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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
8
Iowa State College horticulturist Larry Grove says reseeding now yields more lawn establishment on thin spots than spring. Prepare a fine seedbed and fertilize, then seed 3 pounds Kentucky bluegrass and 1 pound redtop per 1000 square feet, with 1 pound White Dutch clover optional. He notes fall seedlings face less competition than spring.
Fall picnics appeal to modern families with outdoor cookery giving tasty meals. Iowa State College home economists suggest portable outdoor fireplaces from wheelbarrows and dirt beds, using bricks for a cubbyhole and brickets or charcoal for coals. A ready tray keeps ingredients handy while menu options include steak chicken eggs ham fresh fruit and crisp vegetables for a fall picnic.
Center Junction updates include Mr and Mrs Paul Ferguson moving to Iowa City for university study with their son. Mr and Mrs John Loop plan veterinary medicine study in Ames. Mrs Loop and son stay. Local aviation at Saxon airport in Marion leased by Edmund Gartner and Bill Wessels offering rental flights and flying instruction under a government program.
An owl killed several chickens by tearing heads from their bodies at A. J. Ashbacher’s farm in Waukon. The bird’s head was stuck in window wire, revealing the owl entered through a gap. At Hamburg, Laura Marie Buckner died after the rear bleachers collapsed during a ballgame, trapping her and injuring others.
Paul Carr aged 44 a Hornick veteran was sawing a board near a grain elevator under construction in Nebraska when a falling timber struck his head and killed him instantly at the scene.
The Onslow Savings Bank annual directors meeting closed with no changes to the board or staff. President N. C. Holst and vice president C. M. Holst remain in their posts, with George Paulsen as cashier and A Stampe as assistant cashier. Mrs. Miehe continues as bookkeeper.
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