Soil Districting Referendum Slated for Jones County
The State Soil Conservation committee approved a Jones County soil district after a public hearing at Anamosa courthouse. The referendum is set for Saturday January 24 with polls at Anamosa Martello Olin Oxford Junction Wyoming Onslow and Monticello open 1 to 8 30 p m. Landowners in the county may vote and 65 percent of votes cast are required. Earl Elijah Clarence will oversee the referendum and educational meetings will run through early January.
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State Soil Conservation Committee
Anamosa
Jones County
Martello
Olin
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Onslow
Monticello
Earl Elijah
Clarence
State Committee
Soil Conservation District
Farmers' War Problem Shown in Iowa Series Start
Editor notes the first of a series on the obligations and opportunities for Iowa farmers to serve the war effort. Dean H Town of State College outlines need for efficiency, debt paydown, and prudent preparation for postwar use of resources.
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America
Iowa
Tows State College
Towa
Pacific
Mays
H. H
Reade Chooses Leader Of Jones County Youth Group
William Reade of Onslow was elected president of the Jones County Rural Youth Association at a regular meeting in Monticello Community building. Irvin Sievers of Wyoming was named vice president with Lois Tallman Anamosa as secretary and James Whitmore Olin as treasurer. Arlene Meeks Anamosa becomes reporter while Mr and Mrs Ellison Montelle and Mr and Mrs Robertson Anamosa sponsor the group. The sextet including Arlene Meeks performed two songs with accompanists.
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William Reade
Onslow
Jones County Rural Youth Association
Monticello
Irvin Sievers
Wyoming
Lois Tallman
Anamosa
James Whitmore
Olin
Arlene Meeks
S. H. Ellison
Martelle
Lloyd. Robertson
Oxford 4-H Club Christmas Party Held at Lasack Home
The Oxford 4-H boys gathered Tuesday evening at Louis Lasack home for their annual Christmas party. Albert Lasack acted as Santa and distributed gifts while lunch was served by Mrs. Louis Lasack. All members and families attended.
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Oxford 4-H Club
Oxford 4-H
Louis Lasack
Albert Lasack
Santa Claus
Farm Bureau Anniversary Program Set in Jones County
Plans announced for the twenty fifth anniversary of the Jones County Farm Bureau to be observed January 21 at the Monticello Community building. A noon luncheon will follow a program featuring past presidents county agents and early leaders.
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
John Bodenhofer
Anamosa
Monticello
Soil Conservation Guarding Iowa Land In Food for Freedom Drive
SCS chief F L Brinacombe says farmers will not plow gullied acres for 1942 food goals. He cites soil saving practices, contour tillage, grasses, and pastures to boost meat milk and eggs while preserving soil. About 60 Jones County farmers use conservation programs on nearly 9,000 acres to increase output without expanding cropland.
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Soil Conservation Service
Iowa
F. L. Brinacombe
Monticello
U. S. Department of Agriculture Agency
Brinacombe
Wickard
Jones County
Food For Freedom
Iowa 4-H Corn Club Champions Ray and Roy Lebo
Ray and Roy Lebo of Boone Iowa won the 1941 Town 4-H Corn Club Championship and were Iowa delegates to the National 4-H Club congress. The twins toured Chicago after a six day stay at the International Livestock Exposition with Pioneer Hi-Bred. They harvested 620 bushels from a 5 acre plot at 124 bushels per acre and plan to stay on the family farm.
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Ray
Roy Lebo
Boone
Iowa
Chicago
Pioneer
Lebo Twins
Boone County
Boone Junior Chamber of Commerce
Towa
Eight Jones County 4-H Boys to Attend State Short Course
Eight Jones County 4-H boys and leaders will attend the annual 4-H boys convention and short course at Iowa State College December 29 30 31. They include Robert Nowachek Wyoming Dale Adams Monticello Donald Ketelsen Center Junction Merle Jansen Anamosa Dale Newman Martelle Jay Slater Olin Leo Levsen Clarence La Vera Nagel Monticello. Nearly 1600 boys and leaders will attend based on early registrations. The three day program features classwork in meats and crops, athletics exhibitions, and recreation. Competitions in live stock and grain judging will crown state champions and county teams. Officers for state 4-H to be elected Tuesday evening. Monday night is Athletic Night with wrestling football and other games in State Gym. Clyde Shugart ISC football star and Washington Redskin will appear. An East-West basketball game and an outstanding speaking program are planned.
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Jones County
Iowa State College
James F. Kearns
Robert Nowachek
Wyoming
Dale Adams
Monticello
Donald Ketelsen
Center Junction
Merle. .Jansen
Anamosa
Dale Newman
Martelle
Jay Slater
Olin
Leo Levsen
Clarence
la Vera Nagel
State
Clyde Shugart
ISC
Washington Redskin
Losses of U S Shipping and Naval Vessels in World War I
The record shows 151 American merchant ships lost from August 1914 to December 1918 due to submarines mines and enemy action. Naval losses totaled 44 including 8 transports. only the destroyer Jacob Jones was sunk by enemy action with 63 lives.
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U. S. Shipping
Laseca
Saeers
Army
Stroyer Jacob ‘Jones
Alcedo
Castle Grove 4 H Club Plans Luncheon Meeting
The Castle Grove Fortune Finders 4 H Club met at leader Mrs. Max Specht's home to prepare the noonday luncheon mirroring the leaders training nutrition program. They approved a future luncheon, donated to the Red Cross fund, collected Red Cross materials, bought Christmas seals, discussed record books, and welcomed new members Charlotte Deischer and Gladys Holub.
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Castle Grove
Fortune Finders 4-H
Max Specht
Red Cross Fund
Red Cross
Hawaiian Tabu Mentioned in Pan Pacific Bulletin
The Pan-Pacific Press bulletin notes Hawaiian folk words including tabu relating to women and their roles. It outlines rope types used on farms, detailing Manila hemp origins and the construction of three and four strand ropes with right hand and lefthand twists.
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Pan-Pacific Press Bureau
Manila
Philippine Islands
Meow Crown Jewels Saved in 1652 by Granger and Ogilvie
An 1819 account by Sir Walter Scott recounts how the Scottish crown jewels were hidden from English lines in 1652. Mrs Granger and Lady Ogilvie devised a rescue, with Granger smuggling the jewels through sentries while posing with a bundle of clothing and fish to mislead guards. The jewels lay hidden for years before their removal to Edinburgh Castle.
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Walter Scott
Scotland
Edinburgh Castle
Christmas party and community notices from Onslow
Onslow residents hosted a Homemakers club Christmas party at Floyd Horton’s home on December 14 with a demonstration meal and a game of sixty three. Gifts were exchanged and a January 15 meeting with Mrs Francis Reid was planned.
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Onslow
Clay Township
Floyd Horton
Francis Reid
Ray Chaplin
Hopkinton
Russell Chaplin
Roxie Bullock
Dakota
Ronald
Neal Paulsen
Scotch Grove
Eva Chatterton
Thelma Gill
Lucinda Peters
Laura Preston
Marvin Holst
Cedar Rapids
Miss Scovil
Des Moines
McCane
Iowa City
Vincent Keating
Will Keating
C. M. Holst
Chicago
Gilman Lesier
Edwin Wilcox
Onslow High School
Streeper
Presbyterian
Ociety
Schroeder
Gerd Null
Monticello
Old Bell and Steelyard Inn of Woodbridge England
The Old Bell and Steelyard in Woodbridge Suffolk is famed from the seventeenth century as a bustling inn with a historic steelyard. Once tied to river trade from the Deben to the Continent, it features a preserved 113 pound lead weight and a long tradition dating back to 1740 and earlier.
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Woodbridge
England
Suffolk
Sunday Times
London
Deben
Ipswich
Britain
Coham
Cambridge
Defense Bonds Drive Encouraged By War Fund Drive
Civic appeals urge citizens to support the war effort by purchasing defense bonds through banks post offices and savings and loan associations. The message emphasizes planes ships and guns funded by regular purchases starting immediately.
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Post Office of Savings and Loan Association
Defense
One-Room Schools Face Mixed Results in Adair County Study
Brye Ryan, a Town State College sociologist, finds no evidence that smaller one room schools yield better education. The Adair County survey shows virtually no difference among 300 graduates, while farmers fear school closures more than rising costs. Educators favor graded schools and Iowa may close 40 percent of one-room schools, transporting students to larger facilities.
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Iowa
United States
Adair County
Brye Ryan
Town State College
Ryan
Amber area land deeds and parcel descriptions
A fragmented land conveyance list describes multiple parcels in Amber and surrounding areas. The text lists boundaries and measurements for various parcels, including connections to Sanford Street, Crow Creek, and government lots, with notes of associated buyers and token payments of $1.00 each.
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Sanford
Sanford Street
Amber
Allin
A. E. Walton
Beula’ W
James Connolly
Keefe
J. H. Fisher
Coggesa
Glenn Joslin
Edith
Norman Seeley
Seeley
Crow Creek
Ormaby
Martelle
Sen
L. B. Madson
Iowa
Electric Company
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Hargrave
Reade
W. E. Tuetken
Monticello, Iowa
Gamble Stores
Ira
G. H. George
J. W. Morse
A. B. White
T. R. Young
Elgin
G. J. van Buren
Waucoma
W. B. Meeks
G. J. Hughes
George 3. Specht
Paul N. Smith
I. R. Hintz
Roy Joslin
Harry Newman
S. M. Hosford
Glenn Sones
J. C. McConaughy
W. D. McLaughlin
Reuel O. McColm
Clarence Grafft
SCS
Watchdog
ALL Metals
Childress Motor Company
Corn Club
Cham
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