Jones County Extension Photos Planned Friday
A group of pictures showing extension work in Jones County will be taken Friday. The shots cover soil erosion projects farm crops livestock breeding home economics and 4-H activities. George Ackerman photographer for the extension service U S Department of Agriculture and L R Combs extension specialist from Town State College will photograph. Jones County is among four counties selected to secure extension work pictures.
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Jones County
George Ackerman
The
Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
L. R. Combs
Town State College
Farmers Attend Soybean Association Meetings at Ames
Farmers and others in Jones County are invited to the sixteenth annual American Soybean Association meeting. A three day program starts Monday at Iowa State College Ames with sessions near Cedar Rapids and at Strayer Seed Farms near Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
American Soybean Association
Iowa State, College
Ames
Farm Bureau Office
Cedar Rapids
Fred Sargent
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Memorial Auditorium
Strayer Seed Farms
Hudson
Home Project For Every Farm Woman 1936-37 Meetings
A series of open meetings with a hobby exhibit and luncheon will be held in Jones county from September 22 to 25. The program aims to provide social time while sharing nutrition project information for the fall and winter. Ruth Cessna of the extension service will attend as a special guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Ruth Cessna
Town State College
Scotch Grove
Washington
Clay
Wayne Townships
Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Richland
Loved
Castle Grove
Cass
Onslow
Madison
Wyoming
Oxford
Hale
Congregational Church
Anamosa
Jackson
Fairview
Greenfield
Rome
Production Control Topic On Farm Bureau Program
President Edward A. O Neal presents a second Farm Bureau program address on production control as part of the American Farm Bureau federation series over NBC system. The September 22 feature follows the August 8 discussion on monetary problems that drew many information requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Edward A. O'Neal
National Broadcasting Company System
Home Improvement Short Course for Farm Held Sept 14 15
A two day landscape short course for homeowners runs September 14 and 15 in Anamosa at the Congregational church basement. Russe B. Johan from Town State College leads sessions on planning planting and construction for home grounds with visits to local homes to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Tueday
Russe B. Johan
Town State College
Jones County Park Bureau
Congregational Church
Demonstration Home Selection and Grounds Maintenance Discussion
Tuesday afternoon session covers selecting a demonstration home from visits this morning and developing a plan for the grounds. Topics include maintenance problems in grounds care with illustrative lantern slides by the specialist.
AAA Removes Diseased Cattle from Dairy Herds
E W Gaumnitz announces expanded government programs over two years testing TB Bangs disease and mastitis in dairy cattle. More than 4 million herds totaling 47 382 164 cattle were tested for tuberculosis with over 500 000 reactors removed. Bangs disease saw 683 270 herds tested and 838 114 reactors removed. Indemnities totaled 31 million dollars under the Jones Connally act of 1934 and related measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Gaumnitz
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Gaumitz
Gaumnity
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Balster Brothers Lead In Ana Mosa Cow Testing Report
In August the Balster brothers of Monticello head the Ana Mosa Cow Testing Association with a grade Jersey herd averaging 100 pounds of milk and 33.8 pounds of butterfat. Tyler and McGovern of Ana Mosa area own a top Holstein herd second with 937 pounds of milk and 31.7 pounds of butterfat. The Men's Reformatory herd tops the association with 1621 pounds of milk and 48.4 pounds of butterfat, while Tyler and McGovern again hold the second high cow at 1937 pounds and 58.1 pounds of butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balster Brothers
Monticello
Anamosa
Jersey
Wendell Donnelly
Tyler & McGovern
Men's Reformatory
Farm Bureau Presents Its Drought Program
The Farm Bureau showcased a drought program drafted by 200 Iowa farmers and county committees at a Roosevelt drought conference in Des Moines. Recommendations urged feed conservation, redistribution through committees, loan extension for agriculture, work relief, debt moratorium extension, warehousing loans, pest control funds, and broader farm ownership access for tenants and young farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Iowa
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Pram
Stop When Approaching School Bus Unloading
State law requires drivers to stop when approaching a school bus unloading children. The secretary of state urges motorists to observe the stop, ensure buses are compliant and marked, and cooperate with schools to prevent injuries or fatalities as schools are in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sehooh
Mao
Camel Dies on Barnes Circus Train Stop
In Oskaloosa Iowa the Al G Barnes circus halted while a camel valued at 3500 dollars died. An official presented the camel hide to Police Chief Howard Allgood who plans to tan it into a coat. The show continued onward leaving New Orleans noted for wooden pile foundations built on mud.
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Oskaloosa
Mahasts County
al G. Barnes
Howard Allwood
Chief Allgood
Barnes
Ottumwa
New Orleans
Dairy Cattle Congress Opens in Waterloo September 28
Iowa’s Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo begins September 28, running seven days across 60 acres along Cedar River. The 27th annual exposition features Belgian horses, farm equipment, dairy products, and a large Midwest industrial fair. Attendance last year reached 175,000 from 38 states and two provinces as Hippodrome and circus programs headline daily shows.
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Iowa
Waterloo
America
United States
Cedar River
E. 5S. Este
Estes
Dairy Cattle Congress
Electric Park
Dairy Cattle
Congress
Hopkinton Community Updates And School Year Roll
Hopkinton opens the public school for the new year with grade teachers Miss Letha Rizer Miss Nelle Campbell Miss Helen Downs Miss Martha de Best and Thomas Tibbitts in the lower grades. High school includes Mrs Frane Wilson principal L A Gibbs and Miss Helen Knuth new from Dubuque. D H Johnston is superintendent. Community clan meets this evening with officers G G Brown president and Louis Herington secretary treasurer. Boy Scouts meet September 10 at 7:30 p.m. Various residents return from visits and trips including Miss Briney at Lenox and Dayton. Miss Knuth arrives from Dubuque as new staff. many others noted with travels and illness updates.
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Hopkinton
Letha Rizer
Nelle Campbell
Helen Downs
Mary Martha de Best
Thomas Tibbitts
Frane Wilson
Princial
L. A. Gibbs
Helen Knuth
Knuth
Dubuque
D. H. Johnston
G .G. Brown
Louis Herington
J. M. Bacon
Lew Bacon
Mariel Briney
Marybelle Briney
Ohio
Miss Briney
Lenox Junior College
Howard Harshall
Kansas
Marshall Neil
Robert Ihms
Billie Joe
Clinton
Ihams
FE. V. Laughlin
Chicago
Charles
Ella Morrison
Gainesville
Flo
Thomas Ochler
Delhi
Ellen Bradle
A. J. Cramer
Cleveland
Helen White
Eima Bradke
Miss Bradke
Denver
Robert Moore
Council Bluffs
Mary Zeuch
Maud
Franc Eashart
Toulon
Ralph Wallace
Winifred Walace
Robert A. Wallace
Wallace
Minnie Zeuch
Howard
Wellington Springs
D. C
Charles Holsington
B. M. Hoisington
Lansing
Mich
Brownell
Alvin
Local notices mix with travel and farming transactions
A fragmented local column lists Sunday guests, family visits across multiple towns, and farm sales. It notes T R Bohiken buying the Henry Otten farm for 14500 dollars and John Husman purchasing the Frank Serbousek farm for 8500 dollars. It ends with a report that nearly 11000 tourists visited Cuba last month and unemployment fell in Poland.
Local Social Notes Highlight Area Residents
Mrs Charles Hoisington and her sisters reunite after 32 years. Miss Portia Main joins Toulon faculty. Mrs Eari and sister from WW visit Hopkinton. Visitors arrive from Boulder and Winnetka. Moats to teach in Guttenberg. Cedar Rapids visits. Friends in Marion Winfield and Pentwater host gatherings. Numerous locals host travelers and return from trips to Winthrop Dundee Paris Neb and Waterloo. Ruth Herington visits from Washington DC.
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Portia Main
Toulon
Eari
Hopkinton
Duluth
Missionary Society of the
Yiérian Church
Guttenberg
Moats
Hilabeth Reeve
Ray E. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Hattie Livingstone
G. Hinman
Winnetka
Ill
Edward Bates
Pentwater
Mich
Susie McGowan
Marion
Everett Wright
Rachel Stanger
Eleanor Marolf
Winthrop
Dundee
Elmer Rakasiskey
Paris
Neb
Clara Byam
A. G. Keith
Herbert Bullis
Waterloo
Will Keith
Amber Individuals Attend Housewarming in Amber
Mrs W J Zimmerman and several families visited Mr and Mrs B A Dress Sunday evening to give a housewarming for their move to Anamosa. The guests played five hundred with prizes to Mr and Mrs Otto Danneman. Miss Edith Topping spent Labor Day in Amber with friends. Mrs Etta Emmerts and Mr and Mrs H Zumbrod of Wisconsin were also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Zimmerman
O. F. Otten
Kay
George Kinnen
Alva Gerdes
Albert Tjaden
Fred
Albert Alberts
Plueger
Humboldt
Neb
Norman Kalueter
Kalueter
Chiris Rockerman
August Palta
Luin
Rock Falls
EL. E. Willis
Julia Toomjes
Wanda
Shirley Sieckels
Lincoln
Ed Meister
Clare Golomb
Henry and
Herman
Mid- Motown
Conn
Betty Danne- Man
Los Angeles
Otto Danneman
Cletus Boland
John Freese
George Siebels
John
W. J. Zimmerman
B. A. Dress
Dress
Anamosa
Edith Topping
Labor Day
Amber
Etta Emmerts
H. Zumbrod
Wisconsin
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Soybean Association
AAA
Eavy
Nation
Bill
the Blinder
Ernest Emmerts
Carl Freese
Mos
Harvey Helgens
Alva Freese
Elda
Marvin Stahlberg
Loraine
Irene
Louis Eggers
Lloyd Tobiasson
Elmer Osterkamip
Clarence Herren
Ben Herr
Henry A. Harms
Carl Harms
Herman Harms
Henry Harms
William Martin Spen
Georgge Andrew
Wal Folkers
Herere
E. Yonker
Gaushier Delores
Steve Yonker
Muskeron. Mich
Clarence Siefert
Tauchter
Norms Jean
St. Paul
Milan
Mir
Dick Bohiken
T. R. Bohiken
Henry Otten
Mike Faust
John Husman
Frank Serbousek
Center Junction
Iowa City
Schlemmer
Cuba
Poland
Charles Hoisington
Pyr
Sammoth Win Mippodrome “Moat
Rerloo
W. H. Null
Wm. Helgens
China
Dyersville
George A. Ploess
Scotch Grove Township
Paul T. Schuetz
Geo. H. Heeren
Gerd F. Null
Wayne Center School House
China Shoals
Deering
Rock Island
Deere
Janesville
John Deere
McCormick
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