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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
3
Town State college economist Carl Malone warns wartime inflation endangers victory and postwar peace. He cites 1939 to 1941 price rises, money supply growth, and reduced civilian output. Local 4-H meeting notes report soil conservation discussion and new tester hire for Jones Cow Testing association.
The Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls 4 H club was reorganized led by Mrs. Leslie Balster with Eloise Sutherland as assistant leader. New officers elected include Alice Clark president June Henrichs vice president Greta Kuhns secretary treasurer Arlene Kuhns historian and Kathleen Paulsen reporter. Club Agent Paul W. Borglum outlined plans for the year.
The Fairview Orioles Girls 4-H club led by Mrs. Lloyd Robertson staged a program at the Fairview township Farm Bureau meeting on June 3 in the courthouse Community room Anamosa. Readings included 4-H Service Creed and Call to Service with songs garden quiz pledges and group singing. Paul W Borglum showed sound films A Trip Through a Wire Mill and National Farm Oddities. Lunch followed the program.
Seventeen Jones county 4 H members and leaders will travel to Ames on June 10 for the fifteenth annual 4 H girls state convention at Iowa State College. Delegates include Edna Hinrichs Joan Miller Velma Carroll Betty Peck and others with Lois Livingstone named president. Special delegates and chaperron are listed along with several leaders and guest speakers scheduled for the program.
County Agent James Kearns announces a special Thursday 4 PM meeting at Quality cafe club room Anamosa to explain the national inflation program and its impact on farmers and rural residents. H S Nicol will outline the plan with extension leaders stressing action to curb rising prices and protect the war effort.
Harold Deischer County Farm Bureau president James F. Kearns County Agent and Paul W Borglum Club Agent attended the district meeting at Cedar Rapids on June 4 to outline plans for the extension service anti inflation program authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture and OPA.
The Cass Boys 4-H club held its annual tour on June 2 visiting member projects. Members like Waylard Marek Norman Opfer Roger Hken Creriza Clark Donald Baz Don Fairbanks Jack Burke and John Stimpson showed market lambs Guernsey dairy animals Holstein heifers and beef calves. County agent Paul Borgign spoke on project strengths and weak points.
A Richland meeting at Harry McCquillen farm Friday June 5 discussed livocation and feeding issues, diseases, and the canning and freezing program. County Agent Jamie Kearns led livestock talks, Mrs. August Siefken spoke on canning, with two film segments shown. Sixteen people attended.
Jones County Soil District Commissioners met at the Community building in Monticello on Friday evening June 6 and approved the work plan. The plan will be sent to USDA and SCS headquarters for approval.
A new bulletin on livestock diseases is sent to all Jones county farmers. It underscores disease as a major obstacle to livestock production and will be discussed at neighborhood group meetings within the Food-for-Freedom program.
Twenty one persons completed a ten week Red Cross first aid course in Onslow with final exam pass. Instructors included Dr C R Smith who received a porch chair from the class. Local notices mention storms, recoveries, showers, visits, weddings, and church activities across Center Junction and nearby towns.
The Scotch Grove Women’s Community club holds its June meeting at Mrs. Emil Paulsen’s home with assistants Mrs. August Schrader Mrs. Harm Dirks and Mrs. John Ot ten. The program titled Music on the Air features Junior Radio numbers and a Radio Quiz led by Mrs. William Hen richs. Pastor Rev. F G Tyrrell announced a county wide pulpit exchange with Rev Glenn McMichael preaching at Scotch Presbyterian on Sunday June 21.
L. C. Stadtmueller and Loretta of Monticello are noted. Miss Virginia Wright attends summer school at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. Miss Evelyn Courtney of Center Junction visited Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Abbott and then proceeded to Des Moines to see her sister Miss Miriam Courtney before heading to Ames for summer study.
The wedding of Miss Evalena Burdena Rickels and Lyle Willard Jeffrey of Oxford Junction was held Friday night June 5 at 8 o'clock at Wayne Lutheran church Attendants were Miss Evelyn L Jeffrey and LaVern Rickets Mr Jeffrey taught Black Oak school last year and will teach here this fall also notes about church funerals and various local social gatherings follow including a 42nd wedding anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs J H Zimmerman.
Mrs. Zimmerman hosted a miscellaneous shower in the afternoon for Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Hoffman. Corporal Willis G. Zimmerman of Fort Leavenworth Kansas visited his parents last week. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Zimmerman and family of Illinois spent the weekend with relatives. Nel da Englebart accompanied them home. Donald Buckner visited New London over the weekend. Express Want Ads bring results.
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