Farm move ends Kenny Ahlrichs era at Express office
The weekly column laments poor driving conditions in Monticello and notes Kenny Ahlrichs leaves after 13 years as Express foreman to move to his father's farm. It praises his work and hints at adjustments needed. Also mentions a Lions club meeting mix up and Marine Corps recruiting in Cedar Rapids.
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Monticello
Fair Grounds
Monticeo
Kenny Ahlrichs
Kenny
Devil
Express Office
Express
Ken
Bone Disease Specialist To Speak At County Health Council Meeting
CASTLE GROVE Dr John Robb of Cedar Rapids will speak on bone diseases at the County Health Council meeting in Anamosa at the R E A Building Tuesday evening January 26. A pot luck supper starts at 6 30 p m with attendees bringing a covered dish sandwiches and their own table service. The meeting begins at 8 00 p m for those not joining the supper.
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Castle Grove
John Robb
Cedar Rapids
Health Council
R.E.A
Anamosa
Lovell Lions Hold January Meeting
The Lovell Lions met at Billy Wilcox’s home for the January gathering. New workbooks were distributed and Marvin Ehlis spoke on knots. Don Zimmerman will inform members of the next meeting location.
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Lovell Lions
Billy Wilcox
Marvin Ehlis
Knots
Don Zimmerman
Artificial Breeding Commentary on Cattle Sires and Udders
The speaker extols artificial breeding to improve dairy cows and obtain proven sires by remote selection. He imagines efficient production, with milk yields of six bucketfuls, straight backs, sound limbs, and smooth udders, while avoiding bull trouble by relying on a town-based intermediary to arrange matings.
Worthwhile Homemakers Club Meets at Kromminga Home
The Worthwhile Homemakers Club gathered January 20 at Mrs. Raymond Kromminga’s home for a dessert luncheon with co host Mrs. George Sec husen. President Mrs. Richard Shelley led a brief business meeting with thirteen members present and two guests. Members named winter pastime favorites, new chairmen were announced and fundraising plans for the Farm Bureau Kitchen Fund discussed. A February meeting was assigned to Mrs. Delmar King, and a program featuring recreation and music was planned for each future meeting.
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Castle Grove
Homemakers Club
Raymond Kromminga
Kromminga
George Sechusen
Richard Shelley
Tobe Caspers
E. B. Null
Fred Kromminga
Wesley Hanken
John Wacker Sr
Schemmel
Richard Kromminga
F. H. Kromminga
Club
Max Specht
Farm Bureau Kitchen Fund
Delmar King
George A. Rickels
Will Hiller
Paul Peters
Leo Donovan
Henry Marek
Specht
Arnold Thalacker
Des Moines
Gordon ‘Keith
Buck Creek
Socials and club reports from Castle Grove and area
Residents and visitors mingle at local homes in Castle Grove area with calls in Marek Geyken and Stadtmueller households. The Castle Grove Fortune Finders meet January 16 with Judy Poppe as president and plan a guest night and March of Dimes donation. Members attend training on undergarment selection at Anamosa Farm Bureau building.
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Henry Marek
Martin Geyken
John McDonald Hospital
Clarence Stadtmueller
James Stadtmueller
Raymond Kromminga
David Pillard
Frank Pillard
Anamosa
Leroy Holub
Milton Harms
Harry Reade
Castle Grove Fortune Finders
Joyce Fairbanks
Judy Poppe
Judith Black
Diana Schatz
Barbara Eberhart
Lester Fairbanks
Robert Holub
John Wacker
New Recruiting Men Assigned To Monticello By Marine Corps
T/Sgt. Robert Lattimer and T/Sgt. Derwood Dickinson will alternate visiting Monticello every Friday after noon from 12 30 to 3 30 p m on Marine Corps recruiting work. They said there is an open quota on enlistments and qualified applicants can be sent for training at any time. In Monticello they can be contacted at the post office.
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Robert Lattimer
Derwood Dickinson
Monticello
Marine Corps
the Express
Hodson dies at 61 in Dexter after long illness
Carl C. Hodson, born December 10 1892 in Earlham, died January 15 1954 at the Des Moines area hospital after five years of illness. He lived in Dexter and Monticello earlier, served as superintendent for J LeRoy Farmer Canning and at the State Reformatory in Anamosa, and built the Dexter Motel. He leaves wife Rose, son Rex, two grandchildren, and siblings Fred Harold and Clifford Hodson. Funeral held at Evans Funeral Home with burial in Dexter cemetery.
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Earlham
Rose Boot
Rex C
Gladden
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Iowa
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Company
Monticello
The
Friends Church
Methodist Church
Rose Hodson
Rex C. Hodson
Martha
Charles
Louis
Rose Marie
Chicago
Fred. Hodson
Harold Hodson
Clifford Hodson
West Des Moines
Evans Funeral Home
Clyde King
Charles Eble
Dexter Cemetery
Des Moines Speaker At Conservation Election
H Wayne Pritchard executive secretary of the Soil Conservation Society of America will headline the Jones County Soil Conservation District biennial meeting at Olin High School on Saturday February 13 at 12 00 noon His address Urban Interest in Soil Conservation and the Implications Therein for the Farmer follows his prior post as secretary of the State Soil Conservation Committee.
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H. Wayne Pritchard
Soil Conservation Society of America
Des Moines
Jones County Soil Conservation District
Olin High School
Pritchard
SCSA
State Soil Conservation Committee
Town
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Monticello Cascade
ABS
Wisconsin Scientific Breeding Institute
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Monticello Public High
Ethelyn McCullouch
Ray Kromminga
Keith
Kirk Stuart
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Bob Leonard
George Seehusen
Carole Ann Seehusen
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Anamosa Lutheran Church
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Poughkeepsie
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