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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1951
Page
11
Hopkinton finishes second in the district tournament at Charles City July 6 7 and 8. They beat Osage 9 2 and West Union 6 5 but lost to Elkader 4 2 in the final after costly errors. Floyd Wall managed Hopkinton.
Helen and Ruth Postel hosted the Scotch Grove Sunshine 4-H girls meeting on June 30. Plans were made for camp in Monticello mid month with several reservations. Demonstrations included bound buttonholes by Mrs. Oltmans and line color design by Mrs. Chatterton. Mary Karen Paulsen was to talk on posture. The program featured singing, the 4-H pledge and recreation. Local weather disrupted Fourth activities with heavy rain and a northern lights display observed July 1. The July Scotch Grove Farm Bureau meeting was canceled. Etta Reuter and Helen Postel were named junior division demonstration team for bound buttonholes. Dolores Oltmans spoke on her Iowa 4-H state convention trip at Ames.
June figures show the high yielding Jones DHIA herd at 54.2 pounds butterfat owned by Dillon Story in Wyoming. 472 cows across 25 herds were tested by Supervisor Leo Bonjour. Notable top producers include Bud Brothers 48.3, Fred Decker 45.4, Slater 444, Howie 42.5, Byerly 42.3, Muller 413, Sievers 40.5 pounds. Spot the Slater Holstein posted 17160 pounds milk 561 fat in a 305 day record. Over 80 pounds butterfat in June included Kelly Hasselbusch Kay 91, Slater Hazel 82, Pride 81, Penny 84, Decker No. 20 80, Byerly Tootsie 87, Big Ruby 89, Heiken Sporting 81.
Linn county ranks third in Iowa for monthly social security benefits with 2,827 recipients receiving a total of 101 467 dollars per month. Polk and Scott counties lead the state, while national totals show 3 706 588 beneficiaries receiving 134 090 937 dollars.
A warning from Alva Streeper chairman of the Jones County PMA says Iowa's 1950 corn crop faces spoilage unless farmers protect it quickly. Cribbed corn put up with high moisture and damp spring conditions risk mold as cribs exceed safety temperatures. Jones County has little 1950 corn left, largely fed or sold, with only 25 farmers under government sealing.
Canton residents hosted relatives and friends during the Fourth of July celebration. Guests included Mrs. Ralph Henrich and Jackie, Mrs. Lloyd Saunders, and many others from Center Junction, Olin, Clinton, and surrounding towns. Families gathered at Crystal Lake and Earl Bickford’s, with travel to Maquoketa and nearby towns for picnics, church events, and a funeral in Andrew.
Chicago Stock Yard saw seven shippers achieve top prices for cattle. Marvin Hanwardson Onslow sold 20 Angus steers at 38.00 per hundredweight averaging 1220 pounds on July 11. Larkey Brothers Onslow moved 22 Hereford heifers at 33.00 per hundredweight, about 800 pounds each. Charles Brown and Son offered 25 head of 801-pound Hereford heifers at 36.50 per hundredweight on July 10. Gill Lozier Anamosa sold a load of steers at 37.75 per hundredweight, averaging 1166 pounds. Art Holub Monticello owned 40 head of 1035-pound steers at 34.50 per hundredweight on July 9.
The Castle Grove 4-H club met at Marilyn Donovan’s home on June 28 with 23 members answering roll call. Demonstrations covered repairs and tailoring techniques while talks addressed construction and fire hazards. Six members signed for Monticello camp and members planned a July bake sale.
Ruth Spahr presented and Ruth Eiben and Naomi Stadtmueller led a team demonstration on seaming and finishing. Exhibits by Mari lyn Donovan Jane Mardorf Judy Poppe and Naomi Stadtmueller covered cotton, dyeing, plain and satin weaves. A July 7 bake sale at First's Electrical boosted the event while recreation ran by Marlene and Judy Poppe added cheer. Federal taxes on petroleum products topped 665 million dollars for the 1950 fiscal year.
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