Oxford Starts Re Organized Farm Bureau Officers Elected
Harry Ingwersen of Oxford Township was elected Farm Bureau director with Ed Sarma named Boys Club leader, William Quirk secretary treasurer, and women’s home project chair and girls 4-H leader to be filled later. Frank Kulhavy discussed aerial soil conservation photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ingwersen
Oxford Tunction
Oxford Township
Ingersen
Don Wherry
Ed Sarma
Oxford Junction
William Quirk
Women's Home Project
Frank Kulhavy
Soils Conservation Township Committee
Kulhavy
Hard Year for Iowa Crops Lowers Yields Across Fruit and Gardens
The 1935-36 winter and drought reduced Iowa fruit and vegetable crops. Apples fall to 901000 bushels from 2079000, pears 33000 from 102000, grapes 3200 tons from 7371, and potatoes 4100000 bushels from 7200000. Tomatoes 6400 tons, sweet corn 51709 tons, cantaloupes 18000 crates, watermelons 120900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Coming Year Bright For Most Iowa Farms
An outlook shows stronger domestic agricultural products and higher prices for Iowa farmers. North and east regions may see near normal crop prices while southern and western areas face crop shortages and lower returns. cattle prices, feed costs, and farm conditions influence income in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Smith
Iowa Outlook
Iowa State College
Jones County
Smith
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Iowa Field Crop Yields Down For Year 1937
The report shows declines in Iowa crop yields for 1937 with corn around 1049 bushels and 6.208 million bushels above the 1928-32 average. Barley yields reach 6.018 million bushels and soybeans total 60.11 million bushels versus 1935 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tas
Ayernee
Hay crop for 1937 severely cut by drought
Hay yields dropped across Iowa in 1936 due to drought conditions. Iowa produced 3,806,000 tons that year, down from 5,249,000 tons in 1935 and the 1928-32 average of 4,089,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Funeral for James E Littlefield Held in Hopkinton
Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church for James Ewart Littlefield who died November 10 after a tonsillectomy. He was born April 21 1885 on a Hopkinton farm and leaves a wife Rachel Harvey and four children. He served as a rural mail carrier and director of Cascade Mutual Insurance and was a church deacon.
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Presbyterian Church
James E. Littlefield
McDonald Hospital
James Ewart Littlefield
George M
Margaret Ewart Littlefield
Hopkinton
Lenox College
Rachel Harvey
Dubuque
James Harvey
Law College
Iowa City
Marguerite Anna
Ruth Evelyn
Robert George
Littlefield
Isaac
International Harvester Company
Cascade Mutual Insurance Company
Thur
Rey Ld S. de Best
Murr
IV ‘Dound Root
Milroy
Grant Keith
W Ae Lord
Ernest Reed
Aman
Burkal
Hopkinton Metery
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau program highlights local youth
The Scotch Grove Center Junction area hosted a Farm Bureau meeting with the rhythm band from Center Junction under Miss Dorothy Drei belbis and Darlene Schone on guitar. The event featured school acts, a Book Strike playlet, songs by Joycee Otten and Imozene Moats, a piano solo by June Henrichs, and a comedic class dialogue.
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Center Junction
Darlene Schone
Dorothy Dreibelbis
Farm Bureau
Miss Dreibelbis
John Schone
Sacred Heart Sisters
Monticello
Marie Serhousek
Thore
Joycee Otten
Imozene Moats
June Henrichs Ales
Imerene Moats
Hollywood
Herbert Carson
Carl Smith
W. B. Clark
Eloise Kuilens Cave
Scotch Grove
Heigh
Somme
J. Dirks
William B. Henrichs
Harry Rathins
Chaunce
Carson
Ruth Craig
Proven Hall
Indiding
Hulding
Clifton Abbott
Ethel Courtney
George Courtneys
Ethel
Betty Lou Craig
William Henrichs
Wyoming Community Elects School Officials and Plans Scout Work
At the Sun day school board meeting Mrs Klaude Dick was elected superintendent and a slate of officers named for the M E church. The M E pastor sponsors a new boy scout troop with an executive from Cedar Rapids to organize the local group. A school play project to represent Wyoming in a county contest is set with two casts. Additional union services, church aid society reports, and homemakers club programs are outlined with multiple petitions and upcoming meetings.
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M. E. Church
Klaude Dick
W. B. Brown
E. L. Millsap
Mary Zumbrunnen
Martha Jane Dick
Nellie Eggert
Ivan Mader
Madge Millsap
H. W. Farnham
Wyoming
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Roy Tompkins
Wayne Westphal
Ivan Prench
Richard W
W. P. Nicholas
Presbyterian Church
Jennie Schaefer
Chris Eichhorn
Frances Franks
Clifford Morse
M. E. Aid Society
Charles Marshall
The
Mary's
Silent Workers
Bereans
Farnham
C. J. Tagwersen
Midland Homemakers Club
James Nowachek
Elizabeth Denforth
Peter Sievers
Clarence
Joe Holub
Fred Nowachek
Frank Nowachek
Justis Bahnsen
Fred Lahare
J. W. Morse
Frank
Community club luncheons and social gatherings reported
Henderson hosts 15 members and a guest at The Hermitage for a 1 PM luncheon while Armistice Day programs, nutrition lessons, and various club meetings fill the afternoon. Social and bridge prizes awarded, devotionals noted, and numerous Wyoming residents relocate or plan winter stays.
Local Social Hosts Share Weekend Dinner Gatherings
Mrs Ursula Hela and Mr and Mrs Will Balsiger hosted relatives at their Richland Center home last Sunday for dinner. Guests included John Arduser family, W Behrends, Dave Cassat and son George, Morgan Lopez, Clarence Haywood, Dr Thomson, and Pan Buol of Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Balsiger
John Arduser
W. Behrends
Dave Cassat
George
Morgan Lopez
Clarence Haywood
Thomson
Pan) Buol
Dubuque
John Schweitzer
Harry ‘Trilk
Billy and
Donald
Leona Berwick
Paul Marugg
Paul Guyan
Ladies’ Aid Society
William Grossheim
Lloyd Clark
Adam Hein
Community Figures Visit Relatives Across States
Mrs Norman Davidson and Mrs Herman Bajasch of Monticello joined Mrs Thomas nee Nettie Mundinger of Detroit Michigan in attendance. Mr and Mrs Carl Schneiter and family visited the Herman Schneiter home near Sand Spring last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Davidson
Herman Bajasch
Monticello
Thomas (Nee
Nettie Mundinger
Detroit, Mich
Carl Schneiter
Herman Schneiter
Sand Spring
Garryowen Fall Festival Promises Social and Prize Night
The St. Patrick's parish in Garryowen hosts a two night fall festival at North Garryowen next Monday and Tuesday. Prizes totaling 100 in value from 2 to 15 dollars will be awarded on the second night. Monday features a chicken supper and entertainment in the upper hall. The Bus Canfield Orchestra of Dubuque will play for the carnival dance on Tuesday with a hot midnight lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Jones
Canfield Orchestra
Dubuque
St. Patrick's
Pumpkin weighs 78 pounds in North Liberty display
Bert Bane of near North Liberty Johnson county displays a 78 pound pumpkin at a local North Liberty grocery store. The seasonal showpiece comes as Iowa experiences cooler autumn weather and harvest excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bert Bane
Near North Liberty
Johnson County
Bane
North Liberty
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Oso
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G. J. Hughes
Kathleen
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Wilma Westphal
J. W. Waite
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Helen Levien
Priscilla Club
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Muscatine
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Maryann
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C. H. Rogers
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Northeastern Iowa
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Manchester
Circle of
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L. M. Koch
Dora Thomson
Edward Kalouse
Ll. B. Madsen
Janet Robertson
McIntyre
Thomas McMaster
John Inglis
Richland Center
Ursula Hela
Garryowen
Maytag Ironer
Maytag Company
Newton
First’s Electrical Service
Maytag
Monticello, Iowa
Amber
Henry Otten Lee Beebe
Amber Savings Bank
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