Fire Destroys Paulsen Farm Garage and Granary
A blaze on the Paul Paulsen farm six miles northeast of Center Junction destroyed a garage and granary on Monday night. John Paulsen reported the flames at 11 pm as the community truck and volunteers fought the fire until near 3 am, saving nearby buildings. Losses include a Studebaker, farm implements, and 3,000 bushels of oats. insurance partly covers the damage. Origin unclear, possibly a short circuit in a car used earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Paulsen
Center Junction
John Paulsen
Women's Missionary Society
Alan Serbousek
J. F. Livingstone
Alaska
W. S. Pangburn
India
Irma Sanford
Pioneers of Good Will
J. N. Smith
Katherine Robbie
Edgar Guest
Kentucky
Howard Coder
Davis House
Midland Street
Gert Antons
John Antons
Herman Osterkamp
Laverne
Minn
Western Town
Thomas Ehiler
Delhi
J. M. Moses
Stanwood
William White
Robert Platner
Wyoming
Alec Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Alexander Robertson
Anamosa
M. J. McNeilly
F. D. Sutherland
Paul N. Smith
Shippers’ Association
Maurine Stingley
Frances Shimer
Mount Carroll
H. E. Stingley
Cliff McDonald
Rochester
H. J. Dirks
George McDonald
Sarah Canty
Dickeyville
Paul Smith
Jackie
Barbara Jean
Dubuque
Fred Kempf
Jean
Ruth McNeilly
Lucille Albaugh
Marion
Wyoming visitors and Local 4-H exhibit at R Fishwild
Mr and Mrs Frank Griswold and daughter Mabel from Long Beach Calif visited relatives in Wyoming. Mrs Raymond Smith of Monticello toured Wyoming. Ray Griswold returned from Minnesota fishing trip. The Wyoming 4-H club Happy Hour showcased canned fruit and vegetables at R Fishwild store, earning county fair prizes. Nine members mainly high school girls attended the Center Junction 4 H banquet with Jones county club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Griswold
Mabel
Long Beach
Calif
Henry Griswold
Raymond Smith
Montcello
Wyoming
Smith
Thelma Mahannah
Ray Griswold
Minnesota
Happy Hour 4-H Club
Onslow Area Social Notes Highlight Family Visits
Wyoming residents Mr. and Mrs. E L Anderson visited daughter Mrs George Paulsen as Gertrude Sears returned from Lyons High School teachers institute. Supt and Mrs Macauley spent weekend in Lanark Illinois with Mrs Macauleys parents. Several locals attended events and family gatherings including a Paulsen 62nd birthday dinner at the P H Paulsen home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Peter Frederick Westphal
Alan
Amanda
Claire Westphal
Agnes Nissen
Amanda Westphal
George Paulsen
Onslow
Ben
Colonel
Carl Saylor
Henry Hanwardson
Lisbon
Leonard McKinstry
Flett
Dows
Chicago
Royal Chatterton
Mr. Chatterton
Chatterton
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Henry Koon
Jessie McMaster
Boyd Chatterton
Allen Chatterton
Edwards
Isaac Edwards
Opera House
Smith-Pelton Orchestra
E. L. Anderson
Wyoming
Gertrude Sears
Lyons High School
Ruth
Lyons
Macauley
Lanark
Ill
McCarty
Simpson
Maquoketa
William Fletcher
George Lyons
Bottomstone
Lillie Smith
Chris Fichhorn
Rochester
Minn
Csf McDonald
Arthur Barlow
James
Max Lamey
Cedar Rapids
Lydia Lyons
Belle Johnson
Miss Mover
Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Mrs. Royce
Garwin
Clinton
Mary Barnes
Astrurian Club
Ruth Miller
Ruth Helfrich
Jack
Moline
Charles Rowe
Kate Maple
Faith Merritt
Olin
P. H. Paulsen
Mr. Paulsen
Hopkinton Community Notes and Local Personalities
Hopkinton reports include family reunions in Manilla Iowa and hospital news. The M E ladies prepare a chicken pie supper in Legion hall. Miss Elizabeth Campbell, Chicago nurse, visited relatives. The Iowa Presbytery held a prohibition discussion with five speakers. A new baby born Sept 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Tri. and Mrs. Howard Kirkwood. Local visits include John Knox and arrivals from Manchester Estherville Dubuque and Oneida. The high school sophomore class elected officers and Gilbert French joined Estherville. The bridge club met at Mrs. Firestine’s, and Ralph Andrews funeral noted. The M E pastor and Buck Creek pastor attend Davenport conference. Community club toured W A Tharp bakery. First Presbyterian Hopkinton marks 51st anniversary with picnic. Local weekend visitors include Mrs. Brock Oneida and Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie Lime Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Morton
Manilla
Iowa
M. E
Legion Hall
Elizabeth Campbell
P. A. Wheeless
J. J. Dunlap
America
Oliver Wilson
Morning Sun
P. J. McDonald
Chicago
I. R. Carruthers
M. W. Dougherty
C. F. Netdert
Town City
J. B. Hucker
Oneida
Lenox
Kelsie
Lux
Manchester
Inver Moats
Cotter
Wilma Kirkwood
Lime Springs
E. A. Kirkwood
B. M. Ferguson
Dubuque
Robert Stack
Helen Stamp
Hope Jamison
Gilbert French
Woolworth Company of
Oelwein
Estherville
Ross Firestine
Jack Tibbitts
R. W. Tibbitts
Anamosa
Jerome McGlade
McGlade
Galena
Acers
James
William Bradle
Ralph Andrews
The
Bay Church
A. B. Soule
Hopkinton
Roscoe Stres
Buck Creek
Upper Iowa
J. D. MacAllister
First Presbyterian Church of
Brock
William Guthrie
Cc. K. Cramer
Windy Storm Impacts Amber Rural Area
A high wind last Thursday caused minor damage in Amber including blown shingles on farm buildings and torn tree limbs. A hog shed on Harold Switzer’s farm collapsed and Henry Harms’s summer kitchen shifted from its foundation. Pastures improved after rain. Foley Brothers of Anamosa are grading and widening the Amber to primary road 117 leading road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Switzer
Henry Harms
Foley Brothers of
Anamosa
Amber
Pres
Tent Farm Work Details and Local Social Notes
A field near Charles Gray farm hosts a 26 man crew with a house on wheels, 55 mules and 3 horses for a 30 day job contracted at 14366 dollars, needing 60 to 70 bushels of oats and 1800 pounds of hay daily. Community notices cover visits, reunions, church groups, a 4-H banquet, a new barn, travel to Nebraska, a feature on Mrs. Prather of New York City, and early frost impacting corn and seed yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gray
Foley
Ben Englehart
Vivian
Reuter
Austin
Minn
George Grebe
Hamilton
Mont
William Dunn
Gladys Dunn
Stickney
Leslie Dunn
Lucy Bailey
Maquoketa
Mildred Helken
Wayne No. 6
Grover Preston
Leona
Nathan Frost
Wyoming
Harold Gray
Anamosa
Charles
James Gray
Presbyterian Aid Society
Pearl Husman
Clarence Yount
Rapid City
S. D
Delca Yount
Gray
Lloyd Robertson
Sidney Farragher
Manchester
Philip Bailey
Charles Suett
Annne Henderson
Monticello
Ed Duncan
Henry van Slyke
Independence
Dynamite Blast Shatters Windows on Hein Farm Road Project
A heavy charge of dynamite used by a construction company on the new road shattered eleven windows at the Fred W. Hein farm and damaged several barn yard structures. The incident occurred as the project progressed with county officials investigating. The report notes 4 H club girls meeting with Miss Helen Heath last Saturday for activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Road
Fred W. Hein
Helen Heath
Local social notes and farm incidents from Anamosa area
Meetings and visits span the period with Mrs. Will Balsiger and Miss Mary Ellen Wismeier giving talks in a noon program. The Kiburz family suffers a lightning fire at one farm, insured, while Arthur Kiburz of Kansas City is noted at a funeral in Anamosa. Local travelers, Farm Bureau events, and a birthday dinner party near Anamosa complete this community roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Balsiger
Mary Ellen Wismeier
Galen Hein
Hazel Green
Joe Fob
Bernard
Joe Kiburz
Worthington
George Paulsen
Oliver Kiburz
John Yossi
Will Bassiger
George L. Buol
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Nelson
John Schweitzer
Arthur Kiburz
Kansas City
Kiburz
August Peterson
Carl
Mary Peterson
Rensville
Minn
Roy E. Sackett
Dubuque Tuesay
Roy Sackett
Fred Rickels
Quote on folly from Atchison Globe
A publication notes an old maxim about folly and drunkenness, stating a man who becomes a fool from wine and women was a fool before meeting them. The line reflects a moral view on vice attributed to a newspaper column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Collision Injures Springville Man Near Whittier
J. H. Leaf of Springville sustained a crushed elbow a broken arm and a broken shoulder in a head on collision with a car driven by Sheron Smith near Whittier last Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Leaf
Springville
Sheron Smith
Whittier
Feeding Grain on Pasture Pays for Dairy cows
A West Branch dairy testing association report shows grain on pasture lowers fat cost. In July a member fed shelled corn only with 33 cents per pound of butterfat. In August a mix of ground corn, cornmeal, oats, and cottonseed meal cut fat cost to 24 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Dairy Extension Service
Iowa State College
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Henry Eichhorn
Cass
Elma Holub
Hazel Heasty
Parr
Dell Stingley
Elwood Kirkpatrick, Sr
Clarence
E. C. Vaughn
Joe Foffel
Joe Vanek
Lamont
Henry Bramer
Walter Kukkuck
Preston
Clair Bramer
Cacil Cubbage
Lost Nation
Henry Rohwedder
Nusel
Sawyer
Cubbage
Jenkins & Ales
Merton Miller
Newell
Millers
Peter Sieveka
Margaret Collier
Mary
Emma
Harriet Alden
T. H. Broderson
Minneapolis
W. E. Briggs
Mary Platner
Progressive Woman's Club
Althea Goodrick
Stella Mallicoat
Anderson
Wherry
Liverpool
Chester
London
Elva Calkins Briggs
Miss Mary
Calkins
R. L. Griswold
Purcell
Jones County
A. D. Schoff
Nebraska
Prouty
Texas
Prather
New York City
John McKean
Beatrice
J. W. Callahan
Lincoln Thoeni
Little Son
Celena Otten
Roberta Clark
Scotch Grove
Hugh Robinson
Taylor Ridge
Sinclair
Velma Robinson
John Stahlberg
Presbyterian Church
Sunbeam Mission Band
Richland Center
Alva Behrends
Lorenz
Atwater Kent
Kent
Atwater
Golden Voice
B. C. Roberts
Cascade
Virginia Cafe
Ranpic Roure
Germany
Suter’s
New England
Arend Balster Stores
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