Manchester Golf Team Trips Monticello In Intercity Match
Manchester beat twenty Monticello golfers 36 to 17 at the country club in a par 36 layout. Scores show C Appleby 84 S Rhatigan 85 R Bone 86 S Rhatigan 86 Dr Perkins 89 and others from Monticello. Next matches set for July 12 at Tipton and July 19 Monticello and Anamosa at Mount Vernon. A city tournament begins July 12 with flights and pairings posted. entry is 25 cents with matches 18 holes, or 9 by mutual agreement. Charles L Now, former Monticello resident, promoted to captain at Camp Murray, now serving in Alaska.
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Manchester
Monticello
Anamosa
Mount Vernon
B. Roberts
B. Cofton
E. Ricklefs
S. Rhatigan
R. Feishner
T. Hamilton
A. E. Skelley
B. Lauser
Charles L
Camp Murray
Wash
Alaska
C. W. Bosley
Little Rock
Ark
USO Campaign Urges Support for Service Men
A Chicago area wartime feature extols the USO as a headquarters for all service members offering 24 hour entertainment meals and safe refuge. It argues USO drives aid communities and enemy defeat, urging support through bonds, morale, defense knowledge, and aiding worthy causes. Signed Wilbur K. Coxsee HA2c Ships Company NTS Radio Indianapolis.
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USO
Chicago
Wilbur K. Coxsee
Ha2c
Naval Training School
Indianapolis
Indiana
Farm Forum Oats Variety Plots Tour
The second annual oats variety test plots tour will be held Saturday morning July 11 starting at the Louis Hanken farm three-fourths mile east of Scotch Grove. Seven varieties are grown in each plot including Boone and other rust resistant types from Marion Hancock Vanguard Gopher logold and Iowa 105. The 1941 Iowa oat crop was 47 percent diseased mainly by rust. The tour begins at 9 o clock and visits Hanken Jernard Cass Marvin Lacock Henry Heiken and Harry Kuhn farms in that order. Large Boone oat fields on different soils will be shown and discussed along with disease and variety performance. Use Want Ads for quick results.
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Louis Hanken
Scotch Grove
Rust
Ames
Boone
Marion
Hancock
Vanguard
Gopher
Logold
Iowa
Hanken
Jernard Cass
Marvin Lacock
Henry Heiken
Harry Kuhns
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Fragmentary OCR text shows a jumble of numbers and digits with no coherent events, names, places, or dates to identify a person, organization, or action. No discernible news item or analyzable subject is present.
Iowa State College Play Day at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids
Iowa State College hosts a picnic and play day at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids for alumni present and prospective students and their parents. Attendees should bring food and beverages for cafeteria style service at 1 PM. C A Iverson and David Arm will present reports on Iowa State's present activities.
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Iowa State
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
C. A. Iverson
David Arm
Norris joins mechanical dept of Express in Des Moines
A. W. Norris of Des Moines assists in the Express mechanical department while the fair book is set and printed. He and his wife reside in the William Burrichter home. Norris previously worked on the Jones County Times in 1917-18 and briefly with the Express 25 years ago, and with Meredith publications in Des Moines 10 years. He is a skilled musician specializing in drums.
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A. W. Norris
Des Moines
The
Express
William Burrichter
Norris
Jones County Times
Meredith Publications
Defense Bonds and Stamps Drive Home Front Support
Citizens urged to buy Defense Bonds and Stamps daily and weekly to fund national defense. Appeals emphasize personal risk to home and life, urging immediate and sustained purchase without rest.
Iowa Corn Reaches Soldier in Australia Through Canning Label
Corp Ray Sturgeon in Australia writes home about a can of corn labeled Ruth Graves Monticello Iowa from J L Farmer Canning Co. The can traveled with U S troops, with Mrs Carl Hodson listing local girl names on labels. Sturgeon notes mail delays, jungle camp life, and plans to attend Iowa University after the war.
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Australia
Corp
Ray Sturgeon
Ruth Graves
Monticello
Iowa
J. L. Farmer Canning Company
Carl Hodson
U.S
Pacific
Hawaii
Philippines
Corp. Sturgeon
America
Iowa University
Chicago Girls Visit Center Jet
Helen Himebaugh and Marilyn Flesher of Chicago spent the weekend here visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. George Behrends and others joined in weekend visits at local homes. Painting bids for Monticello public school to be opened July 13. Chapin gains F. A. McCoy as new superintendent and coach.
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Helen Himebaugh
Marilyn Flesher
Chicago
Frank Himebaugh
H. E. Stingley
George Behrends
Mary
Bob Milbourn
Davenport
J. B. Seehusen
Roy Ralston
Evansville
Ind
S. G. Thompson
Ralston
Norman Martens
Ronnie
Prairie du Lac
Wis
Martens
Chris Gill
Maquoketa
Sharp
Mark Risinger
Oskaloosa
Risinger
E. H. Smith
Camp Grant
Cliff McDonald
George Wessels
Jean McDonald
Monticello
E. H. Huibregtse
Norman Clark
C. E. Podhaski
Chapin
A. McCoy
Martello
McCoy
Potato Demonstration Plots Tour Friday
Prof. C. L. Fitch Ames potato specialist visits seven cooperative plots in a fifth year program. The tour begins at H. J. Welter farm near Sand Spring at 10 a.m. with stops at Tschantz Walker Rieken Zirkelbach Kuhns Heiken and others ending after a Huntsman William Early, 58, of Willimantic Maine, has always refused to kill animals or birds.
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C. L. Fitch
Ames
H. J. Welter
Sand Spring
William Early
Willimantic, Maine
Metcalf Commissioned Army Captain Reports for Duty
Hubert C Metcalf of Anamosa has been commissioned as a captain in the army reserve utilities division and reported for duty July 4 at seventh corps area headquarters in Omaha He previously held a lieutenant’s commission at World War I’s end A War Department telegram received June 29 ordered him to report Rubber forms for tire merchants available at Monticello post office
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Hubert Metcalf
Hubert C. Metcalf
Anamosa
Army Reserve
Seventh Corps
Omaha
Metcalf
War Department
Washington, D. C
Elmer Dodge Writes From Maxwell Field Alabama
Elmer Hodge formerly Elmer Dodge left for service on Easter Sunday and writes from Maxwell Field Alabama where he is stationed with the U S Army Air Corps He is the son of Mrs Alma E Bailey Cascade He describes morning schooling drill duties and assigned airplane he helps preflight and warm up for flight noting the beauty of planes taking off
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Elmer Dodge
Alabama
Elmer H. Hodge
Maxwell Field
U. S. Army Air Corps
Alma E. Bailey
Cascade
Soldier Letter From Maxwell Field Chronicles War Time Life
Pvt. Elmer H. Hodge writes from Maxwell Field Alabama U S Army Air Corps about flight thrills parachute use death defying stunts and tent life five men per tent goal of private first class stripe by July $4 monthly pay and hopes for promotion while thanking loved ones back home for letters and support during wartime.
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P.F.C
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Tipton
H. Koaman
E. Heiserman
G. Rohr
L. McMullen
C. Rhatigan
C. Goettsch
G. Lovell
A. B. Grimes
C. Crane
H. Hutton
G. Ganfield
George Coxsee
E. Brashaw
L. Kivlahan
G. Patterson
G. Bonwell
R. Freeman
J. Hollar
J. Nelson
A. P. Moran
Dr. Conlin
L. Eklinger
A. Bender
R. Goudy
Leo Holub
R. G. Stuhler
H. W. Stuhler
J. Thausen
J. Barron
R. Baty
G. Hargrave
J. Sondag
Dr. Indekofer
CC. Podhaski
S. Guyan
Stuhler
REM Electrical Service
Farm Forum Oats
Monticello Independent School District
Lovell Township
Jones County
Podhaski
General Fund
Dee
Han
Iowa State College
Center Jet
John Tschantz
David Walker
Lovell
Lawrence Rieken
Ed Zirkelbach
Wayne
Maynard Kuhns
Jack Heiken
Huntsman
Childress
Princess
Frank Albertson
Headquarters
Buster Crabbe
Billy the Kid
SUN
MON
Bette Davis
George Brent
Pittsburgh
Sheppard Field
Tex
Dallas
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Ocean
U.S. Army Air Corps
Rts Sandwich Lmne
Dole
Heinz Catsup
Dromedary
California
Valencia
Binder
Lady Corinne
Graham Flour
Youngberries
Royal Anne Cherries
Prunes
Bartlett Pears
Red
D. B
Hubinger
Pecee Pichet
Ciysu
Sunbrite Cleanser
van Camp’s
NAVY
Reputation Corn
CIFY
Caring
Bond
RAY_ECHTERNACHT
Seana
Ab Ath Garet
Toor
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