Spelling Contest Highlights Scotch Grove Farm Bureau Meet
A capacity crowd attended the Scotch Grove township Farm Bureau meeting at the Presbyterian church. The annual spelling contest saw Carline Stahlberg win, with Helen Tjaden second, among contestants from several township schools. Nellie V. Morey led the program with a one act play and a vocal solo by Wilma Kuhns.
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Scotch Grove Township
Presbyterian Church
Carline Stahlberg
Carla Stahlberg
Helen Tjaden
Helen Aldrich
Celestia Kuhns
Velda Rickels
Esther Sanford
Dorothy Himebaugh
Jeanette Gill
Marvin Snyder
John McNeilly
Audrey Schrader
Clarence Brockhahn
Nellie V. Morey
M. M. Sinclair
W. B. Clark
Kathleen Hughes
County Home Project Committee Plans Health Initiative
The Jones county Farm Bureau leaders met at the Community hall Onslow to discuss health, aiming to hire a full time nurse with state support. They reviewed the Home Project achievement day and planned a Dairy congress exhibit in Waterloo. Mrs Bernard Cass announced a June 16 open meeting at the county home with an afternoon tea hosted by the Wayne township group.
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Onslow
Duncan Wasson
State Health Department
Waterloo
Bernard Cass
County Home Project
Wayne Township Project
District Holstein Show Is Planned
William Vincent, secretary of the Jones County Holstein Breeders association, announces a district Holstein breeders and field day at the West Liberty fairgrounds on June 10. Counties included are Jones Linn Jackson Cedar Clinton Ott Muscatine and Johnson. The event aims to unite top Holsteins, demonstrate proper types, raise interest in Holsteins, and help breeders network. Exhibitors may obtain full details from Mr Vincent or the county agent at the Farm Bureau office.
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William Vincent
Jones County Holstein Breeders Association
Fairgrounds
West Liberty
Jones
Linn
Jackson
Cedar
Clinton
Ott
Muscatine
Johnson
Jones County
Cow Testing Associations Begin The Year’s Work
The North Jones and South Jones cow testing associations started the year on May 1 with 42 dairymen joining. Each member will have their herd tested monthly for a year, with yearly production and feed records kept by the tester and shared with owners. Presidents Alvin Byerly and Wilbur Cartano lead the two groups and urge more dairymen to join via officers, testers, or the county agent.
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North Jones
South Jones
Alvin Byerly
Anamosa
South Jones Association
Wilbur Cartano
Monticello
North Association
Thin Cream Wastes In Butter Making Hurt Farmers Too
County agent cites Iowa State extension dairy expert A W Rudnick that cream testing too thin or too rich raises costs for butterfat. Cream under 30 or over 40 reduces profit. creamery losses from buttermilk waste rise with thinner cream, while high tests cause fat sticking to containers.
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A. W. Rudnick
Iowa State College
Corn Supply Large and Livestock Numbers Low in 1938 Outlook
The April crop report shows corn stocks on farms at 1,067,678,000 bushels versus a 10 year average of 793,082,000. Livestock units on farms Jan 1, 1938 were 121,843,000, far below the 10 year average.
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Claude R. Wickard
AAA North Central Division
AAA
4-H Rally Day Planned by County Committee
County girls 4-H rally day plans announced after a May 14 meeting. The event, held in the second week of June, showcases girls in music work games and other activities. Committee members include Mrs. Harold Hartman Anamosa chair Mrs. S H Ellison Martello Mrs. Alice Howie Monticello Mrs. George Fishwild Wyoming Mrs. W B Clark Scotch Grove and Mrs. Ray Embree Mechanicsville who will lead the music memory work. Program details to be released soon.
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Harold Hartman
Anamosa
S. H. Ellison
Martello
Alice Howie
Monticello
George Fishwild
Wyoming
W. B. Clark
Scotch Grove
Ray Embree
Mechanicsville
County 4-H
Large Enrollment In 4 H Dairy Heifer Club
Forty seven boys and girls in Jones county are enrolled in the 4 H Dairy Heifer club making it the second largest 4 H club in the county. Enrollment may exceed the Baby Beef club before the June 10 closing date. The club includes Holstein Jersey Guernsey and Brown Swiss breeds with a strong turnout of purebred calves promising a fine display at the county fair in August.
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Jones County
Jersey
Guernsey
World's Poultry Congress set for Cleveland next summer
A million attendees are expected at the seventh World’s Poultry Congress in Cleveland featuring a vast live poultry exhibit. President Roosevelt invites foreign governments and at least seventy nations will display. The federal government earmarks 100000 dollars. states plan funding. The event occupies the public auditorium stadium armory and Great Lakes buildings with a building for 4 H clubs and youth groups. Past congresses spurred industry gains.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Congress
Holland
Spain
Canada
England
Italy
Germany
Illinois
Poultry Congress Poised to Boost Canadian Localities and U.S. Growers
The speaker touts the 1927 Poultry Congress held in Cleveland as a financial boon, noting local benefits to Canadian districts and an annual wealth rise from poultry exceeding 13 million dollars. He hails the event as a remarkable show and urges poultry raisers to plan a summer trip to Cleveland.
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Canada
Congress
Cleveland
Soil Building Rules For 1938 Iowa Program In Monticello
The Monticello Express relays Iowa AAA guidance on soil depletion and building payments. Speltz and rye classifications as depletion or non depletion depend on use. payments align to soil building goals. silage sorghum depleting. rye fall seeding and other practices qualify under specific timelines and futures.
Cascade events and engagements in Cascade community notes
Local notes report St Martin's Decoration Day event with a chicken and ham dinner and booths. Engagements announced include Bette Fall to Raymond Kuhle of Sinsinawa, with wedding set at St Columbkill's on June 23, officiated by Rev Loras Lane. Mary Knepper to Ray Lehner planned for June 1 at Sacred Heart Fillmore. Amelia Otting hosted a social shower at her Cascade home.
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St. Martin's
Iie Park
G. E. Fall
Dubuque
Bette
Raymond C. Kuhle
Esther Kuhle
Sinsinawa
Wis
Amelia Otting
Cascade events mix weddings edu cation and notices
Catherine Bisenius and Lyle Covington set a June 25 wedding at St. Mary’s Cascade as relatives mark the first anniversary of the Bisenius couple’s parents. engagements include Carlotta Dahlem to Earl Fagan and Lorraine Wiegand to Paul Dahlem with ceremonies planned in Cascade and Dubuque. commencement at East Cascade high on June 2 features students Catherine Graham Joseph Hunter Jane McNally Marian Nachtrieb Mary Imogene Tallman Royetta Wilson. Leonardo Da Vinci painting Adoration of the Magi noted as unfinished by monks of St Donato.
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Catherine Bisenius
Miss Bisenius
Lyle Covington
Cedar Rapids
St. Mary's Church
Cascade
Matt Bisenius
Dubuque
Miss Fall
al Strong
Thomas McGovern
John Becker
L. F. Barrett
Chicago
P. M. Dahlem
Carlotta
Earl Fagan
W. B. Fagan
St. Martin's Church
Harold Curoe
Lorraine Wiegand
Paul Dahlem
St. Patrick's Church
James Supple
East Cascade Public School
Cascade Theater
George Stemm
Columbia College
Catherine Graham
Joseph Hunter
Jane McNally
Marian Nachtrieb
Mary Imogene Tallman
Royetta Wilson
Farm Bureau
al Gehl
Memorial Hall
Asparagus dishes featured in Homemakers Huddle
Velma Allyn offers practical asparagus based menus for economical meals. Recipes include a homemade cheese sauce over asparagus and ham wrapped asparagus rolls, with baking details and serving tips.
NO ARMS FOR HIM
Frank Littel of Mt. Vernon Iowa a Union Theological Seminary student who spoke for the National Council of Methodist Youth before the house naval committee opposed Roosevelt’s push for higher naval spending calling it anti social action and stating the youths he represents will not bear arms in a war.
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Frank Littel
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Union Theological Seminary
New York
National Council of Methodist Youth
House Naval Committee
Roosevelt
Cream of tomato soup tips and canned foods week urged
Extension nutritionist Annette Petersen explains curdling in milk tomato mixes and recommends thickening milk into a white sauce or using soda carefully. She shares a cream of tomato soup recipe and notes soda can harm flavor and vitamins. Preparedness week promotes stockpiling Iowa produced canned foods.
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Annette Petersen
Iowa State College
Miss Petersen
Emergency shelf meal plan proposed for rationing period
Miss Cessna warns to keep canned meat intact and not raid the emergency shelf. She suggests a company menu for emergencies including tomato juice tuna and mushroom scalloped potatoes chips relishes corn in cream chopped beet and cabbage salad hot biscuits peach halves and cookies.
Logan Observer on Bonds and Tax Levy Risks
A Logan Observer editorial argues that bonds at national state or county levels are the most expensive form of taxation. They create debts with high interest that taxpayers ultimately must pay, exposing readers to the long term financial burden.
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Logan
Prejudice Aimed at Mrs Roosevelt Noted in Indianola
The Indianola Record remarks that bias against Mrs Roosevelt and jokes about her could ease if she trimmed topics she discusses. It notes her husband was elected president, implying the source contextualizes public perception of the Roosevelt family.
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Indianola
Senator Hitchcock Defeated in South Dakota by Tom Berry
In Newton News the piece notes the defeat of Democratic Senator Hitchcock of South Dakota by former governor Tom Berry. The article implies the loss was sharp for Democrats and hints at the political stakes of the New Deal era without detailing broader consequences.
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Newton News
Pepper
Hitchcock
South Dakota
Tom Berry
Man in Naples Swallows Tiny Light Bulb
A Naples man, while eating plums and reading, swallowed a small electric light bulb. X rays showed the bulb intact in the stomach and it was later removed.
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Naples
War Too Costly Says Sioux Falls Trade View
An Argus-Leader editorial argues foreign trade benefits outweigh the costs of war, urging caution and diplomacy over armed conflict in guiding United States policy. It emphasizes national interests, economic stakes, and the need for measured international engagement.
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Sioux Falls
United States
LaFollette Boys Clash With Wild Spending Plan
The Creston News-Advertiser mocks a local spending program as too cockeyed, noting the LaFollette boys' stance against it and signaling a tense community debate.
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Creston News
LaFollette Boys
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St. Donato
Velma Allyn
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