Local Primary Selections Reported at Castle Grove
Castle Grove voters cast sixteen ballots on Monday. Republicans chose W. D. McLaughlin as township committeeman and named five delegates for the county convention. Democrats elected F. C. Cramer as committeeman and listed five delegates. Various local weather, farm, and personal notices follow, including storm damage and new equipment purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
W. D. McLaughlin
S. M. Hosford
Arthur Fairbanks
Will Hiller
H. B. Orcutt
F. C. Cramer
J. A. Waddick
Pat Leonard
Martin Trimble
Jas. F. Hogan
George Specht
F. G. Cramer
J. A. Howie
Joseph J. Delay
Walter McAleer
John McDonald
Monticello
Irving Denton
France
Lewis Barrack
Matt Faber
P. J. Kehoe
Cascade
W. C. Kehoe
Henry Knake
Stadtmueller
Chicago
Florence Noble
P. H. Evers
Peter Caspers
John M. O’rourke
Robert Howie
Graduation and Picnic Honor Eighth Grade in Manchester
Twelve Sand Spring students with teachers Misses Wilson and Coyle attended the annual eighth grade graduation and county school picnic in Manchester on Tuesday. Diplomas were awarded to Clara Murray Mildred Blair and Clarence Schuster. Guests included Roy D. Martin and Beulah Martin and extended visits by Rev. Samuel Greer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Eads Grove
Roy D. Martin
Camp Dodge
Beulah
Greeley
Alex Blair
Samuel Greer
Santa Ana
California
C. K
Margaret Greer
Michael Coyle
Monticello
Clara Gestel
Wellsburg
R. McNeill
Cedar Rapids
Lester O’brien
Dubuque
Dubuque College
A. Blair
Mildred
Manchester
Hazel Samuels
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Josephine O’brien
John McDonough
Pierce
Fred Egger
Lou King
Hopkinton
Center Junction Notes and Social Roundup
Center Junction events include a surprise farewell for Scott Alexander returning to Camp Fremont California, Epworth League hosting at the Hoffmans home, and various visits and gatherings at local homes. Children’s Day set for June 9 at the M E church. families travel to Cedar Rapids Port Clinton and Bellefourche for work and visits. The Topeka Journal notes global sympathy for Holland amid wartime conditions.
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Center Junction
Scott Alexander
Camp Fremont
California
Epworth League
Geo. Hoffman
Ohio
J. H. Courtney
Hoffman
Courtney
Mack Sinkey
Bellefourche
South Dakota
Sinkey
M. E
Everbody
Elsa Boddy
Portland
Oregon
Ruth Young
Englehart
Don Vrooman
Hale
M. BE. Dodge
J. M. Young
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
A. G. Smith
Port Clinton
Marietta Letze
Cedar Rapids
John Carson
Ladies’ Aid Society
Prairieburg News Notes and Local Departures
Roy Truesdell leaves Prairieburg for Wyomin g to take a bank cashier position. Mrs. Gaskell and family return to Waterloo, and Nora leaves Coggan for home. The class play A Noble Outcast drew a large crowd with 40 sent to Red Cross. Several residents visit relatives in Stevens Point and Oxford Junction. New buildings and barns planned on local farms. Hogs shipped to Chicago market. Vera Wood of Marion visits Grandma Knapp.
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Prairieburg
Roy Truesdell
Wyoming
Coggan
Red Cross
Rose Chilmore
Thelma
Steven’s Point
Wisconsin
Will Mangold
Amy Whitney
Warren Whitney
Louise Divoky
Oxford Junction
Alf Kula
Onslow Happenings Report Local News From June 4
Rev Earhart of Cedar Rapids preached at the Presbyterian church and Rev Carey nears recovery and return home. Red Cross day postponed to June 5 due to heavy rain. Notable visits include Leila Greiser Avance and son from Davenport and a local burial for Marion Ralston at Hickory Grove.
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Onslow
Earhart
Cedar Rapids
Presbyterian Church
Carey
Red Cross
Leila Greiser
Avance
Little Son
Davenport
R. L. Greiser
Marion Ralston
Ozark
Carpenter
Hickory Grove
Sibyl Waiters
Belle Plaine
Joseph Wasson
Anamosa
Anamosa Avenue
Adah Walters Huningson
Dike
Bart Walters
Isabel Scroggie
Cornell
Wyland
Underwood
Iowa
Ralph Bones
Dave Orr
Clinton
W. H. Orr
Wyoming
Mary Paul
Ames
Dr. Rawson
Chicago
Scotch Grove News Notes Amid Memorial Day Activities
Scotch Grove reports a busy weekend with church services and a flag dedication honoring local service members. The column lists furloughs and overseas arrivals, visits by residents to relatives, and social events including a successful ice cream social hosted by the band. Local names include Ray Sanford Frank Himebaugh Jos. J. Johnston Charles Stottlemeyer Charles Stott Herman Rickless Ben Husman Miriam Rice Arend Balster Jr Philip Earhart Hazel Herrington Andrew Davidson Robert Aldrich Norris family Jessie Keith Reva Milroy Velma Cartwright Ella Loomis and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
O'Brien
Mr. Ferguson
Presbyterian Church
Ray Sanford
Frank Himebaugh
Quartermasters Corps
Jos. J. Johnston
Jacksonville
Florida
Charles Stottlemeyer
Des Moines
Charles Stott
Monticello
John Brady
Herman Rickless
Henry
Ben Husman
John
Camp Greene
North Carolina
John Riechart
DeWitt
Iowa
Joe Eby
Miriam Rice
Ingsmar
Montana
Arend Balster, Jr
Jefferson Barracks
Philip Earhart
Epworth
FE. L. Himebaugh
Hazel Herrington
Hopkinton
L. J. Schlimme
Andrew Davidson
Robert Clark
Robert Aldrich
New York
A. B. Norris
Hawick
Jessie Keith
IF. A. Royden
Reva Milroy
Ryan
D. Sanford
Velma Cartwright
Rhodes
Ella Loomis
Gowrie
Anamosa
Hopkinsville Leader News Item Briefs
Will Hopkins sold his residence to B M Loop and will move to Monti cello for new employment. The editor and wife returned from Mora Minnesota after Mrs G E Bunce sister of the editor died after an operation in Princeton hospital. Ray Sanford newly enlisted in the Motor Mechanics branch of the regular army and stationed at Camp Green N C visited town on furlough and hopes to see service overseas. F A Doolittle came from Delhi Saturday to handle the sale of household goods for Mrs Mamie Smith whose son has entered service leaving her to break up her home. He donated his services without charge due to his own son serving in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hopkins
B. M. Loop
Monticello
Mora
Minn
G. E. Bunce
Princeton
Ray Sanford
Motor Mechanics Department
Regular Army
Camp Green
N. C
F. A. Doolittle
Delhi
Mamie Smith
Doolittle
France
Notable German Americans Recall Carl Schurz Words
Chicago Daily News notes echoes of Carl Schurz's famous pledge quoted by Dr. Richard Bartholdt reflecting shared American welfare honor and future. The piece emphasizes unity and common interests of the American people across German American communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Carl Schurz
Richard Bartholdt
Farm Bureau notes silage with grain profitable feeding plan
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station shows limited grain feeding with full silage yields cheaper gains and higher profit margins for fattening cattle. Feed costs rise but silage boosts efficiency. build silos this year. Buckwheat found effective to choke out quick grass, say farm crops experts.
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W. H. Pew
Iowa
Beans in War Gardens Iowa Advice June Planting
Iowa State College experts urge planting navy beans June 1 to 10 to boost wartime food. Navy beans grow well on well drained soils and resist pests and diseases. Rows should be about 30 inches apart with yields of 12 to 18 bushels per acre on good soil.
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Iowa State College
Navy
Iowa
Pure Bred Live Stock Breeders' Association Formed
Jones county live stock men met at Anamosa in the Congregational church basement to organize a Pure Bred Live Stock Breeders' association. Wm A Hale was elected president with C I Kohl as vice president Fred Clark secretary and Leslie Dunn treasurer. Directors include Reese Bohren Werterbacher Hutton Larson and Watt. Hale spoke on the horse market soon to rise with Europe as a model Don E Fish shared insights on organizing such associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Congregational Church
Glackin
Wm. A. Hale
C. I. Kohl
Fred ¥. Clark
Leslie Dunn
H. 4. Reese
Rudolph Bohren
Christie Werterbacher
S. G. Hutton
Chas. Larson
Andrew Watt
Wm. Hale
Europe
Hale
Henry George
Miller
Don E. Fish
Henry County
Ladies of Jones County Organizing at Anamosa Meeting
The ladies of Jones County plan a county organization meeting at the courthouse in Anamosa on June 8 at 3 30 p m. Miss Bentley of the Ames Extension department will attend to assist in organizing and will deliver a talk. Officers and directors will be elected.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Miss Bentley
Ames
Patriot bread: 15 20 percent substitutes save wheat
Fred F. Clark urges use of flour substitutes such as corn barley oats bran and soy beans to save 5 to 7 million barrels of flour annually. He notes France and others have used substitutes successfully and that wheat economy is a duty to the army and allies. He emphasizes that substitute breads can be higher in protein and be better foods than wheat bread.
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France
Europe
Iowa
War garden operates around the clock in Sioux Falls
The war garden is now on the job and works twenty four hours a day as reported by the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
War Garden
Jones County Term Docket Opens With Wide Roster of Civil Actions
The June term under Judge John T. Moffit opens with a long docket of new cases filed since the last term. Cases include garnishments, promissory notes, guardianship petitions, quiet title suits, foreclosures, div orces, and partnership dissolutions spanning local banks, merchants, and companies.
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Jones County District Court
John T. ‘Moffit
Gar. Etc
J. S. Hall
Frank Bever
Marl S. Coppess
G. H. Bohlken
Henry C. Bohlken
Heintz Bros
T. IF. Denkhoff
the Martello Bank
Ira L. Davis
State Bank of Wilsworth
A. O. Peterson
M. P
Arbuckle Brothers
S. M. Conley
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Amos Hodgen
F. J. Bagley
Henry Schnoor, Jr
United States Tire Co
George Switzer
Ewing Mtg. Co
American Express Co
H. L. Becker
Celia Edwards Smead
Horace H. Smead
J. M. Green
Frank A. Benadom
A. G. Hejinian
John R. Tice
Charlies C. Dennison
Clara Dennison
Charlie Seeger
H. D. Miller
Sephen A. Leek
Jennie W. Leek
John W. Grubbs
William Hotz
the Geo. H. Paul Co
Fosster Hutchins
Arthur I. Hutchins
W. A. Beery
W. G. Tilers
C. H. Schipman
W. G. Wilers
C. H H. Schipman
W. G. Hilers
Brunswick-Balke Collender Co
A. H. Wisentrager
John C. Murray
John I. Williams
W. M. Dennison
Eveline M. Gilbert
Jones County Soldier Arthur McCullough Dies in France
Arthur McCullough of Anamosa has died of wounds received on the frontline in France, the first Jones county man to fall in battle. He enlisted with local guardsmen, was under 21, and leaves a brother in Monticello. His government life insurance policy is reported at $10,000.
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Arthur McCullough
Anamosa
Jones County
France
War Department
Olin
National Guard
Tipton Company
McCullovgen
McCullough
Liddy
Monticello
Non essential industry shift urged in federal hearing
Federal officials hear from all business classes that non essential industries are the other fellow's problem. The statement suggests a push for broader national buy in as the industry distinction remains debated in Washington.
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Sioux Falls
Irish War Time Motto Sparks KC Times Quip
The Kansas City Times comment jokes about adopting a wartime motto "Brin 0 fight" as locals scoff or cheer amid a heated debate about Brin go brah slogans and Irish spirit.
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Kansas City Times
Anamosa News Highlights Local War Efforts and Incidents
Keith Lemon has joined the navy ensign school in Chicago after Cornell College studies. A two year old fell from a second story, stabilized with good recovery prospects. A Kaiser remark sparked a street scuffle, ending with a retreat and a federal arrest for bond-sales disruption. Five Anamosa youths enlisted in Cedar Rapids, with Cash and Carlson joining the radio branch, Miller and Underwood failing the physical, Bemrose also unable to pass. A patriotic note encourages inland action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Lemon
L. C. Lemon
Ensign School of the Navy
Chicago
Cornell College
Ou Reece
Linn County
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Paul Cash
Nerle Miller
Henry Carlson
Grover Underwood
Ray Bemrose
Anamosa High School
Cash
Carlson
Miller
Des Moines
Underwood
Bemrose
Red Cross Sale at Castle Grove Township
Castle Grove township residents plan a Red Cross auction on Thursday June 18 at the Catholic church grounds. Proceeds support Red Cross work and a lunch will be available. Col Waddick and Capt Tarbox expected to auction items with speaking music and a call to come with pocketbooks and checkbooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Red Cross
Catholic Church
Col. Waddick
Capt. Tarbox
War-weary Veterans Call For Tough Peace Terms
Detroit Free Press notes that anyone who has seen France’s war devastation will not return seeking peace on the Kaiser's terms, signaling strong public demand for a hard stance in postwar negotiations.
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Detroit
Crane Theatre Summer Schedule Highlights
The schedule lists Mae Marsh in She Cinderella Man a six part feature on Thursday June 18. Tom Mix stars in Cupid's Roundup a five part Fox program on Friday June 14. Roy Stewart leads The Medicine Man a five part Triangle play on Saturday June 15 with A Boomerang Frameup a Triangle comedy. Matinee at 3 00.
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Mae Marsh
Goldwynh
Tom Mix
Fox
Roy Stewart
the Medicine Man
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Ethel
Martha Hanken
Loyals
Viola Bethurum
Toronto
Charlie Lyon
M. H. Dodge
Topeka
Holland
Germany
Hopkinton Leader News
Farm Bureau Notes
Fred F. Clark
Anamosa Eureka - News
Crane Theatre
George Hernandez
Bryant Washburn
Essaney
Clara Kimball Young
Patrick’s
Chicago, Milwaukee
St. Paul Ry. Co
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Railway Co
United States
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