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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1936

Page

3

Rye Planters urged to reseed and protect fields from grasshoppers

Jones County Farm Bureau notes grasshoppers have damaged early winter rye plantings state wide. HW. 1D. Hughes of Town State college says planting rye for spring pastures is possible until ground freezes. Dakold rye rated most winter hardy. Protect edges of alfalfa and sweet clover by reseeding next spring and apply poison bran around fences to prevent further damage.

Hughes Farm Crops Town State College

Jones County Exhibitors Enter Cedar Rapids Dairy Show

Jones county sends five 4 H club boys to the All Town Dairy Exposition and Junior Livestock Show in Cedar Rapids this week. Exhibitors include Donald Meeks Martelle Grover Virtus Lorenzen Fadlward Andrews and Lee Wiggoner of Olin. The county appears with both champion and reserve Hereford in the county club show. Grand champion baby beef will be excluded as he was sold at the county fair for 11 dollars per cwt. The baby beef show is judged Friday September 18 with auction sales Saturday September 19.

Jones County Cedar Rapids Donald Meeks Martelle Grover Virtus Lorenzen Fadlward Andrews Lee Wiggoner Olin Tenald Joe Moulton Delaware County Roy DeShaw H. D. House Kate Lang Arthur Melchert Lena Reggentin Herman Welter Northeastern Iowa Junior College Tipton F. E. Miller Independence E. V. Laughlin Lenox College Hopkinton Elkader Lenox Waukon Bernadine Clow Chicago Leonard Clow de Best Anamosa Beth McGlade Malcomb Neb Lucy Dodge Center Junction Clarke Hall Kathryn DeShaw Coe College James Murray Jeannine Marion Charles Murray Helen Mackintosh Miami University Oxford Ohio Betty MacAlister Katherine Kenney Monticello Mary Williamson Owens Missouri Frank Williamson George Williamson Buck Creek Kill Kare Charles Regeentin Jr Paul Green C. L. Smith Harlan Williamson Manchester Mary E. Williamson

County Wide Home Makers Meeting Planned

Invitations were issued to 2250 rural women of Jones county for four afternoon teas and homemakers meetings next week. Sessions will run Sept 22 Scotch Grove, Sept 23 Monticello, Sept 24 Onslow, and Sept 25 Anamosa with Miss Ruth Cessna from Town State college as a guest discussing The Home maker Clubs and The Fourth Year Course in Nutrition.

Jones Condly Presbyterian Church Scotch Grove Washington, Clay Wayne Townships Monticello Richland Lovell Castle Grove Cass Onslow Madison Wyoming Oxford Hale Conegie Balional Church Anamosa Jackson Fairview Greenfield Rome Ruth Cessna Town State College Jones County Iowa State College Extension Survey Farm Bureau

Surplus Feed Listed As Aid To Feeders

A government report from the Farm Bureau office notes 206 thousand carloads of surplus feed will ship to rural areas before the 1937 growing season. The report cites higher total feed availability than over two years, with nationwide livestock and hay production per animal unit rising to levels above 1934.

Crouth Farm Buren Pepovin Bureau of Noricultural AIS

Judging Contest At Cedar Rapids Exposition For 4 H Club Boys

Jones county 4 H boys are invited to join the Junior Livestock Judging contest at Cedar Rapids Exposition this Saturday September 19. Prizes include a gold wrist watch for the top contestant and cash awards from two to twelve dollars. All participants receive free admission with refund of gate price after judging cards are handed in. Termite biology note mentions small one celled animals in termite digestive tracts.

Jones County Mound 2 Cedar Rapids

Soybean Emerges as Key U.S. Farm Crop

The American Soybean Association notes rapid growth of soybeans from 60,000 acres in 1907 to about six million in 1935. Speakers from the USDA and industry leaders cite soybean oil and meal for paints, chemicals, and food, with strong prospects for foreign markets and bread improver use.

Asia United States American Soybean Association Town Town State College Ames Cedar Rapids Strayer Hudson W. J. Morse Jess Morse United States Department of Agriculture H. E. Barnard Dearborn Mich Farm Chemical Council Southernoff M. BF BF. Johnson Ralston Purina Company St. Louis Ion Europe Manchuria Mr. Johnson America J. A. le Clerc Food Research Division Federal Bureau of Chemistry and Soils

Poison Bran Bait For Grasshoppers

A supply of poison bran bait for grasshopper control is available through the Farm Bureau office but limited to new alfalfa seedings. Heavy rains reduce risk to most crops, and pests stay on new growth. Farmers should contact the county agent at the Barnyard for details and to secure a supply.

Farm Bureau Barmy Bae Jrean

Onslow Savings Bank Annual Meeting Highlights

The Onslow Savings Bank held its annual business meeting Monday with officers elected including President Melvin Speers and Vice Presidents chosen for the coming year. Community members attended events at the cemetery, club meetings, and social gatherings noting farm and fraternal activities across the region.

Onslow Savings Bank Folina Melvin Speeers Cho George Tr IMO Petro Marvin Hurosardsenu Mes Ruapperton Manaduay Lown Petersen Eye Cade Matias Ernest Byers Guy Emenne Ddis S. G. Hutton Stanley Scripture Golda Othe Prank Rarsa Fairfax Ernie Peters Larkin Club County Hong Prives Dora Martens Velmir Nielestn Lorraine Fraternity Lodge AL Fpl & Alm Monticello al Hamilton Pred Martens John Petersen Caroline Bernard

Iowa Hawkeyes Begin Practice After Offseason Hype

The Iowa squad opens its forty eighth season with sixty candidates and seven veterans highlighted by Oraie Simmons a former all-American contender. Other listed veterans include Ted Osmaloski Bush Lamb John Hild Floyd Deheer Don Nelson Bob Lannon and more as Iowa eyes games versus Northwestern Illinois Indiana Minnesota Purdue and Temple this season. The report also covers local community events and social notices from Scotch Grove Mt. Carroll and Monticello including a large drawing at Arend Balster store and upcoming county meetings featuring extension specialist Ruth Cessna and an antiques exhibit.

University of Iown The Hawkeyes Oraie Simmons Ted Osmaloski Toledo Towan Bush Lamb Newton John Hild Ottumwa Floyd DeHeer Oskaloosa Chunky Don Nelson Rockford Bob Lannon Winner S. C Iowa Northwestern Illinois Indiana Minnesota Purdue Temple

Hopkinton News Highlights Local Guild Meeting and Community Notices

The Hopkinton area reports the Ladies Guild met in the church parlors with 23 members. earnings from the first division topped forty dollars. Members hosted guests and refreshments were served. Community events include horse shows, school board staffing, family reunions, and barn fire losses. Several local residents are noted for travels, visits, and civic duties as emissaries, teachers, and clergy.

Olive Green W. A. Hicks Guild Church Parelors Aittle Thamass Verna French Viola Byerly Nettie Albery Earl Mallicent Wyoming Clinton Onslow Alice McDaniels Charles Rice Monticello Clara Chaplin William Mitchell Russell Mitchell A. A. Garnett Alva Edwards Clayton Garnett John Shedek William Halsey Cole Wisconsin Huldah Allen U.S. A Louisa Warren Lanertannis Roy Streeper Fred Brauner Streeper Harley Streeper Amber Lloyd Preston Albert Jansen Cedar Bargids Adam Straub Paul Duane Maquoketa Tom Edwards Rath Carpenter Oxford Junction Carl Himebaugh John Mendon Hospital Dillon Stickles William Fletcher Bulien R. ON Center Junction Ben Warren Leona Johnson Porter Ripperple Mro John Edwards Monmouth S.G. Hutton Paul Smith Edwin Wilcox Henry Moenk Ruth Cessni Town State College John Mayberry C. R. Smith

Scotch Grove News Briefs Reflect Local Mishap and Updates

Mrs D Q Sinclair Delbert Husman broke his arm playing on school grounds at Number Four and was taken to a Monticello doctor to have the bone set. The item about students at Monticello High School is corrected: Leslie Balster and Dick Naylor are in the eleventh grade. The Sunbeam mission band met as announced with ten members present, including devotional readings about a Pacific coast lighthouse and songs before prayers.

Delbert Ben Husman Monticelo Monticello High School Leslie Balster Dick Naylor Sunbeam Mission

State Fair stars Will Rogers and Janet Gaynor at Niles

Will Rogers and Janet Gaynor co star in the film State Fair coming to the Niles theater next Sunday and Monday September 20 and 21.

Will Rogers Janet Gaynor Niles Theater

Community Notes Onslow Visits And 1935 Housing Expenditure

Mentions Ben Warren homes in Onslow and a Sunday visit to Elkader by Mr and Mrs L R Himebaugh and Himebaughs parents. Philip Hildenbrand and family from Colorado visit local friends. An English statistic notes they spent about one seventh of national income on homes and buildings in 1935, roughly $00,000,000.

Ben Warren Onslow L. R. Himebaugh Elkader

Hydrangeas Kept Fresh by Night Submersion in Water

Mrs. Ralph Partin of Lufkin Texas finds cut hydrangeas stay fresh for a week when submerged under water each night. George Washington bred the first mule in America. The king of Spain presented him with the first jack ever brought to this country.

Ralph Partin Lufkin Tex George Washington America Spain

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jones County Farm Bureau June Henrichs Arend Balster Mr. Balster Henry Brokens Richard Rohwedder D. O. Sinclair Taft Collier John Kray George Plueger Lester Rickels Charles Henrichs Henry Bartels R. A. Naylor Fred A. Lange L. J. Schlemmie William Minney Heyo Tobiason Carl Rickels Gottleaber Brothers W. H. Himebaugh Adolph Egger John Hinrichs Jess Martinsen Frank Royden F. W. Minney Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church Iowa State College John Smith Alva Freese John Kuper Lawrence Oelwein J. B. Brokens Laurel Naylor Jo Royden Iowa City Eloise Sutherland Wilma Kuhns Esther Sinclair Julius Michaels Simmons State University of Iowa Carleton South Dakota Temple University Hild DE Heer Lannon Nelson Lawrence Broderson Wyoming Fire Company Provan E. R. Nicholsen M. R. Nicholsen Jack Carpenter Waller Koon L. B. McKinstry Anderson Mattie Anderson Miss Anderson Alex Jane McGlade Anderson Lizzie Minnie Anderson Sand Spring Dodge City Kansas Jean Hurd Los Angeles Earl Hartman Holcomb Richard Anderson Orange Cal Patton Morning Sun Pr. E. Allen Wits Hopkinton Cemetery Dorothy Schoenbaum Denver Colo A. I. Matthias Walter Slaser Pittsburgh Mary L. Sawyer G. J. Darnall Cecil Rapids Labor Day G. G. Brown Walter Earth Ellen Bradle Kurth Dean Morton Dicky Des Moines Morton Fred Egger Egger Mount Vernon M. E Davenport A. B. Soule Roy V. Porter H. E. Morrow FP. E. Allen Seattle Wash P. Thorpe D. QO. Sinclair Eadache Liniment Peggy WMT Angworthy Billy Lammers Dyersville John Fechtman Lew Origies Thomas Stimpson John Deere Concord Lee Beebe W. H. Null Monticello State Bank
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