Third annual beef cattle banquet at Olin High School
Jones County Farm Bureau announces the third annual beef cattle feeders and breeders banquet at the Olin high school building on February 18. Dinner at 6:30 with a show program featuring Carl Oldsen, I. W. Arthur, and Tarkio Molasses Feed Company. tickets available now with a sale close date of February 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Louis Lorenzen
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
I. W. Arthur
Iowa State College
Tarkio Molasses Feed Company
Farmer Boys
Olin High School
N. W. Nichols
Farm Bureau
New Tester Employed by Anamosa Cow Testing Board
Delmar Jewell was hired as official cow tester by the Anamosa Cow Testing Association board last week. An experienced dairyman born and raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm, Jewell began February 1 succeeding Wendell Donnelly who resigned to manage his father’s farm in Pottawattamie county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar Jewell
Anamosa Cow Testing Association
Mr. Jewell
Wisconsin
Wendell Donnelly
Pottawattamiec
Des Moines Receives 1286 Soil Conservation Grants Claims
Ray Stivers reports 1286 grant applications for the 1936 soil conservation program were sent to the state office in Des Moines for payment. Township counts include Cass 64 Castle Grove 97 Clay 47 Fairview 67 Greenfield 74 Hale 48 Jackson 95 Lovell 108 Richland 83 Rome 58 Madison 99 Oxford 78 Scotch Grove 83 Washington 1 Wayne 120 Wyoming 94. Estimated payments to Jones county farmers total about 145909 dollars. Work on valance calculations will be completed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stivers
Soil Conservation County Committee
Des Moines
Soil Conservation Committee
Cass Township
Castle Grove
Clay Township
Fairview
Greenfield Township
Hale Township
Jackson Township
Lovell Township
Richland Township
Rome Township
Madison Township
Oxford Township
Scotch Grove Township
Washington Township
Wayne Township
Wyoming Township
Jones County
Anamosa Cow Testing Assoc reports January milk figures
Four hundred forty four cows in the Anamosa Cow Testing Association produced an average of 755 pounds of milk and 27.5 pounds of butterfat in January. The high herd was Monroe and Walderbach with 1242 pounds milk and 42.4 butterfat. The second herd, Prentice and Streeter, averaged 1300 pounds milk and 40.7 butterfat. The top cow was Tom Shover’s registered Holstein with 1860 pounds milk and 101.2 butterfat. The second high cow belonged to the Men's Reformatory with 1636 pounds milk and 85.1 butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Cow Testing Association
Monroe and Walderbach
Prentice and Streeter
Tom Shover
Monticello
Men's Reformatory
Ten Dollars Worth Farm Bureau Membership
The Farm Bureau offers value beyond a ten dollar annual dues by showing how membership yields major gains for farmers. It cites enacted laws, freight rate cuts since 1929, and ongoing hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission, claiming Iowa farmers save over sixty dollars per average farm yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Acts of Iowa
Farm Bureau Membership Drive Schedule Across Townships
The drive began with eight teams in Greenfield and Fairview. The committee outlined a week plan with work in Jackson and Rome on Tuesday, Madison and Hale on Wednesday, Wyoming and Oxford on Thursday, Lovell and Wayne on Friday, and Cass and Castle Grove on Saturday. The remaining townships will be completed next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Greenfield
Fairview
Jackson
Rome
Madison and
Hale
Wyoming
Oxford
Lovell and
Wayne
Cass
Castle Grove
Payments On Soil Building Practices For 1937
The Jones County Agricultural Conservation Committee announces 1937 AAA soil building payments for farmers who qualify. Approved practices cover legumes, grasses, mixtures, and seedings with set per acre rates and lime and fertilizer options. Payments supplement diversion and conversion funds and depend on farm-specific soil-building allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Agricultural Conservation Committee
North Central
JansenDeath and Flood Relief Highlight Wyoming News
Andrew Jansen, 74, retired farmer of Wyoming, died at University Hospital Iowa City after illness. Survived by wife Anna and five children. Services held with Rev. W. P. Nicholas presiding. Wyoming residents contribute 240 for flood relief. school and clubs add donations and support. community activities fill the week with meetings, exams, and a double basketball win for Wyoming junior and high school teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jansen
Wyoming
University Hospital
Iowa City
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Jansen
America
Anna von Sprecken
Onslow
John
Mary Martens
Rockwell City
Martha Bramer
Nashville
William of
Amber
Freda Umstead
Los Angeles
Calif
Ben Petersen
Iowa
W. P. Nicholas
Wyoming Presbyterian Church
H. W. Farnham
1.C.C.F. Lodge
Lodge
Emily Marie Jansen
Charles Marshall
Epworth League
Madge Millsap
E. L. Millsap
Billy Alden
Martha Jane -Dick
Lester French
Ellen Marshall
Orstt Vrooman
Lyle Marshall
Peter Sievers
Rudolph Dusanek
Arthur Jansen
Helen Alden
William Brocerson
Midland Homemakers Club
Fred Lazare
Don Wherry
C. A. First
Pete Sievers
Raymond Nowachek
George Herzberger
Maret von Sprecken
Mies. WI. Brown
Low Shermil
Elmer Johnson
Lyle Tomptaps
A.d Society
M. EB
von Sprecken
American Legion
Robet Alden
Gieorge Herzberper
American Legion Auxiliay
Des Moines
Raldy Orta
Hawthorne Club
Jane Inlis
Charles Marshal
L. B. Madsen
Howard Day
Madsen
Jeanne Gabriel
Europe
Dorothy Endsley
West Branch
L. F. Kukkuk
Paul Howell
Guy Howell
Paul
Mabel Streeper
Paul Koch
Scovill Business College
Clinton
L. M. Koch
Harold Graves
West Main Street
Will Husmann
Helen Madison
Henry Siler
W. E. Demoss
E. N. Stoffel
W. W. Bronson
William Wilker
E. R. Marshall
Alex Adams
Miles
Maryann Wilker
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Genevieve Carson
Vernon Carson
Jane Lamb Hospital
Monmouth
Cattle shipments and local events in Onslow area
Cattle loaded for Chicago and sold at 12.35 per cwt while another load brought 13 per cwt. Local residents shipped heifers, attended conventions in Des Moines, and hosted social gatherings. Eighth grade exams, church and club activities, and funeral services for Andrew Jansen were noted along with several visits and domestic events in Onslow and Wyoming communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Paulsen
Chicago
N. C. Holst
Paul Paulsen
Floyd Chatterton
Roy Finkenbinder
Wyoming
W. K. Kennedy
Des Moines
C. M. Holst
C. R. Smith
Altrinian Club
Emil Paulsen
al Hamilton
Margaret Lozier
Gilman
Cedar Rapids
Hus
William Fletcher
E. Horton
Hannah Carpenter
H. Orr
Maquoketa
Clara Chaplin
Scotch Grove
Carl Stahlberg
Onslow School
George Paulsen
Joan
Jane Ellen
M. P. Paulen
Cecil Koon
Thride
H. W. Koon
Ed Paulsen
Neal
Larry
Andrew Jansen
Onslow
L. B. McKinstry
John Young
Velma Nielsen
William Lewis
Edwin Wilcox
Elsie Callahan
Marshalltown
Soldiers
Dillon Hall
Mason City
Billy Callahan
Frank Conley
Retired Conductor George Bryan A Long, Safe Rail Run
George Bryan of McGregor Clayton county retires after 58 years with the railroad. He spent 56 years as conductor on the Marquette to Chamberlain South Dakota run. Not a single wreck occurred in his charge nor were any crew or passengers seriously harmed on his trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bryan
McGregor
Clayton County
Road
Marquette
Chamberlain
S.D
Bryan
Onslow and nearby community notes in a weekly cycle
Relatives visit stories from Onslow and Monmouth. Mrs. W. A. Vincent’s death funeral arrangements in Belle Plaine. Iowa-Indiana basketball fans travel from Onslow to Iowa City. Local church activities note Lent preparations, Sunday school, and offerings for flood areas. Memorial day observance details and history included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Onslow
Wilma Menald
Shelby Orvis
Monmouth
Orland Anderson
George Paulsen
South Prairie Homemakers’ Club
Carl Saxon
Tesson
Mars
Mary Babcock
John Petersen
Ella Orr
John Paulsen
Carl Rickels
Chicago
W. A. Vincent
W. A. Vincet
Belle Plaine
Vincent
Elizabeth Paul
Dr. Vincent
Iowa City
Wi- Ham Ritenour
Henry Heeren
Iate
A. P. Moats
Center Junction
Saturny
Presbyterian Church
Henry A. Schmitt
Ohio-Mississippi
Jesus
Shepherd
Lincoln
Moats Led Group to Erect Civil War Monument at Scotch Grove
The obituary notes A P Moats helped form a five man Civil War veteran group in 1907 to plan a soldiers monument in Scotch Grove cemetery. The committee raised funds with strong local support and advanced the project, a detail often omitted in biographies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sutherland
A. B. Moats
J. Ci. Krouse
James Young
M. Sweeny
Davi A. Sutherland
Adam Sutherland
Cascade
Major Farwell
Montivello
Margaret Sutherland
John Sutherland
Henrichs
A. P. Moats
Moats
Scotch Grove
Nurse to Receive Europe Trip From Mysterious Benefactor
A recently probated will awards Esther Shumaker a three month all expenses paid trip to Europe with a companion. The giver remains anonymous and the trip may be taken within five years as a reward for her nursing and kindness in Cherokee County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Shumaker
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Europe
Miss Shumaker
Tragic Kerosene Fire Claims Two in Clay County
In Spencer near Royal a two year old girl died after kerosene tossed into a kitchen stove caused an explosion and blaze. Mrs. Schuck suffered severe burns while her husband rescued the child. she later rolled in snow to extinguish flames. A stray note on sea-lions mentions a mane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Clay County
William Schuck
Royal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jones County Farm Bureau
The
AAA
Cooperative Efort
Farn. Bureau
United States
State Office
C. T. A. Report
Jessie Koch
W. F. Kukkuk
Preston
Thomas Eichhorn
Dubuque-Davenport
WCC
Deare
John Deere
Grand Detour
W. B. Henrichs
Presbyterian Aid Society
H. J. Dirks
Henry Headden
August Schrader
Red Cross
Jake Leesekamp
Leslie. Himebaugh
Arend Balster
Clifton Abbott
Ethel Courtney
Carl Himebaugh
Jean Royden
Monticello High School
Sheldon Moats
Brainard
George Moats
Reece Moats
Donald Clark
Mra. D. C. Sinclair
Baby Chix
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Middlewest
Smith
Lux Leghorn Land Farms
Russell E. Lux
Hopkinton
Hadley
Yale
Iowa Electric Company
Zimmerman’s
J. B. Zimmerman Clothing Store
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