Center Junction Wins Declamatory Contest at Onslow
Center Junction school students topped Onslow in a declamatory contest with Ruth Young winning the drama class gold medal and Ruth Rawson securing silver. Judges included Supt. Morris and Misses Alden Wheeler. The event drew 400 spectators as Center Junction also won spelling and ciphering tests. A home talent play “For The Old Flag” is set for May 2 at 8:30 p.m. in the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Onslow
Ruth Young
Ruth Rawson
Mildred Spohn
C. A Morris
Wyoming
Ruth Alden
Irene Wheeler
Anamosa
Kate Maurice
Opera
the Express
Zon Hileen
H. M. Hill
Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
Presbytery of
Cedar Rapids
Weld
Monticello
Burmeister
Pauline
M. E
Young
Will Serbousek
Coder
Lulu Grimm
Epworth League
Roy Snell
N. C. Holm
Maquoketa
Paul Holm
Pralem
Will White
Davenport
J. L. White
Hans Hoop
Lyman Hammel
Baldwin
Presbyterian Church
John Alexander
Dean
Alyea
Hanna
Rawson
E. L. Burgeson
Mayme
Carrie Preas
Alsever
Olin
W. A. Spohn
Onslow Buries Mrs McDaniel and Welcomes New Pastor
The body of Mrs. Orlando McDaniel from California arrived with her brother Bail ey Lightfoot and was buried in Wyoming cemetery as McDaniel could not attend. Rev. Pickering will move from Illinois by May 1 to serve the town’s long vacant pastorate. Miss Mary Neelan underwent appendicitis surgery and is recovering well with doctors Carson Rawson and Chamberlain assisting. A large opera house crowd attended two contests. Mae Overly returns from Excelsior Springs. updates on health, visits, and local movings follow including Joseph Hanna 75, an old soldier, dying last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Orlando McDaniel
California
Bailey Lightfoot
T. H. Lightfoot
Wyoming
McDaniel
Rev
Pickering
Illinois
Mary Neelan
John Neelan
Carson
Rawson
Chamberlain
Opera House
Mae Overly
Excelsior Springs
Overly
Clifford Johnson
Ballou
Mary Orr
Gilbert House
Ben Johnston
Joseph Hanna
Hattie Lamey
Max
W. H. Orr
Clin
Sand Spring Community Notices Apr–May
Residents attend visits and meetings in Sand Spring and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Glass of Prairieburg visit with daughter Mrs Fred Bohlken. Miss Gertie Glass extends stay. Ladies Sunshine Club meets at Mrs H S Pierce with next gathering May 8 at Mrs Ray Chaplin's. Various locals travel to Cedar Rapids Hopkinton Monticello and Dun Dee for hospital, shopping, or family visits.
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Sand Spring
Glass
Prairieburg
Fred Bohlken
Gertie Glass
George Lawrence
Denver
Colorado
Fred Lawrence
Ladies Sunshine Club
H. S. Pierce
Ray Chaplin
Thomas Murray
John McDonald
Monticello
C. S. Wilson
Dundee
Pierce
George Littlefield
Hopkinton
Louis Stoddard
Baby
Fred Bohiken
A. Blair
Jeannette
Edith Gestel
Cedar Rapids
Lewis Guthrie
George Kenney
Hartville
M. Dean
Paul
Hopkin
J. L. Batchelder
J. W. Murray
Prairieburg News Notes Includes Birth and Play Recital
Prairieburg April 28 notices report the birth of a baby boy to Mrs. J Kula in Dexter Minnesota where she has resided since her husband’s death. Local pupils presented a play at Kula hall Friday evening with net proceeds near 75 dollars. Henry Henderson reports his son’s safe return from overseas. Mrs Frank Holub shopped in Monticello, and Mr and Mrs Albert Kula plan a new home relocation. Fred Jossi of Coggan works cement for Mr Dolan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
J. Kula
Dexter
Minn
New York City
Henry
Frank Holub
Monticello
Albert Kula
Fred Jossi
Coggan
Dolan
Smallpox Cases Reported in Anamosa Community
Three smallpox cases surface in Anamosa within families of Mrs. Patrick Neville and Wm Lear. Other items note county auto tax receipts, a Monticello–Scotch Grove wedding, a civil suit, pay raises for county officials, War Service Council permanence, an insanity proceeding, Sen J K Hale’s legislative wrap, and the death of Laura Louise Gerber at 48, former assistant cashier of Anamosa National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Patrick Neville
Wm. Lear
Henry Boner
Monticello
Tressa Ralston
Scotch Grove
E. A. Lang
Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
John McLees
Richland Township
Nic Manternach
McLees
Manternach
War Service Council
Wm. Daly
HE. A. Grimwood
J. A. Voorhees
S. H. Brainard
W. L. Lamb
Herman Pieper
Greenfield Township
Gray
J. K. Hale
Des Moines
Hale
Board of Control
Laura Louise Gerber
Waldo
Florida
Harry Gerber
Miss Gerber
Anamosa National Bank
Seed corn tests warn of weak germination this spring
Farm Bureau notes seed corn in Jones county tests showing weak germination across the region. They urge growers to perform composite tests and, if below ninety eight percent, conduct individual ear tests before shelling to avoid poor stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Pruning and Spraying: A Farm Practice for Better Yields
The article urges consistent pruning and spraying for fruit trees to boost current yields and ensure buds for next year. It explains the spray cycle targets pests first, fruit second, and future buds third, noting unsprayed trees often underperform. It recommends Bordeaux and lead arsenate or lime sulfur and lead arsenate and advises consulting the county agricultural agent if unsure.
How To Meet The Cost The Cedar Fails Record
Townland has advanced 25 dollars per acre in value since year start. Experts anticipate another 25 dollar rise before snow flies. The unearned increment could total 2 billion dollars, enough to hard surface every road in Iowa. Yet people say we cannot afford good roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Wishing Topic Sparks Blunt Question Between Lovers
A dialogue between two speakers centers on a single wish. He hesitates before revealing the wish, and she presses him to explain why the subject came up. The exchange hints at hidden feelings and unspoken desires.
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J. W. Doxsee
Chas
A. Doxsee
David
Martha Hutton
Charles
Stoffel
Cecil Smith
Iowa City
W. C. Paul
Scotthorn
Anamosa Eureka News
Sioux City Journal
Farm Bureau Notes
Minneapolis Journal
Minneapolis
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Dr. Bosley
Patrick
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Emerson Plows
Gorham
Keystone
Keystone Corn
Deering Corn
Deering
de Laval
Hinman
W. F. Rohn
United States
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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Marx
Wwaist
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