4 H cattle exhibit at Monticello fair draws strong interest
The Monticello fair showcased 4 H cattle and canning displays highlighting training for youth in beef and dairy production. Angus and Hereford classes showed high quality stock, with lessons in feeding and nutrition guiding future farmers while parents increasingly value the program’s impact on home farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Des Moines Fair
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
Ames
Dad
Mom
Reading Writing and Kededi R McKown Treasury of Tolstoy Tales
Reading Writing and Kededi recounts Tolstoy using Jonghand and seven copies for War and Peace while his wife copied and revised. It notes Tolstoy's intense moods and a quote from Countess Tolstoy about never fully knowing him. It also mentions General Carlos Romulo and a humorous anecdote about his introduction, plus a Book of the Month Club October pick Cass Timberlane and a Maine lumber camp tale of a one eyed bookseller using ledger pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Tolstoy
Countess Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Leo
Sinclair Lewis
Cass Timberlane
Maine
Helen Hamlin
Nine Mile Bridge
Communists Revival and Home Front Safety Notes
The piece discusses the Communist Party’s revival under William Z. Foster and internal splits, then shifts to home front morale and the role of returning soldiers. It cites Pearl Harbor era safety data and urges family health improvements and 4-H program success as county fair culminations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Daily News
Browder
William Z. Foster
Gevang
Jamal Safety Council
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Teegg Koled
Iowa Poll shows wage increase support amid postwar depression fears
The Iowa Poll finds 41 percent believe higher wages would help prevent postwar depression, with 50 to 65 cent minimum wage proposals discussed by Snyder and Vinson. Gallup and national polls cited, while education level shifts opinion. Baby Linda Kay Billings noted as Warren County’s first post surrender birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Davis
Fred M. Vinson
Claude Pepper
Iowa
City Town Farm
Eeee
IAW Og Tte
Ilestions
Fesk Carte
Viceeeeuae
Aisteeiey
Gallup
Towans
Des Moines Sunday Register
Igl
Wargge
Linda Kay Fillings
Indianola
Warren County
Kenneth E. Billings
County Fair Premium Winners Checks Ready At Bank
A detailed list shows premiums awarded at the Great Jones County Fair with all checks prepared for collection Saturday September 1 at Monticello State Bank. Winners include Albert Heeren, Sam Moncrief, Carl Reuter, Irving Eilers, and many others with numerous corn, potato, oat, bean, and flower awards across multiple households and farm exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Carl Reuter
Irving Eilers
Elsie Zimmerman
Florence Ricklefs
Carl Zimmerman
Irene Ricklefs
Lawrence
Bread Board
Bird House
Viola Rickless
E. W. Harms
C. R. Neal
W. R. Cartano
Phlox
Shirley Furst
Norman Davidson
Margaret Poppe
H. B. Bajasch
George Heeren
Charles Winans
Harold Waggoner
Bill Monk
George Good
Monticello Fair Exhibits Show Local Talent and Produce
Entries include Margaret Ann Tuetken in machine made garments and Carolyn Locher with top cross stitch. Adults Glenn Heeren and Ray Heeren win several produce prizes including corn potatoes pumpkins and plums. Local residents visit families in Monticello Cedar Rapids Davenport and Anamosa as flu and travel notes appear alongside community fair coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Heeren
Elwil Behrends
Margaret Pierce
W. E
Elizabeth Hopkins
Omar
Sam Broneman
R. P. Clark
J. F. Hollar
Olin Howie
William Bohlken
C. Steck
L. A. Iverson
Ernest Anderson
Irma Fagan
Charles Davis
F.lwill
Jake Dietiker
Ben H. Behrends
Vaneta Hughes
Lucille Cass
Cleo Mac Reuter
Carol Ann Reuter
Joan Zimmerman
Dottie Lou Hollar
Edna Jean Zimmerman
Ardis Heiken
Anna Kiburz
Barbara Walker
Catherine Hanken
Doris Zimmerman
Janice Freese
Lois Casper
Joyce Freese
Margaret Ann Tuetken
Carolyn Locher
Glenn Albert Heeren
Ray George Heeren
Annar Fegan
Judy Johnson
Judy Hollar
Lucretia Fairbanks
Johnnie Fegan
James Davidson
Harry Moore
Gerd Null
Monticello
Russell Allen
Davenport
Mackrill
Bryan
John Jansen
Edwards
Maquoketa
Glenn Behrenis
Ray Greiser
Anamosa
Mary Greiser
Jerry
Terry
Gary
Snyder Triplets
Baldwin
Fred Scott
Curran Nicholas
David
Cedar Rapids
Emma Siler
Wyoming
J. A. Longstreet
Stirsky
Bever Park
Orville Heitt
Clinton
John Hanna
Onslow Soldier Is Discharged and Community Notes
Onslow residents report Donald Jansen has been discharged from training with merchant marines and returned home at Sheepshead Bay N Y. The column notes local home purchases births church services resumed and a Monticello council meeting with multiple payments and permit approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Michael
Jerome Bernall
Norfolk
Bernall
Mary Ellen McKinstry
Onslow
Wilson E. Briggs
Wilma Menald
Strawberry Point
Grace Lewis
Phyllis Nesler
Dubuque
Mildred Streeper
Charles Minter
Kansas City
Sam McCarty
McCarty
Hilah Hutton
Lloyd
Waterloo
Fred Ladehoff
Glenn
Washington
Seatives
Burdine
Anamosa
John Paulsen
Prussia Farm
Hans Christensen
Stanwood
Ben Christensen
Marguerite
Amber
Jens Jensen
Larry
Fred Martens
C. M. Holst
George Sears
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Ross Stickley
Donald Latare
Duluth
Minn
Paul Kaukle
Lost Nation
John Jansen
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Charles A. Doxsee
OWA
PRES
Sociato
Natic Mie
Jones, Linn
Delaware
Jones County Fair
R. McKown
Carlos Romulo
U. S
Ilinois
Romulo
Remulo
Waiface
Sibler
John
County Fair Premium
Donald Ketelson
Center Junction
Ketelson
Chester Whites
Doxsee Photo
Colonel Paulsen
Portland
Oregon
The
Lloyd Prestons
Council Proceedings
Regnard
Matthiessen
Baty
Shaffer
Aebi
Brashaw
Roy Pearson
Aldrich
Barbicet
Fay Haeussier
Internal Revenue
Clarence Seedorf
Sohn Fluckiger
Tobias Hanken
AG Frank Jarrett
Donald Allen
Larry's Welding Shop
Frank Jarrett
A. J. H. McNeill
Tste Wolf
Childress Motor Co
Rose Hines
Charles Schneider
Hell Telephone Co
Monticello Express
Larry Walton
Kelene Hoffman & Ricklofs
Harold Scherrer
Petter
Fess Town Electric Co
Badger Dance Wax Co
League of Iowa
Koldroe Asphalt Co
W. S. Darley & Co
Virgil Pinkerton
Acbi
William Shaffer
Fair
Aebl
Russell Jamieson
Matthiesse
Ayus
Matthleasen
One
Nayne
R. C. Hoag
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