Two Wyoming Residents Called By Death During Past Week
Obituaries note the deaths of Libbie Countryman and Henry Behnke, both long-time Wyoming residents. Countryman died April 26 after a long illness. Behnke died at his son’s home in Albia. Services were held in Wyoming with local clergy and funeral homes handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Libbie Allen
LaPorte
Ind
Country Methodist Church
Dell Countryman
Royal Neighbor Lodge of
Pearl Rogers
Charles Rogers
Emma Roofe
Pasadena
Calif
Rogers
B. G. Steinman
Henry Behnke
Lester
Albia
Harrington
Mr. Behnke
Mecklenburg
Germany
Elizabeth Farley
Dillon
St. Louis
Henrietta McAdam
Des Moines
Leslie
Berwyn
Behnke
George
Robert Planter
Emma Siler
M. E. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Marie Coffey
Ronald
Chicago
Katherine Colby
Waterloo
Libbie Countryman
Contouring Benefits Soil and Crop Yields in Iowa Trials
Iowa State College and Soil Conservation Service experiments in 1943 44 show contour farming reduces runoff and soil loss while boosting corn yields. In 1944 rainfall 29.24 inches, contour plots yielded 72.9 bushels per acre vs 53.4 on up-and-down plots. soil loss 10.2 tons vs 51.5 tons per acre. Soybeans show similar gains with contouring.
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Iowa Agricultural Extension Station
Iowa State College
Soil Conservation Service
Clarinda
Ems
Parsley along windowsill boosts flavor and decor
A parsley pot on the window sill serves for seasoning and decoration with bright green curly leaves. Parsley is among the easiest herbs to grow indoors when started from garden plants and kept in rich soil with proper watering and light shifts.
Jones County Farm Calendar May Events Highlight Local Meetings
The May schedule lists township meetings in Cass Oxford Jackson Scotch Grove Castle Grove Madison and an emphasis on Rural Life 4-H clubs and school events. Events include Rural Schools Rural Life Sunday Labor Shortcuts and a July 4 Women's Achievement Day and Family Recreation Festival at Monticello Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Township
Harold Larson
Rural Life
Oxford Live Wires
Ronnie Hansen
Jackson Township
Black Oak School
Scotch Grove
Castle Grove
Fred Harken
Madison Township
Truman Stanton
Monticello Park
Plan Seeks 1945 46 Jones County Extension Program
The 1945 46 Jones County Extension planning group met Tuesday to discuss needs and interests of local farm men and women. Women want home appliances landscaping pruning shrubs and flowers. a June 12 meeting with Dorothy Simmons will extend discussion. Men want machinery repair and practical farm mechanics. groups will tackle special problems and committees for soils crops livestock and machinery were proposed. E. F. Graff will visit soon to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Dorothy Simmons
E. F. Graff
Scotch Grove 4-H Boys Monthly Meeting Highlights
Don Schrader hosted the Scotch Grove 4-H boys for a regular monthly meeting. Members discussed soil conservation, viewed a film on the corn borer, and debated the comparative value of grains. Special mention to the flag set won at a basketball tournament. Neal Paulsen presided in the president’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Schrader
Scotch Grove
Neal Paulsen
Four New Members Join Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls
The Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls add Patricia Cass Janaan Meier and Vaneta Hughes to their unit. The 4-H girls and boys in the township will observe Rural Life Sunday on May 6 attending church in a group with uniforms. Both clubs report strong year long programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Sunshine Girls
Patricia Cass
Janaan Meier
Vaneta Hughes
Orchard Work And Forest Survey In Anamosa Area
Monday work with Bill Reade in Wyoming township pruned and trained an orchard with mostly hibernal crabs grafted to red Delicious and other varieties. The group visited Truman Stanton and saw tractor PTO operated gear, while the Center Junction Shipping Association prepared cattle hogs and veal calves for shipment. Oris Randolph and the Soil Conservation Service urged activity, traveling north of Anamosa to assess rough terrain. Albert Schrader reported strawberry losses from freezing. Rayillips checked timber on a 40 acre tract south of Anamosa. average trees 12 to 14 inches diameter with white and red oak stands good but softwoods encroaching. Three mushroom patches were found. Phillips estimated walnut board feet beyond Stone City. Pulpwood markets discussed. timber reserves urged to protect timber with potential tax advantages if fenced and set as county forest reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Reade
Wyoming Township
Bill
Truman Stanton
Center Junction Shipping Association
Oris Randolph
Soil Conservation Service
Anamosa
Albert Schrader
Jack Neville
Neville
Rayillips
Dubuque
C.F.D
Phillips
Stone City
Felt hats collected for Schick Hospital patients
Felt hats, too, for the use of the patients at Schick hospital, and anyone who has any discarded felt hats that they do not wish to destroy may get in touch with any of the members of the Lovell club and they will be collected. After the business discussions were over Gladys and Betty Fass played a few selections on the accordion. The hostess and her mother Mrs. Ray Adams served a luncheon after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McMahon
Phyllis Bahnsen
Beh Bahnsen
Wyoming
Ardis Heiken
Ben Heiken
Onslow
Center Junction
Henry Rohwedder
Melvin Petersen
Camp Roberts
Calif
Petersen
California
Charles Marshall
Hans Mohr
Mary’s
W.S.C.S
F. R. Marshall
Cancer Control
Blanche Hauser
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Hall
Hawthorne Club
Center Jet
Hale
Federation of Women's Clubs
Town
Betty Levien Remley
Hazel McMahon
Ed Urban
Don Wherry
Leota Wherry
Mable Streeper
Viola Kaiser
Progressive Club of Wyoming
Clinton
Crescent Printing Co
Schick Hospital
Lovell Club
Gladys
Betty Fass
Spectacles and Milestone Numbers From a Past Era
A fragment notes Charles V of France wearing extremely heavy spectacles and claims exaggerated weights. It also mentions large counts of life jackets and milkweed floss figures, suggesting inflated historic numbers and a lengthy past production cycle.
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Navy
Lovell's Happy Helpers Plan Bingo for Schick Hospital
The Lovell's Happy Helpers 4 H club met at Mary Lou Adams home to discuss a bingo event to raise funds for Schick hospital in Clinton. The event is set for May 24 at the community building. They reported 525 pounds of clothing collected so far and planned further drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell’s
Happy Helpers 4-H Club
Mary Lou Adams
Schick Hospital
Clinton
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Morris Somerville
Harlan
Mary Louis Willman
Albert Boots
Hardin
West
United Clothing Collection
Lester Barron
FF. L. Harrington
Eddy
Louisville
Helen
L. M. Koch
Henry Bramer
L. I. Kuckuck
Preston
G. C. Rudman
R. Larson
Order of the Eastern Star
Lirson
H. Groening
C. R. Zimmerman
Mission
Texas
E. C. Diggs
Zimmerman
C. B. Zimmerman
Clarence Aldrich
W. S. Demoss
Cpl. Aldrich
France
O'Reilly General Hospital
Springfield
States
Sgt
Vertus Rohwedder
San Antonio
Dallas
Jones County Farm Calendar
Farm Bureau
Don Schrader Host
Monty
Monticello
U. S
Monticello, Ja
Jones
Ray Adams
Charles V
Mary Adams
Lovell
Iereford
A. M. McDonald
D. M. McDonald
Delhi, Iowa
McNeill’s Hardware
Tractolube
Slovern Farm Supply Store
John Deere
Fone
Olin Elevator
Olin, Iowa
Hurst Produce
Summer
D. M. Bell Manager
June Chix
Lux
U.S
LUX Leghorn Land Farms
Hopkinton, Iowa
SFAW
Pocahontas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
West Kentucky
Missouri
Farmers Lumber & Supply Co
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