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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1942
Page
2
The Jones county district court opens Monday September 28 with Hon. Charles J. Haas presiding. Grand jury called for Sept 28 and petit jury for Oct 5. New cases filed include guardianships, damages, promissory notes, foreclosures, partitions, divorces, and reformation of deeds across multiple parties and banks.
Private Clarence Dono and Mrs Donovan return to Fort Riley Kansas after a 15 day furlough spent in St Louis Missouri with Mrs Donovan s parents at the Mrs Denis Donovan home in Monticello and friends in Castle Grove Clarence is stationed at Camp Funston and will train new arrivals there
Mr. and Mrs. Olin Howie Jr. return to their Ames home Friday with Mrs. G A Bancroft and Mrs. Olin Howie Sr. and son James. Mrs. Howie attends Des Moines schools while Mr. Howie is a senior at Iowa State College.
Mrs Harold Bedell of Cincinnati Ohio is visiting her mother Mrs E J Noble. She plans to stay at least until October 5.
Billy Marsh and George Coxsee, freshmen at Cornell College Mount Vernon, spent the weekend in their respective homes, returning to campus afterward.
Mrs Clark Matthiessen a Waterloo teacher visited her parents Mr and Mrs Paul T Gutknecht for the weekend.
Mrs. Maurice Simmonds the home economics teacher at the local high school spent the weekend visiting relatives in Dubuque.
The Zion Lutheran church parlor in Wayne Center offers a fried chicken and noodle supper on Thursday September 24 with serving at 5 30 pm. Admission 50 cents for adults 25 cents for children. Fine food and excellent service promised.
Wilbur K. Coxsee HA1/c of Indianapolis is spending the week at home on furlough and working as a hospital apprentice in the sick bay at the Naval Armory in Indianapolis.
Mr and Mrs George Donovan of Cedar Falls spent the weekend visiting their daughter Betty Donovan a Latin teacher at Monticello high school.
Dr Wilder of Mayo Clinic notes that even a small B-1 deficiency can cause irritability while long term deficiency may lead to depression exhaustion and feelings of inferiority. Palmer's Walgreens Drug Store advertises vitamin products.
Mrs D M Merrill of Wayne IH spent the latter part of last week in the home of Mr and Mrs Hal stead Carpenter.
Delores Poppe, a University of Iowa student in Iowa City, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs George Poppe. Private Bert Loop, Fortess in Paso Texas, is on a 13 day furlough with his wife in Hopkinton and expects to leave Sunday.
Mrs John Matthiessen entertained her guests Mrs Edward Parker of Des Moines and Mrs Don Allen and Beverly of Davenport during a weekend visit to Oelwein and Fairbank Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Ehrisman and Mrs. Emil Burrichter spent Monday in Lost Nation at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burrichter. Mrs. Ed Burrichter returned home after three weeks with her daughter Mrs. Kenneth Mae Tell and son Donald in Des Moines. Schreiner chapter Order of the Eastern Star to meet Monday evening October 5 at the Masonic Temple. All Eastern Stars welcome.
Miss Martha Dickman and Mrs. Margaret Dickman of Lost Nation are guests this week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Burrichter.
Mrs. Daisy Toben, who had been visiting at the Charles Podhaski home, has returned this week to her residence in California.
Mrs. Anna Himebaugh of Celwein is visiting this week in the homes of Mrs. Fred Matthiessen and John Matthiessen.
Miss Vaughn Thornburgh spent the weekend in Washington Iowa. Mrs Melvin Sands visited her husband at Rosemount Minnesota over several days last week and on Monday and Tuesday.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to support Defense Bonds and Stamps as a life or death defense. It emphasizes buying bonds to fund guns planes and tanks, noting bonds start at 18.75 dollars and stamps at ten cents.
LaVern Lambert a Nevada teacher visited with his parents Mr and Mrs John Lambert. Gladys Skelley of Iowa City spent last weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Jim Skelley.
Mrs. V. O. Victorine and daughter Sheila and Mrs. Thomas Mc Donough and son Michael, Cedar Rapids, visited Friday in the home of Mrs. J. J. Hayes.
Mrs. Ava Main returned last Wednesday from Manchester where she had been visiting relatives.
Private Fred W. Neal of the 179th Infantry at Camp Dennison Mass is enjoying a seven day furlough with his aunt Mrs Minnie Izer amid wartime duties and family visits.
Arthur Came of Prairieburg and his daughter Miss Beulah Came a trained nurse of Chicago visited friends in Monticello last Thursday.
Mr and Mrs D H Cobb and daughters Evelyn and Joanne of Peoria NL spent the weekend with Mrs Cobb's mother Mrs Anna Ambuehl in her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Montgomery and Mr. Ralph Lambert visited in the Ralph Lambert home in Auburn last week. Montgomery and Lambert were naval friends during the last war.
Mr and Mrs James Adams and their sons Dick and Jimmie spent Sunday at Central City. Mrs E C Rickless left for her home in Pacific Grove California Monday after an extended visit with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Walter Ilgen and daughter Mary Ellen of Chicago Heights Illinois were guests Saturday and Sunday in the home of Mrs Illgens father George Wilkens. Mr and Mrs Arnold of Berwyn NL also visited in the Wilkens home Sunday.
Mrs Bonnell and her son Richard spent Sunday visiting relatives in Waterloo.
Mr and Mrs Paul Chapman and children Mr and Mrs Joe Chapman and Mrs John Robertson spent Sunday in the home of Mrs Robert Garien and her family at Onslow.
Mr and Mrs Cliff Ferring of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend in Monticello visiting the couple s parents Mr and Mrs Frank Ferring.
Mr and Mrs George Minnis and daughter Georgia May spent last weekend visiting Miss Helen Minnis who is training to be a nurse at Franklin Boulevard hospital in Chicago.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Schoon of Cedar Rapids with Mrs Mary Schoon and daughter Mary Monti cello visited the Clark DeShaw home in Hopkinton on Sunday. The group then took a trip to McGregor.
Mrs Clyde Elliott and her daughter Katherine of Independence along with Mrs Jack Buchanan of Cedar Rapids were Sunday visitors to Mrs Jack Pelly.
Mr and Mrs Herman Rickels and Mr and Mrs George Mardorf with Miss Anna Mardorf spent last Thursday visiting in Sumner at the home of Rev and Mrs Carl Mardorf.
Miss Mildred Englund spent the weekend with her parents in Muscatine.
Mr and Mrs Henry Meier of Clinton spent the weekend at the home of Mrs John Lalster, the Meiers' mother in law.
Dr and Mrs E Marvin Eckberg of Galva NL announce the birth of a son David Eugene on September 16 Miriam Fairbanks is Mrs Eckberg Dr Eckberg will soon leave Galva for Hot Springs Ark where he will join the U S public health service as assistant surgeon at Hot Springs National Park hospital
Mr and Mrs Harry Maire and son Marvin of Lost Nation visited Sunday in the Jack Maire home marking a family gathering with neighbors and relatives.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Good and daughter of Anamosa visited last week in the George Good home. Paul Connolly a student at Iowa State Teachers college Cedar Falls was a weekend visitor with his parents Mr and Mrs James Connolly.
Stanford Strosahl spent Thursday visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Long. Stan is a student at the Biblical seminary at Swanston, Jil.
Miss Olive White of St. Louis spent several days last week in the home of her grandmother Mrs. Dora Cunningham and other relatives.
Mr and Mrs Carroll Podhaski and daughters Janice and Joan visited Sunday in the home of Mrs Meta Kasper at Anamosa.
Dr and Mrs L J Swift Mr and Mrs Rudy Langer and Mr and Mrs J J Locher attended an inter city Rotary dinner in Cedar Rapids Monday night with nine towns represented beyond Cedar Rapids.
Lillian Byerly 45 died at her Anamosa home after a decade long illness. A former assistant superintendent of nurses at John McDonald hospital Monticello and earlier St. Luke's Davenport, she served as an army nurse in World War I. Funeral services were held Sunday at Loder's chapel with Rev. H. E. Dalrymple. Survived by mother Mrs. W. M. Byerly and eight siblings in Waterloo Monticello Anamosa Dallas Center Algona Cedar Rapids.
The United States and the Netherlands record the highest tobacco use, with each person consuming about two ounces of tobacco weekly. This reflects strong smoking cultures and sustained consumption patterns in both countries.
Citizens urged to buy United States Defense Bonds and Stamps to support national defense. Americans encouraged to invest from banks and post offices, with bonds available for as little as 18.75 dollars, stressing the need to fund military protection.
The Monticello PTA highlights its health project support and asks members to pay 25 cent dues. Dues may be sent by pupils to teachers or paid at the PTA table on September 30 to October 1. Membership committee room representatives are listed by grade.
A citizen in Los Angeles reports a supernatural event where a ghost allegedly stole his wife s affections and Pough experiences defeat at the hands of a shade, portraying a curious local sighting or folklore claim with unclear details.
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