Taxpayers Press Board On Reductions And Steward Posts
Anamosa Journal reports the board of supervisors received numerous petitions including thirteen applicants for county home steward and a large taxpayer petition seeking tax reductions. The board has not acted on petitions or appointed a steward, with a decision likely at next Monday's meeting.
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Anamosa
Board of Supervisors
S. W. Clark
Clark
Ernest R. Hamilton
Wyoming
Arthur L. McMaster
Mount Vernon
Roscoe Easterly
Olin
J. L. Holden
C. A. Sutherland
R. D. Finnigan
Martello
G. A. Peet
Carl Willis
Monticello
George Wessels
C. H. Hansen
Scotch Grove
Frank Pelkey
Jones County Farm Bureau
County General Fund
Ladies Aid meeting at Richland Center progresses topics
Mrs W H Behrends and Dorothy Lee attended the Presbyterian Ladies Aid at Mrs John Schweitzer Jr home in Richland Center. The group discussed Food Preparation and Table Service with a noon Swiss steak meal and a follow up set for January 7, 1932 at Mrs Margaret Murray’s home.
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W. H. Behrends
Dorothy Lee
Dan Arduser
The
Presbyterian Church
John Schweitzer
Richland Center
Ernest Wahl
Margaret Murray
Andrew Glass
Prairieburg
Fred Bohlken
Marion
Dick Kammerman
Ralph Otten
J. L. Batchelder
Matt Clement
Nicholas Clement
Cascade
Mildred Arduser
Clifford Arduser
Langworthy
John Arnold
Earlville
William Baum
Hubert Grapes
Delhi
Dave Wilson
Edward Cox
Baby
Marjorie Kauffman
W. M. Moser
Colesbury
B. W. Cox
Manchester
Watertown Opinion Urges Safer Driving and Calm Rights Claims
The Watertown Public Opinion urges drivers to pursue safety and avoid reckless speed and belligerent rights claims. It argues reduced casualties and hospital bills if motorists heed caution and recognize speeding as a sudden death instrument.
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Watertown
Church Services List Prominent Iowa Congregations
Local notices detail service times and pastors for St. John's Trinity St. Matthew's Prairieburg St. Joseph's Sacred Heart Prairieburg Protestant Church Congregational Methodist Reformed Castle Grove and Castle Grove Lutheran. Also notes Nov 15 events including Older Boys and Girls conference and various meetings.
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Samuel G. Gutensohn
Young People’s Society
Jones County
Presbyterian Church
Deeds Filed For Record In Jones County Week Ending October 17
Property transfers documented include A E Barker and Florence Barker fractional interest in block 11 Olin. various quitclaims and warranties among residents such as William H Laude to G W Ireland. Mary E Rice Edward F Rice and Charles R Rice among multiple parcels in sections 20 21 86-3. Mattie M McNurtan to Mabel Fluckiger. George Calvert to John T Yocom. George R Norton and wife to Henry Lesch. W B Curry to Laura Curry. C A Schatz to W H McDaniel with subdivisions and subs to mortgage. Tobias Rieken and wife to G J Hughes for section 14 85-2.
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Jones County
A. E. Barker
Florence Barker
Olin
Wm. H. Laude
G. W. Ireland
Monticello
Mary E. Rice
Edward F. Rice
Charles R. Rice
Wis
John McDonald Hospital
Mattie M. McNurten
Mabel Fluckiger
Bradstreet
George Calvert
John T. Yocom
Cronkhite
George R. Norton
Henry Lesch
West
Wyoming
W. H. McDaniel
Lovers’ Lane Road
C. A. Schatz
W. H
Edison Lives On As Symbol Of Light And Power
A tribute declares Thomas Edison will never die, achieving practical immortality beyond the grave. His legacy endures in the light and power he brought to the world, with the newspaper praising his enduring influence.
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Atlantic News-Telegraph
Edison
Inside Information For The Busy Housewife
The piece offers practical tips for housewives including gravy with currant jelly, choosing insect resistant kitchen cabinetry, making popcorn balls with a water sugar syrup and vinegar, and replacing a dripping faucet washer. It cites Farmers Bulletin 1460 F Simple Plumbing Repairs in the Home as a helpful resource.
Parsons Seeks Aid for Des Moines Society’s Friendless Home
Rev Charles Parsons, superintendent of Des Moines Society for the Friendless, spoke to Monticello friends about prison relief work. He asks for clothing and money to help prisoners after release, requesting garments be sent to Des Moines Iowa in care of the Society for the Friendless.
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Charles Parsons
Society For the Friendless
Des Moines
Monticello
Parsons
Iowa
Mr. Parsons
Arrival and departure of mails in Monticello
A Monticello post office schedule lists train mail times with Cedar Rapids, Worthington, and local star routes. Trains arrive 7:25 a.m. from Cedar Rapids and depart 5:40 p.m. to Cedar Rapids, with Worthington service at 8:45 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. Readable star routes show departures and arrivals at 7:25 a.m. 10:35 a.m. 2:15 p.m. 5:10 p.m. plus Dubuque and Cedar Rapids legs with partial times provided.
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Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Worthington
Oxford Junction
Dubuque
Hog cholera hits dense hog regions this fall
Hog cholera is striking hardest where hog populations are greatest. In September the Food and Drug Administration seized 73 consignments of food and drugs for law violations and recommended prosecution in 59 cases. This year farmers must sell about three times as much produce to pay taxes as in 1913 due to lower prices and higher taxes.
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Food and Drug Administration
Iowa State College Household Equipment Department
The only separate household equipment department in a U S college is at Iowa State. Dr Louise J Peet heads the lab based program using gas and electric appliances and home devices to study washing machine efficiency soap types and kitchen utensil effectiveness. Graduates enter educational firms home service research teaching journalism and architectural planning roles.
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United States
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Louise J. Peet
Peet
Europe credits and German debt troubles cited by Citroen
Andre Citroen cites German borrowing to fund railways bridges and government buildings claiming Germany cannot repay. A Sioux City Journal note says winter’s first Rocky Mountain blast faded but warns another storm may follow and advises storm windows coal and radiator checks.
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Andre Citroen
Citroen Motor Works
France
Europe
Germany
Sioux City Journal
Rocky Mountains
Methodists Stronger for Prohibition Cites Rights
The Meth odists in Cedar Rapids Gazette praise the Methodists who work at it as splendid and numerous. They are entitled to their opinions and enthusiasms on any subject and maintain their rights in the prohibition debate.
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Cedar Rapids
Spade Song of the First Grave Digger
A miscellany piece notes a grim poem about digging graves and mocking death from Robert Nichols in the London Mercury. It also reports Kansas winter wheat yields on fallow vs cropped fields, cannas in Hawaii, farm tax increases, farm income decline, and Oregon's Glenora rainfall record.
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Robert Nichols
The
London Mercury
Kansas
Hawaii
Water Rights Clash Between Landowner And Fisherman
A land owner and a fisherman dispute water access with the owner asserting rights over the lower water while the fisherman questions the claim. The fisherman suggests waiting as water flows decline, implying a potential seasonal or jurisdictional contention.
Post Office to Switch to Cotton Twine for Mail
The post office department will replace jute twine with cotton twine for tying letters. It uses about 3,000,000 pounds of twine annually.
Rooms for Rent on North Sycamore Street
Modern rooms available at 142 N. Sycamore St with monthly charges. Classified notice lists rental option among other small ads including houses for rent and farm animals.
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N. Sycamore St
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St. John's Ev
Paul T. Gutknecht
St. John's
Trinity
St. Matthew's Ev
H. L. Adix
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Stephen J. Kucera
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
N. Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
Olegation
Prairieburg Protestant
Rev. G. Wolf
G. Wolf
Methodist Episcopal
Roy V. Porter
Reformed
Armin H. Tendick
Woman's Missionary Society
Will Burrichter
Castle Grove Lutheran
Luther League
Wayne
Ladies’ Aid
Rev. Parsons
Uncle Sam
Paradise
Adam
Glenora
Oregon
Department of Agriculture
New York State
Wyandotte
W. Eugene Barlow
Adolph Schoon
Amber
Hilah Hutton
F. D. McLaughlin
Herman Harms
Fred Shover
T. B
Hopkinton
McNeill Bros
Walter Hall
Poland
W. F. Eby
Hampshire
H. G. Manuel & Son
Center Junction
China
Will Lubben
Joseph Bading
Joseph Appleby
W. A. Hogan
Amber Road
W. T. Ricken
Allan Fairbanks
Chas. Izer
Harmon
W. Shipley
Howard Leech
John D. Poppe
Gerd Poppe
Mary Barker
Angle Street
J. W. Coxsee
Farmers Grain Company
G. H. Gerdes
John Murray
Ryan
E. J. Hopkins
Monticello State Bank
Karl F. Clark
Kash
Karry
Sinc
Pert
Overes
Sanitary Kash
H. W. Skelley
Prop
Helms’ Studio
Elfriede Kaufman
First Street
Leroy Clark, Sr
J. L. Weber & Sons
Duroc Jersey
Farrow
Steve Petersen
China Spring
Coggon
Alfred Boss
Tole
Donnelly Bros
Knights of Harmony
Imperial Garden
Avalon
LaCrosse
Antioch Palace
Antioch
Ill
Tresnon
Terre Haute
Ind
Walnut Gardens
Indianapolis
Jowares Trie
W. S. Hutton Place
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