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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1934

Page

2

Jones County Farm Bureau schedules events and dairy results

The Jones County Farm Bureau announces the final home management lesson led by Miss Harriey Cookingham on sanitation and safety, an April 30 Achievement Day at Anamosa, and a field day with plow adjustment demonstrations on April 26 and 27 led by Harry Linn and Byron Virtue. Dairy herd records highlight high butterfat and milk yields, with Men’s Reformatory Holsteins leading at 110.1 pounds butterfat in 30 days. The Anamosa contest association votes to reorganize and plans CTA dairy contest participation, with new director slate and rate setting forthcoming.

Harriey Cookingham Ames Anamosa Farm Bureau Harry Linn Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Associations Byron Virtue Iowa State College Linn Jones County Monroe Walderback J. E. Johnson Men's Reformatory Prentice & Streeper Henry J. Wehling Tom Shover Chris Petersen Anamosa Con Testing Association William Vincent William McGovern J. M. Byerly Henry Wehling Lee Finn CTA Dairy Husbandry Extension Service Board of Delbert Mayberry

Extension of Farm Warehoused Corn Loans Through May First

The Commodity Credit Corporation extended the farmers loan program for warehoused corn at 45 cents a bushel to May 1 1934. The extension adds Nebraska Kansas Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio Missouri Colorado South Dakota Minnesota and speeds continuation of loan privileges amid warehousing delays. Total loan value is about 112 million dollars covering 260 million bushels representing roughly 10 percent of the U.S. crop with Iowa leading at 54 million and Illinois at 25 million.

Commodity Credit Corporation Nebraska Kansas Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio Missouri Colorado South Dakota Minnesota United States

Government Purchases Stabilize Hog Market Amid Tax Moves

Hog producers have benefited from government buying that steadied prices when drops were forecast. Recent relief pork purchases again supported prices, aided by a processing tax raise. These actions tempered potential adverse effects and the removal of last year’s spring and summer pigs helped the market in winter.

Sweet Clover Seeding Permitted by Contract Terms

New seeding of sweet clover may be made on acres retired from corn production under the corn hog contract signed by about 95 percent of eligible growers. The agreement allows planting as part of the retirement program.

Seedings and farm loans pace Iowa farm program notes

The article outlines seeding rules for sweet clover under the AAA contracts with Dec 1 1934 release and confirms new seedings are allowed for future use. It also covers emergency crop seed loans from the Farm Bureau offering $25 to $250 with a 5 percent rate, secured by a lien on 1934 crops, plus tenant landlord waivers, and notes due in September. A 4 H club leaders training session at Monticello Public Library on April 6 lists participants and roles.

Iowa AAA Monticello Esther Pond Ames Farm Bureau

Funeral Rites Held for Arthur H. Reed in Hopkinton

Arthur H. Reed 74 died at his daughter’s Des Moines home last Friday. Funeral Sunday at the Hopkinton Methodist Church with Rev. A B Soule officiating and burial in Hopkinton cemetery. He left five children seven grandchildren and several siblings. Reed lived in Hopkinton most of his life after farming in Nebraska, with ties to Des Moines and Iowa City families joining the service. He is remembered as a kindly neighbor and active church member.

Methodist Arthur H. Reed Leon Moon Des Moines A. B. Soule Hopkinton Arthur Henry Reed William M Adelma L. Reed Carrie Len Methodist Church Marilu Billy Moon Bob Dorothy Reed Kathleen Marjorie Helen Adelma Reed Iowa City Nellie Wheeless Clifford Frank Will California Reed Glenn E Reed Claude E. Reed Sidney B. Lowe Lowe Delaware County Union Township Minneapolis Minn Ross E Oskaloosa Edna St. Louis Earl Harlan Mills Rochester Charles Shaffer Central City Luther Long Coggan S. P. Thorpe Horatio Merrill R. Tesar Clark Mason Manchester Charles Thorpe Muriel Reed Louis Sloan A. H. Reed John Karns Oxford Junction A. J. Miller C. S. Morton Miss Willard G. G. Brown

Buffalo calves delight children at Greeley pasture

Local youngsters gathered Sunday to view the Singmaster herd in a pasture near Greeley. The three calves are the last of Keatr's Singmaster herd. Several residents and visitors, including Mrs. J. E. Littlefield and Mrs. I. T. Wilson, were connected with a string of social calls and community events across Hopkinton and nearby towns.

Thieves Break Into Prairieburg Church Votive Stands

Thieves tried to rob St. Joseph’s church in Prairieburg last Tuesday night using a pole to force entry through a side door. They dismantled the candle stand housing coins, but the coins were removed by Father S J Kucera before they could steal them. Only broken locks remained as damage.

St. Joseph's Church Prairieburg S. J. Kucera Elliott Lauser Cedar Rapids Dwain Manchester Loraine Kinley Coggon Beulah Roy Wilmott O. A. DeLancey Jim Wilmott Frank Wilmott Waubeek Ed Burlingham Central City Vern Himes Phil Degen Waterloo Dr. van Bessen A. J. Beranek Lou Himers Beranek Mr. Beranek Boulder Township Linn County Auditor Paul Lauser Edith John Wells Kenneth Sanders Ray Jordan John Walker Dave Powers Powers R. J. Henderson Troy Mills I. G. Truesdell Linn County Wes Suchomel Frank A. Kula Rachel Keegan Ryan Ann Henderson John McNamara William Broz Walford Town City Morse Holub CCC The Palisades Raymond Drexler Milo Kaliban Joe Reyhons Solon Wilma Kula George Filla Davenport Miss Kula Joseph Dolan Maurice MecCauly the Palisades Joe John Dolan Mary Mary Dolan H. F. Dolan Anamosa Gloria Joan F. X Dr. Dolan Donald Dolan Ladies of the Altar Society Mesdames Hannah Henderson Gertrude Walker Anna Kaliban Betty Drexler Regena Patnode Anna Kula Nelly Lawrence Sarah Dolan Clara Came Josie Brennen

Local Presbyterian Aid Meeting Includes March Lessons

About twenty attended the Presbyterian aid society gathering at Mrs. M. M. Sinclair home. Miss Cookingham presented two Ames extension lessons on A Comfortable Bed and A 1934 Kitchen. Refreshments followed.

Presbyterian Aid Society M. M. Sinclair Wilma Moats Hopkinton D. D. Clark Kansas City Women's Community Club Emma Zirkelbach Franc Kiburz Gertrude Moats Blanche Sutherland Trene Schrader Fannie Henrichs Ella Clark J. C. Balster George Monk Ed Stadtmueller Ernest Heiken Ramona Robert Balster Mary Balster Arend Balster Leslie Herman Folkerts Anamosa Roy Deliie Henry Hedden Lestus Kuhns Charles Henrichs Velma Lois Tobiason W. B. Henrichs June Eby Richard Alice Mae Clark Mary Anne Mabel Otten John Ida Louise Brokens Donald Melvin Husman Lawrence Kray Virginia Wright Harold Eby Henry Brokens Emma Behnken Velda Rickels Henry Rickels W. B. Clark Esther Sinclair Constance Naylor Monticello Miss Pond

Local News Briefs From Maquoketa And Monticello

Onslow Clifford Schallfeldt Max Davis Earl Mayberry and Clayton Garnett have joined the CCC camp and are stationed in Maquoketa. Marvin Null underwent an appendectomy at John McDonald hospital in Monticello and is recovering well. Peggy Ann Hamilton is ill with ear trouble. Mrs Maggie Kerr visits her daughter Mrs Irma Hartman in Arlington. Vera Paul travels to Iowa City for a week of study. Mrs 8S G Hutton and Vera Paul attend the D A R meet.

Clifford Schallfeldt Max Davis Earl Mayberry Clayton Garnett CCC Maquoketa Marvin Null John McDonald Hospital Monticello Peggy Ann al Hamilton Maggie Kerr Irma Hartman Arlington Vera Paul Iowa City

Anamosa Social News and Local Marriages

In Anamosa and nearby towns residents attend family visits church events and social gatherings. A church meeting and premeal supper are planned with Rev Provan leading worship. Russell Chapman and Harriet Marshall wed at Antioch Church with guests from Onslow Wyoming and Cedar Rapids. An Altrurian club guest night features a one act play and musical numbers.

Ing James Remley Anamosa Ray Chaplin Clara Chaplin Onslow Howard Willison Maquoketa Eleanor Shaw Iowa City Lenora Seebach Dysart Ernest Carpenter Clinton Roy Beck Familly Mount Vernon John Klima Provan John Burlingham Russell Chapman Harriet Marshall Wyoming Antioch Church George Paulsen Cedar Rapids Bernadine Smith Glatha Willison Lou Barnes Leonard McKinstry John Kennedy The Odd Fellows

Monticello lodge tests candidates Monday evening

Miss Mabel Streeper teaches near Anamosa and the Freiberg area history notes reveal its shifting national affiliations. London basement dwellings provide homes for around 30 000 residents.

Lodge of Monticello Mabel Streeper Anamosa London

The Femur the Longest Bone in the Human Body

The femur or thigh bone is the longest and largest bone in the human body. It supports body weight and enables leg movement through its ball and socket hip joint and knee joint design.

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Jones County Farm Bureau Anamosa Cta Sam Ellison Ray Embree Ed Steele William McLaughlin W. E. Hay Paul Smith Ruth Broderson William Balsiger William Reese J. W. Streeter Catherine Jo Peet Althea Shumaker Ione Koppenhaver Greeley Keatr J. E. Littlefield Dubuque Iast Doris Gertrude Beuter Florence Kohlmeier Beuter Cedar ‘Rapids Dr. Brown Delbert Stingley Olin Ethel Morton J. R. Kirkwood Gale River Eloise Sutherland Joyce Preston Catherine Thompson Merritt Campbell Rock Island Miss Neble Independence I. T. Wilson A. B. Grimes J. B. Hucker W. H. Kimball Bemidji Clio Club Coe College Margaret Demaree Eleanor Marolf Alice Mae Ottilie Dorothy Dreibelbis Paul Crouse Lenox Dundee Ted Patnode Harry Caine Jennie Crosby H. D. Conklin Harry Alspaugh Animosa Jack Aldrich George Knott Frank Eller Herman Enabait Mr. Day Wesley Amos Vincent Simmons Matt Woodward Leo Lala Center Point Scotch Grove Mid-Continent Petroleum Corpor Ireland Bros Freiberg Black Forest Austria France Italy Sweden Germany Czecho-Slovakia America Morton Bell System Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Nort Dakota America Telephone and Telegraph Company Beli Your Telephone Natiot Resources Northwestern Bell Telephone COMPA
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