Monticello Sailor Seeks Town’s Postwar Path
A Monticello Navy sailor asks local citizens how the town will shape its future after the war. He urges leaders to attract business to keep residents home, noting the choice between becoming a trading center or remaining stagnant. He seeks guidance on whether Monticello can lure shoppers and industry or lose them to Cedar Rapids and Dubuque. The letter stresses the need for proactive community effort to lure returning servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
United States Navy
Vermont
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Uninstructed Republican Delegates to National Convention
Town will send an uninstructed delegation to the Republican National Convention this week. Delegates may vote for any candidate they deem best to wage a successful campaign and to check what is seen as a drift toward dictatorship. The Iowa convention reflected a strong call for change in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town
Iowa
Washington
War Below Zero and Allies Featured in Book Notes
Review highlights Balchen Ford and LaFarge war memoir War Below Zero about Greenland and Arctic air operations plus Meet Your Allies edited by Balint with 36 nations. Also notes on Bette Davis starring in Mr Skeffington and production quirks at Warner Bros sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berndt Balchen
Corey Ford
Oliver LaFarge
Balchen
Arctic
Antarctic
Greenland
Ford
Iceland
Major LaFarge
Partcipants
Europe
Germany
Arctic Circle
Nicholas Balint
Bette Davis
Mr. Skeffington
Warner Bros
Critics of the New Deal and wartime policy in editorials
The exchange column compiles opinions from several papers noting Jesse Jones as a symbol of wartime spending, the push for war bonds, and concerns over postwar wages. It cites Prairie State editorials criticizing political smear campaigns and praising farmer labor, with commentary on Roosevelt’s grip on the Democratic Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Jones
New Deal Secretary of Commerce
Iowa Poll Shows Strong Support for Postwar World Involvement
The Iowa Poll finds about 79 percent favor the United States taking an active part in world affairs after the war and 67 percent support forming a world peace organization before the war ends. Voter alignment shows Wendell Willkie supporters favor participation at 80 percent while Roosevelt voters run 84 percent. College graduates show strongest international views. lower education groups show similar uncertainty levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Cece
Democrats
Raspberry preservation guidance from Iowa State College extension
Extension home economists outline best raspberries for freezing and canning, recommending Latham Chief Cumberland Black Pearl and New Logan varieties. They advise selecting ripe fruit, quick freezing, and detailed sugar syrups and processing times for pint and quart jars to preserve flavor and color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Iowa State College
Armed Services
Latham
Chief
Cumberland
Black Pearl
New Logan
Monticello News Roundup and Local Events Highlight
Time Does Fly column recaps Monticello July 4 Farm Bureau picnic with Allen Kline as main speaker and 4 H chorus. Rotary International delegates in Detroit. marriages and anniversaries. local business improvements. sports scores. and community notices including hospital, school, and church updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Monticello
Allen Kline
Vinton
S. M. Hosford
Paul Smith
Church Services and Events Across Local Congregations
Local churches list pastors and service times including Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Wayne Zion Ev. Lutheran Church. Notable items include birthday Sunday, church meetings, Luther League and Ladies Aid events, plus a missions festival and bake sale scheduled for early July with dates and host locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
L. Lorenz
the Methodist Church
Glenn W. McMichael
First Presbyterian Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Christian Endeavor
Wayne Zion Ev. Lutheran Church
F. H. Kehren
Zion Cemetery
Luther League
Zion Brotherhood
Olin Brotherhood
Ladies’ Aid
St. John’s Lutheran Church
R. P. Young
Church of the Lutheran Hour
Ladies Aid Society
Nanne Hanken
Young People’s Society
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Heraldrix
Farmersburg
Iowa
Zimmerman
Ladies Aid
Wood Sugar Alcohol Production Cost Estimated
Production cost for wood sugar alcohol is estimated at 20 to 25 cents per gallon based on current process estimates and material inputs.
Wyoming Storm Swamps Town with Floods and Losses
Severe flooding hit Wyoming on Monday as Little Bear Creek rose beyond banks flooding basements and first floors. Water mains broke leaving eastern residents without water while two bridges were washed out and livestock losses were reported. A local janitor was swept away and survived by clinging to a tree as floodwaters receded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Little Bear Creek
E. L. Millsap
Milner
George McCalmant
Lovell 4 H Club Plans Fair Book Cover and Home Safety Talk
The Lovell Happy Helpers 4 H club met with Lillian Freese and Monica Leytem presenting How Safe Is our Home. Members planned home efficiency work for the Jones County Fair and the Lovell Farm Bureau Program on July 17. The next meeting is July 14. They will design a cover for the 1944 fair book. Refreshments were by Lillian Freese and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Kinler
Portland
Ruth Storm
Ruth James
Madison Merry Maids Club
Monticello
Cecil James
Mary Jane Alden
Ben Bahnsen
Nellie Eggert
Orlo Baltisberger
Minnie Eggert
Wyoming
Ed Kleineck
Lester French
Martin Botkin
Lyle Jenkins
W.S.C.S
Raymond Kramer
Cedar Rapids
Anna Knutson Walton
Walton
Hang Knutson
Grant Walton
E. J. McMahon
Camp Crater
Mich
Thomas McMahon
Geraldine Dirks Yock
Cpl
Yock
Burbank
Calif
Lowell Richey
Fort Bragg
N. C
Mary Koranda Richey
Raymond Garside
Station Hospital
Camp Wolters
Texas
Betty Gordon
Davenport
Jerry Kostal
Lovell
Happy Helpers
Lillian Freese
Monica Leytem
Lovell Farm Bureau
Traffic Casualties In 1943 Nationwide Losses
The year 1943 saw 23,308 deaths and 800,000 injuries from motor vehicle accidents nationwide. Traffic officials and safety advocates highlighted the toll and urged renewed measures to reduce crashes.
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Charles A. Doxsee
Thursaday
Monticello, Iowa
National Editorial Association
Jones, Linn
Delaware
E. Seaves
R. McKown
Bee Skeffington
Lake Mills
Marshalltown
Grinnell Herald-Register
Mason City Globe-Gazette
St. Louis
Albert Lea Tribune
Osage Press
Denver
Yellow- Stone National Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
City Town Farm
Holland
England
U. S
United Nations
Rudolph Langer
Shaffer Sweet Shop
William Netcott
Stahler’s
James Rickless
Clear Lake
James Remley
Anamosa
Ruth Rickels
Otto Gerrets
Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
J. Willms
Lawrence Locher
Farley
Mercy Hospital
John Henry Heiken
Castle Grove Township
Charles R. Scofield
Albert Britting
J. T. Lanigan
Bowling Green
Henry J. Stutt
Langworthy
McDonald Hospital
Norman Davidson
Nevada Democrat
Spooner T. Burton
de Witt
Crane
Monticello Rotarians
Anamosa Club
Eugene DeWitt
J. W. Doksee
Iowa State Bar Association
Fred Schmidt
Rela
Tives
France
Margaritha Acbi
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles Huene
Hefner
John Schweitzer
Mary Hull
School of Nursing
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
George Hauck
Sand Spring
Geo. McCalmont
Commercial Club of Wyoming
Ernest Reitz
Robert, Wenserra
Gordon Marshall
E. R. Marshall
E. N. Stoffel
Fred Peterson
Charles Wherry
Des Moines
David
Morse
Elizabeth Wood
Water
Loo
Albert Jansen
Anna Jansen
Lucille
Emily
August
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