Oxford Jct and Area Civic Meetings and Changes
Oxford Jct community notes a Lutheran Women meeting with Mrs John Rathman presiding and cards planned at St Isabelles Circle for May 6. Residents relocate within town. Larry Morris works in Tucson. several confirmations and baptisms recorded at local churches. many visits and gatherings noted among Oxford Jct Oxford Mills and Davenport residents.
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Oxford Jct
United Lutheran Church
John Rathman
Vern Carson
Louis Hayden
Robert Nowachek
Leonard Clapp
St. Isabelle’s Circle of
Sacred Heart Church
Wallace Workman
Charles Crane
Mel John
Joe Turkal
Larry Morris
Buck Creek couple to mark 59th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs B A Smith of Muscatine celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary on Sunday April 22 with Fanny Bacon and B A Smith listed as observers amid a family note from Buck Creek.
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Buck Creek
B. A. Smith
Muscatine
Fanny Bacon
Farm Owned by Cook Family for 107 Years
George W. Smith identified Mystery Farm No. 100 as Carlton H. Olmstead farm 4.5 miles north of Hopkinton. The 172 acre Olmstead farm, owned by Mrs. Nettie Cook of Hopkinton, has been in the Cook family for 107 years. Cultivated land totals 100 acres with 43 acres corn, 22 oats, 75 hay. Olmstead dairy herd includes Guernsey cattle, 10 brood sows, several hogs, six registered Angus, 18 ewes with 20 lambs, 200 chickens and 200 pullets. The Olmstead children are Larry 15, Carol 12, Julie 10, Mary 3, Carlton John 6 months.
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Olmsteads
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Julie
Mary
Carlton John
Jackson Farm Bureau Meeting Friday Night
The April Jackson township Farm Bureau meets at 8 p.m. Friday April 27 at Anti och church. Ed Myer and Herman Jauch of Davenport, wildlife photographers, will show pictures. Committee in charge includes Alvin Byerly and Paul Shover. Members are asked to bring cookies or sandwiches.
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Jackson Township
Holstein Cows Set Production Records in Area
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America announces official production records for registered cows. Cloverbrook Posch Regal Joyce 4133175 yielded 18 887 lbs milk and 715 lbs butterfat in 343 days, while Cloverbrook La Flossy 4520412 produced 16 306 lbs milk and 628 lbs butterfat in 327 days. Both cows are owned by Jay Slater, Cloverbrook Farm, Olin.
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Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Cloverbrook
Smith Family News From Buck Creek to Muscatine
The article notes the Smiths were married in Delhi on April 22 1903 and are parents to three sons Freeman Buck Creek Dean New Boston Ill Howard Muscatine and a daughter Marie Morrow Wilmington Del They have 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren The family farmed in Buck Creek Mt Vernon and later Muscatine Mrs Gordon Smith hosts South circle April 26 with a date change due to Holy Week Attendees included Ray Billings Herman Dolley Mrs Dolley and numerous local residents with various social and church engagements reported through the week
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Marie) Morrow
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South Circle
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Herman Dolley
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Ben Keith
Fritz Kromminga
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Ezra Aldrich
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Dyersville
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Earlville
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Tips on Soil Insecticide Use in Jones County Corn
Iowa State entomologist Harold Gunderson and county extension director Joe E. Legg discuss soil insecticide options for corn in Jones County. They compare aldrin or heptachlor broadcast and planter furrow applications for first year versus second year or continuous corn, noting effectiveness and need for repeat applications.
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Jones County
Joe E. Legg
Iowa State University
Harold Gunderson
Gunderson
Herron and McMahon Wed in Chicago
Miss Ann Herron and Mr. Frank McMahon were married Saturday in Chicago. They visited Cedar Rapids with the bride’s relatives Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wachter. Other Cedar Rapids guests included Wednesday visitors in the Elmer Tiede home.
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Elmer Tiedeman
Cedar Rapids
Ann Herron
Frank McMahon
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Eugene Wachter
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Insecticide Use Guideline For Upcoming Planting Season
Farmers are advised to apply 1/2 pound per acre of aldrin or heptachlor for corn pests and to reapply yearly. Ensure planter attachments are calibrated to apply accurate amounts. Calibration can be done in shop or field with dealer assistance.
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