Agricultural Economics projects in 1937 Jones County Farm Bureau
The 1937 Jones County Farm Bureau plan includes farm management record keeping market and farm finances with goals to promote businesslike farming. Actions include cooperating with Cedar Valley Farm Business Association expanding farm records disseminating Iowa Farm Outlook 1937 and listing farm credit sources. The county planning committee will reorganize under William Stanton Jr with new members to advance land use for profitable agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farm Bureau
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Iowa
Agricultural Outlook
Iowa Farm Outlook
J. W. Nicholls
Smith-Hughes
Olin High School
William Stanton Jr
Benton County Farm Bureau Receives National Honors
Benton County Farm Bureau will receive special recognition at the Des Moines convention following two national awards won at the American Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Pasadena. The county earned top honors for best county program and best membership program in the United States. The annual Farm and Home exposition is planned with over 60 exhibitors. Leaders will invite nationally prominent figures to share insights on agricultural programs at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County Farm Bureau
Des Moines
American Farm Bureau Federation
Pasadena
Benton County
United States
Farm Bureau Ends Bank Fee Collection For 1937
The Farm Bureau voided all bank contracts and raised the annual membership from five to ten dollars effective January 1 1937. No memberships will be collected through banks this year. A February drive will finalize a new agreement and bank contract. Memberships for 1937 will be collected by personal contact or at the Farm Bureau office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
J C McConaughy First Farm Bureau Member of 1987
J C McConaughy of Greenfield township, a retiring president of the Jones county Farm Bureau, was the first man to sign the Farm Bureau membership agreement and pay dues for 1987. He has long served the bureau as director of Greenfield township, then treasurer, and county president in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. McConaughy
Greenfield Township
Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
J.C
County Farm Bureau
Field Agent Audits Farm Bureau Records
Pred Clarke district field agent of the extension service Iowa State college was in the Farm Bureau office Monday checking the books and records of the Farm Bureau. The extension service outlines a definite system of records under which the county Farm Bureaus operate ensuring complete and accurate records of activities and funds handled through the bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Clarke
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau
Five Jones County Boys Attend Ames Short Course
Five 4-H club boys from Jones county attend the annual Boys 4-H short course at Iowa State College this week. The group includes Melvin and Irvin Sievers of Wyoming, Carl Wehling of Anamosa, Robert Beck of Olin, and Delbert Richardson of Mount Vernon, led by county club agent Max Sauerbry. Archeological excavations reveal early stone and clay torch holders and lamps as some of the first domestic articles made by man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa State College
Melvin
Irvin Sievers
Wyoming
Carl Wehling
Anamosa
Robert Beck
Olin
Delbert Richardson
Mount Vernon
Max Sauerbry
Irvin
Melvin Sievers
Ames
Lee Sherrill
Chicago
Charles Ireland
California
John Thomson
Wyoming High School
Opera House
Robert Rohwedder
Ronald Holtz
George Luke
Oliver Brunscheen
Betty
Bonnie Luke
Luke
Dubois
Neb
Ed Countryman
Will Dahl
Clearwater
Mann
Mr. Countryman
John Countryman
Earl Buckingham
Verdun
Walter Holtz
Anna
Meeting Set On New Farm Program By Jones County Committee
Jones county agricultural conservation committee led by L T Lorenzen will attend a district conference in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday January 4 to hear details of the 1937 farm program. Afterward the group will hold township meetings to explain the program and elect township committeemen with eligible farmers voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Agricultural Conservation Committee
L. T. Lorenzen
Wyoming
Carl Smith
Cedar Rapids
Ray Stivers
Olin
William Stanton Jr
Bernard
County Agricultural Conservation Association
Extension Service
Iowa State College
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Farm Bureau Board Concludes 1936 Session
Jones County Farm Bureau board of directors met at the Farm Bureau office Wednesday evening under president J C McConnaughy. It was the final directors meeting of 1936 and all outstanding business for the year was completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Farm Bureau
J. C. McConaughy
Pointers For Buyers Of Hybrid Seed Corn
G H Dungan of the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station explains buyers should look for hybrids with proven, regionally consistent performance. He cautions that crossing open pollinated strains or tasseling rows does not guarantee good hybrids and that not all hybrids are superior. Merit rests on reliable yield, standability, and repeatable results from repeated local testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Dungan
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
United States Department of Agriculture
Christmas Day Socials Across Center Junction Area
Center Junction residents hosted extended family gatherings on Christmas day with guests from Scotch Grove Manchester Center Junction Olin Monticello and Cedar Rapids. Other events included a slumber party for local girls a store drawing winners list and a family dinner amid obituaries and travel notes for Fred Preas son leaving for Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McDonald
Everett Stickley
Scotch Grove
E. F. Kleineck
Manchester
C. A. McDonald
Guy McDonald
Andrew McDonald
Audra Lee
Lyman Thompson
Springville
Frank Livingstone
James
Cedar Rapids
Frank Himebaugh
Helen
Beulah Holm
Leland Holm
Maquoketa
Earl DeShaw
Jane
Julie
Pauline Prahm
Monticello
Peter Prahm
Louila Love
Fred Biere
Arthur Biere
Sycamore
Wilfred Biere
Independence
John Hansen
Wyoming
Himebaugh
Annie Wessels
August Schrader
Mr. Preas
L. Davis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wyoming and Monticello area Christmas and town notices
Christmas day gatherings fill homes in Wyoming and Monticello with relatives visiting from Cedar Rapids Maquoketa and Clinton. Local weddings showers and church events mark the season while two hundred friends gathered at the Monticello K C hall to honor Robert Schoon and Florence Ireland. Community notes include school reunions and travel to Clinton to view Iden Yale lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Holmes
Katherine Pierce
Ralph Holmes
Sarah Holmes
Donald Wood
Ivan Gray
Carroll
Russell Gray
Viola
James Gray
K. C. Hall
Monticello
Florence Ireland
Miss Ireland
Amber School
Lena Englebart
George Schoon
Ben Englebart
Vivian
Edward Englebart
Herman Englebart
Rex Reuter
Otto Danneman
George Siebels
W. J. Zimmerman
Fred H. Otten
B. A. Dress
John Freese
Clara Bodiker
Clarence Herren
George Harris
Ben Herren
Grace Wroblewski
Anamosa
Henry Hinrichs
George Dirks
Will Dirks
George Andrews
Howard
Carl Husman
Grover Preston
Philip Bailey
Wert Bennen
Ruth
Harley Streeper
Kenneth
Will Rickless
Daly Home
James Bradley
Palmer
Central City
Ethel Lorene Bradley
Washington, D. C
Phil Daly
Ben Husman
John Husman
John Null
Emil Zimmerman
Emil Husman
Elwil Null
Fred Husman
John Grant
John McClune
Washisk
Waucoma
Joe Deeny
Robert Schoon
Owen Conley
Marion
Henry E. Dirks
Maynard
D. John
Zhuredey
Paul Paulsen Jr
Scotch Grove
Harold Hall
George Snyder
Harold Overholt
Mount Vernon
Will Bramer
Bramer
Nashville
Anna Dusanek
George Dusanek
Harry Paulsen
Emil Jansen
Wyoming
Roy Finkenbinder
Hal Smith
Lyle Tompkins
Henry Heeren
Ed Heeren
Geo. Paulsen
Elias Anderson
James Warren
Frank Allen
Otto Allen
Schmitt
Onslow Presbyterian Church
Paul
Robert Schmitt
Freeport
Ill
van Dyke
Miss Warble
Chicago
Roy Bender
Fred Lazare
Henry Wolfe
Paul Jones
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Aid Society
G. W. James
Ernest Reitz
E. R. Marshall
George Becker
Savanna
Theodore Becker
Clinton
C. A. Reade
Onslow Shipping Association
Onslow
Christmas News From Amber Area Families and Guests
Numerous Amber area residents hosted and attended Christmas gatherings. Guests included relatives of Helgens Zimmerman and Siebel families, Florence Ireland wedding in Wyoming, and visits by Jansen and Otten families. Center Junction and Maquoketa trips noted along with church party at Amber Presbyterian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Ireland
George Ireland
Wyoming
Harvey Secter
Arthur Secter
Owatonna
Minn
Zion's
Evangelical Lutheran Church
G. J. Zeilinger
Lohengrin
John Beckman
Albion
Neb
Gordon Ireland
Florenne Herzberger
Wartburg College
Waverly
Wilma Craig
Amber
Harry Ireland
Monticello
Miss Craig
Salmaio
Harm Helgens
Fred Helgens
George Helgens
Harvey Helgens
Deloris
Rhinehart Helgens
Carl Siebels
Alfred Folkers
Herman Helgens
Ed Helgens
Louis Helgens
Kate Gerdes
W. J Zimmerman
Willis
Herman Zimmerman
W. R. Zimmerman
Will Jansen
O. F. Otten
Alva Gerdes
Dale Danneman
Center Junction
John Seehusen
H. A. Toenjes
Ed Meister
Lincoln
Herman Che
Dundee
Til
Julia Toenjes
Cedar Rapids
Warner Heiken
Rex
Herman Folkers
Ed Herren
George Siebels
Carl Schoon
John Behnken
Howard Soper
Henry Harms
Scotch Grove
Henry Holmes
Chester Pickering
Vernie Michels
Francis Ralston
Mary Frances
Maquoketa
Amber Presbyterian Church
Ethel Jean Batley
June
Grace Wilson
George Smith
Sacramento
Cal
Fred Henry
Ralph Pedersen
Onslow Social Notes and Local Movements
Onslow reports a busy holiday period with a post nuptial shower for Frieda Hicks and a wedding dance in Anamosa. Families visited, dinners and Christmas gatherings marked the season, including the Jones family moving to Stanwood and the Onslow Mutual Telephone company naming officers at its annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood
Jones
Onslow
J. R. Kennedy
Ruth Sears
Clinton
George Sears
Estelle McCune
Council Bluffs
Onslow Mutual Telephone Company
George F. French
B. W. Streeper
E. Horton
Paul Paulsen
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.C. McConaughy
Farm Bureau Board
Lou McDonald
Frank Dawes
Lou Ahraken
W. G. Dawes
Ray Sanford
Susanne
Delano Sanford
Irma
Herman Spreckelmeyer
Frank Husman
Froelich
Maxine Chase
Topeka
Kansas
W. Clark
Harry Chase
O. O. Watson
Glen
Waterloo
Center Junction High School
Onslow Cagers
McNeilly
Viola Independents
Adolph Ahrens
Harley Bulgren
Ray Price
George Burch
Ralph Berkley
Lee
Brunscheen
E. F. Burr
Walker
John McNeilly
J. R. McNeilly
John Newton
Robert Serbousek
Dana Battles
Bryant
Earnie Peters
Buell Miller
Lisbon
Will Hansen
T. E. Stanton
John Joe
Sally
Clarence
William
A. G. Smith
Annie Doran
Misses Clark
Decious
Martelle
Ray Bohler
H. E. Stingley
Myre Tacha Himahanch
Henry Boner
Frank Petersen
Jay Tomlinson
Santa Claus
Eileen Paulsen
Ardis
Treva Heiken
Beverly Peters
Arlene Rickels
Ann Marie Tomlinson
Mrs
Jessie Koch
Fred Brunscheen
Herman
Henry Brunscheen
August Keilell
Gerhardt Wendt
W. 3. Zimmerm
Fred Martens
Frieda
Hans Thompson
John Petersen
George Overholt
Dorothy
Davenport
Tillie Gault
Agnes Fletcher
Dana McGovern
Frank Byerly
Art Lincoln
L. Green
Frank Snyder
M. P. Paulsen
Cecil Koon
Henry Koon
Bob Carson
Eldora
New Orleans
W. K. Kennedy
John Pieshner
Clayton Garnett
Sigourney
Walter Koon
Frank Walker
S. G. Hutton
Walkers
Tom Jensen
Jens
Bruns
Emory Cole
DE Laval
Balster’s
Andrew Ambuhl Sr
Highway 161
Milwaukee
McCormick
New Ideal
Hoosier
Deere
Oxford
John Deere
Lee Beebe
Monticello State Bank
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