Iowa Book News for Iowa Readers Highlights Library Picks
A survey of new books and authors of interest to Iowans. Edger Rubey Harlan’s five volume A Narrative History of the People of Iowa is noted along with recent novels by Ethel Hueston and other regional writers. Public libraries announce extended summer loan periods and various radio book talks across Iowa stations.
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Speed
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H. Harcourt Horn
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J. Merbert Blackhurst
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Frederic B. Knight
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Cleo Lucas
Sioux City
Doubleday Doran
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Elizabeth Nicol Hutton
Henry Lage
Big Stone Lake
Stitute
Harry Hansen
Buyton Rascoe
J. C. Gray
Harriet Henry
Morrow
Pathe Pictures
Constance Bennett
Elizabeth Wordsworth
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Konrad Bercovici
Brewer
Carol of
Romania
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Willa Cather
Sinclair Lewis
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Conn
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Census reveals Jones County population and diversity figures
The 1930 census lists Jones County with 19,206 residents including 10,499 males and 8,707 females. It records 175 divorced men and 60 divorced women, 365 widowed men and 626 widowed women, plus 1,302 foreign born whites and 401 infants under one year. Education and occupation data show 98.9 percent of 7 to 13 year olds attend school, agriculture as the leading industry, and detailed by township population, including Monticello city and several townships.
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Fairview
Greenfield
Hale
Jackson
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Madison
Monticello
Oxford
Richland
Rome
Scotch Grove
Washington
Wayne
Wyoming
Centenarian recalls Lincoln as old friend
Wootine near Martintown recalls nine decades of life with Uncle Johnny Revord who met Abraham Lincoln before the Douglas debate. He joined the Fifth Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, was wounded, rose to lieutenant, and spoke of Lincoln on several occasions. He doubts the present generation and believes people should decide on prohibition.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Freeport
Yarna
Hetle Twlinoss
Sires
Abe
Lincoln
Johnny
Wilda
Michigan
Fifth Regiment of
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Leutenant
Folke
Four States Compete Over Divorce Trade Profits
Reno Nevada faces a four corner contest as Arizona Montana and Idaho consider residency or divorce laws while Nevada moves to speed up divorce procedures. Attorneys and hoteliers fear shifts in where divorce seekers go, with lawmakers aiming to curb influx.
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London Women Lose Umbrellas in Wet Weather
London’s women mislay about 400 umbrellas daily, the lost property drive reports. Wet spells cause more losses as umbrellas are left in streetcars, offices, or on streets. The Bureau of Standards notes paper cannot be fully transparent but can be made more translucent with oil or paraffin, applied safely to carbon tetrachloride.
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Living Chess on Mughal Anjari Bagh at Agra Fort
A visitor to Agra Fort can view the Anjari Bagh center courtyard where grassed squares and marble causeways form a chessboard dated to Mughal times. The court is linked to pachess play where attendants moved pieces controlled from marble pavilions.
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Agra
Anjari Bagh
Carrier Pigeons Tested by Royal Canadian Air Force
Pigeons carried on forestry patrol aircraft failed to show clear value. Several birds released 500 miles from home were lost in electrical storms or reached late. One bird reached base but failed to deliver its message, forcing the flyer to walk hundreds of miles.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Precautions Against Premature Burial in Ancient Times
In Premature Burial, Tobb and Vollum Hadwan describe measures by Egyptians who guarded corpses until life was extinct before embalming with antiseptics gums and resins. Greeks reportedly cut off fingers before cremation to test for life, reflecting fear of premature burial.
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Tobb
Vollum Hadwan
That Beats the Dutch expression origin explored
The article traces the saying That beats the Dutch to early uses in 1775 and 1837 discussions in public logs. It notes the phrase may honor Dutch fighting prowess amid Anglo Dutch conflicts and could reference German mercenary troops in Colonial days.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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de Re
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England
Germany
Blue Pig Misunderstanding Sparks Peaceful Lesson
A king asks for a blue pig with a black tail or war. The other king lacks one and jokes he would send it if he had one, leading to a linguistic misunderstanding. After realizing the miscommunication they end the war and agree peace. The tale warns that many quarrels stem from unclear language and false assumptions.
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Montreal Family Herald
Citrus production rising faster than world use says bureau
The bureau of agricultural economies reports that orange and grapefruit production increases outpace world consumption in nearly all citrus growing countries. Also notes the Pioneer National Bank of Waterloo announced last Monday that Farmers Loan & Trust Co. had been taken over by it. Various small ads follow including for sale lumber and real estate rentals.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Pioneer National Bank of Waterloo
Farmers Loan & Trust Company
Wanted and For Sale Notices
Classified short ads list lodging and items for sale including paint house rent corn plants and farm animals. Listings mention Monticello Cascade Iowa and Palmer’s Drug Store with contact numbers and dates such as 40-tf 51-1 and 43-tf. Some ads offer modern furnished house rent and a calendar for local goods and livestock sales.
Notice of Final Reports in Jones County Estates
Final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in listed estates have been filed in Jones County District Court. A final hearing is set for June 20 1931 to approve the reports including Lowell State Bank as administrator with will annexed for James W Gilroy and John B Zimmer man executor for J D Porope. Deputy clerk Lara E Hanna signs notice.
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Jones County
Lowell State Bank
James W. Gilroy
John B. Zimmerman
J. D. Porope
Anamosa
Iowa
Jones County Treasurer Harry Holcomb Semiannual Report
Jones County Iowa semi annual financial report covers December 31 1930 to May 31 1931. It itemizes state receipts county warrants road and paving funds motor vehicle and school district transfers and shows balance on hand May 31 1931 certified by Treasurer Harry Holcomb and Deputy Evelyn A Brown.
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Jones County
Eeeeaert
Secretary of State
Anamosa
Iowa
Evelyn A. Brown
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Bonda
Nome
Funda
Vince Ivetanasecugi Ee
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