Book Notices at Monticello Library Highlight 1930 Works
A Monticello library notices list catalogues books from Garland Putnam and Andree, including Best Short Stories of 1930 and Roosevelt memoir by Wister. It notes gifts from Mrs. Porter, and the community’s upcoming library sale and school event schedule. The piece also mentions literary society officers, a Grinnell debating alternate, and a science class ice-making demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland
Hamin
Mantle
Burns
Newton
Europe
Africa
Asia
Putnam
G. P.andree
Andree
North Pole
Porter
Jennie
Hannah Johnson
Polly Palmer
Palmer
Monticello
O'Brien
Webb
E. T
Morgan
Wister
Owen
Roosevelt
Harvard
America
Literary Society
Thelma van Voitenburg
Mabel Harper
Virginia Hearn
Viola Hutton
Edith Schneider
George Guyan
Grinnell
Shannon
High School Honors Shine Amid Athletics and Arts
The notes highlight a strong semester with many honor students led by sophomores Pauline Cooper and cohorts with top scores. Seniors follow with eight top students, and juniors total six. Basketball wins over University High and Manchester are noted, with upcoming declamation contests in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Cooper
Dorothy Barlow
Elizabeth McLanehlin
Mary Stickford
Miriam Fairbanks Havel Houston
Ruth Hose
Marc Rarel McNeill
James Ricktets
Eldora Semmert
Mabel Bartlett
Elizabeth Kay
Pauline Oltman
Thelma van Voltenbure
Emma Hughes
Eugene Rodman
Bertha Mae Goldin
Edith Winkler
Emil Prull
Raymond Schoon
Edna Siebels
Leonard Schoon
Mabel Harper
Lorene Zimmerman
Mabel McVay
Edna Rickels
Harold McVay
University High
Iowa City
Manchester
Monticello Picnic Attendees Listed At Pilgrim Church
A Monticello picnic held the third Saturday in January at Pilgrim Church Pasadena is recorded with attendee names and addresses. Miss Kate Maurice provided the list noting Mrs William Rosa was ill and unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Maurice
Monticello
Pilgrim Church
Pasadena
Calif
William Rosa
Adams
Catharine Lovell
S. Westlake Avenue
Los Angeles
Adams, Grarie
Brazelton
Noel
Linden Vista
Chloe
S. Los Robles
Bidwell
Charles
N. Marengo Avenue
Black
Helen Price
Maple Street
Cowan
Carrie
Fisie
Rampart Avenue
Deatrick
Linda
Navarro Avenue
Harry
Daughter
Novarro Avenue
Evans
Clara
Grant Avenue
Fallis
Carrie Eastman
Guilford
Percy
E. Whitmore
Wilmar
Hanken
A. G
Long Beach
Harms
Catherine
4Th Street
Hicks
Garfieldenue
Hanseen Antorga
Hap Street
Low Angeles
Harburt Charles and
Aate
Hoover Street
Lac Angles
Powel GT
Willard Dag Boulevard
Picadenia Pond
Cedar Ave
Willan
Cartieled
Obertwon Tit
Waite
NO AM Avenue
Pacadenie, Pen
Ton
Ran Toned Vette
Pasacderis
Farm Account Meeting Planned By Jones County
Max Wort tan says definite plans for farm business accounting work are complete in Jones county and farmers interested in keeping farm accounts should contact County Agent Cornwell Ao. A recent survey cited lack of suitable accounting and failure to use accounting data as top causes of business failures, echoed by B O Stephenson from Iowa State College extension service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Max A.worttan
Cornwell Ao
B. O. Stephenson
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Jones County Farm Bureau
Church Services Listed Across Denominations
A condensed church notices page lists services for St. John's Ey. Lutheran Paul Gutknecht Wayne Zion's Lutheran St. Matthew's Ev. Lutheran Sacred Heart Catholic Castle Grove Lutheran Reformed and Presbyterian churches. English services, Sunday schools, and youth groups are scheduled for Feb 1 and 4 with times and hosts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Ey
Paul T. Gutknecht
Wayne Zion
J. P. Willins
St. Matthew’s Ev
H. L. Adix
Luther League
Ladies’ Aid
Luther Hall
Henry Schoon
Anamosa Naturalization Case Details Reported
Fragmentary report from Anamosa outlines naturalization proceedings involving local residents. Names and specific dates are obscured by OCR errors, but the item notes a court or civic action affecting Jones Courty Men and other individuals in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Anamosa
Infant Verna Mae Heath Dies at Four Months
Mr and Mrs Maurice Heath mourn the death of their only child Verna Mae aged four months and thirteen days. General services were held at the home of Mrs Cassius Rynerson last Sunday afternoon. Roy V Porter pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church led the service. Ruth Heath is remembered by her family before marriage. Frank Burlingham involved in an accident when the steel gear on his car wore out near Langworthy Tuesday morning. The car turned on its side but sustained little damage. Burlingham suffered a cut on one hand with no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Heath
Tee
Verna Mae
Cassius Rynerson
Trey
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Euth
Ruth
Frank Burlinghim
Langworthy
Mr. Burlinghart
Iceland Sagas Reflect Gaelic Influences In Sagas Not Native Poetry
The Montreal Family Herald notes that Icelandic sagas show strong Celtic and Gaelic influences, suggesting Irish and Gaelic elements shaped saga poetry. It cites lost authors and dates, Celtic mythology traces, and poets tied to Irish bardic traditions in early Icelandic literary circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Aso
Trelands
Montreal Family Herald
Literal Following of His Physician's Advice
Tsong GH an undersecretary in Washington shows progress in English until a physician visit prompts a dash to a Pennsylvania Avenue store. He selects a three paneled mirror, jokes about vanity, then explains the device helps him watch a boil on the back of his neck as advised by his doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsong GH
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Walking Stick Insect Camouflages As Twig In Oak Habitat
Raymond L. Nitmars, curator of the New York Zoological Gardens, explains the walking stick insect in Boys' Life. The insect blends with oak twigs, measuring about a quarter inch in diameter with slender, twig like legs and a motionless posture that deceives observers into thinking it is part of the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond L. Nitmars
New York Zoological Gardens
Ice blockage at Niagara falls dates and flow notes
The article notes Cana lan falls never fully freezes while the American falls have blocked by ice on several dates per US ecological survey. Specific freezes include March 29, 1848 March 22 198 February 1, 15 and 16 1900 April 27 1912 and January 29 1996. The American falls carry about five percent of Niagara River flow and freeze faster than Camindjian falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canalan Falls
Niagara
American Falls
United States Ecological Survey
Niagara River
Camindjian Falls
Old Custom Grace Tale From Mother Wit
The anecdote recalls a traveling salesman guest at a buyer’s home who, unfamiliar with grace, muttered a humorous improvised prayer thanking the Lord for favors received. The snippet ends with an ad line for purebred Holstein bulls for sale by Fred Shover, phone 40 F 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Estelle FD Ries
Kansas City
Fred Shover
Malnutrition Signs in Children Across Distinct Forms
The article outlines varied malnutrition effects in children including pale listlessness poor appetite and low energy, with some children showing nervousness and restlessness. It notes undernutrition impacts growth and weight, making recovery depend on nourishment and care.
Fragmented OCR Note Shows Lost Fragments and Names
A garbled OCR passage lists scattered names and terms from a late century context. It references Queen Emerereth and various places, with unclear dates and duties. The legibility prevents a coherent event but preserves several proper nouns and potential identifiers from the era.
Cryptic Chronicle Echoes of Ancient Voices in Ireland
Fragmented text references a convoluted scene with phrases about Panies Wordsworth and Wordsworth style, mentioning travel, a tourist father, and scattered place names. The garbled OCR hints at historical or literary allusions without clear events or dates.
Fragmented Text Describes Unclear Garden Scene
A garbled passage mentions a tree, birds, and a theme of words and promises. It references a green Ny ta Haybhead setting and describes various color terms and odd phrases, with no clear events or identifiable people or organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pound
CUSTOM HATCHING AND FARM SERVICES LISTINGS
A compact rural classifieds page lists Hatchings at 3 cents per egg with delivery and contact Mrs. L. A. Oltman. Farm rentals, grist mill services by Farmers' Grain Co., job ads for sales of tractor oils, and mortgage loan requests. Also notices for farm sales rent inquiries and a mutual insurance agent recruitment in Jones county and neighboring areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Grain Co
Scotch Grove
Liberal Commission
Lennox Oil & Paint Co
Dept. Sales
Cleveland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beck Wu
Nest Week
Adren
Farnel
Jeffrey
Osteno
Martha
Younggest
Young
E. H
Miss Mole
Willams
Wyoming
California
Methodist Episcopal
Epworth League
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Young People's Society
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
N. Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
Castle Grove Lutheran
G. Wolf
Ed Krormminga
Armin H. Tendick
Christian Endeavor
Lawes
Aid
John Ross
Presbyterian
Leonard Duckett
Holy Communion
Corian Endeavor
Pinle Fe
Glenn J. Taedin
M. Heath
Iceland
District Court
Elmer E. Hoag
Iowa
A. D
Ray C. Hoag
Harry A. Hoag
Louis E. Hoag
J. J. Locher
L. van Meter
John Weers
West Third Street
Monticello State Bank
Fred Kellum
Chadwell Place
George Vesey
Edison
Victor
B. C. Roberts
William Darling
Mrs
Alice Darling
Adolph Schoon
Amber
John J. Lechky
N. Gilbert
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company of
American Legion
O. W. Brazelton
Leroy Clark
Richard Hanken
J. L. Weber É& Sons
Cascade
G. M. Brainard & Son
Cecil B. Curtis
C. J. Liddy
Ann's Cafe
Anne E. Ehrisman
Walter McAleer
South Cedar Street
Wilson Burkett
Mary Locher
Demmer
Peanut Brittle
First Street
John T. Gerdes
Montinalla
Dubuque
Towa
Kash
Karry
Spain
van Pietfey Gees
de Arredeli
Tibet
Ireland's “Fairyland
Vartorin
Wordsworth
Tedie Peta
Mires Hentis
Chet
Klee
Cafu
Call Ghee
Magiy
Tony Dateders
Ladybird
L. A. Oltman
P. Thorpe
Hopkinton
Iowan
Caroline Walz
W. A. Walz
Mary Demmer
P. O. Box
Town
Wayne Center
Scotch Grove Township
J. H. Rickels
Farmers Benefit Mutual Insurance Association
W. Kenneth Hazard
Masonic Temple
Des Moines
Iows
Sacred Heart School Auditorium
Monticello, Iowa
Barnedall Products
Quaker State Oil
Pensylvannia Oil Company
Tom Cochran
Cochran
F. J. Gestel
Hopkinton, Iowa
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