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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
3
Jones County Farm Bureau announces James F. Kearns has been hired as a 4-H club agent and began work today. He will visit individual clubs via a series of tours in the last half of June to inspect projects, following schedules arranged by each local club last week.
The Jones county Rural Youth association and friends will hold an ice cream lawn social and program at Harold Hartman farm Anamosa this Thursday evening. F Fritz Hahn of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce speakers bureau will speak. Special music and entertainment are planned by the committees.
W D McLaughlin of Monticello announces an eleven percent rise in paid Farm Bureau memberships as of June 10 compared with 1938. When outstanding postdated checks and pledges are paid, the total could reach a twenty percent increase, reflecting growing farmer support for the organization and its expanded services.
The 364 cows on test averaged 818 pounds of milk and 29.4 pounds of butterfat in May according to Clarence Ashenbrunner. Shomont Dairy leads high herd with 1540 pounds of milk and 40.4 pounds of butterfat, while Jack Ahlrichs and Claude Latta show top Jersey production with 725 and 42 pounds of butterfat respectively. The high individual cow produced 1953 pounds of milk and 83.9 pounds of butterfat.
Eleven 4-H girls and four leaders from Jones county depart by bus at 7:00 am for Ames to attend the state 4-H convention at Town State college. The group includes members from Castle Grove Fortune Finders Clay Busy Bee Fairrview Oviole and other clubs with Eloise Kuhns as chaperon. They join about 2,000 attendees for the outdoor festival Flas of Our Land and a day of rehearsals and broadcasts on NBC and WOI stations.
Farmers planning grass silage this season are urged to check silo strength. C. H. Van Vlack, extension engineer at Iowa State College, warns that weak silos can fail under load.
An Express Reporter notes U.S. Department of Agriculture tests showing grass silage can exert 50 to over 100 percent more outward pressure per square foot than corn silage in silos. Older stave silos may need steel hoops or stronger construction to safely store grass silage, with new silos built to anticipate higher pressures. The piece also sketches farm life around Castle Grove and views on machinery versus traditional horse power.
The Scotch Grove band thrives with larger lineups and improved lighting and will perform in Onslow this week. Wives form a charity stand committee for refreshments, while Mayeda Weers leads 4-H and Ruth Clark plans Ames trip. Local clubs host meetings on recreation and family fun as families visit from Monticello, Amber, and Hopkinton areas.
The Scotch Grove band, organized three years ago with about forty five members, now lists seventy five players after adding tympani chimes clarinets saxophones and trombones. Last Saturday's concert featured three members new to solo parts including Lyn Husmann Ruth McNeilly and Ruth Clark.
Social notes record Castle Grove residents and friends visiting Cedar Rapids Ames and Des Moines. Names include Mr and Mrs John H Smith Mrs F C Cramer Mrs Paul ine Cramer Mr and Mrs S Petersen Mrs Lawrence Gaylord of Montclair New Jersey Mr and Mrs 8 M Hosford Mr and Mrs Ernest Carpenter and others attending gatherings and a shower at the A M Black home.
Social events include a miscellaneous bridal shower for Stella Black and Burl Walton at the Black home. Miss Ruth Howie graduates from Ames State Agricultural College with a home economies course. Road A in the township begins grading and rock work. Local picnics, cave visits, and club meetings are noted. Deaths include Kenny, with three family losses in five months, funeral at St Peter's Church.
Miss Romilda Leytem wed Lavern Tucker in a June ceremony at St. Martin's church performed by Rev. William Menster. Attendants included Irene Leytem and Raymond Schlemme. music by Mrs. Mary Donnelly. reception at the bride's home for seventy guests.
The note spread of weekend visits includes Mr. and Mrs. Newell Lowe at Bilairstown, Marilyn and Carolyn visiting relatives, and several families hosting dinners in Onslow. Kinney funeral held near Temple Hill, plus Children Day program at Onslow Presbyterian Church with student performances. A windstorm caused outages. rain aided gardens. jet sands near Torre del Greco described.
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