Red Cross membership appeal for Monticello and Jones county
Monticello and nearby townships strive to boost Red Cross dues with four designated drop-off sites including Monticello State Bank and the city clerk’s office. The piece urges substantial contributions to support peacetime relief, disaster response, veteran aid, and ongoing welfare programs locally and nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County
Red Cross
Monticello Red Cross
American Red Cross
Louisa County
Iowa
Wilfred Kenny Receives Discharge From Service
Wilfred Kenny son of Mrs Agnes Kenny of Hopkinton was discharged from service March 16 after serving with the 4th Army in Germany and seeing action in Holland Belgium Czechoslovakia and France He left Germany March 9 and reached the United States 11 days later He will help operate the 280 acre Kenny farm near Hopkinton with his brother Mrs Kenny ill at McDonald hospital with a blood clot on the brain
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Wilfred Kenny
Agnes Kenny
Hopkinton
4Th Army
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
France
United States
Kenny
McDonald Hospital
Flicker Bird Arrives Early Spring in Iowa
Iowa State College wildlife specialist Ellis Hicks notes the flicker or golden shafted woodpecker arrives around March 20. The sociable bird feeds on ants and insects, drums on trees, and lays five to nine white eggs in hollow trunks. Its blue gray head, red crescent, and yellow wing shafts distinguish its coloration. females lack the black mustache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Macauley Scotty Ribbon Winner in Denver Show
Mac's Welton Iweed a black Scottish terrier owned by Rev and Mrs Whit Macauley of Cedar Rapids tied as best in show at a Denver dog show on March 23 with 406 dogs judged by 4000 attendees. Weekend visitors included Mrs Raymond Kramer and son Michael of Oxford Junction and Mildred Deischer of Cedar Rapids visiting Monticello.
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Mac’s Welton
Iweed
Whit Macauley
Cedar Rapids
Denver
Raymond Kramer
Michael
Oxford Junction
Sergeant Raymond Taylor Visits Family After Honorable Discharge
Raymond Taylor, honorably discharged from Jefferson Barracks this week, arrived on Wednesday to visit his mother Mrs. Alice Taylor. A former U S Army sergeant, he spent the last year in La Harve France.
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T. M. George
Tommy
Leo Kane
Mary Kane
Waterloo
Junior Hobert
Raymond Taylor
Jefferson Barracks
Alice Taylor
United States Army
LaHarve
France
Tobacco Bed Seeding Instructions for Weed Control
Tobacco plant beds treated with chemicals to control weeds should not be reworked before seeding. Rake the seed into the bed gently and avoid disturbing the soil beyond that.
Copper additions to steels improve corrosion resistance and strength
Copper is added to steels in small amounts to resist atmospheric corrosion and in larger amounts to raise strength, enhancing durability through composition adjustments.
Household Rug Care Guidelines
The guide advises sweeping or vacuuming rugs and cleaning them, not beating, shaking, or snapping to avoid loosening the fabric binding or fringe.
Howie Honors Lt Olin Howie Jr Meritorious Service Plaque
The United States War Department sent word that First Lieutenant Olin Howie Jr received a meritorious service plaque for superior performance and maintenance of a high standard of discipline. An African lily displayed by Wert Reid of Hambure grew seven inches in one night and reached six feet tall.
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Howie
O. R. Howie Jr
United States War Department
Olin Howie, Jr
Wert Reid
Hambure
Blooming Sower Scent Sparks Mixed Reactions
A red Sower flower pleases with its beauty yet its strong perfume makes it less popular as a home plant. Gardeners note its vibrant color but worry about overpowering fragrance in indoor spaces.
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Lucille Huibrertse
Jesup
Ed Huibregtse
Glen Gerdes
James Matthiessen
State University
Iowa City
Ralph Wilson
Manchester
Delaware County
Raymond Denkhoff
Ray, Jr
Des Moines
A. M. Maurice
Jesse Waln
West Liberty
Byron Abel
Ruth Hintz
Coe College
Mrs
Irving Hintz
C. G. Schneiter
Frank Schneiter
Charles Schneiter, Jr
Cascade
John Turnis
Alfred Meier
George Hoffman
C.G. Schneiter
Springville
George Harris
Frank Nagle
Ad Bowers
Hawkeye
Joe Bowers
Peter Levsen
Olin
Bert Ballou
Rogal Landis
Ames
Towa State College
J. P. Willis
Augusta Burrack
Green
L. D. Burrack
Henry Furino
Patricia
Clarence Stutt
Daleo Yount
Warren Kester
Mrs. W. FE. Yeoman
Darlington
John Wolf
Sandra
Lewis Terrisner
la Moille
Cecil Goettsch
Gladbrook
Carl Rohr
Claude Kirkman
Dubuque
Gerald Rohr
Gladys Skelley
James Shelley
Paul Maire
Beverly Hills
Calif
Joe Mullen
Ed Mattke
Fredericksburg
John Schummer
John Leggett
F. J. Noble
John McDonald Hospital
North Gill Street
Helen McLaughlin
Town State College
Emma Stadtmueller
the Express
Ada Mann
Mary Stadtmuller
Washington, D. C
Miss Stadtmuller
H. W. Bool
Princeton
L. A. Oltman
George Ireland
Wyoming
Henry von Sprecken
August Luckstead
Louis Koch
Ray Krueger
Virgil Waterloo
Otto Smith
Donald Schlimmer
Madden
Ellis Hicks
Iowa State College
Macauley Scotty
Mildred Deischer
R. J. Rowe
Charles Kelly
U. S
U. S. Army
Post Office Building
Cedar Rapids, la
D. M. Bell
Mer
Aeey
Cargill
Monticello, Iowa
Monticellq
Armstrong Quaker Rugs
Kidwell Plumbing & Heating
Northrup, King & Co
Gamble Store
Dehorners
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Techidle
Sunkist Oranges
Idaho
Florida
Ino
Imperial Cobbler
Hershey’s
Duff
Jack Sprat
Wisconsin
van Camp
Kohr
Dreft
Pkg
Cies
Jack Sprat Wonder
Jack Sprat Whole Grain
V. P. Golden
Heinz
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