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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1957

Page

2

Cass Homemakers Meet and Local News Roundup

Cass residents attend club meeting with Mrs. Carl Miner on February 21 at 1 30 led by Mrs. Maxine Hunt. Local families host and visit with friends across Cass and nearby towns. Several births and illnesses are noted along with dinners and funerals for area residents.

CASS Cass Homemakers Club Carl Miner Maxine Hunt Extension Home Don Miner Emil Merta Fairfax Iowa Frank Fairbanks R. C. Watters Onslow Carl Poppe Lee Hannan Hanna

Center Junction Social Notes and Obituary Update

Center Junction community notes include visits by Mrs. Marion Ruasch of Taylor Ridge Ill and others, funeral services for Minnie Otten in Anamosa led by Rev James A Siefkes, a birthday card haul for Harry Stingley, and Arrow Ellison visiting relatives. Local groups plan Homemakers meetings February 19 and 21 with lessons on window treatment and Bible study led by named members. Floyd Love formerly of Center Junction has died. burial was in Monticello February 15, wife Henrietta Hanken. He had five daughters with three in Olin or nearby.

Center Junction Marion ’Ruasch Taylor Ridge, Ill Norman Johnson Howard Andrews Minnie Otten Anamosa James A. Siefkes Harry Stingley Arlo Ellison Florence Mont Jack Stingley Gordon Ellison Martelle Iowa Mount Vernon Madison Ronald Davis George Topping Frank Zamastil Hans Hinrichsen Fredda Ketelsen Bonnie Lyons Gladys McNeilly Floyd Love Monticello Henrietta Hanken Kansas Texas Olin

Castle Grove Idle Not club set meeting for Feb 21

The Idle Not club of Castle Grove will meet Thursday February 21 at 11 a.m. at Mrs Lyle Hosford's home with a sack lunch to be brought. Dessert and coffee will be served by the hostess and circle No 1 assistants. Roll call will be Our Oldest Valentine. Members will sew for the hospital and Swedish weaving.

Castle Grove Idle Not Club Lyle Hosford Circle No. 1 Scotch Grove Community Club Henry Hanssen Jack Naylor Esther Sinclair

Closing out sale and 240 acre farm auction notice

Thrusday February 21 sale features a 240 acre farm near Wyoming and household furnishings and corn. Auctioneer Louie Hanken and owners Louie Dusanek Mabel Behrends and Scotch Grove area listings included. Advertise in the Monticello Express for broad Jones county coverage with free sale insurance and calendar listing.

Louie Dusanek Wyoming Louie Hanken Mabel Behrends Scotch Grove Monticello Express Jones County The Express

Scotch Grove Presbyterian Aid To Sponsor Oyster-Chili Supper

Scotch Grove Presbyterian Ladies aid hosts an oyster chili supper in the church basement on Feb 28 with serving from 5:30 pm. First public event after basement remodeling, invitations extended by Mrs. Eugene Hanken and church officers.

Presbyterian Aid Scotch Grove Scotch Grove Presbyterian Ladies Aid Eugene Hanken

The First Mrs Paris entered in WaMac festival

Monticello high school students entered a one act play titled The First Mrs Paris in the WaMac conference drama festival at Maquoketa on Saturday. Cast includes Roger McMfurrin Sherrill Bohlken John Morning Bill Ballou Sharon Read Joan Dandi Jan Schneider and Judy Schneider.

Mrs. Paris Monticello High School Maquoketa Roger McMfurrin Sherrill Bohlken John Morning Bill Ballou Sharon Read Joan Dandi Jan Schneider Judy Schneider

Four-H Club Earns Early IE Contributions and Growth

The Jackson Beavers 4-H club led with a contribution to the International Farm Youth Exchange while six new members joined Martello Boys 4-H at a recent meeting. Dick Hartwig shared swine tips and Joe’s project notes sparked Q&A. Larry Meyer demonstrated three saw techniques.

Jackson Beavers International Farm Youth Exchange Martello Boys 4-H Dick Hartwig Jackson Beavers 4-H Joe Larry Meyer

Cost Sharing Not Linked With Soil Bank Intentions

Jones County farmers may apply for government cost sharing under ACP for conservation work this year regardless of soil bank participation. The program covers acreage reserve land with grazing and harvest restrictions, while soil bank reserve land may use higher rate practices. Early requests get prompt consideration. 1956 ACP funded $120,487.12 across 968 farms. The 1957 allocation is $74,300 with potential for more if state reserves allow.

Jones County Soil Bank Richard Hartwig Anamosa A.S.C A.C.P General Soil Bank Hartwig The

Rural Women To Convene Here in Anamosa

ANAMOSA The Jones County Farm Bureau Women's committee met at the Farm Bureau building in Anamosa on Tuesday afternoon February 12 at 1 30 pm. Chairman Mrs Max Specht called the meeting. Plans were made for a bus tour to Des Moines to visit the legislature the second week in March. Five Jones county youths applied for Farm Bureau scholarships: Pat O Shea St Martins School Cascade Dorothy Schwendinger Sacred Heart Monticello Alice Larkey Onslow Consolidated Mary Ellen Reid Wyoming High Kathleen Dirks Olin Consolidated. The group discussed Rural Women s day and voted to hold the program in the Community building Monticello. Mrs Specht announced the Farm Bureau Neighbors Jamboree February 25 at Armar ballroom Cedar Rapids. The committee voted to have townships take turns serving lunch for the board members with funds credited to the scholarship fund.

Anamosa Jones County Farm Bureau Women's Committee Farm Bureau Max Specht Floyd. Hodgdon Des Moines Hether Sinclair Jones County Pat O'Shea St. Martin's School Cascade Dorothy Schwendinger Sacred Heart School Monticello Alice Larkey Onslow Consolidated School Mary Ellen Reid Wyoming High School Kathleen Dirks Olin Consolidated School Charles Tuttle

Mrs. Jones to Attend Camp Fire Conference

Mrs. G. M. Jones will represent the Monticello Camp Fire council at a region 7 meeting in Springfield Missouri March 31 and April 1 3. She serves on the nominating committee for regional officer elections.

Mrs. Jones G. M. Jones Monticello Camp

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