Jones County Farm Women Hold Meeting Report
The Farm Bureau Women program outlined by Mrs. Vernon Heefner covered leadership development for rural women and urged strong township committees. Attendees included county and township officers and numerous chairmen from Madison, Fairview, Wyoming, Scotch Grove, and other townships, with discussions on health, library, international relations, and cultural activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Vernon Heefner
Anamosa Court House
Forrest Deischer
Russell Eldred
William Steenhoek
C. D. Brown
R. O. McColm
Vernon Heerner
Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
Heerner
Fred Rieniers
John Rogers
Wyoming
R. P. Morse
Lumb
Holub
Pairview
Lloyd Robertson
Hale
J. H. Petersen
Louis Schliedetzky
Oxford
Harry Ingwersen
Robert Barber
Greenfield
Robert Peet
Madison
Lester
French
Rome
Kuchenbaker
Scotch Grove
W. B. Clark
Heefner
Reuel McColm
Cecil James
Harold Larson
Fairview
Lyle Tompkins
Behrends
Lovell
Chris Eichhorn
Leon Coleman
B. French
James Austin
Marguerite Hay
Fred Burda
August Schrader
R. O. Kirkpatrick
Frank Byerly
Conley
Everett Oetting
Malvin Mortensen
J. W. Morse
E. Kirkpatrick
Alice Fiedler
Monticello Couple Celebrates 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John Laban observed their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday at home near Monticello with a family dinner. A public dance was set for Monday night in the Monticello Community building. Mrs. Laban was born Mary Delence and wed in 1907 in Yugoslavia. They have seven children and 18 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Laban
Monticello
Laban
Mary Delence
Yugoslavia
Dave Gravel
Tony Laban
Frank Atthoff
Cascade
Camp Fire Girls Membership Drive and Local News
Monticello area notes show Camp Fire Girls joining the National Membership March, with 106 registered in 1947 and expected over 120 this year. Blue Bird groups grow under Mrs Arch Edwards and Mrs D P Sutherland, with cadet moves and guardian shifts as girls advance grades. Local families welcome registrations while Lions Club supports the Monticello program. News items include moves by Rev and Mrs Zeilinger, Rex Reuter’s x ray treatment, births, and Armistice Day visits around Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Arch Edwards
D. P. Sutherland
Garden Bluebirds
Anne
Shirley Shelley
Bluebirds
Ray Fuller
Tom Kika
Boyd Shannon
Paul Harms
Leslie Linn
Montinapo
Canowefi
E. H. de Shaw
Flitch Tikia
Camp Fire
Campfire
Cedar Rapids
Rat Control Advice And Weekend Visitors In Elmhurst
A guide to rat control recommends using Antu carefully to cost effectively reduce damage. Tips include placing bait in rat runways away from pets, fall cleanups to clear potential harborage, and cautious handling to prevent harm to cats and dogs. Weekend visits include Mr and Mrs Stuart Lang and daughter Mary Jane of Elmhurst with Mrs Lang, and Mr and Mrs William Cashen of Arcadia with Neilly Cashen. Vincent Wroblewski, Cedar Rapids Business College student, visited his parents. On Saturday November 8, a group traveled to Chicago with Lillian Freese and others to see the Tropical Hut mural.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Wroblewski
The
Cedar Rapids Business College
A. O. Wroblewski
Ernest Wahl
William Matthiessen
Augusta Peters
Elizabeth Freese
Lillian Freese
Chicago
Lillian
Christmas Lay Away Plan Offer By Nelson Jewelry Store
The Nelson Jewelry Store advertises a Christmas Lay Away Plan allowing a small deposit to hold any item until Christmas. The notice is an advance advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Jewelry Store
Local Family Welcomes Daughter Judy Ann Siebels
Mr and Mrs Carl Siebels announce the birth of their daughter Judy Ann last Thursday at John McDonald hospital. This is the couple’s second child. Mrs Otto has returned home after surgery at John McDonald hospital. Various social visits and dinners were noted, including guests in the Supple and Crowley homes and travels to Cedar Rapids and Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Zeilinger
Monticello
Albion
Nebr
Otto
John McDonald Hospital
Thomas Supple
Russell Cornwell and Sons
Don Crowley
M. J. Crowley
Anamosa
Winter Visitors and Church Notices Across Midwest Towns
Mr and Mrs Charlie Dedek of Mankato Minnesota visit in the Wahl home then plan Tucson Arizona for winter. Armistice day visitors include Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kramer Luzerne and Mr and Mrs Art Franzenberg Keystone at Leslie Linns. Nelson and others host A L Kent family in Grand Mound. Agnes Barron Peoria Illinois niece of J R Barron visits. Rev H L Adix called to Lime Springs for illness of son and preaches at his son's church. Rev H A Diers Castile Grove leads St Matthew services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Dedek
Mankato
Minn
Ernest Wahl
Tucson
Ariz
Kenneth Kramer
Luzerne
Art Franzenberg
Keystone
Leslie Linn
H. L. Adix
Lime Springs
Herbert Adix
H. A. Diers
Castile Grove
St. Matthew's
Aldrich family hosts dinner and Legion auxiliary members attend services
Dinner guests at W. DL Aldrich home include Mrs. William Buol and children from Monticello, Clarence Aldrich and daughter from Wyoming, Elmer Aldrich Cedar Rapids, and other relatives. Local American Legion auxiliary members Kate Lambert Antoinette Howie Ethel Aldrich and Laura Hinrichs attended Bill Reed funeral services in Alamosa on October 29. Margaret Zimmerman of Mount Carroll Illinois visited Emma Zimmerman. Lyle Burrichter and Chicago guests spent weekend with Will Burrichter's family. Frank Ruggeberg and his children from Lost Nation visited Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
William’Buol
Monticello
Clarence Aldrich
Wyoming
Elmer
Cedar Rapids
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Bill Reed
Alamosa
Kate Lambert
Antoinette Howie
Ethel Aldrich
Laura Hinrichs
Margaret Ann ‘Zimmerman
Mount Carroll, Ill
Emma Zimmerman
Lyle Burrichter
Chicago
Will Burrichter
Frank Ruggeberg
Lost Nation
Eld relatives visit Monticello area kinship links
Mr and Mrs Forest Ely hosted last week Mr and Mrs Roy Hardy of Gillette Wyoming. Mrs Hardy is a cousin and daughter of the late John Ely who lived near Monticello 45 years ago and was a brother of Reuben Ely of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Ely
Roy Hardy
Gillette
Wyoming
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Jones
County Farm Women
Castle Grove
W. R. Cartano
Jackson
Darwin Hardersen
Richland
Herbert Balsiger
Stahlers
Jack Sprat
Folger’s Coffee
Oxydol
del Monte del Monte
Pascal Celery
Sunkist
Fancy Jonathans
Leonard Tomatoes
E.L.F. Lge
Duz
Hormel
Oh Henry
Averag
Texas
Phillips Red
Lem
Florida
Peck
Sunkist Lemons
Lie
Camp Fire Girls
Florence Goings
Elgin
Ill
Juanita Stout
Rex Reuter
Rochester, Minn
Rex
Jim Thompson
Will Balsiger
Ben Holscher
Earlville
Vincent Kustes
Linda Dee
Mercy Hospital
Clifford Kidwell
Karen
Cecil Blayney
Monte Theatre
Ray
Om Marjorie Main
Louise Mlrazor
Percy Waldmd
Mary House Aychars Long
Stuart Lang
Mary Jane
Elmhurst, IL
L. H. Lang
William Cashen
Arcadia, Wis
Neilly Cashen
Lloyd Pickett
Manchester
Alva Hahn
John Leggett
Joyce
John Schlimmer
Alfred Egger
Mrs. Iossi
Davenport
John Prult
R. H. Prult
San Francisco
Calif
Lettie Slauson
Lillian and
Betty
Williamsburg
Mrs
Edward Cox
B. W. Cox
Center Junction
Bake Sale
Kay
Ladies’ Aid
Agnes Barron
Peoria, Il
J. R. Barron
CAI
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