11 Nov 1948
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1948
Page
1
Dr. Ralph Heeren of the Iowa State Department of Health warns hunters about tularemia or rabbit fever, stressing risks from handling infected rabbits and ticks. He urges gloves, thorough hand washing, wound disinfection, and cooking meat fully to prevent illness.
Funeral services for Miss Maye Brownell of Wyoming 62 who died at Mercy hospital Friday evening were held at the Wyoming Methodist church with Rev. F. E. Somerville in charge. Burial was in Wyoming cemetery. She taught in Colorado and Iowa, later running a greeting card business while confined to home since 1919. Survivors include two sisters and a brother.
A compact retrospective highlights Monticello area notes from 1898 1923 and 1938 including politics butter prices weddings church happenings school events local sports and notable visits. It records Bananas at 10 cents a dozen Hose cautious updates on illness births and community life across three eras with names places and dates.
A digest of service times and church activities lists mass times at Sacred Heart and Holy Days, Lutheran, Congregational, Presbyterian, and Evangelical churches. It notes Sunday schools, worship hours, confessional times, and upcoming meetings and host duties with pastors named.
The item lists church service times and events at St. John's Lutheran and the nearby Methodist church including confirmations, Sunday school, youth groups, and lectures. It also details hatchery operations from 1946, describing incubation, hatched chicks sold to farmers, staff, a dog helper named Whitey, and off season egg and poultry trading with summer fishing trips to Fifty Lakes Minnesota.
A feature on Monty Hatchery and Produce Co. run by Leo Hosch and Irene Starks outlines the egg driven cycle of their hatchery. From February through June the plant buzzes with activity as eggs from local farmers are graded candled and prepared in a 32 000 egg incubator to ensure quality.
Norval Wardle, a farm safety specialist at Iowa State College, warns faulty heating and lighting systems as top fire causes in farm dwellings. He notes poor shingles heighten fire risk alongside common issues in hatcheries and egg handling.
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