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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1942
Page
2
Women in Jones County may enter a war stamp corsage contest with four seasonal prizes. Rules require 90 cents in stamps per entry, judging by October 15, and state winners announced November 1 with four $50 war bond prizes. Entries may be individual or organizational, and prize designs may be adapted for commercial production.
Township committeemen and two alternates will be elected September 18 at 8 p.m. at listed venues. The county committee will be chosen September 19 at 10 a.m. at the Triple A office in Monticello. Voting is by written ballot with eligibility for those on the 1942 farm program payment applications. A schedule of township meetings is provided with locations.
Mr and Mrs Frank E Stimson spent Sunday and Monday with relatives at Clear Lake They host Miss Fannie Haeberle formerly of Manchester now living in Gallup New Mexico as a house guest
John Monk and his sister of Coffeyville Kansas were guests this past week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Monk. Maynard Kuhns son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kuhns of Legtch Grove left September 1 to enter the United States army.
Local items note Miss Johanna Kehren daughter of Rev F H Kehren teaching in Readlyn public schools. Furloughing Corporal Duane Harford returns to Pine Camp NY by Sept 14. Church events, visits and family news from Monticello Anamosa and nearby towns.
Mrs Dora Ohe and Mrs Minnie Butler attended a dinner picnic in Amber Sunday. The event was hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Schoon to honor Mr and Mrs Herman Ohe and their family.
Des Moines resident Helen Reichart spent last weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Lem Reichart, gathering at their home for a familial visit.
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Accola of Des Moines returned home after spending the weekend with Mrs. Accola's parents Mr. and Mrs. Rudie Winkler.
Weekend visits include Clara Mae Schlimmer and Selma Specht with Harold Schlimmer in the air corps at Scott Field. Robers Hasler returns to March Field after furlough and new son. Robert Wishman enlists in army reserve and opts for Iowa Wesleyan College. Visits span Monticello to Dubuque and Chicago for the army show.
The Office of Price Administration orders merchants to file a statement of ceiling prices by September 1 detailing March 1942 services, highest March prices, pricing methods, allowances, and updates for post March 1942 services. New businesses must file within 20 days. Scrap iron and steel note their weight relevance to battleships and tanks.
The Jones County Sunday School convention meets Friday Sept 11 at Anamosa Congregational Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Morning features include a panel on Our Part in the United Christian Advance a worship service and business session. A noon picnic and a Cec Cedar Rapids minister Dr W Z Henline address in the afternoon along with elections and exhibits.
Scrap rubber collected in the whirlwind drive is being moved to central receiving depots and rubber reclaiming plants at 200 cars per day, about 4000 tons daily. Piles remain in government trust as part of the national stockpile for victory. total scrap collected at filling stations reached 454,155 tons.
Norbert Kuriger returned to University Hospital in Iowa City last Tuesday for removal of the lower lobe of his right lung. He previously underwent June 23 surgery to remove the lower lobe and part of the trachea of the left lung to treat chronic bronchitis.
Red Cross workers warn against sending alarming letters to service members at home or abroad. False illness notices or refusals from loved ones have caused distress and even tragic actions, while most cases involve legitimate support with help for families and travel arrangements during emergencies.
The Red Cross cautions that demoralizing letters from a minority of letter writers can hurt service members as much as enemy fire. Most writers seek personal comfort, but such messages distract troops from family support at home.
The frescoing of St Luke's Catholic church is progressing and expected to finish by September 20. Charles Texley and family of Chicago are visiting the G L Texley residence for several days. Hopkinton public schools enroll 168 students with 54 in high school and the rest in grades. Mrs L P Guthrie leaves for Des Moines for a ten week government vocational training course. Glenn Wolmutt US Navy at Great Lakes IL visits family in town.
Lyman Bort sold his confectionery store at Manchester last week to Ethelwyn Smith beauty operator and Laura Lewis rural teacher. Miss Lewis is known to Monticello people for assisting as a clerk at Long Department Store. Verd ie Richardson and Zella Duncan were dinner guests Sunday at Mrs. Dale Willard's home near Ryan.
An unnamed benefactor sent a letter with a hundred dollar bill to the Scranton Pennsylvania school board. The envelope contained no other items and the sender could not be identified.
A chattel mortgage is a loan secured by the conditional transfer of movable property as security. It involves the borrower offering personal movable goods as collateral to guarantee repayment and gives the lender a claim to those assets if a default occurs.
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