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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1935
Page
3
Jones County Farm Bureau warns farmers to monitor barley and wheat fields for chinch bugs as surveys show variable infestation. Reports cite 5 to 8 or more adults per foot as dangerous, with hatching underway and many red nymphs soon to appear. Creosote offers free for barriers, with care on delivery and limited amounts per 80 rods.
John B. Wentz of Iowa State College says beans can reach maturity before the first October frost even with July 1 planting, or by late September for hay. Varieties Manchu Wiini Black Eyebrow and Mukden are chinch bug resistant, with Mukden showing promise. July 15 for hay-only planting.
Monthly results show an average 835 pounds milk and 30.6 pounds butterfat across the association. High herd was Men’s Reformatory with 99 Holsteins at 1213 pounds milk and 40.7 pounds butterfat with thrice daily milking. Monroe & Walderbach’s 13 Holsteins were close second at 40.6 pounds butterfat with twice daily milking.
County 4-H agent John Ingels advises against pulling calves off feed for fall club shows. Rex Beresford recommends careful balancing of hay and corn, plus protein supplements, to preserve finish and speed gains, with mineral mixes aiding drylot calves.
The plan suggests a mixture of ground limestone bonemeal and salt in five three two parts. It can be self fed or given to the calf at a rate of one ounce per day.
Monticello Friday plan for the Farm Bureau picnic includes fifteen characters from the nearby WHO barn dance program performing new numbers for the Fourth of July at the fairgrounds. A daytime Anamosa Monticello ball game accompanies the celebration. Edward A. O Neal urges broadened road funds for country roads under the Works Relief program and asks Farm Bureau leaders to press for at least 300 million dollars of the eight hundred million allotted to rural highways. Evelyn Stivers of Olin is a candidate for state 4-H president, with 27 4-H members and leaders traveling to Ames for the state convention.Jun 17 to 20.
Hopkinton Miss Dorothy M Richardson daughter of Mr and Mrs Amos Richardson and Walter G Johnston son of Mr and Mrs W S Johnston married in Buck Creek Methodist Church June 12 at 730 pm. Ceremony featured Ah Sweet Mystery of Life and I Love You Truly with wedding party and flower girls. Afterward 200 guests enjoyed supper at the bride’s home and the couple departed for eastern points incl Niagara Falls. Bride a Delhi high school and Lenox college graduate active in church work. groom’s details follow.
Hopkinton residents hosted a wedding party with guests from Olin Woodstock Keosauqua Los Angeles Ottumwa and Oelwein. Marie Green and W Scott Gundlach wed at Hopkinton Methodist Church and will reside in Aurora after a Washington D C trip. Local gatherings included university and school visits and a Sunday family reunion at Love Tree with multiple regional relatives.
A large Scotch Grove gathering in Center Junction celebrated the Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls 4-H club winning the music festival contest with a score of 93 judged by Mrs. Thomas J. George of Monticello. The group’s song was The 4-H Girl, with Laura Sinclair ill so Tone Koppenhaver accompanied. The two club divisions hosted a birthday party for Miss Florn Kuhns, guests included Dorothy Woodworth and Laura Sinclair returned from hospital.
The community features a Children's Day program at the Presbyterian church with songs, plays, and diplomas, plus a farm bureau meeting omitting July and September sessions and an August 4-H program. Community notices celebrate baptisms, visits, picnics, and local club activities across Center Junction and Monticello areas.
Onslow residents return from Sumner visit and attend Presbyterian Guild planning church redecorations. Several members and guests attend League of Women Voters meeting in Monticello. Local trips include John Jansen to Chicago and cattle shipment by Clarence Reade. Mrs Horton undergoes surgery in Cedar Rapids and recuperates with daughter. Baseball report notes loss to Reformatory boys in Anamosa.
Richland Center residents share family updates including Mrs George Maire and Dorothy Ann with Robert visiting from Oelwein. Mr and Mrs John L Hein hosted a Sunday gathering with a large picnic lunch for relatives and friends. Maynard Hoffman welcomed a baby girl. their grandson Paul Emmert, son of Will Emmert of Janesville, Wis, died and funeral services were held last Tuesday with Hoffman family in attendance.
Center Junction hosts Ever Ready club with fifteen present as Mrs. Elmer Dodge speaks on strawberry care followed by discussion. Guests include Mrs. Livingstone Mrs. Sanford Mrs. Serbousch and Lucile Livingstone. Refreshments served by the hostess. Madison's Merry Maids 4 H girls meet at Helen Himebaugh home with program on laundering the Tufted Titmouse presiding at business meeting and walking and standing. Refreshments follow. Mr. and Mrs. Paul N Smith entertain relatives east of town all day Sunday with guests from Wyoming including Mrs. S G Franks Miss Fannie Franks Mrs. Sarah Rhodes Miss Henri Franks and Mrs. William Bronson and Mrs. Margaret Hall.
Keta spent three weeks with Mrs. McDonald s parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Berkley. Mr and Mrs J R McNeilly with Mrs E F Burr of Walker went to Red Oak and nearby on business and pleasure last Friday and Saturday. Miss Eloise Sutherland hosted friends Monday afternoon at her home north of town honoring Miss Mary Dawes who will return to Chicago for work this week. Mrs F D Sutherland and daughter Eloise with Mrs Lou Ahraken and Miss Mary Dawes traveled to Cedar Rapids last Thursday.
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