Soil Conservation Speech Contest Opens in Jasper County
The 1975 contest topic Land Use Policy Insurance for Mankind will be sponsored by the Jasper County Soil Conservation District and Farm Bureau Insurance Company. Open to all junior and senior high students, the local district contest is April 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the courthouse basement. First prize 25 dollars plus an engraved plaque, with 15 and 10 dollars for second and third. Regional prizes 30, 20, 15. new Merit Award of 10 dollars. State contest in Des Moines in September with a 300 dollar college scholarship and 110 dollars for first. Contact the district office or Vocational Agriculture for details.
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Jasper County Soil Conservation District
Farm Bureau Insurance Company
John G. Wilson Memorial Fund
Ladies Auxiliary
Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
Grinnell
Iowa
Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Des Moines
Monroe Weightlifting Meet Sets Five New Records
Over 400 spectators attended the 10th Annual Monroe Weightlifting Competition on Saturday as 43 lifters vied for championships. Sponsored by the Monroe Jaycees, five meet records fell and the team title was decided by a single point, with DeWar Athletic Club taking the honors.
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Monroe
Spon
Sored
Monroe Jaycees
DeWar Athletic Club
Ladies Evening Classes Schedule and Weightlifting Meet Highlights
Monroe announces Monday evening adult classes from Feb 24 to Apr 28 in home economics at New Monroe Community High School with topics on consumer education. The weightlifting meet at DeWar features Joe Widdell and Lee James Jr setting records. proceeds support the high school, aiding athletic equipment purchases.
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Monroe Ladies Adult Evening School
New
Monroe Community High School
Kay Jensen
Joe Widdell
DeWar
Widdell
Iowa
Lee James, Jr
U.S. Army
Kentucky
James
Roger Sadacki
Minneapolis
U. S
Jaycees
Monroe High School
Richland Go-Getters 4-H Win Pioneer Improvement Grant
The Richland Go-Getters 4-H club received a Pioneer Seed Co grant as part of a $1,000 statewide program shared by 26 Iowa clubs. Project chair Curt Dunsbergen leads plans to plant trees in a new community park with support from Melvin Dunsbergen and Robert Rozendaal of Lynnville.
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Richland Go-Getters
Curt Dunsbergen
Melvin Dunsbergen
Robert Rozendaal
Lynnville
Bill Bogue
I.S.A
Pioneer
Bogue
Increased Acreage Threatens Erosion in Iowa and Jasper County
Farmers aim for a record corn and soybean crop raising erosion risks warned by soil conservationists. Iowa totals reach 20.4 million acres up 1.4 percent from last year, a 33 percent rise in a decade. Jasper County shows similar gains. Conservation tillage offers immediate protection this spring, leaving 3000 to 4000 pounds of residue per acre to cut erosion by half. excessive tillage can negate benefits. Contact Newton district office for recommendations.
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Iowa
Jasper County
Gil Caldwell
Rick Cordes
The
Soil Conservation Service
Cordes
Soil Conservation District
Newton
Marriage License and Local Car Listings Reported
Courthouse News lists a marriage license for Richard Merten of Altoona and Kay McGregor of Reasnor. Local vehicle listings show new cars by Van Rys Wyk Plumbing Monroe and Randall Simpson Monroe, plus used cars including Lloyd Ustermarkt Monroe 61 Chevy pickup and Lillian Mason Monroe 66 Pontiac, with other 60s models from Harold Beyer Monroe 69 Dodge and James O Barr Reasnor 75 Buick.
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Richard Merten
Altoona
Kay McGregor
Reasnor
van Rys Wyk
Lloyd Ustermarkt
Monroe
Lillian Mason
Harold Beyer
Dodge
Vande Wall Named to ISU Dean's List for Fall Quarter
Wayne D. Vande Wall of Reasnor earned a place on the Iowa State University dean's list for the fall quarter with a 3.5 or higher GPA. He is majoring in agricultural engineering and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Vande Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne D. Vande Wall
Iowa State University
Wayne
Gilbert Vande Wall
Reasnor
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Bob Schurs
AOO
Younkers
Rod Caughron
Bill van Wey
Tom Waugh
Council Bluffs
John Woodard
Sioux City
U. S. Army
Meet
Patty Ver Dught
Clay Joiner
Darcy van Baale
Melanie McGregor
Chronicle
M&w
Armstrong
Hewitts
Ats
Musselman’s
Hunt
Star Kist Tuna
Crisco
Mrs. Grimes
Sunkist
Ilderness
Worthery
Yee
Sparks
Bart's Food Mkt
Vander Velden Ins
Sparks Red's Place Farmers Coop
Vander Ploeg Mtr
Neely
Duncan's Cate
Courthouse News
Vande Wall
ISU
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