Selective Service totals by town in Jones County
The Jones County draft registration for ages 18 to 20s reached 338 last week with Anamosa at 108 Monticello 103 Olin 37 Onslow 33 Wyoming 25 Oxford Junction 16 Martello 16. The board will reconvene July 20 to serially number cards with N prefixes by birth dates, giving N-1 to Jan 1 1922 and increasing to the latest birth date.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Monticello
Olin
Onslow
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Martello
Campfire Girls Head for Camp Huaga on Sunday
The Ca-Na-We-Fi and Ma-Na-Da-Ka Campfire groups assist USO publicity in the campaign week ahead. Six girls will depart for Camp Fire's Camp Huaga at Troy Mills on the Wapsipinicon river Sunday for a week. Names are Irma Schoon Lois Clark Irma Jean Pickett Vivian Kruse Katherine Hanken Jane DeShaw.
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USO
Huaga
Troy Mills
Wapsipinicon River
Irma Schoon
Lois Clark
Irma Jean Pickett
Vivian Kruse
Katherine Hanken
Jane DeShaw
Jones County Farm Bureau Board Meeting Notes
The Jones County Farm Bureau board met at the Farm Bureau office on Tuesday evening June 30. Secretary Harry Rodman of the Jones County Fair Association discussed the 1942 fair status as reported by board members. Next meeting set for August 4.
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Jones County Farm Bureau Board
Farm Bureau
Harry Rodman
Jones County Fair Association
Three Births Reported at Bintha John McDonald Hospital
Hospital notes three newborns in the past week. A boy born July 3 to Mr and Mrs Roy Winana. a July 3 boy to Mr and Mrs Leo Bertling of Monticello. and a July 6 boy to Mr and Mrs J P Gross of Cascade.
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John McDonald Hospital
Roy Winana
Leo Bertling
Monticello
J. P. Gross
Cascade
Victory stamp features eagle motif in post office sale
A new Victory stamp in the postal department centers on a belligerent American eagle reared with a V sign. Thirteen stars surround the eagle and a banner across its breast reads Win the War as the stamp goes on sale at post offices Monday.
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Postal Department
Demonstration Teams Aided by Miss Adams Help Jones County Girls
Miss Gladys Adams from Iowa State College aided Jones County 4 H girls with demonstrations for the Jones County Fair. Teams include Castle Grove Fortune Finders, Marian Deischer and Nedra Kromminga on Fitting Patterns and Wayne Willing Workers with Maxine Poppe.
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Gladys Adams
Iowa State College
Jones County
Castle Grove Fortune Finders
Marian Deischer
Nedra Kromminga
Wayne
Maxine Poppe
Cass Rainbow Club
Dorothy Marek
Eleanor Cole
Fairview Orioles
Lois Livingstone
Joan Miller
Wyoming Swingtimers
Lorraine Moenk
Ruth Ann Tompkins
Misa Adama
Meat Contest Aims to Reward 4-H Members in Jones County
4-H livestock club members in Jones County are invited to compete in the 18th annual National Meat Animal Contest. Prizes include medals for county winners, watches for state victors, four trips and three $200 college scholarships, all sponsored by Thomas E. Wilson and the National 4-H Club committee. The contest emphasizes rate and cost of gains from the project and the member’s general home club and community activity.
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Jones County
I i Club
Paul W. Borgum
Thomas E. Wilson
Public Health Council Names Officers At July Meeting
At the county public health council meeting on Monday evening July 6 Mrs. J. E. Remley of Anamosa was named chairman. Vice chair Nellie Morey of Anamosa and secretary Boyd Shannon of Monticello were chosen. The August meeting was dispensed with and the next session will be the first Monday in September.
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County Public Health Council
J. E. Remley
Anamosa
Mies Nellie Morey
Boyd Shannon
Monticello
Monticello USO War Fund drive targets 1100 homefront support
Plans for Monticello to participate in the USC War Fund campaign run July 18 to July 18, aiming for a local goal of 1100 to improve USO facilities for soldiers sailors and marines. The drive pushes a broader effort noting the USO's expansion and partnerships with YMCA, Catholic service, Salvation Army and others across the nation with hundreds of clubhouses and shows at over 200 camps. A letter to chairwoman Mrs. Riess G. Stuhler from Bill Coxsee attests to ongoing strong support and the need for a successful drive again this year.
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Monticello
USO
United States
America
War and Navy
United Service Organization Inc
Continental
Alaska
Panama
Newfoundland
Bermuda
United Effort
USA
Young Men’s Christian’ Associations
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Young Women’s Christian Associations
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Association
Bill Coxsee
Stuhler
VFW Picnic Planned by Monticello Post 1683
The Monticello VFW post 1683 and Auxiliary schedule an annual picnic for Sunday July 12 at the club rooms. Attendees should bring their own dinner dishes and silverware. A bond of $100 was purchased by the Auxiliary and a committee led by Helen Barrack Inez Lubben Mabel Jarrett and Katie Jacobs served sandwiches and coffee to draft board registrars on June 30.
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VFW
Monticello
Fractures Back In Fall From Tree
Paul Hinz a 45 year old Anamosa resident fractured his spine after falling 25 feet from a tree near Wyoming while cutting a branch. He was taken to University Hospital Iowa City for treatment after the Monday 5 p.m. accident.
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Paul Hinz
Anamosa
Wyoming
University Hospital
Iowa City
Hinz
Navy Recruiting Visit in Anamosa Draws Interest
A Navy recruiting officer spent Monday in Anamosa sharing information about the Navy and Navy Reserve and collecting applications. He noted that a new recruit can enlist even if already drafted for the Army and that about 50 trades are available.
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Navy
Anamosa
Navy Reserve
Army
U.S. Navy
Naval Reserve
Royal Neighbors to Meet Next Tuesday Evening
The next regular meeting of the Royal Neighbors will be held in the L0.0.F. hall next Tuesday evening, July 14. All officers and members are requested to be present.
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Royal Neighbors
USO Campaign Workers Named Under County Directors
Under Mrs. R. G. Stuhler as general chairman a group of about 150 workers will begin USO fund solicitation on Monday July 13 in the county's southern half. Campaign chairs include Mrs. T. M. Redmond Mrs. Emil Rickless Miss Florence Carmichael Mrs. Fay Clark Ray Echternacht Cecil Goettsch Elden Brashaw Elbert Heiserman. The four men on the committee will contact local business leaders. Mrs. Clark and Miss Carmichael oversee the VFW Auxiliary No. 1683 activities in residential and business districts with workers Marie Guler Helen Barrack Katie Jacobs Anne Schneider Sophie Jacobs Beulah Beeks Clara Hayes Rose Hines Jean Echternacht Anna Allamand Mable Jarrett Mable Hoag Alta Stathbun Inez Lubben Marguerite Bader Louise Field Lorraine Jacobs. Under Mrs. Emil Rickless are Mrs. Earl DeShaw Mrs. Arthur Skelley Mrs. Ted Ecklund Mrs. Donald Maire and Miss Mable Kehoe. Mrs. T. M. Redmond leads a campaign committee including Mrs. Burton McLaughlin Mrs. Halstead Carpenter Mrs. Ed Huibrechtse and Mrs. Byron Abel. (Continued on page 5)
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R. G. Stuhler
USO
Monticello
T. M. Redmond
Emil Rickless
Florence Carmichael
Fay Clark
Ray Echternacht
Cecil Goettsch
Elden Brashaw
Elbert Heiserman
Alta Stathbun
Inez Lubben
Marguerite Bader
Louise Field
Lorraine Jacobs
Earl DeShaw
Arthur Skelley
Ted Ecklund
Donald Maire
Mable Kehoe
Burton McLaughlin
Halstead Carpenter
Ed Huibregt
Record Summer Enrollment At Iowa State
Iowa State college reports a 71 percent rise in summer enrollment as it operates year round. Final figures show 2 949 students for the first term of summer quarter, with 1 163 engineers up from 438 last year. Veterinary medicine courses debut with 189 students enrolled.
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Ames
Iowa State College
J. R. Sage
Jones County
Iowa State
Gloria F. Dolan
Anamosa
Richard L. Sanner
Chemical Technology
Olin R. Howie
Monticello
Loren W. Cramer
Mark R. Rodman
Josephine M. Rickless
Elizabeth Ann Fishwild
Wyoming
Wayne Zion Lutheran holds annual congregational picnic
The Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church plans its annual congregational picnic for Sunday July 12 in Monticello city park.
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Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Monticello
Anamosa Jurist Celebrates 89th Birthday
Judge F. C. Ellison, 89, longtime head of the eighteenth judicial district, was honored with an informal dinner at his Ellison home after a 42 year tenure ending with retirement in 1938. A New York native, he studied at Simpson College and read law before admission to the bar in 1875.
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F. C. Ellison
Eighteenth Judicial District
Ellison
New York
Simpson College
Indianola
Clinton
Wyoming
Anamosa
Jones County
Supervisors Work On Soldiers' Tax Exemption Claims
The Jones county board of supervisors met in Anamosa for two days this week to review soldiers' exemption claims for tax relief and planned to complete the work in a future session. Local officials oversaw the review process while determining eligibility for exemptions.
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
Anamosa
Service member returns from Canal Zone duty
Melburn Grimm arrived home Tuesday morning from Cocoli in the Canal Zone where he has spent the past six months doing defense work. He is the son of Mrs. Pete Mundinger of Monticello. His children Leo Mildred and LeRoy reside here.
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Canal Zone
Melburn Grimm
Cocoli
Pete Mundinger
Monticello
Leo
Mildred
LeRoy
Order Extras Publish More Copies By Wednesday Noon
The Express offers extra copies at 5 cents each due to paper shortages. Orders must be placed by Wednesday noon. reprints from the paper are available for obituaries or articles at a small additional cost for convenient mailing.
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The
Express
Max McCrabb Named Sec’y Of War Price Board
Max E. McCrabb has been appointed executive secretary of the Jones county War Price and Rationing board and began his duties July 1. He will divide time between Anamosa and Monticello, under civil service, with office staff handling details. McCrabb resigns as vice-president of Reel Products to devote full time. Minnie Rickless remains Monticello board secretary.
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Max E. McCrabb
Jones County War Price and Rationing Board
McCrabb
George Fagan
Anamosa
Jones County Board No
R. J. Langer
Monticello
Civil Service
Minnie Rickless
Monticello Board
National Hybrid Corn Company
Reel Products Company
Mrs. A. W. Adams Fractures Hip in Fall
Mrs. A. W. Adams fell from a step ladder at home on Thursday morning and fractured her hip. She was rushed to John McDonald hospital by ambulance where physicians reduced the fracture.
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A. W. Adams
John McDonald Hospital
Mrs Sophia Gordon Dies in Minneapolis July 3
Mrs Sophia Gordon of Minneapolis Minnesota died in that city on Friday July 3 Burial took place at Greenfield Iowa Monday afternoon She was the mother of Mrs O E York of Monticello and had many friends in this community
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Sophia Gordon
Minneapolis
Band Concert Tonight in City Park at Eight
The city band presents a program under Gene Byers with baton twirling by Mary Lou Luett and a cornet trio featuring Yola Rodman Lois Barrack and Charles Kreeb. Highlights include America March True Blue Chimes of Normandie Washington Post Three Merry Knights and Star Spangled Banner.
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Mary Lou Luett
Miss Luett
Yola Rodman
Lois Barrack
Charles Kreeb
Gene Byers
America
Alhambra Grotto
King
True Blue
Mrs William Roller Wins Photo Contest
The Express photo contest winner is a picture of Lynn Roller and his calico pony taken by his mother Mrs William Roller route 3 Monticello. Winners receive a one year subscription and a chance at a $5 grand prize in August. Entries must arrive at the Express office by Saturday and be labeled with the photographer name address and picture title.
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Express
Lynn Roller
William Roller
Monticello
Monticello Express
Express Office
Harold Hogan Enlists In Naval Reserve
Harold Hogan son of Mr and Mrs Guy Hogan has enlisted in the naval reserves and is at the Great Lakes Training Station Chicago He recently had hernia surgery and will stay in hospital about a month before basic training He is a Monticello high school class of 1942 graduate Clifford Hogan his brother is in the army stationed at Pendleton Oregon
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Harold Hogan
Guy Hogan
Naval Reserves
Great Lakes
Chicago
Hogan
Monticello High School
Guy Hogans
Cliford
Pendleton
Ore
Physical Examinations for Army Entrance Across District
Seventyeight men from this district underwent army entrance physicals today with Dr J D Paul of Anamosa as examiner Protocol states those passing will be summoned for duty under the selective service act later this summer The list includes Monticello denizens Clarence Francia Schmit James Thomas Hogan Eldon William Richard Brashaw William Henry Wennekamp and others from Anamosa Olin Martelle Cascade Center Junction Wyoming Mechanicsville and Dubuque among towns named The lengthy roster lists scores of examinees by name and hometowns in Iowa counties
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J. D. Paul
Anamosa
Monticello
Clarence Francia Schmit
James Thomas Hogan
Eldon William Richard Brashaw
William Henry Wennekamp
John Silver
Wilbur Ray McChristy
Rudolph Edward Monk
Ralph Mathies Sturm
Lynn William Roller
Herman Edward Behrends
John Habes
Lloyd Clayton Tucker
Vernon Frederick Null
Joseph Louie Assel
Melville Austin Bacon
Richard John Allred
Maynard Harold Kuhns
Scotch Grove
John Richard Redmond
Cascade
Thomas Richard McQuillen
Dubuque
Joseph William Ladehoff
Center Junction
Wiliam Andrew Cozart
Eugene Lewis Kohl
Mechanicsville
Howard Elmer Mead
James Lloyd, Jr
Donald Albert Scott
Wyoming
John Edward Mulvihill
Oxford Junction
Raymond William Merfeld
Hopkinton
Vincent
Henry Koppes
Onslow
Norman Pearl Lenig
Wesley LeRoy White
James Francis Mitchell
James Leroy Cruise
Olin
Edward Albert Dusanek
William Herbert Babcock
James Herbert Beaty
Srielle
Arthur Harold Abel
Emosa
Reuben Miles Colton
Moore Named Creston High Physical Education and Basketball Coach
Roy B. Moore, longtime Monticello public schools physical education director, accepts a Creston posting to lead citywide physical education for four elementary schools, a junior high, and a combined high school and junior college while coaching basketball.
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Roy B. Moore
Monticello
Creston
Moore
Burt Jones
Bill Staus
Iowa U
Julia
Iowa City
The
State University
New Rotary Officers Take Over at Monday Dinner
New Rotary officers assumed leadership at a Monday evening dinner held at Goodys. Arch B. Grimes passed the gavel to Dr. L. J. Swift as president for 1942-43 with Elbert Heiserman as vice president and Leigh Clark and Carl I. Schneider as directors. Secretary Boyd Shannon also serves. charter members of Monticello Rotary include T. M. Redmond C. A. Coxsee and many others from the club’s 1921 founding.
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L. J. Swift
Monticello Rotary Club
Arch B. Grimes
E. G. Heiserman
Boyd Shannon
A. B. Grimes
Leigh Clark
Carl I. Schneider
Express
Rotary
Goodys
Elbert Heiserman
Swift
Grimes
Charters
T. M. Redmond
C. A. Coxsee
Monticello
Rotary Club
Adamson
A. M. Maurice
Birth Certificates No Longer Required for Gov Contracts
The rule eliminates birth certificates to prove citizenship for applicants at plants handling secret government contracts. Applicants must sign in the presence of an army or navy plant representative that they are a citizen and aware of the penalties for misrepresentation. The change aims to reduce hiring delays and lost manhours.
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Army
Navy
Eastman's Letter Proved Way Out For Monticello Fair
The Jones County Fair will run August 25 to 28 in Monticello. A directors meeting at the Monticello community building passed a motion to hold the fair after considering Joseph Eastman’s defense transportation letter urging restraint on travel during wartime. No special gift will be offered. net profits go to war relief agencies. The event focuses on 4-H and livestock exhibits with catalogs to exhibitors by early August.
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Jones County
Monticello
The
Fair Association
H. W. Stuhler
Eastman
Rodman
Joseph Eastman
Defense Transportation
Selective Service Inductions Narrowed With 11 Rejected
Of 38 men reporting for induction on July 2, 27 were accepted and given a two week furlough to report back July 16. The 11 rejected include Warren Fi Johnson Center Junction Omar F Zellar Oxford Junction Galen E Smith Monticello Frank Sut ton Anamosa Herman Q Oaken Monticello Chester A Ankeny Springville Ambrose P Oeschger Monticello Raymond J Skahil Cascade Robert L Schneider Monticello Leo T McGrane Cascade George R Phillips Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Fi. Johnson
Center Junction
Omar F. Zellar
Oxford Junction
Galen £. Smith
Monticello
Frank §. Sutton
Anamosa
Herman Q. Oaken
Chester A. Ankeny
Springville
Ambrose P. Oeschger
Raymond J. Skahil
Cascade
Robert L. Schneider
Leo T. McGrane
George R. Phillips
Wyoming
Ben Jurgensen Joins Alaska Construction Crew
Ben Jurgensen a Monticello carpenter with two years experience joins 29 other carpenters from Waterloo Construction Co for Alaska work. The group will depart soon with 24 hour notice and live in army style camps after passing medical exams. Ages range 25 to 55. Jurgensen previously worked near Eclipse Lumber and Lovell building.
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Ben Jurgensen
Monticello
August
Waterloo
Waterloo Construction Company
Alaska
Eclipse Lumber Company
Lovell
Lovell Building Wrapping Up Winter Prep
The K. E. Severn Co. of Cedar Rapids is installing metal weather strip on Lovell building windows and plans to insulate the entire attic. A new boiler by Albert Schodde of Cedar Rapids has been installed, making the Express home snug for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. E. Severn Co
Cedar Rapids
Lovell
Albert Schodde
The
Express
Civilian Defense Meeting Set for Friday July 10
A meeting of Civilian Defense captains will be held Friday July 10 at 8 pm in the Community building. William J. Grossheim serves as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Defense
William J. Grossheim
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Adams
Shannon Public Health
USO Campaign
Hon. F. C. Ellison
HON. F
Max McCrabb
Sec’y of War Board
Robert Sutherland Rummell
Carl Sieverteen
Merle Eugene Orr
Harold Lee Calvert
Martelle
Irvin Wilbur Gress
Jean G. Barker
Boyd David Frantz
Raymond Wesley Curboy
Donald Eugene Ellison
Donald Roe Berth
Polk City
Loraine Harry Hirtz
Jens Peter Brodersen
Morley
Lawrence Lester Long
LaVern Raymond Parsons
Ralph Mikel Callaghan
Bernard
Marvin Martin Kula
Leser Boone Wright
Addison J. Myers
Creston Hi
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