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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1937
Page
3
George Fraser of Lovell township enters his Shorthorn calf in the 4-H junior feeding contest at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The animal won the Jones County Fair baby beef title and was runner up in Cedar Rapids, plus judged champion Shorthorn at the Iowa State Fair.
Jones county members of the Cedar Valley Farm Business Association met Monday evening in the court house community room to discuss farm management problems. J. J. Wallace, fieldman for the association, presented information and suggestions for member consideration.
Farmers have asked at the Farm Bureau and Soil Conservation offices about the new 1938 Agricultural Conservation program. Ralph W. Smith states the program will be unveiled in early November with district meetings from November 8 to 13 for county committees and agents, followed by township meetings starting November 15 to present background material and elect township committees for 1938.
The Jones county Farm Bureau women’s division conducts training schools on furniture selection and arrangement led by Nora Workman of Iowa State College. Meetings run Tuesday through Friday across townships Castle Grove Lovell Richland Washington Wayne Jackson Fairview Cass Scotch Grove Wyoming Clay Oxford Madison Greenfield Rome Hale and Morley themes set at township homes.
Announcement of plans for the 1938 county rural women's choruses was received today at the Farm Bureau office. Choruses of 10 to 60 rural women may enter a district tournament with 75 percent on farms. Judges will select county choruses for the 1938 state fair and ten groups to perform the canata I Hear America Singing at the 4-H girls convention festival at Town State college in June. Choruses must have appeared on community and achievement day programs first. Songs include Thanks Be to God and other selections listed.
Four 4-H members from Jones county are urged to tune into the nationwide broadcast on KSO from 11 30 a m to 12 30 p m Saturday November 6 Ray Sorensen county club agent says the middle portion 11 45 to 12 15 features Iowa 4 H leaders Arthur Wallace Corydon Frances Ellingsworth Williamsburg Shenandoah vocalists Frances Miller Shenandoah and Gertrude McKevitt Vinton with Mrs Raymond Sayre Ackworth discussing the program s rural impact J S Quist opens and closes the Iowa segment aligning local 4 H coverage with national Farm Bureau and state 4 H leaders.
The message notes a state 4-H leader will be featured in a national broadcast with a round-table about 4-H achievements and numbers by the United States Marine Band. Listeners can tune KSO at 1430 kilocycles.
Iowa farm prices show a sharp drop in corn to 46 cents per bushel from 86 cents on September 15. Hog prices fell to 9.70, soybeans held at 80 cents, oats at 24 cents, barley 50 cents, and rye 61 cents. potatoes declined to 60 cents per bushel with eggs rising to 19.7 cents a dozen.
This week Onslow celebrates Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Paul’s 50th wedding anniversary with a 77-guest picnic from nearby towns and distant relatives. Town activities include Missionary society tea, high school class officer elections, and Halloween gatherings at local clubs and halls.
Head Men of the Hawkeyes Coach Irl Tubbs and Captain Homer Harris outline plans to halt Minnesota in the homecoming game at Iowa City on Saturday. Minnesota, unbeaten in the Big Ten, visits for the fourth time in six years, while Iowa sells remaining tickets as 40,000+ fans are expected.
Accompanied by Mrs Koch of Wyoming and Mrs Cooley of Anamosa many friends visited in Clinton. Readers list hometown callers, weekend visits, and a note about a PTA meeting on Monday. Several families plan California winter travel and others entertain or visit relatives across Iowa.
An advertisement touts the Automatic Butler coal stove offering heat with stoker coal costing $2 to $5 less per ton than lump coal. It claims fuel savings quickly offset the appliance cost.
Mrs Daly Mrs Martin Mrs Andrews and Mrs Bailey were guests Tuesday at the Center Junction home of Mrs Ed Duncan. Mrs Lena Schneider of Monticello spent Saturday with Ernest Emmerts. Mrs W Eden left for Davenport to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Phil Daly and son John traveled to Iowa City to see their daughter Mary Jo, a student there.
SAND SPRING and Langworthy residents hosted guests this weekend. Cliff Arduser's Langworthy home welcomed SAND SPRING family guests Ray Chaplin and family. Cedar Rapids visitors stayed with W H Behrends. Center Junction calls at B W Cox. Farley and Dubuque attendees called on local households. Anamosa visitors included Etta Behrends and Betty Behrends with J J McMahon and Marie McMahon. Bertha Baxter spent the weekend nearby.
Betty Lou McLaughlin and sister Betty Wilson spent the week end with Betty Wilson near Onslow. Joseph Baxter, recovering from appendicitis, returned home from his sister Mrs Edward Cox’s house. Perry DeShaw family and Margaret Murray visited Tom Murray’s in Hopkinton. Velma Slau son and John White of Worthington announce upcoming marriage. Winifred Prult and A Helms of Worthington also to wed. Velma Arduser visited J L Batchelder home. Stanley Bright family and Charles Stevenson’s group visited Tom Murray in Hopkinton. Fred Weler visited Worthington and Farley homes Friday.
A list of local residents including Mr and Mrs William Conley and others from Oville Monticello and Clement home hosted visitors. Harry Heeren returned to Baltimore Md after a family death call. Farm Bureau homemakers study group meeting in Manchester drew Mrs Cheater Lang and others.
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