This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
3
County director records farm work across Hale and nearby areas. Farmers inspect soil, fertilize before plowing, set fence posts, and build foundations. Contour planting and corn tests underway with multiple plots for hybrid varieties and corn borer observation across Oxford area.
Dairymen pursue a 6 950 million pound annual milk goal under an S point program with the slogan Get that Extra Squirt. Iowa agencies stress eight points including feeding quality roughage and grain, selling high quality milk, maintaining summer production, balancing the herd, disease control, and sound breeding. An Iowa committee with the Iowa State College Extension Service prepared materials for 1945 46 distribution to raise awareness and efficiency.
Richland residents Carl Schneiter Ulrich Schilt and their spouses visited Cedar Rapids last Sunday to see John Yossi who is ill at St. Luke's hospital. Mrs Yossi hosted them at their farm. Local visitors attended the St. Luke's hospital for Mr. Yossi and another couple joined a saddle horses and ponies auction at the Cedar Rapids livestock exchange last week.
The 4-H club in Monticello hosted a picnic in Monticello park. Janice Freese spoke on Finger Nails and Their Care, Joyce Poster discussed Preparing Foods for the Locker, and Ruth Am bueh spoke on Courtesy. Proceeds from a bingo party in the Monticello community room benefit Schick hospital at Clinton.
May events listed for Jones County Farm Bureau chapters including Madison Fairview Greenfield Onslow Lovell and Rome with speakers such as T Stanton Mrs Fiedler Don Meeks M J Cass Clarence Romer and Arthur Engelking. Dates span May 11 to May 21 at various farm bureaus and the court house.
Jones county cattle were among the high sellers at the Chicago stock yards last week. Carl Levsen of Olin shipped 20 steers averaging 1272 pounds, selling at 17.85 per cwt, near the week's top. A load of heifers brought 17.90 per cwt, the highest price for that class in 26 years.
The Boys' 4-H club and the Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls 4-H attended services at the Scotch Grove church on May 1. Four boys served as ushers and Paul E. Paulsen the president led the prayer. The group recited the 4-H pledge with about eighty persons present.
About 31 residents gathered at Wayne Center school for the regular town meeting and pot luck. speakers included Wayne Jackson of Wilson & Company Cedar Rapids on meats and processing for servicemen, followed by Morris Christy new Nova tional ag teacher at Tipton consolidat ed school. Kinser outlines school legislation during Cass township meeting with Iowa Farm Bureau efforts and a showing of the film Three to be Served.
Center Junction reports eight eighth graders received diplomas during a Tuesday evening ceremony in the school auditorium with Supt. Frank Jones presenting diplomas to Beverly Mead Dick Ketelsen Cleo Reuter Robert Zirkelbach Jo Ann Guthrie Glen Heideman Roberta Johnson and Don Schrader.
Fresh air supports house plant health when air from a window or door mixes with warm room air before reaching the plants. Cool air is not dangerous if exposure is limited, but prolonged drafts can stress the plants.
Rev. A. Mast of Monticello pastor at the Evangelical and Re formed church will speak at the Lovell meeting hosted by director M. J. Cass. Mast holds one of 53 Rural Community Service certificates of merit awarded to Iowa churches in February 1946 for rural community work.
At its May 1 regular meeting the Farm Bureau board voted to sponsor the Blue Cross hospital plan, aiming to expand coverage for members and rural communities. The move signals support for improved access to health care services and potential premium arrangements.
A representative from each township will meet with Mrs. Anna L. Lachner on May 24 to form the preliminary Blue Cross group. Expect future notices about signup and general information on the Blue Cross plan.
The Hillcrest Baby Fold transfers to Clair F. and Maude Eggiman as joint tenants by deed for 400 dollars. Emma Coyle Henry Nellie Gesse Eva First Millard Samuel Holmes Jr. and Mary Elmer Holmes Catherine Jake Gesse Mary Ethel Holmes Matilda Lyon and Arthur A. Gesen convey lands to John and Arthur J. Gesen by deed covering Lot 5 Original Plat with described boundaries in Monticello.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.