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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
4
Farm Bureau in Jones County reports 1254 paid members, the highest in county history, with a goal of 1300 by year end. Forty members delinquent from 1946 remain to be invited. Expanded services include education programs, 4-H work, insurance, and serum services.
I R Hintz addressed the Castle Grove farm bureau at schoolhouse No 4 on Thursday with weather keeping attendance low He discussed measures before the state legislature and Reuel McColm spoke of a recent farm bureau trip to Illinois Anna Diers played an instrumental solo Refreshments were served by a committee.
Scotch Grove 5 will enter the county 4-H basketball tournament with both boys and girls teams. The girls face Oxford Junction in the first preliminary at Olin next Saturday at 1 pm, one of five games that afternoon with finals set for Monday evening March 31.
Miss Emelda Kunau, Jones county home economist, will be featured on the Today’s Homemaker program on KXEL next Saturday March 22 at 10 45 a m. The program shares Iowa home economists in a series organized by Hugh Muncy with a Jones county focus a musical number will be offered for two local homemakers.
The Homemakers Club met at Miss Anna Heiken's home for an all day session. Mrs. J E Ahlrichs reported on books read since last September from the Farm Bureau reading list. A buffet lunch was served by Mrs. J E Ahlrichs and Mrs. F H Kromminga. the menu matched last month’s.
A statewide Poultry Improvement drive sponsored by poultry industry leaders, Iowa State College, and the County Extension Service aims to boost meat poultry quality. W R Whitfield notes dangers from outside competition as districts prepare contests and breeders sign up to raise efficiency and profits.
Jones County rural groups schedule meetings and events from March 20 to 27. Includes Lovell Farm Bureau at W F Hintz home, DHIA annual meeting at the courthouse community room, Wyoming Farm Bureau at John R Wilson, Rome Township Women at Mrs N R Waggoner, and Wayne Farm Bureau at Richard Hanken's. Also notes Iowa State Spring Market Hog Show preliminaries at Olin and 4 H basketball preliminaries at Olin high school.
As food becomes plentiful in grocery stores, consumers grow more selective in what they buy. Iowa State College marketing specialists report that wartime shortages forced Mrs Housewife to accept lower quality items, but now shoppers demand value and quality in poultry, meat, and dairy amid high prices.
Center Junction reports a Red Cross drive total of 149 dollars, surpassing the 100 dollar quota. Mrs. S. Gig Thompson chaired with help from Mrs. Norman Martens and Mrs. Alan Serbousek. Local families joined visits to relatives in Detroit Cleveland Evansville Henderson.
Mrs. Lydia Decious attended the funeral for H. E. Stoyer in Anamosa last Friday afternoon. The Presby terian church will hold its annual meeting Sunday at 1 30 following the morning service and potluck dinner. Lenten services are set for 7 30 Sunday evening with Dr Calvin Schnucker of Dubuque as speaker.
Kansas City report states Jerry L. Freeman traveled to Chicago Sunday night on business while guests remained at the Mead home last week.
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