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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
5
Monticello Rotary Club entertained State Representative Frank Less of Cascade who spoke on post legislative work and school laws. Cpl John Warner, U S M C on 30 day leave, shared his Pearl Harbor to Bougainville service including New Hebrides air fields Guadalcanal and New Zealand. He noted good meals and praise for infantry Seabees and anti aircraft duties.
Lion John Crimmings Monticello High School physical education director and Donald Eells high school principal spoke on Physical Education and Extra Curricular Activities in a Modern High School. A lively discussion followed the talk with refreshments served after the program.
In the past week two new trucks were registered at the County Treasurer’s office. George Kurt of Cascade registered a 1945 Ford truck and E L Matejka of Wyoming registered a 1945 Mack truck.
During the past week two 18 year olds registered with the Jones county selective service board on V E Day May 8. They were James Joseph Reding Monticello and Galen H Waggoner Onslow.
Harold J. Westphal of Anamosa Iowa serving with the Eighth Infantry in the Third Army was wounded in action in Germany early in April. He later wrote from a hospital in France describing his injuries to his wife Alice Westphal. He sustained a wounded left leg and side after an encounter with enemy fire. He had been a fireman on the Milwaukee railroad before enlisting in June 1944 and has a wife and son in Savanna Iowa.
Last evening snow fell in Monticello around 9 30 p m. Drivers reported snow covering windshields. Tuesday night and last night brought hard frosts with blackened potato plants tomatoes and beans in several gardens. Early gardeners must restart. Overcoats are common and Wednesday’s sharp winds made outdoor work uncomfortable for farmers.
Gladys M Skelley daughter of Mr and Mrs James D Skelley has accepted a post as assistant director of information for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation in Des Moines. She will start May 21 and brings extensive experience from Cedar Rapids Gazette Iowa City Press Citizen Muscatine Journal Monticello Express and other outlets. She has edited Iowa Business Woman and contributed to university journalism programs. Also noted are family updates and local visits.
The Parent-Teacher association closed its year with officer elections at the high school on May 3 Rev Glenn McMichael opened the session New officers include Mrs Andrew Mast president Mrs Ray R Fuller vice president Miss La Verna Bevans secretary and Mrs Everett Nichols treasurer A talk on O P A and a note on new school legislation followed Lunch was served by members of the hosting committee and others.
Sacred Heart Junior and senior students held their annual banquet May 8 in Peter Manterman’s tea room. The evening featured a toast program led by Merlin Himes and readings, then seniors dressed in red and white with the rose as their flower. After services, they attended an out of town dance. Lt Edward L Brokens is overseas with the Army Air Force.
Next Monday May 14 marks the official opening of the Seventh War Loan drive in Jones county. It runs through May and closes June 30 with a county quota of 1 262 000 of which 1 200 000 is to be sold to individuals and a 851 000 E bond quota up 50 percent from the Sixth War Loan. County and township quotas are listed with town chairmen named for the drive.
Mrs Glenn McMichael teaches Buck Creek consolidated students to knit for the Hillcrest Baby fold. Boys made seventeen pairs of mittens while girls produced fourteen sweaters and two pairs of socks. Knitting aids Delaware County Red Cross and orphans in the babyfold.
Carroll D. Cole, designer and printer from Muscatine who founded the Prairie Press, will develop a new typographical laboratory at the University of Iowa and teach journalism starting in September. A $5,000 anonymous gift funds the lab, and Cole has earned wide notice for fine printing with several Prairie Press titles listed among the Fifty Best Printed Books of the Year.
The Jones county selective service board sent four men to Fort Snelling Minnesota for final induction. Named are John Henry Eden and John Gerald Lenoon of Monticello Roy Henry Folkerts and Robert Allen Easterly of Anamosa. The board will meet Friday May 25 at 1 30 p.m.
Harold Houston former Monticello resident and nephew of Miss Laura Houston was killed in a Mediterranean invasion. He served in the 41st division and was due home in June or July. Survived by his wife Dorothy an Australian, married in Melbourne in 1944. Dorothy plans to return to Melbourne after a visit. Laura Houston now public health nurse at Glencoe. Houston sisters Hazel and Margaret married. School board presidents in Jones county re elected Beave county superintendent and three board members for six years.
Dr and Mrs C G Thomas received a telegram from the War Department last week stating their son Pvt William R Thomas was slightly wounded in action on April 19 in Germany. A telephone call from Maine said he was flown to the United States and hospitalized at Winter General Hospital Topeka Kansas for treatment. He had been overseas since late January and serves in a machine gun platoon with the 63rd Division of the Seventh Army.
Leigh Pearson reports three new docketed cases in Jones county district court two are for divorce and one is guardianship Warner H Hurt v Anna Marie Hurt married Clinton March 6 1942 plaintiff a Fort Niagara paratrooper alleges desertion by the defendant Eugene I Hurt v Fisie Mae Hurt married Great Falls August 1 1942 defendant deserted February 1943 plaintiff seeks absolute divorce Bertha Underwood v Christie Strawman guardianship alleges defendant is of unsound mind and entitled to 201.59 from a partition and plaintiff seeks guardianship to receive the money.
Charles Kreeb of Monticello earned a Cornell College Music Scholarship after auditions held April 14 to 27 at Mount Vernon Iowa. Thirty competitors auditioned with additional awards possible on May 28. He won scholarships for cornet and organ study. The Royal Neighbors of America meet next Wednesday after noon May 16 for a birthday party.
Diplomas for Jones county rural eighth graders mailed after exams with no formal ceremony this year. Ten on honor roll listed by school and teacher, including Cass 1 Verla Morris, Lorance Weers, and Eleanor Day among others.
After six years of brutal conflict, Germany capitulated unconditionally to the Allied powers. The surrender occurred at Eisenhower's headquarters in Reims on May 7 at 2 41 a.m. with Gen. Jodl signing, ratified later in Berlin. Western and eastern fronts collapsed as Nazi forces laid down arms across Europe.
President Harry S Truman recalled earlier false hopes sparked by rumors of peace. He stated he had spoken with General Eisenhower and there was no foundation for the April 28 peace report as Americans prepared for victory celebrations.
President Truman names Sunday May 13 1945 a day of prayer to honor those who gave their lives for Allied victory. He calls on the nation to dedicate the day to remembrance and spiritual reflection amid postwar goals to extend victory to the east and cleanse the world of evil.
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