Farmer Holub Ends Life Near Prairieburg
Martin M. Holub a 78 year old farmer near Prairieburg died by his own action on December 1. He slashed his throat on his farm and died at 5 p.m. Funeral services were December 4 at the Prairieburg Catholic church. He was a lifelong area resident father of nineteen children. Survivors include ten sons and five daughters and many grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin M. Holub
Prairieburg
Holub
Prairieburg Catholic Church
Stephen Kucera
Mr. Holub
Anamosa
R. A. Vorpahl
Vorpahl
William
Oxford
Henry
Tom
Victor
Raymond
Paul
Frank
Martin
Joseph
John
Sophia Flaherty
Emma Walker
Anna Vanda
Mary Lawrence
Elizabeth Holub
Beware Of Rabbit Disease From Handling Wild Rabbits
A housewife contracted rabbit disease after handling rabbits from a hunting trip. Symptoms included a sore finger and fever with chills and body aches. The germ spreads via blood sucking ticks and can infect humans through direct skin contact. Prevent by wearing gloves and avoiding handling wild rabbits. December shows peak cases, but precautions reduce risk.
Sudan Grass A Strong Summer Pasture and Hay Crop
Sudan grass proves useful when blue grass fails in midsummer. Iowa tests yield about 3½ tons per acre of palatable hay, comparable to timothy. It tolerates heat, can be grazed from a foot high to frost, and grows on good corn land or poorer soils. Sow May 25 to July 15 at 15 pounds per acre, broadcast or drilled. References Iowa Bull 201, 233.
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the Express
Timothy
Ames
Towa
Iowa Station
Sudan
Iowa Bull
Public works approve tombstone straightening in Cherokee
Cherokee county approves cemetery restoration project in Marcus to reset leaning headstones. Seven workers will log thirty hours weekly at fifty cents per hour, aiming to finish by December 20 at a total cost of four hundred twenty dollars.
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Cherokee County
Marcus
Crossword Puzzle Clues Across and Down
A compact clue list including down and across hints for a newspaper crossword puzzle featuring phrases about places actions and common terms. It mentions timing for evenings meals after baths and various rhymes and short words aligned with classic puzzle conventions.
Pageant at Reformed Church Presents “They That Sit in Darkness”
Young people of the Reformed church under Mrs. A. H. Tendick stage a Christmas pageant play “They That Sit in Darkness” Sunday night at 8 o clock with a Bethlehem setting and a cast led by Miriam the outcast Olga Meier. The production aims to inspire worship of the Christ child and forgiveness.
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Reformed Church
A. H. Tendick
Bethlehem
Shepherds
Christ Child
Miriam
Jesus
Olga Meier
Ruth
Irezie Burrichter
Mary
Jesu
Pauline Meier
Joseph
Marvin Bartlett
Joash
Orlando Null
Amon
Gilbert Steiner
Esther
Rachel
Velma Schneiter
Eldora Semmert
Rebecca
Sarah
Ramah
Matilda Arduser
Adele Bartlett
Mauce Perrin
Nathan
Herman Egger
Homan
James Reed
Jonathan
Eugene Hall
Abel
Harold Steiner
Charles Schneiter
Elmer Kaufmann
Edith Winkler
Sheriff Halted Sale Near Hopkinton After Postponement
In Delaware county near Hopkinton the first government halt on a sheriff sale occurred. Sheriff Harry Utley announced a postponement order from Washington after a judgment in Manchester District Court for Roy and Angie Marolf. Twenty cows, household goods, and farm machinery were at the Farmers' Supply yard amid a crowd. Marolf says he appealed to Washington citing value shrinkage.
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Delaware County
Hopkinton
Harry Utley
First Trust Joint Land Bank of
Chicago
Manchester
Roy
Angie Marclf
Washineto
Farmers’ Supply Company
Utley
Marolf
Washington
Mrs. Nellie Johnson Byerly of Anamosa Dies at 56
Nellie Johnson Byerly aged 56 died at her Jackson township home after an eight month illness. Born May 8 1877 in Jackson township she married Earl R. Byerly in 1900. Survived by three sisters Mrs Emima Lawson of Olin Mrs Lyle Borsheim and Mrs Ida McCrosky, and two brothers Harris and Bert. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the family home with Rev A Badger of Springville officiating. Burial in Riverside cemetery.
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Earl R. Byerly
Jackson Township
Nellie Johnson
R. W. Johnson
Anamosa
Byerly
Emima Lawson
Olin
Lyle Borsheim
Ida McCrosky
Harris
Bert
Minneapolis
A. Badger
Springville
Riverside Cemetery
Annual Farm Bureau Meeting in Monticello December 18
The Jones County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Monday evening December 18 at 8:00 at the Monticello high school auditorium. The program includes entertainment after the regular business meeting and lunch afterward. County officers for 1934 will be elected and reports given by Mrs. H. E. Stover and Mrs. Sam Ellison, with performances by local groups.
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Monticello
Scotch Grove Orchestra
Hosford
H. E. Stover
Home Project
Sam Ellison
Esther
Laura Sinclair
Jackson Township
Alfred Manwiller
Olin
Castle Grove
Begin Distribution Of Auto Licenses For 1935
Distribution of 1935 automobile license plates began in Iowa's 99 counties on December 1 with two changes in the law. Penalties on unpaid license fees now start February 1, 1934, and owners may store plates in 1934 without penalty if a storage certificate is filed before January 1, 1934. New plates with orange numbers on a blue background were distributed to county treasurers by Supt. Lew Wallace and Secretary of State Mrs. Alex Miller.
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Iowa
Lew Wallace
Town Motor Vehicle Department
Alex Miller
Religious drama at M. E. Church draws church crowd
The Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church presented a religious drama last Sunday evening in a well filled church. Miss Louisa Cooner, Monticello public schools home economics instructor, led the performance with six League members assisting as supporting players.
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Epworth League
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Louisa Cooner
Monticello
League
Eighty Acre Farm Sold Near Olin for $90 an Acre
An 80 acre farm owned by J. M. Rummel one mile south of Olin was sold to Lorenzen Brothers for $7,200 cash, equating to $90 per acre. The deal included buildings and livestock facilities. possession will transfer in March. Also noting the Arctic tern as a world migrating champion.
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J. M. Rummel
Olin
Lorenzen Brothers
Monticello students elected to honor council
Monticello school students elected a mixed council with members from sophomore to senior classes. Girls Helen Havitchek Frances Steck Mary Jane Stewart lead the group alongside junior and senior peers. The event followed assemblies and class activities including English clubs concerts and debates.
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Coxsee
Helen Havitchek
Frances Steck
Mary Jane Stewart
Loretta Specht
Wilma Clark
Fern Bender
Orgin Yeoman
George Fraser
Herbert Adix
Gerald Schoon
Bernard Che
Clarence Seedorff
Jesse Smith
Lucille Scheele
Helen Keller
Mark Twain
Bret Harte
The
Sierras
Alfreda Husman
Carol Naylor
Virginia Meier
Luella Balsiger
John Hiller
Billy Hobart
Henrietta Bohlken
Esther Schoon
Matilda Arduser
Gladys Howland
Ann Marie Orcutt
Madona Cotton
Gladys
Miss Kaste
Mr. Shannon
Miss Porter
Miss Cooper
Miss Meyer
Berg
Shannon
Merten
Stout
London Famous Museum Holds Great Collection
The British Museum in London, founded 1753 after Parliament purchased Sir Hans Sloane’s collection, opened in Montagu House in 1759 and expanded since 1823 to seven departments. It houses the Elgin marbles and the Reyo Yan and Assyrian antiquities among its renowned items.
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British Museum
London
Hans Sloane
Montague House
South Kensington Museum
United Kingdom
First Actual Work on Panama Canal Began in 1882
The French company led by Ferdinand de Lesseps started excavation of the Culebra cut on January 20, 1882 but faced financial collapse and halted work in 1880. A reorganized firm resumed in October 1804 until US purchase in 1902, with Goethals as chief engineer, and the canal opened in August 1914 for ships passing through.
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Panama Canal
France
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Culebra
United States
George W. Goethala
Dendtee Plain Dealer
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Charles Izer
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Farmers Grain Co
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Fred Berlin
Irvin Bailey
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