Hopkinton American Legion to Host V J Day Celebration
Hopkinton, August 14 and 15, the Hopkinton Post of the American Legion will hold its annual V J Day celebration. The item also notes a sequence of social events including miscellaneous showers and visits by residents, with names and places such as Miss Aloha Musmann and Mrs. N. W. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton American Legion
Mesdames Hyla Crow
Hollyce Loop
Edna Beitz
Erin Hart
Betty Smith
Building Boom Feeds Monticello Growth Surge
A recent survey shows sharp growth in Monticello and surrounding areas with foundations laid for new homes in the Chestnut street south end addition. Homes vary in design from two story to bungalow while commercial building rises with the Franklin Company Industrious Farmer Lambert and Hargrave plants expanding. Rural areas also show activity with new machine sheds barns and remodeled farm homes. Building material shortages and volatile prices hinder progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lumber .Com‘panies
Eclipse and
Farmers Lumber and Supply
Prull and Owen
Langworthy
Chestnut Street
Franklin Company
Farmer Company
Lambert
Hargrave Cleaning Plant
Hargrave
One Lumber Company
Jones County DHIA Report June Dairy Herd Figures
The Jones county DHIA reports for June show 461 cows in milk 48 dry and 509 tested. Average production per cow was 859 pounds of milk and 32.8 pounds of butterfat. Top ten cows listed include owner first name and dairy details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Kelly & Hasselbusch
Clarence
Top June dairy herds list in Monticello and nearby
The record shows the ten high dairy herds for June led by Muller Bros Monticello with 16 cows and 47.2 pounds of milk per cow. Other top herds include Robert W. Peet Martelle with 14 cows and 43.7 pounds, J E Ahlrichs Monticello with 16 Jersey cows at 39.0 pounds, and George Slater & Son Olin with 25 Holsteins at 39.0 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Bros
Monticello
Robert
W. Peet
Martello
Claudia
Jersey
Muller Bros
Morticello
Boots
Sis
Kelly & Hasselbusch
Clarence
Robert W. Peet
Martelle
Guernsey
Storing Apples In Paper Or Leaves To Avoid Odors
Advice on wrapping apples in paper or packing them in leaves to prevent absorption of odors from vegetables kept in the same cellar.
Rural School Population and Rat Consumption Note
Rural schools educate roughly half the student body in small communities. A large rat can eat quantities comparable to several growing chicks, illustrating rural area challenges in pest and wildlife management.
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Aloha Mussmann
E. W. Johnson
Fred Zimmerman Jr
Archie Beitz
Harvey Bacon
Donald Saathoff
Zimmerman
Ryan
Doris Wilson
Paul Gienapp Jr
Sarah McConnell
Helen Mackintosh
Alexandria
McConnell
Minnie Mackintosh
Louis Donahue
Orlando
Florida
Earl Dunlap
Donahue
Albert Donahue
Charles Reggentine
Nissan
Minn
Harry Reggentine
Cedar Rapids
Point Barrows
Gull Lake
Dale Moore
Bert Moore
Bob” Drumbarger
University Hospital
Iowa City
D. H. Johnston
Des Moines
Alice Johnston
Johnston
I. T. Wilson
Hopkinton
Forgan
Saskatchewan
Canada
Duane
Chicago
Paul
Minneapolis
T. L. Waring
Margaret
Thomas
Judy
Memphis
Tenn
B.a.moore
Joe Todd
Sebaska
Will Flannagan
E. Main Hucker
S. C. Keith
Beyo
Davidson
West Main
Standard Oil
Walt Davidson
Anamosa
Frank Martin
Ous
Jones County
DHIA
Manternach & Bertling
Warty
Kelly & W Hasselbusch
Little Fraseur
Irvin Kintzle
Hyland Springs Farm
Center Junction
Blackie
Bud Bros
Jerry’s Lena
Balster & Balster
Clarence Wolfe
Cascade
Matt E. Muller
The
Iowa
S. M. Hosford
Chester A. Condit General Insurance Agency
L. A. Bader
Johnson’s Rendering Service
Lahey’s
Hopkinton Anamosa
Dyersville Center Jct
Ryan Ambritiello
Central City Cascade
Olin Martello
Delhi
Coggon
Bushnell
Shell
Walker
Prairieburg
E. E. Frith Co
Dubuque
Jones County Fair
Monticello, Iowa
Hanneford
Furniture
Joe Herard
Cascade, Iowa
Center Junction Lumber
Center Junction, Iowa
Immaculate Conception Parish
Land Spring, Iowa
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