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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1944
Page
3
Home painters should choose oil or water base paints based on surfaces and plan. Light colors enlarge rooms while dark tones create intimacy and nurseries benefit from lighter shades. Prepare walls by cleaning washing peeling patches sanding patches and patching cracks before applying oil or water base finishes.
The Jones County Farm Calendar lists events in August hosted by local farm bureaus and 4-H groups. Wyoming Farm Bureau hosts Roy Tompkins on August 15, Neal Hayden on August 18, William Bailey on August 19, and Merle Goarcke with Clay 4-H on August 20.
Jones county Farm Bureau reminds boys girls and women who joined the 1944 reading contest that all book reports must be at the Farm Bureau office by October 1. Mrs Reuel O McColm will forward them to the state office. Results will be announced at the Des Moines state meeting in November. Special recognition will be given to those completing the project.
A wartime domestic feature outlines six stew variants to conserve meat for civilians and armed forces. It provides rich and poor friendly recipes using beef and lamb with onions peppers celery curry and assorted seasonings, plus directions for browning simmering and optional dumplings.
At a county program planning meeting held Wednesday in the Jones county courthouse, state 4-H leader Mrs. Edith Barker outlined food preservation as the 1944-45 club project. Extension nutrition specialist Mrs. Miriam Rogers Williams will lead three training schools. Barker discussed record contests and local club leaders and assistants from multiple towns attended the meeting.
At the September Jones county Farm Bureau board meeting John Hacke of Bernard was approved as director from Washington township. E W Brashaw was listed as single to Ross Baty with a note about land described as section 1 86 3 west, totaling 120 acres.
Feed and care are key to profitable livestock raising but some stock stalls. Big Gain Mineral Stock Food is claimed to revive slow cattle and hog growth, helping them resume rapid, profitable gains. Ask your dealer for Big Gain Mineral Stock Food.
The installment lists recipes for English Meat Pudding with beef kidney and chuck steak, Mexican Chili with ground meat, Chinese Chop Suey using pork shoulder, and Irish Stew with lamb. It gives steps to brown meats, simmer with vegetables, thicken sauces, and serve with rice or pastry.
Jones county Rural Youth hosted the September gathering at Dutch Creek with a wiener roast. Harold Calvert served as president and led the business session. The group reported on county responses to a blood bank clinic and planned Christmas boxes for former members in service.
Three shipments from Dubuque and Jones counties sold at 18.35 per hundredweight for Hereford steers at the Chicago Stock Yards midweek market. Top lots included 21 head at 1166 pounds owned by John Hosch Cascade Iowa 20 head by Chris Reiter Cascade 20 head by Ed Reiter Cascade and 20 head from George Kurt near Monticello Jones County averaging 1255 pounds.
Blue tokens remain valid until September 36 but begin losing value for general shoppers after September 17. Retailers stop giving blue tokens as ration change from Sunday, and tokens must be used in groups of 10. Canned goods removal from rationing reduces token usefulness. Point values for canned items will be set in multiples of 10.
Mrs. Arlo Hawley was knocked unconscious and cut by flying glass when eight cans of tomato soup exploded in her kitchen at Clorinda. She woke under the sink amid tomato juice and shattered windows after the blast.
Conditioned by Lake Fruit was scarce in 1043 in western Michigan because Lake Michigan, owing to the 4 winter which preceded, had little carry-over heat release to the air.
Richland Center notes list Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Wismeier hosting a Sunday dinner for their daughter Mary Ellen on a two week home vacation. Guests included multiple local families and friends such as the Heins Hoffmans Balears and Wismeiers, with visits to Cedar Rapids Independence and Dubuque.
A reunion in Rome brought together Page county veterans from the Italian campaign. Attendees included Robert Richardson and Marshall Dragee of Blanchard, Maj. Harry Carruthers, Lieutenants Harvey Ramsey and Ben Tomlinson of Clarinda, Lieut. Cannon of Shenandoah, and William Elerding of Eldora who at 95 recalled arriving in Pleasant township Hardin county in 1864.
The Farmers Mutual Insurance association directors met in Castle Grove and elected F C Cramer as president to fill the vacancy caused by C A McLaughlin’s death. James Kehoe of Hopkinton became vice president and W D McLaughlin joined the board.
Sand Spring district No 7 opened fall term with Miss Betty Dunlap teaching. District No 4 started with eight pupils under Mary Ann Cramer. A large Forrest Craig sale attracted a crowd. Craig began work at the Sand Spring creamery Sept 1 and the creamery shipped a carload of butter and eggs Tuesday. Numerous local residents visited Forrest Craig residence and other area families hosted guests.
The article explains retaining tire inspection records until new mileage ration forms and the A book arrive. It notes discontinuance of periodic tire inspections last April and that records serve as gas rationing records until the new form is issued. The A book rollout dates: September 22 outside the East Coast and February 9 in 17 East Coast states.
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