bessie Harken
Real Estate Transfers Across Monticello and Wyoming Areas
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds including Andrew Carmichael and Margaret to Alfred Folkerts Lot 71 Varvel addition Monticello. A A Gould and Elizabeth to Fred C Behnke. Lillian Anna Matthiessen and Ruth E Matthiessen to Michael R Tobiason. Ezra Sams guardian to Don L Wherry for 750. numerous parcels in Oxford Junction and Wyoming including Davidson's addition Monticello and other town lots. several joint tenancies and life estates noted.
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Andrew Carmichael
Margaret
Alfred Folkerts
Varvel
Monticello
A. A. Gould
Elizabeth
Fred C
Hazel L. Behnke
Se Corner
Clay Township
L. F. Scott
Gertrude Millsap
Lillian Anna Matthiessen
Ruth E. Matthiessen
Michael R
Catherine FP
Adaline Pavglish
William
Georgia M. Churchill
Edward
Robert J. Viach
Sadie M. Viach
Anna Mekota
Emma C. Meyers
Anna L. Kutscher
Clara J. Kutscher
Josephine Kutscher
Christina Mattas
Vincent E
Raymond A. Sobotka
Oxford Junction
Vincent E. Sobotka
Thomas Schoon
Johanna
Herman
Grace Engelbart
Andrew J. Carmichael
Glenn Www
Edith Jamieson
Davidson
City of Monticello
In Memoriam for Lt Richard Nevin Hoag Killed on D Day
Poem notes a friend's tribute to Lieutenant Richard Nevin Hoag who fell in action on D Day. It portrays his devotion to service and his fervent desire to serve the new country to the utmost.
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Richard Nevin Hoag
D-day
Plenenane
Hoag
Forever In Our Hearts Poem Prayer For A Lost Loved One
A memorial verse recalls the departed as forever young and vibrant, promising to remember their laughter and spirit rather than decline. The speaker vows to keep them alive in memory, untainted by illness or aging, and to recall their joyous moments and ascent toward dawn.
How Time Does Fly July 9 1934 Monticello News Bits
Earl G Buck named engineer on Bellevue government dam project as salessurvey man. John Brindley elected mathematics instructor in Monticello schools succeeding Margaret Kaste. Monticello Country Club beats Wapsi Pinicon 20 to 5. Free 1600-person show marks Princess theater anniversary. 1934 school census by Charles Podhaski shows 685 boys and 864 girls. Mrs Sarah Came dies after porch fall. Fred Messerli dies after June operation at Iowa City. Funeral July 4 at Monticello Reformed church. Mrs George Rettig 89th birthday.
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Earl G. Buck
L. J. Swift
Monticello
Bellevue
John Brindley
Cedar Falls
Margaret Kaste
Wapsipinicon Club
Anamosa
Francis Merton
Wilkinson
T. Landis
Princess Theater
Charles Podhaski
Sarah Came
Arthur Came
Prairieburg
Fred Messerli
University Hospital
Iowa City
the Reformed
Chris Decker, Jr
Forrest Deischer
Ith
Anson
Norman Adams Duckett
Leonard Duckett
McDonald Hospital
R.A. Cartanu
H. S. Richardson
G. H. Bedell
Pittsburgh
Leslie Reade
Hazel Widmer
Reade
Monticello Motor Company
Monticello Country Club
Tipton Country Club
James Laude
Leyland Shelley
Bill Laude
Casteldine
Tipton
Rufus Schofield
John McDonald Hospital
Marie Amelia Husman
Henry Dirks
Dirks
Summer Food Safety in Picnic Meals Warning
Avoid summer illness by preventing food poisoning from sandwiches and meat. The homemaker should store foods properly and refrigerate pressed chicken quickly. Do not grind meat for sandwiches until ready to use. ground meat harbors more bacteria.
Fertilizer study links plant food to grazing gains
A department of agriculture study of 26 state pasture experiments finds one pound of plant food raises digestible nutrients by 16 pounds, equating to .4 bushel corn, .35 bushel wheat, .8 bushel oats, or 22 pounds meal. A ton of complete fertilizer would boost grazing to yield 11,500 pounds milk or 1,400 pounds beef.
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Department of Agriculture
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Madison Township
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Business Directory
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Doxsee & Heiserman Attorneye At Law
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