Jones County Farm Bureau Cans for Better Home Food Supply
A state wide campaign led by the Jones County Farm Bureau and Iowa State extension promotes home canning and food storage to aid families next winter. Demonstrations, calendars, and leadership training will spread canning methods through Jones county, with Ruth Cessna presenting a leaders’ session at Anamosa high school July 18. Grace Lockwood stars in a Farm Bureau motion picture shown at township meetings.
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Town State College
Red Cross
Relief Committee
Women's Clubs
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Ald Societies of Churches
Jones County Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
Farm Bureaus
Extension Service
Jones County
Ruth Cessna
The
Anamosa High School
Grace Lockwood
Granny
American Farm Bureau Federation
NBC
Lloyd E. Hudson
National Farm Bureau
Miss Lockwood
Farm Bureau
Rome 4-H Club Holds Friday Field Meeting
The Rome XL 4-H club met Friday in the pasture led by Erna Levsen. Members heard minutes with one correction, then featured demonstrations on pajama pillows, clean fingernails, closet make-shift ideas, shoe storage, and doll steps. Social dancing and lunch followed.
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Rome
Erna Levsen
Marie Ohlsen
Viola Groth
Roe Jean Coppess
Monticello
Marcella Murfield
Mrs. Mitchell
Analee McCormick
Velma Ohlsen
Careful Feeding to Prevent Workhorse Losses in Heat
The article warns that sudden heat can devastate work horses, citing past mass deaths when heat hit abruptly after a cool spell. It advises gradual reintroduction to work and rations during spring, using ample, easily digested feed and avoiding dry dung. Col. George G. Seaman of Taylorville kept 30 horses last year by following these practices.
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George G. Seaman
Taylorville
Watering the herd to save hundreds of horses
The farmer stopped hourly to water his horses from barrels hauled to fields. The brief rests and regular water kept his animals alive while hundreds were lost at other farms in the county.
Canning School urged. farmers face rising costs and surplus
The text urges every woman's organization to send leaders to a July 18 canning school and warns of winter needs. It discusses rising prices, crop prospects, shifts to legumes, reduced grain acreage, and substitutes for meat and fuel. It questions government subsidies and debt relief for farmers versus foreign debts.
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Canning School
Congress
Europe
Community Picnic Honors Mrs. Gus Michels Birth Anniversary
Amber relatives gathered at Anamosa state park for a Sunday picnic honoring Mrs. Gus Michels. Many neighbors and extended family from Anamosa Morley Cedar Rapids and Viola joined events at multiple homes. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid met and planned a July 21 gathering with Mrs. Ed Duncan. Farmers report ongoing harvest prep and favorable corn stands amid rains.
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Michels
Anamosa State Park
Gus Michels
Henry Helms
Will Reeves
Carl Barnes
Anamosa
Will Michels
Paul
Carl Michels
Morley
Chester Hawkins
Peter Cosmo
Cedar Rapids
James Gray
Lloyd Robertson
Gayland
Eugene Bailey
Ethel Gene
Will Jensen
Harold Thompson
Bernell
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
Ed Duncan
Sudan
Paul Pearson
Otto Danneman
George
Jack Seehusen
Marysville
Kansas
Charles Gray
Henry van Slyke
Viola
Ben Husman
Monticello
Mary Thuman
Charles Blue
Anita
Will Preston
Grover Preston
Philip Bailey, Jr
Fred Preas
Center Junction
Will Wessels
George Wessels
Delca Yount
Jack Husman
George Voorse
Henry Reese
Olin
Otto Otten
Keith
Stuart Gray
Onslow Eastmans Visit Aunt and Nearby Families
Onslow and Mrs. Eastman with children visited aunt Mrs. Henry Koon. John and Mrs. Dew from Mount Vernon spent Sunday with Mrs. Dew’s sister Mrs. Al Babcock. Lydia Lyons, Harriet Lamey, and James and Melvin Spencer were in Cedar Rapids Friday with Mrs. Mildred Barlow. J Pickner of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with Kennedy and Rueinbeck households. Bunch of locals enjoyed a Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Belle Johnson and a lawn picnic. 8 G Hutton and Vera Paul dined with C B Paul at Anamosa Sunday. Communion service is planned for next Sunday. Bible school continues this week with pupils enjoying the work. Next Sunday evening there will be an ex
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Orville Eastman
Clinton
Henry Koon
John Dew
Mount Vernon
William Rueinbeck
Lost Nation
Belle Johnson
G. Hutton
Vera Paul
C. B. Paul
Anamosa
Local Social Notes Highlight Birthdays Travels and Weddings
A church event invites all. Ladies' Guild meets Wednesday with hostesses Ella Orr Lizzie Orr Pearl Horton and R Chatterton. Mrs Vernon Rynerson and sons visit Charlies and Mrs Rowe. Birthday party for Mrs Leonard McKinstry with cards and plenic supper. Madeline and Florence Buckner visit grandma Wasson. Mr and Mrs Julius Michels and Dolores Hanna return from Kansas. Jane Hanna also returns. Dillon Hall recovering from mastoid operation. Betty Mae Babcock eighth birthday party. Bernice Hall of Onslow and Carl Frisby of Ottawa TJ wed July 4 at Ottawa Presbyterian manse. Frisby's brother Kenneth attends. they plan to stay in Ottawa. Bernice is a former Onslow senior. Frisby a Monmouth graduate and rug and drapery buyer in Ottawa.
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Ladies’ Guild
Ella Orr
Lizzie Orr
Pearl Horton
R. Chatterton
Vernon Rynerson
Robert
Don
Charlies Rowe
Leonard McKinstry
Madeline
Florence Buckner
Joseph Wasson
Julius Michels
Dolores Hanna
Kansas
Jane Hanna
Dillon Hall
Cedar Rapids
Betty Mae Babcock
Bernice Hall
Onslow
Carl Frisby
Ottawa
Monmouth
Presbyterian Manse
Kenneth Frisby
Social Visit Roundup Lists Local House Guests
Numerous residents and friends were guests or visitors at various homes this past week and weekend. Names include Esther Heeren Oelwein Russell Chaplin Onslow G R Dunn Earlville Ricka Hyde Dubuque Edna Klaus Bruce Klaus Charles City Lois Marolf Hopkinton Leta Cox Doris Bright Anamosa J M Alcorn Monticello Lee Alcorn Bill Brandt Peoria Everett Batchelder Langworthy Joe Kelchen Raymond Farley Herman Graybill Earlville William Moser Fae Kauffman Colesburg John Bahlken St Paul Adeline Wolfe Guy Monticello Stanley Bright Herman Welter Mary Knapp Anna Klucker Nick Knapp Cascade Billy and Roman Welter Cap Arduser Richland Center Velma Arduser Langworthy Arlene Ann Arduser Clara Arduser Cliff Arduser family Zenobia Bright Jim Haverly Anamosa Edna Behrends Monticello Ollie Prader Anamosa J L Batchelder home weekend visit.
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Esther Heeren
Oelwein
Russell Chaplin
Onslow
R. E. Chaplin
G. R. Dunn
Ricka Hyde
Earlville
Edna Klaus
Son Bruce
Dubuque
Elizabeth Klaus
Charles City
Herbert Cox
Lois Marolf
Hopkinton
Leta Cox
Doris Bright
Jim Haverly
Anamosa
J. M. Alcorn
Lee
Monticello
W. H. Behrends
Bill Brandt
Peoria
Everett Batchelder
Langworthy
J. L. Batchelder
Joe Kelchen
Raymond
Farley
Herman Welter
Herman Graybill
William Moser
Fae Kauffman
Colesburg
Edward Cox
John Bahlken
St. Paul
Minn
Adeline Wolfe
Guy
Stanley Bright
Mary Knapp
Anna Klucker
Nick Knapp
Cascade
Billy
Roman Welter
Galen Hein
Velma Arduser
Richland Center
Clifford Arduser
Arlene Ann
Cap Arduser
Clara Arduser
Clifford
Zenobia Bright
Edna Behrends
Ollie Prader
Fire destroys Kehoe garage amid gasoline filling mishap
Castle Grove James Kehoe of Union township lost his garage Friday as a Ryan oil truck backing into the scene to fill a gasoline barrel sparked a blaze. Kehoe's son lit a cigarette causing the flames. Nearby house narrowly escaped damage after hard work. Insurance with Farmers Mutual noted. Harvesting begins. 4-H club meeting and dairy topics noted. future meeting at Harry Fairbanks planned for July 26.
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James Kehoe
Union Township
Ryan
Alfred Lahey
M. M. Sinclair
Scotch Grove
R. P. Wilson
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Will Hiller
McAleer Farm
John van Buren
Hopkinton
Olin Howie
Olin Junior
Lloyd
Richard Fairbanks
Robert
Kenneth Howie
Richard Kromminga
Irvin Lubben
Robert Cris
Olin Howie, Jr
Clarence Hosford
Paul Gerdes
Oxford Bodleian Adds Up To Twenty Five Thousand Volumes A Year
James J. Montague notes in the New York Herald Tribune that Oxford University’s Bodleian Library adds between 20 000 and 25 000 volumes annually as a sign of widespread optimism waning in the era.
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James J. Montague
New York Herald-Tribune
Oxford
Community greetings and visits across multiple towns
Richland Center residents hosted and visited relatives with numerous guests from Hopkinton Brownsdale Cedar Rapids Monticello and Austin. Attendees included M D Sackett Roy Sackett Graves Kiburz Wisemeier at St Luke's hospital and Burrichter families among others with dinners and a small attic fire incident at S A Burkey residence.
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Roy Sackett
Hopkinton
M. D. Sackett
Robert Graves
Brownsdale
Minn
Roy van Vleet
Austin
Roy Lewis
Florence Jane
Cedar Rapids
Cecelia Bobleter
Monticello
Oliver Kiburz
J. Smith
Ament
George Hein
Carl Schneiter
Ryan
Alfred Bauman
Will Balsiger
Luella
John Yossi
W. H. Jarrett
Ralph Crim
Margaret Wismei
G. L. Barry
Blackwell
Oklahoma
Anna Sheppard
Delhi
Roy Sackatt
George Allen
Fritz Maruge
Henry Burrichter
Gilbert
Esther
Lost Nation
Birthday and visiting guests featureMonticello and Monticello area
Langworthy and Batchelder families hosted and visited across Sand Spring Monticello and Anamosa. Several celebrations and meals marked the week including Leon Taylor’s seventeenth birthday and multiple family gatherings at the Batchelder Prull Arduser and Soper homes.
Prairieburg Family Reunion and Weekend Visits
The Whitney family reunion and picnic occurred Sunday near the old Whitney home west of Prairieburg. Residents and visitors include Ruth Randall from Oakdale, Mrs. Jennie Crosby and family in Davenport, Mrs. M. D. Woodward and Harold in Monticello, Mrs. Mae Rowley from Cedar Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Rowley, and L. M. Paul with daughters Fannie and Ruth from Central City. Rev. Wolf and family from Castle Grove attended, with Mrs. Wolf’s sister Mrs. Peterson and children from Chicago. The Sunday school Bible class meets in the Prairieburg church for its second week, with eighteen attending.
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Whitney
Town
Ruth Randall
Oakdale
Jennie Crosby
Clare Conklin
Davenport
M. D. Woodward
Harold
Monticello
Little Buddy
Mae Rowley
Cedar Rapids
C. O. Rowley
Kenneth Sanders
Missouri
The Fight Looks Bad in International Boxing Outcome
Sioux City Journal notes listeners expected Schmeling to defend his title while sports writers largely agree on the outcome. The fight drew international criticism for an apparently unjust decision and favorable betting on Sharkey, with reports of a large payoff for Schmeling. Fort Dodge Messenger lauds Hoover's action over rhetoric, predicting his lasting impact.
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Sioux City Journal
Schmeling
Sharkey
Careful Driving Cuts Auto Fatalities 1932 Five Months
Campaigns across the state report a 10 percent drop in auto deaths in the first five months of 1932, with 104 deaths versus 206 the prior year. Injuries total 2,642 and accidents 6,749, with about three quarters occurring in cities.
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the Legion
AAA
R. E. Rhoades
Center Junction Independent School District Budget Hearing
The Center Junction Independent School District in Jones county Iowa will meet on August 1 1932 at 8 p m at the school house. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditure estimate. H E Stingley district secretary.
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Center Junction Independent
Jones County
Iowa
H. E. Stingley
Independent School District of
Monticello
Lowell Township
Chas, M. Luett
Center Junction
Jones
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