Local society hosts and bridge clubs meet weekly
Mrs A G Tobin entertained eleven friends at Goudys tea room Tuesday evening. Fortnightly club hosted dessert luncheon with J Bone high in contract bridge. Henry Helms hosted a dinner party with pinochle scores to Grant Kilers. Judge Heiserman's dinner club held contract bridge and a pot luck supper. Hi Low and other bridge groups met with various high scores and guest lists. Mrs Arthur Adix hosted a shower for Emma Hanken. Dorothy Endsley honored at a Thursday evening event with two tables of contract bridge. Tommy Grimes celebrated his ninth birthday with a after school party and dinner. guests included Dayton Yousse and Jimmy Matthiesen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Tobin
Swat
Goudy
Ray Echternacht
J. Bone
Henry Helms
Henry Che
Grant Kilers
J. E. Heiserman
Arthur. Adix
Emma Hanken
Luther Hall
John Shover
Dorothy Endsley
Wyoming
Belle’ Timmins
A.B. Grimes
Tommy
Dayton Yousse
Jimmy Seehusen
George Stuhler
Jimmy Matthiessen
David
Jimmy Hamilton
Bobby Luett
Local clubs host varias events with prizes and gifts
Virginia Schneider hosted guests at Goudy’s tea room for the Con tract club with two table contract bridge. Prizes went to Mrs. I C Musgrove for high score and Mrs. George Timmins for second high. A plate luncheon followed. Guests included Mrs. Tom Hamilton and Mary Burrichter. The Professional Pinochle club celebrated Mrs. Nickel’s birth anniversary with dance games and prizes for Henry Elms high score and Mabel McVay low score. Mrs Helms and Mrs Clarence Doll attended. Joyce Bright and Wanda Harford hosted a hard time party and handkerchief shower for Lois Schneider with games and luncheon. Sacred Heart high juniors and seniors enjoyed parties at George Minnis home for Miss Schneider with games and refreshments. Mrs R H Balster hosted a Saturday party celebrating her daughter’s 10th birthday with theater and dinner at six. Guests included Musgrove, Clare Shannon, Jab Stuhler, Shate Heeren, La York, Vivien Kruse, and Erma Schoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Schneider
Goudy
Contract Club
I. C. Musgrove
George Timmins
Tom Hamilton
Mary Burrichter
Everet*t: Nickel
Henry Elms
Mabel McVay
Nickel
Helms
Clarence Doll
Joyce Bright
Wanda Harford
Lois Schneider
Sacred Heart High School
George Minnis
Schneider
R.H. Balster
Bataioays
Onoring
E ‘Theater
Delphia Balster
Robert H. Balster
Balster
Express
Susan Stuhler
Janice Musgrove
Clare Shannon
Jane Stuhler
Barbara Heeren
Louise York
Vivien Kruse
Erma Schoon
Jones County Corn Sealing Reports 7319 Bushels in One Crib
Jones county rural officials seal corn as of January 16 totaling 148 883 bushels in process with 193 cribs tested 18 refused for excess moisture and two ineligible under loan rules. Largest sealing unit is a 7319 bushel double crib for R H George Lovell Township with 17 percent moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Harold Larson
R. H. George
Lovell Township
Past Matron Circle Luncheon and Rainbow Girls Installation
The Past Matron Circle held a noon luncheon for twelve with Lois Kay presiding at the business meeting Chloe Shelley was initiated into the Schreiner chapter OES The Monticello Assembly of Rainbow Girls installed officers for four months Josephine Rickless Wanda Podhaski and others took office pledging duties with Mrs Wade Long as mother adviser and C A Doxsee as dad After ceremony Rainbow Girls and guests enjoyed ice cream cake and salted nuts at the temple dining room
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Lambert
Leonard Iverson
Lois Kay
Chloe Shelley
Schreiner
Monticello
Assembly of
Rainbow Girls
Josephine Rickless
Wanda Podhaski
Charity
Lucille Huibregtse
Hope
Ruth Adams
Ruth Hein
Janet Howie
Katherine Woodall
Shirley Hobert
Edna Howell
Eunice Howland
Wilma Grossheim
Ruth Roberts
Virginia Clark
Carol Cartano
Margaret Black
Janaan Schweitzer
Yola Rodman
Doris Beard
Wade Long
C. A. Doxsee
C. C. Hodson
Merle Cass
Rainbow Dad
Coxsee
Margaret Deischer
Firemen's Quadrille At Crystal Palace Ends With Fire
On June 15 1854 Louis Jullie and his orchestra performed The Firemen's Quadrille at the Crystal Palace in New York City. The scene turned deadly realistic as windows crashed flames burst through the roof and fire bells rang. Firefighters rushed in and extinguished the blaze causing many women to faint according to Collier's Weekly. Four years later the palace itself was destroyed by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Palace
New York City
Louis Jullie
Collier's Weekly
Confectioner's Workshop Unearthed in Herculaneum Ruins
Excavations at Herculaneum reveal a confectioner's factory and shop buried 1900 years ago. Tools molds and equipment closely resemble those used by modern candy makers, highlighting ancient craftsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Herculaneum
Mt. Vesuvius
B. C
Sih A Colorful Market Scene With Flower Vendors
A fragmented description depicts Sih as a land of color with monasteries and bells. About 224 flower vendors carry blooms in a single long bouquet above a crowd during a pageant described with unclear phrases and mixed words.
The Reich in German History Through Three Empires
The term reich refers to government systems in Germany and has deep roots in empire and state concepts. It denotes the three successive German regimes from 1871 to 1945: the first reich under imperial rule, the second reich during the unified empire, and the third reich under National Socialist governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Reich
Germany
Reichstag
Reichsgericht
Reichsland
Eichsstadt
Reichsbank
Supreme Court
Ebert and Hindenberg
Name Phyllis of Greek Origin
Phyllis is a Greek name meaning a green bough. The legend says the first Phyllis was a Thracian princess who turned into an almond tree. Phillis Wheatley, born in Africa and later bought in Boston, became a celebrated poet inspiring education in her race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis
Florence A. Cowles
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Demophoon
Theseus
Phillis Wheatley
Africa
Boston
John Wheatley
Where Red Square Got Its Name
Contrary to belief the famous Red Square predates communism and derives its name from the Russian Krasnya meaning red and beautiful. Pearson's London Weekly notes the square was named in the Middle Ages and that Krasnya signifies both red and beautiful in Russian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Russia
Pearson
London
Krasnya
Red
Merrning Period Highlighted in 1671 Chronicle
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Francis Franopan Frangipani as a descendant linked to governance in a Balkan line. References mention Crkvenica women wearing black cloth in a historic period, with Collier's Weekly cited as commentary on imitates in Yugoslavia and Croatia-Slavonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrning
Francis
Franopan
Frangipani
Gove Rs Xanea
Collier's Weekly
Crkvenica
Arden
Sampler Making as a Window into Early American Life
The article traces sampler making from England to America, noting how girls learned stitches at home and school, preserved patterns, and carried samplers across moves. It highlights Ann Gower as an early American-linked maker and cites Rae Lewis on scarce 17th century samplers in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Ann Gower
Rae Lewis
Washington Post
Adobe Brick Sun Dried Introduced by Spaniards
Adobe bricks are sun dried from clay loams straw and water used in many structures. Spaniards introduced adobe to America in the sixteenth century teaching Indians in Peru Mexico and Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New Yorker
Perul
Mexico
Arizona
California
Arbor Day roots and spread after J Sterling Morton
The Arbor Day founder J Sterling Morton, a Nebraska politician, proposed April 10 tree planting in 1872 leading to mass plantings. Nebraska later fixed Arbor Day to April 22 Morton's birthday in 1885, with states including Kentucky and Tennessee adopting the idea soon after. Ohio and North Dakota joined in 1882, and many states vary their date by law or proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Territory
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
North Dakota
Where Men Wear Veils Among Taureg in Sahara
A Washington Post writer notes Tuareg men in the Sahara veil faces to guard against sand. The Tauregs, self named Imoshagh the noble people, are tall and well built with reddish yellow skin. Arabs call them People of the Veil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara Desert
Washington Post
Paris
Free Library Service For Iowa Towns Proposal
A regional library plan seeks state funding of 250000 for two years to place books in rural schools stores and gas stations via a trained librarian. The 5c per capita charge would not tax new funds but reallocate existing ones. Proponents cite Iowa’s low per capita spend and rural access disparities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Library Association
Library Commission
Iowa
Towa
Illinois
New York
California
Concilliation Board To Meet Tomorrow In Anamosa
Jones county conciliation board chairman Will Hiller says the next meeting will be held at the Anamosa courthouse tomorrow Friday January 27. The session starts at 1 30 with state men Null and Stuart present to answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hiller
Jones County Concilliation Board
Court House
Anamosa
Null
Stuart
Probate Docket Actions From Court Session
Judge Heiserman opened court on Monday with probate matters including Isaak Schneider estate reports, Dean Averett guardianship, Anar Houseworth real estate sale and executor bond, Samantha Kane final report hearing, Theodore Tebo final hearing, John B. Hanken real estate sale, and Bert Wherry will probate with dates set in February and January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaak Schneider
Dean Averett
Anar Houseworth
Samantha E. Kane
Theodore Tebo
John B. Hanken
Bert Wherry
Jones County Boys Win Dairy Record Awards
Jay Slater of Olin and Richard B. Cartano of Monticello earned recognition in the state 4 H dairy heifer record contest sponsored by the Iowa State Dairy Association. Jay scored 93 percent on his three year record and Richard 94 on his one year record book, with cash awards to be presented by the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Jay Slater
Olin
Richard B. Cartano
Monticello
Iowa State Dairy Association
Jay
Richard
State Dairy Association
Placer Mining and Gold Recovery in Sluice Work
The text explains placer mining in alluvial deposits. Gravel is shoveled into a stair-like wooden block sluice catching gold dust while sands pass over. Gravel is washed in a pan. large flakes are picked out and dust is amalgamated with mercury then separated by straining through a chamois.
Fragmentary Text on Mythology and Deities
The readable fragments discuss mythological figures including Ra and Helios, noting their roles in creation and ascendance. It references Norse Valhalla, Odin, and Valkyries, describing goals of the slain and directions from deities. The source is incomplete and mixed with unusual punctuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helios
Hyperion
Theia
Valhalla
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Chub News
Mrs
Judge
Mrs. J. E. Heiserman
Mrs. James Howie
James Howie
Alta Matthiessen
Augusta Farley
Lena Palmer
Fred McLaughlin
Dan Hearn
Louis Barrack
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
F. Stewart Stuhler
Tommy Grimes
Everett Nickel
Delphis Baker
Lowell
Jones County Committee
Rainbow Assembly
Sicily
Clover Farm Stores
Leo’s Grocery
Heiserman
Santa FE
Bing Crosby
Martha Ray
Waikiki
Fred Macmurray
RAY Mill
Louise Campbell
Franchot Tone
Francis Gaal
Louise Rainer
Paulette Goddard
Dramatic School
Andy Clyde
Skelley’s Grocery
Peanut Brittle Candy
Luey’s Grocery
Meritas
Ricklefs’ Dry Goods and Gift Shop
Podhaski
S. C. White Leghorns
Hampshire Reds
Monty Hatchery
William Podhaski
Coco Wardwater Castile
wWdreft
Harness Oil
Pérzatlon
Bel Bay Ong
S. S Dept
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