803 Farms To Receive Benefits From Government In 1940
More than 80 percent of Jones county cropland will join the 1940 farm program, according to William Stanton, vice chair of the county agricultural conservation committee. About 1 803 farms covering 228 093 acres will participate, with payments for corn and wheat yields, general crops per acre, soil building practices, and corn and wheat loans. County township participation ranges from 76 to 97 percent, totaling 85.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Wiliam Stanton
AAA
Cass
Castle Grove
Clay
Fairview
Greenfield
Hale
Jackson
Lovell
Madison
Oxford
Richland
Rome
Scotch Grove
Washington
Wayne
Wyoming
Prison Cows Lead Parade In South Jones Report
The April report from the South Jones Cow Testing association shows the top herd owned by the Men's Reformatory with average milk 1133 pounds and butterfat 39.3 pounds. The high cow produced 76.1 pounds butterfat in 26 days. 330 cows tested yielded 37 in 40–50 BF, 13 in 50–60, 7 in 60–70, and 3 in 70–80. Nine cows were removed and three heifers added. top herds include Prentice & Streeter and Jones County Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Jones Cow Testing Association
Men’s Reformatory
Dale Barker
Prentice & Streeter
Jones County Home
W.H. Finn & Son
J. M. Byerly
Delbert Mayberry
G. L. Fraseur
Monroe & Walderbach
Carl Cordes
George & Hanken
Farm Bureau Insurance Marks First Anniversary in Iowa
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance celebrates its first year since May 10 with about 15 000 mobile insurance applications. Officials plan a May 10 radio birthday broadcast at 9 15 pm on KRNT WMT KMA and WNAX to share growth and financial strength with Farm Bureau members.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Iowa Farm Bureau
KRNT
WMT
KMA
WNAX
Glenn G. Sones
Jones
County-Wide Cooking School Planned in Jones County
Seventy-five cattlemen attended the fifth annual spring outlook meeting in Onslow. Prominent speakers from Ames and Chicago discussed price trends and market conditions amid wartime effects. Plans for a county cooking school in Wyoming were announced with demonstrations led by Florence Plandke to promote beef and pork prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Onslow
Herman Aaberg
Ames
Iowa
Chicago
Mr. Story
Cattle Feeders Association
The
Farm Bureau
Harry Levsen, Olin
Cattle Feeders’ Organization
Jones County Farm Bureau
Howard Jamison
Wyoming
Florence Plandke
National Livestock and Meat Board
County Chorus To Vie In Meet
The Jones county rural women’s chorus will compete in a district contest at Iowa City on May 31 to earn a chance at the State Fair in Des Moines. Arthur Todd of Stephens College will judge, and the festival will end with a grand ensemble. The group, organized four years ago, has 28 members under director Mrs. William Bissell with pianist Mrs. Truman Stanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
William Bissell
Wyoming
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Iowa City
Truman Stanton
Center Junction
Delbert Brickley
Wilson Briggs
Onslow
Roscoe Easterly
Scotch Grove
Herman Helgens
Amber
Henry Heeren
Monticello
Leonard Hartwig
Olin
Grace Hanna
John Jacobs
William Ketelsen
Anna Koppenhaver
Morley
Lyle Tompkins
Don Wherry
Howard Willison
la Venne Streeter
Ed Gottsch
John Hanna
Martelle
Jones County
Carl Smith
Arthur Todd
Stephens College
Columbia
Planning Committee Completes Reports
The Jones county planning committee finished its final report at the Farm Bureau office. A weed eradication sub committee report by Reuel O. McColm was the main topic. The county report goes to the state committee with other counties' reports. The group plans fall studies led by chairman Harlan Russell, with attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Planning Committee
Farm Bureau
Reuel O. McColm
State Planning Committee
Harlan Russell
Anamosa
L. T. Lorenzen
Wyoming
W. B. Clark
Scotch Grove
Alva Larkey
Onslow
Irving Hintz
Monticello
Fred Cramer
Carl Smith
Oxford Boys Discuss Stock Judging At Meeting
The Oxford 4-H club held a monthly meeting at the Latare home. Members watched a film strip on beef cattle and breeding hogs judging. Alois Lasack spoke on summer calf care. Plans for a June 3 tour were made as refreshments were provided by Mrs. J. F. Latare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Boys 4-H
Merlin
Melvin Latare
Alois Lasack
J. F. Latare
Must Contract Soon To Grow Sweet Corn
Farmers planning to grow sweet corn for the local canning plant must sign contracts on or before May 14. Contact the local manager J LeRoy Farmer Canning Co Hudson for details. call 318 Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning Co
Ye Hudson
Local Health Talk Set At Monticello County Meeting
Mrs Arnold Thalacker Monti cello county health chairman of the Farm Bureau women organization announces a county meeting at the Monticello community building Wednesday May 15 at 2 pm Dr Carl F Jordan director of the preventable disease division at the Iowa state health department will speak All home project women and others interested are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Thalacker
Monticello
Farm Bureau Women’s Organization
Carl F. Jordan
Iowa State Department of Health
Home Project
Contour Farmers Start on Plowing
About fifteen farmers near Monticello join a soil conservation program with the CCC camp to plow for contour farming this spring. They plan to plant roughly 400 acres of corn on contour on farms in Richland and Union townships of Jones Delaware and Dubuque counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
CCC
F. L. Brinacombe
Joe Manternach
Carl Heir
John Hein
Richland Township
Henry Adams
Lovell Township
Jones County
John Gadien
Herman Egger
Alfred Egger
John Gadient
Walter Noonan
Cascade Township
Dubuque County
Ed Slauson
North Fork Township
Frank King
John Britt
Leo Britt
Allen House
Fred Nelson
Paul Wordehoff
Union Township
Delaware County
Gotsch to Lead Farm Bureau baseball club
James Gotsch of Martelle elected player-manager of a newly organized county Farm Bureau baseball team. First workout for candidates set for May 12 at 2 p.m. at the Martelle baseball diamond. First game scheduled June 2 against the CCC camp ball club at Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gotsch
Martelle
County
Farm Bureau
Court House
Anamosa
Martello
Lee Crain
Farm Bureau Sports’ Committee
CCC
Monticello
Philbert Hardersen
Darvin Hardersen
Dick Hartwig
Harold Larson
Merlin Ahrendsen
Bruce Johnson
Lowell Ahrendsen
Lawrence Williams
Virtus Lorenzen
Grover Lorenzen
Walter Rohwedder
Stanley Richardson
Olin
Max Specht
Lyle Allen
Merle Husman
Center Junction
Don Meeks
Merle Meeks
John Eichhorn
Richard Eichhorn
Wyoming
Oliver Furst
Carl Smith
Onslow Community News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs. C R Smith returned from New York after attending the national League of Women Voters convention with Mr. and Mrs. L B Phelps of Des Moines. Visits include Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hanwardson with Roy Miller family, Mrs. George Paulsen hosting relatives, and Elam Ralston's rites at Emeline after passing in Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
C. R .Smith
New York
League of Women Voters
L. B. Phelps
Des Moines
Smith
Marvin Hanwardson
Roy Miller
Earlville
George Paulsen
Elias Anderson
Arthur Noyes
North Jones Cow Testing Group Names Lawrence Tatum Tester
Lawrence Tatum has been hired as cow tester for the North Jones Cow Testing Association to replace Clarence Ashbrenner. He started May 1 after completing Own State college course work and three years at William Penn College in Oskaloosa. Ashbrenner resigned to join Shomont Dairy and had been a leading contesting member building association membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Tatum
Lawn Hill
North Jones Cow Testing Association
Clarence Ashbrenner
Tatum
Own State College
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Hardin County
Ashbrenner
Shomont Dairy
North Jones Association
Buddha with Eyeglasses Shown in Collier’s Description
Collier’s notes Buddha, founder of major religions, as the most sacred person ever depicted wearing eyeglasses in a statue. The claim highlights a surprising headlining detail about sacred imagery.
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Buddha
Collier's
Cascade Residents Rally As Mrs Lane Recovers
Mrs Thomas J Lane of Cascade nears recovery as her daughters Loyola Lane RN of Detroit and Ruth White of Eldora visit. Guests from Dubuque Mr Raymond Kuhle and Miss Georgia Fall join relatives. Mrs A J Faber returns to Chicago after two weeks here. Cascade residents attend St Pauls Worthington senior class play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Lane
Loyola Lane
R. N
Detroit
Ruth White
Eldora
Raymond Kuhle
Georgia Fall
Dubuque
A. J. Faber
Chicago
Cascade and Vicinity
St. Paul’s School
Worthington
Neptune’s Racecourse at Omey Island Draws Runners
Off Ireland’s west coast Omey island becomes a mainland path at low tide as a hard smooth sandbank links it to the shore, allowing horse and cycle races where the sea stood hours earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neptune's Racecourse
Omey Island
Ireland
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Farm Bureau Chorus
Bureau Insurance
Miles McDonald
Delhi
Cattlemen Outlook
Meet
Jackson No. 8
Shelby County
Oxford Boys
Reuel McColm
Monti
Gotsch
B. W. Streeper
Edward Harms
Zion Lutheran Church
Fee
Succuay
Paul Ketchem
John Peterson
Donna
Benny
Otis Babcock
Emil Paulsen
Louis Pegerick
Ben Thuman
Joan
Jane Ellen Paulsen
Wanda Bullock
P. H. Paulsen
William Smola
Onslow Monlay
Mildred Siler
Henry Siler
Hanson-Longfield
Presbyterian Church of
Elmer Streeper
John McDonald
Estelle McCune
Robert McNeal
Tom Edwards
Lost Nation
Arch Edwards
A. L. Ames
F. O. Conley
Onslow Masonic Lodge
Alberta Smith
Maquoketa
H. W. Koon
Onslow People
Mary Hicks
Merle Hicks
Hannah Carpenter
Leon Carpenter
Elam Ralston
Emeline
Ralston
Independence
Hicks
Carpenter
Annamale Gutzeit
Herta
Herman Gutzeit
Malvin Ingwersen
Neal Paulsen
Dale Tjaden
No. 6
Center Junction School
Courtney
George Lyon
A. F. Pottle
Ladies’ Guild
Mr. Fullerton
Robert Fullerton
Iowa State Teachers College
Supt
W. J. Ritenour
Cecil Koon
North Jones Cow Testing Group
Action Credi
Joe E. Messerli
Oliver Implement Dealer
Cascade
Thomas J. Lane
Arend Balster’s Stores
Bliss
Nash
Monarch
Maxwell House
Creme Tine
Friedman-Shelby
Stuhler
Department of Agriculture
Frank Hunnicutt
Frank
Loanon Farms
W. E. Tuetken
Monticello, Iowa
Ho Ae
Lea
Pittsburgh
MacNeill’s Hardware
Paints
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