Annual Cow Testing Assn Picnic Planned for July 16
The Cow Testing Association schedules a July 16 picnic at the fair grounds with sports and social activities. Committees led by Jack Smith John Shover and Clarence Ashbrenner arrange refreshments entertainment and dinner while Clarence Ashbrenner and Dale Wicks coordinate contests. Members from North and South associations attend along with local exhibitors and dairymen presenting milk yield and butterfat data for several farms and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ashbrenner
Dale Wicks
John Messerli
Garrett Gerdes
George Balster
Neil Hayden
Jack Smith
North Association
Delbert Mayberry
Jake Streeter
Alvin Byerly
Roscoe Easterly
South Association
Farm Women Plan Yearly Homemaking Study Program
Jones county home project committee met with Mrs. N May Larson to outline a four session course Be ing Well Dressed led by Miss Elizabeth Petersen with extension service help. The program aims to bring home economics to rural women through local leaders and open meetings in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Home Project Committee
N. May Larson
Teader
Iowa State College Extension Service
Elizabeth Petersen
Extension Service
County Farm Bureau
S. H. Ellison
Harold Larson
Lioyrdobertson
Wilma Kuhn
Grass and Legume Silage Bulletin Available
A new circular from the Extension Service of Town State College on Grass and Legume Silage has been received at the Farm Bureau office. It lists the latest methods for making brass and legume silage and details preservatives and amounts for different crops. Copies are available at the Farm Bureau office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Town State College
Farm Bureau
Fann Bureau
North Jones CTA Annual Cow Testing Report Summary
The North Jones Cow Testing Association reports 525 cows tested with 115 purebreds. 94 culled for low production. 88 heifers freshened. 16 cows bought. Average annual production 8,207 lb milk and 322.9 lb fat. value over feed cost per cow $48.57. Top herds include Shomont Dairy and J. E. Ahlrichs with milk yields listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Jones Cow Testing Association
Dale
Mayberry
Shomont Dairy
J. E. Ahlrichs
Around The Acres With an Express Reporter
The drought experience in South Dakota prompts elderly Mrs. O P Hanssen to urge Iowans to value good crop conditions here. Local anecdotes cover farmers quitting in Jones county, a pioneer contractor now farming, a haying moment, a rat terrier Burt Lahr and his pest control, and a salesman predicting settling near Monticello for security. The 17 year locust, with orange eyes and yellow tinted wings, emerges in 17 year cycles and causes no current crop damage east of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
O. P. Hanssen
William Hoffman
Purt
Little Bob Lahr
Ray Lahr
Bob
Monticello
Poultry Raiser Advice on Egg Market and Hens
Frank Priebe urges poultry raisers to assess egg prices and selling rates. Government data show rising hen sales, while low feed costs tempt culling and feeding decisions. Keep productive hens to ride a likely price uptick this fall and preserve profit.
Center Junction Community News Roundup
Center Junction residents host christening for Larry Eugene Otten at relatives home Rev Kehren conducts. A Collier descendants reunion at Anamosa state park draws Hines Mead Tomlinson Hansen families. Dozens of local visitors attend weddings, anniversaries, and church events as community life unfolds.
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James Otten
Larry Eugene
John Otten
Kehren
Fred Otten
Scotch Grove
Marcella
Mabel Otten
Anamosa
Selena Otten
Waterloo
Collier
Amos Decious
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Decious
Marion
Harry Decious
Mount Vernon
Walter Decious
Lisbon
Ray Bohler
Clair Decious
Center Junction
John Gray
Presbyterian Church
John Carson
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
E. L. Tomlinson
Lydia Decious
Augusta Norris
Presbyterian Ladies’ Working
John McNeilly
Maggie Smola
Central City
Nels Mortensen
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Arnold Apland
O. O. Watson
Imogene Chase
Harry Chase
Miss Chase
Lenox College
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Claude
Iowa City
Webster
Franz Charbonneaux
C. F. Lindsey
Charbonneaux
S. G. Thompson
Iowa
Ed Duncan
Riceville
Duncans
T. E. Stanton
Vergil Malone
Newton
Frank Himehauch
Riney Wessels
William Wessels
Topeka
Kansas
Kent
Glen Watson
Bonnie
Janet
Sioux City
Henry Heeren
Lonnie
Watson
M. E. Dodge
Cedar Rapes
Dale Dodge
J. McCammon
Judith Ann
McCammon
Henry McCammon
Earl DeShaw
Jane
Juke
Peter Prahm
Eileen
Imogene
Hollyce
D. Calhoun
Canton
Elmer Schrader
Elmeree
Anamosa State Park
John Cader
Bobby
Roy Bohler
Merle Mather
Des Plaines
Ill
Rochester
Minn
E.R. Young
Merlin Dreibelbis
Obituary and social notes from Hopkinton Iowa
James Kenny of Hopkinton mourns his sisters and brothers in Ireland and Iowa as funeral rites are held at the Alex Kenny home. The column records arrivals, hospital visits, club gatherings, picnics, and local social events including a birthday surprise for A W McDonald and multiple visits across Iowa.
Wyoming funeral notices and community updates span Wyoming
Obituary for William Nichols aged 84 notes death at the Henry Siler home. Services at Harrington Funeral Home with burial in South Mineral cemetery. Nichols born near Steam Mill Corners, long-time Jones county resident, survived by daughter Sadie, seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and brother James Nichols. Other items honor John Bender descendants gathering speakers, pioneer reminiscences, and a long list of local visitors, patients, and social events from Madison township to Cedar Rapids and beyond.
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William Nichols
Henry Siler
Wyoming
Harrington
W. P. Nicholas
Presbyterian Church In
South Mineral Cemetery
Nichols
Steam Mill Corners
Kansas
Jones County
Lydia Ellen Conley
Sadie
Alfred Johnson
Neicadah
Wis
James Nichols
Fort Dodge
Ernest Burnham
Western State Teachers College
Kalamazoo
Mich
John Bender
James French
Cornelius Mortensen
Madison Township
M. H. Morse
Inez Westfall Holmes
Camanche
Mary Westfall
Ralph DeVries
Mary Eleanor Smith
Southgate
Calif
B. H. Chamberlain
Alhambra
John R. Jenkins
Harrison
Orly ToWi Lindsey
Rake
Mary Hollis
Hudson
Katherine Reed Colby
Waterloo
Arthur Bender
Grant Brickley
Vinton
Elsie Bender
Anita Garside
Jay Smith
Bennett
Fred Sherwood
Tipton
James Holmes
Homer Holmes
Harvey Willison
Anamosa
George McDonald
Center Junctin
Sybil Thompson
Glendive
Mont
Harold Marshall
Betty Jane Levien
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Rosemary Beckman
Ibion
Neb
G. J. Zeilinger
Ralph Betz
Sioux City
Thomas Broderson
W. G. Dawes
Howard County
Nebraska
Faynola Lorton
Hazel Lorton
Ben Lorton
University Hospital
Iowa City
Scattergood
West Branch
Clear Lake
Epworth League
Ladies’ Aid
Dorcas
Paul Koch
Sieg Company
Clinton
L. M. Koch
Meinhardt Thomsen
St. Luke's Hospital
H. L. Callies
Cedar Fails
Clara Paulsen
van Horne
G. H. Herzberger
Henry Brunscheen
Marvin Brunscheen
Marilee Eleanor Brunscheen
Visitors and travelers from Chicago Ottumwa and Michigan
Mrs. Elizabeth Mac Allister hosts relatives while Mrs. Reeder and daughter arrive from Chicago. Mrs. E A Wimmer and Ruth of Ottumwa visit the James Johnston home. J M Tibbits and Cletus Like depart for California then westward stops. Supt D H Johnston and family go to Ann Arbor for eight week summer session for PhD work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth MacAllister
Reeder
Chicago
E. A. Wimmer
Ruth
Ottumwa
James Johnston
Wimmer
Gracie Johnston
J. M. Tibbits
Cletus
California
D. H. Johnston
David, Jr
John
Robert
Ann Arbor
Mich
Johnston
Burials and Visits Noted in Cedar Rapids Region
The text records a sequence of visits and family movements: a vessel spent several days last week with relatives due to Len Buol’s illness, Miss Martha Buol returned home after visiting Dubuque, and Cedar Rapids visitors Mr and Mrs Carl Schneiter and Mr and Mrs George Allen Jr were noted on Wednesday.
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H. E. Stingley
Jack
California
J. L. Serbousek
Jo Ann
Monticello
Serbousek
Oakdale
Eileen Leech
Daytona Beach
Fla
Frank Himebaugh
Myron Baker
Vinton
Elsie
Buell Miller
Lisbon
Ruth Hansen
Mount Vernon
W. H. Hansen
Catherine Thompson
Mary Thompson
Fulton, IL
F. L. Serbousek
Alan
A. D. Serbousek
Chicago
Buque
Len Buol
Martha Buol
Dubuque
Carl Schneiter
Cedar Rapids
George Allen Jr
LifeGuard tire keeps air pressure to aid safe stop
A LifeGuard within a tire shows a safety mechanism that may fail but still holds enough air to support a vehicle until it can be brought to a steady stop.
Lifeguards Cut Costs With Tire Sets Under New Tube Policy
Lifeguards seek savings by purchasing more than one tire set, aiming for at least 25 percent reduction. New tube costs cited as a factor in budgeting and maintenance decisions.
Local Visitors and Health Update From Richland Center
Mrs Ursula Hein and Mr and Mrs George Korman with son Robert of Dubuque visited Mr and Mrs Henry L Wismeier in Richland Center. Len Buol has been a patient at John McDonald hospital for the past week. Mr and Mrs C A Buol of Dubuque also mentioned in the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Korman
Robert
Dubuque
Henry L. Wismeier
Len Buol
John McDonald Hospital
C. A. Buol
Du Buque Visitors Spend Time With Wismeier Family
Mr and Mrs Henry L Wismeier hosted relatives including their daughter Ramona during a visit to Du Buque last Tuesday. The Wismeier family also welcomed other guests at the George residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona
Dubuque
Henry L. Wismeier
George
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