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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
10
Scotch Grove area notes report the Castle Grove Girls 4-H club hosting the Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls 4-H for a Christmas gathering at Mrs Clarence McLaughlin's home. The item lists local social visits, school activities and upcoming Christmas programs across area families and churches.
The article lists visiting couples and individuals from Langworthy Prairieburg and Cascade with stops in Manchester Monticello and Sand Spring. Farm Bureau leaders met at E H Cox home Thursday with Dorothy Gaets presenting a milk and milk products lesson and recipes. The follow up is set for December 15 at Mrs Ernest Wahl's home.
Frank Priebe explains how winter egg production rises as commercial flocks lay through cold weather. A farmer with 200 hens reports yielding over two cases weekly, beginning in fall, after stocking early in spring and feeding to keep hens alive.
A Midwestern farmer describes daily feeding practices for day-old chicks and continuous access to mixed grain, plus ample space at feeders. He uses heated water fountains in cold weather and notes the need to keep hens comfortable to maximize egg production. The piece also highlights Sweden opening a new 40 000 ton cellulose mill and notes fall weather forecasting cinch bug trouble.
Real estate transfers include Wilcox Cemetery Association to Elmer Drumbarger for lot 250, Wyoming Cemetery lots 40 and 1 block 1, Lovell Corp to Halstead M Carpenter, Leo Skahill referee to Earnest Carr, Henry Etchhorn sheriff to The Equitable Life, First Trust Bank bounty to Chicago, and Frank M Podhaski to Sarah Podhaski. Values range from $1 to $22,071.75 with numerous acreages noted.
Legal notices detail transfers and interests across multiple parcels in Monticello. Frank J Podhaski gains subdivision and wall rights from M L Carpenter. Hoag Company transfers to R C Hoag trustee with described boundary lines. William Podhaski and Josie to Sadie Podhaski include railroad addition lots with a $2,000 mortgage to Monticello State Bank noted.
Mr and Mrs Fred Welter dined with E H Cox. Mrs Roy Chaplin Mrs J L Batchelder and Mrs Cap Arduser visited Mrs Blair in Hopkinton at Ina Robbins home. Jerome Baum and family visited Langworthy and William Baum. Herbert Cox and family of Center Junction dined with E H Cox. W H Behrends family dined with Behrends mother in Monticello. Ray Chaplin and son Paul visited J L Batchelder. Elmer Heeren was a business caller in Manchester. Cap Arduser spent Wednesday at George Arduser home.
The man of the house asserts car choices but leaves household meals to the woman. Busy housewives benefit from suggestions on preparing favorite men’s dishes like spare ribs sauerkraut and a tender pot roast with noodles. Willson offers tips on proper preparation for enthusiastic approval.
A vintage recipe guide describes baking spare ribs on sauerkraut with grated potato and onion, brown sugar, salt, and pepper, then roasting until browned. It also covers boned and rolled pot roast options, dredging in flour, browning, slow cooking three hours, and serving with noodles, poppy seeds, or almond buttered slivers.
Men prefer thick steaks an inch at least for maximum flavor. Use a thick porterhouse or T bone club or sirloin, preheat the broiler, place on a rack three inches from heat, brown one side then season with salt and pepper, and finish on the second side.
The district court of Jones County Iowa appoints Fred L Kromminga as executor of the estate of U A Kromminga deceased. Creditors must file claims with the clerk sworn and timely. debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa December 8 1938. Frazier and Rees attorneys.
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