Red Cross Drives Monticello Chapter Membership
The Monticello chapter launches its annual Red Cross membership drive to boost local participation and strengthen peace time work. No quota set this year, but aims for about 100 percent membership. fee is $1 per person, with husband and wife urged to join. The campaign emphasizes continuing the Red Cross mission beyond wartime.
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Monticetlo
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Red: Cross
Monticelloi
Monticello
South Dakota Farmers Cash Big Cattle Check in Chicago
Melvin and Ernest Snoozy of Centerville South Dakota delivered 21 carloads of Hereford cattle to Union Stock Yards Chicago and collected a $100703.02 dividend. The 417 head averaged 1157 pounds and sold for about 248.75 per head totaling 483780 pounds. Veterans call it the largest single cattle transaction in Chicago. Monticello feeders may rival with 150 carloads shipped into Monticello last fall and later fattened for Chicago markets. Jones county farmers are praised for diversified agriculture and steady income.
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Chicago
South Dakota
Union
Melvin
Ernest Snoozy
Centerville
Monticello
Jones County
Law Aiding Secondary Highways in Jones County
A proposal seeks to let smaller counties issue bonds for roadwork on non main highways by relaxing population requirements. If passed, Jones County could leverage low interest rates to improve farm access roads. Support from Representative Clifford Strawman and Senator Schlueter is urged.
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Jones County
House
Jones
Clifford Strawman
Schlueter
James Blaine and the tariff idea that shaped history
The piece recalls James B Blaine as secretary of state who popularized reciprocal tariffs, a deviation from party orthodoxy. It cites Rev S D Burchard who attacked Blaine for not repudiating anti Catholic sentiment, a factor credited with costing him the presidency as Cleveland won New York by 1,074 votes. The moral notes friends can influence fate as much as allies.
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Mason City Globe Gazette
James B. Blaine
Blaine
Garfield
Sen George Wilson stance irks party at Washington
Mount Vernon letters praise Senator Wilson for independence and conviction while noting sidetrack move by Wherry as small business chair. The Clear Laker Reporter defends retail ethics and criticizes party punishment of Wilson for voting his convictions.
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Mt. Vernon
Hawkeye Record
George Wilson
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Wilson
Wherry
Nebraska
Small Business Committee
Taff
Republican
Senator Wilson
Clear Laker
Iowa Legislature Opens Amid Expected Busy Session
Lake Mills readers are urged to follow an Iowa legislative season expected to be among the busiest and most controversial in state history as lawmakers depart for a long session.
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Lake Mills
Iowa
Lou Gardner remembered as capable publicity director
The Council Bluffs Now recalls Lou Gardner as an effective publicity director of the Republican state committee whose death is seen as a loss to Iowa and national Republicans.
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Council Bluffs
Lou Gardner
Republican State Committee
Iowa
Nation
Opposition to Reducing Excise Taxes Expressed
The Belmond Independent argues against lowering excise taxes, labeling them a duty on luxury items and unnecessary purchases. It urges keeping excise taxes at current levels and regards them as the last to be removed.
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Belmond
Fragmented Book Notes on War, Love, and Escapes
A compilation reviews Rex Warner’s The Aerodrome and A Love Story, Agnes Newton Keith’s Three Came Back, and essays on testimonials and famous figures. It connects wartime fiction with real wartime experiences and cultural commentary from Exchange and other sources.
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Agnes Newton Keith
North
Borneo
Iowa Legislature in recess weighs tax and policy bills
The capital session pauses as legislators assess beer regulation, full time county assessor plans, and the liquor by the drink measure. They consider income tax for 1948, possible rate changes, and exemptions while debating Board of Control reform and High School Athletic Association oversight.
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House
Senate
Iowa
Iowa Tax- Payers Association
Board of Control
Board of Education
Towa
Iowa Legislative Council
American Legion
American Legion. Auxiliary
Iowa Association of Women’s Club
American Association of University Women
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Association
Origin of Name Cadenza and Credenza
The term cadenza today loosely refers to any chest or cabinet resting on the floor, traced to the Italian féir faith or belief. The original credenza was an ecclesiastical cabinet used for safekeeping religious articles.
Monticello Musicians Eye City Band Role and Recorder Notes
Monticello residents discuss forming a municipal band with a 38-member lineup and weekly summer concerts. Frank Boydett may direct. Royden organizes fall practices. Dr. Charli Keyes promotes tenor recorders as an old instrument with future quartet hopes.
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Monticello
Frank Boydett
Frank
Royden
Bill
Charli Keyes
Keyes
Meteors Shine Briefly as Shooting Stars
Meteors are small rocks entering Earth’s atmosphere at high speed. They burn up within a fraction of a second due to air friction, turning into incandescent streaks before vanishing.
Milk Quality Demands Rise as Market Shifts
Iowa dairy farmers face growing pressure for cleaner milk as buyers push for higher quality. Government inspectors emphasize clean premises, proper cooling, and contamination control. Cows must be brushed, facilities kept spotless, and milking equipment cleaned regularly to avoid sediment and spoilage.
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Tate
Iowa
Banhdry
Stateie College
Ninth Grade Homemaking Girls Begin Mouse Diet Experiment
The ninth grade homemaking class starts an experiment with two mice to compare nutrition. One mouse receives a milk included diet and the other a milk free diet for several weeks. After the deficient mouse diet, milk will be reintroduced to restore normal growth. Record keeping tracks effects of diets before giving the mice to Mr. Cram’s Biology class.
Tragedy at Monti High Involving Household Mouse
A mouse named Slim died during experiments in the homemaking department at Monti High on February 24. Freshman students donated a second mouse, Alvin, to Mr. Cram's biology lab but Alvin later ran away and was found under a locker before returning to his cage.
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Monti
Slim
Alvin
Fourth Grade Class Council Formed With Leader Lineup
Miss Hunts fourth grade forms a class council with Alan Shelley as governor and Carl Egger Eleanor Wilcox Jene Schmidt Carl Morning and James Davidson as council members. Joe Melsha and Keith Blayney named as delegates. A library and classroom committee is appointed. Meetings set Wednesdays at 8 40 a m and 9 00 a m for discussion. Birthday treats were shared by Pauline Kammerman Roger Egger Paulines party and Ronnie Rhatigan marked another year.
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Pauline Kammerman
Sand Roger
Egger
Ronnie” Rhatigan
March Muscles and Appeals Prompt Local Interest
Local notices list Eugene Popper appealing Evelyn Meade and Don Hackbarth in a series of fitness and civic items. The fragment mentions Randy Ganfield and quick-rewrite ads, with unclear context and missing details.
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Eugene Popper
Emece Evelyn Meade
R—Regardful
Don
Hackbarth
C—Callisthenic
Miss Potter
H—Handy
Randy Ganfield
Monti Hi School Dimes Drive Totals $90.47
Monti High conducted a Match of Dimes drive with collection boxes in classrooms and on a basketball night. The total raised was $90.47 with $35.24 from lower grades, $37.82 from the high school, and $17.41 from the basketball game. The tenth grade led with $9.73 followed by ninth $7.07 and others listed.
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Monti*High
Match of Dimes
National Movement
Valentine mood at school dance sparks chatter
Students discuss curious conduct and grades while planning activities as rumors swirl about picture taking in Biology and a shy ninth grader. FHA meets February 18 to plan demonstrations in knitting woodburning and textile painting with gym games.
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FHA
Youth Center Plans Voted On At Monticello School
Following a pep assembly a Lions Club representative Irving Hintz spoke on establishing a Monticello youth center. A budget funds materials and maintenance with a membership basis. Plans include a snack bar juke box and dance floor with governing rules and decorations. students voted on the issue.
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Lions Club
Irving Hintz
Monticello
Mrs Pulver Retirement At Monticello Public Schools
Ten years ago Mrs Pulver joined Monticello Public Schools as office secretary. She has supported students and staff, delivered lunches, answered calls on snow days, and compiled the honor roll. She previously taught rural schools near Delhi and Hopkinton.
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Pulver
Monticello
Shannon
Delhi
W.S.C.S
Shes
Qymen
She
Deli
Hopkinton
FFA Club Buys Duroc Gilt As Seed Potato Drive Underway
The FFA at Month High is active with a trip to Homestead to purchase a purebred Duroc gilt for chapter management. They also run a seed potato sale from Minnesota with a $10 prize for the top seller. Maurice Kirkwood, a new junior, recently joined Month High from Hopkinton.
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F.F.A
Homestead
Minnesota
Coggan
Maurice Kirkwood
Hopkinton
Monticello Girls Play Day at Cedar Falls
Monticello’s GAA girls bused to Cedar Falls for a play day featuring basketball, campus tours, and swimming. The first team won 107 to 4 against Cherokee and 8 to 2 against West Waterloo. the second team won 23 to 9 over Fincord while St Mary’s won 26 to 4. Autrey Schrader led free throws with 17 of 20 as Autrey Schrader receives special mention. Deana Beth Aitchison sang at the noon program with Sasah Stuhler and Ruth Potter supervising the event.
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G.A.A
Monticello
Mary Lou Adams
Audrey Schrader
Donna ‘McCurdy
Donna Heiken
Kay Pawlsen
Elfrieda Behrens
Phyllis ‘Cox
Kay Bender
Laneva Folkers
F Decker
Evelyn Meade
Evalena Harris
Cherokee
Waterloo High
Fincord
St. Mary's
Audrey Eggers
Deana
Beth Aitchison
Linn's Quintet Hosts Pep Assembly Aims at Victory
Readable fragments show Linn's Quintet leading a pep assembly with chants like V I C T O R Y and several proposed yells. The text mentions a few candidate phrases and a quip about the band concluding the program, with uncertain references to fruits or new picks.
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Linn
Colt
Don
Bom
Jin
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