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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
2
A dense clipping lists service members and relatives, mentioning Edie Farner and others, with references to training, postings, and relocations. It preserves names, locations like Cedar Keys and California, and notes on duties, promotions, and homefront connections amid wartime reporting.
The War Department reports Rhinehart Bunting has received the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in Italy. He is recovering in an army hospital. The notice also mentions promotions and personnel movements including Tech Corporal Pauw J. Connolly of Monticello and others connected to training battalions and units in various locations.
Monticello youths recount military news and furloughs from Alaska and Camp Leavenworth. Messages from soldiers in Ladd Field near Fairbanks describe reunions with relatives and plans for reassignment. Local families host returning service members and follow war news with interest.
The readable portion describes a display involving a figure or sculpture in a church setting. It mentions faces tied and a congregation present, with references to a platform and a committee. The full meaning is obscured by transcription errors.
A damaged fragment describes Vie Blue Logie Tut valued for beauty qualities. It mentions a sowing of dealing and eruptions along with several unclear steps and applications. The text is garbled but centers on a beauty product’s perceived effects and preparation.
Relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Puetz to celebrate another birthday. A chicken dinner was shared and gifts were exchanged as attendees from several nearby towns visited and played cards.
Sgt. Vance Stead of Madison Wisconsin visited his wife and young son over the weekend. Mrs Stead is summering in Mrs Ed Burrichters apartment. The Kahn Tailoring expert will be in our store Friday Aug 4 with a display of new suiting and coatings for men and women. Stuhlers.
Multiple congregations list services Sunday school times and upcoming events. Evangelical and Reformed 10:00 school 11:00 service led by A Munt. St John Lutheran 9:80 Sunday school 10:30 worship. Sacred Heart Masses 8 and 10 with confessions. Castle Grove Lutheran 11 service 10 Sunday school. Peniel Presbyterian 10:15 Sunday school 11:16 service. First Congregational 9:30 worship 10:30 Sunday school. Wayne Zion Ev Lutheran 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 worship.
Mrs Earl Ryerson leaves Cedar Rapids Sunday for Providence RBL to reunite with her husband who plans departure to the west coast. Her wife will accompany him there. Express Want Ads bring results.
Bt Matthew's Lutheran Church led by Pastor H L Adix schedules Sunday school at 0 45 and Divine worship at 10 45. Sunday school teachers meet at Maquoketa at 2 p m. Mrs Herman Rickels hosts Ladies Aid Wednesday. August 2.
Mrs Ed Burrichter left Thursday for Des Moines to visit her son Donald and family for a week. Mrs Bess Dickey and daughter Mrs Leslie Talbot left Saturday for Texas to visit Sgt Dickey who was recently married.
In 1943 there were 105 fires with losses over a quarter million dollars, up from 80 in 1942, while the normal average sits between 40 and 50. The rise is attributed mainly to industrial fires.
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