Timber Improvement On W. D. McLaughlin Farm Demonstration
CCC foreman BL Flatyers leads a timber improvement project on the W D McLaughlin farm northwest of Monticello to show farmers in Jones and Delaware counties how selective cutting and careful woodlot management can provide fence posts fuel and lumber The program covers favored woods ash burr oak white oak red oak and hard maple and explains growth measurement using calipers and increment borers to prevent depletion and protect future wood supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quto
McLaughlin
Fomises
Monticello
BL Flatyers
CCC
CCC One
Jones County
Iowa
Lawa
L. F. Balster
Frank H. Nichol
Mary E. Waddick
Thomas Supple
First Farm Land Co
J. A. Heiken
Roy Slauson
W. D. McLaughlin
C. A. McLaughlin
Delay Brothers
Jones County Cattle Top Sellers at Chicago Market
Jones county cattle were among the top sellers at the Chicago stock yards on Tuesday. Carl Levsen of Olin sent 24 Hereford yearlings averaging about 1003 pounds at 14.25 per cwt the high for the class. Hog and sheep prices rose with hogs capping at 8.20 and the day average 7.90 per cwt. Lamb prices jumped 10 to 15 cents, with a top around 11.50 per hundredweight the highest since last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Chicago
Carl Levsen
Olin
Tuesa
Aew
Rural Youth Members Attend District Meet
Six Jones county Rural Youth members joined eleven county groups at a Cedar Rapids subject matter training school on Tuesday evening. The February meeting will discuss Characteristics of Successful Home Makers and Farm Managers. Attendees from Jones county included Mr and Mrs Merle Meeks Martello Thomas Hartley Anamosa Glen Brokaw Mechanicsville Pauline Cramer Monticello and Club Agent James Kearns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Cedar Rapids
Mr. and Airs
Merle Meeks
Martello
Thomas Hartley
Anamosa
Glen Brokaw
Mechanicsville
Pauline Cramer
Monticello
James Kearns
Castle Grove 4-H Club Holds Monthly Meeting
The Castle Grove Boys 4 H club met at Thomas Ahlrichs home with eighteen members present. A new county program was discussed and Marvin Seehusen was appointed to train at Anamosa with the club leader. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Ahlrichs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Thomas Ahlrichs
Eigh
Marvin Seehusen
Anamosa
Ahlrichs
Scotch Grove 4-H Club Discusses 1941 Program
Eleven members of the Scotch Grove Boys 4-H club met at the Paulsen home Saturday for a regular meeting. After the business session the club agent outlined the 1941 program. Lunch followed, served by Mrs. Paul Paulsen, with ten parents in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Ralph and
Paul Paulsen
Leaders Hold Training School for Boys 4-H
Professor E L Quaife of Iowa State College spoke at the first leaders training school for boys 4 H leaders and club members. The swine producers program was discussed and plans outlined for materials to be used during March April and May meetings with twelve local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Ames
Rural Youth Set to Convene Meeting in Anamosa
The Jones county Rural Youth group will hold its regular meeting at the Anamosa court house on Thursday evening. A discussion on the characteristics of successful home makers and farm managers will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Court House
Anamosa
Onslow Man Dies Survivors Noted at Funeral Service
Funeral services were held for O. Bullock 52 in Onslow Presbyterian Church with Rev. Schrader presiding. Interment in Wyoming Cemetery followed. Bullock, born 1888, leaves daughters Lois and Wanda, brother George, and wife Roxie Denham whom he married in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
O. Bullock
Davenport
Onslow Presbyterian Church
Frank Schrader
George Sears
W. K. Kennedy
Howard Willison
L. J. Hanson
George Paulsen
C. O. Lightfoot
Wyoming
Roy Bullock
William
Janie Orr Bullock
Roxie Denham
Lois
Wanda
George
South America
Donald Schrader
New York
Claire Payram
Longmont
Colo
Fayram
Kegley
Burdick
Monmouth
Onstow
Olin
Alva Edwards
Vadena
Mason City
A. A. Garnett
Lewis Stone
Florence Wherry
Mapleton
Astrumian Club
Fred Scott
Paul Paulsen
Alvena
John Paulsen
Emil Paulsen
Paul Paulsen Jr
Anna Oltmeyer
Spragueville
Colonel Paulsen
Londen
Local Social and Funeral Notices From Monticello and Dubuque
Guests gathered at the George Paulsen home and at I K Peters home while Mr and Mrs Ben Warren attended Mrs Ed Rice's funeral in Monticello on Sunday. Mrs Moa Chatterton and Mrs Jennie Jordan hosted a bingo party Sunday evening at Moa Chatterton's home. Frank Schrader and son attended the funeral of Schrader's sister in Dubuque on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Paulsen
Ben Warren
Ed Rice
Monticello
Moa Chatterton
Jennie Jordan
Emil Paulsen
Ed Paulsen
I. K. Peters
Frank Schrader
Schrader
Dubuque
Raymond Joseph
F. E. Allen
Rochester
Minn
Orval Mecklenberg
Washington
George A. Mecklenberg
Caroline Bentley
Rhodes
Ralph Buck
State Center
A. K. Cramerome
Frank P. Hemmer
St. Mary’s High School
Althoff
Mary Althoff
Cascade Township
Southern
Points
Amber Couple Celebrates 19th Wedding Anniversary
The Amber couple Mr. and Mrs. George Siebels marked their 19th anniversary with a Friday gathering. Attendees included Roscoe Easterly, William Jansen and son, Ed Helgens, Herman Zimmerman, Otto Danneman and daughter Dorothy, Herman Helgens, Julia Toenjes, and W. J. Zimmerman. Pinochle at four tables awarded head prizes to Mrs. Herman Helgens and William Jansen and a traveling prize to Mrs. Herman Zimmerman. Lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
George Siebels
Roscoe Easterly
William Jansen
Clifford
Ed Helgens
Herman Zimmerman
Otto Danneman
Dorothy
Herman Helgens
Julia Toenjer
W. J. Zimmerman
Otto Otten
F. H. Kehren
Florence Herr
Jack Husman
Henry E. Dirks
William Otten
Lawrence Otten
F. Otten
D. John Dirks
Clarence
Leonard Otten
Cornelius Kettlesen
Herman Folkers
Bridge
Michael Martin
Julia Toenjes
Folkers
Wayre
Evelyn
Virginia Martens
Walter Steckel
Dorothy Danneman
Edna Hinrichs
Ames
Carl Schoen
Anamoga
Clara Kohl
Fred Luben
Henry Hinrichs
Louie Haven
Tony Johnson
F. H. Otten
George Bodiker
Jay Mayberry
Anamosa
Will Dirks
Lou Dirks
Ed Englehart
Emil Hamel
William Weiderman
Jay Joslin
Louie Balichek
Oxford Junction
Henry Rink Sr
Glenn Eilers
Henry Harms
John Rickels
William Werderman
Mabel Juilis
Mary Helle Collins
Forrest Craig
Sand Spring
M. D. Foster
George H. Schoon
Louie Hayen
John Hayen
Monticello
Fred Gray
Hank Siebels
Hopkinton Native Elizabeth Anderson Dies at 80
Elizabeth Ellen Anderson 80 a Hopkinton resident died at her home Sunday evening Feb 23 after a lingering illness. She was born Nov 8 1860 on a Sand Springs farm and lived in Hopkinton 32 years. Funeral at Reformed Presbyterian church with Rev F E Allen. burial in Hopkinton cemetery. Survived by sister Minnie Anderson Hopkinton brother James Anderson Orange Calif and four California nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Elizabethy Ellen Anderson
Sand Springs
Alex
Jane McGlade Anderson
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Minnie Anderson
James Anderson
Orange
Calif
California
F. E. Allen
Cora Emstie
San Diego
James Ricketts
Huron
S. D
Marjorie Brooks
Howard H. Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Donald Gillmore
D. E. Gillmore
Center Point
Olivet Presbyterian Church
E. J. Wykle
Ruby Ellison
Kenneth Lice
Tipton
Robert Brooks
Paul Brooks
Dora Morgan
Julius Raddor
Howard C. Reeder
Chicago
Lenox College
University of Iowa
Country Life Assurance
The
Continental Assurance
Erosion Plague After Overcut Hills Near Monticello
A Monticello area photo notes hills northwest of town suffered overcutting and resulting erosion ravages. It suggests a better cutting system could have prevented the ditch erosion seen at the extreme right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Social visits and church event noted in Cedar Rapids area
A string of Sunday and Monday visits spans Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Families including Monk Danneman Schoon and Behrends share calls at multiple homes. An Amber Presbyterian church party is planned for March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber Presbyterian Church
William Otten
Cast A. Eden
Henry Wehling
Carl Siebels
August Monk
Edwin Freese
Cascade Woman Dies at Monticello
Kate Kennedy a longtime Cascade resident died at McDonald hospital Monticello after pneumonia. Born in New York on December 15 1862 she came to Iowa as a child and lived near Bernard 65 years. She is survived by brothers Hugh Bernard and Laurice Detroit. Funeral at North Garry Owen Catholic Church with mass said by Rev L W Loosbrock. Burial in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Kate Kennedy
Dubuque County
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
New York
N. Y
Michael Kennedy
Bernard
Hugh Kennedy
St. Patrick’s School
North Garry Owen
Hugh
Laurice
Detroit
Mary
Devaney
L. W. Loosbrock
Loras College
Dubuque
L. F. Barrett
Mona
Mack Foss
Mich
New Orleans
Delasco
Texas
Wally Gaddis
Sonja
Mr. Hennifin
Ireland
John Hennifin
Local Home Front Notes and House Repair Tips
Gossip and tips fill this page with quips about weather fuel, shopping, and repairs. A neighborly ad mix promises prompt fuel delivery for Storm King Red Owl and other fuels while FHA financing guides home improvements. Reading room jokes mix with shop talk and a jab at motorists.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charley Cross
Urbana
Vitamo
Cross
Vitaro
Varmers Grain Co., Scorch Grove
Monticello Farm Forum
Zirkelbach
Carl Schneider
Helgens
Onslow Man
Carl Husman
W. R. Nicholas
Keren
Jas. Gray
Russel Gray
Henry Holmes
Harold Hartman
William Steenhoek
Ernest Anderson
Wm. R. Martin
Harold Porter
Lloyd Robertson
Donald Woods
Richard
Alfred Russell
Reginald
Doris
Walter Emmerts
Merle Buckner
Jennie Belknap
South Fork Township
Bort
Ray Joseph
Mary Jean Billmeyer
Manchester
Herman Welter
Marshall Neil
Forrest Lamont
Jennie Ferguson
Memphis
Tenn
T. L. Waring
Iowa City
Kenneth Walmutt
Maquoketa
B. A. Moore
Waring
Camel Clinic
Steindler
Children’s Hospital
Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
Delaware County
Lawrence Gienapp
Greeley
Veterans Home
W. C. Cummings
Marshalltown
A. R. Stanger
Stanger
Florence Blount
Betty Thompson
Francis Donahue
Anthony Carruthers
Oakdale
Ina Robbins
Sadie Blair
Moonticello
Xpress Photo
John Seehusen
Larry Behrends
George Behrends
Fred Lorenzen
Ben Englehart
Vivian
Rex Reuter
George Schoon
Robert Schoon
Bonita’ Lee
Henry Rickels
Lloyd Robert
Francis
Donald Buckner
Harley Anderson
Reginald Emmerts
Russell Steenbock
Howard Andrews
Galen Robertson
Herbert Martin
Doris Porter
America
Roy Cookley
Guy
Bert
Lee Cookley
Florence Ae Gred Sheehan
William Beck
Leo McMullen
Mercy Hospital
Birdie Devaney
Dan Faley
Mercy
Paul Becker Jr
Jon Franklin
Des Moines
Becker
City
Weather Bureau Department
HeeHaw News
Tommy
Jones
Tuhler
Shoe Department
Sweetcorn
Mr. Lee Byerly
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Co
Monticello, Iowa
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