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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
5
The rationing board announces expiry updates and new validity dates for stamps across food fuel and footwear. Meats fats blue processed foods blue stamps and sugar stamps receive extended or shifted good-through dates. Gasoline fuel oil and shoes stamps specify current valid periods and new heating-year period notes.
County Clerk Leigh Pearson notes no new cases or findings in the Jones County District Court. A labor commissioner heard whether coercion influenced recent unionization efforts at Reliance Manufacturing as female workers and numerous lawyers questioned witnesses. Births recorded at John McDonald hospital include a son for T/Sgt Russell Preston and wife on June 22, a daughter for Robert Appleby on June 22, a son for Paul Winans on June 23, and a daughter for Clarence Jaeger on June 26. An error in last week’s Express incorrectly stated a Heeren son born June 19. real parents are Albert and Louis Heeren.
Mrs. George Guyan presented her high school piano pupils with Miss Rebecca Grimes as guest who played selections. The evening served as a farewell for Rebecca Janis and Tom Grimes before their departure to Boone. A younger group recital followed at the Congregational church.
There was no list of men available who might be sent to Des Moines for pre induction examinations this week but one 18 year old registered Richard F Koranda of Wyoming. The selective service board has changed its day of meeting to Monday July 3 at 1 p.m.
Clerk Leigh Pearson issued a marriage license in the past week to Lester Orr 25 and Kathryn Waggoner 19 both of Onslow.
The county 4-H boys club committee met on June 20 to plan the Jones County Fair and update the Fair Book. Awards for live stock show winners were raised to boost youth participation. Attendees included James McLaughlin Ed Helgens Harry Newman Delbert Mayberry Leo Levsen James F. Kearns C. B. Jessen and Don Southard. Hog entries require single or double vaccination with a certificate, and single treatment should occur one week to two weeks before the show.
Seraphine Schweitzer RN departed Friday for Chicago to begin a nurse position with the Pullman Standard Car Company.
Lt. George Fraser, after 16 months in the South Pacific, and his wife stay with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. John H. Fraser, at Providence, R I. Fraser is due for a rating advance and has been shifted to shore duty at San Diego California.
Jones county suffered a historic flood with heavy rain across the south and east. Monticello recorded four inches as bridges and roads were damaged, with 36 bridges lost and 53 badly damaged. Soil erosion totaled four and a half million tons across 110000 acres, threatening topsoil loss and farm fields.
The Express reports Monticello natives Raymond Behrends and Robert Greene met in two years in a South Pacific Marine unit. Paul Warner, also from Monticello, wrote that Memorial Day brought him face to face with his old friends. Robert and Paul previously worked at Ross Baty grocery. One big reunion now hopes to continue.
At Cedar Rapids the Wapsie Y camp hosts Camp Eight boys this week. Participants include Jim mie Hamilton Stuart Sutherland Ronnie Rhatigan Jackie Schmidt John Hofer James Vernon Ted and Noel Henderson.
Rebecca Grimes and Janis Grimes attended as relatives and offered music and singing at the marriage of Gretchen Rolfs of Alton Hi and Andrew Pica in West Union on Friday.
Mrs Ruth D Hurley R N public health nurse for Jones county Iowa is ill and receiving hospital treatment She will return to duty at a later date
Visitors can inspect 72 fat steers in a new steer show this Thursday. There are 65 entrants paying a $10 fee, with six prizes led by over $500 first place and rewards from local sponsors. Weighing at least 1200 pounds, the entries include steers from Monticello Cedar Rapids Anamosa and other towns with numerous two steer entries.
Bill Doxsee 1/c, from New Orleans, transferred to Norfolk Naval Hospital, now sent to a special hospital corpsman school. He will study for a month then be assigned to sea duty as a corpsman on a ship without a doctor aboard.
County scrap drive organizers urge residents to call general chairman Clarence J. Matthiessen at 313 Monticello to arrange pickup. A truck will be sent to collect scrap, aiming to mobilize the north half of Jones county after a thorough canvass and maximize the county’s showing.
Elizabeth Thomas daughter of Dr and Mrs C G Thomas was among 491 graduates at the University of Chicago wartime convocation in Rockefeller Memorial chapel. The 217th convocation included 73 master degrees and 28 PhDs. Thomas earned a master in the school of social service administration after previously earning an S B from the University of Arizona in 1942.
Postmaster M F Hogan states Monticello postoffice will stay open next Saturday evening from 7 30 to 9 00 for selling car stamps required for windshield display by July 1.
The Fifth War Loan drive reports strong progress in Jones county with Monticello and Anamosa exceeding quotas. Total county sales reach $759,899 toward a $1,148,000 target, with July 8 figures showing townships and towns contributing substantial amounts and $70,887.50 credited to other counties.
Mary Jane Aitchison graduates June 23 from the Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis and accepts a technician position at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston Illinois, with plans to leave Saturday.
Elbert G. Heiserman passed the gavel to Carl Schneider as president for 1944 45 at Monticello Rotary. New officers include Leigh Clark vice president Roald Shannon secretary Halstead Carpenter BR McLaughlin and E G Heisenman as directors. Guests included Staff Sgt Carl Howland and Dr C Woody Thompson of Iowa City who spoke on University student life during and after the war. The State University faces housing feeding and classroom space challenges as war peak declines.
Interment for Mary George of Millburn New Jersey took place at Oakwood Cemetery after services at Goettsche funeral home. Rev. Glenn W. McMichael led the rites. She died Sunday June 18 after eight months of illness, with sister Elizabeth George and brother Tom among survivors.
The Monticello public library will close evenings through September 1 except Saturdays. Librarian Mrs. B. C. Roberts says this is the usual practice. Field Day attendees include C. B. Jessen, Cris Randolph, A. F. Walker, W. F. Robertson, and R. A. Naylor. Herbert Hull family visits Monticello from Joliet to stay with Dr. and Mrs. Asa P. Lambert.
The Monticello municipal band under Miss Ione Smith will hold its first summer concert at City Park on Thursday July 6. A rehearsal tonight at 8 in the school band room invites former members and Monticello residents who can play. The group blends former players with high school band members and seeks versatile instruments to ensure balance and volume.
Mrs William Luck died at John McDonald hospital at 10 10 p m Saturday June 24 after a hip fracture on June 10. Funeral services were held at Goettsch funeral home and Oakwood cemetery with Rev Andrew Must officiating. She was born Maria Bronemann December 11 1872 in Switzerland and settled in Castle Grove township at age nine. She married William Edward Luck July 20 1892. eleven children are named. Her husband died July 4 1920 after being fatally injured by a bull.
Ray Marek is assigned to a truck transportation unit in England supporting vital supply lines for the air service command aircraft repair and assembly depot. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank J Marek of Monticello and arrived overseas last December after working on his family farm and prior service at Fort Dix New Jersey. He now helps maintain fighters and bombers in the air over Hitler's forces.
The Monticello board of education filled multiple teaching posts including Latin history social science biology physics and mathematics. New hires include Franz A. Cohrt biology and junior high science Miss Phyllis D Gardner and fifth grade Mildred J Greenfield along with LaVerna Bevans Alvina Kirchner Helen Scallon and Gertrude E Smith bringing extensive university training and prior teaching experience to the district.
Governor Thomas J. Dewey accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Chicago and urged the party to face the twin tasks of winning the war and building peace. Bricker, who seconded the nomination, gave up his presidential bid to support Dewey as the party cheered. Dewey left Albany by air with a large delegation after the nomination.
Clarence Ireland of Cedar Rapids formerly Anamosa died Sunday when a truck carrying three men left Highway 20 at Holgate corner ten miles east of Waterloo. Driver Howard Pierson was bruised and relief driver Dick Meyers shaken but unharmed. Ireland, son of Mr and Mrs Will Ireland, worked at Iowa Steel and Iron Works and held a medical discharge from the Army Air Forces. He is survived by his wife, his parents, and three sisters.
At Great Lakes Illinois three Monticello youths begin their initial naval indoctrination at the U S Naval Training Station. The recruits receive seamanship drill and general naval procedures and take aptitude tests to determine assignment to a naval service school or immediate sea duty. Alfred Junior Pierce 17 of Carroll Schneider 17 Dwight K Moncrief 18 of Dwight Moncrief addresses included.
Dwight Moncrief departed June 9 for U S Navy service and is training at Great Lakes naval station. He sends mail to Dwight Moncrief A/S Co 1333 USS N T C Great Lakes Illinois. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Moncrief and the fourth in a family with Curtis a baker in Key West Florida Dean a private first class in Italy and Robert a private first class with infantry in New Guinea.
Mr and Mrs Joe Pieray of Monticello returned from New London Mo where they attended the funeral of William J Romig age 7 son of Cecil and Mrs Romig near New London The boy born October 6 1936 in Wisconsin died June 21 after a shotgun accident He is survived by his parents five brothers a sister and grandfather E J Romig of Edgewood Also Margaret Condit visits Camp Huaga with Barbara Walker and Naomi Hanken bound for the same camp.
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