Monticello Seeks 200 Blood Donors For December 18
Monticello residents are urged to volunteer for a Red Cross Blood Mobile unit on December 18. The drive aims to collect over 200 pints of blood for overseas wounded G I s and will be rushed to Des Moines for processing. Community leaders coordinate donor enrollment and trainee volunteers to ensure a smooth operation.
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Red Cross
Monticello
Department of Defense
Des Moines
G.I
F. S. Stuhler
Myrtle Ross
John McDonald Hospital
Richard Long
Forrest Deischer
Glenn Hargrave
Victoria Gage
Miss Gage
Deischer
Hargrave
Home on Thirty Day Furlough for Lloyd Petersen
Lloyd T. Petersen arrives in the United States from Korea after more than a year overseas under the Rotation Combat Personnel Policy. He will spend 30 days with wife and son Brad before reporting to Fort Sheridan Illinois for reassignment. The Petersen family plans a delayed honeymoon and Mrs Petersen will accompany him to the next station.
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Lloyd T.petersen
United States
Korea
Brad
Petersen
Fort Sheridan
Linois
Monticello Express
Freak Accident Sut Injures Two Monticello Women
Mrs Hei Sehoon and Mrs Alva Hinrichs were injured when a plate glass window blew in at the Harmony cafeteria in Cedar Rapids Saturday noon. Hinrichs suffered a forehead cut needing five stitches. Schoon endured bruises and shock from a menu board. Both were treated nearby and sent home to recover.
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Hei Sehoon
Alva Shinrichs
Cedar Rapids
Harmony
Hinrichs
Schoon
Armistice Day Not Observed In Monticello
Armistice Day brings no planned program in Monticello though some mark it as a holiday. The Monticello State Bank and Jones county courthouse close for legal holiday. post office hours extend to 10 a.m. with morning business delivery. Local visitors include Ann and Johnny Locher Cedar Rapids and Rosemary Recker Dubuque.
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Monticello
Ann
Johnny Locher
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
J. J. Locher
Three Monticello Boys Enlist In Navy
Three local youths join the U S Navy with enlistments in Cedar Rapids and departure in late October. Tom Maire 17 serves a three year term at San Diego U S N T C while Allen Schreiner a Monticello graduate leaves October 30 for San Diego. Charles Payne 18 enlists October 23 for four years and departs October 30.
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Monticello
U. S. Navy
Cedar Rapids
Tom Maire
Isabel Maire
Thomas Paul Maire
U.S.N.T.C
San Diego
California
Allen Schreiner
Charles Schreiner
al Schreiner
U.S
Postmaster Urges Early Christmas Mailing To Overseas Servicemen
Dr. M F Hogan Monticello Postmaster urges early mailing of Christmas packages to overseas servicemen with one extra week for safe arrival. Emphasis on proper wrapping and addressing as workload increases and overseas deployments rise.
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M. F. Hogan
Monticello
Present Junior. Play Tomorrow
The junior class presents A Doctor in Spite of Himself on Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The 17th century French farce features Noel Henderson as a mistaken woodcutter who becomes a pretend doctor, with K. C. Rickels and Dave Cartano as the city gentlemen and Anar Fegan as the daughter.
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Noel Henderson
K. C. Rickels
Dave Cartano
Noel
Officials Check School Visitor Report This Week
Monticello and Jones county officials investigated a mysterious school visitor who called at the kindergarten and asked to pick up a 5 year old girl. The unidentified man spoke to teacher Mrs. Helen Harms and did not return after the morning inquiry.
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Monticello
Jones County
Monticello Public School
Helen Harms
Community theater group invites participation and plans
Plans were made to present programs at each meeting and discuss plays for the term. Public announcements will follow. Community members are urged to contact president Bender or attend the next monthly meeting Thursday December 6 at 8 p.m. at the school house. Meetings are the first Thursday of every month.
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Bender
Star Lighters Plan For More Plays
The Star Lighters community drama group met November 1 at the public school to plan activities for the coming year led by President Betty Bender.
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Star Lighters
Betty Bender
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lloyd Petersen
Express
Palmer
Rosemary Recker
Dubuque
Henry Recker
Grace White
R.N
Iowa City
Mrs. L. T. White
Navy
Pete Wolf
Wayne
Sandra Jean Hemmer
Dyersville
William Kettlitz and
Bruce
Independence
Dena Kettlitz
Dale Falconer
Ryan
Will Lubben
Bob
Arthur Steiner
Gladys Skelley
James D. Skelley
Chicago
WLS
Crescent
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery
Grahams
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery “Grocery Department
John Deere Dealership
Howie Farm Supply
Jim Howie
Ed Vanourny
Vinton
Mr. Vancurny
John Deere
the New
New John Deere
Rav
Deere
Quality Farm
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