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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1939

Page

3

Jones County Farm Bureau Plans April Home Project Day

The Jones County Farm Bureau met in Anamosa to finalize plans for the county home project achievement day set for Friday April 28 at the Congregational church. Speaker and judge will be Mrs Sarah Porter Ellis state head of women’s home project work with a style show highlighting winter study. The full program will be announced next week.

Sam Ellison Martelle County Home Project County Home Project Committee Anamosa Congregational Church Ellison Sarah Porter Ellis Women’s Home Project

Jones C T A Reorganizes Leaders For Two Jones Associations

Alvin Byerly of Anamosa is re elected president of the South Jones Cow Testing association and George Balster of Monticello is elected president of the North Jones Cow Testing association. New officers include Vincent vice president Finn secretary treasurer Streeter Walderbach in the South and Hayden vice president Aller secretary treasurer Bloover Smith in the North. Both groups begin their year May 1 with limited herd entries open on a first come basis. testers are Dale Mayberry for North and Dale Wicks for South.

Alvin Byerly Anamosa South Jones Cow Testing Association George Balster Monticello North Jones Cow Testing Association South Jones Association William Vincent Lee Finn Jake Streeter William Walderbach North Jones Association Neal Hayden Francis Aller John Bloover John H North Association Dale Wicks South Association

4-H Leaders Schedule Third Training School

The final 4-H Girls leaders training school will be held in the county courthouse community room on Wednesday April 19. The lesson covers baking cakes and cookies with judging of whole wheat bread and cottage cheese. Miss Nelle Thompson from Iowa State College and Miss Eloise Kuhns will lead.

Court House Nelle Thompson Iowa State College Eloise Kuhns

North Jones C T A March Milk Test Report

North Jones C T A reports 420 cows tested in March with 337,183 pounds of milk and 1,293 pounds of butterfat. The association average was 803 pounds milk and 30.8 pounds butterfat. Shomont Dairy led with 32 registered Holsteins at 1,439 pounds milk and 48.3 pounds butterfat on three milkings. Dale R. Mayberry, tester.

Association Shomont Dairy J. E. Ahlrichs Matt Muller Dale R. Mayberry

Cessna to Discuss Frozen Locker Foods

Miss Ruth Cessna Iowa State College extension nutritionist will lecture at the Anamosa courthouse April 25 at 8 p m on preserving fresh food by freezing. She will outline year round locker storage planning and updates in methods as five Jones county refrigerated locker systems operate in Anamosa Monticello Center Junction Oxford Junction and Wyoming.

Jones County Ruth Cessna Iowa State College Cessna Anamosa Monticello Center Junction Oxford Junction Wyoming

Legislature bill favored bootleggers by liquor tax plan

The Davenport Democrat argues the proposed 10 percent liquor sales tax, sponsored by lawmakers it calls Supposedly intelligent men, benefits bootleggers as higher liquor prices in state stores expand bootlegging opportunities.

Davenport

Reasonable Doubt and Advertisers Pivot in Hard Times

A Washington Post snippet notes moral tension in wartime or crisis aims. Advertisers seek quick sales with want ads promising fast results as public interest cools. The piece hints at cost versus value for readers and sellers in a tense market.

Easter News From Cascade Area Obituaries And Engagements

Cascade and nearby towns report Easter visits by many families including the Baldwins Leggetts and McNallys. Engagement announced for Irena Faye Leggett to Herbert Schrader of Chicago with Davenport wedding planned. Death occurs in West Cascade of Nickolas Sauser with funeral at St Mary's Cascade.

Easter greetings and community notes from Castle Grove area

Miss Mary McLaughlin a Coe college student in Cedar Rapids spent Easter at her parents home. Mildred Warner of Monticello visited her sister Mrs Lyle Hosford last week. Rev James Hodgson of Coe College Cedar Rapids led Easter sermon at Pennechapel. Mrs Henry Ortgies hosted the ladies aid at an all day meeting. Clarence Eberhart visited Cedar Rapids Saturday. Ethel Leytem Ruth and Vernon Wirtner guests of Mrs Lyle Hosford. Many farmers sow oats but freezing weather halted seeding. some begin this week. Frank McDonough of Monticello visited Ernest McDonough. The Davenport Times defends CCC as a peaceful civilian program and opposes military training.

H. C. Baldwin C. D. Baldwin Cascade A. L. Appleby Dubuque Des Moines Joseph Hayes P. J. McMullen Cletus Baum Pat Clark Loras College Edwin Bisenius State University of Iowa J. J. Bisenius Clarence Smith Hopkinton Ed Gongaware Preston Minn L. J. Wright New Orleans T. J. Lane Wright San Francisco Robert D. Lane Fannie Leggett Irena Faye Herbert C. Schrader E. Schrader Chicago Davenport Miss Leggett Fern Mercy Hospital Mr. Schrader Kalamazoo Rosalyn McNally Clarke College Thomas McNally Muriel Barrett Waterloo High School L. F. Barrett Art Dehner West Cascade Imelda Devaney J. H. Devaney Mary McLaughlin Coe College Cedar Rapids W. D. McLaughlin Mildred Warner Monticello Lyle Hosford Loras Kehoe Union Township James Hodgson Pennechapel Henry Ortgies Ladies’ Aid Society Clarence Eberhart Ethel Leytem Ruth Vernon Wirtner Harvey Heiken Anamosa Frank McDonough Ernest

Obstacles to Reducing Taxes Cited by Lawmakers

The state legislature and administration face difficulty cutting taxes due to many worthy expenditure needs. Officials fear reducing spending may harm public services or block funding for important projects.

Webster City Freeman-Journal

Express Bird Coloring Contest urged for booklet submittal

The notice invites students to submit coloring booklets to The Express by June 1 with the top booklet winning a bird book for the school. The piece also describes the Yellow Billed Cuckoo including nesting, eggs, and its value to foresters due to diet of hairy caterpillars.

Express Prise

Easter honors and community news in Scotch Grove

Easter Sunday at the Presbyterian church honors Mrs. D O Sinclair Mrs M M Sinclair and Miss Esther Sinclair for long service as pianists. Laura Sunbeam band hosts an Easter program and new song books debuted. Also reports weddings illness and local social events including a 47th wedding anniversary and a broken arm incident.

Donald Sinclair M. M. Sinclair Esther Sinclair Presbyterian Church D. O. Sinclair W. B. Clark Sunbeam Mission Alice May Clark Margie Kathleen Paulsen Joan Kay Inver Moats Guttenberg Peter Letze Scotch Grove T. E. Stanton Center Junction Letze Cedar Rapids Abram A. Alyea Stanton Home Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Clifton A. Abbott Donald O. Sinclair Abbott Montana Ruth Clark Sunbeam Mission Band

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Jones County Farm Bureau North Jones C.T.A Washington Post Sin Nickolas Sauser George John Lauser St. Mary’s School Hilarius Sauser Walthill Neb Paul Leo Pettinger Joseph Garrity John A. Sauser Mary Klein Michael Sauser Josephine Sauser St. Mary’s Church J. B. Albers St. Mary’s Cemetery H. N. Ginter W.O A. Drummond Smith James Davis Charles Oeschger Jake Guidinger Henry Beach Anton Knepper Castle Grove M Boster CCC Dlies Ellis A. Hicks John Otten Eek Wilma Kuhns Arend Jaber James Otten Lcotch Grove L. J. Hughes Clifton Abbott Edna Reuter John Stahlberg Carl Zimmerman Iola Polkerts Lois Tobiason Broom Reuter Mr. Stahlberg Abe J. Hughes Rockies Bernard Casa Were Onslow Punch Clark May Himebaugh Naylor Marvin Lacock Beryl Richardson Rex Brady Mount Vernon William Carson Herbert Carson John Stahlberg Sr John Lacock John Stahlberg Jr K.C. Hall St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Zimmerman’s Hall John Reuter Stahlberg Harm J. Dirks Thomas E. McNamara McNamara Fred Graham Vaneta Hughes Roa Rene Gamble’s Pittsburgh Seuuiale Quart McNeill Hardware Iowa Nature Jones County Produce Co Arend Balster’s Stores Rinso Regular Woodbury’s Fasco BIG Smith Lluix Soar Chevrolet F.C. Cramer Albert Hutton Electrical Service 10WA Farmers Implement Company John Deere E. F. Hofer Chevrolet Wa Lt Pee Tae Fisher Visibilty General Motors
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