Wyoming Backers Form Committees For August Homecoming
Wyoming committees named for the 8th annual Homecoming on August 15 with officers led by President George Ireland and Secretary H R Morse among a long list of chairmen for Street Sports Dance Baseball and Advertising. Community notes report a breakaway semi trailer caused by a universal joint failure near the Peter Bahnsen farm, no injuries. The paper runs local society notices including Epworth League institute travel, Merger of clubs, births and marriages, weekly club meetings, and farming updates as harvest season begins.
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Wyoming
The
Homecoming Association
George Ireland
H. R. Morse
E. R. Marshall
George Miller
W. BE. Edwards
Harold Marshall
Raymond Harrington
H. C. McConaughy
Duane Platner
C. H. Hanold
A. D. Schoff
F. Lb. Harrington
Gordon Marshall
Howard Day
W. W. Bronson
Charles Marshall
Ernest Weller
Lyle Jenkins
Ives Burmahl
H. ©. McConaughy
Montgomery Ward
Long Hill
Peter Bahnsen
Epworth League
Clear Lake
V. Williams
Marjorie
Elizabeth Marshall
Madge Millsap
Betty Jane
Helen Levsen
Verna
Gayle Hanold
Phyllis Steele
Robert Hansen
Addison Myers
Raymond Thomas
Thomas
J. A. Hoegen
San Francisco
R. H. White
Paul Lofschulz
Sloan
Peter Fredericksen
Mary Sieveka
Andrew Jansen
Peter Jansen
Memorial Hall
M. H. Morse
Elizabeth Alden
Corp
Harriet Peck
Flint
Mich
Maurice Nickeson
Miss Peck
Nellie Atherton
Harry Brown
Tiskilwa
Ill
Brown
L. Millsap
Orla Dawes
Pollyanna
Ruth
Ernest Reitz
Lena Shimerda
Ardis Swordes
Iowa City
Ariel
Ares
Chevy Chase
Maryland
Helen Ericksen
Ericksen
Columbia University
New York City
P. K. Gardner
Review-Miner
Lovelock
Nevada
Wyoming Friends
Gardner
Claude Sears
Billy
Mary Tompkins
Waukon
W. B. Brown
Doris
Fulton
J. E. Temple
Ilene French
Lester French
E. L. Barber
Cedar Rapids
Herman Sage
Rock Island
J. L. McDonald
Carrie Grover
Mary Louise Willmans
Ethel Rosenstein
Marion
Zella Biglow
Emma
Harriet Alden
William Wilker
Mary Ann
Gardner Williams
Port Arthur
Ontario
Canada
Happy Hour 4-H Club
Wyoming Township
Mary Louise Willman
CO. F. Francis
the Dells, Wis
Alice Francis Little
Portage, Wis
Prairieburg Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Birthdays
Prairieburg residents share a flurry of visits and greetings. Velma Kula of Central City and Edward Marsawn of Cedar Rapids were among guests at local homes. Anna Jahanek celebrated her eightieth birthday with family, friends from Dubuque and Los Angeles visiting, and nearby trips included Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, and Monticello.
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Father Kucera
Velma
Hill
Central City
Harry
R. D
Julia Randall
Emmet Crilly
Castle Grove
Mar Cello Miles
Waubeck
James Brislawn
Irene Holub
Philomena Laurence
Eunice
Gedar Rapids
Lila Hill
Center Point
Morse Holub
Back Bone State Park
Roy Wolmott
Jim Wolmott
Donna de Laney
Waubeek
Wheatland
Milo Kalebou
Lisbon
Harold de Weddy
Coggon
Don DeLancey
St. Josephs Church
Velma Kula
Frank A. Kula
Edward Marsawn
Cedar Rapids
Leonard Wilhelm
Los An Angeles
California
Lou Hymes
Leo Cusky
Chicago
T. W. Dolan
Robert
James
Greene
H. Came
J. J. Dolan
John Kula
Katherine
Anna Jahanek
Len Wilhelm
Los Angeles
Cal
John Wilhefer
William Swartz
Dubuque
C. ©. Rowley
George Finn
Nellie Floyd
Prairieburg
Raymond Drexler
Will Drexler
Marie
Harry Benton
Art Drexler
Monticello
Ralph Anthony
Martello
James Walmott
Julia Randael
Elliott, Lauser
Alfred Sauser
van Berson
Mary Sauser
J. M. Sauser
White earth vein near Stone City intrigues Iowa geologists
A vein of white earth a mile and a half south of Stone City attracts the Iowa State University geology department. Dr. Allen C. Tester reports to the government that the deposit, formed by weathering of flint in Niagaran dolomite, is scientifically interesting for its age and glacial positioning.
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Stone City
The
State University
Iowa City
Iowa
Allen C. Tester
United States
United States Geological Survey
Iowa Communities Ask More Than Can Be Given
Anamosa and Onslow school districts seek federal grants for new buildings while county supervisors request aid for a court house. Monticello considers a $16000 pool grant. total asks reach about $135000. W A Hopkins says Iowa has many projects and plans to complete fewer than available by August 1. Some projects in Jones County may be cut.
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Anamosa
Onslow
Court House
Monticello
Harry L. Hopkins
Ben
Iowa
Jones County
Anamosa Beats Monticello Nine In Local Baseball Tilt
Anamosa defeated Monticello 17 to 9 at the Anamosa airport Sunday afternoon as Meredith and Blanche starred for the locals. Monticello's W Ferring and Hayes handled Monticello’s batteries with strong pitching while Dyersville moved into first by topping Cascade 5 to 2 with Rubly striking out 14.
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Anamosa
Yellow Jackets
Meredith
Ferring
Hayes
Kehoe
Blanche
Monticello Alburnett
Monticello
W. Ferring
R. Ferring
Dyersville
Cascade Reds
Rubly
Cascade
Koelker
F. Willenberg
Featherstone
Weber
Oxford Junction
Alburnett
Oxford Wo
Becker
Hanwardson
McGregor
Etzel
Boddicker
Origin of English Toy Spaniel Much Disputed
The article outlines disputed origins of the English Toy Spaniel noting four classes King Charles Blenheim Ruby and Prince Charles. It cites 1902 AKC classification and 1909 Toy Spaniel Club standards, with ties to royal favor from King Charles through James II and a long history dating to the Sixteenth century.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
King Charles
Blenheim
Ruby
Prince Charles
Kennel Club
Charles
James II
Rattlesnakes and Their Unique Rattle Feature
Rattlesnakes are viviparous with young nearly a foot long at birth. The tail rattle is unique among snakes and sounds when irritated or scared, resembling a locust buzz. Although commonly believed to precede a strike, a rattler may strike without warning if sleeping or slowed by cold.
Dollar sign origins traced to pillars on Spanish coin
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer outlines four explanations for the dollar sign. The most common view links it to the Spanish dollar pillars, while others note a possible monogram or modified eight. Congress action is not recorded, and the symbol first appeared in print in 1797 after earlier manuscript usage.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Congress
Wine Soil Held Definite Aid to Modern Superstition
A Budapest correspondent in the Detroit News argues that superstition flourishes in wine country. Mount Badacsony and the Vesuvius and Rhine regions inspire folklore with the bell stone that rings on impact and the pink stone that curses betrothal. Vine shoots used in processions are believed to bring luck when beaten.
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Budapest
Hungary
Detroit News
Vesuvius
Rhine
Mount Badacsony
Flungary
Tess
Crocodiles of State Jaipur Keeps Crocodiles Fed
The government of Jaipur pays daily to sustain crocodiles in a famed tank. Jaipur is described as uniquely pink or mauve built and laid out on a straight-line principle. The crocodile tank is a Rajputana sight, with a keeper feeding the beasts three meals daily, drawing them from sleep with his presence.
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Jaipur
India
Rajputana
Dilly Bag Exhibit Showcases Kakadu Woman's Gear in Melbourne
A Melbourne museum displays a Kakadu woman’s dilly bag from Alligator River region. The grass stalk container holds powder, paint, ochre, and body adornments, with living evidence of meals and tools such as shells, a pounding stone, a lily root, kangaroo teeth, cane fragments, beeswax and cotton tree wool.
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Melbourne
Australia
East Alligator
Northern Territory
Alligator River
Wreck Off Newfoundland Inspires Legion Honor Sacrifice
A ship wreck offshore Newfoundland sparks a tale of heroism as an officer with the Legion of Honor badge helps others amid chaos. He is last seen on deck with arms folded, his badge still gleaming, as the vessel sinks.
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Newfoundland
Legion of Llonor
Hit
The
Legion of Honor
Foot Worm Disease In Cattle And Deer
The Detroit News notes foot worm disease is a thread like nematode infection of the feet caused by onchocera flexnosa. Parasites extend into subcutaneous tissues and form surface cysts in advanced stages. Affected deer show inflamed swollen feet and lameness, with possible loosening of hooves.
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Detroit News
Helium Gas Use Boosts Undersea and High Pressure Work
Pathfinder Magazine notes helium gas air is not poisonous and helps reduce nitrogen in artificial atmospheres. Bureau of Mines experiments show such mixtures allow longer, safer work at high pressures, aiding deep sea diving and other heavy atmosphere tasks.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Bureau of Mines
English and American Jam Jellies Consumption Gap
Studies show Americans use about one and a half pounds of manufactured jams and jellies per person while Englishmen consume twelve pounds each. The contrast highlights differing domestic food habits across the two nations.
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America
Busy Life of a Pastor's Wife Reflected in Wyoming Parish
The pastor's wife, Mrs. 8S. V. Williams, of the Wyoming Methodist church, balances household duties church work and club activities. She lectures writes poetry and reads up to 300 books yearly. The Williamses moved from Clinton to Wyoming last October after postings at Olin and Anamosa. They have two children one studying medicine at the State University the other at Cornell.
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V. Williams
Wyoming Methodist Church
Chinch Bugs Threaten Henry Siebels Farm
Henry Siebels of Wayne reports chinch bug nymphs migrating from a harvested barley patch toward his corn field. By Friday morning several rows were damaged before a creosote barrier, built with help from County Agent Carl Smith and an Ames entomologist, protected uninfested areas. Siebels received the first drum from a government shipment of 60 drums for free distribution to fight the pests.
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Henry Siebele
Wayne
Carl Smith
Ames
Siebels
Cedar Rapids
Jones County Pays Old Age Aid Totaling 19678
The State Comptroller reports 1934 old age assistance tax receipts statewide at 1 631 454 31 to date. Jones County citizens paid 19678 toward this amount before July 15 1935 as remittances continue statewide and totals are expected to rise later in the year.
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State Comptroller's
Des Moines
Jones County
County Lodges Guests At Local Hall On Friday
The Rebekah and I O O F lodges of Jones county held their regular monthly county council in the local lodge rooms last Friday night. Over seventy five members attended from Anamosa Wyoming Onslow and Monticello. The business meeting was in charge of Ben Warren of Onslow county council president and Nettle Albery secretary. Following the business meeting the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. A picnic supper was served at the close of the evening.
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Rebekah and
Jones County
Anamosa
Wyoming
Onslow
Monticello
Ben Warren
Nettle Albery
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