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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1945
Page
5
The notice lists extended validity and dates for MEAT FATS blue and red stamps, PROCESSED FOODS blue stamps, SUGAR STAMPS, FUEL OIL coupons, and SHOES stamps. It specifies that certain stamp groups remain valid through specified dates and units, with a nationwide continuation through the heating year for fuel oil and indefinite validity for airplane shoes stamps in book three.
Ruth D. Hurley public health nurse at the Jones county courthouse invites residents to test their hearing with a new audiometer at no charge. The Express editor tried the machine and found his hearing acute, encouraging others to visit the second floor of the courthouse building this summer.
Six boys who turned 18 registered with the Jones county selective service board this week. Names include John Leonard Monticello Harold R Hurtz Han over Wilfred H Kreitsch Cas cade Gayle H Ahrendsen Calvin L Heister Ons low William L Volker Olin.
Miss Myrtle Ross reports births at the John McDonald hospital this week. Mr and Mrs Irvin Smith Monticello welcomed a girl on May 25 and Mr and Mrs James Takahashi Marion welcomed a son on May 28.
Shippings for May 22 to 29 include one car of cattle to the Union yard Chicago by M. J. Kenneally and three cars of hogs sent to Dubuque by the Dubuque Packing Company.
Mrs. Lewis Hepp longtime Monticello resident died May 23 at home after three months of ill health. Funeral mass was conducted at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Eugene Lorenz officiating. Burial followed in Catholic cemetery. Born Feb 14 1871 in St Louis she moved to Monticello as a child. She and Lewis Hepp wed Nov 27 1901 and had three daughters Marie Ireland Rose Clark and Agnes Rogers.
Al Riesselman who runs Monty Bakery had to temporarily close last Friday due to a shortage of lard. He has since resolved the shortfall but will remain shut until a reliable supply is secured.
Harry Probst, 59, formerly of Temple Hill near Cascade, died Friday afternoon at the Jones County home. Funeral services were held from St. Peter's church, Temple Hill, last Monday morning. Probst was a native of Ohio and had resided in Temple Hill for 25 years.
Earl Klinzman the Anamosa athletic coach is named director of boys 4-H club activities in Jones County. He begins duties next Monday June 4 reviewing members work projects and aiding clubs at the Jones County Fair featuring 4-H projects.
Commencement exercises for Sacred Heart parochial school in Monticello will be held Friday evening at 8 in Sacred Heart church. Eight graduates, all boys, will receive diplomas under Rev. E. P. Lorenz. The program includes processional hymns prayers address and benediction.
Monticello friends learned of Hayes Winsler's death at a Centerville hospital after an extended heart illness. He served as Hygrade Food Products Monticello branch manager, had moved to Cedar Rapids then Centerville with his family, and is survived by his wife, a daughter Betty a university student, a son in the U S Marines, and another married daughter. He previously ran a Memphis produce business for many years.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the American Lutheran church in Anamosa for John Ehler 64 who died Thursday in Mercy hospital Anamosa. Survived by four sisters Rebecca Maggie Oltmans Seibels and John Seibels Amber and one brother Fred Ehlers Cold Camp Mo.
All resident farmers who slaughter cattle calves lambs or swine and sell or transfer meat must apply for a permit at the local OPA board A meeting will be held at Dubuque in the court house Friday June 1 at 8 p m where the full details will be explained Farmers should attend.
Marilyn Landis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E T Landis, received the P E O medal at the high school Class day program on May 25 for an average of 96.25. Marjorie Luett, Patty Podhaski, and Doris Zimmerman also ranked high in the eighth grade scholastic competition.
Mrs Will Juilfs 58 of Longmont Colorado died Monday evening in a local hospital after a month long illness. Born Mary Dirks near Amber April 20 1887 she married Will Juilfs of Onslow December 4 1913. Survived by husband two mothers eight siblings six children two living Marion Anna Caroline Gehl Tong and others plus a foster son Bobby Staln.
Pvt Paul C Young, liberated from Stalag 9b Germany, arrived Wednesday on a three day pass from Schick hospital Clinton. He is guest of his parents Rev and Mrs R P Young. Another guest is Rev Rufus Young of Pampa Texas.
Two divorce actions were filed in Jones County district court in the past week. Edna Mae Guyan sues Harry Guyan after a marriage in Galena Illinois on August 8 1984 alleging cruel and inhuman treatment and seeks divorce custody of three children Sarah Barbara 9 Sally 7 Linda 3 alimony child support and an attachment on assets plus an injunction limiting contact with the children or access to the home. Roland Darsee vs Louise E Darsee filed after a Cedar Rapids marriage on February 25 1989. The plaintiff currently serves in the United States Air Corps and seeks a divorce.
Buckner Dairy and Bottling Works plans a formal open house on Saturday June 2 in its new East First street building. The Iowa operation features sterilized bottles, automated pasteurizing, and a front sales room for wholesale and retail orders. Staff includes Oliver Smith, John Schone, Elmer McMichael, Earl Lehman, Henry Che, Donald Buckner, Roy Morey, and Mrs. Merle Buckner manages wholesale and books.
Miss Wilma Grossheim daughter of Dr and Mrs W J Grossheim is to be commissioned as a director of religious education by the Presbytery of Cedar Rapids on Sunday June 3 at 3 pm in Monticello. She has earned an MA in religious education and will begin work June 4 at Westminster Presbyterian church Dubuque. A reception by the Monticello church Womens Fellowship will follow.
The St. Joan's Young People's society hosts a Lutheran Young People's Rally of the Dubuque circuit in Monticello on Sunday June 3. Events begin at 2 30 p m in Monticello High School with an evening program and supper at 6 and a closing address by Rev M Russert of Dubuque.
Jones county War Bond drive led by Chairman F. E. Stimson reports $667,782.50 in bonds sold across all classes since opening, about 60 percent of the $1,262,000 county goal. E bonds quota sits at 400 percent sold, with $324,912.50 in sales. total quota remains $1,262,000 and E bonds quota $51,000. Banks report April 9 to May 26 sales totaling $667,782.50.
Miss Ina Cruise reports grades K through 6 in Monticello public school sold stamps and bonds from September 1944 to May 28 1945. Total stamps 3741.60 and bonds 107 with various per grade tallies led by Grade I and Grade II. Robert Morey set an attendance record as first grade pupil with no absences or tardies.
Laura Melissa Arnold born near Monticello November 4 1860 died in Monticello last Thursday May 24 funeral at Goettsch 2 30 PM interment Oakwood cemetery pastor Rev William Gross heim officiating she was daughter of Alexander and Sarah Livingston later lived in Harrington Nebraska Hopkinton and Monticello had three children Olive Curtis Bert in California and Tane who preceded her. Survived by a brother Uphemia Livingston and a sister Roderick Livingston of Wallace Idaho.
Mrs. Dean Weede of Stanwood received a letter from her husband Private Dean Weede describing a leg amputation near the hip after combat. The injury, announced by the government, ends his planned return to Monticello to work for Standard Q Oil, where he was a local agent and friend to many.
A tabulation by the Iowa Taxpayers Association for 71 small Iowa cities shows Monticello with a low per person operating cost for the year ending March 3, 1944. With a population of 2,546, Monticello spent 15,630 dollars, a per person cost of 35.35, slightly up from 35.18 the previous year. The 71-city average was 6.35, vs 6.44 the prior year, while Bettendorf led with 10.56 per person.
Mrs. Harry Starks of Podhaski Produce and Hatchery wrote her name on an egg sent in a 1945 overseas shipment to Germany. A Third Army staff sergeant in a timber camp ate the egg on April 10 and later reported it in a May 28 letter. Only six eggs in the batch were cracked. the sergeant’s home was in Illinois and he said the egg tasted good after a diet of powdered eggs.
Monticello honored 55 seniors Tuesday evening in the public school commencement. Valedictorian Herman Diers led with 97.72 average, salutatorian Mary Freese at 93.03. Dr. Russell Cole of Cornell College gave the address on the significance of education.
Monticello Auxiliary No 1683 Veterans of Foreign Wars reports 1000 Buddy Poppies sold Saturday. After costs are deducted a balance of 4417 remains for local relief work. The auxiliary thanks the community for cooperation making the sale a success.
State Treasurer J M Grimes informed service station operators to inventory all gasoline stock by July 3 end and remit an extra one cent per gallon to the treasury by July 20. The additional tax will apply to purchases made on or after July 4. In other news a son, Arthur, was born Monday afternoon to Mr and Mrs James Takahashi at John McDonald hospital. The Takahashi family formerly lived in Monticello and now reside in Marion. Arthur is named for his uncle Sgt Arthur Takahashi who was killed in Italy while serving in the U S Army. The couple also has a daughter Janice.
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