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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1947
Page
5
The Farm Bureau committees lead a Jones county campaign to stock DDT sprays in drug and hardware stores to rid towns of flies and mosquitoes. Health officials urge removing breeding spots like garbage cans and outdoor toilets and keeping barns stalls and poultry runs clean to halt fly proliferation.
Iowa State College plant pathologist E. P. Sylvester urges using 2 4 D to kill broad leaf weeds without harming grass. He details application methods for lawns golf courses and other areas plus timing May or June temperatures 75 to 80 degrees and follow up watering and turf care for best results. He notes about 40 compounds exist and stresses using a dedicated sprayer and median spray pressure to avoid drift.
Harold Cousins a 48 year old bachelor farmer living two miles east of Earlville was found dead Sunday morning with a 22 caliber rifle shot through the mouth beside his body. Sheriff Carl Anderson said neighbors had not seen him since Friday and the livestock had not been fed, leading to the belief the act occurred Friday.
May listings include Wayne Farm Bureau Wyoming Farm Bureau at George Fishwild's on May 26 Martello 4-H at the Finer Frosted Foods Office Cass 4-H Oxford Farm Bureau at the Library May 30 Memorial Day office closed. June 11 features Girls 4-H Rally Day at Oxford Junction.
Petersburg defeated the Monticello Boosters 7-1 on Sunday after a six run third inning. Coach Bob Mullen’s Monticello squad rallied late but could not overcome Petersburg’s early lead and strong pitching.
Streeper's Brown Swiss won three prizes at the Brown Swiss Canton show held yesterday at the Jones county fair grounds in Monticello. Thirty four animals were entered from 12 counties in eastern Iowa with blue red and first place honors for a young bull a four to twelve month heifer and a champion heifer. The champion heifer was reserve champion in the female class and breed champion at the fair. Judging was by A R Porter of Iowa State College. Prizes largely went to Herbert Zumba and A M Mussman.
The Monticello Boosters, after two defeats, aim for a win when they meet Colesburg next Sunday at Monticello. Pitcher Al Kalarik from Oxford Junction stars, with local games set as Epworth June 1 and Cascade visits the Monticello diamond the following Sunday.
C H Freeman of Olin was named weed commissioner for Jones county by the county board of supervisors. Freeman has qualified and will oversee weed elimination as a special weed notice outlines movement dates. Fortune Finders 4 H club met May 13 at the homes of Rose Stadtmueller and Jane Mardorf with floral roll call and rally day prep.
March marked the ninth straight month motor vehicle dealers topped retail sales in percentage gains. The University of Iowa bureau reports car dealers up 168 percent from March 1946, 18 points above February’s rise, while radio appliance dealers slipped to fourth as fuel and ice dealers moved up.
Mrs Florence Roberts Monticello public librarian reports nine new books catalogued and prepared for circulation at the Monticello library. They are all recent publications and should interest library patrons. The books include Anthology of Negro Poetry and Golden
A reader notes a catalog of works including Anna Bontemps Slippers This I Stand Countee Cullen Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar Mother Kathleen Norris Vain Shadow Hartzell Spence My Life Story Joe Lewis How to Audition for Radio Ted Cott This Is Your Announcer Henry Lent How Green Was My Father David Dodge.
A lively summer guide highlights spontaneous group outings in a Stanley steamer, where friends gather for picnics with baked beans and dill pickles. Readers are invited to find ideal spots, fish, and read full-length Bugs Bunny novels, enjoying light recreation requiring little effort.
Irreverent school notes discuss low cost gatherings with bike-hikes hayrides tennis dates and a swimming party as end of year fun plus a probate notice announces Libpie Black's will filing in Jones County Iowa with a court date for final proof and probate.
John Hemingway of Clinton stopped at Monticello airport on a cross country trip in a Piper. Ed Miller landed from Peoria Tl in a four passenger Sit son and visited Mr and Mrs Krause and Mr and Mrs Thompson. Mrs Thompson will stay several days visiting relatives. Harold Seger of Cascade soloed at the local field this week.
A historical clipping cites Mahatma Gandhi stating a resolve quoted as If need be I will leave my bones in East Bengal for if I fail will not succeed anywhere else. The line appears under attribution to editor Ed Gart ner and reflects wartime era sentiment.
An advertisement from S. M. Hosford promoting tornado protection through the Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association invites readers to contact by phone 224-W for coverage and protection services.
Plan outlines cleaning fly breeding sites and destroying rubbish before warm weather. Recommends 2% DDT spray for manure piles and 50 percent wettable DDT for barns, with rate guidance and early ordering. Advises even distribution over walls and ceilings, plus June 1 spray start. Also notes an Ohio man sentenced to ten years for robbery per The Cornell Journal.
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