Community notes and events from Castle Grove district
Castle Grove district No 2 closed for two weeks vacation with a Christmas program and tree on Friday afternoon. Teachers Bridget McCusker and Anna Supple led songs from districts No 2 and No 1. Christmas observed at the chapel with a large tree, candy, nuts, and gifts. Local accidents include Wilke Behrends escaping unharmed after a Ford rollover near Cramer farm. Cedar Rapids and Dubuque visitors, holiday travels, and various residents visiting kin are noted along with school and insurance meetings. The Farmers Mutual Insurance annual meeting was held and the Jan 11 members meeting announced. Mrs Alfonse Soppe ill hospitalized in Monticello. Esther Glass entertained district No 6 pupils. Clyde Thompson anniversary trip attended by F C Cramer, Will Hiller, and G J Van Buren families at Buck Creek.
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Bridget McCusker
Anna Supple
Sante
Wilke Behrends
Monticello
Cramer
Claude Mason
Cedar Rapids
Florence Black
Durango
A. M. Black
Esther Zimmerman
Hosford
H. F. Kuriger
A. M
Alfonse Soppe
McDonald
Inside Information for the Busy Housewife
A collection of practical tips for home cooks and sewers. It covers garment fitting when turning right side out, making sausage cakes with pineapple, sugar syrup for drinks, safer reducing diets, pork dish with baked apples, plumbing maintenance, sleeve fitting, corned beef hash recipe, child clothing ease, and selecting patterns. Free leaflet No. 52 from the U S Department of Agriculture offers more details.
Funny Exchange About Marriage Etiquette In Grinnell
A city visitor in Grinnell watches a tall building fire escape and jokes about the danger of a prolonged ladder before an explosion. The scene includes a humorous exchange where a young man reveals his love to a parent who asks for behavior instead of consent.
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Agglevator
Anamosa Eureka Short Items Of News
Jones county supervisors and Auditor LaVern Rockstad traveled to Des Moines for a county officials meeting. Sheriff Bodenhiefer and County Attorney Paul attended another convention branch. Remains of Dr Julian Hubbell arriving from Glen Echo Maryland with Mrs Park Chamberlain for funeral services at Riverside cemetery. About 1460 auto licenses issued by County Treasurer Holcomb. many more expected before January first. Ruth Grace Herren, age 1 year 9 months 15 days, died. cause complications from whooping cough and measles. Mt Moriah chapter plans 1930 officers to be installed in January. Martin McCarty, 76, injured slipping on curbing at the reformatory. longest-serving guard and guide to visitors.
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
LaVern Rockstad
Des Moines
John Bodenhiefer
Paul
Julian Hubbell
Anamosa
Hubbell
Glen Echo
Park Chamberlain
Riverside Cemetery
Holcomb
Ruth Grace
George C. Herren
Amber
Mt. Moriah
O. E
Ruth Metcalf
B. G. Rees
Glada Miller
Earl Miller
Marie Wilkinson
Frances Westphal
Etta Carpenter
Martin McCarty
Reformatory
McCarty
Mercy Hospital
Tularemia Rare in Iowa Rabbits Warned
Iowa health officials say tularemia is relatively rare in the state but advise precautions for anyone dressing wild rabbits. The four steps include avoiding sick game, wearing rubber gloves, inspecting animals for white-spot organs, and cooking meat thoroughly.
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Towa
State Department of Health
Iowa
United States
Middle West
Ohio
Kentucky
District of Columbia
Japan
The Resolution That Kept Iowa An Outcast
The May 1929 binding resolution to sever athletic relations with the Iowa State University was debated with a petition for rescission. The conference notes Iowa’s reforms but rejects the State University of Iowa’s petition and maintains the denial.
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Iowa
State University of Iowa
Towa
Stenographer Grazed in Chicago Holdup Dictates Farewell
A young stenographer was grazed by a bullet during a Chicago holdup. Believing she would die she dictated a note to Johnnie with her true love and best regards. She also sent carbon copies to Harold Fred and William per the Boston Transcript.
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Chicago
Johnnie
Harold
Fred
William
Boston Transcript
Bishop fears clash over male and female mastery
The Manchester bishop warns of a fight for dominance between men and women while questioning why such a struggle remains disputed after long settled. The Macon Telegraph notes the rebuke implying the issue has been settled previously.
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Manchester
Macon Telegraph
Old Rural School House Becomes Stylish Farm Home
Ed and Mrs. Steele of Jones County Iowa convert a 32 by 20 foot rural school building into a home. The project reuses spaces adds kitchen and wash room, adds a rear porch, attic play space, and child friendly details. Built by family labor with existing water and power systems, the Steeles plan further landscaping and year by year growth.
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Ed Breele
Jones County
Iowa
Steeles
Mrs. Steele
The
State College
Steele
Iowa Youths Sweep Prizes at International Livestock Show
Elliott Brown of Rose Hill claimed the grand champion fat steer at the Chicago event, with Waldo Mummsen of Miles a close second and club leader Evert Neal of Linn County posting the top livestock judging score. Iowa State College stock captured multiple awards amid a strong showing, while a note ends with prison reforms in France requiring masked convicts.
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Towa
Chicago
Elliott Brown
Rose
Brown
Mommsen
Iowa
Evert Neal
Linn County
Iowa State College
Berkshire
Poland
China
Hampshire Wether
Hampshire
Some People Believe in Law and Order
Newcastle Courier notes a perspective that some citizens favor strict governance and the right to issue commands. The item contrasts belief in law with the authority to enforce it, reflecting public sentiment on authority and order.
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Newcastle Courier
Hot School Lunches Bring Nutrition Tips From Iowa Agent
Rural schools add stoves and noon eating periods to heat pint jars of food. If not, oil stoves and thermoses help heat milk or soup. Miss Ruth Cessna advises whole wheat bread sandwiches, lettuce or cabbage with meat, limited jelly, fruit, cookies, and milk or cocoa to ensure roughage and nutrition.
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Ruth Cessna
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Cessna
Witty Press Snippets Mention Geniuses and Lobbies
A collection of brief quips from various papers notes a psychologist’s line on marriage, fashion coverage for skirts, a servant writing a play with strong moments, a GOP split with a partisan caveat, and a senate lobby probe drawing later census taker chatter.
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London
Arkansas Gazette
Dallas News
Senate
Washington
Sore
Fla
Humorous exchanges and quips from bygone papers
A mosaic of light jokes and witty lines from various periodicals. Snippets include barbed exchanges about lunch, a two mile tunnel costing twelve million, and comical remarks on manners and marriage.
Smallpox Cases Seen Rising in Iowa in Coming Months
The Iowa state health department warns of a rise in smallpox cases in the next few months, citing increasing numbers locally and nationwide. The statement notes higher case counts in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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Iowa
State Department of Health
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Smallpox outbreaks urged to vaccinate and quarantine
Authorities report rising smallpox cases across multiple states with Illinois and Iowa near the river. They urge vaccination by age one and again at ten to twelve, enforce 14 day quarantines, and keep schools open while excluding unvaccinated children after the last case is reported.
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Kansas
Towa
Truesdell Family Updates and Local Events
Prairieburg Mrs. Roy Truesdell of Wyoming underwent an appendectomy in Anamosa Friday afternoon. Miss Amy Whitney from Wyoming has cared for the Truesdell children since Friday. School closed Friday for a two week vacation. The intermediate and high rooms held a combined program Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston left Friday for their Hopkins home. The Sunday School program is set for Sunday the 29th at 10 a.m. The Truesdell family and guests were seen calling in the Bure on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brewer of Central City visited Mrs. Randall at the Floyd home. Mr. and Mrs. Verner Conklin and Mrs. Julia Randall attended George Cowan’s funeral last Thursday at Monticelo.
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Roy Truesdell
Wyoming
Anamosa
Amy Whitney
Truesdell
Johnston
Hopkinton
Will Mangold
Bure
Harold Brewer
Central City
Randall
Floyd Home
Verner Conklin
Julia Randall
George Cowan
Monticeilo
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Y. M
Grinnell Maltenser
Anamosa Eureka
Fresnes
Paris
Rupert
Marjorie
Surrey
Ehrough
Father
Edna
Clarence
Montreal Star
Ulk
Berlin
Prairieburg
J. G. Schoon
J. VY. Doxsee
C. A
Doxsee
aAtorneya
Law
Lowell Block
Lawn
J. L. Statler
Gibson
L. J. Swift
Ren. Co
Diamond
Society of Automotive Engineers
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Montig
Ivholuce
Aowa
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