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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
2
Iowa's May bond sales totaled 16 833 198 25 dollars, a bit below April, according to state director Roger F Warren. He expressed cautious optimism for June, aiming for a record month, and cited a generally favorable but improving trend in savings bonds nationwide.
Local residents welcomed and hosted relatives and friends from Anamosa, De Moines, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, and Chicago. Names include Marvin Winks Richard Long Elmer Heiress Arthur Nelson and Gerald Talmadge among many who traveled, visited, or worked with area families and the REM electrical shop during the week.
Several residents visit relatives and friends across Iowa. Mrs. Henry Balaster stays with her sister in Anamosa while Mr. Otis Eden visits in Charles City. Edwards Ploetz and Judith welcome Mary visitors from Sheboygan. A group returns from the Iowa Youth Training School at William Penn College. John Foley visits Castle Grove while Mae Rose McCusker starts as Liederman grocery clerk. Various transfers and visits continue among Cedar Rapids Monticello Dubuque Milwaukee Chicago Detroit and Springfield residents.
Assistant county extension director Graver Miehe announced a county 4-H dairy judging tour on Saturday July 13 starting at 10 a.m. at the men’s reformatory dairy farm lunch at Sonn Messerli farm noon west of Monticello Browns Swisa judged Jerseys at Balster brothers at 2 20 p.m. Paul Busch ISDA field secretary Waterloo will join the tour.
Plans for a Centennial celebration of Iowa during the Jones County Fair were announced by Mrs. B. H. Huibregtse on Tuesday. The event will include pioneer day scenes and square dancing with a booth showing old-time projects. Residents are urged to bring old-time furniture dishes and costumes for window displays in Monticello during fair week. Baton twirlers and Royal Neighbor lodge events are scheduled, with a freshmen to junior high school baton group meeting July 8 and Royal Neighbor gathering July 9 for members and officers.
Buckner announces a 315000 expansion at Buckner Dairy boosting capacity to 4000 gallons per day with modern sanitary facilities. The auto processing line includes receiving weighing bottling and capping, with 10 workers plus two more planned and routes delivering within 15 miles of Monticello.
John Kehoe and Mrs. Herman Ahlrichs attended the funeral for Mrs. Emma Von Sprecken at Oxford Junction last Wednesday afternoon.
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