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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1955
Page
3
Anamosa hosts a baking contest during the spring market hog show at Hawkeye Downs on March 5. Adults and juniors enter four lard based classes with a grand prize deep fat fryer. Prizes total 100 dollars with five awards per class. Entries 8 to 9 30 a m Judging in morning awards afternoon.
Deloris Hennessey of Sacred Heart high school and Sharon Freese of Monticello Public School were named Iowa Home Makers of Tomorrow. They scored highest for their schools on a statewide homemaking aptitude exam and will receive pins, cookbooks, and school sets as they advance toward the national Betty Crocker American Homemaker of Tomorrow competition. The national winner among 187 463 girls from 8 040 schools will be named April 21 in Philadelphia.
An automobile on Highway 30 east of Lisbon left the road, crossed a ditch, and crashed into the Tom Kohl residence garage. Only the east end of the garage being missing prevented a direct entry.
Mrs. John Tschantz celebrated her birthday with Friday card games at home Feb 18 and a Saturday cake surprise from relatives. Sunday attendees included Joe Oswald George Gadient J D Bohlken George Seibold Colin Tschantz and others. Refreshments were served after socializing. Donald Buckners 10th anniversary observed at Ox Yoke Inn Blue Room Amana Colonies. Kenneth Like held a housewarming surprise with relatives and friends Saturday evening.
The Lovell Homemakers met at Mrs. Albert Fass residence for a business session followed by a talk on the Citizen's Role in Democracy by Mrs. O R Howie and a panel discussion with refreshments. Mrs Lillie Leggett honored for 83rd birthday on Feb 19 with an oyster stew. attendees from Cedar Rapids Langworthy Monticello and Fenimore Wisconsin were noted. Pinochle and card groups hosted by Mr. and Mrs Schneiter Mr and Mrs Tom Henderson and others featured high and low scores and refreshments.
Saturday evening honors for Dorothy Bader and Linda Stahlberg at Marvin Stahlberg home featured L R Bader and Floyd Richardson of Cedar Rapids. Sunday visits included Mary Fitzsimmons at Straub rest home and relatives from Pearl City and Dubuque.
Monticello area farmers are urged to clean small grain seed now as a first weed-control step for 1955. Iowa State College extension weed control specialist E P Sylvester notes seed quality and cleaning practices from 116 samples across 38 counties show 32 samples contained weed traces, with 19 uncleaned and 13 cleaned, underscoring the value of proper cleaning and sieve selection.
A farmer compared cleaned and uncleaned oats samples. The cleaned sample had 18 wild buckwheat seeds per pound, while the uncleaned sample carried 999 weed seeds per pound. Other weeds noted included 117 wild buckwheat, 594 lambs quarter, 72 lady's thumb smartweed, 108 cinquefoil, and 108 foxtail per pound.
ANAMOSA What Is a Citizen's Responsibility will be the panel discussion at the Jones county Young People's meeting Feb 28 at 8 pm in the Farm Bureau building Beverly Origies Center Junction will lead the discussion. Several important business items since the group Went to the Farm will be discussed at this meeting Propst will serve as chairman of the refreshment committee Others.
In re Mary Josephine Podhasky estate probate number 7202 Citizens Savings Bank of Anamosa as administrator seeks authority to sell real estate in Monticello Iowa to pay debts taxes and costs with distribution to interested parties Hearing set for 9 o clock a m on March 1 1955 in the Jones County Courthouse Anamosa Iowa appearance and objections permitted.
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