Needlework and Bridge Socials Highlight Local Clubs
Mrs. William Corbin hosted the Needlework club meeting with sewing and conversation. Mrs. Hans Ruof hosted Neighborhood club with bridge where Edward Podhaski won high score and the traveling prize. Cleo Mane Reuter was honored at a third birthday party with a lawn picnic for thirty guests. Mrs. Corbin also hosted Delta Dek bridge with progressive auction and high score by Mrs. Matthiessen. Hi-Low bridge at Mrs. Hearn’s yielded high scores to Mrs. Tuetken and traveling prize to Mrs. Howie. Guests included Mrs. Norman Newton and Mrs. Norman Bringard from Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Corbin
Hans Ruof
Edward Podhaski
Cleo Mane Reuter
Carl Reuter
William Corbin
Delta Dek
Clarence Matthiessen
Harry Maire
Dan Hearn
William Tuetken
James Howie
Norman Newton
Norman Bringard
Detroit
Michigan
Merle Cass
Cass
James Carter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Monticello
Carrie Page
Albert Stahler
Loretta Bringard
Esther Cass
Country Club
Irman
Riess Stuhler
Hicks
L. W. Lovell
George Tim
Margaret Thompson
Henry Templeton
San Angelo
Texas
Charles von Fr
Melvin
Haney Damaon
San’ Antonio
Loyal Podbaski
Women's Missionary society hosts picnic supper and plays
The Presbyterian church Women’s Missionary Society held a picnic supper at Mrs. Olin Howie’s home with over sixty members and families. Miss Fern Bender led devotionals and Miss Mable Harper’s class presented two plays before songs closed the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Olin Howie
Scotch Grove 4 H Club Hosts Surprise Wedding at Meeting
The Scotch Grove 4-H girls led by Eloise Kuhns met with Lois Kuhns as assistant hostess on July 26. Eunice Kuhns gave an inspirational talk and Wilma Kuhns led group singing. A placket demonstration and pattern cuts were shown. Nine couples arrived to wed with officiating clergyman Mr Know it all, planning to reside near Scotch Grove. Evelyn Stivers county president attended and offered meeting tips. Refreshments followed.
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Scotch Grove
Eloise Kuhns
Lois Kuhns
Willie Willis
Eunice Kuhns
Juanita
Wilma Kuhns
Alfreda Husman
Pauline Stickley
Sarah Highhat
Peter Nogood
Know-it-all
Evelyn Stivers
Multiple Churches Advertise August 5 Services and Schedules
Wayne Zion Lutheran holds English service at 10 30 a m with 9 30 Sunday school. St Matthew Lutheran hosts 9 30 Sunday school and 10 30 worship. Luther League at 7 30. St Joseph Catholic Masses at 7 00 and 9 06 with confessions Saturday. First Friday devotions at 7 00. Evangelical Reformed notes 11 am service and a single August service. Presbyterian lists 9 45 Sunday school and 10 45 worship with outdoor C E at 4 30. Ladies Aid to meet August 8 at Cass cottage, meet at Cass building at 12. Worship themes include The Sum Total of Life and The Recovered Rapture.
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Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
J. Willis
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
H. L. Adix
Luther League
Ladies’ Aid
Lizzie Behrends
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Prairieburg
Stephen J. Kucera
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
N. Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
The
Evangelical Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
House of God
Isaiah
Merce Sylvia Olden
Merle Cass Cottage
Cass Transportation Building
Butterfly Taste Sensitivity Surpasses Human Tongue Study
The Montreal Herald reports University of Minnesota experiments with over 200 butterflies from ten species. In taste tests, dipping legs in sugar solutions showed butterflies detected sweetness far more sensitively than humans, with thresholds 1,600 times finer for humans. The common butterfly exhibited the sharpest sense of taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Minnesota
Montreal
Nernuld
Increasing use of pasteboard crates cited by forestry engineers
The article notes about one sixth of US lumber output becomes boxes and crates. American forest service engineers tested 550 crates from Ponderosa pine, western hemlock and Sitka spruce and found crate strength rises with each added diagonal brace, with the sixth brace giving the maximum gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Forest Service
Old Timer Reflects on Thirty Years of Town Life
A nostalgic column recalls changes and longtime figures in a small city. It notes Proctor's Store, old landmarks, and residents like Billy Sloan, Cc. L. Van Meter, John Perrine, Roy Clark, and the Oakwood park, contrasting past habits with present leisure and civic life. It also touches on the city water, a well, and the Country Club as symbols of a evolving community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Perrine
City Park
Country Club
Oakwood
John Bateman
Many Towns of Same Name Cause Post Office Troubles
The Rural New Yorker notes 22 US post offices share Dayton, 11 Deerfields, 41 towns include Eagle, and many towns reuse names like Washington and Windsor. Duplication delays mail. guidance prefers full state names written clearly in black ink.
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United States
Dayton
Texas
Mary
Tom Bean
Sodom
N. Y
Arkansas
Missouri
Wis
Troy
Trenton
Warren
Washington
Windsor
Many Jumps for Horses at Society Shows
The piece lists horse show jumps such as brush jump post and rail stone wall and gate and water jump. It explains docked tails on harness horses to keep reins clear and bearing reins to lift heads. It notes betting on horse shows is uncommon and explains traditional hunting attire and fox hunters behavior.
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Water
Liverpool
Clocklike shadow at Washington Monument measures time
Pathfinder Magazine notes that daylight and the sun create a long shadow at the Washington Monument, forming a giant sundial. With a diameter about a thousand feet, an hour shifts the shadow roughly 150 to 200 feet and a minute about 3 feet, letting airmen tell time by sight.
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Washington Monument
Pathfinder Magazine
Hearse theft arrest recalls old Eastern league tale
A New Jersey man jailed for stealing a hearse and joy riding ends in a wreck. The Springfield Massachusetts Republican recalls a 19th century New Haven undertaker driver who, returning from a funeral, parked a hearse in right field and watched a game, proving loyalty to Yale.
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New Jersey City
Springfield
New Haven
Yale
Mass
Plan to Herd Romani People in Prague
Efforts in Prague Czechoslovakia aim to force Romani nomads to stay on reservations to aid settled peasants. They would be registered and punished for leaving, echoing past proposals that have failed as Romani communities endure beatings and occasional imprisonment.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Poster advertising British industries fair banned in three nations
Turkey Egypt and Syria barred the annual poster near London showing Britannia with a beckoning finger. Officials feared the gesture could be misinterpreted and possibly spark offense in India as well.
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Turkey
Egypt
Syria
London
Britannia
India
Cottonwood Becomes World’s Largest Live Bee Shipping Center
Cottonwood California in Shasta County, among the state’s smallest towns, ships about 50 000 tons of live bees annually and accounts for virtually all California’s bee shipments last year.
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Cottonwood
Calif
Shasta County
Clifornia
State Department of Agriculture
California
Teachers' examinations set for Anamosa in August
The uniform county certificate examinations will be held at Anamosa on August 1 2 and 3. Nellie V Morey County Superintendent.
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Anamosa
Nellie V. Morey
Mexico’s Federal Structure and Elections
Mexico is a federated republic with 28 states and no territories, plus a federal district. Legislative power lies in a Congress with 185 deputies and 58 senators. both chambers are elected by universal suffrage. The President serves a four year term by direct vote and cannot be reelected. The President appoints a cabinet of ten secretaries.
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Mexico
Notice to Coal Dealers Sealed Bids Requested
Notice to coal dealers bids for three car loads of soft coal for Jones County Home and one carload for Jones County Jail are due by 10:00 am August 8 1934 in the county auditor's office. Deliveries specified to Anamosa and Amber. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. County Auditor Geo F Specht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
B. Anamosa
Gray Morning of the Year in Word's Atlantic Monthly
Ford Madox Word writes of a grim end January mood as winter drags on and courage weakens. The passage evokes a solitary, shadowed urban night feel, with Parisian phrase hints and a sense of distance and danger.
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Ford Madox
Atlantic Monthly
Paris
Administrators Notice in Jones County Iowa Estate
Public notice announces that 8. G. Thompson has been appointed administrator of the estate of Wesley C. Hanken deceased by the district court of Jones County Iowa. All claims must be filed with the clerk sworn and timely. debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa July 6 1934. Attorney E W Bradshaw listed.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Wesley C. Hanken
Anamosa
For Rent Storm House Eight Rooms and Bath
For rent: known as the Storm house with eight rooms and bath, garage, modern in every way. Possession now. E. A. Hubbard. FOR RENT: 22nd floor nicely furnished apartment in an up-to-date house. Four rooms and tiled bath. Hardwood floors, hot water heat, electric stove, hard and soft water, laundry in basement. Rent reasonable. August 1st. Call 94. 1b.
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E. A. Hubbard
Monticello City to Hear Budget Estimates August 13
The Monticello city council in Jones county Iowa will meet August 13 1934 at 7 30 p m at City Hall Monticello to hear taxpayers views for or against the proposed expenditure estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County
Iowa
Blackbirds Benefit Crops By Pests Control
The red winged blackbird damages grains but largely reduces pest caterpillars such as gypsy moths, aiding agriculture in Detroit area observations.
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Detroit
Nowg
Notice of Final Reports in Jones County Estates
Notice to interested parties that final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in listed estates have been filed in the Jones County district court. A final hearing is set for August 13, 1934, at Anamosa Iowa. Persons may appear file exceptions and show cause why reports should not be approved. Final report of F E Stimzon executor Irene Orcutt estate filed in Anamosa Iowa July 24. Lee Big Clerk of the district court county Iowa By Julia Poarde deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jones County
Joseph Loetscher
District Court
F. E. Stimzon
Irene Orcutt
Anamosa
Facing Facts Dodges in Political Oratory
A brief note from the Ohio State Journal on how a political speaker veers from truth by using phrases like Now, let us face the facts. The item highlights rhetorical evasions and the call for clear, direct speech in public discourse.
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Ohio State Journal
Good Teammates The Deal Couple In Fringe Com Mist
A Pathfinder Magazine feature profiles a man who can bring home the bacon and a woman who can cook it. The piece highlights their complementary skills and teamwork in the home and kitchen.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Discovery of Coal Tar Derivatives by Fahlberg and Remsen
In 1879 Dr Constantine Fahlberg and Ira Remsen identified coal tar derivatives. The finding marked a milestone in chemical research and the study of synthetic compounds.
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Constantine Fahlberg
Ira Remsen
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