Local page notes social events and incidents in Wadena area
Several community happenings are recorded including a card party with prizes to Mrs. Warren Willerton and others, a farm fire near Fred Ernst’s southeast of town, and rising smallpox quarantines. Various visits, dinners, and travel by residents such as Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Scoville, Charlie Wilson, and the Corkery family are noted alongside church events and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Minihan
Warren Willerton
Frank Raftis
Francia Corkery
Minihan
Fred Ernst
Lonegran
George Jennings
Robert Bond
Maxine
Edith Voshell
Fred Klingman
Betty Ruth Johnson
Mary Dick Leonhart
Harry Chapman
Leah Clare Cline
Wm. Keasley
Legion Auxiliary
Frank Poor House
A. J. Knutson
Mirian Corbin
Lima
Clark Corbin
Faye Carter
Faye Gell
Tacoma
Wash
Sam
Walter
Alden
W. F. Moore
Edith Gell
Wadena
Myr
Dayton Scoville
Arlington
Lucian Hicks
Frey
Achool
Ella Foxwell
Margaret Toomey
Elkader
Volga City
Walter Ernst
Norma
Elgin
L. W. Reed
Mary Virginie Herwig
Henry Herwig
West Union
Bandon
Elkeder
Ella Ludwig
Intake
Montana
Robert Bigler
Norma Ernst
Robert Ernst
Kathleen Corkery
National Council of Catholic Women
Dubuque
Ted Welch
Fayette
George Kuhenes
Roy Leonhart
H. OF. Bandell
Storm Lake
Wadena School Notes and Upcoming Events
Students in primary through sixth grades engaged in activities this week including a Hansel and Gretel play by third graders and Blunder and The Wishing Gate by fourth graders. Several students returned after smallpox absence, and a hike yielded many wildflowers. The baseball team, featuring Probert, Yoshell, Wilson, Moore, Mattocks, Crawford, Thompson, Trude, and Hinkle, lost to Fayette and Elkader. upcoming games include Oran and St Joseph of Elkader. The senior play Sonny Jane is scheduled for Friday April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olmer Clark
Martin Frey
Mary Kennedy
Derryn Leonhart
Vivian Minihan
Bernedine Raftis
Daryl Voshell
Lee Aeschliman
Robert Lowe
John Murray
Hansel and Gretel
Evelyn Roberts
Rosemary Clinet
Mary Jennings
Siseth
James Probert
Clarkie Yoshell
Alden Wilson
Forest Moore
Parker Mattocks
Geo. Crawford
Floyd Thompson
Lauren Trude
Russell Hinkle
Elkader
Wadena
Fayette
Oran
Edgin
St. Joseph of Elkader
Sonny Jane
United Brethren Church Activities and Harvesters Meeting
Rev. C. L. Randall presides as Sunday school starts at 10 a m and morning worship follows at 11 o clock with U B C E at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday evening at the church The Harvesters gathered Saturday afternoon at George Davis home with ten present sewing and stamping pin cushions and pillow tops to be sent to Africa at a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Randall
Harvesters
George Davis
Africa
Terian Church Services Announced By Pastor Rundell
Rev H C Rundell delivers Sabbath school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 o clock The junior choir meets Saturday evening at 7 30 for practice continuing parish activities and religious instruction.
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H. C. Rundell
Wa Den a Merchants Plan to Tighten Credit After May 1 1982
Notice from Wa dena merchants stating charge accounts will be due every month after May 1 1982 with four 30 day periods. Credit will be extended to worthy customers but regular full settlement at month end is required. Names of several local businesses listed. The Tripoli Leader emphasizes newspapers must maintain public service even in depressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
C. &. Flower Hardware
John Bansen
Alden Gell
J. E. Klingman
L. F. Crandall
Tripoli
Old Mexican ruins to be uncovered this year
The Pathway of the Dead near Mexico City will be restored as part of a government campaign to reveal Toltec Aztec and other Mesoamerican sites. new discoveries at Toluquilin and Ranaa near Queretaro may unveil fortresslike complexes. Palenque and Monte Alban excavations aim to shed light on Mayan and Zapotec cultures, with Chichen Itza re construction planned for key structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Teotihuacan
Queretaro
Toluquilin
Ranaa
Palenque
Monte Alban
Chichen Itza
Theodore A. Ediger
Detroit, News
Morality Talk at NY Dinner Sparks Provocative Quote
Rebecca West, at a New York dinner, likened morality to a newsroom editor answering a question about propriety. She recounted a corny reply about a girl in a man's lap and tied it to views on modern behavior and loyalty, ending with a cautious stance on the era's modernity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca West
New York
Hood River Crag Rats Band of Rescuers Formed in 1926
The Crag Rats of Hood River Oregon, a mountain rescue group, were organized in 1926 by A. L. Anderson and local climbers. Since formation they have averaged six notable rescues per year over five years, with many other saves of note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood River
Oregon
A. L. Anderson
Anderson
Diogenes Presents A Candidate For Office
A candidate confesses to pandering for votes saying he will forget promises once elected. He notes rivals share the tactic, and admits he would not be trusted if he spoke the truth. He frames his remarks as a test of voter attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
Ice 60 Years Old and Desert Camel Races in Sahara
Ice sixty years old formed from frozen debris during Yorktown Pennsylvania stripping operations. Dynamite cracked ice that formed during a severe winter when waste from coal mines insulated it. Mia J Harlan of New York sponsors camel races in the Sahara to produce bigger camels. The first race ran from Ghardain to Wi Gales about 800 miles. Two stellar races occurred last spring with a record time of a day and a night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Mia. J
Harlan
New York
Sahara
Ghardain
Wi Gales
Princess Patricia Escapes Cage in Ely Park Night
African Monese known as Princess Patricia slipped from her cage in a city park at Ely Nevada. Children sheltered indoors while dogs panicked and residents searched the hills all night. Early morning she returned to her open cage unobserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia
Ely
Nev
Aha Teacher Now Jimmy What Happened Over Moon
The playful exchange features a childlike question about a cow leaping over the moon and a cheeky reply about vanishing cream, capturing a quirky, whimsical moment in a schoolyard tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Budgeting and ads help save money tips today
Noting that many lack excess funds readers are urged to budget weekly income against expenses. Advertising is praised for showing prices, saving ideas, and new products to stretch limited money and improve daily life.
Oldest Lakota pheasant released in 1912 found with leg band
A long lived pheasant in Lakota, released in 1912 with a leg band, was recaptured last week. Earlier releases in Buffalo township in 1909 included fifteen pheasants, among them a pair of Golden pheasants that were never seen again. The Lakota bird is claimed to be the oldest in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakota
Topic
Buffalo Township
Milwaukee beer truck loads 19 tons across bridge
Prairie du Chien Press reports a Milwaukee beer truck carrying 88 000 pounds crossed the Prairie du Chien Marquette new suspension bridge last Friday without strain. The paper taunts critics who doubted the structure, calling the bridge a beauty and a tower of strength despite summer skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
A Few Farm Hints on Seed Corn and Brooder Care
A farm bulletin notes seed corn disease tests and warns against overcrowding baby chicks in brooder houses during wet springs. It recommends no more than 300 chicks in a 10 by 12 space at start, emphasizing room as key to success. It also reports Iowa State College experiments showing little value in mixing protein sources for dairy cows, with soybean protein alone performing as well as mixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lows State College
Our want ad column trade at home among friends
Local want ad invites readers to trade goods and services through a neighborhood exchange. The brief notice highlights casual bartering among friends and home-based transactions as a convenient, trusted way to find needed items.
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