Iowa Legislature Faces Major Redistricting Clash in 1941 Session
The 49th Iowa General Assembly holds power over an 87 day session aiming for an April 10 adjournment. Redistricting looms large as Census data prompts county realignments for congressional and senatorial districts amid partisan stakes. Democratic filibuster risk and northern county concerns color the political battle, while public interest wanes and oversight reports praise efficiency.
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We May Have Disagreed With the President But We Should Support Him
The lend lease bill is now history and law, backed by a large majority in Congress and signed by the President. It grants the President broad powers to mobilize military and industrial resources for Britain's victory, with the nation expected to support the policy and reduce isolationist opposition. Critics will be limited but may persist as criticism shifts toward achieving chosen objectives and avoiding needless American casualties abroad.
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United States
Britain
Iit
Roosevelt
March Is a Pretty Good Month In Spite of Changeable Weather
A brief essay extols March as an early spring month with varied weather from pleasant to harsh. It notes wind, dry leaves, swamps with pussy willows, kites, migrating birds, robin nesting, brook chatter, and the song sparrow. It describes March as signaling spring through nature’s clues.
License Mania Hits State Legislature in Witty Rant
Ed Smith of Winterset Madisonian mocks a Mississippi River legislator’s push for broad licensing. The piece envisions licensing painters and a state bureau to regulate many trades from bakers to butchers, gardeners to cleanup crews, suggesting universal licensing with fixed prices.
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Ed Smith
Madisonian
Mississippi River
Pugh Johnson
Socialized Medicine Critique from a Personal Doctor View
A reader argues against socialized medicine in the United States advocating continued reliance on private family doctors. The letter emphasizes personalized care and taxpayer savings when physicians handle the medical load without government interference.
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United States
Absences Delay First Six Weeks Honor Roll Selections
Illness-related absences push back the first six weeks honor roll for the second semester with sixty pupils listed under various class ranks across grades seven to twelve. Notable names include Delphia Balster, George Hanssen, Irma Schoon, and Lorna Sechusen among seventh to twelfth graders.
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Delphia Balster
George Hanssen
Irma Schoon
Isseeseaeee
Colleen Maire
Kaa Oderng
Gaear Rs
LaVerne Schoon
Vivian Kruse
Ccsesee Sevens
Jang Stabler
Isseeseeeees
Betty
Lois Kehren
Jacquelyn McCurdy
Audrey McDonald
Pauline Tobiason
Donald Siebels
Lillian Freese
Eee
Lorna Sechusen
Jean Bender
Elaine Havlichek
Roman Welter
Arlene Lubben
Geraldine Sehoon
Gail Huibregtse
Helen Aldrich
Arlene Hagen
Nee
Ruth Zirkelbach
Agnes Bohlken
Elmer Heeren
Elizabeth Byerly
Joyce Otten
Lawrence Rieken
Rebecca Grimes
Robert Husman
Melvin Hein
Ruth Hoffman
Betty Adams
Mary Lou Luett
Susan Banghart
Gene Walker
Eloie Timmins
Ruth Ann Decker
Carolyn Schlemme
Venita Shover
Robert John Buol
Lois Naylor
Royal Landis
Robert Liddy
Donald Howie
Janann Schweitzer
Arline Balster
Stanley Schrader
Marvin Seehusen
Yvonne Lange
Sports Chatter and School Athletics Trends
Report notes many baseball players had sore arms from throwing while jumping rope grows as a key track training method. It mentions wrestling and half Nelson technique lessons from Habber, Louie H, and comments on Billy Marsh, Wally Schneider, and Ruthe Anne Hoag observing neck soreness.
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Louie H
Billy Marsh
Wally Schneider
Ruthe
Anne Hoag
All High School Dance Held Friday
The all high school dance Friday night drew a modest crowd but all attendees enjoyed the event. It honored the basketball tournament squad and coach, who were admitted free. Music came from a recording setup with public address amplification. Proceeds will fund the annuals.
Advanced Home Ec Studies Child Care Unit
The advanced home economics class works on child care studying infant care nutrition clothing and habits. Miss Cruise discussed story books and Miss Paige Smith spoke on play equipment. The class held a storytelling period and observed work and play in kindergarten and first grade.
Normal Training Club Hosts Bird House Workshop
The Normal Training club held its regular monthly meeting last Monday night to build bird houses. Mr. Walker assisted in instructing members on crafting perfect houses suitable for different bird species.
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Parent Teachers Meet on Financing Public Education
The Parent Teachers Association will hold a meeting tonight to discuss Financing Public Education. Speakers include Mrs. McMullen Mr. Frank Walker Mr. Don Sutherland and Mrs. Fraser.
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Chatterbox and School Fashions Share Short Vignettes
A quirky mix of school life notes mentions Gail needing an armed guard for her locker, Joyce's illness, and spring fashion tips by Bob Balster. It recalls classroom mischief with jokes about fodder for horses, a failed door‑under‑the‑door note, and chewing gum as a minor fate.
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Yvonne
Betty
Contest Time Near in School Show and Practice
The article notes three weeks until contest time with the band trumpet calls and baton use to calm students. It highlights the vocal department struggles with Latin and the chorus's "snowflakes and balloons" numbers, while praising vocal improvement and school spirit.
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Cyracuse
Fourth Graders Do Junior Red Cross Projects
Fourth graders create favors for Knoxville soldiers as part of Junior Red Cross. Fifth graders stage two self made plays for fourth and sixth graders and parents. The piece mentions class activities, lost students, and student leaders with brief notes on a Japan coastline fact.
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Judy Heller
Gilbert Hearn
Cascade
Bartlett
Paul
Miss Cruise
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Pedro
Red Cross
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Jamestown
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Normal Students Practice Teaching
The senior normal training students gained their first teaching experience last week. Marshaling seventh grade arithmetic and eighth grade English, with science and English instructors guiding, the program aims to prepare them for intermediate and primary grades through varied age group lessons.
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Marvin Seehusen
Mabel Caspers
Lorraine Jacobs
Yvonne Lange
Arline Balster
Gertrude Wenger
Juanita Shover
Robert Eggers
Spring Plans By F F A Boys
Vocational agriculture students plan home garden projects for spring. They prepare soil plant seeds and manage care. Experiments suggest one third of gardens waste under certain conditions. This year several boys will oversee gardens to test this finding.
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F.F.A
Pictures of Monti Soloists and Ensembles Taken Thursday
Soloists from the Monti band and several group ensembles had their photographs taken on Thursday. The images will appear in the annual issue. A Japanese organization promotes a larger family size with the slogan Bear multiply and overrun the earth.
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Monti
Unity Has Always Proved the Winning Score
A historical reflection traces America's founding through Plymouth 1620 to the present, praising unity under the United States. It highlights Jefferson, Washington, and Madison, notes the Civil War era strengthened bonds, and extols railways, telegraphs, newspapers, and radio as unifiers. It affirms equal rights, voting at twenty one, free schools, and immigrant integration into national unity.
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United We Stand Motto Urges Unity and Service
Lucille Haag, 17, of Monticello Iowa Sacred Heart School asks readers to reflect on unity and national service. The message frames patriotism around faith and collective effort to keep the country indivisible and secure from foreign threats.
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Monticello
Iowa
Sacred Heart School
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
State of Iowa Jones county district court announces probate of the purported last will and testament of Charlotte Grenenwald, deceased. The date set for final proof and probate is March 29, 1941 at 10 o clock a.m. in the March term of court, with Locher and Locher attorneys listed.
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Iowa
Jones County
Charlotte Grenenwald
Said County
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