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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
3
County Achievement day in August will award blue red and white ribbons with cash prizes for 4-H girls entering three of several project groups. Awards include jars of canned foods soups meats and fruit preserved methods with menus attached and certificates of merit from state headquarters.
Onslow-Russell Chaplin and W. K. Kennedy became Consistory members in Cedar Rapids last week. Masonic members attended a stag dinner there Friday. Plus numerous local updates on residents visiting, military service, and community events.
Memorial day observances are planned for Scotch Grove with a 2 pm church service and cemetery rites led by Rev. Glenn McMichael. Special music includes Gene Kuehl and a mixed quartet, with Wyoming Legion attendance and graves decorated.
The note reports Ivan Fiedler tending corn and alfalfa in the same field, suggesting simultaneous haying and corn picking. Lorance Mackey shows off baby beefs being fed for the 4-H show with Lyle, noting their size and fatness.
The piece recalls past summer events including展示 baby beef shown in August, future egg producers white Leghorns 90 percent pullets, cockerels kept for breeding stock, and Howard and Mrs Mackey's ceiling update. It visits Monticello fairgrounds hog pens with 82 pens for 246 pigs, and plans to convert the south shed for market pens. It asks if cattle are bloating and explains grass freezing causing unusual pasture issues, notes yellow rocket mustard spreading in pastures, and mentions Jones County Farm Bureau awards two walnut plaques for outstanding 4 H boys and girls clubs in the county.
A club seeks to have its name inscribed on a commemorative plaque for future years, ensuring recognition beyond a single year. Members emphasize continued involvement and plan to secure long term recognition for the organization.
May 28 Olin Hawkeyes 4-H Club event listed. May 30 Memorial Day office closed. May 31 District Farm Bureau meeting in Cedar Rapids. June 1 Cass Farm Bureau meeting with Wendy Marek Ray Beck conservation officer noted.
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