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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
10
Monticello women held numerous club events with contract bridge and sewing gatherings. Members hosted luncheons and afternoon tea at Goudy’s, Fortnightly, Clover Leaf, and other group venues with high scores and guest attendees noted.
Mr and Mrs Ray Adams hosted a Sunday dinner for 15 guests who could not attend Thanksgiving. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs Paul Maire Cedar Rapids Mr and Mrs Harry Maitre and son Maryin Oelwein and Jack Jerry and Dick Naylor Scotch Grove.
Mrs. Lena Palmer hosted the A. C. E. bridge club Friday at 1 15 luncheon in Goudy’s tea room. Guests sat at one long table with fruit centerpiece. After lunch the group played contract bridge with Mrs. William First winning the honor prize. Attending guests included Mrs. Lee Byerly Mrs. A P Lambert and Mrs. Leslie Reade.
The Women’s Working Band of the Congregational church met at Mrs. E. E. Shelley’s home for a regular gathering with a talk by president Mrs. C. G. Thomas on her overseas trip. Alpha Delphian hosted a luncheon at Mrs. William Corbin’s home with committee help from Mrs. Barron and Mrs. Echternacht. An engagement between Alice Mary Appleby of Dubuque and Howard C. Baldwin of Shacangat was announced at Nativity church. Mrs. Henry Ohé hosted a Gai-Dan gathering for her husband’s birthday with Progressive pinochle prizes for guests including Ray Echternacht, James Morrissey, and Fritz Heineraby.
Leonard Schoon of Town City and Naomi Van Fleet daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave Fleet Sigourney were wed Saturday at the bride’s home in Sigourney. Best man was Ray Mossman Iowa City maid of honor a former roommate. A reception followed at the Van Fleet home. Mrs Schoon is a nurse at the Iowa City state hospital and Mr Schoon plans to graduate from the State University of Iowa in spring.
The chucker partridge is an Asian native from India to China with about 22 species. They range from valleys to high mountains and have been brought to America in various forms. They are large birds weighing up to 20 ounces, gray with black chest and tail markings, brood red beaks, and nest like quail in spring.
The Tower of London grew from a fort built on Caesar's ruins into a royal palace and prison. It later became a historical museum and royal crown jewel repository. Until 1834 it housed the royal menagerie, while its defenses rely on ancient swords and armor rather than impregnable walls.
Lapland is not a country or political unit, nor a clearly defined geography. Its southern boundary lies near the Arctic Circle, shaping how the region is described and understood across maps and discourse.
Acadians faced expulsion from Canada in 1755 and wandered through Virginia Georgia Connecticut Pennsylvania Massachusetts New York before settling in Louisiana welcomed by French officials. They lived simple one room homes farmed cotton and indigo dyed cloth, with large families and varied occupations like fishing trapping and moss gathering.
The document catalogs each state and its official flower, including Alabama goldenrod Arizona Sa huaro cactus Arkansas apple blossom California golden poppy Colorado columbine Connecticut mountain laurel Delaware peach blossom Georgia Cherokee rose Idaho syringa Illinois wild violet Indiana zinnia Iowa wild rose Kansas sunflower Kentucky goldenrod Louisiana magnolia Maine pine cone Maryland black eyed Susan Massachusetts mayflower Michigan apple blossom Minnesota moccasin flower Mississippi magnolia Missouri hawthorn Montana bitterroot Nebraska goldenrod Nevada sagebrush New Hampshire purple lilac New Jersey pee New Mexico yucca New York rose North Carolina goldenrod North Dakota wild prairie rose Ohio scarlet carnation Oklahoma mistletoe Oregon Oregon grape Pennsylvania mountain laurel Rhode Island violet South Carolina yellow jessamine South Dakota pasque flower Tennessee passion flower Texas bluebonnet Utah god... ellity Vermont red clover Virginia American dogwood Washington rhododendron West Virginia rhododendron Wisconsin violet Wyoming Indian paintbrush Alaska forget me not.
The piece notes white fabrics reflect sunlight, keeping cool, with tropical white fabrics blocking UV rays per United States Bureau of Standards tests. It adds under ordinary weather warmth differences fade by material, and then shifts to iris symbolism of wisdom and courage and historical uses of iris petals and roots in medicine and daily items, including a crusade reference.
The Bay of Paria was renamed by Columbus as the Gulf of Pearls after he observed many oysters clinging to mangrove trunks. He believed dew drops formed pearls when the oysters opened, hoping to make a necklace for Queen Isabella. Enemies had him return in chains without pearls.
The United States declared war on Germany in the early hours of April 5 1917 after Congress passed a revocation authorizing the President to carry on war. President Wilson issued a proclamation on April 6 stating that a state of war exists between the United States and the Imperial German Government.
In early Britain Queen Margaret of Kent escaped a tower by turning her cloak inside out to hide her bright patches on the ice and join her soldiers across the river. Her daring crossing helped restore Christian rule in Kent. The piece frames perilous medieval life and mentions Pilgrims aiming for Hudson and ending on the Dutch coast.
A Detroit News writer notes the link between speech defects and dental conditions. Overshot and undershot jaws shift tongue and lip positions, causing air leaks that dull tone and hinder consonant articulation. High arches, missing teeth, gaps, and other dental issues disrupt sibilants and speech flow.
A remarkable pitcher plant named Darlingtonia grows in snow clad Sierras of Oregon and northern California. It thrives on mountain swamp edges at 2000 to 8000 feet, with a hooded, cobra like leaf stalk and funnel shaped tube. Crimson and green appendages hang from the hood and lure insects into the mouth beneath.
The MM Comfortractor, a modern tractor by Minneapolis Moline, will be shown at Arend Balster’s Scotch Grove dealership on December 12. The display promises luxury features and 3 to 4 plow power, inviting all to view the world’s most modern tractor.
The long s resembled f without a crossbar and was common from the 15th century to about 1800. It faded as the round s became standard, with John Bell reportedly first to drop it in 1775 and Franklin noting the shift in 1786. An 1804 Mississippi proclamation shows French and Spanish retained the long s while English used the modern form.
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