Steel Is For Tanks Instead Of Baskets In War Drive
Franklin Equipment of Monticello shifts from farm gear to armament parts as steel becomes scarce. Production cuts in gates and baskets accompany a drive to save metal for tanks and ships, with scrap shipped to the government and workers kept on round the clock. Rudolph Langer, a Dutch native and American citizen, emphasizes war bonds and farm-supplied pork through wartime metal conservation.
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Jones County
Franklin Equipment Company c
Monticello
Franklin Equipment Company
Franklin
Rudolph Langer
Mr. Langer
Langer
Franklin Company
America
Czecho- Slovakia
United States
American Legion Roots from Paris to Minneapolis Convention
The American Legion organized in Paris and held its first convention in Minneapolis marking the early formation of the veteran service organization.
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American Legion
Paris
Minneapolis
Juices Packed In U S Rise Dramatically
In 1939 the United States packed 24 million cases of fruit juices up from 14 years earlier, and last year tomato juice production reached 16 million cases.
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United States
Buy 4-H Baby Beeves For 1943 County Fair
Jones county 4-H boys plan for next year's Baby Beef Show as Club Agent Paul W. Borglum notes calves must be born between March 1 and September 30 1942 and can be purebred or grade. David Wortman Anamosa and Steve and Billy McDowell Monticello have calves bought with proceeds from the 4-H livestock sale.
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Jones County
4-H
Paul W. Borglum
David Wortman
Jones County Fair
Steve
Billy McDowell
Monticello
Farm Bureau Drive Opens October 5 10
The Jones county Farm Bureau committee met in Anamosa to set the Farm Bureau drive for October 5 to 10. The victory meeting and county Farm Bureau meeting will be held October 12, with Reuel O. McColm named organization director to coordinate township drives. Attendees included W. B. Clark Otto Danneman Reuel O. McColm H A Deischer Wayne Tyler and James F. Kearns.
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
County Farm Bureau
Reuel
McColm
Township Farm Bureau
W. B. Clark
Scotch Grove
Otto Danneman
Amber
Reuel O. McColm
H. A. Deischer
Monticello
Wayne Tyler
Independence
District Farm Bureau
James F. Kearns
Farm Bureau Board Discusses Rationing
Max McCrabb secretary of the Jones county rationing board led the discussion at the Jones County Farm Bureau board of directors meeting held Sept 1 at the Farm Bureau office. The session covered rationing program details and planning for the organization drive along with township and county annual meeting plans. Attending were Harold Deischer William D. Frantz Henry Adams Otto Danne man Delbert Mayberry Albert Benadom George Fishwild Otis Siver Louis Lasa k William Meade County Agent James F. Kearns and Club Agent Paul W. Borglum.
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Max McCrabb
Jones County Rationing Board
Jones County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Farm Bureau
Harold Deischer
Monticello
William D. Frantz
Martello
Henry Adams
Otto Danneman
Amber
Delbert Mayberry
Anamosa
Albert Benadom
Olin
George Fishwild
Wyoming
Otis Siver
Mechanicsville
Louis Lasack
Oxford Junction
William Meade
Onslow
James F. Kearns
Paul W. Borglum
Hog cholera alert in Jones county urges vaccination
County Agent James F. Kearns warns hog cholera and swine erysipelas are rising in Jones county. Vaccination at eight to ten weeks offers best life immunity and lower serum use, reducing costs. Look for symptoms such as loss of appetite and scours, and arrange vaccination permits via the Farm Bureau office for a vaccination school.
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Jones County
James F. Kearns
Farm Bureau
Certified Seed Oats Growers Announced
Jones county farmers are urged to secure rust resistant oats varieties Boone Tama and Marion for spring sowing. Some control oats seed will be available. Listed seeders include A Parke Ogden Anamosa Weseman Bros Clarence F D Deischer Monticello Mrs Alice Howie Monticello Paul G Levien Clarence and R A Naylor Scotch Grove.
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Jones County
Boone
Tama
Marion
A. Parke Ogden
Weseman Bros
Clarence
F. D. Deischer
Monticello
Delbert Mayberry
Marion Cats
Alice Howie
Paul G. Levien
R. A. Naylor
Scotch Grove
Farm Bureau Sets Township Meetings For Officers and Plans
The annual township Farm Bureau and extension meetings will elect officers and discuss next year’s resolutions and program. Meetings run from September 8 to October 1 across Jackson Cass Castle Grove Wayne Greenfield Scotch Grove Clay Wyoming Lowell Rome Hale Madison Oxford and Fairview with locations to be announced later.
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Cass
Castle Grove
Wayne
Greenfield
Reuel McColm
Scotch Grove
Clay
Wyoming
Lowell
Rome
Hale
Madison
Oxford
Fairview
Jones Cattle Reach Top Twice At Chicago Market
Jones county cattle again led the market at Chicago Stock Yards with a top load from R A Cartano Monticello feedlots. Seventeen prime Hereford beeves averaging 1296 pounds sold at the day’s top price of 16.35 per hundredweight.
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Jones County
Chicago
R. A. Cartano
Monticello
County soil conservation group approves planning committee
The county soil conservation commissioners met in the courthouse on Thursday evening September 4. The Washington township planning group including Frank Lees Elmer Dunkel James Casey Vince Henneberry David Stanton William Stanton William Hardiman Albert Stickley and E M Bollinger was approved. Oris Randolph is assigned as farm planner to start planning groups soon. Anyone interested in conservation work this fall should contact the county commissioners or the Farm Bureau office.
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Jones County Soil Conservation Commissioners
Washington Township
Frank Lees
Elmer Dunkel
James Casey
Vince Henneberry
David Stanton
William Stanton
William Hardiman
Albert Stickley
E. M. Bollinger
Oris Randolph
County Commissioners
Farm Bureau Office
Cork from Europe and North Africa Defined
Cork is harvested from cork oak trees in southern Europe and northern Africa. The material’s sources are regional, and the description emphasizes its geographic origins and the method of obtaining cork.
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Europe
Africa
Harold Klahn Raises Over 6 000 Turkeys
Harold Klahn of Oxford township raises 6000 turkeys on 286 acres. He started with 3000 baby birds May 20 and added 3000 more two days later. They live in eight 12 by 16 foot houses and a long house with roosts, fed a mash of oats wheat alfalfa bone meal meat scrap, with 20 percent surplus wheat, and range on three acre alfalfa plots. Turkeys gain about half a pound weekly and weigh 21 to 22 pounds at 24 to 26 weeks.
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Oxford Township
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Klahn
Billings
University of Minnesota
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Kotlinek
Otto Benhart
Oxford Junction
Petersen Produce Company
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Jean Preston Weds Donald Schoon in Bethesda Md
Center Junction announces the marriage of Jean Preston of Washington D C to Donald Schoon son of John Schoon of Monticello. The ceremony was at 4 p m August 30 at Christ Lutheran Church Bethesda with Rev Bageley officiating. Attendants were Marie Marcusel and Gordon Homer.
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Center Junction
Frank Preston
Jean
Washington, D. C
Donald Schoon
John Schoon
Monticello
Christ Lutheran Church
Bethesda
Raymond A. Bageley
Marie Marcusel
Washington
Gordon L. Homer
U.S.N
Cedar Rapids
Schoon
Air Corps
Camp Lee
Virginia
New York City
Californians Visit In Castle Grove
Mr and Mrs Orlando Curtis of Long Beach California called on relatives in Castle Grove last week The Rev W E Van Buren and Mrs Eda Van Buren of Tipton attended services at the chapel Sunday and visited in the H A Deischer home Mrs E L Kromminga hosted the Lutheran ladies aid society Friday afternoon Donald Howie went to Iowa City last Wednesday to enroll at the state university W D McLaughlin was laid up with sciatic rheumatism Mr and Mrs F C Cramer continued local activities
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Arthur Stadtmueller
Monticello
Cart Reuter
George Seehusen
Castle Grove
C. H. Nelson
Elsie Holst
Chicago
N. C. Holst
Laura Holst
Vinton
Don Nagel
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Marie Serbousek
Susie Lattin
Osage City
Kan
Bud” Hauss
Ernie Blohm
Fort Knox
John Martens
Lloyd
Norman Martens
Ronnie
Oakdale
Leonard Serbousek
Mr. Serbousek
Elkader
George Behrends
Alice Howie
Janet Howie
Iowa City
Kenneth
W. D. McLaughlin
James
Missouri
Cleo Casaday
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Clarence Eberhart
Braymer
Mary McLaughlin
S.U.S
Fred Kromminga
Grace
Des Moines
Fred Blohm
Wesley G. Lawrence
Martina
Marcus
Blohm
Center Junction
Linhart A
Robert J
Henry Marek
Earl Edwards
Anamosa
Waterloo
Orlando Curtis
Long Beach
Calif
W. E. van Buren
Eda van Buren
H. A. Deischer
E. L. Kromminga
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Donald Howie
State University
F. C. Cramer
Filling a Bathtub Uses About 45 Gallons of Water
An average bathtub requires about 45 gallons of water to reach a typical full level. This quantity reflects standard tub sizes and common filling practices.
Play Tag With Monkey Tag Fun Across Malay Villages
In parts of the Malay peninsula communities play a village game where a monkey is the tagger. The rest race to avoid being caught and the winner earns a monkey and rice sufficient for a full family dinner.
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Malay Peninsula
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