Adventures of Martin Eden at the Avalon
WANTED Henry Anderson of Clermont to be our guest at the weekend show. Its Adventures of Martin Eden starring Claire Trevor and Glenn Ford. Get tickets at the Echo office free. Also two free tickets for Fleet Frieden for the Avalon show Gentlemen from West Paint.
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the Avalon
Will Kerr
West Union
The
Echo
Henry Anderson
Clermont
Echo Office
Fleet Frieden
Avalon
West Paint
Eighteenth Century Swedish Modern Furniture Design
Eighteenth century influenced Swedish Modern furniture favors graceful simplified lines. Most pieces are crafted in mahogany with honey bone or harvest finishes. Homespun upholstery fabrics drapery materials and rugs accompany this furniture style.
Weather lore debunked by Ohio climate lab findings
Ohio's Muskingum Climatic Research Lab in New Philadelphia reports that each day's weather is an individual package with no carryover effect. Historical forecasts relied on uninstrumented local observations, making most old lore only about half correct and warns that moon phases have little meteorological value despite many still trusting them.
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Ohio
Muskingum Climatic Research Laboratory
New Philadelphia
New Philadelphia Weather Research
Marseillaise Anthem Banned During Empire
A London Times letter traces the Marseillaise origin from Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg during 1792. It notes his drunken dinner, the hymn’s wartime debut with volunteers, and its later royalist roots then revolutionary use as France moved from monarchy to republic.
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Empire
Republic of France
London Times
Rouget de Lisle
Strasbourg
Austria
Louis XVI
M. Dietrich
New Brake Stops Faster Device From Superior Inventor
Inventor Panshy E. Anderson of Superior claims a combined accelerator and brake pedal can cut stopping distance. With the unit, a car at 30 miles per hour would brake in about 5% of a foot instead of the usual 33 feet, using a single master pedal under the driver’s shoe.
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Panshy E. Anderson
Superior
Anderson
Parafin Coaling For Wax Coating Of Bulbs And Plants
Paraffin coating involves obtaining wax from groceries or other suppliers, heating it in a shallow pan, and using a wire basket to dip prepared corms. Dig corms, trim foliage, sun dry, then dip in melted wax and store. canvas and dahlias can be treated similarly when storing time arrives.
Sexton Beetles Do Burial Work for Larval Rearing
Sexton beetles are known for burying small dead animals. They dig a pit beneath the carcass and, once it sinks below the soil, lay their eggs on it and cover it with earth.
Quiet title sought in Fayette County real estate case
In the district court of Iowa Fayette County a petition by a plaintiff seeks to quiet title to extensive Fayette County lands described as the Northwest fractional Quarter and related parcels in sections 1 35 and 36 Township 94 95 North Range 7 West. The defendants listed include numerous individuals and entities such as Cler mont State Bank Garnaville Farmers State Bank St Olaf and Missouri River Rail road Company. The plaintiff claims ten years adverse possession under color of title and prays for judgment barring all claims and quieting title in the plaintiff. Defendants are warned to appear by noon on the second day of the September 1942 term in West Union Iowa or risk default and judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Robertson
E. A. Robertson
Frederick Zimmerman
Frederic Zimmerman
Sarah T. Zimmerman
Edwin Stedman
Milo W. Stough
Nancy B. Stedman
M. W. Stough
M. A. Stough
Ole Tollefson
Sarah Tollefson
Ole Tollopson
Sarah Tollop
Ole Tollofson
Sarah Tollofson
F. S. Stough
W. H. St
Tellif Ericson
Tolef Erikson
Bedie Erikson
Andrew Anderson
Andre Anderson
Cristi Anderson
Thor Thorson
Anna Thorson
Joseph M. Morn
Joseph M. Morse
Jacob Widmer
Mary Widmer
A. O. Gilbertson
Sarah A. Gilbertson
Clermont State Bank
Ann Pringle
Yoiin Thompson
McGregor-St. Peters and Missouri River Railroad Company
George Greene
H. B. Whitehouse
William Greene
Louisa M. Greene
Halver Nelson
Caroline Nelson
Peter Dempsey
Therese Dempsey
Teresa Dempsey
E.O. Lien
Mary Lien
G. A. Koland
Ingeborg Koland
A. Stuvie
O. J. Hager
Farmers State Bank
Garnaville
Iowa
William Martin
Emma Martin
Frank Lee
Fayette County
Merton R. Palmer
A. A. Robertson
Mabel C. Palmer
Gordon A. Lau
Opal G. Lau
P. F. Dravis
Ole Tollofsen
Sarah Tollofsen
Jno. Riser
Gree Hanson
William S. Hart
Wm. S. Hart
Peder Nelson
E. H. Estey
Harry Gunderson
Genevieve Gunderson
Ben Berns
L. A. Andrew
State of
Agnes Berns
John Ries
Amelia Ries
Farmers State Bank of
St. Olaf
LaNora Halvorson
John Walverson
Theodore C. Buehring
Theodore Buehring
F. L. Lau
Ida Gruetzmacher
John J. Hurley
John J.hurley
J. C. Halvorson
el G. Runals
H. C. Runals
Rodney M. Whipple
Abby A. Whipple
Edwin Bean
Halvor Nelson
Halvor Neilson
Torkel Hanson
Torkel Hansen
Julia Hansen
Ole Oleson Quernes
Gro Hanson
Julia Hanson
Wm. Larrabee
Anna M. Larrabee
Carolina Nelson
Peter Nelson
Randi Nelson
Julia H. Groth
Julia Groth
WW. H. Groth
Andrew C. Gilbertson
Ole Gulbranson
Ole Gilbert
Randel Gilbertson
Cc. T. Bowen
Rangnit Gulbranson
Torkle Hanson
Ole Oleson
Halsten Holstenson
M. C. Lawrence
Halsten Halstenson Groth
Kittle H. Groth
Ragnil H. Groth
E. E. Bear
Halsten H. Groth
Kittie H. Groth
Olen H. Erickson
Henry H. Hovland
Carel H. Hovland
Ludvig H. Hovland
Rose H. Hovland
Bertina Gunderson
Henry Gunderson
Ragnald H. Groth
Ragnel H. Groth
Knute Groth
Kittle Groth
Knudt
Ida O. Grether
Minnie Twamnerman
Sidney Haudenshield
Towa
District Court
Plaintff
District Court of
West Union
Sheriff Finds Old Gold Dollar During Yard Digging
Garber resident Clem Moser unearthed a 1year-old gold dollar while digging for worm bait in his yard. The coin minted in 1851 is described as thin as a postcard and about one and a half inches in diameter according to report.
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Garber
Clem Moser
Sabotage Markers at Plane Factory and Air Base
New York photographs released by the First Air Force show makeshift “signposts” used as sabotage indicators. A grain-sack tail forms a “9” pointing to a plane factory, and an arrow marks an air base as seen from an O-47 observation ship. Officials warn the tale may be wartime propaganda and baseless hysteria.
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New York
First Air Force
Fragmented humor and ad copy in a Broadcaster page
A collage of jokes and quips about liquor morning after, a mechanical stenographer, Sphinx, a bachelor in trouble, a Manchuria reading, baptism gags, and a cor-du-roy roof claim. The item combines satire, punchlines, and ad language in a miscellaneous newspaper fragment.
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Agie
Fred Nydegger
Elwin
Independence Produce Co
C. J. Mulford
Mgr
Elgin
Vorkelyon Bros
IHC
el- Kin
Dr. Salabury
H. T. Knudtson
Berkshire
Clarence H. Olson
Clermont - Gunder Road
R. P. Strauch
Bolson
C. M. Kneeland
Torkelson Bros
Wunstop
Elgin Oil Company
BELG
Roy Biffert
Schumacher Feed Quaker
Schumacher
Weibel Mill CO
Elgin, Iowa
A. B Sheridan
Praintitt
Sera
Felco
Elgin Farmers Coop
Manchuria
Epsom
Laway
Pahson
Schori & Kuster Lbr. CO
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