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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1944
Page
4
The piece highlights Wendell Berge’s plea that Americans favor economic order with free private enterprise and resist centralization. It argues the public wants liberty, independence for business, and fears government interference, contrasting American ideals with European methods.
A 1944 Iowa experiment erected 11 hemp plants at $360,000 each to urge farmers to swap corn land for hemp for the war effort. Now Defense Plant Corporation offers the plants for sale as processing delays slow hemp to the war zone. In Grundy County 4,000 acres will return to corn and soybeans.
An article argues dairy farming will create hundreds of postwar jobs and bolster the economy. It suggests veterans like GI Joe should pivot to agriculture to support a thriving dairy industry.
Recounted excerpts from Seaver R. McKown Bennett Cerf on stage and social icons. LaGuardia confronts a bread thief in court and Fidelio-like generosity is shown by the mayor. Jane Addams stalls a memory by misnaming a friend, revealing witty social misfires.
Editors from Council Bluffs to Sigourney weigh postwar spending, presidential term opinions, and farming shifts. They note price impacts on buys, city versus farm voting power, and farming’s rise as big business with returning soldiers entering stable work.
The Iowa Poll finds 41 percent of a representative cross section expect to buy home furniture after the war. Buyers plan rugs carpets radios and living room dining room and bedroom furniture, with cash savings and income affecting payment plans and shopping locations.
Polls show 70 percent would pay cash from savings for furnishings while 23 percent plan payments. A minority would wait after wartime unemployment data, with results varying by city town farm and economic group. An unrelated note reports a hormone enabling a barren cow to begin milk production per Dr. Ralph Reece.
The flightless dodo of Mauritius vanished before 1700, about a century after its discovery, as three or four birds fed an entire ship's crew.
Obituaries report H B Bohtken and Fred C Reeve among local deaths and a 35th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Herman Hanken. Marriage of Veronica Demmer and Leo Hughes. Miss Anastacia Murray dies. planning and sales noted. Football season recap cites Monticello high success with 349 plays and 2386 yards, Captain Swede Matthiessen 1818 rushing yards. Local events include sales openings, college students home for Thanksgiving, and a farm stock auction.
A blue goose, a rare find in this region, was shot by Walter Wright near National. The nine pound bird had a 58 inch wing span and was among about 50 seen feeding in a cornfield.
Irma Schoon recalls opening night nerves for the senior play You Cant Take It With You. The cast faced fear before the audience laughed and applauded as the first big production ended after five weeks of hard work under coach Mrs Greenley.
Monti High looks strong for the season with one returning letterman Bud Hanken and several players who showed promise last year. Newcomers Rick and Ken will compete for starting roles among 25 to 30 hopefuls, with the first home game against Tipa on December 8.
Several senior class members voice views on organizing a Student Body Council at Monti High. They argue cooperation from students is essential for success and responsibility to rest with students rather than teachers.
Students are urged to save 10 percent of allowances for war stamps. The school hosts stamp booths in the main hall to raise class quotas with each grade contributing amounts such as the 6th grade 90.78 dollars and 11th grade 252.55 dollars.
An editorial urges students to reduce absenteeism and compare it to war effort importance. It emphasizes collective responsibility to attend school, learn, and support democratic reorganizing, urging cooperation to curb unnecessary absences and protect education.
Monti’s football season closed with a special assembly awarding letters to fifteen squad members. Captain Dick Bonwell and captain-elect Ken Kiburz received letters, while Art Jurgensen earned a manager’s letter. War bonds and stamps were given to junior class participants in the magazine sale, with certificates of achievement for top sellers Jo Ann Schneider Carol Caspers and Louise York.
Monti's Triem held a Tuesday meeting in the mathematics room with 29 members present. Alice Clark led the session and committees formed for a December party with entertainment head Susan Stuhler, Lois Guyan, and Elmer McMichael. food coordinators Margaret Zimmerman, Paul Sechusen, and Donna McCurdy.
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