S Sgt Dillon Mead Receives Third Oak Leaf Cluster
Center Junction reports S Sgt Dillon Mead son of Mr and Mrs Will Mead awarded third oak leaf cluster to the Air Medal. Presentation by Col Jacob J Brogger at an England air base cites meritorious bomber combat service and exemplary conduct. Memorial service planned for Ernie Blohm in Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Dillon L. Mead
Will Mead
Jacob J. Brogger
England
Europe
United States
Mead
Ernie Blohm
Presbyterian Church
Italy
Stingley
Jack Stingley
Wendell Beaver
Virginia
H. E. Stingley
Coast Survey
Soil Erosion Costs vs Crime in U S Tax Burden
A commentator contrasts crime costs cited by FBI director Hoover with soil erosion taxes on citizens, noting soil erosion imposes a yearly burden of about 3.844 billion dollars while crime costs are reported at 15 million dollars.
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United States
FBI
Hoover
Norma Hintz Falls From Pony Sent To Hospital
Norma Hintz youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Irving Hintz is in serious condition at John McDonald hospital after a pony riding accident last Friday. The saddle turned causing a fall and she was rendered unconscious. An Iowa City specialist examined her Sunday but offered no aid. Mr and Mrs CA McLaughlin visited Ames last week.
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Castle Grove
Norma Hintz
Irving Hintz
John McDonald Hospital
Iowa City
C. A. McLaughlin
Ames
Sunday Social Notes and Local Visits
Accompanied home by their daughter Helen who attended college there Mrs BE J Noble of Monticello joined the trip Miss Rose Marie Albers cadet nurse in Moline visits parents Rev Burdine chaplain at the Anamosa reformatory spoke at Peniel chapel last Sunday Idle Not club met at Mrs Norbert Manternachs home Mrs EB J Noble hosted dinner guests John H Husman repaints barn no Lutheran services held Sunday Fred Kromminga and children visited Marion to see his ill mother-in-law
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himebaughs
Frank Himebaugh
Will Leech
Atlanta
Harold Alexander
Carol
Phoenix
Ariz
F. E. Livingstone
Jack Livingstone
Cedar Rapids
John Alexander
Springville
Margaret Smola
Olin
Gladys McNeilly
Center Junction
C. H. Nelson
Monticello Hospital
Ruth Hansen
Will Hansen
R. D. Sanford
Susanne
Ladonia
Ora Andrews
Ray Plueger
Biloxi
Janice Rae Plueger
A. D. Serbousek
Dwaine Moses
Ida Price
Jack McAleer
Margaret Daley
Anamosa
Mike Martin
Amber
Ed Duncan
Helen
BE. J. Noble
Monticello
Rose Marie Albers
Moline
Will Albers
Burdine
Anamosa’ Reformatory
Peniel Chapel
Herman Egger
Sand Springs
Lyle Hosford
Idle Not Club
Norbert Manternach
C. A. McLaughlin
EB. J. Noble
John H. Husman
Real Estate Transfers in Monticello and Nearby
Real estate transfers include Charles J. Ross to Emma K. Bohlken dated 4-29-44 with joint tenancy interests, Lena Zumbach et al to Joseph E Messerli and Esther F Messerli, and Jennie A Callison Page to First Presbyterian Church of Monticello with deed dated 6-7-44 for Lot 4 Bradstreet's addition, Monticello Iowa.
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Charles J. Ross
Emma K. Bohlken
Lena Zumbach
Albert
Fred Messerli
Grace
John Messerli
Ethel
Rose Zumbach
Louis
Alice Keebler
Gottlieb
Joseph E. Messerli
Esther F
Jennie A. Callison Page
W. E
First Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Iowa
Bradstreet
Knife Care Advice Warns Against Misuse and Loss
Kitchen knives are precious tools and should only cut foods. Do not pry lids whittle or soak in water or sharpen on stone ledges. Remove knives and flatware before scraping dishes. Thousands are tossed yearly. Tighten loose handles by tapping rivets with a hammer.
Sniffies Warn of Dangers of Cold and Neglect
A health booklet warns that neglecting a cold can worsen into serious infections and spread to coworkers. It urges rest fluids and indoor rest at first sign and recommends proper diet outdoor exercise and warm clothing as preventive measures.
Feed Cost Figures for Digestible Nutrients by State
A historical survey from several years ago reports average costs per 100 pounds of digestible nutrients across 16 northern and western states. Pasture 0.64, alfalfa hay 0.83, corn grain 1.38, corn silage 1.54, oats 2.02 dollars.
Missouri River Listed as World’s Longest River
The Missouri River extends about 4 200 miles from source to mouth making it the world's longest continuous river. The Nile ranks second at 4 000 miles and the Amazon about 3 900 miles.
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Missouri River
Mississippi River
Nile
Amazon
Meat essential for national nutrition reported
Meat and livestock products supply 46 percent of calories but 89 percent of protein 81 percent of calcium 62 percent of phosphorus and much of the vitamins for the nation. The figures underline the sector's importance in the food economy.
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Dillon Mead
Ernest Blohm
Ben, Schrader
Albany
N. Y
John Schrader
R. G. Smith
Morris
Beverly
Wayne
Dow City
Mark Risinger
S. G. Thompson
Roy Ralston
Evansville
Ind
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
Center Junction High School
Risinger
Charlotte
Lyman Thompson
Lyle Thompson
Wyoming
E. F. Kleineck
G. Thompson
Lyle
W. H. Chamberlain
Sarah
Lucy
Cleveland
Ohio
George McDonald
Frank Preston
Norman and
Norton Serbousek
Davenport
James McAleer
Lyle Allen
Onslow
Harry Chase
Lewis Dreibelbis
C. O. Watson
Richard Thompson
Max Moses
J. M. Moses
Martingale
Crescent
McNeill’s Hardware
Army Signal Corps
Robert W. Anderson
Baraboo
Wis
Los Negros
Maryan Mitchell
Red Cross
New Guinea
First Cavalry Division
Pacific
U.S. Treasury
Jones County
Express Salvage Committee
C. J. Matthiessen
North Half Jones Co
Gamble Store
Minnesota
Farmer’s Lumber & Supply Co
Monticello, Iowa
America
Lowa Dairy Industry Commission
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