Cattle Feeders Receive 114 Cars Of Feeder Cattle
In October 1947 Milwaukee road shipments brought 114 cars of feeder cattle to 30 Monticello feeders. The 3,420 head averaged 22 dollars per cwt with some as high as 24 and others at 20. Incoming cars exceeded September and October totals, while 1947 gains topped 1946 by about 150. Cattle buyers are named with carloads received for Pete Hosch through Joe Kearney and others.
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Milwaukee Road
Monticello
Kansas
Nebraska
Montana
South Dakota
Wyoming
Milwaukee
Marion B. Leonard
the Express
Pete Hosch
Gilbert Becker
George McGovern
Joe Hosch
Aitchison Bros
George Kurt
Leo Till
Raymond Kurt
John P. Kurt
Fred Kurt
Joe Strang
Bert Ballou
Joe Kearney
Veterans Guidance Tests Now Offered at Loras College
Monticello area war veterans eligible for GI Bill education or training may use the Veterans Administration Guidance Center at Loras College Dubuque Iowa at no cost. C L LeCocq chief says trained staff will advise on suitable studies and training after a battery of tests to assess abilities interests and aptitudes. Tests are confidential and veterans may write or visit the Guidance Center or nearest VA Office to arrange counseling.
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Monticello
V. A
Newspaper Men Meet at Anamosa Eastern Iowa publishers gather
More than 30 newspaper publishers from eastern Iowa met Friday at the Iowana hotel Anamosa with a luncheon and round table talks. Speakers included James L. McCutcheon Charles A. Coxsee Charles L. Niles Ralph Young Del Bulmenshine Robert Burrows and Don Reid. Officers for the Eastern Iowa Press association were to be elected but postponed due to time.
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Iowa
Iowana
Anamosa
Round Table
Tom Powell
Anamosa Journal
Charles Niles
Anamosa Eureka
Powell
John Burrows
Belle Plaine Union
Iowa Press Association
Iowa Press Photography Association
Robert Burrows
Don Reid
Des Moines
Eastern Iowa Press Association
County Health Council Meets Tuesday Evening
Jones County Health Council met at the Lloyd Robertson home in Anamosa with 22 attending. Officers elected included Mrs Ruth Hurley as chairwoman and Mrs Edward Urban as president, noting Red Cross hot lunches for needy children and a county loan closet with beds wheels and layettes available without obligation.
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Jones County Health Council
Lloyd Robertson
Anamosa
Monticello
F. D. Deischer
Chester Condit
Andrew Mast
Inter-Church Council
Ruth Hurley
Edward Urban
A.N. Trevarthan
Albert Schneider
Health Council
The
Red Cross
Winter Vehicle Prep Urged by Iowa Safety Division
The Iowa Department of Public Safety Safety Division urged car owners and fleets to pre check brakes windshield wipers exhaust electrical system headlights tires and fit chains for winter. They warned that chains greatly reduce braking distances on snow and ice and cited high winter crash rates as motivation for careful preparation and cautious driving.
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Iowa Department of Public Safety
J. W. Halden
National Safety Council
Halden
Iowa
Veterans urged to verify NSLI beneficiary designations
Iowa World War II veterans with National Service Life Insurance were advised by F Glenn Roost VA contact representative in Cedar Rapids to check beneficiary designations. Many policies date from service and may not reflect current family status. Changes can be made anytime by form at VA offices or by letter. consider optional settlements to boost future family benefits up to 30 percent. Roost noted $52 million in NSLI reinstated by Iowa veterans from February to September. Further details available at the Cedar Rapids VA office.
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Iowa
F. Glenn Roost
Veterans Administration
Cedar Rapids
Roost
NSLI
National Service Life
Iowa _ veterans
Third Ave
Iowa Children's Home Society Aims to Help 10000 Children
Since 1888 the Iowa Children's Home Society has cared for more than 10 000 neglected or abandoned children including 142 from or in Jones county. County chairman Mrs James Hollar announced a Jones county drive November 1 to 15 with a 1200 quota as part of a 165000 state campaign. The appeal marks the first statewide effort in 60 years, replacing prior irregular tag days. The society seeks homes and care, preferring family home care over institutions.
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Iowa Children’s Home Society
Jones County
James Hollar
Victory Medals Now Available To Veterans
Major George S. Stevenson of the Cedar Rapids United States Army and Air Force recruiting station announced this week that World War II victory medals are ready for distribution to authorized veterans. Veterans may obtain the medals upon presentation of required authorization documents.
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United States Army and
Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Armed Services
Pearl Harbor
George S. Stevenson
War
Navy Department
Instruments Filed At Jones Court House Recorder Office
Recorder reports instruments filed during July August and September totaled 451 95 at the Jones courthouse. Comparisons show 1946 quarterly total of 390 10. Deeds real estate mortgages chattel mortgages releases and assignments and miscellaneous items are itemized totaling 100 20 88 89 119 65 and 55 10 respectively.
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Recorder
Jones Courthouse
Bess Sherman
Free Tuition Offered for New Nursing Students at St Josephs Mercy
St Josephs Mercy hospital in Clinton announces free tuition and lodging for new student nurses. The program aims to address the nursing shortage by admitting girls in February and September 1948 with no tuition fees and free room and board. February applications are urged to fill the quota.
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St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Costly Cigarette Crash Disrupts Osceola Street
Gerald Adamson dropped a cigarette while driving through Osceola on a Sunday morning. He leaned to pick it up, his car swerved and struck a parked vehicle belonging to Ronald Beade. Damage to Adamson’s car was $150. The hit car was the only one parked on the street.
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Iowa
Osceola
Gerald Adamson
Ronald Beade
Adamson
95th Birthday Flight For Shelby County Pioneer
High flying grandma Mrs J C Johnson Shelby county’s oldest resident celebrated her 95th birthday with her first airplane ride saying she hopes to go again next year. A fatal crash near Lucas on Highway 34 killed nine feeder lambs and one shot. E Lee Hunt of Kirkman became the first Shelby county resident to sign up for the Blue Cross plan and the first hospitalized patient at Carroll for an operation.
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J. C. Johnson
Shelby County
Highway 34
Lucas
Lou Booth
E. Lee Hunt
Kirkman
Blue Cross
Carroll
Real Estate Transfers in Anamosa Iowa Listings
Guardians of Patricia Corwin transfer Lot 20 in J D M Crockwell’s addition Anamosa to Charles W Zimmer for 1400 dollars. Lucy Remley and James Remley transfer north 100 feet of Lot 6 Block 7 Shaw’s addition Anamosa to Alvina Blakesley for one dollar. Stephen Fuller and Thelma Fuller transfer Lots 5 and 6 Block 13 Shaw’s addition Anamosa to Julius Westphal for love and deed.
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Clifford L. Niles
Patricia Corwin
Charles W. Zimmer
Guardian
J. D. M. Crockwell
Anamosa
Lucy T. Remley
James E
Alvina Blakesley
Shaw
Iowa
Stephen B. Fuller
Thelma
Julius H
Wilma Westphal
Addi
Real estate transfers and joint tenancies listed in Wyoming and Anamosa area
Multiple deeds and joint tenancy transfers across Wyoming Anamosa Martelle and Oxford Junction include Eva Brainard and Nora Laughlin as heirs, Clare Hayes to Floyd Kephart, Jacobsen family property reconfigurations, Becker in Wyoming, Vivian and Dorothy street deeds in Clark's addition, and other lot and block conveyances in Bronson's and Shaw's additions and surrounding towns. Prices noted range from one dollar to fifteen hundred dollars with various lot, block, and acreage descriptions.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Eva Brainard
Nona B. Laughlin
Nora B. Laughlin
Wyoming
Clare Hayes
Floyd Kephart
Monticello
Gustav Jacobsen
Lucy
Peter Jacobsen
Bronson
Anna
Amanda Louise Jacobsen
Kent Beef Cattle Feeding Program Promises Economical Gains
The program advises using available roughages and grain substitutes with a quality blended protein supplement. Calves should start on roughages and grains plus Kent Calfgo, which provides nutrients typical of maternal milk to support full development before weaning.
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Kent
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Freese
Henderson
Theodore A. Becker
Vivian Street
Isabell Street
Dorothy Street
Saxon
Dorothy
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Green Street
Torbett
Clark
Harry C. Wheelock
Doris
Carlton Brainard
W. E. McCalmant
Ernest L. Matejka
Lucie McMurrin
John McMurrin
Frederick Eugene Brown
Eloner
Ruth Alexander
James
J. W. Brown
Jennie M
A. D. McConaughy
R. B. Jayne
Martelle
D. B. Vargason
Laura
Adra L
Marjorie Land
Bronson’s
Louie Zimmerman
Meta
E. R
Lottie Byerly
Austin S. Warren
Walworth
Ervin Hansen
Anna L
Howard W. Hunter
Flannigan and Moore
Oxford Junction
Farmers Mutual Creamery Co
Monticello Express
Child Life
Christian Herald
Coronet
Country Gentleman
Jetude Music
Everybody’s Digest
Inside Detective
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Judy's
Nature
Pathfinder
Popular Mechanic
Popular Science Monthly
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Everybody's Digest
American Poultry
Breeder’s Gazette
Country Gentleman Farm Journal and
Farmer’s Wife
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Judy
Redbook Magazi
Science Pictoria
Screen Romany
Sports
the Homemak
the Woman
Your Life
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Poultry Tribune
Enel
Tisuse
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