PSA tenant purchase loans outlined for county funds
Ruth Ann Hintz hosts Castle Grove Fortune Finders meeting with discussion of loan terms under the PSA tenant purchase program. Applications deadline August 31, 4-H plans include butter cake demos, a joint boys and girls program, and a Ramage Rumpus play at Castle Grove No. 2 school with proceeds aiding club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Ruth Ann Hintz
Helen MelLaughlin
Rose Marie Albers
Nell Thompson
Anamosa
Castle Grove No. 2
Nedra Kromminga
Warren
Verona Kromninga
Amber community notes of social events and gatherings
A dense roster of Amber area social life indoors and outdoors. Visits include Mrs. Meister of Denver and family, several tours through Des Moines Chicago and Clinton, church events at Wayne Zion Lutheran Amber Presbyterian and local picnics. Highlights: a July ice cream social, a birthday party for Jane Ann Patterson, a Mount Vernon band concert, and a Cascade 4 H ice cream social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Meister
Denver
Colo
Margaret May
Elizabeth
Galen Hayen
Louie Hayen
John Freese
Des Moines
Will Jansen
John Jansen
Dorothy Prult
Langworthy
Wanda Siebels
Evelyn Harms
Julia Toenjes
Colorado
Warner Heiken
Rex Heiken
Karen
Herman Folkers
Herman Heltens
Dorothy
Michael Martin
Mary Shufflin
Otto Danneman
Herman Helgens
Rex Neiken
Clarence Herren
George Helgeng
Edwin
Herman Tjaden
Rudy
Herman Zimmerman
George Bodiker
Carolyn Bodiker
Bing Snyder
Clinton
Clarence Lorton
Edna Dirks
Will Dirks
Amber Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Anamosa State Park
Ethel Hartman
Amber Church
Emma Zimmerman
Margaret Ann
Doris
H. A. Toenies
Henry Bohiken
Leonard
Eileen
Will Ricklefs
Herman Ricklefs
Nickels
Wyoming
Amber Presbyterian Church
California
Melvin Herren
North English
Gerd Dirks
D. John Dirks
Henry E. Dirks
Jack Husman
Donald Danneman
Cleveland
Ohio
Cletus Boland
Alice Deeny
Gene Nudo
Ed Swehla
Cal- Frank Torchi
Chicago
Mar
Joe Deeny
Rose Mary
Joan
Waucoma
Myles Deeny
Cedar Rapids
Joan Deeny
Raymond Mortensen
Ben Wroblewski
Carl Siebels
Lawrence Wilken
Ainnie Wessels
Louie Hagen
Amber
Mount Vernon
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Luther League
Augusta Farley
Ethel Wilson
Pennsylvania
Carl Schoon
Emil Pillard
LeRoy Taylor
Ed Englehart
Dave Taylor
Charlie Taylor
Frank Johnson
Glenn Westphal
Harm Folkers
Fancy Prairie
Ill
Henry Folkers
4-H
Cascade Township
City Park
A. G. Cover
Anamosa
James Delay
Vinton
Cascade
Jones County Farm Bureau Picnic Draws Big Crowd
Members and families of the North and South Jones County Cow Testing associations held their annual picnic at Monticello fairgrounds last Sunday. A highlight was a ball game between the two groups, with the North association winning the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Greenfield Township Meeting Highlights 4-H Demonstrations
Large Greenfield Farm Bureau gathering heard a program from the local 4-H girls and boys clubs led by Merle Murfield and Mrs. Ed Pospishil. Dean Newman explained livestock loss prevention with team member Dale Newman who placed fourth at the state fair. Next meeting plans a weiner roast at Pete Eichhorn farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield Township Farm Bureau
L. C. Bro‘kaw
Merle Murfield
Ed Pospishel
Dean Newman
Wyoming Township Farm Bureau
Tasker- Morse
Dean
Dale Newman
Lyle Tompkins
Pete Eichhorn
4 H Health Contests Under Way in Jones County
Local 4 H health contests are underway across ten girls clubs and eleven boys clubs creating strong interest. Contests close August 1 and top boy and girl in each club advance to the county contest in early August. County winners will be announced during the Jones County Fair on August 22 to 25 and will represent the county at the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
First County Wide Judging Workout Held Friday
Twenty 4-H boys attended the first county wide judging workout on Friday July 21. They discussed judging criteria and then evaluated horses at Lee Crain s farm market pigs breeding gifts and boar pigs at Stanley Waggoner s. Guernsey cows were judged at Loyal Byerly s. Herefords were judged at Clarence Grafft s with a Del bert Grafft Hereford and Angus steer also compared. More workouts will be scheduled to select the Jones county state fair team. All 4-H members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Crain's
Stanley Waggoner’s
Guernsey
Jones County
4-H
Girls Demonstration Teams Receive Help From Miss Thompson
The county 4 H girls clubs meeting on July 20 at the courthouse saw 33 girls and leaders receive guidance from Miss Nelle Thompson on morning and afternoon discussions. Each team got topic specific coaching for demonstrations with several topics listed including muffins, dinner rolls, cottage cheese, custards, cakes, and milk beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Thompson
Court House
Miss Thompson
Fairview Orioles
Wyoming
Castle Grove Fortune Finders
Scotch Grove
Sunshine Girls
Clay
Lovell Happy Helpers
Olin Ship
Rome Tru Hearts
Jackson Wise Owls
Greenfield
Jones County Joins Farm Tenant Purchase Program
J Keith Noll of Cedar Rapids announced Jones county is designated to participate in the Farm Security Administration tenant purchase program for the coming year. Eligible farm tenants may apply for loans at the Farm Bureau office in Anamosa or the FSA office in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PSA
Noli
FSA
Noll
My. Noll
Jones County
J. Keith Noll
Cedar Rapids
Farm Security Administration
Jones, Linn
Jackson Counties
Secretary of Agriculture
Grasshoppers Threaten Iowa Corn Believed Drought Was Past
Western Iowa farmers report a grasshopper infestation in Sioux Lyon and Plymouth counties. Hoppers cover fence posts and roadways, jump into radiators, and threaten corn silking though most fields show limited damage. Roadside weeds provide feed, while combines remain scarce in the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Plymouth
Sioux
Lyon County
Missouri
Dakota
South Dakota
Towa
Sioux County
Wester
Northwestowa
le Mars
Rock Rapids
Long Walk Montreal Star
Frey was allowed a visit with a boyfriend only until 5 pm. He arrived at 7 pm claiming no loitering. The mother challenged him about the two hour walk for a quarter mile and he said Charlie gave him a mud turtle which he feared to carry, so he led it home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Star
Frey
Charlie
Preparedness Exhibit At Iowa State Fair
A national defense exhibit featuring cannons tanks gas masks and rifles will open at the 1939 Iowa State Fair with cooperation from the army navy and national guard. Brigadier General Charles Grahl and Colonel John C. Pegram aid planning as soldiers explain equipment to visitors in a large tent west of the Varied Industries building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy
America
Army
Navy
National Guard
Varied Industries
Charles Grahl
Iowa National Guard
John C. Pegram
Fort Des Moines
Social visitors and family gatherings noted
Miss Agnes Inglis of Cedar Rapids has visited Margaret Olive Deischer for several days. Carol Caspers stayed with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tobiason, in Wayne as Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hutton were mentioned in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Hr. J. Mayberry
Anamosa
Castle Grove
Mary Esther McLaughlin
Elizabeth
Chicago
W. E. van Buren
Eda van Buren
Tipton
Howard Leech
Center Junction
Garrier Harms
John McDonald Hospital
Loretta Specht
Port Hugon
Mich
Max
R. Howie
S. M. Hosford
Clarence
Kenneth Hosford
Manchester
Pauline Cramer
Phoebe Hiller
Margaret Olive Deischer
Agnes Inglis
Irene Johnson
Iowa City
Marl Rynerson
Monticello
Clarence Hosford
Louise Field
Steve Petersen
Helen McLaughlin
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Harvey Heiken
Lyle Hosford
Little Son
Moline
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Frank Walker
Prairiebure
Clarence Eberhart
George A. Rickels
C. R. Wilder
Iva
Oelwein
Leighton
Chevrolet Corporation
India
Wilders
Downerville
W. R. Cartano
Delhi
Paul Thalacker
Muscatine
Marian Lau
Sioux City
A. Thalacker
Max Specht
R. D. Specht
Madison, Wis
Paul Lee Specht
Miami
Florida
W. R. Cairns
Hertha Fish
Cedar Rapids
Herman Hahn
Carl Smith
Carol Caspers
Michael Tobiason
Wayne
S. G. Hutton
Cascade Post Names New American Legion Commander
A. A. Tony Strong was elected commander of the Cascade Ste. Thomas 3 post No. 528 of the American Legion last Thursday evening. Other officers elected include vice commander John J. O'Shea adjutant Fred Kurt and sergeant at arms Paul Hosch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A
Tony” Strong
American Legion
John J. O’shea
Fred Kurt
Paul Hosch
Lumber Yard Ad and Humorous Skit Variety Page
Monticello readers are invited to view a new fir lumber shipment and request quotes. A compact humor collection features jokes about war cheering and a private bath. A $2,000 prize contest by Iowa Retail Lumber Dealers Association offers entry blanks at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Beauty Sight Inspires Logan Observer Travel Claim
A colorful, if quirky, column extols a beauty spot as the prettiest sight seen by readers, then pivots to practical tips about using a nutcracker to crush ice for summer drinks and suggests Want Aas for quick results.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fortune Finders
W. J. Zimmerman
Lawrence Center
Joseph Drew
Louis Moran
M. G. Beddoes
E. J. Kean
Rita
Hilda Weber
Milton Dolphin
Omaha
Neb
J. P. Lane
Wilfred Lane
Charles Rees
Anaheim
Calif
Rees
Alberta Locs
John Conlin
Oxuk Park
P. J. Conlin
Ramona Barrett
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
L. F. Barrett
Cascade Reds
Strawberry Point
A. J. Faber
Peru
Mary Margaret
Annabelle Faber
Jane Ann Patterson
George Patterson
Dorothy Dandl
Jean Marie Becker
Jean Ann Cigrand
Mary Jane Otting
Mary Neirs
Leona Knockel
Leona Sadler
Dorothy Sadler
Mary Knepper
Leona Cigrand
Dolores Green
Mary Margaret Gross
Loras Lane
Nativity Church
T. J. Lane
Mundelein
Father Lane
Bay
Weather Bureau Service
Department of Agriculture
Herbert W. McNally
Wilfred Grace
Paul Becker Jr
Delbert Spielman
A. L. Morrison
Milwaukee
Beatty
Alex
Mary Beatty
Sadie Nachtrieb
James Gosden
Edward Greenwood
Robert Lee
J. L. Faber
Consolidated Church
Rev
A. Richardson
Baptist Church
A. F
A. M
Jones County Farm Bureau
Express
Iowa State Fair
M. Hesford
Cascade Ste. Thomas
Lane
HeeHaw News
St. Anthony
Red Owl
Storm King
Koolmotor
Cities Service Oil
Cities Service Hour
Lucille Manners
Ross Graham
Frank Black
Cities Service Singere and
Orchestra
Farmall-A
Harvester
McCormick-Deering Farmall
Shaffer
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