Rationing Board Announces Stamp Validities and Limits
The board lists schedules for mental fats red stamps A8 to A28 and Ab to Pb valid through October 29 with a five week supply. blue processed foods stamps good indefinitely with no new stamps until December 1. sugar stamps 30 31 82 33 for five pounds. sugar stamp 40 for five pounds of canning sugar through February. stamp 34 effective November 16. gasoline A18 coupons four gallons through December 21. fuel oil period 4 6 and new period 1 good through heating year. shoes airplane stamps 1 2 and 38 good indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mental Fats
New
Farm and Home Accident Prevention Forum Planned
Monti cello Community Forum Monday night November 27 will feature a program on farm and home accident prevention including a skit demonstrations and two reels of moving pictures. The meeting aims to raise accident consciousness and prevent deaths and injuries in rural and urban homes. No charge refreshments served. In district court filings: Buckner et al v Ladd et al real estate in Anamosa quieting title. Sibyl Shady seeks divorce from Clifford Shady with custody of four children Elva Marilyn Patricia and Carol Shady. Jean Miller seeks divorce from Dale Miller and restoration of her maiden name Jean Brodersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
United States
District Court
James A. Buckner
Ellen L. Ladd
Anamosa
diQgres
Sibyl Shady
Clifford A. Shady
Elva
Marilyn
Patricia
Carol Shady
Maquoketa
Jean B. Miller
Dale L. Miller
Jean Brodersen
Rotary club quiz ponders rules at Monday meeting
Eldon Brashaw chaired the program for the Rotary club with a quiz on Rotary rules. Dr. Tom Redmond judged the questions as members answered and erred. Afterward 75 Rotarians attended the Scouters meeting at the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Brashaw
Rotary Club
Rotary
Tom Redmond
Marriage Licences Issued by District Court Clerk
Two marriage licenses were issued by Clerk of the District Court Leigh Pearson in the past week. Mose Mitchell and Lydia Furler, both of Martello, obtained a license, as did Morris J. Montgomery, 35, of Vinton, and Laura Johnson, 38, of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Leigh Pearson
Mose Mitchell
Legal
Lydia Furler
Martello
Morris J. Montgomery
Vinton
Laura Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Birth at John McDonald Hospital Announces Plueger Son
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Laverne Plueger of Scotch Grove on November 15 at John McDonald hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Laverne Plueger
Scotch Grove
Post Office Closed Thanksgiving Day In Monticello
The Monticello post office will be closed all day Thanksgiving November 23 with no delivery windows. Outgoing and incoming mail will be dispatched by the post office force. Mrs E H DeShaw guardian of the Canowesi campfire group attended a training course in campfire leadership at the Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids on Monday November 18. Mrs Chester Condit advisor of the Horizon club attended a similar meeting in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday.
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Monticello
E. H. DeShaw
Canowesi
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Chester Condit
Horizon Club
Castle Grove Church Services and Meetings
Rev H A Diers pastor of Castle Grove Lutheran church announces Sunday services at 11 oclock and Sunday school at 10 am. Sunday school teachers meeting Friday evening at 8 oclock. The Ladies Aid will meet at the home of Mia Max Specht on Friday Dec 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
H. A. Diers
Castle Grove Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid
Mia
Max ‘Specht
Induction Call Sends Seven Men to Fort Snelling Tomorrow
Jones county announces that seven men will depart for Fort Snelling for induction exams on November 24. They will undergo physicals and may return home until called or enlist immediately if openings exist in the army marine corps or navy. The group includes Monticello John Howard Ehrisman Morley Judson Eugene Pye Onslow Richard Schmidt Wyoming John Elmer Jones Cedar Rapids Robert Raymond Phelps Robert Eugene Worden Dwight Spencer Rogers.
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Jones County
Fort Snelling
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Monticello
John Howard Ehrisman
Morley
Judson
Eugene Pye
Onslow
Richard Frederick Schmidt
Wyoming
John Elmer Jones
Cedar Rapids
Robert Raymond Phelps
Robert Eugene Worden
Dwight Spencer Rogers
Shannon Addresses Marion Lions on Juvenile Delinquency
Monticello schools superintendent Shannon spoke to the Marion Lions Club about youth delinquency in towns the size of Marion and Monticello. He noted increased youth tempo after Pearl Harbor but blamed supervision levels and spending. He discussed youth centers, quality paid staff, chaperone needs, and suggested existing activities backed by civic groups can channel youth engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Shannon
Monticello
Lions Club
Marion
Lyle R. McMullen
Shannon
Marion Sentinel
SPH
Pearl Harbor
Lions Clubs
Legion
Assistance Payments for Old Age Aid in Jones County
During November, Old Age Assistance and Aid to the Needy Blind were paid along with dependent children. In Jones County, 445 aged people received 12,581 total averaging 28.27 per person. Four needy blind received 119 total averaging 29.78. Seventeen cases covering 38 children received 3430 total averaging 25.29 per case or 11.82 per child.
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Jones County
Thanksgiving Service Unites Local Churches in Community Building
On Thursday at 10 o clock the Methodist Evangelical and Reformed, Presbyterian and Congregational congregations join in a Community building service. Rev Andrew Mast of the Evangelical and Reformed church will preach on The Price of Fence. A welcome is extended to all.
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Methodist
Evangelical and Reformed
Presbyterian
Congregational
Andrew Mast
Evangelical and Reformed Church
James Mann Injures Hand in Circular Saw Accident
James Mann of Washington DC suffered a severe hand injury when a board jumped in a woodworking shop, severing the tips of two fingers and cutting a gash in the thumb. The accident happened as he operated a circular saw, and it may delay his military induction after high school graduation.
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James Mann
Ada Mann
Washington, D. C
Jim
Dme
Goudy Designs and War Europe Tale Highlight Iowa City Press Conference
Frederic William Goudy, renowned printer type designer, attended a University of Iowa journalism seminar November 17 18 with five eastern central district editors. Monticello delegates C A Coxsee and Milton C Leonard spoke on circulation, while W Earl Hall reported from Europe and four state press leaders addressed attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic William Goudy
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Iowa State Press Association
Monticello
C. A. Coxsee
the Express
Milton C. Leonard
Goudy
Europe
W. Earl Hall
Mason City Globe- Gazette
Paris
London
Coxsee
State Press Association
Leon S. Barnes
Northwood
James W. McCutcheon
Mount Vernon
H. Ward Barnes
Eagle Grove
Wage Increase Reported At Franklin Equipment
According to A Leytem officer of CIO Local 185 Franklin Equipment employees received a wage increase after a War Labor Board ruling. The adjustment is credited to close cooperation between company management and the CIO local.
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A. Leytem
CIO
Franklin Equipment
War Labor Board
Clo
Miss Libbie George Dies in New York
Word arrived that Miss Libbie George died in New York City. Her ashes will be shipped to Monticello and a private funeral will be held later in the week. Attendees at a Crusade for Christ mass meeting of the Upper Iowa conference of the Methodist church in Waterloo included Rev G W McMichael and several named congregants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libbie George
New York
New York City
Monticello
Crusade For Christ of the
Upper
Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Grace
Methodist
Waterloo
G.W. McMichael
Wade’ ‘Long
Leigh. Clark
W. T." Clans
L .B . Balster
Charles W. Brashares
Thanksgiving Hymn to Pilgrims and Peace
The text reflects on 1621 Thanksgiving gratitude for bountiful crops after hardship. It ties the holiday to modern hope as the war nears end, urging thanks to God and plans for a brighter tomorrow.
Docketed Cases Set for November Term in Jones County Court
The Jones county court lists new cases on the docket ahead of the November term opening November 27 with Judge M. CG Hamiel presiding. New law actions include De ehoteging a78 a Super Service Oil Co vs E Wink attachments and John Lasack executor vs W E Nordstrom promissory note. Equity filings include Delia Breitbach vs Melvin Breitbach divorce Ralph Smith vs Aleta Smith divorce Bernice Eichhorn et al vs Clair Bramer et al partition Maurice Raymond vs all unknown claimants quieting title Eugene Stingley vs Helen Stingley divorce Barbara Kraus vs James Kraus divorce Marie Potter vs Ben Potter divorce James Buckner et al vs Ellen L Ladd et al quieting title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Court
M. CG. Hamiel
New Law
areDe
Super Service Oil Co
E. Wink
John Lasack
W. E. Nordstrom
New Equity
Delia
Breitbach
Melvin J. Breitbach
Ralph W. Smith
Aleta G. Smith
Bernice E. Eichhorn
Clair Bramer
Maurice F. Raymond
Eugene Stingley
Helen Stingley
Barbara Emma Kraus
James Thomas Kraus
Marie Potter
Ben Potter
James A. Buckner
Ellen L. Ladd
Ace Welding Works Sold to L A Goodyear of Marion
L A Goodyear of Marion buys the Ace Welding Works in Monticello. He plans to move his wife and three children to Monticello when suitable accommodations can be found. Goodyear previously chaired as foreman at Central Steel Tube in Clinton. Former owner Carl F Straub becomes foreman at M W Kellogg in Tennessee. Louise York departs for Minneapolis to spend Thanksgiving with her aunt, Mrs Grace Priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Goodyear
Marion
Ace Welding Works
Monticello
Goodyear
Central Steel Tube Company
Clinton
Carl F. Straub
M. W. Kellogg Company
Tennessee
Louise York
Minneapolis
Mrs
Grace Priest
Scouters Elect New Chairman in Jones District Meeting
The Waubeek area council Jones district elected Moorman Plath as district chairman at Monticello High School. Tom Hamilton named vice chairman. J K Qelahooke retires. The meeting drew 75 attendees and noted a 40 percent membership rise. Captain Redmond and Mrs Redmond welcomed a son Stephen Arthur born in Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Moorman Plath
Jones
Waubeek
Monticello
Boyd Shannon
J. E. Heiserman
Tom Hamilton
J. K. Qelahooke
K. L. Benner
Glenn Jablonski
Morley
Carl Sehneider
Ralph Redmond
Stephen Arthur
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Capt. Redmond
France
Mail Christmas Packages Early In November
Monticello postmaster Dr. Mark F. Hogan urges holiday mail in November with gifts marked do not open until Christmas. He notes strong overseas delivery after public response and warns that transportation and staffing are stretched as 70 million parcels have been sent to the armed services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark F. Hogan
Monticello
Hogan
Armed Services
Post Office Department
Young Farmers Club Organized In Monticello
The Monticello Vocational Agriculture department organized a Young Farmers club at the high school. Officers elected include President Bob Buol and Vice President James Howie. About twenty out-of-school farmers aged 16 to 22 are enrolled with weekly meetings at 8 p.m. Thursdays in the agriculture room.
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Monticello
Young Farmers’ Club
Vocational Agriculture Department
Wim
Wigger
Bob Buel
James Howie
Lecy-Treas
Dick Mardoff
Buol
Recreation and Cats
F.F.A
Tuetken Finishes New Front On Store
William E Tuetken owner of the Lanigan building on First street completes a new tan and black glass front for the store to be occupied after the first of the year by the Watkins company of Anamosa. Carpenters will install shelving and display windows.
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William E.tuetken
Lanigan
First Street
Watkins Company of
Anamosa
Christmas Treat Planned for Santa Day in Monticello
Monticello business men outline plans for a Christmas treat for local youngsters. A gala event is expected next month with 380 evergreen strings on First Street and trees placed on flagpole brackets. Plans to be announced. Express will publish details for all families.
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Monticello
First Street
the Express
Ong
You Cant Take It With You staged by Monti cello juniors
The Monti cello high school junior class staged You Cant Take It With You last Friday in the high school auditorium under Mrs. Bess Greenley. The three act comedy drew a full audience and drew strong performances from Bob Thoeni Elmer McMichael Dick Shelley Irma Schoon and Marvin Himebaugh among others. The cast earned praise for staying in character with strong accents and lively humor. College-like musical interludes and solos complemented the play and the cast presented Mrs. Greenley with a corsage and a $25 war bond from the cast Margaret Matthiessen and others also contributed performances and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Bess Greenley
Bob Thoeni
DePinna
Elmer McMichael
Kolenkhov
Klyner
Dick Shelley
Irma Schoon
Marvin Himebaugh
Anna Antes
Alice Clark
Elfrieda Ortgies
Barbara Walker
David Walker
Jone Smith
Marilee Matthiessen
Dick Sutherland
Mrs. Greenley
George Stimpson Publishes Bible Inquiry Book
George Stimpson of Washington DC, a native of Anamosa and brother of Tom Stimpson, writes a book on the Bible for Harper Brothers. He outlines format and title with aims to answer where Cain’s wife came from and whether Jesus had real siblings, while explaining Bible origins and Catholic Protestant differences. Stimpson has studied for years, consulted about a thousand books, and averaged seven hours daily on the work, his fourth published book forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stimpson
Washington, D. C
Anamosa
Tom Stimpson
Harper Bros
Cain
Jesus
Stimpson
Jones County
Mrs John Benesh Rites Held in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Mrs. John Benesh were conducted at Cedar Park Chapel of Memories Cedar Rapids with many Monticello relatives present. Capt Kenneth Benesh could not attend due to duty in California.
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John Benesh
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Park
Cedar Rapids
Pelock
Monticello
Kenneth Benesh
California
Panthers Open Basketball Season at Cedar Rapids
Monticello launches a new 1944-45 season under Coach John Crimmings with nine practices before Friday’s opener against Roosevelt of Cedar Rapids at Cedar Rapids. A second game follows November 29 in Dubuque against Dubuque Senior High as Monticello builds a largely inexperienced squad featuring Bud Hanken and 30 hopefuls from the practicing group.
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John Crimmings
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt High
Dubuque
Monticello
Bud Hanken
Fd Hemmer
Crimmings
Crimmmings
Dick Thonwell
Bill Corbin
Bud Griffith
LaVern Rickels
George Tobiason
Mark Young
Frank Fitzsimmons
Galen Haven
Ken Kiburz
Elmer McMichael
Ronald Benson
Don Newton
Bob Messerti
Jim Sechusen
Dick Shelley
Clark Shannon
Wd Hemmer
Montini
Roosevelt
C. R
Senior High
Tipton
Manchester
Xavier
Dyersville
Maquoketa
Anamosa
U. High
Wyoming
West Liberty
McKinley
Mt. Vernon
West Branch
Marion
George Hennessey Dies At Cedar Rapids
George Hennessey dies suddenly at his Cedar Rapids home after twenty years near Monticello. Survived by wife six sons one daughter and many relatives including Robert in England Joseph in Waterloo sisters Mrs Bert Tox Cedar Rapids and Mrs George Minnis Monticello. Funeral held Tuesday morning in Cedar Rapids with children present except Robert stationed in England.
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George Minnis
George Hennessey
N.E
Cedar Rapids
Hennessey
Monticello
Robert
England
Pfc
Robert Hennessey
Walter Hennessey
Chicago
Merle Hennessey
John Hennessey
Fort Benning
Michael Hennessey
Los Angeles
Calif
William
Mary Elizabeth
Joseph Hennessey
Waterloo
Bert Tox
Eorge Minnis
Highest Yielding Plot in State Contest
The top yielding 10 acre plot from Jones county was grown by Loui Lorenzen and Sons of Olin. The bluegrass pasture and cattle feed plot dates to 1908 with fall plowing and corn hill spacing 29 inches apart and 2 feet 4 inches between rows. The 56 acre field shows similar quality. Lorenzen's operation has 347 acres of corn and projects a 30,000 bushel yield while feeding about 20 loads of cattle and over 1100 hogs this year. Lois Burrack from Frances Shimer College, Mt Carroll, Ir visited her parents over the weekend.
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Jones County
Loui Lorenzen & Sons
Olin
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Rationing Board
Lions Club Meeting
Union
Tuberculosis Association
F. K. Stimson
Irving Hintz
Iowa City
Scouters
Monticello Express
Saipan
James L. Burns
Theiman
Andrew Knight
Burns
Tuetken
Mrs. Benesh
Panthers
Lois Burrack
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Ll. D. Hurrack
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