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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1933

Page

2

Ladies Farm Bureau notes and social visits from Wadena

Wadena area notes record the final Ladies' Farm Bureau meeting held April 7 at Mrs. Will Young's home with thirteen ladies attending a lesson on feet shoes and hosiery and exchange of flower and garden seeds. Social visits include Mr. and Mrs. B D Stockwell in Oelwein, Myrtle Greathead in Payette, Georgie Leonhart and Clara Etter in Lima, Luther Crandall’s family in Volga City, Ellen Hicks in Arlington, and other relatives visiting West Union Independence and Fayette area residents. The U B church Missionary Society met at Amelia Kuhn's home with about thirty members and a program followed by lunch.

Evelyn Thompson Kathryn Tachantz Will Young B. D. Stockwell Oelwein Roy Leonhart Independence Frank Poor Grace B. A. Jannings West Union Missionary Society of the U. B. Church Amelia’ Kuhn C. L. Randall C. 8 Flower Lyal Whitten Elginbaugh

Local social and visiting notes from Wadena area

Mrs Alfred Knutson and Mrs Wm Mattocks hosted the Ladies Club at the former home last Thursday with 25 members and guests. Miss Black gave two readings then lunch, Mrs Dawson Clark hosted the 500 Club Thursday evening, and numerous Mrs Lottie Whittenbaugh and others spent time with relatives. Various residents visited or vacationed, including Frank Poor with his daughter, Ted Larson from Waterloo, and Mary Jennings hosting birthday girls. Easter services planned by Rev Fiske at Presbyterian church at 9:30 with Sunday school at 10:30.

Alfred Knutson Wm. Mattocks Miss Black Dawson Clark 500 Club Lottie Whittenbaugh Strawberry Point Frank Poor Christeleit Volga City Archie Brooks Arlington Roy Cline Ted Larson Waterloo B. A Fiske Presbyterian Church

Wadena School Notes Highlight Spelling Stars and Activities

Second grade pupils Lee Aeschliman Maxine Bond Betty Ruth Johnson Blanche Johnson Lucy Jones and John Murray earned 100 percent in spelling Friday. Third and fourth graders Rita Felder Martin Frey Bessie Jennings Derryl Leon Hart Daryl Voshell Junior Herwig and Mary Jennings also achieved perfect spelling. Visitors James Larson and Mary Frances Corary joined in a Tale discussion on the Robin. Fifth graders staged Nat Brings a New Boy to Boarding School. Fifth and sixth graders Burdena Moore Arthur Walter Dawson Clark Jr Dorothy Minhan and Mary Sniffin topped spelling Friday. John Broughton Joyce Everett and La Fonda Gell visited the 7th and 8th grades. Joyce Everett joined the 8th grade last Thursday. The 8th grade produced a school newspaper as a journalism project. Sophomore English wrote a radio speech about the siege of Ivanhoe. World History groups forming a House of Commons with elected officers.

Lee Aeschliman Maxine Bond Betty Ruth Johnson Blanche Johnson Lucy Jones John Murray Mary Murray Rita Felder Martin Frey Bessie Jennings Derryl Leonhart Daryl Voshell Junior Herwig Mary Jennings James Larson Mary Frances Corary Robin Nat Burdena Moore Arthur Walter Dawson Clark Jr Dorothy Minihan Mary Sniffin John Broughton Joyce Everett la Fonda Gell

Student Choice Among Three Parties Emphasized

The article notes that three parties offer membership options and each student may select the one he wishes to join, highlighting individual selection rights within the system.

Community Visitors and Local Visits Highlight Grand Meadow Notes

Grand Meadow area residents share visits and homecomings. Clarence Olson and Quenten returned from a week at the Ole Thorson home, while Arnold Sampson of Clermont stayed with his grandmother Mrs. Nels Lyngann. Numerous calls and social visits fill the week, including gatherings at Arthur Olson and Ewald Lyngan homes, and sewing society gatherings at the church parlor.

Clarence Olson Quenten Ole Thorson Arnold Sampson Clarmont Nels Lyngann Lillian Halverson Arthur Olson Andrew Reinhart John Groth Groth Clermont Immanuel Larson Homme Ewald Lyngans Vera Mae Olson Ardes Olson Gilbert Burnas Gloria Doris Johnson Alfred Burnse Ames Olson Darlene Arthur S. Olson Edwin Gunderson Verla Gunderson George Belachner Martin Halverson Monona Ernest Holt Immanuel, Larson Roland Oscar Lien Hens Larson George Robert Wharm Richard Bigler Fred Pfister Ben’ Erickson Sewing Society

Legion and Auxiliary Plan Regular Meeting Next Wednesday

The Atretican Legion and the Legion Auxiliary will hold their regular meeting at the Odd Fellows hall next Wednesday evening with a 7 o'clock dinner beforehand. Members are urged to attend and local groceries will supply radishes lettuce onions cabbage and rutabagas for the gathering. Mrs Arnold Baliian has been visiting Grove Oklahoma and is now in Kansas with her son Lou Friedén and family. Glen Schori returns home this week and plans to seek another job as his current employer has no vacancy until fall.

The Atretican Legion Legion Auxiliary Odd ‘Fellows Hall Kniel Arnold Baliian Grove Okla Kansas Lou Friedén Famaily Glen Schori Retu Cage

Elgin Study Club Hosts Guest Night And Pottery Display

The Elgin Study Club held a Mother's Day guest night at Mrs. F. C. Muehlethaler's home on April 11 with 37 in attendance. Programs included poetry, music, an editorial selection, and a pottery paper by Josephine Houg, plus a pottery display and social hour. Guests and members, including two new members for next year, were listed. next meeting is April 25 at Mrs. Walter Farb's with Iowa program and officer elections.

Elgin Study Club F. C. Muehlethaler Mosby Florence Klingan Nore Serene Yack Loraine Carpenter Gilma Olson Marie Mosby H. H. Wolf Andrew Dummermuth Walter Farb Iowa

Fragmented Notes From From School Review Page

A garbled OCR style passage mentions cat stroking and roler motion, jokes about BONERS in exam papers, Gandhi’s army dining and sleeping, steam heat gone wild, a Romana image eating on one elbow, and a crude definition of the skeleton. It ends with adenoid and a Joan of Arc burn reference, attributed to WNU Service.

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Wadena Wim. Jones Lima George Jones George Kuhnes Donald Leanhart Dixie Lee Kuhnes Payette Alden Gell la Fonda Jim Canine Dick Canine Lizzie Moore Robert Klingman Maynard Jim Klingman Tomey Ellen Lawler J. O'Hara Elva Clark Delwe Wallace Peters Alden Ella Mary la Fonda Shaffer Clyring M. A. Kingman James Fisher Will Peters Mart Davis Near West Union Marian Davis Fred Klingman Highland Ed Medberry Illyria Mia Walter Medberry Clifford Wheeler Chase Miller Elizabeth Fitzgerald Jimmie Maggie Johnson Oebwein M. Jennings Jay Broughton Jennings Howard Mazon MA Klingman Grand Meadow News Legion and Auxiliary Papa Cora Witt Ethel Cedar Rapids L. G. Lehman Joan of Arc Beli Bysdicate WNU Service Brazil Amazon Tabatinga Amazon River Leticia Hemisphere Rome NATO Frederic Me Frederic March Marias Hopkins DR Jekyll and MR. Hyde Janet Gaynor Will Rogers Lew Ayres Sally Eilers Erica Elgin State Bank White House Boleyn
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