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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1934
Page
3
Members of the Jones County Farm Bureau and local farmers discuss emergency feeding plans and the construction of temporary silos. An Extension Service leaflet from Iowa State College explains silo construction and is available at the Farm Bureau office.
Jones county wheat production control association completed compliance forms and forwarded them to Washington. The second payment to cooperating wheat farmers will arrive soon at a rate nine cents per bushel less local costs. Extension of maturity dates for government corn loan borrowers from August 1 to September 1 was announced with rules on settlement, partial payments, and corn releases under commodity credit corporation and agricultural adjustment administration oversight.
Six Dairy Calf 4-H club members from Jones county were chosen to form a judging squad for the dairy cattle contest. From them, four will be selected to represent Jones county at the state contest during the Dairy Cattle Congress. Ernest Wright assisted at the field day on July 17 with calf blankets hoof trimming and showmanship. About 35 boys plan to exhibit around 50 heifers at the county fair in August.
The finals occur August 2 and 3 in Anamosa for the Jones county health contest. The top scoring member from each local club advances to state fair selection with age limits of 15-21 for girls and 14-20 for boys. Winners receive expenses paid to the Iowa 4-H health championship at the state fair.
Donald Kirkpatrick of the American Farm Bureau Federation prepares a partial digest of the bill. The text notes an added subsection to section 76 of the Bankruptcy Act, with section 75 enacted in March 1933 covering agricultural compositions and extensions, and section 76 allowing a farmer to file for insolvency or inability to meet debt obligations.
Cascade Owen McCarthy farmer of Dubuque county died at his Garry Owen home after two years illness He was born February 28 1872 in Garry Owen and never married Surviving brothers William and Patrick and sister Mrs John Lawler of Dubuque Funeral at St Patrick s church Garry Owen with burial in St Patrick s cemetery Miss Lucille Donahue former Cascade resident died at Mercy hospital Dubuque Funeral at St John s church Independence burial in St John s cemetery Independence She was born at Cascade about 30 years ago and later trained as a nurse in Waverly Her family includes her mother Mrs Nellie Donahue and sister Sister Mary Pauline Mercy Hospital Dubuque Medical notes Miss Donahue s father Dr Donahue practiced in Cascade in 1900 Mrs Thomas E Keaveny and Misses Marge Lane and Imelda Devaney began a vacation trip to Chicago and Milwaukee for the World s Fair.
A long list of visitors and residents recounts gatherings across Cedar Rapids Monticello Anamosa Central City Prairieburg Waubeek and Ryan. Notable mentions include John Bohren a local resident who died suddenly near Ryan and funeral services held at the Lutheran church in Ryan.
Numerous social items from Cascade and surrounding towns include visits by Mrs. E J Kean and the Finn sisters, Chicago guests Urban Faber and family, Dubuque and Des Moines trip details, and a birth announcement for Evelyn and Edward Greene. Mrs Eldon Conlin dies in Dubuque, Lauretta Supple notes, and funeral services held at St Peters Temple Hill.
The Scotch Grove Presbyterian church will not hold services or Sunday school during August. Miss Emma Hughes returned to Chicago after a two week vacation with her parents G. J. Hughes. Miss Lucila Oltman also returned to training in Chicago. Lloyd Smith of near Keokuk visits Forest Craig home. August Schrader and family plus H. J. Dirks were Clinton visitors last week. Howard son of Hawick Minnesota visits W. B. Clark and F. D. Sutherland homes as they plan more relatives in Center.
Prairieburg residents welcomed relatives and friends amid several local visits. The Dolan family hosted at Backbone Park with CCC member Joseph Dolan while Cedar Rapids travelers Roy Walmutt and Raymond Drexler faced a truck breakdown delaying a portable mill. Nearby, John Walker family visited Central City and Paul Lauser hosted Edith in Manchester with Prairieburg gatherings continuing through the week.
Funeral services for Esther Smith 92 Hopkinton oldest resident were held Friday July 27 at the Buck Creek Methodist church with Rev H E Morrow officiating. She was born October 24 1841 in Illinois married John Smith October 24 1859 and died July 26 at home survived by four sons and a daughter. Burial at Buck Creek Cemetery. A second wedding notice announced Eliza Wilson daughter of Buck Creek residents married Howard Pruesner in Galena Illinois with plans for residence in Guideton.
A long list of social visits, school and band news, and local events in Hopkinton. Guests include Leo J Sullivan family, Nellie Campbell’s election to fill a vacancy, Buck Creek fair anniversary, and numerous relatives and friends visiting from Osing, Anamosa, Monticello and Chicago. Bulletproof bank fixtures noted at the Citizens' State Bank.
Center Junction Madison's Merry Maids 4-H girls met Friday afternoon at the Courtney home. The program included roll call and talks on grooming, hose care, wardrobe, silk washing, and wardrobe upkeep, with Ruthmite Stingley noted for a project. plans began for a Farm Bureau meeting.
Robert Quillen notes government indifference as debt grows and citizens give up. Atchison Globe cites a crowd scattering trio a bomb passing the hat and an angry woman.
In poem form H I Phillips from Chicago News describes a speaker unhappy with home comfort and craving a cooler, quieter escape. The narrator envisions seaside bungalow or lakeside cottage, seeks change and rest from clammy smells and urban view.
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