Jones County Farm Bureau Review Of Eastern Iowa Corn Loan Meeting
The Jones County Farm Bureau reports on a district corn loan meeting in Cedar Rapids attended by eleven eastern Iowa counties. Homer Hush led the session on federal corn loan rules and sealing procedures set to begin December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Warehouse Board
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Homer Hush
Sam Thompson
Center Junction
Clarence McLaughlin
Monticello
P. B. Daly
Anamosa
William Stanton Jr
Bernard
Tom George
Herman Morrison
Cascade
Ed Sazma
Oxford Junction
Harlan Russell
Fraser Calf Wins at International Show in Chicago
George Fraser 4 H club member from Lovell township guided a purebred shorthorn baby beef calf to first place in the intermediate division at the International Live Stock show in Chicago. The Jones county entry was the only Iowa 4 H baby beef to win a blue ribbon. The calf had earlier been named grand champion baby beef at the Jones county fair and grand champion shorthorn at the Iowa state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fraser
Lovell Township
Chicago
Jones County
Iowa
George
Conservation Program For 1938 Is Started
A training school for AAA township committeemen was held at Center Junction to survey Jones county farms. New committees will classify fields by slope erosion and productivity under county agents and the agricultural conservation committee. Data will inform the 1938 program and aid in land use planning and erosion prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Jones County
Center Junction
L. T. Lorenzen
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Soil Conservation Officers Elected for 1938 Board
L T Lorenzen of Madison township is reelected chairman of the Jones association for 1938. William Stanton Jr Washington township is elected vice chairman and Ray Sanford Scotch Grove township is third member and secretary. LeRoy Dirks Monticello reelected treasurer with Olin Howie Castle Grove and Reuel McComb Greenfield elected as first and second alternates. New township chairmen join the county board of directors including E W Brashaw Lovell Ray Leytem Richland William Buckner Cass W B Clark Scotch Grove Al Hamilton Clay C H Myers Fairview J E Johnson Jackson George Fishwild Wyoming Oscar Kindler Rome W E Jones Hale Frank Kulhavy Oxford take office to complete 1937 and administer 1938 soil conservation programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Lorenzen
Madison Township
Jones County Agricultural Conservation Association
William Stanton Jr
Washington Township
Ray Sanford
Scotch Grove Township
LeRoy Dirks
Monticello
Olin Howie
Castle Grove Township
Reuel McComb
Greenfield Township
E. W. Brashaw
Lovell Township
Ray Leytem
Richland Township
William Buckner
Cass Township
W. B. Clark
Scotch Grove
al Hamilton
Clay Township
C. H. Myers
Fairview
J. E. Johnson
Jackson Township
George Fishwild
Wyoming Township
Oscar Kindler
Rome Township
W.E. Jones
Hale Township
Frank Kulhavy
Oxford Township
Farm Women Plan County Achievement Day in Jones County
County wide Home Demonstration plans centered on March events. Mrs. N May Larson assisted leaders from townships to set goals for home economics extension work. Each township will exhibit a feature from the year long study with judging by a state extension staffer. A special program will showcase home project work with all residents invited to join in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
N. May Larson
Jones County
Junchéon
H. Hallgren
M. G. Swordes
Bishway Patrolmen
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau
G. J. Hughes
Iay Himebaugh
Himebaugh
Arthur Himebaugh
Philip
Lois
Hopkinton
Frank Himebaugh
Helen
Center Junction
Paul Darting
Wilton Junction
C. B
National Farm Bureau Meeting in Chicago December 13 to 15
The nineteenth annual American Farm Bureau federation convention will be held at Hotel Sherman in Chicago from December 13 to 15 with speeches by Edward A. O Neal Henry A Wallace Arthur Capper George Berry Robert H Jackson Marriner Eccles Alben Barkley James Pope T W Schultz and F R Wilcox. Local farm families share farm news and travel plans amid holiday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hotel Sherman
Chicago
United States
Congress
Edward A. O'Neal
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Arthur Capper
Kansas
George L. Berry
Tennessee
Organized Labor
Robert H. Jackson
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
Marriner S. Eccles
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
James P. Pope
Idaho
T. W. Schultz
Iowa State College
F. R. Wilcox
Howard Vincent O’brien
Funeral and wedding news from Hopkinton area
Funeral services were held for William J. McCurdy at Matthias funeral home following illness. Hazel Garr and Raymond Opfer wed at the Little Brown church Nashua with Rev. Kent officiating and guests cited. Anniversary observances for George Green and B A Moore noted, plus Thanksgiving visits and local teaching staff gatherings across area towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthias
William J. McCurdy
Hopkinton
McCurdy
Monticello
Mr. McCurdy
Hugh McCurdy
Iowa
Moses Wheeler
Lizzie Jane
George Tibbitts
Rose Louella
William Hull
Ella Maggie
David S. de Best
Hazel Garr
Earlville High School
Helen Opfer
Robert Opfer
Waterloo
Buck Creek
George Green
B. A. Moore
Odys
Marshall Neil
John Smith
A. R. Stanger
F. A. Irish
Ina Robbins
Ethel Martin
Henry Gibbs
Strawberry Point
L. A. Gibbs
Quincy, I
B. C. Brockmeyer
Florence Bakey
Somers
Elia Reeve
H. M. Reeve
Diagonal
Dorothy Martin
Oxford Junction
Beth McGlade
Earlville
Ruth McGlade
Delaware
Helen McGlade
Dundee
Kathryn DeShaw
Oneida
James Bixby
Pella
Gene Brown
Cedar Rapids
Lee Marolf
Dora Morgan
Donald Smith
St. Louis
B. A. Smith
Charles Dunlap
Springville
Francis Donahue
W. A. Edgar
Lyle Joseph
Thomas Co
Edgar
Stanley
Mrs. W. A. Edgar Jr
Scotch Grove Community Notes Highlight Local Visits
Scotch Grove reports Mrs. D O Sinclair and others returning from Hawick Minnesota after Thanksgiving. Families Ye Himebaugh and Collier travel from Missouri and Center Junction. Various dinners, birthdays, and club meetings noted with speakers planned for December 14 at Hughes home.
Castle Grove Christmas Seals Promote Tuberculosis Protection Year
The 1937 Castle Grove community notes celebrate Christmas Seals with a 30 year annuity protection against tuberculosis. Local residents discuss farm leasing moves, Thanksgiving gatherings, roof work, and social visits across Monticello Anamosa Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
Household Goods and Tools Auction List Items
Readable catalog fragment lists items for sale including shoes skates thermos bottles enamelware percolators aluminum ware bicycle sleds tea set 22 shorts pliers pencils sets of tools traps fish reel compass hatchet tricycles bicycles. The entry suggests a mixed items auction or sale of household hardware sporting goods and tools.
Richland Center Thanksgiving Dinner Gathered Kin and Friends
Miss Edna Buol hosted Thanksgiving dinner at her parents home with relatives and friends present. Guests included Martha and Clarence Aldrich from Montecello, Crystal Demoss from Wyoming, Reinhardt Siebels of Amber, and Kate Bardill of Dubuque. Howard Hicks family and Ralph Machel visited from Chicago a weekend. Will Emmerts and family from Janesville joined the Hoffmans, and John Schweitzer with his daughter Janana spent several days nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Clark
Ruth
Alice May
Hawick
Minn
Arthur Norris
Tartan Collier
Alvis
Caroline
Missouri
M. M. Sinclair
Laura Sinclair
D. ©. Sinclair
Esther Sinclair
Hugh Robinson
Lisbon
Robinsons
Orlando
Florida
Paul Darting
Wilton
Scotch Grove
Arthur Himebaugh
Hopkinton
May Himebaugh
Otto Lange
Lois
Alice
Anamosa
R. A. Naylor
Carl. Zimmerman
Ralph Zimmerman
Langworthy
Ed Zirkelbach
Dean
Dick Naylor
Lamont
Floyd Sinclair
Janet
L. E. Hutton
Monticello
Laurel Naylor
Alva Freese
Amber
William Henrichs
June
Alva Zimmerman
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Frank Woodward
Cedar Rapids
R. D. Sanford
Susanne
A. P. Himebaugh
D. O. Sinclair
Ernest Wright
C. M. Holst
N. C. Holst
Dubuque
Luella Aman
Arend Balster
Albert Heeren
George Heeren
George Zimmerman
Heeren
Marcella
Matel
Pauline Otten
Center Junction
Doris Moses
G. J. Hughes
Kathleen Hughes
L. J. Hughes
Thomas
Alsa
Willie Behrends
Paul
M. Hosford
Clarence
Charles Field
Clarence Hosford
Kathleen Eller
Harvey Heiken
Carl Bronemann
John McDonald Hospital
Grant Hiler
Will Hiller
L. F. Balster
Hilda
Arlene
G. Ommen
Little Son
John van Buren
Buffalo Township
F. C. Cramer
H. A. Deischer
Castle Grove
Robert Dietiker
Marion CCC
John Dietiker
Edna Buol
Len Buol
Martha Buol
Edward Buol
Clarence Aldrich
Crystal Demoss
Wyoming
Reinhardt Siebels
Kate Bardill
Howard P. Hicks
Emmeline
Ralph Machel
Chicago
Ill
George B
Fritz Hein
Will Emmerts
Janesville
Wis
Am Hoffman
John Schweitzer
Janana
Community Notes and Local Illness Amid Holiday Gatherings
The column reports residents visiting relatives for Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Will Balsiger hosting in Hardscrabble. Lorraine Hein returns from Detroit to join family. Billy Aitchison is seriously ill at home. A local vehicle theft sequence ends with Reng as the main victim while other owners recover their cars. one stolen Ames car leads to a Minnesota theft victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicas
Beret Schweitzer
Brena Schwelteer
Lorraine Hein
Detroit
Mich
Will Balsiger
John Tschantz
Billy Aitchison
Claire Aitchison
Thome
Ames
Minnesota
Reng
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jones County Farm Bureau
Fraser
Soil Conservation Officers
Farm Women
Miss Workman
National Farm Bureau
Portia Main
Toulon
H. L. Main
California
F. R. Tesar
Mona Trafston
Los Angeles
Calif
Minnie Zeuch
Mary E. Gearhart
Iowa City
C. A. Kellar
C. R. Gearhart
Opal Hucker
Albert Ward
Independence
Hugh Gordon
Marion
R. E. Lux
Wilbur Kirkwood
Sloan
Jay Jones
Harmony
Inver Moats
Guttenberg
Donald McDonald
Helen Wheeless
Selena Otten
John Otten
H. J. Dirks
Leslie
Henry Hedden
George Rickless
Mike Chisman
Arthur Holub
Forest Chapel
Olin Howie Jr
Naylor
Lyle Hosford
Lyle Clark
Arthur Hubbard
Reiger
C. F. Krueger
Doon
Harken
W. A. Hogan
District No. 5
Alice Howie
J. A. Howie
Paul Warner
Lyle Hoford
Edward ‘Harris
Anna Heitken
S. M. Hosford
Manchester
Grant Eiler
Richland Center
Ursula Hein
Zenith
All Wave
Stokos Stokers
Jones County Produce Co
E. J. Farley
Friendly Valley
Ieee Nee Eth
Mes
Itea
Farmers Implement Co
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