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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1963
Page
7
Two county Holstein herd owners receive official breed classifications. Richard J. Hanken of Monticello has 28 animals rated across very good good plus and good. Jay Slater of Olin has 32 cattle with ratings including excellent very good and good plus.
Welfare payments in Jones county totaled 328 988 during January, 149 more than December. Iowa state welfare department released the report Thursday noting 202 persons received aid, with 17318 under old age assistance, 10852 under aid to dependent children for 62 cases, 276 in the program, six receiving 565 under aid to the blind and five receiving 253 under aid to the deaf.
Donald Starr of Jones County Iowa was awarded a Master Corn Grower at Crop Improvement Day Ames for a state second place yield of 166.13 bushels per acre in the 1962 Iowa Master Corn Growers contest. Top yield 170.70. Starr operates a 240 acre farm near Wyoming and grew 150 acres of corn last year.
The piece notes egg production has changed, urging modern management and feeding programs. It promotes Kent Golden Chick Starter as essential for profitable poultry operations and suggests evaluating the product tag to compare with competitors.
Mrs Millie Lininger of Cedar Rapids visited Oxford Jct for several days this week. A wedding at Tipton Methodist church united Dixie McGregor and Gary Swart. Victor Kuhlman funeral in Madison Wisconsin involved Nowachek and Kuhlman families. Birthday dinner honored Mrs George Cress and Mrs Robert McIlvain with attendees from Clinton Maquoketa DeWitt.
Mrs. Donald Grom hosted the Scotch Grove UPW meeting at her home to reschedule the March gathering to March 1. The event notes Rieken operates the tavern and sporting goods shop, with post office location still tentative. Douglas Leggett returned to school after a brief Monticello hospital stay. A joint UPV and Center Jet benefit basketball game and bake sale were held at Center Jet gym Saturday evening.
Elsie Callahan visited sister Elva Hall after a brief St Lukes hospitalization. Joe Petersen and wife visited her parents while Petersen transfers from Amarillo AFB to Rapids City SD. A reception for 85 was held in Onslow Community room. Several local families hosted or visited gatherings and moved to Norris farm from Brandon. Allen Chatterton attended a Federal Land Bank dinner.
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