Birthday tribute to A P Moats spans generations
Center Junction on June 22 marked A P Moats birthday with family gathering of 44 relatives including children grandchildren and aides. The event featured a birthday cake for grandpa and several June birthdays. Moats a Civil War veteran of the 38th Iowa Infantry harvested 200 quarts of strawberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Moats
Mr. Meais
Iowa
C. B. Carson
Hovkinton
Paw Mee
Wilton Junction
Center Junction
May Himebaugh
Lucille
W .K. Moats
G. Thompson
George Moats
L. BE. Moats
Inver Moats
Hopkinton Social Roundup Delights Weekenders
Hopkinton and Cedar Falls residents hosted and visited kin and friends over the weekend. Notables include Miss Lucile Sweesy from Walla Walla and Rev. Feiss’s sermon at the Presbyterian church, with Mrs. Ensign preparing to depart for Salt Lake City. The piece catalogs numerous visits, hospitality events, and small town gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamy Edgar
Portia Main
Cedar Falls
Mary Zeuch
Irma Bradke
Monticello
Lucile Sweesy
Wala Walla
Washington
W. S. Johnson
Hye
Persia
Friends
W. H. Ensign
Feiss Ceiver
Ensign
Salt Lake City
Earl Griffith
Libby Wilson
Dorothy Pierce
Ruth Johnson
Iowa City
H. Livingston
Harriet
Arlington
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
J. D. Smith
J. M. Statler
Donna Davidson
Cedar Rapids
Hopkinton
Overtrude Reeve
Walter Barlow
Ames
Marshal Neil
A. E. Brock
Colesburg
Helen MacAllister
Connellsville
Owatonna
Minn
Arch Grimes
B. M. Ferguson
George Skelton
Whistler
California
G. H. DeShaw
Robert Earhart
Department of
State University of Ohio
Iss Selma Prahm
Center Junction
Howard White
Wickliffe
Ohio
A. K. Cramer
White
Cramer
Una Bacon
Buck Creek
John van Buren
Bob
Dorothy Reed
Des Moines
A. H. Reed
Glen Reed
Carrie Brooks
Charles Blanchard
Brooks
Manchester
Community Announcements and Visits in Iowa
Richland Center visitors and multiple local residents traveled between Scotch Grove Dubuque Monticello Fairfield and Anamosa. A July 2 farm demonstration on quack grass and Canada thistles is sponsored by the Jones County Farm Bureau under County Agent Wortman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Rickels
Scotch Grove
Gerd Rickels
August Peterson
Carl
Will Balsiger
Dubuque
Marugeg Brothers
Jones County Farm Bureau
Wortman
Chris Mardoff
Anamosa
Forest Ely
John McCord
Boscobel
Wis
Herman Schneider
Joe Kiburz
Fred W. Hein
Lorraine
Ruth
Georgia
Belle Devlin
Richard Hoag
Monticello
John Schweitzer
Sam Semmert
Anna Balsiger
John Yossi
Will Wright
George Hein
Edward Herren
Maude Arduser
Adolph Egger
Ann
Abe Allamand
Onslow
Lester Schofield
G. L. Bual
Jacob Suter
Ralph Orim
J. L. Hein
New Ford Phaeton Wins Favor as Family and Sport Car
The Ford Phaeton attracts both family buyers and young sport car enthusiasts. It seats driver and one front passenger plus three in back, with two tone leather upholstery. The top folds flat and is operated by one person. Triplex glass windshield folds flat and wings fold over for a sport look.
Seventh annual Midland Homemakers picnic near Wyoming
The Midland Homemakers club held its seventh annual homecoming and picnic four miles south of Wyoming at the Wapsie bridge. About 67 people attended, including families of four teen club members and former residents from nearby areas. Activities included visiting, fishing, and swimming, followed by readings of local news and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Midland Homemakers’ Club
Wapsie Bridge
Wyoming
Wyoming Township
Winifred Wherry
Mountain Iron
Minn
Bess Redfern
Anamosa
John T. Wherry
Frances Franks
Ellen Overly
Ray Heasty
Will Luckstedt
Laurence Koch
Louis Koch
Laurence
Lyle Tompkins
Betty Fishwild
Caroline Allamand
Josephine Kouba
Signa Streeper
E. N. Stoffel
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Stanley Eichhorn
Chris Eichnorn
Mercy Hospital
Orlyn Anderson
Russell Anderson
W. J. Foster
J. A. Hoegen
M. EB
State Park
Laura Clome
George Fladd
St. Paul
George
G. W. James
Orr family reunion and community notices in Onslow
A Onslow reunion of the Orr family was held with Mrs. Jo seph Wasson. Guests included William Blackadder and family of Sumner Washington and Mr. and Mrs. Dana McGovern of Chicago. Local visits, bridge luncheon plans, travels, hospital news, and town water pump failure are reported with multiple names and places. City water outage halts firecracker sales as repairs proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orr
Joseph Wasson
William Blackadder
Sumner
Wash
Wasson
Dana McGovern
Chicago
Irma Hurzman
Arlington
Hurzman
Kenneth Kennedy
G. Sears
C. R. Smith
Howard Willison
Duncan Wasson
Ralph Bone
Monticello
Leonard McKinstry
Lee Hansen
Wyoming
Siler
Mildred
Mabel Streeper
Bernice Hall
Cornell College
Miss Christenson
Kennedy
Miss Flockhart
Belle Johnston
Miss Moyer
Garwin
Jack Helfrich
Moline
Charles Rowe
Genevieve Smith
Lyle Tompkins
Ella Cartright
Rockwell City
Emily Reade
Carl Brown
Helen
A. K. McMaster
Maquoketa Caves
Edna Blackadder
Henry Koon
W. C. T. U. Flower Mission
Relatives and neighbors join Mary Louise Eilers celebration
Sand Spring hosts Mary Louise and Herman Eilers relatives Monday night with guests including Henry and Elaine Eilers and numerous Eilers families. Others, such as Margaret Baxter, Edward Cox, and Catherine Clement's group, visited various local homes through the week in Cedar Rapids Anamosa and Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou King
Mary Louise
Herman Eilers
Minnesota
Henry Eilers
Elaine
Irving
Louis Heiken
Grant Eilers
Paul Eilers
Glen Eiler
Ed Eilers
Margaret Baxter
Colesburg
Edward Cox
Cedar Rapids
Catherine
Marcella
Anna
Mary
Matt Clement
LeRoy Swartzlow
Sophia Clement
Alphonse Schmide
Dubuque
C. C. Slauson
Herman Welter
Fred Welter
Muscatine
Welter
J. L. Batchelder
Anamosa
Ray Hayes
Monticello
Cap Arduser
Clara Mildred
Donald
Carlers
John Heln, Jr
Galen Heln
Fred Heeren
Jack Heeren
Dundee
Henry Otting
Farley
W. H. Behrends
Bilver Lake Park
Delhi
Sunjay
Community Visit and Social Notes From Monticello Area
Social round up notes visits to homes of Lang Pawson and Chaplin families. Monticello and Cascade residents attend parties and a Fourth of July picnic planned at Sand Springs with a Cascade Sand Spring baseball game and a Hopkinton band concert. Farmers' Mutual creamery pays 37 percent butter fat for May with listed patrons earning above 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Bright
Jake Lang
Frederick Arduser
Cedar Rapids
Fred Egger
Lou King
C. C. Stanson
John Prult
Monticello
Ray Chaplin
Onslow
Ed Pawson
Clara Chaplin
Hannah Carpenter
Ward Hicks
Miss Plane
Hillar Knapp
Cascade
Herman Welter
George Gadient
Chicago
Sand Springs
Sand Spring
Hopkinton
Harry Chaplin
Gene Stevenson
J. L. Batchelder
Andrew Glass
Castle Grove
Cap Arduser
Velma
Mildred
Donald
C. C. Slauson
Mildred Taylor
Arduser
Weber and Gestel
Slauson
Raymond White
Trenkamp Bros
Smith and Egger
Baum and Stimson
Joe Miller
Castle Grove Farm Bureau Meets With 4 H Girls Present
The Castle Grove farm bureau holds its regular meeting Friday June 27 with a program by the 4 H club girls who will perform Say It With Flowers and show moving pictures. A strong audience is urged to greet the demonstrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove Farm Bureau
Will Hiller
John van Buren
Union Township
Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church
S. M. Hosford
Castle Grove
John Eggers
Alva Stadtmueller
W. A. Hale
Anamosa
George Muller
N. G. Manternach
J. W. Milroy
Buck Creek
Henry Gerrets
E. F. Burr
Local figures travel to Luther League camp at Clear Lake
Stanwood residents Rev G Wolf and Misses Tda Hahn Emma Holken Margaret Bal ster and Augusta Elben left Sunday for Clear Lake to spend a short time at the Luther League camp. Steve Petersen attended a shipping associations officers meeting in Anamosa last Thursday. F C Cramer and family joined a social at John Van Buren's home in Union township last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood
Rev. G. Wolf
Tda Hahn
Emma Holken
Margaret Balster
Augusta Elben
Clear Lake
Luther League
Steve Petersen
Anamosa
F.C. Cramer
John van Buren
Union Township
Sweet clover sowing in corn yields mixed results, Iowa expert says
Iowa State College crop chief H D Hughes notes farmers have planted sweet clover before the last corn cultivation for years with uneven success. Seeded early, clover won’t shade corn, then can be plowed under for green manure or used as hay. For double corn rotations, spring plowing helps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
H. D. Hughes
Towa State College
Ames
Mr. Hughes
Real estate values rise with dry, light cellars and elevated sites
Real estate dealers value dry light cellars adding 500 to 1000 dollars to home value. The U S Bureau of Public Roads stresses choosing an elevated site with at least one downward slope. Favor open porous soils with deep natural drainage so ground water stays at least ten feet below the surface. An invisible pocket in a girl’s dress is mentioned as a money carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Weeds and crop advice from the U S Department of Agriculture
The text emphasizes weed control by preventing seeding, seed introduction, and top growth of perennials. It also gives fertilizer guidance using arson sulphate and cottonseed meal, applied thrice per season at 12 to 15 pounds per 1000 sq ft. Additional notes cover pig and sow care and breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bird house protection from cats described
A sheet-metal guard around a pole or tree nest enclosures can deter cats. A cylinder about 18 inches long or a cone placed high prevents jumping access. Iron pipe nest supports are cat proof. An overhanging sloped roof aids protection, and a wire mesh screen can admit birds while keeping cats out.
No More RATS or mice with RAT SNAP product claim
An advertisement from Modern Drug Shop touts RAT SNAP as a sure rodent killer with no smell. It markets 35¢ size-1 cakes for home use, 650 size-2 cakes for animal housing, and a $1.25 free-5 cakes offer for large buildings, guaranteed.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hartman
T. I. Platner
John Merris
John Carson
Gertrude Sonner
Donna
Nebraska
W. S. Pangburn
Boston
DeWitt
E. F. Kleineck
Percy Dodson
Guy Williamson
Donald Welch
Claude Tomlinson
Dean Mead
Mariel Otten
Alice Preston
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Heck
Ady
Light Bearers
H. E. Stingiev
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Charles Alvea
Tipton
Alyvea
Glen Little
Red Oak
Merle Pangburn
O. O. Watson
Henry Heeren
Monmouth
Peter Prahm
Maquoketa
N. C. Holm
F. L. Himebaugh
Springville
J. F. Livingstone
Helen Himebaugh
John Alexander
S. W. Clark
Harry Chase
Edgewood
Chase
Eileen
Hollyee
Emogene Chase
Maxine Chase
S. G. Thompson
Rev
Mrs. A. Alves
L. A. Dreibelbis
Waterloo
Dorothy
Ethel
C. H. Nelson
A. D. Serbousek
Mane
Fred Carson
Ce- Gar Rapids
Selma Prahm
Perry Scroggie
Michigan
Martha Carson
Snell
Lanark
Wynona
Oxford Junction
Will Serbousek
Irene
Glen
James Mead
Augusta Norris
Howard Coder
Will
Beloit
Kansas
Richland Center
Home
Channing
Ford
Phaeton
Semdac
Standard Oil Company
Indransz
Our Recipe Club
Suter’s
Suter's Market
Leghorn Land
Russell E. Lux
Lake Michigan
Drake
Blackatona Management
Jplenics
A. Ca
Iowa Drugglete Assocts
F. J. Kay McMickle Drug Co
W. M. Skinner
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