Correspondence From Local Citizens Chronicle
Last week corrections clarify Willie Carson was in an aeroplane school six weeks studying propeller construction. A lengthy social diary lists marriages, visits, hospital bouts, school exams, and travel from Cedar Rapids to Monticello to Dubuque and Chicagozo with locals and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Carson
Will Ricklefs
Herman Ricklefs
Miss Gross
Amber
Morley
Monticello
Katie Hughes
Esther Sinclair
Thelma Brady
Hattie Folkerts
Lucile Himebaugh
Anna Otten
Des Moines
John
M. M. Sinclair
Will
Anamosa
E. L. Himebaugh
Rank
Cedar Rapids
Sylvan Bixby
Edgewood
Royden
Epworth League to Hold Patriotic Program in Center Junction
Center Junction May 8 8 The Epworth League plans a Sunday evening patriotic program May 12 with the subject Keep The League Fires Burning and a service flag dedication. Visitors and all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
League
Young
Catherine
Sam Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Bailey
Disney
West
Alden
Hamilton
Propst
Mr. Alden
Jim Alexander
Sam Alexander
Will Alexander
H. Dixon
Rema
Quasqueton
Clarence Dixon
Thos. Dawson
Davenport
Ernest Wright
Genevieve Glenn
Monticello
Queen Esther
Ethel Sinkey
Will Leech
Dubuque
Homer Hill
Central City
Hunter
Courtney
Commencement Exercises Close Onslow School Year
The Onslow high school closes Thursday with commencement in the opera house. Prof. McGlade of Cornell college will speak and the high school chorus provides music. Two graduates are Mate Harms and Fay Smith. A dance in the opera house followed with Christensen's orchestra from Lost Nation. Local visits and family news fill the rest of the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Byers
Cedar Rapids
Opera House
McGlade
Cornell College
Mate Harms
Fay Smith
Christensen
Lost Nation
Etta Brown
Carrie Mackrill
Floyd Challis
Throop
Charles
Longmont
Colorado
Rowe
Isabell Scroggie
Miss Sear
Miss Irwin
Literary Club
John Neelans
Lottie
Maquoketa
Seward Smith Elected Prairieburg Union Superintendent
Seward Smith was elected superintendent of the Union Sunday School after the resignation of Mr. Crawford who moves to Palo. Also noted are visits and travel by local residents including B D Haeussler and wife and H K Kettlitz family from Monticello, and various residents traveling to Iowa City and Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Seward Smith
Union
S. S
Crawford
Palo
B. D. Haeussler
H. Kettlitz
Monticello
Burg
Wilkinson
N. J. Benson
O. HK. Reed
Iowa City
Reed
Mrs Garlinghouse and daughter head to Ellis Minnesota
Mrs Jennie Garlinghouse and her daughter Orpha departed Wednesday for Ellis Minnesota. They plan to stay a couple of months with relatives there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
Jennie Garlinghouse
Orpha
Ellis
Minnesota
Anamosa Eureka News Bulletin Highlights Local Affairs
Attorney William Smyth treated at University hospital Town City Cedar Rapids native known in Jones county. James Holt becomes president of Pike's Peak cog railroad announced by Colorado Springs Gazette. Red Cross rooms at city hall seek more workers urgent as only a tenth of women participate. County office candidacy sparse with filing deadline approaching. Next Republican county convention expected to be large due to governor vote base. Anamosa high school debating team loses Ottumwa match though members Joslin Cash McLaughlin honor Northeastern Iowa championship and mirror 191? success of earlier team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smyth
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
University Hospital
Town City
James Holt
Anamosa
Cog Railroad
Pike’s Peak
Colorado Springs
Red Cross
Iowa
Harding Aid
Anamosa High School
Ottumwa
Millard Joslin
Paul Cash
Glen McLaughlin
Northeastern
Towa
McLaughlin
Joslin
Big Damage Suit Arises Over Eye Injury at Work
Hopkinton Wm Kness employee of Isaac Littlefield sues for 5000 claiming loss of an eye from a shaft flying from a machine while he worked on an automobile. Littlefield allegedly did not insure workers as required and bore the risk himself. Kness later left for Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Wm. Kness
Isaac Littlefield
Kness
Littlefield
Co operative Creamery Organized In Hopkinton
A meeting of farmers in the Commercial Club rooms decided to take over the Hopkinton creamery plant and equipment and reorganize as a straight cooperative. A provisional board of directors was elected with S. B. Lowe presiding and H. M. Reeve as secretary. New officers include S. B. Lowe president and C. R. Reggentine vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Hopkinton Creamery
S. B. Lowe
H. M. Reeve
GC. R. Reggentine
James Kelley
Hugh McGlade
Chain letter nuisance under Thrift campaign prompts officials
Oxford Mirror reports the recycled chain letter aimed at boosting government thrift. It cites a five recipient chain with 25 cent stamps and requests for five more letters and stamps while reporting back to War Savings in New York. The piece notes the government and post office oppose chain letters and have rulings against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Mirror
War Savings Committee
New York City
Post Office Department
Postoffice Department
Miller urges War Savings Stamps appeal beyond children
Homer A. Miller, state director, stresses that War Savings Stamps are not for kids only and can be bought in blocks up to $1,000. The government calls for a $2,000,000,000 allotment while Iowa trails its quota by $10,000,000 and must subscribe this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer A. Miller
Iowa
Aging and Wakefulness Challenge Noted in Sleep Comment
Atypical remark from the Atchison Globe notes that old age brings much time to sleep yet leaves many awake and restless. The observation frames aging as a period of paradoxical wakefulness despite available rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Emergency Gall to Corn Growers Urges Immediate Seed Testing
Farm Bureau urges county corn growers to ear-test all seed now with 20 to 30 percent untested. Call neighbors and use telephone to locate backward farmers. Start seeking good home seed, locate surplus seed for testing, and offer excess seed to less fortunate to aid wartime food effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Red Cross column urges more knitters and nurses enlistment
Central Division issues sweater knit quotas with 72 stitches per garment and May goals of 6000 8x4 surgical dressings. Monticello Red Cross forms new auxiliary at Sand Lill church. sewing rooms recruit volunteers and warm garments for Belgian relief. Nurse recruitment targets 5000 by June 1 and 25000 by next January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Creek
Castle Grove Township
Red Cross
Hicks & Rickiefs
Dena Willms
Lizzie Willms
Florence Black
Minnie Hull
Mable Ricklefs
Harold Hubbard
Wilhelmina Knake
Essie M. Coleman
Monticello
The
Sand Lill
Agnes
Rosalia Hepp
Leona Reade
Hicks & Rickless
Joseph Rieger
Army
Navy
France
Suggestions for planting weak seed corn in Iowa farms
The Ames agricultural experiment station recommends careful seed-bed preparation and shallow planting for weak seed corn. Plant just deep enough to cover about an inch, avoid overplanting deep kernels, and seed more thickly than normal if germination reaches 75 percent to improve potential yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Plant a patch of sorgum cane for home sweets
A Jones county bulletin urges planting sorgum cane to combat a global sugar shortage and feed the home folk as shipments to soldiers continue. The early Amber variety is noted as best for local conditions and the county agent's office offers the bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Practice for corn planting and silo timing
The article advises planting the latest maturing home grown seed corn first for ensilage. It warns that using ensilage corn last is costly and common. It recommends sourcing strong germinating ensilage seed from southern regions and planting it several weeks before home grown seed.
Early May Planting Improves Ensilage Corn Growth and Pick
The corn investigation office reports that large ensilage varieties planted in northern states late in May yield sloppy sour silage, while early May plantings produce hardier growth with better frost and drought resistance, greater maturity, more grain, and richer sweeter silage. Fall frosts are the primary risk. home grown early varieties require no extra early planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Corn Investigations
Virginia
Missouri
Jones County Live Stock Men Meet in Anamosa
A Jones county gathering of all live stock men will be held in Anamosa on June 1. Dinner will be served followed by an excellent program featuring top speakers from the live stock industry. This marks the first annual meeting of the Jones County Pure Bred Breeders association with constitutions and by laws ready for approval. All farmers in Jones county are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Jones County Pure Bred Breeders Association
Early and late corn planting effects noted by county agent
County Agent Fred F. Clark explains that corn planted by early May grows better in wet cold soil and warms to the hand, while corn planted by June becomes mostly water and poorer for silting once fall frosts arrive.
German Demands Grow as Berlin Faces New Enemies
The World notes that after each German demand a new one is pressed in Berlin, with Berlin appearing unsatisfied by the count of enemies. The piece highlights ongoing pressure and escalating tensions in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Holland
Berlin
Foolish Optimism in War Cheer Debate
Chicago Daily News argues against relying on cheerful delusions that the war will be easy or that others will do the fighting, warning this mindset undermines preparedness and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Leaking Out German Press Warns of American Danger
In a Kansas City Star item, German papers increasingly sense peril in the United States. The piece notes authorities fear readers will not be kept ignorant of rising tensions and that exposure is inevitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
America
Wyoming high school diary notes and war stamps
Miss Ariel Swords visits Wyoming Iowa as boys leave for farms. Spelling tests show seniors win while grades place freshmen second sophomores third and jurors fourth. War saving stamps total 1014.79 and bonds 2450. May Fete postponed to Friday. Selective soldiers listed for Anamosa and Jefferson Barracks. Dallas News accuses Germany Belgium and northern France of thievery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ariel Swords
Wyoming
Iowa
Miller
Edison On The Value Of Music And War Spirit
Edison argues music is essential to national morale during wartime and urges America to expand music and communal singing. He cites military use of music and the Marseillaise as a rallying force, warning against those who deem music a luxury during conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
France
America
Monticello Notice Orders Alley Cleanliness
Notice to all property owners adjoining city alleys in Monticello to remove rubbish and objectionable material. Alleys must be kept clean and free for travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Monticello
Income tax due in June with July payment rejected
The St. Paul Pioneer Press notes that income tax must be paid by June and July payments are not accepted. It warns that delaying tax sends money to the government or worse, to the wrong recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Dedication of Service Flag at Presbyterian Church
Next Sunday the Presbyterian church holds two Mother’s Day services with special music and white flowers. The evening includes a patriotic dedication of a large service flag honoring 29 men and 2 women connected to the church, followed by the new verse of America. Margarita Walton sings The Children's Message. visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
America
Crane
Margarita Walton
Week of May Film Lineup With Notable Stars and Features
The schedule spans May 14 to May 18 with Bryant Washburn in Skinner's Baby Essanay and Vengeance and the Woman Vitagraph plus His Precious Life Triangle Keystone. May 16 features Madge Kennedy in Nearly Married Goldwyn. May 17 shows George Walsh in The Pride of New York Fox. May 18 presents Roy Stewart in One Shot Boss Triangle and Their Love Lesson Triangle comedy with a 3:00 matinee and evening orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant Washburn
Skinner’s
Orchestra Music
Vitagraph
Keystone
George Walsh
New York
Fox
Roy Stewart
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Scotch Grove
Jessie Gelvin
Fred Lawrence
Luther
L .A. Reichart
Josie Grant
Sophia Hull
Anna Guthrie
Miss Guthrie
R. J. Guthrie
Cc. K. Greer
Margaret
Theresa
Elfreda Scheer
Manchester
Charles Martin, Jr
Buck Creek
Garlinghouse
Clara Gestel
Wellsburg
Trene McDonough
Center Junction
Anamosa Eureka News
Co-operative Creamery
Farm Bureau Notes
Monticello Express
WH. G. Brazelton
George Barrack
David Street
Isaac Rigby
Elizabeth A. Parrott
J. W. Davis
Congregational Church
Daniel L. Davis
Chicago
Davis
Joseph Orr
Onslow
Auriia Ames
Lenox College
M. R. Gurney
Hill City
Kansas
Rozen Frances Hall
Mary Ann Hall
Scotch Grove Township
Harm Herren
Ahldrich Dirksen
Lambertus Leesekamp
Bowen
Prairie
Fred F. Clark
Harry Heisey
New Soldier Boys
Jefferson Barracks
John R. Snyder
Silas Wright
Robert Lee Brady
Martin Andrew Buol
Willard Boots
Leslie R. Wells
Arend Balster, Jr
John Jacob Buol
Millard F. First
Ernest Rollins Glass
William Joseph Knapp
Alfred Burnard Snyder
James James
William Rickels
Edgar Lloyd Schuchman
James Hanson White
Lee H. Shirk
Dallas News
Germany
Belgium
Crane Theatre
Ruth Stonehouse
Triangle
Madge Kennedy
Goldwyn
Patrick’s
Ricklefs & McNeill
Lansing
Akron
Ohio
Ohio River
J. M. Preston Co
Henry H.schoon
C. H. Schipman
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