Local residents visit kin across towns and states
A string of social notes lists visits by Miss Frances Collins in Oelwein and Miss Loretta Krause in Worthington, with numerous other travelers including Rev. John Reents, Miss Nell Lundon, Miss Ruth Shellito, Miss Catherine Tucher, and many families from Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Monticello, and Center Junction. The items mention New Year hostings, trips to Marion and Davenport, and a collection of extended family visits centered on winter holidays.
Scout Field Executive Named for Cedar Rapids Area
Robert L. Dill of Lasyrenne Minnesota has been appointed field executive for the Cedar Rapids area council of the Boy Scouts. He will oversee Scout groups in Jones Benton and Linn counties while engaging in district fieldwork. Dill is an Eagle Scout, graduate of a Minnesota university, and son of professors at Lawrence University and the university’s journalism bureau. He previously chaired the Scouts foundation activities in New York City and has ties to national scouting offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Dill
Lasyrenne
Mnas
Mauss Uni- Vorely
Cedar Rapids Area
Harald
Tilt
Jones, Benton
Linn
Dill
Wal Bill
Licerence
Kansas Universit
Lawrence Afr
Weeoninetes Foundation
Univer
Verontiie
New York City
Some Birds Repair Old Nests Year After Year
A long excerpt discusses bird nesting habits, migration theories, and historical views. It notes European and American studies on brood rearing and migration, mentions the Arctic Circle breeding grounds, and touches on human immigration and naturalization themes alongside bird behavior.
Ancient finds and extinct breeds spark historic echoes
Archaeologists report a 2000 BC head of the goddess Ashtoperh fashioned from agate found in Palestine at Jezer and Bastet imagery. German scientists note a crossbred brown wild horse from Siberia with tarpan lineage near extinction since 1879, and Munich zoo highlights aurochs rebreeding as Europe’s wild cattle lineage revival efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtoperh
Basta
Palestine
Jezer
Solomon
Siberian
Russia
Germany
Munich Zoologieal Garden
Munich Zoological Garden
Europe
Petit Jury Named for January Court Term in Jones County
Clerk Lee Byerly drew jurors for the January term of the Jones County District Court. Jurors must appear February 3 at 10 o'clock at the Anamosa courthouse. Names cover Monticello, Anamosa, Scotch Grove, Wyoming, Amber, Onslow, Oxford Junction, Clarence, Cascade, Mechanicsville, Olin, Marion, and Center Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Byerly
Jones County
Court House
Anamosa
Monticello
Ruth Cunningham
Grant Eilers
R. L. Eby
E. F. Lehman
Claude Mason
George Nordman Sr
Leslie Reade
Louis Anderson
Don Bunce
Ed Fagan
Cecil Farmer
Victor Knight
Joe Soper
LeRoy Skeels
Lela Underwood
Scotch Grove
L. L. Hanken
Henry A. Miller
Ed Paulsen
F. D. Sinclair
Wyoming
W. H. Alden
A. A. Fishwild
John Jurgensen
Ward A. Kurt
Roy Overly
Kyle Poole
Amber
Louis Behrends
Onslow
Alva Larkey
Oxford Junction
John Buresh Jr
Pred Burian
Fred Cram
Albert Hintz
Frances Koranda
John Koranda
Ray Mizaur
Josephine Tech
Clarence
Fred Feddersen
Cascade
Helen Hertz
Helen Helly
John J. Smith
Mechanicsville
Sydney Clarke
Olin
William Amticka
Wayne Vernon
Martello
Marry Newman
Florence Peet
Center Junction
Paul Paulsen Jr
Martha Elges Reunites With Brothers And Sisters On Christmas
Martha Elges a 16 year old foster daughter of Rev and Mrs William Elges of Monett Missouri met her brother and sisters for the first time on Christmas day The group resides in Memphis Tennessee Martha was adopted from Cairo orphanage and was unaware of relatives until shortly before Christmas Her adoption followed deaths and moves across Heyworth Scotch Grove Springville and Monett Former friends from Scotch Grove will be interested in the reunion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Elges
William Elges
Monett
Memphis
Tenn
Martha
Elges
Heyworth
Ill
Scotch Grove
Springville
Cairo
Rev. Elges
Ben H. Greene Named Assistant WPA Director
Ben H. Greene, formerly supervisor of district number 3 projects with headquarters in Sioux City Iowa, was appointed last week Tuesday as assistant state project director of the Iowa Works Progress Administration by L B Hill administrator. Greene’s wife Florence Livingstone of Center Junction was a stenographer in the law office of J W Coxsee. Greene is a Davenport native and son of George Greene, long associated with the C M & St P line. He has held roles in Des Moines and Sioux City during FERA and CWA programs and will assume new duties in the near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben H. Greene
Sioux City
Iowa
Iowa Works Progress Administration
L. 8. Hill
Mr. Greene
Florence Livingstone
Center Junction
J. W. Coxsee
Monticello
Davenport
George Greene
Des Moines
FERA
CWA
Greene
English firm outfits boat to salvage Lusitania gold
A British company has equipped a special salvage vessel to hunt the wreck of the Lusitania, believed to carry a substantial treasure. The project aims to recover gold rumored to be aboard the sunken liner as divers prepare for the perilous operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
Grand Jurors Named For 1936 City Of Anamosa
The district court clerk selected grand jurors for 1936 with a meeting set at Anamosa courthouse on January 27. Names include Harold Egger and Paul Guyan of Monticello, L. L. Doolittle and Henry Uhr of Anamosa, plus F. H. Norris, Grover Preston of Center Junction and others from Clarence Stone City Martelle Morley and Bernard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jrviak
Anamosa
Court House
Velock
Monticello
Harold Egger
Paul Guyan
Henry H. Poppe
Ahamosa
L. L. Doolittle
Henry Uhr
Center Junction
F. H. Norris
Grover Preston
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Lagat
Frances Collins
Oclwein
Loretta Krause
Worthington
Harold Sieppel
Dubuque
John Reents of
Renwick
Willms
Nell Lundon
Cedar Rapids
Mary Lundon
Ruth Shellito of
Independence
Lillian Locher
Catherine Tucher
Lawrence Locher
Farley
L. W. Lovell
Reno
Oklahoma
George LeVan
C. M. Molst
Helen
Raymond Stott
Robert Gaddie
Delhi
George Hines
Mary Hines
Marion
Albert Schodde
Arthur Clark
Augusta Bliss
Donald Morey
Mrs. Morey
Joe Brady
Castle Grove
Mr. Morey
Mrs
Roy Morey
City
Hans Hallouer
Herman Wreldt
Glenn Creuth
Zelda Orcutt
Mrs. Elwyn Patterson
Charles City
Margaret Kaste
Miss Kaste
Paul Scherrer
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
Aninodia Pappas
Clintom
Montero
Pappas
Lloyd Clark
Liewsom Reed
UL BS
Great Lakes
StreRtora
Wiliam Jarrett
Moes
Jarrett
Bessie Baade
Washington
12. C
Vera Mattocks
Erie
F. D. McLaughlin
W. A. Beery
Matlocks
Ray McNeilly
John H. Perrine
Center Bancroft
Junction
Charles Suett
Paul Smith
Barbara Smith
Fostoria
Keyes Jewelry Store
Iola George
Milwaukee
Wis
Henry George
Bertha Collins
Mary Belle
Lester
Hopkinton
Joe Locher
Mary
Bertha Locher
Helen Fitzsimmons
Mercy Hospital
Mary Fitzsimmons
Charles Lee
Mary Courtright
William Stickford
Virginia Ann
Iowa City
W. W. Stickford
Mrs. DeLos Daken
Chicago
George Gould
Colin
Marilyn
Conrad
E. J. Farley
Oscar Newton
Paul Torrence
C. Hartman
O. E. Torrence
Charles Nelson
Irving Eiler
Margaret
Alan Serbauser
Frank Serbauser
George Freinwatens
Nancy
Freshwaters
Richard Cartano
Byron Abel
James Rickless
Emil Reedie
Palo Alto
California
Stanford University
A. B. Grimes
Hershel Rolf
Yakima, Wash
Herman Rolf
Clermont
Rolf
Grimes
Margaret Witherell
Mary Deryn
Marion Athas
Moines
George F.woblason
Harm Dirks
Miss Witherell
Mexico
T. F. Tobinson
Atkins
Elizabeth Kendall
Kent Kendall
George F. Norman
River Forest
Floyd Carter
Orlo
Texas
Sallisaw
Carter
Pearl Swanson
The
Monte Theatre Company
J. C. Bender
Waverly
James A. Bender
Owls Club
John Wright
Amely
Joe
Walter Sackett
Risch
G Aten
John McDonald Hospital
Gretchen Winch
Near Hopkinton B
Matt Allen
Monticello Markets
Tt Wis
Scientista
United States Biological Survey
Ted
Marine Mind
Marsey
Croerety
United States
Petit Jury
WPA
Town
Royal Union Life Building
Earl Hunt
WIS Uptown Orchestra
ESA
Clark Gable
Fred Astaire
Joan Crawford
Dancing Lady
Todd and
Kelly
Smartswear
Men’s Union
Oxford
Jersey Lumber Jackets
Men’s Sox
Rayon
Turkey
J. B. Zimmerman
Iverson
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