Wadena Legion Auxiliary plans hamburger supper Aug 28
The Wadena Legion Auxiliary held its Friday meeting in Legion rooms and planned a hamburger and coffee supper for Saturday evening August 28. The note lists numerous visitors and locals stopping by Cedar Falls, Waterloo, West Union, Maynard, Oelwein, and other nearby towns, with many households hosting guests and relatives. The Wadena school opens August 30 with Reed Doughty as superintendent and Blanche Aeschliman as principal, plus a staff roster for grades and home economics.
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The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
H. J. Aeschliman
Elizabeth and
Lee
Fred Heiden
Cedar Falls
Mary Dick Leonhart
Fayette
Ted Walsh
Ed Raftis
Eileen
Ella Kerr
Waterloo
Patricia
Shirley Herwig
M. M. Cooney
West Union
Robert Whittenbaugh
Stella
Betty
Lyal Whittenbaugh
John
Ryan
Will Schmidt
Castalia
James Bowles
Mary Whitterbaugh
Oelwein Trent
Will Whitturbaugh
Floyd Stannard
Glen
Robert Thewlis
Washington
Ill
Jackie
Jean Thiele
Oelwein
Carol Carter
Burdena Moore
Dorothy Carter
Velma Everett
Earl Carpenter
Will Whittenhaugh
Eleanor Patterson
John Thiele
Hazel Bartels
Maynard
George Jones
Warner Aylsworth
Lamont
Chas, Aylsworth
John Fay
George Fay
Will Carbery
Gordon Fay
Howard Crandall
Ruby Chapman
Cedar Rapids
Lettie Harkins
Carmen Sedorf
Arlington
W. F. Moore
Will Anderson
Chas. Miller
Amelia Faye Moore
Free Tschantz
August
S. V. Curnock
Bess Tschantz
Clermont
Pete Corbin
Sterling, Cole
Henry Lockard
Lawrence Stade
Farmersburg
Glen Frey
U. B. Bible School
Hooper's Hollow
Frank Thurst
Mary Fox
Cherokee
Clarion
Iola Feller
Elgin
Wm. Feller
Gertrude Frey
W. W. Davidson
Elkader
Winifred Flannagan
Crusaders
Howard Lee
William Miller
Alexander, Ill
Frank Poor
Albert Cook
Donna Lov
Carrington
N. C
George Kuhnes
Lillian McLavey
Myrtle
Ruth
Cox
Hugh Lockard
Chas
Blanche Aeschliman
Wadena
Kathryn Francis
Palo
Cecil Flanagan
Erma Corkery
Virginia Madsen
Harlan
Laura Rector
Earlville
Understanding Iowa Children Beginning School Early
An article argues for nursery schools ahead of public schooling in September. It stresses early life plasticity, social development, health checks, and teacher training to address behavior, framing nursery education as essential for shaping lifelong habits.
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Iowa
Nursery schools to enrich child life and join regular system
The period emphasizes enrolment of children and enrichment of experiences as the best development method. It predicts nursery schools becoming more common and potentially integrating into the regular school system. Sponsored by the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station University of Iowa.
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Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
American Boy Introduces A New Football Game
The American Boy previews six-man football developed by Stephen Epler to provide an affordable, open and fast game for smaller schools. It highlights scoring freedoms, reduced injury risk, and growing adoption, with an official handbook and subscription details.
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American Boy
Stephen Epler
Nebraska
Second Blvd
Detroit
Mich
First Labor Day Proclamation Proposed by Kansas Governor
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Gov. Lyman A. Humphreys of Kansas issued the first proclamation to set aside a new holiday named Labor Day. He advised observing Monday September 1, 1890, in Kansas with a business suspension to allow public celebrations.
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Lyman A. Humphreys
Kansas
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Prairie State
Township Social Roundup Sees Wide Visitations Across States
A long list of visitors and residents details numerous travel and stay patterns. Mrs. Harry Gill and Mrs. Maude Peters visited, while Theresa and Betty Snyder planned time with Marion relatives. Rev J J Snyder and family toured Ottumwa, with Walton Frick of Alburrnette also visiting. Coronel Rothlisberger began teaching in Maynard. Many others traveled between Dubuque Madison and surrounding towns visiting relatives, attending reunions, or helping celebrate occasions. Ruth Mosby’s illness prompted hospital care and close observation by physicians.
Weight of Stone Perch For Variable Stone Measure
A perch of stone is a variable unit about twenty five cubic feet. The weight changes with the weight per cubic foot of the stone type measured.
Single Species of Rodent Paca Found Across Americas
A paca is a rodent represented by a single species native to tropical forests of South and Central America. It thrives in dense habitats and is known for its spotted brown fur and large size among New World rodents. Conservation status varies regionally due to habitat loss and hunting pressures.
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South and
Central America
Have You a $10,000 Bill Yet Still Sought by Treasury
The U S treasury seeks return of fifty ten thousand dollar bills no longer produced. If unrecovered, the government gains that sum. For eight years ads have urged the public to redeem large size notes for smaller currency. It seems unlikely anyone kept such a bill as a keepsake.
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U. S. Treasury
Uncle Sam
Air-Minded Voroshi Event Ends With Parachute Show
In Voroshi lov Russia two parachute jumpers landed during a celebration. One carried a portable cinema outfit and film featuring Chapyev while the other arrived with an accordion. They then staged a motion picture show and a concert for attendees.
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Voroshilov
Russia
Cockates Variety Described in Ancient Bird Feature
A brief item discusses the cockatee a small cockatoo variety noted for soft gray feathers edged with white and a lemon yellow crest. Red cheek circles provide a striking color contrast as the bird carries itself proudly.
Washington Farewell Scene in House and Members
Photo captures a general view of the Washington House of Representatives as members bid farewell to a departing figure, with lawmakers gathered along the chamber benches and desks in a formal parting moment.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Chicago Outer Bridge and Ship Lock Photo
OFI staff photographer captures Chicago outer bridge and shore development from a United Air Lines plane. The raised bridge arms frame the government ordered ship lock intended to regulate water flow from Lake Michigan to the Chicago River and the Mississippi after years of litigation. News Photo Service exclusive to the Echo in Fayette County.
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William B. Bankhead
Echo
Fayette County
Chicago
OFI
United Air Lines
Lake Michigan
Chicago River
Miss
Issippi
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