Crowd hears rootworm control plan for county farms
About 200 people attended a meeting where Exten sion specialists Harold Gunderson and Sylvester outlined soil insect and weed control. Gunderson urged use of organic phosphate insecticides only after corn follows corn or heavy volunteer corn, with May 8 to 10 planting cautions and alternatives like aldrin or heptachlor for earlier planting. He also noted breakdown, equipment limits, and safety, while Sylvester stressed cultural and chemical weed control methods and urged follow up at the County Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Sylvester
Jim Frier
Gunderson
Washington County
Dan Boones Host Dinner For 35th Anniversary
Kalona March 15 Mr and Mrs Dan Boone entertained their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Ed Boone of Washington and their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Ulin of Iowa City at dinner Saturday in Washington. The group marked their thirty fifth wedding anniversary March 4. A social evening followed at the Boone home and a call to their daughter Mrs Bruce Stout in Washington state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Dan Boone
Ed Boone
Washington
William Ulin
Iowa City
Boone
Bruce Stout
Washington State
Mary Libe
Methodist Parsonage
Ainsworth
Iowa State Traveling Library
Iowa Federation Women’s Clubs
Betty Kohler
Iowa
Wednesay
Mediapolis
Inlaw
A.A. Jackson
Richland Community News Summary for March
Richland notes reporting local hospital returns for Bernard Roberts and Max Talley from Jefferson County Hospital. Families visiting relatives across Illinois and Iowa include Cox, Leppert, Hart, and Kelly households. New births announced at Jefferson County Hospital and Mercy Davenport with local grandparents and great-grandparents named. Community events include 4-H meeting, special music night at Richland Friends Church, Woolson Church social for newcomers, and travelogue film by Ben Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Leppert
Richland
Jefferson County Hospital
Donald Leppert
Neal Kent
Guy Turner
Fred Leppert
Rubio
Dennis Kelly
Davenport
Daren Michael
Mercy Hospital
A. Joe Kelly
Frank Farber
J.M. Kelly
Washington
John Neye
Blackhawk
Steve
Mike Mitchell
Lelia
Dennis Lock
Tom Hoskins
Danny Holck
East Moline
Homer Dressler
Carole
Denise Mullikin
Willis Mullikins
Richland Friends Church
M. E. Fulton
Farm corporations to be studied here
Legal and economic consideration of farm corporations will be discussed by Neil Hart at a meeting on Wednesday afternoon, March 23, at the Washington County Fairgrounds school house from 1 15 to 3 30 p m. Farmers from Washington County and nearby are invited to hear Hart, a member of the Iowa Bar Association, and he will also meet with the Washington County Bar Association that evening to cover technical aspects of farm corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Hart
Iowa State University
Washington County Fairgrounds
Jim Frier
Hart
Iowa Bar Association
Washington County Bar Association
Doyle Pauls Visit in Stockport and Local Calls
MERRIMAC March 14 Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Paul visited the Lawrence Silvers home in Stockport Friday evening. Carl Amrine and Harold Amrine were in Iowa City Tuesday for Carl to see his doctor. Janice Landers of Burlington visited with her brother and wife Mr and Mrs Dean Shafer Monday and called on her mother Mrs Maxine Shafer Washington. Rev E Abelmann called on the Carl Amrine family Wednesday. Richard Tagular and family called on the Robert Kientz family Saturday. Ben Neff visited the Carl Amrine family Sunday and called on Mrs Annie Campbell Sunday afternoon. Dean Shafer and his mother Maxine Shafer of Washington visited this weekend in the Walter Landers home in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Tucker
Prairie Village
Donald Tucker
Kenneth Jones
Sheridan
Ill
Marcus McBeth
Ora Hadley
Woolson
Kenneth Nordyke
Gordon Day
Tom Hoskins
Ben Young
Leo Paxson
Council Bluffs
Harold Jones
Merrimac
Doyle Paul
Lawrence Silvers
Stockport
Carl Amrine
Harold
Iowa City
Carl
Janice Landers
Burlington
Dean Shafer
Maxine Shafer
Washington
E. Abelmann
Richard Tagular
Robert Kientz
Ben Neff
Annie Campbell
Dean
Walter Landers
John Schnicker
Cedar Falls
Melvin Schnicker
Don Davison
Marlin Rasmussen
Independent Fundamental Churches of America
Osceola Tuedaay
L.N.O. Club
Edwin Wagles
Kenneth Watson
Duane Peterson
Boshart
Missouri
Ronnie Roth
Kenneth Clark
George Fort
Wagler
Lydia Stutzman
Beemer
Nebr
Leslie Stutzmans
Winfield
Emerwon Wittrig
Stutzman
Margaret Wittrig
Rock Island
Fannie Zehr
Eli Saltzman
Jim McCrabb
West Liberty
Joe Gowey
Ivan Wyse
Howard
Wm. Cochran
Coppock
Howard Sha
Edna Taylor
Davenport
Anna Wyse
Eva Leichty
Minnie Sutter
Geneva
Alvin Boshart
W.J. Eicher
Farm Service
Eicher
Welkona
Robert Greiser
Maurice Greiser
Leonard Greiser
Kathy Madden
Des Moines
Janice Greiser
Iowa Methodist Hospital
First Methodist Church
Boyd Garrett
Robert Grieser
Denver
Colorado
Melo Janecek
Allen Conrad
Charles Hemms
Coon Rapids
Minn
Phyllis Dunkin
Conrad
Fannie Davis
Powersville
Mirs
Gary Davis
Glen Owens
Eugene Baker
Linda
Cheryl Sommer
Pat Foster
Elizabeth Bergstrom
Shower honors Miss Wilma Leichty at Sugar Creek
A March 5 miscellanous shower at Sugar Creek Fellowship Center honored Miss Wilma Leichty. Hosts included Mrs. Daniel Leichty Mrs. Ralph Wenger and Mrs. Lowell Leichty. Forty guests attended refreshments followed with gifts and games led by Anna Mae Lorene Leichty and Louise Wenger. Other local families and visitors are noted throughout the social column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Wilma Leichty
Sugar Creek
Daniel Leichty
Ralph Wenger
Lowell Leichty
Anna Mae
Lorene Leichty
Louise Wenger
Miss Leichty
Dinner Guests in Olds Mark Eddie Anderson Birthday
In Olds Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Anderson Eddie and Kay and Mrs. Lillian Maxwell were Sunday dinner guests at the Robert Lauer home for Eddie's 11th birthday. Attendees at Swine Banquet in Washington included the Arvid Andersons and several local families with Harold Ward of Cedar Rapids as speaker. Roger Davey moved his barber shop to Grundy Center after attending the State Bowling Tournament. Don Rinner hosted friends in Grundy Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Arvid Anderson
Eddie
Kay
Lillian Maxwell
Robert Lauer
Olds
Washington
Arvid Andersons
Bob Millers
Herb Riches
Delbert
Duane Lewis
Alvin Joneses
Harold Ward
Cedar Rapids
Roger Davey
Burlington
5Th St
Grundy Center
Don Rinner
Roger
Elon Christner
Fayettes and Crusaders 4-H clubs meet in Keota area
Keota reports cover Friendly Fayettes 4-H meeting March 12 with nine members and one guest, plus demonstrations on health and food. Clear Creek Crusaders 4-H met March 13 with Loretta Helscher leading talks on cookies daily diet and table manners. P.E.O Chapter CM hosted husbands at Captains Table with Hats program. Lafayette Feeders 4-H had twelve members and three guests. talk on American thistles. Fortnightly Club discussed Albert Schweitzer’s life and Nobel Peace Prize. Keokuk county ministers endorsed informational meeting on Economic Opportunity Act programs. Rev Dr French spoke on spiritual life of the pastor. Womens Relief Corps set a March 26 breakfast fundraiser at VFW Hall. Mr and Mrs Donald McCrabb and Mr and Mrs Stan Hale visited Denmark Iowa Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta
Carolyn Helscher
Darlene Peiffer
Webster
Lafayette
Mary Henderson
Viva McCammon
Albert Schweitzer
Keokuk County
Robert H. French
United Presbyterian Church For Iowa
March Sales Schedule Across Iowa Readied
A list of upcoming sales and auctions in Iowa includes multiple events: March 22 closing out sale near Cotter and Columbus Junction starts 11 a.m. under Glen Edwards. March 24 large machinery sale at Louisa County Fairgrounds Columbus Junction starts 11 a.m.. March 25 closing out sale of Mt. Union area starts 11 a.m. Wayne Dohrman. March 25 23rd Annual Spring Consignment Sale Aberdeen Angus cattle Ollie starts 12 noon. March 26 closing out sale Washington County Fair Grounds starts 1 p.m. Mary Horning Estate. March 28 160 acre farm auction near Haskins starts 1:30 p.m. Lawrence S. Wallace Estate. March 30 closing out sale Washington County Fair Grounds starts 6 p.m. Mrs. Pearl Leeper. April 2 Hampshire Sale at Ainsworth starts 7 p.m. Richard Stephens Bob and Connie Greene. April 16 auction of garage equipment and cars at 115 South 2nd Ave Washington starts 10 a.m. Stewart Pontiac Buick Perdok Inc. Weekly sales continue every Friday at Washington Livestock Sales Co and every Wednesday at Smylie's Livestock Market Columbus Junction. Tuesday Ollie Livestock Exchange. Monday Wayland with noon start. livestock schedule includes hogs Wednesdays and veal sheep cattle Thursdays. Kalona Ka lona Sales Barn. Wa pello Livestock Auction on Highway 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotter
Columbus Junction
Haskins
Glen Edwards
Louisa County Fairgrounds
Mt. Union
Iowa
New London
Wayne
Lawrence S. Wallace
Washington County Fairgrounds
Pearl Leeper
Hampshire
Ainsworth
Richard Stephens
Bob
Connie Greene
South 2Nd Ave
Washington
Pontiac - Buick — Perdock, Inc
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Smylie’s
Towa
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Wayland
Kalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc
Highway 61
Wapello
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dan Boones
Mrs. Eugene Way
New York
UPI
Daniel V. McCarthy
C.I.T. Corporation
McCarthy
Mrs
Otto Pfeifer
Effie Cox
Inez Loomis
Elizabeth Curtis
Seth Hart
Phillip Laux
Monmouth
Michael Lee
Howard Laux
Margaret Merz
Harper
Kermit Fulton
Jack Hardy
Lincoln
Billy Reighard
A.E. Merrill
Carpenter
Winfield-Agri Builders
Doyle Pauls
Ezra Wittmer
Harold Neff
Mark
Sigourney
Scott Jarrard
Lester Neff
Tom Lowry
Brighton
Mary Neff
Gerald and
Lisa Neff
Dris Club
Pleasantview
Idris Club
H.L. Walker
Ford Skola
Skola
Jim L. Yoder
St. Patricks
Adams
Emerson Swartzendruber
Naomi Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Raymond Yotty
Delores Wood
School of Instruction
H.V. Beck
Clifford Small
C.W. Beckman
Vernon Stagner
Stanley Mouser
Ardell Johnson
John D. Woodin
D.G. Sattler
Lawrence Griffiths
Duane H. Gingerich
Velma Way
St. Patrick
Bill Clark
Mrs. Vivian Wells
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Washington Concrete CO
North 12Th St. and
Rock Island Tracks
Keota
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Womens Relief Corps
V.F.W. Hall
Donald MccCrabb
Stan Hale
Denmark
Hale
Journal
Velsicol Chemical Corporation
Onlo Street
Chicago
Illinois
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