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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
3
The Jones County Fair expects 139 girls to enter 4-H contests August 21 22 and 23 up 24 percent from last year with health posters record books and home furnishing demos. An outstanding 4-H girl will win a trip to the state convention in Ames.
Jones county 4 H club members plan to exhibit baby beeves and purebred Angus heifers at the All Iowa Fair. Entries include Donald Brunscheen Herman Brunscheen Jock Waggoner Grover Lorenzen Helen Lorenzen Virtus Lorenzen Gene Sievers Olin Howard Calvert Dale Newman Martelle Donald Fairbanks Willia Fairbanks Anamosa Donald Starr Oxford Junction Lloyd Andre Lisbon and Willis Donald Fairbanks Anamosa. Groups of five will be judged at 9 AM Monday August 12 with baby heifers judged at 10 AM and baby beeves at 1 PM Tuesday.
The Castle Grove 4-H girls club practices a home furnishing playlet written by leader Mrs. Max Specht for the All Iowa Fair. The Jones county 4-H group will also exhibit a home furnishing booth at the event on Thursday morning August 15.
Nedra Kromminga and Helen McLaughlin from Castle Grove Fortune Finders comprise a demonstration team for the J-H club work at Jones County Fair. Under leader Mrs. Man Specht they practice home furnishings projects making portfolios. One hundred thirty nine girls enter J-H club work, the largest number in the fair’s history. The winning team earns $25 and will represent Jones county at the Iowa state fair.
The county lists farmers eligible for limestone soil treatment under a 1940 rural conservation plan. Ground limestone can be applied any time, with fall work preferred to reduce acidity before spring seeding. Grants cover delivery and spreading costs, with deadlines and county office guidance in Monticell. A local anecdote from Straw Berry Point recalls a festive Day at Berry Point with a riderless wheel ride mishap.
The July report for South Jones Cow Testing shows average monthly production of 4 pounds of milk and 30.6 pounds of butterfat. The top herd, owned by C. C. Jones of Hale, produced 1out pounds of milk and 37.0 pounds of butterfat. No. 30, the high cow in three daily milkings, was opened by the Men's Reformatory with 2251 pounds of milk and 713 pounds of butterfat. The high cow in four daily milkings belonged to CLC Jones with lead pounds of milk and 71.5 pounds of butterfat. Herds above 30 pounds butterfat per month include owner Geo Slater Olin He and Byerly Anamosa among others. George HManken Anamosa and Cordes Anamosa appear in the listing. Includes Men's Reformatory, Jones County Home, Schoonover Oltman Mayberry Martelle, Prentice Streeter Auga, and Finn & Son Central City entries with varying totals.
The thirty first Buck Creek Fair will be held August 20 at Buck Creek meadow. An Indies of the community will serve fried chicken dinners at fifty cents per plate for adults. An afternoon program around 2 40 features a speech by Lieutenant Governor J F Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids. The event includes music, entertainment, a spicy youth program, and a sound movie showing. No admission charge. Supper served.
Will Show Contour Practices At Fair. Castle Grove 4-H boys club members, CCC camp technicians, and club leaders met to plan a contour farming demonstration at the dunes County Fair and the Town State Fair. The group discussed contour equipment setup and farmer led contour layout.
James Moran of Onslow, a farmer in membership, was elected to head a newly organized Farm Bureau unit in a town. Mrs Fayram was elected co chairman of the women's work, with Alva Streeper named secretary.
Nine Jones county 4 H judging groups attended the cedar rapids fair with baby beeves beef heifers market pig and pigs judged Thursday Aug entries included Merlyn Glick Willard a erly Leo Waggoner Olin Les Lev ien Clarence Dale Dans Am ber James Miller Marteliess John Messerli Monticello Larrys Je 7 Lloyd Brickley Anary a C B Jessen Anamoza Clarence Biiker Martelle Loyal Byerly Olin and Club Agent James Kears with Centraj participation
Jones County Farm Bureau Sageball faces Oxford Junction Indees at Wapsie Park Oxford Junction Sunday at 2 15 pm Both clubs posted strong seasons and a lively game is expected A second meeting is planned for August 5 at the Anamosa diamond The Farm Bureau schedule also lists August 16 versus Miller Acus at Martello diamond and September 2 at Morley with Morley Boosters program
The Bell of Monticello dairy herd reported July production of 1 275 pounds of milk with 84 grams butterfat per cow in the Jones Cow Testing Association report led by Lawrence Tatum. Local social notes recount visitors and visits across Monticello and nearby towns, including gatherings at Batchelder, Wilson, and Drumharser homes, plus family outings and a broken leg incident involving Lorraine McDonald.
Plans outline a county fair nursery project led by secretary Rudman and the organizing committee. Details emphasize voluntary involvement and community support for the agricultural display, with emphasis on a practical, educational exhibit.
The report lists numerous Sunday and weekday social visits around Sand Springs and nearby towns. Guests included Margaret Murray and family, Joan Stevenson and Vernon, Mr and Mrs Herbert Cox, Leo Bohlken and Darlene, John Arnold, and Fred Eggver among others. Attendees shared dinners, receptions, and ball games at Strawberry Point and Monticello, with multiple households hosting visitors over the weekend.
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