Local shipping and social notes from Anamosa area
Heavy shipping at local yards with seven hog cars from Dubuque Packing to Dubuque. Cattle and butter shipments listing multiple names and destinations. New births at John McDonald hospital with five newborns from Feb 23 to 28. Four marriage licenses issued at Anamosa clerk’s office. Lions Club met at Cecil Goettsch home for a tax discussion and Lions Circus planning on March 23 with committees to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque Packing Company
Dubuque
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
M. J. Kenneally
George E. Rickels
George Manternach
Chris Reiter
John Johanek
Bud Brothers
Joe Kurt
John A. Hosch
Wilbur Cartano
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
New York
District Court
Anamosa
Harlan V. Cooper
Mary Belle Collins
Monticello
Richard H. Moenk
Wyoming
Joyce Herren
John A. Lazare
Masonville
Lenore Mettler
Center Point
Andrew Eldon Pettit
Vinton
Hazel Starry
Olin
Lions Club
Cecil Goettsch
Lions Circus
Goettsch
Canowefi campfire girls meet at Mrs DeShaw home
Guardian Mrs E H DeShaw hosted the Canowefi campfire girls with new games and songs. Betty Lou Bebee joined as a new member. A pro Serehi committee was named: Marjorie Luett Mary Wilcox Nancy Grimes. Red Cross chair Mrs William Corbin reports yarn received for sweaters mittens helmets and mufflers to be knitted. call Red Cross rooms Tuesday 2 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. DeShaw
Canowefi Campfire Girls
Betty Lou Bebee
Marjorie Luett
Mary Wilcox
Nancy Grimes
William Corbin
Red Cross Production
Red Cross
Draft Registrants Include Four 18 Year Olds in Jones County
Four 18 year old youths registered with the Jones county selective service board this week. They are MerrelL Aldrich of Monticello, Glenn P. Seehusen of Center Junction, Joseph E. Green of Cascade, and Robert Lee Lincoln of Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Selective Service Board
Merlell
Aldrich
Monticello
Glenn P. Seehusen
Center Junction
Joseph E. Green
Cascade
Robert Lee Lincoln
Anamosa
Lent services to hear Rev Glenn W McMichael March 8
Monticello Protestant churches sponsor Wednesday Lenten services in the Community building auditorium at 7 30 p m Rev Glenn W McMichael Methodist minister will speak. Rev W T Boston spoke last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Glenn W. McMichael
W. T. Boston
Ration Stamp Validity Dates Across Books and Goods
The notice lists expiry dates for various ration stamps and allowances across books and categories. It covers meats fats and processed foods, sugar stamps, gasoline coupons, fuel oil periods, shoes stamps, and tax declarations with specific end dates in March May February and April 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Coast
Middle West
Qati
Sacred Heart Triumphs Over Viola In Eastern Iowa Playoffs
Sacred Heart High School defeated Viola 34 to 28 in the opening boys sectional game. Dubuque beat Monticello 44 to 24 as Kremer led the Rams with 18 points, while Hines topped Sacred Heart with 17. Red Cross worker Vivian Bancroft has arrived in England for service APO 813 Postmaster New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart High School
Viola
Iowa
Dubuque
Monticello
Panthers
Sacred Heart
Linn County
Hines
Dubuque-Monticello
Dubuque Rams
Kremer
River City
Clark
Sullivan
Sacred Heart High
Smith
Monticello High
Thompson
Red Cross
Vivian M. Bancroft
Red Cross Hospital
England
APO
New York
N. Y
H. P. Bancroft
Glenn Bancroft
Miss Bancroft
Newton High School
Decorah
Onawa
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
University of Wisconsin
University of Washington
Seattle
March I Is Moving Day For Farmers
March 1 marks moving day on farms as machinery, furniture, and beds are shifted from sheds to roads and attics. The scene shows well-kept equipment stacked atop less impressive items, illustrating the chaotic rush of early spring farm relocations.
Have you moved to a new address
The Monticello Express asks readers with changed addresses to send both old and new locations and R F D routes so they do not miss any issues. The notice targets subscribers across farms towns and communities served by the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Monticello Express
Farm tenancy turnover rises in Jones County noted
About 100 farms in the north half of Jones County will have new tenants after March 1. Lorenz Lorenzen, agricultural conservation chairman, says turnover is higher than in prior years as renters start own farms, join fathers, or retire. Wartime pace and manpower shortages drive faster work with less horse drawn machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Lorenz Lorenzen
Jones County Agricultural Conservation
Lorenzen
Prull Hom Sgt Emil Prull from Camp Rants Me visits parents
Private Emil Prull of Camp Rants Me spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Jone Prull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prull
Hom
Emil. Prulbi
Jone -Prull
Monticello School Election Set For March 13 Here
Monticello school district voters will name two directors in a March 18 election. Terms of EB Huibregtse and Carl Schneider end, and new directors must be elected. Filing deadline for nomination papers is Friday March 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
EB. H. Huibregtse
Carl Schneider
Modern Mobile X Ray Machine Installed in Dental Office
Dr. A. M. Maurice announces the installation of a new mobile X ray unit in his dental office. The device is shock proof and portable enabling X rays to be taken in any position as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Maurice
Barron Family Loses Father in Bull Attack
William P. Donnelly aged 71 father of Mrs J R Barron was gored and killed by an enraged bull Saturday evening on his Walker area farm. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Sacred Heart church Walk er with Rev P E Donnelly singing. Survived by wife daughter four granddaughters three brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Donnelly
J. R. Barron
Walker
Barron
Sacred Heart Church
P. E. Donnelly
Francis Houlahan
Dubuque
Willam Michael
Lawler
Donnelly
Ar. Barron
P. EB. Donnelly
Independence
Thomas Donnelly
M. J. Donnelly
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Dunn
Mrs Leo Holub Named Clerk To Jones County Board
Jones county selective service board appoints Mrs Leo Holub of Anamosa as clerk. She will start March 6 after Miss Carmela O Toole resigns who has served since 1940. Holub previously worked in Cedar Rapids and formerly lived in Monticello. Board meets next Friday March 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Selective Service Board
Leo ¥. Holub
Anamosa
Holub
Carmela O'Toole
Miss O’toole
Jones County Board
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Center Junction Gains National Notice in Time Magazine
Ray F. Anderson of Cedar Rapids Gazette and former Farm Editor gains prominence as Time magazine highlights his Center Junction pie anecdote. The piece notes his move to the Farm Journal and cites Center Junction, the Apple-Mulberry pie, and Anderson’s Fence Drift reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Divorce Case Filed In Court In Jones County
Bernita Carradus sues Francis Carradus in Jones County District Court seeking an absolute divorce with temporary and permanent alimony and child support for Joyce Ann Carradus born to the couple in Anamosa on August 1 1942. The plaintiff lives with her daughter with her parents as the defendant provided no home. Conditions of the marriage include financial hardship and inadequate food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Bernita Carradus
Francis Carradus
Anamosa
Joyce Ann Carradus
Reid Hybrid Corn Company
Delaware County
Democrats Plan County Convention Call
Democrats in the county announce a mass convention at the courthouse on March 11 at 11 o clock. Co chairs Tom Stimpson and Mrs. William Frazier will oversee the event where 17 delegates will be elected. the official call appears next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Stimpson
William Frazier
Court House
Express Buys Brainerd Job Plant and Merges Operations
The Monticello Print Show owned by Walter Brainerd since 1936 was bought by C. A. Coxsee of the Monti cello Express. The merger places Monticello among the region’s most modern job plants. Brainerd becomes Express job department manager starting next week. Milton Leonard remains general foreman and advertising manager. Moving machinery will delay full operation until installation finishes next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Walter Brainerd
C. A. Coxsee
Monticello Express
The
Express
Brainerd
the Express
Milton Leonard
Hickenlooper To Speak At Jones County Soil Session
Governor B. B. Hickenlooper will address the annual convention of the Jones County Soil Conservation district in Anamosa on March 23. C. R. Grafft of Olin, a soil district commissioner, announced the event. One commissioner will be elected for a three year term to replace C. A. McLaughlin of Monticello who is not seeking re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Hickenlooper
Jones County Soil Conservation District
Anamosa
C. R. Grafft
Olin
Cc. A. McLaughlin
Monticello
R Ee
Svoteh Grote
Nelsons welcome William Everett born at McDonald hospital
Mr and Mrs James Nelson are the parents of a son named William Everett born Monday February 28 at John McDonald hospital. The baby weighs 642 pounds and is their third child.
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John McDonald Hospital
Vernon Payne
Sand Springs
Robert Starks
Monticello
Herman Morrison
Cascade
Louis Stevens
Hopkinton
J. W. Nelson
James Nelson
William Everett
Beacon of Hope Through Red Cross War Fund Stars
A wartime appeal describes the Red Cross as a beacon of mercy for service members and families. It explains blue stars in windows symbolize departed loved ones, and urges home front support through the 1944 War Fund to sustain morale and aid overseas and hospital work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Waterloo
Gettysburg
Army
Navy
The
Little Red Cross
Jessen Named Jones County Extension Director
Jessen, appointed last week to succeed James I. Kearns, began duties yesterday at the Jones County Farm Bureau office. He will serve part time until May 16, then move to full time as agriculture director while currently teaching vocational agriculture in Anamosa schools.
Albery Estate Real Homes Sold Across Town
Real estate from the estates of Dr. George A. Albery and Miss Grace Albery has been sold by The Millerest Baby-Fold of Dubuque at disposal. Buyers include Frank Martin and wife for Grace Albery’s house, Sam Broneman for the Laude place, Anton Wrobleski for Drinkwater place, and Joe Bowers for the other Drinkwater house. Several tenants continue in place as new owners take over and remodel plans are noted. Lt. Robert Savage buys the Albery office building and plans rent, while other transfers include properties on North Chestnut South Maple and Fourth streets and a Claude Fothergill vicinity lot.
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George A. Albery
Grace Albery
Dubuque
Frank Martin
Hygrade Food Products Company
Monticello
Hattie Smythe
North Cedar Street
Laude
Drinkwater Place
Anton Wroblewski
Chester Condit
South Maple Street
Alfred Baumann
Dora Brucks
Stanley
Joe Winans
William Welch
Mose Starks
Chestnut Street
Winans
John Boysen
Joe Bowers
Drinkwater
Chestnut
Fourth Streets
Congregational Church
Tom Thomas
Schultz Bros
Congregational
Robert Savage
Albery
Claude Fothergill
Old Catholic Church
Clair Eggiman
Red Cross War Fund Drive Seeks $6900 for Monticello Chapter
Monticello Red Cross workers prepare for a March 6 to March 11 war fund drive with a quota of 6900. The appeal targets two donor groups including families of service members and others not directly affected by the war.
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Red Cross
Monticello
American Red Cross
Jones County
Boyd Shannon
War Fund
Navy
Shannon
Legion Auxiliary Brings Radio Stars To Public School
The Legion Auxiliary presents Toby and Susie in person at the public school auditorium on Friday March 10. A multiple skit program centers on comedy with admission set at 85 cents for adults and 16 cents for children under thirteen. A student matinee is scheduled for 8 50 p.m.
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Toby
Susie
The
Legion Auxiliary
Public School
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Sacred Heart Quintet
Monti
Leo Holub
Draft Board
Democrats
John Finley
Albery Estate
National Red Cross Organization
America
Claude Appleby
Glenn McMichael
C. D. Shaffer
H.L. Adix
Jack Maire
L. D. Barrack
H. P. Schrader
Wade Long
Bill Shaffer
John Liddy
Melvin Sands
R. UL. Clark
H.A. Hoag
L. R. Hoag
Joe Messerli
Leslie Reade
A. P. Lambert
R. &. .Stuhler
L. F. Balster
C. A Doxsee
A. J. H. McNeill
Bertha Locher
Joe Barron
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