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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1962
Page
12
Lester Holub, an authorized Vigor tone dealer in Monticello, earns an all expense trip to Chippewa Lodge on Kabetogama Lake Minnesota for exceeding his quota in a campaign run Oct 3 through Mar 19. He is among 71 qualifiers from over 1,000 participants and will depart May 31.
Easter week sees numerous visits and dinners across Langworthy with guests from Anamosa Cedar Rapids Monticello Cascade and Manchester. Attendees include the Hubbard Kemp Schmidt Poppe and Weers families plus many local residents.
The 146th Special Dairy Cattle Sale will be held at the sanitary Dyersville Sale Barn on Tuesday May 8 beginning at 7 30. Consignors may bring cattle in anytime in the forenoon or afternoon and should have them in the barn before 5 P M. Health papers must be brought. Purchasers are urged to come early to inspect cattle before the sale starts.
Members of the Progressive club gather for a 6330 dinner at the Chester Sheets home on April 24 to analyze antiques. Rebekahs plan Monticello emblem trip in June and a May 8 Mother Daughter banquet. Zion Lutheran church circles meet May 2 with multiple Bible leaders. Easter weekend visits and a pink and blue shower are noted along with a hospitalized member after a leg fracture.
Mrs Merle Jansen and several women attend the ALCW Cedar Rapids conference at Zion Lutheran Clinton on April 25 with 390 attendees. A bus served Castle Grove Monticello Anamosa and Wayne Zion. Local families hosted and visited, including Easter dinners and birthday celebrations. An Amber Boy Scout auction was held at the Rickels.
Jerry Schneiter of Route 2 Monticello runs Mystery Farm No 101 near Monticello on Highway 38 187 acres owned by Tom Eden. He keeps 55 Jerseys dairy cows milking 20 to 25 daily and raises about 350 hogs per year. Main crops include 80 acres of corn 25 acres oats and 25 acres hay. The Schneiter family Christi 2 Todd 6 months reside on the farm.
The Hywealth Farms at Center Jct hosted a two day Charolais Cattle Days with about 60 Charolais and cross stock shown. Bulls and open heifers sold with averages near $1000 and $995, no bred stock offered. Wm Napier of Napier Brothers aided the event from Marengo Illinois.
Mrs. Fred Bramer chaired the Onslow Cancer drive without assistants and oversaw a total collection of $81.25. Claude Barker of Maquoketa and Ott Hendrix headed to Kansas City for clinic treatment. Mrs. Hendrix and Kay stayed at the Barker home, while Mrs. Dillon Stickley hosted the 500 club for a 1:30 dessert luncheon and card afternoon.
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