Rural merchants await NRA impact as farmers stall demand
Iowa farmers face high costs and debt while NRA programs lag in delivering relief. Rural retailers in small towns brace for delayed prosperity, noting wage gains in factory districts do not reach agrarian communities. Until higher farm prices materialize, creditors should show patience with struggling debtors.
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NRA
Iowa
Iowa towns curb sewage dumps as reform pressure grows
Editorial notes that Monticello Hopkinton and other towns dump into rivers and that Cedar River has degraded from clear to filthy. Eldora urged to join move before federal one third funding for sewage plants vanishes as reformers promise action from downstream holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Monticello
Maquoketa
Hopkinton
Cedar River
Marshalltown
Towa Falls
Eldora Herald-Leader
Eldora
Towa
Big Experiment Advances Despite Rural Hesitation
The piece notes the NRA's uncertain impact and warns on highway speed dangers amid auto industry push for high speed. It argues for safer, policed highways and recalls county fairs as natural diversions after threshing, urging support for local fairs despite Chicago exposition draws.
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Chicago
Harvest Home Weekend Brings Hopkinton Residents, Visitors
Hopkinton residents and longtime visitors gather for Harvest Home events and social visits in town. Notables include Norman Kuster, Ella Brokaw, Sorena Edgar, and a string of guests from Davenport, Washington, Philipsburg, and Cedar Rapids. Attendees travel from Denver, Chicago, Perry, Mason City, and beyond for family and community gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Kuster
Philippine Islands
Manchester
Ella Brokaw
Sorena Edgar
Washington, D. C
J. C. Edgar
W. R. Reeve
Philipsburg
S. G. Hands
John Hands
Mattie Vaughn
Davenport
Harvest Home
Roy Jeffries
Waukon
Henrietta Jeffries
Loren Wheeless
Orlando
Fla
U. T
Trish
Samuel Carter
Milo Johnston
Wyoming
Mr. Johnston
Will S. Johnson
Mason City
Wilbur Sweesy
Johnson
Sweesy
Hopkinton
Lenox College
Ruth Johnson
John van Buren
Chicago
Dale
John Richardson
Cambride
Robert Smith
Clair Wilson
Iowa State University
Frank Keith
Hopkarton
Marion
Perry
Keith
Milwaukee Road
P. R. Wheeless
Helen
Charlies Cramer
Cedar Rapids
A. K. Cramer
Irene Zeuch
Anamesa
George Zeuch
Dale ‘Talmadge
Llana City
University Hospital
Randall Morgans
Low Pierce
Mirpghet Demaree
Kenneth Boots
Joe Moulton
Boots
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Del
Russell Kirkwood
Cascade
J.T. Wiltme
Marjoris
Brandon
Jake Die
Martha Balear
Lawyer
Town City
Brow
J. H. Devies
Richard
Joh
J. H. Stotts
Phil Himebaugh
Wieck Brown
Bub
Local picnic and club notices highlight Hopkinton events
A banquet of social gatherings fills Hopkinton scenes with Embroidery Club picnics, Home Missionary society treats, bridge evenings, and family visits. Notables include Landers, James Bixby, Kirks, Himebaughs, Gearharts, and many neighbors. Harvest Home game ends 3 to 2 for Silver Creek over Hopkinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embroidery Club
W. C. Lux
W. R. Reeve
Philipsburg
C. A. Keller
Chicago
C. R. Gearhart
A. P. Himebaugh
Esther French
Beltz
Reformed Presbyterian Church
M. W. Daugherty
Morning Sun
Alice Johnston
U-Go-I-Go Club
Briugente Johnston
Taft
Cal
Ethel Elliott
Marshall Neil
Miss Elliott
Minneapolis
Perry Elliot
Doroly
Fairbank
Lilly Neil
Earnest Gearhart
Earl Neil
Ernest Gearhart
Clarissa Morrow
Colorado
Hopkinton
Progressive Farmers Club
Nancy Acres
Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church
Norton Loomis
E. V. Laughlin
Chester Demaree
J. D. Smith
J. R. Kirkwood
Wendell
Henry A. LeClerc
Dubuque
Melvin Bradley
Musses Ella
Alice Allison
Gainesville
Fla
Ella Bradke
Russell Moline
Waukon
Ermina Dunlap
Ison James
Sidney Low
Ella Bradle
Erma
Harvest Home
Silver Creek
Wyoming Class of 1907 Reunion and Local News in Wyoming
The Wyoming high school class of 1907 held a reunion at the Kland Dick home with several members present and absent. Notable items include wedding anniversaries for C. Eye and A. Peck, farm family ties, local business ties, and a horse-buying trip by Frank Andoino and Francis Woodworth. The Wyoming fire brigade was called to a hay barn near Ohio for a potential spontaneous combustion incident, and Thomas Hoegen celebrated his eleventh birthday with 15 friends as baseball activities close the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming High School
Leslie Fishwild
Clinton
Elsie Bender
Kalamazoo Mich
Mabel Conley Morse
Gr Day Dick
George Fishwild
Laura Eichhorn Fishwild
Wyoming
Minna Rohwedder Le>sen
Olin
Edith Tisley Robinson
Mechanicsville
J. D. Paul
Anamosa
Amy Smith
Colorado
Harold Wherry
William Agnew
Walker
Vero
Bender
C. W. Eye
A. W. Peck
Eye
Harry Eye
Loyal Eye
Chicago
Joyce Daniel
Eldorado
Kan
Peck
R. Fishwild and Son
Presbyterian Church
Peek
Wyoming Cemetry Association
Keytone Lodge
A. F
A. M
Modern Woodmen of America
William
Frank Andoino
Boston
Francis Woodworth
Victor Glenn
Ohio
Thomas Hoegen
Drs. J. A
Edna Hoegen
Wyoming Community Notes and Social Roundup
Afternoon activities included a Midland Homemakers club event near Onslo with twelve members and five guests, plus a letter from a former member. The Happy Hour 4-H club planned a booth for the Jones County fair, and the Royal Neighbor Thimblebee was set for a meeting at Mrs. A. D. Schoff’s home. Several residents visited relatives across Iowa and beyond, with multiple trips, moves, and family reunions noted. The Citizens State Bank resumed operations under new leadership after state approval.
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G. W. Roche
Spokane Chronicle
Wash
S. G. Franks
Wyoming
Roche
Lucy Rising
Henry Rising
Midland Homemakers Club
Joe Holub
Alva Streeper
Iatter
Fred Day
Cedar Rapids
Peter Sievers
Chicago
Chris Eichhorn
Henry Eichhorn
Peter Eichhorn
John
F. A. Layton
Thomas Eichhorn
C. H. Hanold
Faye Hanold
Bernice Bramer
Louis Koch
Paul Ketch
Mary Ketch
Reginald Morse
Grizelda Morse
Leonn Wherry
Bernice
Louise Close
Mary Brown
Lawrence Koch
Lawrence
Manley Goodrick
Doris Countryman
Jones County Fair
Thimblebee
A. D
Klaud Dick
Martha Jane
Thornburg
Marjorie Brooks
Mount Verron
Margaret Luke
Henry Nissen
Olin
Marion
Ada Willman
William Wilker
Maryann
Kankakee
Citizens State Bank
Senate
L. B. Madsen
Coulter
C. J. Ingwersen
Pollyanna
Marjery Sherrill
Mildred Brownell
Social visits and host gatherings across area towns
Local families from Roches ter Elkader Manchester and Delhi shared visits and holiday activities. Highlights include Doris Elizabeth Rutz visiting, air circus attendance in Anamosa, Palm Bureau exhibit prep, and a Delhi dam picnic with the Eggiman Wilson and related families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rutz
Doris Elizabeth
Rochester
Stanley Bright
Rutz
Dorothy Lee
Fred Egger
Anamosa
L. E. Pride
Joe Ridger
Russell Pride
Manchester
Roger Franz
Chicago
H. F. Chaplin
Joe Toland
Shoemaker
Oclwein
Fred Heeren
Ray Chaplin
Jake Lang
Lou King
Mary Lou
Donald
Scotch Grove
Gutknecht
Sand Hill
John Behiken
Paul
Jim Haverly
Ella Ellsworth
Ceder Rapids
George Bright
Bill
Spring Valley
Howard Franks
Local Visits Highlight Weekend Across Central Iowa
Day visitors include Mr and Mrs Ed Offerman of Earlville who visited the Herman Welter family Sunday. Several dinners and calls occurred with families in Richland Center Monticello Oelwein Dundee and Dundee area. Velma Arduser and Loeda Hein spent time with relatives in Richland Center and Arduser home after a three week visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Bright
Ed Offerman
Earlville
Herman Welter
Will Balsiger
James
Richland Center
Adolph Eggers
Ada
Monticello
Ped Egger
W. H. Behrends
Ryan
Minnie War-ren
Herbert, Cox
Esther Heeren
Gus Custis
Oelwein
Arnold Sondhagen
Dundee
Fred Heeren
Adolph Bohiken
Sand Hill
L. Batchelder
Velma Arduser
Galen Hein
Loeda Hein
Arduser
Jones County Supervisors Hear Budget and Tax Actions
Jones county board meets to hear budget estimates and continue hearing dates, approving cigarette sale applications, suspending taxes for Amelia Sherman and Almira Dowden, denying Frances Ireland, and reconvening to set further agenda. Claims are approved including domestic animal, soldiers exemption, and numerous county expenditures with waivers and adjustments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Iowa
E. M. Russell
Matthiessen
Harms
Holst
Shimerda
Herman Englehart
S. M. Hosford
Adel Sinkey
Amelia Sherman
Com
Cor
Olin
Almira Dowden
Cronkhite
Frances Ireland
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J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Geo. F. Specht
Walter Carr
Will Doll
Wm. R. Baumgartner
Helst
Anna B. Frazier
Thomas Carstensen
A.m
Ben Schneider
Oes
Harvey Kammerman
Barney Eilers
J. N. Anderson
Hans Rohwedder
Herman Helgens
Antone Kula
Henry F. Kuriger
Newhard & Watters
Pat Callaghan
Central States Bridge Supply Co
Central States Bridge Supply Nnty
John D
Poppe
Andrew Watt
Wink & Sons
Fred Wroblewski
F. B. Sigworth
M. C. Levsen
Insane Commis- Babar
Geo. C. Lawrence
Dr. F. B. Sigworth
Vow Boy
W. H. Frazer
R. D. Cooley
R. M. Walton
J. D. Adams Co
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Anamosa City Waterworks
Austin-Western Road Machine Co
Auto Electric Shop
Barton-Warner Co
Julius Behnke
C. C. Bickford
Bobst Bros
Elmer R. Brokaw
A‘vart
Herman Morrison
Albert Stickley
Dave Supple
Taylor Buick Sates Co
Gilbert Blayney
John Fritz
Andy Carmichael
Jock Carrington
George Calvert
Churchill Mfg. Co
H. F. Dean
W. S. Frasier
Adm
Evalena Freese
Claude Stingley
Josephine Fortney
Olive Glenn
E. W. Gordon
Hartwig
Kitty Heasty
Anna Hicks
Frank L. Himebaugh
Herman Hotz
Hurst Grocery
Town Electric Co
Town Builders Supply Co
Maude Lightfoot
Mader & Son
Karl Mershon
Mercy Hospital
Ida Miller
G. H. Monroe
Renae
H. Monroe
Monticello State Bank
J. P. Moran
Transportation
McClure & Son
Geo. D. McDonald
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
James Peet
Thomas Pender
Siebels Bros
Peter Sieveka
Co. R. Smith
W. J. Stover
Swartzell's Store
L. W. Taylor
Cc. G. Thomas
Henry Tjaden
H. L. van Winkle
M.D
Weber & Ramm
Westphal's Stop & Shop
Anamesa Journal
Anamesa Eureka
Pro- Cecmings di Ee
Kathryn M. Barton
Evelyn Brown
Boone Blank Book Co
Sup- Burroughs
YCO
Bono Neice
James P. Daugherty
Doxsee & Doxsee
Roy C. Rummell
Eggie Schoon
E. H. Coburn
Weed
Myrna Foley
Franklin Ribbon & Carbon Co
W.H. Frazer
Hamilton Seed & Coal Co
Metropolitan Supply Co
Marry Metzer
N. W. Bell Telephone
Olin Recorder
Ja. L. Remley
Security
Lee Hanson
Frank L. Himebaug
BAO Occ
H. F Rohwedder
Arthur L. Bye
Stabler
Ww. H. Null
Earl H. Deshaw
Omee
Stuhler’s
Monticello, Iowa
DR. Burris
D. C
McNeill
F. S. Vetter
Dr. A. M. Maurice
D.D
Lowell Block
L. J. Swift
Burrichter Building
J. G. Schoon
Life and Fire Insurance
Mark
Rock of Ages
J. E. Bateman
Cantdale Ind S
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