Iowa Book News Highlights New Titles and Library Events
Edith Rule and William J. Petersen authorship for True Tales of Iowa noted. Ding Goes to Russia by Jay N. Darling reviewed. Kantor’s The Jaybird touted. Libraries announce Thrift Week programs, Hart Memorial library dedication, and regional book events across Iowa towns with clubs, benefits, and lectures referenced.
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Iowa
Edith Rule
William J. Petersen
State Historical Society of
Yelland and Hanes
Mason City
Peter Arno
Russia
MacKinlay Kantor
Coward McCann
Kenny Feather
Abner
Elva Feather
Kenny
Missouri
Kansas
Iva Thorson
Dunlavey
National Association of
Kantor
United States
National Advisory Council On Radio Education
NBC
WOC
Davenport
WHO
Des Moines
National Advisory Council On Radio In Education
Public Libraries
Who-Woc
Hart
Belle Plaine
Samuel Hart
St. Cecelia Club
Garretson
Morningside Avenue
Sioux City
Morningside
Story City
Glenwood
Mecca Varney
Paris
France
Bedford Library Board
Rock Valley
Alexander Hamilton
Elma
Church Services and Schedules for Local Congregations
Local notices list multiple churches with pastors and service times. Highlights include St. John's Lutheran with German and English services, St. Joseph Catholic Masses at 7:30 and 9:30, and St. Matthew Lutheran noting a Sunday Jan 24 service change. Also listed are Sacred Heart Catholic, Reformed-Armin Tendick, and Prairieburg Protestant services.
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Castle Grove Lutheran
G. Wolf
Presbyterian
Wm. J. Grossheim
Christian Endeavor
O. B. Crane
St. John’s Ev
Paul T. Gutknecht
Trinity
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Prairieburg
Stephen J. Kucera
St. Matthew's Ev
H. L. Adix
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
Armin H. Tendick
Prairieburg Protestant Church
Monticello
Sand Spring Socials Span Neighborly Birthday and Games
Mrs. Roy Slauson hosted friends for a birthday party with euchre at six tables and high scores by Mrs. W. H. Behrends and Frank Helms. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Slauson. Also notes of visitors and gatherings around Stan ley Bright home, Howard Powers, and Batchelder hosting five hundred games with Lou King as high scorers. A reel of sound film was used in Austria as evidence in a court suit against a noisy factory.
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Roy Slauson
Slauson
W. H. Behrends
Frank Helms
James Haverly
Anamosa
Stanley Bright
Howard Powers
Manchester
Edward Fass
Howard Glass
Fred Bohlken
Marion
J. L. Batchelder
Fred Tobin
Jack Welter
Worthington
Fred Welter
Henry Welter
Sand Spring
Herman Welter
Lou King
Austria
Notice of Final Reports in Jones County Estates
Final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in listed Jones county estates have been filed in the district court clerk's office. A final hearing and approval is set for January 29, 1932, at Anamosa Iowa, where interested parties may appear and file exceptions. The estate of George M. Hein is represented by George Buel John Buel and the Lowell State Bank.
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District Court
Jones County
George Buel
John Buel
Lowell State Bank
George M. Hein
Anamosa
Iowa
Jones County Supervisors Cut Expenses Across Ranks
In a recent session the Jones County supervisors approved a ten percent pay cut for all county road maintainers and day laborers. The county engineer faces twenty percent reduction while assistant engineer Charles Spaethe sees ten percent. Assessors are urged to boost efforts on personal property and to uncover untaxed moneys and credits, with a levy just over one half percent (6 mills) including the bonus tax.
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Jones County
Charles Spaethe
High Grade Hereford Cattle Auction Offer
Twenty-three high grade Hereford milch cows, seven fall calves, twenty-eight spring calves around 450 pounds, plus two Hereford bulls one thoroughbred and one high grade offered in sale listing.
Stable Ledger Notes Mixed Ages and Weights of Horses
A list records horses described by color, sex, age, and weight: Sorrel team aged 5 and 6 at 1500 and 1600 pounds, a gray mare 9 at 1500, a bay mare 10 at 1400, a bay gelding 8 at 1600, and a black gelding 7 at 1300 pounds.
Hogs and Poultry Behind Summer Barns
Fifteen summer pigs are noted alongside one hundred White Leghorn hens in a poultry and livestock listing. The entry records raised livestock quantities and animal types without additional context.
Farm Stock Sale Listing Details Hay and Grains
Hay and grain inventory includes thirty five tons timothy and clover hay in barn. Also listed are 500 bushels corn four bushels homegrown timothy seed and four bushels homegrown clover seed.
Farm Machinery and Equipment Auction Listing
A sale offers a wide range of farming gear including machinery wagon lumber wagon hay loader rake tedder side delivery rake six foot mower grain binder corn planter riding and walking plows 14 inch gang plow manure spreader harrows grain seeder drill feed grinder harness cream separators and many other articles not listed.
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McCormick
John Deere
For Rent Fifty Acre Farm Near Scotch Grove
Classified ad notes a fifty acre farm for rent for the right party, listed by M. M. Sinclair in Scotch Grove. No other details provided.
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M. M. Sinclair
Scotch Grove
For Sale Registered Hereford Bulls of Serviceable Age
For sale by J. L. Weber & Sons Cascade Iowa. Also portable grist mill advertised with reduced prices from Farmers' Grain Company Scotch Grove Centeljunction Onslow or Wyoming phones.
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Fred Shover
J. L. Weber & Sons
Cascade, Iowa
Farmers’ Grain Company
Scotch Grove
Monticello
Center Junction
Onslow
Wyoming
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