Schreiner Chapter Observes 50th Anniversary in Mason City
The Schreiner chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star celebrated its golden anniversary Tuesday May 20 at the Masonic Temple. A six o'clock dinner for members and visiting chapters opened the event, with decorations in gold and white and cakes bearing the chapter name. Guests included Betty Fraseur associate grand matron and district instructors Louise Bickle and Zora Bramer, who received corsages. The program featured gifts for past matrons and patrons, a candlelight birthday ceremony, and performances by the Rainbow assembly and local singers. Visiting chapters from Tipton Clinton Dubuque Waverly Anamosa Hopkinton and Cascade attended flowers and hospitality followed, with numerous local members and friends in attendance. A number of local residents were noted as visitors or hosts for the event and related social gatherings. The evening closed with refreshments and continued greetings from district instructors.
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Schreiner
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Schreiner Chapter
Order
Rebekah Lodge
Betty Fraseur
Tipton
Louise Bickle
Clinton
Zora Bramer
Dubuque
Florence Clark
Rainbow Assembly
Nevin
Jane Long
Izetta Stumbaugh
Ben Long
Bertyce Goettsch
Miriam Hansen
Edith Rhatigan
Ida Bateman
Emma Maurice
Ida Iverson
Lois Kay
Caroline Schoenhut
Agnes Steck
Mabel Tuetken
Chloe Skelley
Selma DeShaw
Louise Field
Lois Shover
Olga Stott
Bess Greenley
Ruth Newton
Leone Stephen
Charles Coxsee
Lester Swift
John Shover
Cecil Goettsch
Wade Long
Margaret Pond
Long Beach
Calif
Kate Mirick
Boone
George Lovell
Los Angeles
DeShaw
Edna
George Buol
Ethel Kidwell
Elsie
Bert Ballou
Anne Matthiessen
Jennie Stimson
Harriet McNeill
Waverly
Anamosa
Hopkinton
Cascade
Connolly Elected To National Honorary Frat
Paul Connolly of Monticello was chosen among 17 students for the Psi chapter of Kappa Delta Pi at Town State Teachers College. Initiation May 19 preceded a banquet in the Commons. Dr John Charles mentors the group. Connolly, a senior majoring in social science and business education, is active in Newman Club and leads Xanho fraternity.
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Paul Connolly
Monticello
Psi
Kappa Delta Pi
Town State Teachers College
John Charles
Connolly
Teachers College
Newman Club
Xanho
Board Sets Salary of County Superintendent
The Jones county board of education met last Saturday to approve routine school business. They set the salary of county superintendent Joseph Beave and deputy Margaret Carmichael.
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Jones County Board of Education
Joseph Beave
Margaret Carmichael
Jones County creameries form dairy improvement group
Five Jones county creameries will organize as the Jones County Dairy Improvement association at a meeting next Tuesday May 27 at 8 PM in Anamosa at the Anamosa creamery. Alvin Byerly president Anamosa reports articles and by laws were discussed last week and will be presented. Attending from various creameries were Fred Cramer president Monticello Robert Kopp manager Anamosa Alvin Byerly A Hazel Smith Amber Louis Hel Bens LeRoy Boland Langworthy George Buel Clifford Arduser Center Junc tion.
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Jones County
Jones County Dairy Improvement Association
Anamosa
Alvin Byerly
Fred Cramer
Robert Kopp
Monticello
A. Hazel Smith
Ana
McIntire School Board Confronts Mass Faculty Resignation
Mitchell county school board at McIntire faces an abrupt spring crisis as seven teachers resign en masse without dispute. The unexpected exodus leaves leadership to address sudden staffing gaps.
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McIntire
Mitchell County
Betty Jo Guyan Named Shimer May Queen for 1949 Fete
Betty Jo Guyan of Monticello will reign as Queen of the Frances Shimer College May Fete on Saturday May 24. Coronation at 3 15 p m on the South campus includes heralds flower girls the Queen and attendants from classes. The prom's dances feature American folklore from across the country ending with a ballet.
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Betty Jo Guyan
Monticello
Frances Shimer College
S. 8. Guyan
Marjorie Schnepf
Decatur
Ind
New England
Middle West
Southwest
Five as Theme in Bayard Birthday Tale
The narrative notes a child named Judith Watson born on the fifth day of the fifth month weighing five pounds. Five is repeated as a motif throughout the birthday at Judith's Bayard home, marking her fifth year and a table of five companions.
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Judith Watson
Bayard
County Superintendent Urges Rural Schools to File Aid Forms
Joseph Beave, Jones county rural schools superintendent, instructs all rural school boards to obtain forms from the county superintendent's office for supplemental state aid and transportation aid for pupils as soon as their schools close for the year. Action urged immediately.
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Joseph Beave
Jones County
VFW Joint Meeting Honors 18th Anniversary and Support
Monticello Post No 1683 VFW and auxiliary held a joint gathering last Wednesday with 78 attendees. Guests included district commanders C E Smith from Iowa City and Hugh Sheridan from Cedar Rapids and their wives. The Auxiliary bowling team, led by president Mary Catherine Craig, topped the season. gift sets were given to members Myrtle Ross Iva Yeoman Mary Jane Steiner and Nella Hoffman. Group singing accompanied by Ruth Chisman followed.
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Monticello
Mary Catherine Craig
Myrtle Ross
Iva Yeoman
Mary Jane Steiner
Nella Hoffman
Second District
Hugh Sheridan
Ruth Chisman
James Hutton Named on Bremer County Honor Roll
James Hutton, son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hutton of Monticello, is listed on the Bremer county rural schools honor roll as one of 18 students in a class of 126. He previously attended Lovell No 1 in Jones county under teacher Mrs Ralph Christensen.
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Monticello
Lloyd Hutton
James Hutton
Bremer County
Jones County
James
Lovell No. 1
Ralph Christensen
Time For Calyx Spray For Apple Orchard Care
Calyx spray advised when 90 percent or more petals have fallen on apple blossoms. Apply to all apple, plum, pear and cherry trees. Use 2 percent liquid lime sulfur if apple scab is present or 3 pounds micro fine wettable sulfur otherwise per 50 gallons. Add 1 percent lead arsenate and 1 percent hydrated lime. Ensure thorough coverage of all tree parts.
Dairy Herd Improvement Assa Shows 774 Pound Milk Average
A discussion on dairy herd improvement highlights an average milk yield of 774 pounds. The text contrasts farm child experiences with city life images, stressing rich out of school experiences for better mental growth and notes a first grade girl lacking seen experiences at home.
Wayne Master Farmers Hold Weiner Roast Meeting
The Wayne Master Farmers gathered at Clif ford Jansen's home for a roast style meeting. Ed Helgens led a sanitation discussion on the dormitory at the Fair Grounds. A club tour is planned for June 9 from Amber to Gene Hawkins and will end with a Monticello park picnic. Fourteen members attended.
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Wayne Master Farmers
Clifford Jansen
Fair Grounds
Ed Helgens
Amber
Gene Hawkins
Monticello Park
Iowa Tops Nation In Live Stock Marketing
Iowa again leads in live stock marketing with cash receipts totaling 1,088,244 dollars for 1946. Preliminary estimates from the U. S. Department of Commerce show Iowa ranked first among states in cash farm income from marketing livestock, reinforcing its status as a robust farm buyers' market.
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Iowa
U. S. Department of ‘Commerce
Plump Round Peas For Best Frozen Product
Guide to freezing peas from selection to packing. Scald freshly picked peas for one minute, cool in ice water to retain green color, then pack with space for expansion. Use a salt water brine and process canned peas at 10 pounds for 40 minutes or 30 minutes in No 2 cans.
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Jewel Graham
Iowa State College
Interesting Home Life s 4
Interesting School Life When small children Play they imitate the life about them. The town child's wagon turns into a fire engine and the farm boy's wagon becomes a tractor. The grocery wagon the milkman the baby in the cradle the farmer at work the school teacher the mother all of these are copied in make believe play.
Real Estate Transfers Listed in Local Deeds
Ruth Watters Nielsen and Andy his wife transfer undivided one sixth of the southwest quarter and other parcels in section 21 and 28, all in 854 West, 200 acres, to Violet Watters Shimkus. Violet Watters Shimkus and William his husband transfer undivided one half of the southwest and other quarters in section 21 and 28, in 854 West, 200 acres, to Thomas F. Waters. Russell Meade Jr. and Bonnie his wife transfer Lots 76 and 77 of the Original Town of Lexington now Anamosa to James Connolly by warranty deed for love and affection.
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Ruth Watters Nielsen
Andy
Violet Watters Shimkus
William
Thomas F. “Watters
Russell Meade Jr
Bonnie
James Connolly
Lexington
Anamosa
First Aid Aprons For Gardening Simple Homemade Helpers
Town State College extension specialists promote two gardening aprons a kneeling version with a convertable pocket and a knicker style overdress protector. Patterns and guidance are free, using sturdy cotton and washable plastic options for durability and ease.
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Town State College
Yesteryear
County Extension
Stitching Finishes Workwear Pockets for Longevity
WEY Clothing specialists advise diagonal top-to-bottom stitching to reinforce pockets on work clothes and house dresses. They note corners tear due to poor original stitching and claim reinforced seams are stronger than boxed types, boosting durability with back reinforcements and stitch length.
Right Application of DDT Aids Beef Gains
Kansas researchers report that properly sprayed cattle gain 42 to 51 pounds and save 47 to 70 pounds per animal versus untreated cows. Treated cows calved in a three month test period, with DDT costing about a dime per 100 pounds of beef produced. Entomologists at Iowa State College note the favorable cost beef yield ratio.
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Kansas
Iowa ‘State
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Miton Leonard
Glenn McMichael
Order of the Eastern Star
J. W. Hall
Detroit, Mich
Clarence Appleby
Joseph Bowers
Milwaukee Road
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Cedar Falls
Mrs
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Jean Riley
Ryan
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University Hospital
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Karen
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Harold Norton
Schneider
Women’s Fellowship of the Presbyterian Church
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Ralph Wilson
C. H. Nelson
County Creameries Plan Organization
VFW Group
Oime
Jones County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Irvin Kintzle
Muller Bros
Clarence Wolf
Hyland Springs Farm
R.H
Muller Bros. GH
Geo. Slater & Son
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Matt Muller
Jones County Home
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Bud Bros
J. E. Ablichs
Kelley & Haselbusch
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Geo, Slater & Son
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Monroe & Walderbach
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Davidson's
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Standard Oil
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Anamosa, Iowa
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