Southfork Smiths Attend Iowa State Fair and Nearby Visits
The South Fork Smiths Mr and Mrs Clarence Smith and Mr and Mrs George Smith attended the Iowa State Fair on Thursday and Friday and stayed with Robert Hunter near Des Moines. Holly Hunter joined them for a visit. Various local families hosted guests this week including the Trenkamps Schoons Luensmans Becker DeShaws and Thompsons with visits to and from Devils Backbone Strawberry Point Dyersville Manchester and Ryan. David Westhoff of Monticello visited the Heims in Monticello Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Smith
George Smith
Robert Hunter
Des Moines
Holly Hunter
Joe Trenkamp
Bud Wilgenbusch
Leonard Schoon
Clark DeShaw
McElmeel
Devils Backbone State Park
Linus Luensman and Son
Kenny Becker
Alphonse Ries
Francis Gassman
Strawberry Point
John Ries
Dyersville
Billy Ries
Worthington
Art Steffen
Manchester
Leslie Freeze
James
Bert Freeze
Joe Catlett
Beriah Kenney
Ryan
Mabel Guthrie
David Westhoff
Monticello
Frank Heims
Chuck Worcester Set to Speak at Castle Grove Farm Bureau
Castle Grove Farm Bureau plans an evening meeting in the parish hall of Castle Grove Catholic church on Thursday September 15. Cedar Rapids resident Chuck Worcester will be the speaker. The organizing committee includes Art Weber Cyril Benz and numerous couples led by James Hogan and Art Holub among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Worcester
Castle Grove Farm Bureau
Castle Grove
Castle Cgirove Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Art Weber
Cyril Benz
James Hogan
Art Holub
Robert Holub
Steve McDonald
Mer
Walt Muller
Loren Keboo
Henry Marek
Melvin Mirek
James McDonald
Contracts Awarded by State for Highways in Jones County
More than $25,000 in highway improvement contracts were let by the Iowa Highway Commission at Ames. Weaver Construction Co of Iowa Falls won $13,576.45 for rock surfacing on Highway 36 from Onslow to the Maquoketa River. Charles Wiese of Washington received three erosion control projects including seeding and sodding along Highway 38 from Stanwood to Olin for $535. He also received a contract
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Onslow
Maquoketa River
Weaver Construction Company of
Iowa Falls
Charles Wiese
Washington
Stanwood
Olin
Local residents visit kin and attend church events
Cascade and nearby towns echo with Sunday visits as families travel to mutual homes in Cascade, Prairieburg, Dubuque, Anamosa, and Farley. Attendees include the Mohr, Wilgenbusch, Guthrie, DeShaw, Jaeger, Ublenkamp, Becker, Turnis, Offerman, Felton, Finlay, Gadient, and Lux households among others, with parish suppers, birthday celebrations, and a state fair attendance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Faber
Cascade
Frank Helms
Rose
Lucenna
Pearl Gaul
Worthington
Mary Guthrie
Frank Digmann
Helen
Jackie
Prairieburg
Phil DeShaw
Margene
Mary DeShaw
Howard DeShaw
Bud Wilgenbusch
Frank Lucinski
Dubuque
John Sands
John
David
Anna Tibbits
Ed Fass
Secret Chest Uncovers $88000 After Totten Estate Find
Grinnell police chief Waldo Johnson and John Burma uncovered $2000 in cash and stocks hidden in a secret compartment of a chest belonging to 93 year old James Totten who died a year ago. The haul brings the total found to $88500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Waldo Johnson
John Burma
James Totten
Wilcox Family Farms Identified in Express Farm Foto
The Wilcox family farm south of Monticello at 180 acres owned by Mr and Mrs John Wilcox is identified by readers including Mrs Carl Brockhohn and others. The farm, with 50 dairy cattle 300 hogs and 700 laying chickens, houses three children and tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilcox
Monticello
Carl Brockhohn
Wilcox
Express
Wilcoxes
Lawrence Brockhohn
Ed Vanourny
Ray Slife
Learon Hanken
Billy
Paul
Marilyn
William Ehlis
Monticello Neighbor Visits James Nelson Family
Wayne Turnis of Bernard visited last week with his grandmother Mrs. L. T. White and with Mr and Mrs H C Nelson of Columbia Missouri. They spent several days at the Nelson home in James Nelson residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Turnis
Bernard
H. C.' "Nelson
Columbia, Mo
James’ Nelson
Pipeline Explosion Shocks Walnut Farm Area
A gas pipeline failure on the John farm near Walnut caused a blast when a corroded line ruptured. A one ton pipe section was hurled across a country road and landed about 300 feet away under power lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed John
Walnut
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Fork
Bernadett
Jasper
Gerald Becker
Bert DeShaw
Cpl
Don Thompson
Granite City, Ill
Richard Thompson
The
Jeet Atln Hed Line
Farmers Feed & Supply
Alex
Beulah Martinsen
Mrs. Otto Wheatman
Maquoketa
Hans Mohr
Tom Wilgenbusch
Carolyn Finlay
Polly Pigtails 4-H Club
Bernadette Jasper
Maxine Smith
Nick Budden
Art Melchert
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Mary Jaeger
Celester Jaeger
Jack Ublenkamp
Lamont
Katie Hosch
Kay Becker
Steve McDowell
Mark
Frank Turnis
Raphael Hirtz
Ruth Ann
Florian Becker
Louis Weber
Wilfred Kenney
David Saunders
Buck Creek
Helen Johnson
Kenney
Orville Offerman
Joe Felton
John Finlay
William Leclan
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Catlett and Cox
Wyoming
John Gadient
Emil Lux
Farley
Chatham “Purrey
America
Linn County
Cooperative Breeding Assn
del Husmann
Fred P. Messerli
Eastern
Iowa
Artificial Breeding Association
Monti
Reo
Mack
ACE Hardware
Ellow
Monticello Stores
Iowa Electric Light & Power CO
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