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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
8
Correspondents report on Buck Creek community events including a May breakfast cancellation by the South circle and skating party for local high school. Numerous social visits list residents and families in Delhi and nearby towns.
The Wyoming Cardinals start their season on May 13 against Martello in Wyoming. The 2:30 p.m. game features free admission for all ladies on Mother's Day. New dugouts are under construction for use at this game. The squad, building toward a 31-game schedule, includes players such as Jerry Eimers and Junior Westphal and faces a tough league due to losses to the armed forces.
Russell Eldred Farm Bureau president and Joe E. Legg county extension director announce the 1951 52 extension program committees. Ed Helgens chairs Program Planning with members from Monticello Anamosa Scotch Grove Oxford Junction Center Junction Olin and Lisbon. Other committees cover Livestock Crops and Soils and 4 H clubs with names listed for 1951 members.
1951 4-H club rosters name new members by club and town. Monticello Anamosa and Oxford Junction provide multiple youths including Eugene Hall Joe Smith Rose Marie Ortgies Kathleen Burda and Mary Ann Catlett.
Canton notices report the death of 71 year old Canton native Mark M Bickford at Maquoketa after a long illness with funeral services in Canton and burial in Canton cemetery. Also listed are two late winter weddings in Maquoketa and Oxford Junction along with local visits and family updates from Canton area residents including Maquoketa and Zwingle.
An advertisement touts T-4-L for athlete's foot with a 90 percent alcohol base for deep penetration and claims a 60 minute relist or a 40 cent refund at Palmer's Drug. It emphasizes quick action and nationwide drugstore availability.
The day in the Ralph Henrich home included Charles Hovey and family as Sunday evening supper guests in the Charlie Smith home. Mr and Mrs Ed Marshall and family spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Garlie Smith near Emeline.
Iowa farms show a smaller number of early spring pig litters than in 1950, reports Francis Kutish, farm economist at Iowa State College. Farrowings from December through March were about 5 percent below the previous year, with the decline centered in March. litters before March 1 were ahead of last year, suggesting total planned spring litters remain on track.
In April and May there will be fewer market items. The cycle stays lighter into August and September compared to 1950, suggesting slower activity this year with a revised forecast for late spring and summer.
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