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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
3
Jones County Farm Bureau announces the annual meeting will shift from the Fourth of July picnic to a later date. The event will be a celebration and dedication of the Rural Electrification lines in the county, with further details to be announced.
The Jones county Farm Bureau women’s division officers meet this afternoon July 1 at Mrs. Irving Hintz home Monticello for a tea and social. Mrs Bernard Cass county home project chairman leads the meeting with Miss Bertha Harken and Mrs Deischer of Monticello in charge of music and entertainment.
Members of the Anamosa Cow Testing association gathered at the state park on Sunday for their annual picnic. After the picnic dinner a sports program and social afternoon followed, with Alvin Byerly serving as board chairman in charge of the day's activities.
A serious outbreak of climbing cutworms is reported to the county agent, damaging alfalfa and delaying the second cutting. Notable outbreaks include Glenn Sones farm Anamosa E H Wendt farm Olin and George Shimerda farm Oxford Junction. Poison bait used for grasshoppers is recommended. apply bait in the evening due to nighttime feeding.
Iowa State College extension horticulturist C V Holsinger notes cabbages tomatoes celery sweet corn celery cabbage beans beets carrots and turnips can be planted this week for fall harvest. late plantings may be best for quality and nutrition with seeds and seedlings tolerable to late freezes and September or October yields.
Over 3000 farmers from all counties of Ames state gathered for a mass meeting to back the 1937 cultural adjustment act. Gov N G Kravehet pledged support while Donald R Kirkpatrick of the American Farm Bureau outlined the bill and its need for a longterm agricultural program.
A 1947 mass meeting of farmers in Ames Iowa urges Congress to pass farm bills this session. They demand commodity bans on warehoused staples an ever normal granary soil conservation surplus control under producer admin and measures to maintain parity and farm purchasing power to avert ruinously low prices and industrial stagnation.
Wins Coveted Architect's Award with a note that the Union will meet at the home of Mrs. WJ Kirkwood on June 30 at 2 30 The study is World Peace led by Mrs C K Greer Mrs Alice Johnston will host the U Go I Go club at her home Thursday Miss Odys Moore visited Iowa City last week Eleanor MacDonald returned Sunday from West Liberty visiting Frank Elder and meeting Mrs C F Phelps and daughter Carla of Chicago Mrs Phelps and Miss MacDonald formerly taught in Diagonal Donald W McDonald of Galena Illinois visited his parents and returned to work in Galena Clarence Smith of Dubuque spent the weekend with his parents D B Smith visited Des Moines last week Mrs May Himebaugh Scotch Grove and Mr and Mrs Paul Paulsen Center Junction were guests at the Himebaugh home Miss Clarissa Morrow a teacher in Indianapolis is vacationing at her Hopkinton home
Mrs Herbert Westphal and others hosted the Lutheran Ladies Aid for a June meeting at the parish hall. Entertainments for Presbyterian Industrial society and LuTher League events were noted with several residents traveling and hosting. Local youths visited relatives as many families shared picnics and hospital mentions noted tonsil removals.
Mrs Arnold Jacobs Mrs George Moats and Mrs Henry Weers hosted a Scotch Grove Women Community club meeting featuring Ruth Jump Anamosa who demonstrated a new highway safety teaching method and won state and national recognition. The session included coronation reflections and music. A centennial celebration was scheduled for August 14 15 with committee chairs named.
Mr and Mrs Thompson prepare to travel to Wisconsin soon. Guests included Mr and Mrs Herman Thompson and daughters Paula and Lois and Mr and Mrs Leon ard Fluckiger and daughter La Vonne of Monticello. Ice cream was served late and all enjoyed the evening.
Social notes list Sunday visits from Mr. and Mrs. John Heeren and family of Onslow to Fred Heeren and J. Lang homes. Funeral services for Mr. Paulsen in Monticello attended by Mrs. Glenn Eiler and others. Numerous local residents and families are noted for weekend visits, calls, and a 20th wedding anniversary surprise for Ray Chaplin.
William Tofte of Waverly in Bremer county cherished a hand written note from King Christian and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark. It arrived after he sent a cablegram congratulating them on their silver jubilee. The Danish message expresses heartfelt thanks for his kindness.
Wulf Schierbeck, an 87 year old Ida Grove resident in Ida County, died recently leaving a large family. He fathered 14 children, 13 of whom survive, many with large families. The tally includes 79 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren, totaling 142 descendants. The rest of the fragment discusses parts of speech in grammar.
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