Rotary Club hosts naval LT Palmer and Marine Pfc Warner
Monticello Rotary welcomed Naval Lt Max Palmer and Marine Pfc Paul Warner at a Monday dinner with Cedar Rapids guest Wilbur Blunt. Palmer, from Norfolk base, spoke on his Landings Ship Medium role, while Warner recounted combat in New Caledonia New Zealand Guam Iwo Jima Saipan and Okinawa. He praised navy corpsmen and Seabees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval
Max Palmer
Marine
Pfc
Paul Warner
Monticello
Third Marine Division
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Guam
Iwo Jima
Saipan
Okinawa
Navy
Warner
Lions Sponsor Speak er Crow at Monticello High
Following a policy to honor a local standout each year the Monticello Lions held a Monday night program in the high school auditorium with Clem Crow as speaker. Crow, Iowa football coach and famed mentor from Notre Dame, regaled the audience with humor and tales of grit turning losses into wins. Eight men were sent for induction May 21 to Fort Snelling Minnesota including Kissling DeSelm Norton Folkers Derynck Davis Hartwig Redmond. Three 18 year olds registered last week Earl Boots Allan Handle Clifford Helgens. The board meets Friday at 1 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Lions
Clem Crow
Crow
Iowa
Notre Dame
Fort Snelling
Minn
Harold F. Kissling
Wyoming
Harrison W. DeSelm
Mount Clemens
Mich
Frank A. Norton
George Folkers
Olin
Julius L. Derynck
Lost Nation
John H. Davis Jr
Mount Vernon
William P. Hartwig Jr
Anamosa
Ralph L. Redmond
Monticello
Earl E. Boots
Allan R. Handle
Clifford H. Helgens
Cattle Shipments to Union Stock Yards Chicago This Week
Local yards report weekly shipments: Ed Reiter two cars, John P Kurt one car, Ray Kurt one car, Paul Kintzle one car, Wilbur Cartano one car. Dubuque Packing sent one car of hogs to Dubuque, Farmers Mutual Creamery one car of butter to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Ed Reiter
John P. Kurt
Ray Kurt
Paul Kintzle
Wilbur Cartano
Dubuque Packing Company
Dubuque
New York
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Births at John McDonald hospital this week
The hospital lists new arrivals including a girl May 17 to Mr and Mrs Ernest Dunkel Monticello and a girl May 19 to Mr and Mrs Elmer Streeper Anamosa. Visiting hours for new mothers are limited to three days after birth with general visiting from 1 to 3 30 p m and 7 to 8 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Ernest Dunkel
Monticello
Elmer Streeper
Anamosa
Marriage Licenses Issued by District Clerk
Two marriage licenses were issued during the past week by Leigh Pearson, clerk of the district court. John Welkins Busby 27 Hampstead NY and Elizabeth Thomas 24 Monticello. Robert J. Miller 22 and Nelda L. Pulver 18 both of Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Leigh Pearson
John Welkins Busby
Hampstead
N. Y
Elizabeth Thomas
Monticello
Robert J. Miller
Nelda L. Pulver
Anamosa
Guyan II Wins Pedigreed Dog Contest for Carriers
Robert Guyan II is named a winner among 100 in a Des Moines Register and Tribune contest for carrier salesmen. The event, ending April 14, honored boys with top route records over a three month period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Guyan
Siegfried Guyan
Des Moines, Register, and Tribune
Men Called For Pre-induction In Jones County
Jones county selects 97 men for pre induction examinations at Fort Snelling Minnesota. One group departs tomorrow two more groups scheduled for Sunday May 27. Exams determine fitness for armed service with many farmers not all called depending on agricultural needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Fort Snelling
Minn
Armed Services
Monticello
Laurence E. Walton
Lee E. Mohr
Arthur E. Bohiken
Paul L. Ricklefs
Alvin E. Mohr
Lloyd J. Oswald
Henry A. Caspers
Raymond C. Eden
Donald T. Caspers
Davenport
Ivan P. Reynolds
Central City
Raymond D. Clery
Cedar Rapids
Wilburn R. King
Delbert W. Crowley
Bernard
Raymond A. Ralston
Hanover, Ill
Bernard H. Duffy
Albert Lea
Edward W. Nevachek
Anamosa
Donald C. Parmenter
Bernard J. Kula
Willis E. Ricklefs
Rudolph L. Ortgies
Jack E. Orr
Maynard E. Marek
Louis W. Siebels
Onslow
John A. Snyder
Ernest L. Husman
Wyoming
James R. Tasker
Richard
Hopkinton
Emil J. Feldman
Jones County Selective Service Board
Mann
Oxford Junction
Joseph L. Stowers
Johnny Pegorick
Robert L. Benischek
Norman K. Ahrendsen
Quenton V. Hoyer
James A. Howie
John Yossi
Prisoner Of War Donald Bedell Released In Germany
Mrs E J Noble received word from Harold Bedell and wife in Cincinnati that Donald Bedell 21 has been released from a German POW camp. Taken November 23 1944 he was freed May 3 his camp among the last to be liberated. He will go to France and then return to the United States by plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Noble
Harold Bedell
Cincinnati
Ohio
Donald Bedell
France
United States
Gillies Wright
Frank Wright
Monticello
Manchester
Set
Wright
James
Okinawa
Monticello Graduation to Hear Dr. R. D. Cole Speak
Dr. Russell D. Cole president of Cornell College Mount Vernon will deliver the Monticello high school commencement address Tuesday evening May 29. The speech titled The Significance of Education is expected to attract a full auditorium. Cole became Cornell’s ninth president last November after acting in place of the late Dr. J B Magee. He previously worked for Midland Mortgage Company, studied ministry at Boston University earning an MA in 1931 and a theology degree in 1932, and earned a Doctor of Divinity from Cornell in 1989. He was noted as an outstanding Cornell athlete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell D. Cole
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Monticello
Cole
J. B. Magee
Cornell
Midland Mortgage Company
Boston University
Boston School of Theology
Lt Ralph Bender Returns To Duty After POW Camp
First Lt Ralph Bender son of Mr and Mrs James Bender Monticello has returned to duty after being a prisoner of war in eastern Germany. He parachuted to safety when his Fortress aircraft stalled in Austria and was later held in a prison camp until Allies released prisoners. He has recovered enough to rejoin his flight corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bender
James Bender
Monticello
Bender
Germany
Austria
Grocery Stores To Close Memorial Day in Monticello
The Monticello Express advised all Monticello grocery stores will close all day Wednesday May 30 for Memorial Day. Many other shops are expected to close as well. readers are urged to buy food beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Private Calvin Thompson to Return for Medical Treatment
Pvt. Calvin Thompson enjoys furlough with parents Mr. and Mrs. James C. Thompson. After his leave ends May 31 he will report to Colorado Springs to enter a hospital for further treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Thompson
James C. Thompson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Four New District Court Cases Filed in Jones County
Over the past week four new cases were filed in Jones County district court. Two are divorce filings Frances G Corne versus Arnold Corne and Thomas Stahl versus Gail Stahl. A suit on a doctor bill seeks $109.83 plus interest. Another suit seeks $784.12 on a note dated September 28 1938 with accrued interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Anamosa
FE. G. Rawson
John Otten
Lidwina Demmer Clark
John Kelchen
Anna Kelchen
A Coupon Users Get 50 Percent More Gasoline
The CPA announces A coupons rise from four to six gallons, with A-16 valid June 22, and monthly mileage ceilings up to 650 miles by June 11. OPA administrator Chester Bowles notes the A ration increases 50 percent while B and C rations remain needs based.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petroleum Administration For War Cpa
Chester Bowles
OPA
Neighbors Aid Planting Corn At Wennekamp Farm
A Tuesday afternoon gathering of neighbors plowed disced and dragged 18 acres using five tractors at Henry Wennekamp’s farm due to his illness. Donors included Walter Balster Vernon Null Edward Stiffler Joe Heeren Melvin Husman Roy Null and Raymond Null. Mrs. Wennekamp and Mrs John Null hosted a supper. Ed Heeren planted the corn on the 13 acre plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wennekamp
Wennekamp
Walter Balster
Vernon Null
Edward Stiffler
Joe Heeren
Melvin Husman
Roy Null
Raymond Null
John Null
Ed Heeren
Children to Receive First Communion at Sacred Heart
The Sacred Heart parish will hold a first holy communion at 8 o'clock mass on Sunday May 27. The children listed include Margaret Ann Ament Courtland Chapman Thomas George Harlan Hall Ann Hayes Jean Marie Hennessy Richard Koob Bernard Manternach Joyce Muller Kenneth Oeschger Lyle Ridenour Robert OShea and Margaret Louise Swendinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Margaret Ann Ament
Courtland Chapman
Thomas George
Harlan Hall
Ann Hayes
Jean Marie Hennessey
Richard Koob
Bernard Manternach
Joyce Muller
Kenneth Oeschger
Lyle Ridenour
Robert O’shea
Margaret Louise Swendinger
Monticello Plans State Milk Inspection Program
Monticello will host a state milk inspection starting in six weeks or a month. An inspector will operate a Monticello lab serving Maquoketa and Manchester and Anamosa. The program costs about 25 dollars per town plus 12 cents per year per taxpayer, funded by the state and localities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Maquoketa
Manchester
Anamosa
State Health Department
The
Express
Farmer Names New Manager At Canning Plant
Issae P. Ross of Chicago has been appointed manager of the J. LeRoy Farmer Cannery in Monticello. He brings long industry experience from Bloomington Canning Company and cannery work across Illinois Indiana Kentucky Alabama. Ross will oversee operations and greet growers at the cannery office amid plans for potential increased sweet corn acreage due to the season’s wet cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Issae P. Ross
Chicago
J. LeRoy
Monticello
Ross
Bloomington Canning Company
Illinois
Jamestown
Ind
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Cannery
Superintendent Beave Attends Iowa Northeast Meeting
County Superintendent Joseph Beave visited Waterloo last Tuesday for a meeting of northeast Iowa district superintendents. The group discussed plans tied to new school legislation enacted by the recent Iowa legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Beave
Waterloo
Northeast
Iowa
Memorial Day Services Planned in Monticello
Monticello will observe Memorial Day next Wednesday with Monticello Post No. 1683, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Arthur P. O Rourke Post, American Legion, plus auxiliaries. The program includes Mass at Sacred Heart Cemetery at 9 am, V F W ritual at Dark Wood Cemetery at 10 am with firing squad, address by Rev. Andrew Mast, and servicemen meeting at the V F W club rooms at 8:45 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Darkwood Cemetery
Andrew Mast
V.F.W. Club
Girls Win Honors At Frances Shimer College
Monticello students Rebecca Grimes and Lois Burrack earned top scholastic honors at Frances Shimer junior college in Mount Carroll Illinois. Grimes led seniors this year. Burrack led freshmen, was elected Bennett Hall president and joined Phi Theta Kappa and the Green Curtain drama club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Rebecca Grimes
A. B. Grimes
Boone
Lois Burrack
Louis Burrack
Frances Shimer
Mount Carroll, Ill
Miss Grimes
Miss Barrack
Bennett Hall
Phi Theta Kappa National Honorary Scholastic Society
Green Curtain Dramatics Club
Fifty Percent Cut in Canning Sugar Rations
Jones county housewives face little relief as a fifty percent reduction is announced for canning sugar. The May 16 action limits households to 80 pounds of sugar for canning and 10 pounds per person, with no reserved quota and no total supply increase expected for over a year. Restaurants, hotels, schools, bakers and canners will see a further reduction due July 11 when their next allotment is due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello High School Graduation Includes 655 Seniors
Monticello public schools will graduate 655 students from the academic and normal training departments on Tuesday evening May 2. The class roster lists many named seniors and hints at class officers, motto, flower, colors, and a long class day program followed by a baccalaureate service and commencement with Dr. Russell D. Cole as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Betty Jean Adamson
Elaine Marie Adamson
Elaine Lucille Ahlrichs
Margaret Elizabeth Ambuehl
Phyllis Mae Appleby
Richard Lee Bonwell
Edwin George Bnd
Alice May Clark William Edward Corbin
Catherine Marie Davis Herman William Diers Fletcher Howard Dunlap
Ellen Mae
Mary Cecelia Freese
Richard Lavern Griffith Elizabeth Joan Guyan
Wesley G. Hanken
Clifford Harm Helgens
Edwin Gerald Hemmer
Ruth Ann
Hints Ramona Lou Hoffman
Jeannie
Kaplan Hildegard
Mathilda Kehren
Charles Arthur
Kreeb
Doreen
Lucille
Lambert
Marilee Matthiessen
Prisoner of Germany Freed Sgt Elmer Heeren Returns Home
Elmer Heeren 21 of Anamosa was reported missing in action May 14 after an April 26 operation. He wrote his parents that he was captured and later released, described harsh conditions, and noted plans to return to duty with the Ninth Army in the 102nd Division. Heeren sent roses to his mother on Mother's Day and recounted walking behind German lines before liberation by Soviet forces. He expressed relief that the war in Germany was over and referenced potential postings to Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set
Elmer Heeren
Herman T. Heeren
Anamosa
Tion
Sgt
Heeren
Pfc
Germany
China
Burma
India
Ninth Army
Red Cross
Elbe
Hell
Senior Class Day Events And Graduation Schedule
Senior Class Day Friday afternoon will precede graduation on May 20 at 8 p.m. in the public school auditorium with Dr. Russell D. Cole of Cornell college as commencement speaker. Activities include senior play, exams, navy skeddy test, class day at 2 p.m., an all high school dance, and baccalaureate at the Methodist church. Alumni dance May 31, with an orchestra and dues handled by Audrey McDonald and Imogene Stuhler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Russell D. Cole
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Navy
Evenont
Glenn W. McMichael
Mrs James Skelley Injures Left Hand At Home
Mrs James Skelley sustained a painful injury to her left hand while using a wringer at home during family washing. Her hand was drawn into the roller tearing flesh. she was taken to John McDonald hospital where a number of stitches were required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Skelley
John McDonald Hospital
Senior Class Play Smiling Through Draws Large Audience
The annual senior class play Smiling Through was exceptionally well received on Friday night with the auditorium full and chairs added to seat 200 extra patrons. The cast and crew, led by coach Mrs. Bess Greenley, earned praise for a strong performance and a matinee was held for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Greenley
Catherine Davis
Margaret Ambuehl
Herman Diers
Dick Sutherland
Dick Bonwell
Betty Jo Guyan
Class Of 1895 Is Honored May 31
Monticello high school alumni plan a May 31 party at Peterman tea room at 6 30 p m Tickets cost one dollar and seating is limited notify Mrs. Imogene Stuhler if out of town guests are attending The 1895 class was honored first fifty years ago and will be guests this year Also meeting are classes 1905 1915 1925 and 1985 Dues of 25 cents should be paid to the association treasurer Audrey McDonald R A T 2/c Great Lakes Ill and Henry Furino spent last week with his wife and daughter in the Clarence Stutt home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey McDonald
Monticcllo State Bank
Imogene Stuhtes
Stuhler
Gus Foreman
Monticello High School
Peterman
Imogene Stuhler
Association
Monticello State Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Liant Club
Robert Guyan II
Ft. Snelling
R. D. Cole
Thompson
Ruth Kuhng
Bath Ove Pinkerton
ST Ote Ges Schmidt Hla Orothy Tobiason
Oxie
Ann’ Yeoman
George Tobiason
Mark Young
Board of Education
Boyd S. Shannon
Donald Eells
Amney Wood
Helen Guyan
Frank Walker
Ethel Fraser
Gertrude Smith
Ruth Ahrendt
Franz Cohrt
Iane Smith
Virginia Rummel
Phyllis Gardner
Andrew Matt
Rodgers
Sally Otten
von Suppe
Future
Brass Quintet
Clare Clark
LaVerne Rickels
Lloyd Messerli
Dot Read
Bill Corbin
Monti High
P.E.O
Mary Coxsee
Dick Shelley
March Noble
Methodist Church
Huibregtse
Bortinangky
Wm. J. Grossheim
E. Heeren
Joe Stalin
Boyd Shannon
Dange
Henry Furino
R.A.T. 2
Great Lakes, Ill
Clarence Stutt
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