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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1931

Page

8

Wyoming Community Events Highlight Club and School Activities

East Ridge hosts Wyoming home gathering with scripture verses and clothing project exhibits. Wyoming high school events include junior senior banquet at Hotel Montrose Cedar Rapids. baccalaureate services, class play Dr Jim, and upcoming commencement with address Be Yourself. Louis Koob obituary notes Mercy hospital death after surgery. Lacey Gee among cadets to join national maneuvers in major cities.

East Ridge Alice Eichhorn Wyoming Laura Fishwild G. H. Goodrick The Wildwood Wyoming High School Montrose Cedar Rapids Miss Webber Glen Westphal Marvin Holst Glen Felker Mr. Johnston Ruth Heasty Miss Stetzler Aunt Het Glen Woodworth Ripley Miss Werkman Hilda Luckstedt Miss Inglis Nancy Churchill Vern Westphal Fay Hanold Viola Luckstedt Mr. Webber Benjamin F. Schwartz Muscatine Memorial Hall Madonna Lodge No. 303 Rebekah Ralph Eggert Etta Eggert Main Street Bridge August Jensen Onslow Dora Thomsen Alma Thomsen Seattle Wash Benbow Clara Thomsen John Thomsen G. W. Fields Marguerite Davenport Fields Harrison Morse Clifford Morse Brothers California Bay View Club Elizabeth Inglis Viola Mader Margery Sherrill E. N. Stoffel State Dental Association Des Moines Mayo Clinic Mount Vernon Raymond Luckstedt Castle Grove Township Iowa Wyoming Township Farm Bureau Baldwin Schoolhouse J. W. Morse People

Dubuque Farm Bureau Leaders Plan Epworth Achievement Day

Cascade Mrs George Wassenaar and Miss Madeline Hoffman presided at a courthouse meeting in Dubuque on Friday to organize the annual achievement day set for Epworth on June 1. The Dubuque county farm bureau announced its first year home management project covering the 1931-32 season with dates forthcoming.

George Wassenaar Madeline Hoffman Farm Bureau Court House Dubuque Epworth

Anamosa Eureka Brief Bits Of News Summary

Ray Purcell, former deputy sheriff, joins the reformatory guard, on night duty. Anamosa High School closes with 42 graduates. Fay and Myrtle West welcome a son born May 8 at John McDonald hospital. paving on 161 near the new Wapsie bridge progresses, traffic rerouted past the school hill. Tilda Miner case to be argued in the supreme court today. James Remley Jr recovering from appendicitis at Mercy hospital. Two Jones county supreme court decisions issued.

Ray Purcell Reformatory Anamosa High School Fay West Monticello John McDonald Hospital Wapsie School House Hill Tilda Miner Supreme Court Miner Iowa City J. E. Remley Des Moines James Remley, Jr Mercy Hospital James State Supreme Court Jones County District Court Cornelius Hirtzs Koppess

Wind Origins From Northwest Dominance, Iowa Study Finds

A study by Iowa crop and weather bureaus analyzes wind from seven stations across the state. It shows most wind comes from the northwest in miles and hours but varies by month and location. Implications include better placement of windmills shelter belts farms and airports.

Weather and Crop Bureau Iowa Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau Sioux City Omaha Dubuque Northwest South Charles City Des Moines Old Federal Keokuk

Hoover to Speak for Red Cross on Fiftieth Anniversary

President Hoover will address the Red Cross Fiftieth Anniversary Dinner in Washington tonight May 21 at 8 30 p m CST. The National Broadcasting Company and the Columbia network will carry the address. A new two cent stamp commemorating the anniversary is highlighted on page two. A one reel sound film titled Fifty Years of Service to Humanity is being produced for distribution starting September 1 and will run in local theaters until Thanksgiving.

National Broadcasting Company Columbia Chain Herbert Hoover American Red Cross Washington, D. C the Express Red Cross

Press Quips and Commentary Tidbits

A collage of brief quotes on unemployment, religious mission work, crime film trends, ballot reform, royal reflection, exile memory, and publisher wit. Notable lines include Arizona Producer on unpaid labor and Punch on crime films waning in appeal.

Arizona Publishers Syndicate America Audences Punch Illinois Alfonso Spain Boston Herald

Heart-Space Refuge Amid Storms in Ben Brigham Verse

Poem excerpt from Ben Brigham in N. Times contrasts external storms with inner shelter. It imagery-rich lines describe rain, wind, and shadows, then shifts to a warm hearth inside the heart where comfort and safety prevail. The speaker resists the storm and seeks solace in inner, intimate space.

Ben Brigham

Annual Monticello Contest Association Report Highlights

The Monticello Contest Association's annual report lists officers G H Orcutt as president E F Burr as secretary and directors including Adam Buol William Balsiger and W D McLaughlin. It documents herd counts by breed and a production summary with milk and butterfat figures plus costs and profits across butterfat brackets. It notes profit above feed cost increases with higher butterfat output.

G. H. Orcutt E. F. Burr Adam Buol William Balsiger W. D. McLaughlin Altechison Bros J. F. Bader Deischer & Ahlrichs Forrest Deischer Vince English Jersey Allan Fairbanks Thomas George Peter Gadilent G. H. Gerdes Richard Hanken William H. Hoffman Bert Kiburz Joe Kiburz Ed Meier Wm. M. Oltman Pfeil & Burr T. R. Rieniers, Jr Shover & Orcutt

Cattle Cull Ordered Overfeed and Poor Prospects

Farmers report cows are underfed and many will not improve with care. The weaker stock should be sent to the block for sale or culling.

Cultivate Corn Wisely Amid Drought Pressures

E R Henson of the Farm Crops department at Town State college warns farmers to conserve moisture and fight weeds aggressively this year. With dry 1930 conditions reducing weed seed vigor, careful, limited cultivations are urged to avoid disturbing the topsoil while ensuring weed control. If four cultivations are needed to curb weeds, four passes are advised to boost yields as subsoil moisture remains unreliable.

E. R. Henson Farm Crops Department Town State College Henson Hexson

Henson Advises Best Cultivator for Weeds and Corn

The expert notes that less than half an inch of rain only wets the soil shallowly and benefits the plant little. He recommends using a cultivator and shovel that kill weeds efficiently while disturbing the corn the least to minimize damage.

Henson

Deserted Buddhist temple in Ramna near Drokjkarta

The Chandi Borobudur ruin, located 825 miles west of Batavia, is described as vast and richly carved, depicting Gautama Buddha. The site, now desolate in a fertile plain, is guarded by Dutch guards to deter theft and protect visitors including American tourists.

Drokjkarta Batavia Gauuama Siddhartha Buddha Ceylon Burma Tibhet China Mongolia Allan T. Holeoth New York Werald Tribune Tore Hin

New Duty for Firemen Receives Unusual Cow Rescue Gear

Methuen Cre department adds a cow rescuing outfit and improvised derrick to its equipment due to a surge of calls from farmers whose cows fall into wells. The article notes risks of livestock licking fresh paint and warns about hazards to animals and property.

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