Counties and farms brace for 1959 soil program
Estimates by William Stanton Jr. predict 90 to 95 percent farmer participation in Jones county’s 1959 soil conservation effort. Meetings will explain the 1939 program with farm maps showing acreages and allotments. signups proceed in townships with education efforts intensifying this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Jones County
William Stanton, Jr
Jones County Agricultural Conservation Association
County School of Instruction
Court House
Anamosa
R. W. Dyas
Carl Smith
Planning Committee Maps Out 1939 Jones County Program
Jones county agricultural planning committee met February 22 in Anamosa to map 1939 activities focusing on conserving natural resources to stabilize farm income. The group plans March 22 meetings and future summer and fall sessions, with a final report to the state committee in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Agricultural Planning Committee
Court House
Anamosa
W. D. McLaughlin
Monticello
Jones County
State Agricultural Planning Committee
Ames
Iowa
Murl McDonald
Iowa State College
USDA
Department of Agriculture
Land Grant Colleges
Jones County Committee
W. DD. McLaughlin
Fred Cramer
Trving Hintz
George P. Rogers
Herman Helgens
W. H. Buckner
C. H. Myers
Harlan Russell
Revel McColm
W. B. Clark
Scotch Grove
al Hamilton
Onslow
Ernest Rohwedder
L. T. Lorenzen
George Fishwild
Wyoming
H. E B. Levsen
C. H. Freeman
Olin
Frank Kulhavy
Oxford Junction
23 to 28-Ounce Eggs Best For Hatching
Poultry specialist W. M. Vernon of Town State College says eggs sized 23 to 28 ounces are ideal for hatching. He notes smaller eggs tend to produce smaller pullets and lower hatchability, based on a U.S. Department of Agriculture study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Vernon
Town State College
Vernon
United States Department of
Early rush for Clarke McNary tree program prompts quick forms
Farmers are urged to file applications immediately to obtain Clarke McNary nursery trees at Ames for woodlots and erosion control. More than three million trees are available with first come first served rules. Prices range 2 to 6 dollars per thousand. minimum order 1 000 with at least 500 per species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke-McNary Nursery
Ames
Guy Ramsey
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau
Government loans still available for farmers in Iowa counties
Keith Noll, Farm Security Administration supervisor for Linn Jones and Jackson counties, announced that loan funds remain available for low income farmers unable to secure credit. Eligible are owner operators renters and former laborers with a satisfactory farm lease and plan. Loans cover feed seed machinery repair chicks livestock new equipment and debt refinancing with terms two to five years and secured by liens on personal property. no real estate loans. FSA Cedar Rapids office Room 329 Post Office building invites personal or written inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Noll
Farm Security Administration
Linn
Jones
Jackson
Nall
Noll
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mother-Daughters 4-H Luncheon Held in Anamosa
One hundred twenty-two girls mothers and friends gathered February 25 1939 for the second annual Jones county Mother Daughters 4 H Luncheon at the Congregational church dining room The program featured Eloise Suhns Elizabeth Ann Marfield Dean Newman and others with awards for record books and attendance The Wyoming Swingtiners supplied a talent feature Betty Furst played piano and Wilma Kuhns led group singing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Anamosa
Jones County
Eloise Suhns
Carl Smith
Don Wherry
Wyoming Swingtiners Club
Betty Furst
Wilma Kuhns
Raymond Sorenson
Scotch Grove 4-H Club Holds Mother and Daughter Luncheon
Scotch Grove 4 H Sunshine Girls meeting attendance noted with Miss Wilma Kuhns and Eloise Kuhns county chairmen absent. Ruth Clirk to host next Saturday March 4. County Farm Bureau events include poultry talks by Vernon Brack and F. Hunnicutt plus AAA farm planning Q&A led by County Agent Smith. Harm Helzens celebrated 87th birthday February 14 with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls
Wilma Kuhns
W. B. Clark
Eloise Kuhns
Anamosa
Scotch Grove
Ruth Clirk
H. J Wek
Vernon Brack Pian
Montcello
F. Hunnicutt
Smith
AAA
W. B. Henrichs
Helzens
Community Notes and Movements Around Monticello
Local families share visits and gatherings in Cass Bryant and Monticello areas. relocations include George Schoon and others moving to Cedar ids while groups attend birthdays and golden anniversaries. Farewell parties precede farm moves as neighbors swap farms and bid farewell at Gray home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Schoon
M. D. Foster
Gladys Benedict
Will Black
Cass
Steck
Cedarids
Rapid
Francis Ralston
Bryant
Cletus Boland
Margaret Martin
Herman Folkers
Hank Siebels
Herman Zimmerman
Julia Toenjes
Otto Danneman
Herman Helgens
George Zimmerman
Fred Butschi
Ed Harms
Lester Juilfs
Diedie Coleman
E. E. Willis
Henry Weers
George Rickels
Jack Hoult
Martha Doden
Lena Folkers
Carl Folkers
Linda Lou
Carl Schoon
Cletus Bolend
Robert Gregory
Dorothy
W. J. Zimmerman
Geo. Siebels
Vernon Ray
C. W. Eden
Alva Freese
Monticello
George Kinnon
Oakdale
Neb
Harm Helgens
Louie Helgens
Henry Schafer
Strawsberry Point
George Barrack
Arthur Carlsen
Camanche
Alva Gerdes
W. R. Zimmerman
D. J. Bohlken
George Siebels
Carl Siebels
Alice Deeny
Gene Nude
Chicago
Myles Deeny
Cedar Rapids
George Andrews
Win
C. W. Gray
James Gray
Horse slip injures Lavern Husman near aid move
A horse slipped on ice injuring Lavern Husman as he helped George Andrews move. He suffered a severely sprained ankle and is laid up. The item lists numerous Sunday visits and a 49th wedding anniversary gathering in the community with many names and places named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavern Husman
George Andrews
Herman Englehart
John Bodiker
Rhine Wessels
Albert Harms
Louie Hagen
Clara Bodiker
Clarence Herren
Otto Donneman
Monticello
Henry Seehusen
C. W. Eden
Mark Cross
William Otten
Carl A. Eden
Williamsburg
William Hildegard
Ben Christiansen
Olin
Tom Hanson
George Siebels
Roscoe
Will Jansen
W. R. Zimmerman
F. Kehren
Heer
Harm Helgens
H. A. Toenjes
Julia Toenjes
Arthur Carlsen
Camanche
Kay
Alva Gerdes
F. W. Folkers
Minnie
Carl
George
Minnie Danneman
Elmer
Freddie Dirks
Bill Sherman
J. Hults
John Heiken
William Martin
Stanwood
Mary Halligan
Artover
Dubuque
Michael Martin
Cascade Mize and Obituaries Chronicle Local Residents
Mrs Mary Gavin of Cascade died at her daughter Mrs Michael Dunns Davenport home after a paralytic stroke. She was born Mary OBrien in 1861, lived in Dubuque county, raised twelve children, and was active in the Rosary society and American Legion auxiliary. Funeral at St Peters Temple Hill with Rev Lorenz. Also noted are deaths of Miss Josephine Hansen of Cascade Key West and related area obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gavin
Michael Dunn
Davenport
Cascade
St. Peter’s Church
Temple Hill
E. J. Lorenz
St. Peter’s Cemetery
Mary O’brien
Leo
Basil
Willard
Fermin
Chicago
Pat Callahan
W. J. O’brien
Dubuque
Ed Steckline
Benham
East Cascade
Pete Neyens
Durkins’ Hall
Miss Hansen
John Reddin
Luxembourg
America
Vincent Hayes
Key West
Beulah Hansen
Key West Catholic
Farm Bureau Meeting Plans March Achievement Day
Mrs. Clarence Lasche Mrs. Herman Welter Mrs. Edward Cox and Mrs. C K Greer attended a farm bureau meeting at the Eastburn home in Manchester to plan for Achievement Day scheduled March 28. Mr and Mrs Arnold Sandhagen and a family of Manchester were also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cap Arduser
Donald
Clifford Arduser
Langworthy
Wm. Stevenson
Henry Welter
Monticello
Clarence Lasche
Herman Welter
Edward Cox
C. K. Greer
Farm Bureau
Eastburn
Manchester
Arnold Sandhagen Cand
Public notices list Cox as publicity chairman
Fragmentary OCR mentions names and roles, identifying Cox as publicity chairman amid a music recognition list and various song titles including Barefoot Gosings and The Storm. The readable portion provides no clear event date or location.
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Mer “Sea
Barcarolle
Bee Gavotte
Ee HH. ‘Cox
Five Carloads Cattle Shipped From Station
Five carloads of cattle were shipped by local farmers via the Monticello freight agency. Cartano and Son sent one car, while George Kurt and Lawrence Bur lage each dispatched two cars. Creameries sent one car of butter and eggs from Farmers Mutual and one car of butter from Sand Springs. Incoming cars included automobiles for Chil Dress Hoag, feed for P H Dahlem, and three cars of steel for Franklin Equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Cartano and Son
George Kurt
Lawrence Burlage
Farmers Mutual Creamery
Sand Springs Creamery
Childress Hoag
P.H. Dahlem
Eclipse . Lumber Yard
St. Anthony
Misquoted Tenet Attributed to New Deal Policy
Fragmentary remarks suggest the supposed fundamental rule of the New Deal applies only to opponents. The passage indicates selective enforcement against the other side rather than a universal standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trough
The Swivel Chair Invention Attributed To Jefferson
A brief note credits the swivel chair to Thomas Jefferson. The passage reflects a historical attribution often repeated in design lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Jefferson
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A. W. McDonald
Fred Egger
Sand Spring
Jemima Freeze
Delhi
William Schreiber
Nelson Freeze
Egger
Russell Keith
Betty
Lamont
Homer Stanley
Idwelyn Baldwin
F. Baldwin
Buck Creek
Robert Aldrich
Roy Aldrich
Ryan
Methodist Parsonage
Thomas P. Shaffer
M. E
PTA
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Clell Moulton
Joe Moulton
Iowa City
University Hospital
D. H. Johnston
L. A. Gibbs
Royce, Miller and Hebron
Earlville
Dorothy Bixby
Sylvan Bixby
W. J. Kirkwood
Hopkinton
W. R. Reeve
Philadelphia
W. A. Edgar
Kensington Club
Earl Griffith
Paul Ferguson
Rachel Littlefield
Ladies’ Aid Society
A. R. Stanger
Dale Talmadge
Donald Morton
Paul Gillilan
Main Hucker
Clyde Miller
Thomas Smith
Robert Smith
Harvey Talmadge
Charles
Gene
Gerald
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
L. R. Himebaugh
Elkader
Albert Schrader
Harm Dirks
Ahraken
Henry Badbury
Fred Brokens
J. B. Brokens
M. M. Sinclair
Scotch Grove Band
Arnold Jacobs
Women’s Community Club
Inver Moats
Guttenberg
Lyman
Paul Darting
Wilton Junction
Paul Paulsen Jr
May Himebaugh
Planning Committee
Town
D. O. Sinclair
AMBER
W. J. Zimmer
Minnie Heeren
F. L. McDonough
State Center
Louis: Nachtman
W. H. Behrends
Hans Alferts
Vernon Payne
Robert and
Clifford
Charles Stevenson
Fred Welter
Ray Chaplin
Charles Martin
George Arduser
J. L. Batchelder
Perry DeShaw
Pete Broderson
Cyril Stevenson
Alfred Egger
Clarence Wilson
Tom Murray
Hop Iistrom
Mize
Thomas J. Lane
Charles Sieren
Iowa Department of Agriculture
W. E. Tuetken
Monticello, Iowa
Missouri
U. S
Hawkins
Es Electric
Russell E E
LUX
Hopkinton, Iowa
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Firestone
Firestonecuam
Fireston
Louis Meyer
Wianey
Firestone FE
Richard Crooks
Margaret Specks
Alfred Wellendoth
Everett ‘Mitchell
Chemplea
Cech Week
Matthiessen
Childress - Hoag Motor Co
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