Soft Ball Loop Captures Local Fans Interest
Local soft ball games attract fans at the diamond east of the public school. Schedule highlights include July 31 Franklin vs Jim's Cafe and City Club vs DeMolay. Recent results: F & K beat Stuhlers 5–0. City Club defeated Jim's Cafe 17–7. City Club beat Franklin 8–5. DeMolays crushed Jim's Cafe 22–4. Standings list F and K, Gruhlers, City Club, DeMolays, Franklin, Jim's Cafe.
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Sam Rhatigan
Franklin
Jim's Cafe
City Club
DeMolay
F & IX
Stahlers
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Rhaligan
Stuhlers
Rynolds
Kula
Jim
Bud Vesey
Cafe
Franklinites
Franklin Boys
Helgens
Rhatigan
Scherrer
Jims Cafe
Hogan
Lambert
Jeaders
Pight
Kl Pet. F
Gruhlers
Castle Grove 8s Picnic and Local News Recap
Castle Grove residents enjoyed a Delhi picnic with Rev and Mrs Arnold Thalacker and many neighbors in attendance. The report notes farm visits, 4 H club activities, and local shifts in county engineering.
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Castle Grove
Delhi
Arnold Thalacker
Clarence Eberhart
Max
Loretta Specht
John
Phoece Hier
Loen
Pauline Cramer
Gladys
Lyle
Clarence Hoston
Graze
Maxine Nordman
James
Elizabeth
Mary Esther McLaughan
Delores Warnes
Delores Lupben
Monticelo
M. Hosford
Bessie
Berthy Uarken
Anamusa
S. M. Hosford
Priday
Acnes
Jin Sander
Ma Mo
USA
Pricay Bromma
Diepianc
Theann
McLewrhcth
Gurvis
Claude Mason
Poste Eesford
Anamosa
Alttond
Farm Bureau
Wis
Nordman Farm
Bitter verdict on kindness pays off or backfires
Miss Priscilla rails against kindness as she recounts two cases where good deeds backfired. She recalls aiding Mrs Gordon and later helping Retha Henderson, only to face ingratitude and public disfavor. A call interrupts the tale with a new urgent plan unfolding.
Origins of Dice and Dominoes
Frank J. Monke asserts dice are the oldest gaming instrument with dominoes close behind. He notes both games arose early in ancient nations and historians admit uncertainty about their true origins.
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Frank J. Monke
Interesting Events Of Iowa News
Dozens of transients visit Sheldon seeking harvest work but a farmer finds no willing hands. At Webster City an electrical worker suffers severe burns when a cut wire ignites his clothing, burning nearly a quarter of his skin.
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Webster City
Webster County
Fugitive John Weaver Captured After Jail Breaks
Deputy Sheriff William, patrolling near Spencer, spots John Weaver, a known fugitive from Clay county, despite dark glasses. Weaver, who escaped the county jail in Spencer twice within a month, is now in the Anamosa reformatory serving a ten year forgery sentence.
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Williamson
Clay County
John Weaver
Spencer
Anamosa Reformatory
Thermometer Fire Started By Sun Focusing Heat
A Preston Texas story tells of a large building thermometer that burst its tube as heat rose. Sunlight focused through the hollow tube onto wood, heating to ignition and starting a fire. Strikingly, the building's owner is the Preston fire chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Jackson County
Chain across lines plunges Milford area into darkness
A chain thrown across power lines south of Milford in Dickinson county cut electricity to Old Town Fostoria and nearby homes. It took about an hour to locate the chain while residents used candles and lanterns. Several unrelated local incidents follow, including a mine accident and a clergy resignation.
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Milford
Dickinson County
Old Town
Fostoria
Terris
Police Chief Fights Squirrel and Fires Warning Shot
Police chief J Lilley dodged a series of attacks from a squirrel before shooting it with a rifle. The animal’s body is being analyzed for further toxicology and rabies tests.
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J. ©. Lilley
Bees Store Honey In Bank Wall At Northwood
For years a Worth county bank has housed a bee colony in its wall. The bees have lived there at least 15 years, with heat causing honey to melt and seep through the wall, forming a sidewalk puddle. Recently the bees moved outside, clustering on the brick facade while the sidewalk remains coated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
Worth County
Gardener’s Prank Ends In Rock Filled Potatoes
A Waverly Bremer county truck gardener attempted a joke by packing a pail with rocks beneath new potatoes. After delivering to seven customers he gave an eighth pail to a friend who reported the potatoes were fine. The next day a retired pastor revealed he had received the rock filled pail, causing the gardener’s embarrassment.
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Waverly
Bremer County
Chicken thieves raid farmer's henhouse twice
Herman Ludwig, a farmer near Le Mars in Plymouth county, reported two consecutive burglaries. The first night 150 chickens were stolen, and the following night several cans of milk intended for shipment to a creamery were taken.
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Herman Ludwig
le Mars
Plymouth County
Ludwig
Denison Attorney Finds Century-Old Lease on Sheepskin
T. W. Walker of Crawford county owns a lease dated June 2, 1641 believed to be the oldest handwritten document in the area. The manuscript on sheepskin, nearly three centuries old, is readable and Walker traded a modern lawbook for the relic.
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T. W. Walker
Denison
Crawford County
Walker
Watch Found After 30 Years In Farm Well
Joe Voss and Francis McQuaid cleaned three wells on the James Scott farm near Danbury Woodbury county the other day A gold watch was recovered from the well and traced to James Scott who had dropped it there about thirty years ago The watch case was blackened but the crystal remained intact The closing line notes today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday and all is well.
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Lita
Missy Priscilla
Reth Henderson
Anson Matthews
Mio Phcella
Simpsons
Priscilla
Hazel
Mrs. Simpson
Ime
Diarmmiend
Fate
Liki
Miss Priseillars
Drumncld
Priscila
Lila
Sheldon
O’brien County
Union Depot
John Sinclair
Lehigh
Webster County
Sinclair
Sincair
Joe Voss
Francis McQuaid
James Scott
Danbury
Woodbury County
Mr. Scott
Ruined Maya Cities Amid Yucatan Forests
Ancient Maya sites dot the Yucatan frontier buried in dense growth. Vast pyramidal cores rise beneath overgrown ruins with thick walls and carved bas relief adornments. The line of ceremonial centers marks a vanished culture preserved in silence.
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Yucatan
Guatemala
Evolution of the name United States of America
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer notes the name United States of America evolved as colonies united. Early coins used Unity States of America and the Declaration Articles and Constitution reflect the term. The authority for the name lies in the people delegated to Congress and other governing bodies.
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United States of America
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Continental Congress
Insulation Aids Home Heating Efficiency
Home heating can save fuel with insulation similar to that used in large plants. An uncovered furnace and exposed pipes waste energy, and applying insulation is easy and economical to prevent such losses.
Udo Plants Described for Long Term Cultivation
A fragment describes Udo cultivation noting bushy plants yield for about nine years. It states planting distance of four feet apart and similar cultivation method to asparagus.
Eisenach and Wartburg Castle in Luther's Strinker George era
The German town Eisenach is noted for Wartburg castle where Martin Luther retired under the name Strinker George to translate the Bible into German. It also recalls the Spanish encounter with Mexican natives who wore armor made from the plumes of exotic birds.
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Eisenach
Germany
Wartburg Castle
Martin Luther
Strinker George
America
Sale of Ellen Fagan Farm and Monticello Residence
The referee appointed by the District Court of Jones county Iowa will offer for sale the Ellen Fagan farm in Scotch Grove township and the Monticello residence Lot 296 and part of Lot 297 in Railroad addition. Sale at Ons low Savings Bank Onslow Iowa on Saturday August 8 1936 at 2 PM for cash or private offers with court approval and abstracts of title provided.
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Fagan
Monticello
Geo, H, Paulsen
Coal reserves extend 550 years in British Isles
A recent survey reports the British Isles possess coal resources sufficient for at least 550 years. The finding highlights long term energy availability and strategic implications for industry and policy.
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British Isles
Never Fear The Sorrow And The Calm Of Lenore Marshall
A lyric stanza from Lenore G. Marshall in The American Mercury counsels resilience against pain. It urges folding sorrow away like a purse safe from tomorrow and claims fear ends when one has already died, a meditation on endurance.
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Lenore G. Marshall
American Mercury
Middle West Campaign Shifts Toward Landon
The Chicago Tribune notes a shift in sentiment in the Middle West as Roose velt gains among farmers while Republican organizers press early campaigning. The Springfield Illinois grass roots convention of June 1935 is cited as the start of London’s bid, with John D M Hamilton directing a twofold plan to win farmers and industrialists.
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Chicago Tribune
Roosevelt
Landon
Middle West
Springfield
Ill
London
John D. M. Hamilton
European arms race mirrors looming war fear
Fragmented chronicle from the San Francisco Chronicle notes how heavy spending on gas masks battleships submarines armies and forts signals nations view war as real. It contrasts Europe s leaders racing to gain advantage with Britain France and Italy amid Hitler era brinkmanship and regional pawn dynamics.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Europe
Britain
Frace
Italy
Hitler
Poland
Balkan
Greece
Turkey
Monticello and Vicinity Humored in July 1936 Issue
Local Monticello Monticelo and vicinity readers enjoy a collection of light items and ads. J R Barron editor notes traffic jokes and safety cones. The issue highlights attic insulation savings, home renovations at Mrs Lillie A Matthiessen’s North Main residence, a playful immigration joke, and barter ads for fences and coal orders ahead of frost.
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Lillie A. Matthiessen
North Main Street
Squirrel Attack in Estherville Injures Local Man
A heat driven squirrel leaped from a tree limb onto J. 8. Brawford in Estherville Emmet county striking his head and scalp with its claws before jumping to his legs. Fire and rescue crews arrived to assist as authorities investigate the incident.
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Estherville
Emmet County
Brawford
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Anamosa Journal
Charles Spaethe
Board of Supervisors
Spaethe
George Henningsen
Marshall County
Marshalltown
Henningsen
Osceola
Clark County
Charlies City Press
Bank of England
New York
Vera Payne Rockwell
Dita
Iowa News
Jarnagin
J. W. Jarnagin
Herbert Marsh
Spirit Lake
Marsh
Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church
Like Park
Sac City
Sac
Ebates
Slicker
Town
Wil Townley
Marheart
Monona County
Tesas
Arizona
New Mexico
Charles V, Smith
Cresto
Howard County
Charles
U.S. A
Dayton Journal
Providence News- Tribune
Bill Lang
Chas Luett
Miriam Lovell
Wilcox & Son
J. L. Farmer Canning Company
McNeill Bros
Jones County Fair
S. E. Locher
North Maple Street
Will Netcott
Scotch Grove Nursery
Rawleigh
Rawleigh's
Dept
Shelley’s
Kash
Karry
Bing
Bob
Royal Gold Soap
Wm. J. Macaulay
City
Thompson’s
Henry C. Balster
Scotch Grove
New Plymouth
Plymouth
Wm. G. Schoon
Bing Crosby
Tolks
Norman Newton
R. J. McNeill
Louis Bodenhofer
Guttleaber Bros
W. F. Hellberg
Clara L. Lang
Sanitary Rendering CO
Helmer
West End
Peterson Farm
Wyoming
A. C. Loepp
Fieldman
Fourth Ave
S.E
Harold Oldha
Grand Ave
Des Moines
First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago
Vernon Wright
Monticello, Od
Farmers’ Grain Company
Shorty
Cascade
Hopkinton
Loretta
Vouna
A Robert ‘Aylor
Miss EM Preston Foster Margaret Callahan
Tyutchinson
Hee Kiaw News
Towa
Monticelo and Vicinity
Atta Ee Fyaretal Lane
Ber Yard
J. R. Barron
Traff
Usher
Ah Choo
Squirrel
Lorss Vela
Graham
Armour’s
Eagle Brand
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