Weight guessing contest highlights Jones County beef tour
Jones County Farm Bureau held a weight guessing contest at the C M Holst farm during the beef cattle tour. M P Paulsen and Virtus Lorenzen tied with estimates near 1031 pounds of the cattle load. Other awardees included Leo Levsen and P H Paulsen while Rex Beresford spoke on feeding and management. The day featured farm visits from Hans Ketelsen to August Thompson farms with cattle displays and 4 H club recognitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Paulsen
Onslow
Virtus Lorenzen
Olin
Jones County
C. M. Holst
Jones County Farm Bureau
Leo Levsen
P. H. Paulsen
Hans Ketelsen
Hale
August Thompson
Wyoming
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
C. M. Holst Farm
Home Furnishing Project Begins Next Tuesday
Jones county farm women will study a year long home furnishing project with lessons on selecting and arranging furniture, slip covers, wall hangings, pictures, and floor coverings. The first training school runs November 2 to 5 with Miss Nora Workman of Ames leading. Local leaders will hold follow up meetings to spread the information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Bernard Cass
Women’s Farm Bureau
Nora Workman
Ames
Jones County 4-H Father and Son Banquet Held Last Thursday
One hundred thirty seven 4-H boys and dads attended the Jones county 4-H Father and Son banquet in Martelle October 21 at 7 15 pm. After dinner the program featured songs, skits and talks by leaders including J S Quist Ames, with awards for 1937 project records presented by Ed Helgens and William Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Sievers
Wyoming
Leo Bonjour
Olin
Champion Sheep Club
James Howie
Monticello
Mr. Vincent
Jay Sinter
Dale Adams
Chester Miller
Martello
Grover Lorenzen
Dean Newman
Martelle
James Miller
Richard Eichhorn
Dale Newman
Jones County
Jack Eichhorn
Clarence Hosford
Methodist Ladies' Aid Society of
Howdy Pardner
W. D. McLaughlin
Jones County Farm Bureau
Delbert Grafft
J. S. Quist
Edwin Andrews
Carl R. Smith
Jones County Boys
Raymond Sorensen
Ames
County Farm Bureau
Ed Helgens
County Club
William Vincent
Baby Beef Club
Melvin Sievers
Dairy Calf Club
Jay Slater
Willard Byerly
Eugene Walker
Center Junction Women Plan Centennial Supper and Drive
The Presbyterian Women Missionary society will host a Centennial supper at the Center Junction church on Friday October 29 with a free program including group singing a vocal solo and a playlet Where Does My Dollar Go and a radio address by Dr Robert E Speer The event precedes a worldwide drive ending Sunday October 31 with an offering to support missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society
T. E. Stanton
Eunice Sanford
Miriam Courtney
Hollyce Chase
Joan Serbousek
Selma Alyea
Mary Eleanor Dreibelbis
Audra Lee McDonald
Russel Norris
John Newton McNeilly
Harold Alyea
Robert E. Speer
Local Social Notes From Maquoketa and Nearby Areas
E L Tomlinson worked in Maquoketa last week for Mc Neilly Hybrid Seed Corn Co. Mr and Mrs Leroy Dirks of Monticello called on relatives Sunday evening. C C Bartlett of Osage was a brief caller here Wednesday. Charles Suett and children from Monticello visited relatives Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ray Price were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs G Burch in Cedar Rapids. Lloyd Moats visited Cedar Falls on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Clifford McDonald
Evelyn Courtney
Ames
Evelyn
Iowa State
Dorothy Barker
DeWitt
H. E. Stingley
Martin Nowachek
Joe Carrington
Oxford Junction
Ray Sanford
Roscoe Easterly
Women's Farm Bureau Project
Morley
N. C. Holst
Chicago
Elsie
Laura Johnson
Monticello
GD. D. Heiken
L. A
Fannie Serbousek
Helene Smith
Eileen Chase
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Nick Schwirtz
Anamosa
R. E. Beall
Beall
John Gray
Amber
John Gray Jr
Jean McNeily
Merlin Dreibelhis
Cornell
Mount Vernon
Hilabeth Reeve
Hankinton
J. R. McNeilly
C. C. Livingstone
Peter Prahm
Vernon Carson
Wyoming
John Carson
Stuart Smith
Paul Smith
J. N. Smith
Dale Dodge
Carl Underwood
George Meadon
S. A. Leek
R. W. Brady
Lisbon
Harry Chase
Elmer Schrader
Nelle Troxle
Des Moines
Mayme Preas
Frank Preas
Dixon
O. O. Watson
Henry Heeren
Onslow
Dwaine Moses
O. D. Thatcher
Maquoketa
Ellen McDonald
Iowa City
George McDonald
Delano Sanford
Irma
Missouri
Scott McDonald and Sons
Elwood
E. L. Tomlinson
McNeilly Hybrid
Leroy Dirks
C. C. Bartlett
Osage
Charles Suett
Ray Price
G. Burch
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Moats
Cedar Falls
Castle Grove Community Notes and Visits
Local residents and visitors listed include S. M. Hosford and E. W. Kohl in Cedar Rapids, W. W. McKee of Muscatine with wife, and W. A. Hogan of Anamosa. Oyster supper at school house No. 6, 4-H club round-up in Martelle, and various errands, visits, and a new garage construction are noted along with livestock sale prices and scout activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Kohl
Cedar Rapids
W. R. Cartano
Richard
E. L. Kromminga
Junior
George Seehusen
Marvin
S. M. Hosford
Clarence
O. R. Howie
Olin
James
Fred Heiken
Fred Kromminga
Dean Nordman
Gladys Hosford
Stella Black
Des Moines
Charles Ross
Monticello
Clarence Hosford
Earl Griffith
Hopkinton
Eberhart
Arthur Fairbanks
C. A. McLaughlin
Chicago
Pictured Rocks
J. I. Rigby
Automobile Crash Damages McLaughlin Car After 4 H Party
Last Friday night a Donovan boy drove into C A McLaughlin’s car while it stood by the roadside in front of the W D McLaughlin home. No injuries occurred though Mrs W D McLaughlin was knocked down as the Donovan car went into a ditch. The evening followed a 4 H club party at the schoolhouse No 2 with games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. McLaughlin
W. D. McLaughlin
Donovan
McLaughlin
Louis Vernon
Morley
Florence Black
O. E. Hubbard
O. C. Curtis
Des Moines
S. M. Hosford
A. M. Black
Corn Harvest Progress and Local Social Visits
Farmers report most fields good with some below average yields as corn picking dominates. Clarence Hosford visited Robert Wear at his Monti cello home Sunday, while several locals called on Mrs. Harold Mann in Dubuque last Wednesday evening. 8 M. Hosford attended to business in Center Junction Monday. The note adds that there are more than 1,300 daily newspapers in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Beall
Sith Schoool
Iowa City
Michigan
Harold
John Alyea
Miriam Courtney
Donna Dreibelbis
Helen Himebaugh
Maxine Moats
Marcella Otten
Sean Preston
Charlotte Rickels
Ruth McNeilly
Luella Seehusen
Audra Serbousek
Rachel Smith
Blar He Sutherland
Grace Thompson
Ne Moses
Marjorie Ahraken
Wynona Thompson
Doris Moses
Chester White Hogs
J. B. Sechusen
Center Junction
Lady Supreme
D. Sutherland
Kansas City
John Alexander
Chicago
Clarence Hosford
Robert Wear
Monticello
Raymond Krommin
L. C. Stadtmueller
J. A. Stadtmueller
Harold Mann
Dubuque
M. Hosford
Japan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Holgee Chase
Max Moses
Jean Preston
Ora Mae Andrews
Dorothy Husman
Dorothy Woodworth
Dillon Mead
Robert Mead
Holyce Chase
Mabel Otten
Merle Husman
Mary Ellen Andrews
Dor
Othy Husman
Dorothy ” Woodworth
F. L. Himebaugh
Helen
Harley Bulgren
J. F. Livingstone
Frank Livingstone
Springville
Jack
James Livingstone
Fred Biere
Clara Mackey
Seward
Tanwood
Presbyterian Church
Alexander
Daytona Beach
Fla
Will Leech
National Hybrid Seed-Corn Company
Livingstone
S. G. Thompson
Fulton
Ill
Ezekiel Thompson
Lewis Dreibelbis
McDonald
Clarence Dixon
Darrel and
Douglas
Ladysmith
Wis
Mr. Dixon
Sam Thompson
Guy McDonald
Evelyn Heide
Man
Children’s Hospital
Carl Heideman
C. H. Nelson
London Zoo
Jackie
London
Bolsom
Monticello Mutual Creamery CO
Land Spring Creamery CO
Castle Grove
Jones County Produce Co
E. J. Farley
North Cedar
Ly Secure
Balster’s Appliance Store
Monticello, Iowa
Verne Huffman
Ervey
Uae
J. H. Perrine
J. L. Heinrichland Township
Scotch Grove
J. B. Seehusen Center Junction
Verne Ray Castle Grove Township
John Barrack Hopkinton
National Hybrid Corn CO
Anamosa, Iowa
Moe Rytwing
Hart-Parr
Tractor Division
Oliver
Oliver Row
America
Joe E. Messerli
Oliver Sales
Cass Building
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