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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
6
Larry Kaufman lectured on home sanitation at the Fairview Thunderbolts club gathering held at the Larsen home. Douglas Larsen and Denis Larsen hosted the event with remarks on sheep dip application. Bill Catlett was elected delegate.
The club meeting outlines a $25 contribution to the Massachusetts exchange fund. Dick Smith and Cecil Hay led discussions on feed estimates after the business segment, with plans set for June.
A regular meeting was held at Antioch on May 2. David May presented recreation suggestions, joined by David Mar and others, outlining proposed activities and community plans.
Dorff gave a demonstration while Ches ter Gross led a discussion on garden planting. The club tour was discussed, outlining plans and potential venues for members to visit.
May meeting featured lesson Put Your Best Foot Forward by Helen Tucker and Jerry Parsons. Mary Kay Chesire and Georgine Knutsen won best grooming. Elaine Nielsen chosen as delegate to state convention at Ames. Karen and Mary Edwards acted as hostesses.
Regular meeting held May 7 at Linda Hawley s residence. Bake sale set for May 28. Members cleaned the club house on June 4. Donna Woods named club delegate to state convention and a county officer candidate. Creed speaker Carol Robertson and Dreaming contestant Donna Woods. Dianne Woolison gave a demonstration.
The May meeting began with the pledge and songs Plowing Song and Dreaming. Roll call noted Different Methods of Food Preparation. Garden tour planned for June 27. Virginia Lawrence led the adjournment with the 4-H pledge. she hosted. Members attended Rally Day in Olin on June 7.
The delayed May meeting of the Madison Merry Maids convened June 2 at Janet Stears residence. Fourteen members attended with leaders Mrs. George Dirks and Mrs. John Moehl. Committees for the June 28 Silver Tea were formed. refreshments and invitations were assigned to members. The group discussed 4-H camp Rally day and decided to sell memorandum books. Demonstrations on butter cake and relish trays were given by Kathleen Dirks and Shirley Stears.
Lovell Happy Helpers gather at Carol Clark's home where 15 members two leaders and four mothers answered roll call a picture of one of the seven basic foods was shown and Jennifer Schneider recited the Creed while Jan White sang Dreaming at Rally day in Olin Prairie Panthers members attended the 4-H Round Up at Anamosa High School with extensive judging of cattle calves and projects and a club tour to Cletus Goedken's home and area farms led by Rufus Hanken and Cletus Goedken including market litter, dairy cows, heifers and beef calves judged with prizes awarded to top juniors and seniors at multiple stops and a St Joseph's grade school lunch stop while other 4-H groups gather for rallies tours and meetings around Prairieburg and Wayne with delegates and county youth leaders planned for Ames convention and Cedar Rapids visits.
Judy Schneider leads a team demonstration on preparing relish trays with directions by Joyce Appleby and Lois Cass. The session showcases simple setup, ingredient choices, and presentation tips for social gatherings.
The Madison Jolly Janes 4-H club met May 14 at Memorial Hall for an all day gathering. Members held a bake sale in the morning and a sack lunch at noon before conducting club business.
Judy Dennison was chosen to represent the club in singing Dreaming while Margaret Davis spoke the Country Girl's creed at 4-H Rally day afternoon meeting.
The Prairie Hill Be Natural 4-H club held a May 27 meeting at Mrs. John Wacker’s home with all members present. A second special session occurred at the Goedken home, then another on June 3 at the Goodken residence with nine members two leaders one mother and one guest present. Members finished posters and rehearsed campaign activity ahead of Rally Day on June 7 where Alice Goedken was a candidate. Attendance reached 100 percent among mothers and daughters with two guests attending.
Sharon Martinsen and Cathy Craig hosted a June 3 meeting at Sharon Martins sen home with 25 percent attendance. They set June 18 as the bake sale date and planned poster duty for Cathy Craig Jennifer Schneider Lois Cass and Joyce Appleby. Corsages were made for county officers at Rally day. The program covered Ways of Serving Vegetables with talks by Dixie Hanken on Desirable Equipment to Can or Freeze With Janet White on Preparing a Vegetable for Freezing Shirley Hanken on Preparing a White Sauce Judy Schneider participated.
Sune Daily month noted a presentation on Use of Sour Cream Its Qualities on Baking and Making Ice Cream by Mrs. George W Dirks. Sally Catlett demonstrated pie crust, Janice Catlett spoke on Interesting Lunches, and Kathy Catlett spoke on storage of fresh vegetables. Refreshments featured cake and ice cream from the demonstrations.
A poultry show at the Iowa State Fair this summer offers nine thousand dollars in cash prizes for winning entries. Organizers aim to attract exhibitors from across the region and showcase prize winning birds.
The premium schedule totals by division include American 891 Asiatic 261 Mediterranean 676 English 3410 miscellaneous 609 Bantams 1387 ducks 612 geese 288 production poultry 900 market eggs 300 live market poultry 1229.50 dressed turkeys 136 4 H poultry 828 live market turkeys 400 pigeons 1000 Judges for major departments include Exhibition poultry and waterfowl Fred W. Mason Des Moines John L. Gray Reelsville Ind Bantams Merle Soules Independence and Ray Durbin Wapello production poultry Dr Robert Penquite Ames live market poultry W O Winters Des Moines pigeons Al Westling Topeka Kan Melvin J Kern Algona and Don H Hutchins Algona Fair opens Aug 27 through Sept 3 Premium lists available from the state fair board at the state house Des Moines.
Don Reiff of Fonda spent the weekend with his sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Paul J Kurt. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Burrichter were Sunday guests in the Herbert Muehl home in Lost Nation.
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