Local social events feature bridge parties and gatherings
A series of Tuesday to Friday gatherings at homes of Mrs. B C Roberts Mrs Colin G Thomas Mrs Ralph Bone and others included bridge and contract games with high scores prize awards and refreshments. Ladies from Schruder chapter O E S hosted a dinner and organized a past matron circle preparing elections for 1935 officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bone
Willian Tuetken
Colin G. Thomas
Riess Stuhler
William Corbin
Delta Dek Bridge Club
Carl Hodson
Ed Hulbregtse
Local Families Attend Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Iowa
Thanksgiving day dinners drew many relatives from Delhi Hopkinton Castle Grove Monticello Anamosa Maquoketa Cedar Rapids Rock Island Cedar Rapids Center Junction North Liberty Wellington Independence Hazel Green Monmouth Ill as hosts welcomed out of town kin. Names include Kar Clark Dale Clark Lyle Clark Wilma Moats Charles Kay J W Schweitzer L J Swift Earl Buck Ardys Rabe Grace George Kate Hauss Ed Huibregtse and more with relatives from various towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kar Clark
Delhi
Dale Clark
Hopkinton
Lyle Clark
Castle Grove
Wilma Moats
Scotch Grove
Charles Kay
Monticello
Charles Jr
Katherine
Anamosa
Elizabeth Kay
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Schweitzer
George
Maquoketa
John Schweitzer
Richland Township
Neal Hayden
Saralue
Frank Hayden
Chit Main
Wv. F. Balbat
Warren, Tr
J. W. Bieh
Hattie Good
Rock Island
Vernon Good
Richard
Amer Cropp
Howard
Josie Harris
Sam Gibson
Sam Gibson and Mrs. Gibson‘s Father, Mr. Wilcox, of Maquoketa
Earl DeShaw
DeShaw
Peter Prahm
Center Junction
Pauling Prahm
University of Iown
Iowa City
E. F. Kleineck
Wynonna
Manchester
John Bateman
Grace George
North Liberty
E. A. Shinn
Wellington
Colorado
Iowa
Shinn
Bateman
Kate Hauss
Clyde Elliott
Independence
Harry Cox
Hazel Green
Wis
Elizabeth Buchanan
Ed Huibregtse
Huilbregtse
Madge Patterson
W. Clore
Margaret
Monmouth, Ill
Gail Patterson
Bellevue
Delpha Patterson
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Henrietta Shell
Royal Neighbors Schedule Regular Meeting Thursday
The Royal Neighbors will meet in the I O O F hall on Thursday evening December 13 for its regular meeting with 1935 officers to be elected. Members are urged to attend and refreshments will follow. note the day change from Tuesday to Thursday. Congregational Women's Working Band hosts Mrs. Carpenter for a regular meeting with social hour and refreshments after the business portion. hostess aided by Mrs. Shelley, Mrs. Guyan and Mrs. Hoult.
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I. O. O. F. Hall
Omcers
Congregational Women's
Carpenter
Henry M. Carpenter
Arthur Shelley
George Guyan
John Hoult
Dinner party honors Mrs Ira Bishopp of Farson Wyoming
Mrs Emil Rickless hosted a Clover Leaf club dinner party last evening for her sister in law Mrs Ira Bishopp of Farson Wyoming who is visiting her mother. Out of town guest Miss Caroline Hicks of Auburn New York attended and Miss Helen Holtz hosted the cast of Jerry of Jericho Road at her Onslow country home with games dancing and a supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Reade
el Podhaski
Lincoln Thoeni
Lena Marugg
Emil Rickless
Ira Bishopp
Farson
Wyoming
Clover Leaf Club
Bishopp
Caroline Hicks
Auburn
New York
Helen Holtz
Jerry of
Jericho Road
Monticello High School
Onslow
Elizabeth Wile Tis
Letters to Santa Arrive From Iowa Children
A collection of handwritten letters from Anamosa Monticello Scotch Grove Tama and Tama in 1934-1934 describing Christmas wishes. Children request dolls dolls beds candy outfits toys and household items addressed to Santa Claus with hopeful messages.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Santa
Dolly
Betty Lou Harmis
Monticello
Santa Clause
Scotch Grove
Jack
Donna Lee Heiken
Santa Tama
Xmax
Joyce Eleanor Lange
Dee
Santa Tam
Crow Shooting Gallery
Weddings Solemnized During Past Week
The bride wore a white crepe dress trimmed in silver lace and orange blossoms in her hair. A two course dinner followed at the bride’s parents home. A shower, gifts, refreshments, and a dance were held in their honor with plans to honeymoon in western Iowa. The couple will reside with Joseph Messerli near Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Messerli Sr
Alice Messerli
K. C. Hall
Zimmerman Hall
Hasler
Iowa
Joseph Messerli
Cascade
Maquoketa Farmer Severely Injured in Engine Accident
John Nissen a farmer near Maquoketa suffered severe injuries Tuesday afternoon after slipping on ice and being drawn into a gasoline engine while grinding feed His clothes were torn from him as he was pulled into the machine He sustained multiple broken ribs a dislocated shoulder and other injuries and was taken to Davenport hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nissen
Maquoketa
Davenport
Dubuque Grocer Leslie Hoyt Found Dead in Bed
Leslie Hoyt 28 a Dubuque grocer and lunch room owner was found dead in bed by his wife yesterday morning at their Dubuque home. Cause of death heart failure. Born May 28 1906 in Manchester he married Vivian Oakley in 1928 and is survived by his widow a son Leste his mother Mrs Margery Hoyt and sister Miss Etna Hoyt of Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Hoyt
Manchester
Dubuque
Mr. Hoyt
Vivian Oakley
Leste
Margery Hoyt
Etna Hoyt
Iowa State College Wins Livestock Championship
Iowa State College wins the championship at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Aberdeen Angus steer named grand champion after leading entries, with the prize awarded amid the show’s proceedings. Auction planned for the winning animals following the display under official regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Hegan
Chicago
Nien
Prand
Thanksgiving Guests Travel Across Town and States
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Fadley hosted Thanksgiving guests including Mr and Mrs Acel Catlest of Wyoming Miss Father Drove sen Center Junction and Mr and Mrs W J Fadley Onslow Another group from Bremer Kansas stayed with Mr and Mrs Henry Ohe. The Jaschs and Ohes exchanged visits as Thankserving hosts in Waterloo with Mr and Mrs Henry Opfer.
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Lloyd Fadley
Acel Catlest
Wyoming
Herman Brodersen
Father Drove+sen
Center Junction
W. J. Fadley
Onslow
Emil Jasch
Bremer
Kansas
Henry Ohe
Jasch
Mrs. Ohe
Ohe
Henry Opfer
Waterloo
Floyd Chirk
Buddy
Betty
Hans Ruof
Clark
Burning the Clavie Tradition Observed by Burghead Fishermen
Montreal Herald notes Burghead fishermen observed the Burning the Clavie rite a ritual dating to ancient Druids. The tar barrel ceremony aims to repel evil spirits from mastheads and rigging for the year, with charred fragments regarded as lucky tokens reaching distant shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burghead
Montreal Herald
Historical figures and their cheese favorites
A Cheese Reporter excerpt traces famous figures from Lucullus to Louis VII and Marie Antoinette linking meals to cheeses like Camembert Neufchatel Saint Germaine and Liederkranz. It notes introductions by peasants and farm lore at Versailles and Grand Trianon with playful anecdotes.
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Doctor Johnson
Boswell
Louis VII
Marie Antoinette
Neufchatel
Saint Gervais
Versailles
Environment shapes mind more than heredity in learning
The piece argues intelligence grows with contact and experience. It cites experiments and an Eskimo brought to New York showing rapid adaptation. It asserts brains develop through environment and opportunity, not just birth, though Eugenics seeks to claim control of such factors.
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New York
Philadelphia Ledger
Seien- Afle
Evolution of English Word Shortening Through History
The article notes how long words have been shortened in past centuries. It lists examples such as brandy from brandywine in 1665 and gin from geneva in id, chap from chapman in 1577, and whisky from asquebaugh in the eighteenth century.
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Golden Book
Chapman
Chamberfellow
Early History of Babylon Before T47 BCO
The text notes limited reliable sources on Babylon's early years prior to T47 BCO. It emphasizes that while Babylon was a dominant regional power, most accessible information comes from Assyrian inscriptions and artifacts, leaving many gaps in its early history.
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Babylon
Assyria
Sith Lon
Great Horned Owls Prowl North American Skies
The text notes about twenty owl species in North America and highlights the speed and hunting prowess of owls. It mentions snow on a landscape and the Great Clormed gag siren, but the readable content focuses on owl diversity and their efficient predation on small birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Agriculture in the Orient Weather and population pressures
The text discusses farming in the Orient, noting dense population and limited space, with climate extremes from cold western regions to icy Siberian winds. It mentions arctic and temperate influences, summer warm winds from the East Indian archipelago, and typhoon patterns affecting the region.
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Orient
Sberia
East Indian Archipelago
China
Manco Capac and the Incas A Sun-Worshiping Ruling Class
The Inca name signified a chief and later a royal line. The Quichua struggled after Spanish conquest, losing wealth, arts, and science as the sun-worshiping rulers declined and the people faded from former mastery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manco Capac
Peru
Inea
Manco Capa
Tneas
World’s Coldest Room Preserves Food for Transport
Cambridge's low temperature research station houses a near polar room where mercury drops to a hundred degrees below freezing. Scientists endure frost encrusted walls and ten minute limits as they study keeping Australian beef fresh for long transcontinental shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Food Investigation Department
Tit-Bits Magazine
Polar
Height of Man Rising Says Chicago Institute Official
An Institute of Juvenile Research official in Chicago notes American boys today are taller than their grandfathers were as boys. Heights of over 1000 American-born boys were compared with those measured fifty years ago by another scientist. The rise is blamed on better health and disease control knowledge.
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Institute of Juvenile Research
Chicago
Almertein
Washington Star
The Automobile Invention Story From The 19th Century
The development of self propelled vehicles was the work of many inventors rather than a single person. By 1892 the first gasoline automobile in the United States ran under inventor A Duryen, with Elwood Haynes among early pioneers. The June 1804 Kokomo test followed earlier European experiments.
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United States
A. Duryen
Elwood Haynes
Orst
Kokomo
Ind
Europe
Birds Keen Vision and Rapid Focus in Raptors
Birds, especially birds of prey, show the keenest vision with eyes that adjust focus rapidly for changing distances. The eagle can track a distant ground object while wheeling high, then dart down and still land the precise instant to avoid collision.
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Birds of Prey
Free Dance At Masonic Temple Invite December 13
A free dance will be held Thursday evening December 13 at the Masonic temple. Only members of the Masonic lodge DeMolny boys and Eastern Star members are invited. In addition to dancing, cards and other entertainment are planned. No dinner will be served. Plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Masonic Lodge
DeMolny Boys
Eastern Star
Dinner Tendered To Leon Liddy By Sacred Heart Team
The Sacred Heart basketball team of Monticello hosted a 6 pm dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Clem Liddy’s home on Monday December 3 in honor of Leon Liddy’s birth anniversary. Twelve players attended and the evening featured general merriment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Monticello
Clem Liddy
Leon Liddy
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