Local Red Cross Fund List and Community News May 14 1918
Names of ladies contributing 50 cents to the Red Cross Reserve Fund are listed. The column notes visits to Des Moines and Earlville, births at John McDonald hospital, schooling in Davenport, and trips to Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls. Multiple families and residents from Center Junction are mentioned along with social visits and upcoming L A S meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Red Cross Reserve Fund
J. A. McDonald
Frank Serbousek
George Andrews
Frank Peterson
Fred Bloom
D. S. Ward
Adeline Eggerts
Hearn
John Stickley
A. Tomlinson
H. M. Hill
Jessie Smith
Harmon Shipley
Onslow May 14 1918 Commencement Glows With Orations
The Onslow commencement program passed off nicely with two graduates delivering pleasing orations. The high school chorus lively, a duet by Mrs Johnson and Thelma was enjoyed, and diplomas were presented by Geo French, school board president. The hall was decorated pink and green, class motto impossible is Un-American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Britt
Iowa
Louise Sears
Clinton
Ames
Gould
Anamosa
M. I
Disney
W. H. Orr
Sand Spring Social and Health Notices Briefly Reported
Sand Spring May 13. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Bohlken and Mrs. J. L. Batcheder spent Friday in Marion and Cedar Rapids to bid farewell to a relative leaving with the last draft for Jefferson Barracks. Local pupils and teachers attended a May Fete in Monticello. G. J. Bohlken and Eva Warner visited Monticello to consult a doctor about health. Gertrude Arduser and Mildred Blair have been sick. tonsillitis and grippe respectively. James McVey returned to Worthington after visiting his brother east of town. Mrs. Barney Schaeffer and daughter visited relatives in Worthington. H. S. Pierce home hosted Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Wheeless and son from Hopkinton. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lawrence and Mr. were guests of Tona Powers. Mrs. Casper Arduser and two sons shopped in Monticello. Henry Eggers visited Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
Fritz Bohlken
J. L. Batcheder
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson Barracks
Wilson and
Coyle
Monticello
G. J. Bohlken
Eva Warner
Gertrude Arduser
Mildred Blair
James McVey
John
Worthington
Barney Schaeffer
F. M. Wheeless and Son
Hopkinton
H. S. Pierce
Fred Lawrence
Tona Powers
Casper Arduser
Saturay
Henry Eggers
Memorial Day Prep and Local Enlistment Note
Scotch Grove May 15 preparations under way for Memorial Day exercises to honor veterans at home and abroad. Frank Himebaugh enlisted in the quartermasters corps in Cedar Rapids and left for Jefferson Barracks. John Lang Sr. is in Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Frank Himebaugh
Cedar Rapids
Quartermasters Corps
Jefferson Barracks
John Lang, Sr
Onslow
Community Notes From Carroll Area This Week
This week includes family care in the Carroll Lightfoot home and Arend Balster Jr leaving for Anamosa with the group sent to Jefferson Barracks. Corn planting is ongoing as farmers hurry to get crops in. Miss Belle DeShaw of Hopkinton visits the F A Royden home. Mr and Mrs Gus Dreibelbis welcome a baby boy born Sunday, and Mrs Murphy of Center Junction cares for Mrs M M Sinclair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Lightfoot
Arend Balster, Jr
Anamosa
Jefferson Barracks
Belle DeShaw
Hopkinton
F. A. Royden
Gus Dreibelbis
Murphy
Center Junction
M. M. Sinclair
Prairieburg News Roundup Highlights Local Guests and Graduates
May 12 notices recap visits by Pinch Tharp and Fehr families from near Marion. Four high school seniors Mable Flockhart Myrtle Crawford Miles Peet Park DeLancey set to graduate. Lloyd Leclerc bids farewell before Jefferson Barracks departure. I M Corns host brother and family from Marion as Gail DeLancey recovers from illness. Lydia Richards visiting F T Richards home. Harry G Camne visits Coggon on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
R. Pinch
Cliff Tharp
Lyle Fehr
Marion
Knapp
Mable Flockhart
Myrtle Crawford
Miles Peet
Park DeLancey
Lloyd Leclerc
Jefferson Barracks
I. M. Corn
Anamosa and Eureka News Highlights Local Losses and War News
Several Jones county youths sailing to France leave February departures underway for wartime service. Obituaries unfold with Margarie Kramer 13 dies of scarlet fever. J R Hayes longtime resident passes away aged about 65. Ezra Keeler visits from Denver at 78 after a long legal career. Ella McNamara Chesire dies at 46 after goiter surgery attempt and pneumonia. husband John Chesire and four children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
France
Margarie Belle Kramer
J. M. Kramer
Jackson Township
Olin
J. R. Hayes
Anamosa
Hayes
New York
Ezra Keeler
Denver
Ohio
Ann Arbor
John Chesire
Marshalltown
Death of Ira Welch of New York City
Ira Welch aged 73, son of Jeremiah S. Welch and Elizabeth Mason Welch, born April 9 1862 in Washington D C, died May 9 or 10. He lived in New York City as an insurance adjuster, aided in San Francisco earthquake claims, and traveled widely. Survived by two daughters Dorothy and Helen, sister Isabell Mason, brothers Mason Welch and John S. Welch. Remains were brought to Chicago and laid beside his parents in Oakwood cemetery. funeral services held in New York and Chicago. Pallbearers named J J Locher HE BE Reed J T Lanigan Louis Lang O G Tobin and N Kehoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Welch
New York City
Jeremiah S. Welch
Elizabeth Mason Welch
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Ira
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Chicago
Bryant & Stratton Business College
Europe
United States
Welch
Dorothy
Helen
Isabell Mason
St. Louis
Mason Welch
San Francisco
Pity the Profiteer in War Airplane Production
Commentary in the St. Paul Pioneer Press indicts individuals who hoard profits from U S aircraft production funds. The piece warns of greed delaying national defense and calls for accountability in procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Public Ledger Reflects on Austrian Parliament Adjournment
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes that while parliamentary adjournment may end debate, it will not soothe a people deeply displeased, leaving persistent public concern and thought on current issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Calyx spray timing for apples urged by Ames horticulturists
R S Herrick of the Ames extension forces urges applying calyx spray as blossoms fall and before calyx cups close. Most apple trees reach this stage soon. thorough application is essential. Recommended mixtures include lime sulfur with arsenate of lead or blue vitriol Bordeaux as an alternative, each diluted in 50 gallons of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Herrick
Ames
War Gardens Urged as Tomatoes Jump in Price
The article notes tomato contract prices reaching as high as 32 per ton, up from 7 to 10 in prior years, urging gardeners to plant enough to supply meals, canning, and sauces. It promotes early plant movement, seed planting in hills, and outlines Red Cross fundraising and junior auxiliary activities across multiple towns.
Arsenate of Lead Warns Iowa Growers on Currant Worm
Iowa State College horticulturalists warn fruit growers to spray gooseberry and currant bushes for currant worm. The recommended treatment is arsenate of lead using three pounds of lead paste or one and a half pounds of arsenate in 50 gallons of water applied with a spray pump or sprinkler to protect foliage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Death of George Brazelton prominent Iowa farmer
George Brazelton aged 73 died May 9 at his son Edgar Brazelton’s Monticello home after a months long illness. He was born December 15 1844 in Linn County and was married four times producing several children including Edgar and Carl Brazelton. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. A P Walton at the local Presbyterian church with interment in Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brazelton
Edgar G. Brazelton
Carl Brazelton
Monticello
Edgar
New Mexico
Brazelton
Iowa
Linn County
Bowen's Prairie
Independence
Mary B. Crusinberry
Lily C. Kinyon
Bern
Kansas
Frank Leslie Brazelton
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Alice Byers
Center Junction
Carl G. Brazelton
Britt
Lillian Marsch
Earl
Pearl E. Pulver
Louis Keith
Cascade
John Bradle
Vinton
Olive Rice
Corvalis
Oregon
Sarah Dawson
Chloa Brazelton
Pasadena
California
Jerome Brazelton
Gault
Noel Brazelton
Hopkinton
Presbyterian Church
A. P. Walton
Oakwood Cemetery
Real Estate Transfers Among Local Property Owners
J F Fisher transfers eighty acres in section 25 83 3 to F W Miller for sixteen thousand dollars. John Marek and wife convey wfnw and e nwi4 in section 30 86 4 to Henry Marek for fourteen thousand dollars. W F Strawman and wife transfer e e lot 1 section 32 84 3 to Paul Hanken for two hundred twenty five dollars. Carria A Johnston and wife convey lots 3 and 4 block 17 Onslow to R L Greiser for nine hundred dollars. W W Strawmen and wife transfer w e lot 1 section 32 84 3 to Walter Steckle for two hundred twenty five dollars. Addie McPherson and husband transfer ne se4 and se i4 ne4 in section 14 83 3 to Albert Hartwig for eighteen thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Fisher
F. W. Miller
John Marek
Henry Marek
W. F. Strawman
Paul Hanken
Carria A. Johnston
R. L. Greiser
Onslow
W.W. F. Strawmen
Walter Steckle
Addie McPherson
Albert Hartwig
War aims and unity urged by Cedar Rapids Republican
The Cedar Rapids Republican urges Ireland to join in victory over Germany calling on all who value liberty to back the Allied cause and defeat the Berlin threat, even if some home matters are delayed until after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ireland
America
England
Berlin
Germany
One Day Sufficient for Red Cross Drive
Omaha World-Herald reports organizers believe one day will suffice for the Red Cross drive and that the period should be ample to meet the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World-Herald
Selectives Ordered For May 25 In Jones County
Jones county local board designates thirty three selectives to report May 24 afternoon at Anamosa and depart May 25 morning for Camp Dodge Des Moines. Most called are farmers with prior deferrals now subject to active service under new regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Leo Joseph Gavin
Robert Samuel Byers
Ross Raymond McMahon
Wilhelm Bartells
David Raymond Doyle
David Lynch
Henry Hichhorn
Robert Keith Tasker
Arthur George Hubbard
Leo Herbert Brady
Peter F. Schladetzky
John Henry Oltmans
James H. Huffman
Grover Cleveland Stroud
William Ray Martin
Henry Anton Sadler
Francis Joseph Keiting
Martin Nichols Peterson
George Hart Cusher
Raymond Louis Keiting
Edward Schrader
Ingwer Jacob Christophersen
Michael Patrick Donahoe
Alfred [Tten
Robert Walter Strickel
Joseph Henry Rogers
Elmer Lynch
Emil Peter Beck
Arthur Lee Houstman
George F. Harford
Lee Bruce
Leon L. Lyon
Milo Everett Batchelder
Get Your Coal Now in Iowa Warns Fuel Chief
Charles Webster state fuel administrator told about two hundred Iowa coal dealers there will be no price reduction for coal next winter. He urged customers to buy ahead, warning a coal famine could hit Iowa and that responsibility would fall on the fuel administration if shortages occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Charles Webster
Mr. Webster
Garfield
Fuel Administration
Standard of Wealth
A New York Mail item jokes that wealth is defined by a man earning $100 a year more than his wife’s sister’s husband, presenting a humorous trap of relative income as a measure of riches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail
Germany Eyes Austria in Focus Amid Shifting Alliances
The report notes Germany must monitor Austria closely as European alliances shift, reflecting cautious diplomacy and strategic recalibration in central Europe. Queen's remarks and local speculation underline a tense but pivotal regional dynamic.
May 21 Mta Fox program lineup with silent stars
The schedule lists The Rose of Blood a seven part Fox special starring Theda Bara for Tuesday May 21. May 22 features Vengeance and the Woman last chapter and In Hula Hula Land two part Keystone comedy. May 23 shows Wm. Hart The Patriot five part Triangle. May 24 presents Jewell Carmen Kingdom of Love five part Fox. May 25 features Alma Ruebens Firefly of Tough Luck five part Triangle and His Busy Day three part Triangle with a 3:00 matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theda Bara In
Rose of Blood
Fox
Jewell Carmen
Alma Ruebens
Triangle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cedar Falls
Corwin Anderson
Carrie Preas
Mack Sinkey
Monmouth
Anamosa Eureka News
Farm Bureau Notes
Red Cross
Samuel A. Harper
Louise C. Leonard
South Temple Hill
Agnes Supple
Lucile Supple
Bertha Koppes
Mercedes Koppes
Helen Kelly
Rosa Kelly
Vincent Koppes
Ira Koppes
Albert Koppes
Leo Koppes
Red Cross War Fund
American Red Cross
Henry P. Davidson
War Council
French Red Cross
Italy
Peter Dress
Lacey
Tuchel
West Prussia
Berne
Switzerland
Evelyn Ward
Richland
Leola Hayden
Wayne
Martha Becker
Lovell
Mabel Lund
Hisse Hurt
Castle Grove
Eda Hein
Ruth Lane
Mazie McGovern
Margaretha Aebi
Madison
Standard of Wealth
Kansas City Star
Austria
Crane Theatre
Margery Wilson
Hart
the Patriot
Patrick
Qualti
Ricklefs & McNeill
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Tank & Silo Co
Michigan
Rudolph Bohren
Iowa Telephone Company
Save Food
C. H. Schipman
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