Birthday salute and many society gatherings noted
A birthday party honored James Farley on his first birth anniversary with his Sunday school crowd at home. Teen Age party planned at the country club with dancing and games and guest invitations. Numerous social events include family dinners, bridge prizes, tea, picnics, and a farewell for the Ejl ers at the V F W post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Farley
Country Club
Charles Podhaski
Willis Mastin
Cedar Rapids
Mastin
Arline
Roy Paton
Charline
Darline
Stoughton
Wis
Will Null
Monticello
Social Circle of M. E. Church Holds Annual Luncheon
The Methodist Episcopal social circle held a January luncheon in the church parlors with over 30 members and guests at decorated quarter tables. New officers for 1937-38 were elected: President Mrs. Lorenz F. Balster, Vice President Mrs. Wade Long, Secretary Mrs. Ritter, and Treasurer Mrs. Ernest T. Landis. A missionary talk by Miss Minnie Huibyegtse from India followed, and Mrs. A B Grimes spoke about her California trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lorenz F. Balster
Wade Long
Ritter
Ernest T. Landis
Minnie Huib~ Yegtse
India
Ed Huibregtse
Orient
A. B. Grimes
California
Jones County Fair Closes After Record Attendance
The Jones County Fair ends amid heavy crowds and top pace in horse pacing events. Volo Etawah dominates the 2:20 divisions with multiple 2:14 to 2:13 times, while Margaret Siskiyou wins the 2:24 heat series. Dairy heifer and beef shows name champions in Holstein Guernsey Jersey classes with many local exhibitors earning ribbons. The baby beef auction reports 47 calves sold totaling 42,673 pounds at $17.03 per cwt, totaling $7266.80. Boulder Dam note ends the summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volo Etawah
Johnson's Market
Morrison, T
Laurelha
O. Dugdale
Oregon
Ill
Highlawn Chatty
Springer Brothers
Mineral Point
Wis
Billy Justice
C. E. Garrett
Tiskilwa
Jane Hart
C. O. Hart
Clinton
Bett Ann Fast
M. Farmer
Marshalltown
Monticello
Blakiyou Jr
Phil Howler
Napersville
Margaret Siskiyou
Charles Pettigrew
Bradford
Highland Joe
D. E. Poole
Richland Center
4-H Calves Sell High At Jones County Fair Auction
The Jones County Fair opened its first calf auction with 47 head sold as 24 calves fetched at least $17 per cwt. Virtus Lorenzen of Olin saw his calf bring $20 per cwt to the Jones County Fair association, weighing 1140 pounds for a total of $221.20. Auctioneer Ferguson of Iowa City led the sale with helpers from Monticello and Maquoketa while Raymond Sorenson and County Agent Carl Smith were lauded for their roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. George
Speed
Carl Hamilton
Hedrick
Monticello
Athlone Iosolo Guy
Goshen
N. Y
Dr. B. I. Pippin
Richland Center
Wis
Art Shaw
Elkhorn
Midwest
Dale Newman
Martelle
Poland
China
Dean Newman
Herbert Martin
Anamosa
Hampshire
Claire Robber
Bawere Kromminga
Floral Hall
Geraldine Elliott
Central City
Castle Grove Fortune Finders
Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls
Greenfield Good Luck
Fairview Orioles
Galen Cook
Charles
Fair Ground
Virtus Lorenzen
Olin
Jones County Fair Association
Iowa
Jones County
Ferguson
Iowa City
Bill Null
Ray Appleberry
Verne Hate
Maquoketa
Raymond Sorenson
Carl Smith
Irvin Sievers
Wyoming
Dubuque Packing Co
Dubuque
Grover Lorenzen
Monticello State Bank
Leo Waggoner
Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
Duane Lincoln
German Dialects Count Over Twenty in Early Observations
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recounts that more than twenty dialects exist among the Germanic peasantry, with Low German and Frisian varieties fading since Luther and High German standardization. It also mentions Dutch and Flemish languages and Jacobite relics in Scotland's National Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Julius Caesar
Cleveland Plain Dealer
North Sea
Lower
Elba
Luther
Holland
Netherlands
Belgium
Nord Department
France
Prince
National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland
Glasgow
James Haldane Stewart Lockhart
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Prince Charlie
Charles Stewart
Ardsheal
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Eggie Schoon
Demange
Anna Demange
Lowpoint
Ben Kammerman
Will Schoon
Roy
John Otten
Gerd Kammermen
Dena
Neighborhood Bridge Club
Leslie Reade
Neighborhood
M. J. Hogan
Harry Hoag
Will First
Mrs. Edwin Wilcox
Edwin Wilcox
Mildred Wilcox
Washington, D. C
Raymond McKee
Montezuma
Paul Petersen
Harold Wilcox
Mary
Hopkinton
Bernard Cass
Philip and
Patricia
Scotch Grove
Alice Cowan
Bertha Locher
Charles Locher
Matt Muller
Earl Locher
Joe Locher
Elsie Bender
Lois, Carrie and
Myrtle Cowan
Will Burrichter
H. E. Mohr
Alvin
G. A. Mohr
Arnold
Baldwin
Paul E. Steiner
Nadine Rohling
Lost Nation
Walter Mohr
Richard
Howard Mohr
Carl Steiner
John Steiner
Andy Steiner
George Burrichter
Arthur
Lyle Burrichter
Honers
Mr. and
Mrs
Grant Eilers
V. F. W. Post and Auxilary
Ejlers
Reformatory
Fred Hein
M. E. Church
Rudy Langer
Charles A. Coxsee
Thomas E. Hamilton
CI Main
Harry Rodman
Bessy Dickey
Natin Aoe Eip
Flower Watts
Guy Arion
Sam Haines
Macomb
McGivern
Hamilton
Lyle Duncan
Jay Slater
Richard Richardson
Floyd Siever
Mechanicsville
Raymond
Lavern Nagel
Chester Miller
Martello
Duncan
Jersey
Orlyn Peck
Marvin Seehusen
Wilbur Hinrichs
Robert Walton
Everett Walton
Lloyd Brickley
Robert Hollingsworth
Richard Eichhorn
Junior Murfield
Ralph Husman
Center Junction
Maynard Kuhns
James Miller
Martella
Dick Hartwig
Witchard Eichhorn
Dale Porter
Berkshire Market Pig
Kenneth Howle
Donald Howle
Michard Eichhorn
Howard Calvert
Chester
Chester White
Martie
Dale Danneman
Amber
Donald Danneman
Champ Poland Litter
Wilson Packing Co
Dean Nordman
Stuhler
Chris Holmes
William Reade
Onslow
Henry Eden
Onslow Savings Bank
John Sievers
Eugene Sievers
Donald Zaruba
Hale
Merlyn K. Lyns
Delbert Grafft
Ray Adams
Jones County Fair Assn
Otto Seeberger
Edwin Andrews
H. B. Bowman Cattle Co
Glenn Goldsmith
Lowell Ahrendsen
Oxford Junction
Ray Larson
Gene Denniston
Julian Kinler
Melvin Sievers
Vern Hute
Merlin Ahrendsen
John Ee Wyoming
John Hichhorn
Raymond von Sprecken
Clarence
Eiler and Rink
Charles Eggerts
Clarence Hosford
Earl Coleman
Farm Bureau
Boulder
Ohio
Maples Inn
Monticello Post Office
S. M. Adamson
W. H. Null
Audt
Victor Moore and
Beulah Bondi
George O’brien
Windjammer
Gene Stratton Porter
Michael O’halloran
Lionel Barrymore
Starks Od
Deora
Studebaker
Plymouth
Childress-friage Motor Co
Ford and Lincoln Zephyr
Monticello, Iowa
Anarnosa, Iowa
RKO Radic
Marie Widmer
Tuss Widmer
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
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