Wadena Notice Brief Long Week of Social Visits
Lloyd Caldwell left for Los Angeles after several weeks with Rev and Mrs Caldwell. Lew Henderson players concluded a week here and head to Lamont. Kathryn Conner returned to Iowa City after weeks with friends. Various visits by Aeschlimans Freys and others noted. School starts Monday Aug 31 with redecorated building and listed teachers. Will Schmidt Castalia and families visited Bowles. fishing trip noted. Corbin thirtieth wedding anniversary guests honored.
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Lloyd Caldwell
Los Angeles
Calif
Caldwell
Lew Henderson
Lamont
Kathryn Conner
Iowa City
H. J. Aeschliman
Elizabeth
Lee
West Union
Don Henry
Waterloo
Beverly Fay
George Fay
Marie Collins
Wattcoma
Leo Klepper
Gertrude Frey
Elkader
Robert Frey
la Fonda Gell
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Jerry Williamson
Coggan
Adolph Weber
Ella Kerr
Lydia
Abe Moats
Floyd Patterson
Ella Allen
Elkport
Velmah Everett
Lawrence Timmerman
Fayette
Phyllis Clark
G. P. Clark
Reed Doughty
Blanche Aeschliman
Wadena
Zella Duncan
Cecil Flannagan
Jess Corbin
Iowa Farmers Face Scarce Seed Corn In 1987 Outlook
Seed corn may be scarce again in 1987 as soybeans yield small and prices rise. Iowa ranks high in electric service but twelfth in farm numbers. Cattle and hog markets show varied trends. fertilizer use boosts lawn growth, while drought concerns and high feed costs affect egg production and pullet marketing.
Statues Wear Bonnets In French Churches
Statues in many French churches are adorned with small bonnets on saints heads. The bonnets imitate regional styles and are changed yearly on the saint day, reflecting local customs and church decoration traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchain
Klipspringer Noted for Gold Spangled Coat and Rounded Horns
The klipspringer is a small African mountain antelope found from the cane regions of East Africa to Somaliland and Ethiopia. Distinctive traits include a gold spangled coat, a thick halo around the body, and rounded horns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Africa
Somaliland
Ethiopia
Empress Jingo and the Fourteenth Japanese Emperor
The fourteenth emperor of Japan died in the year 200, and Empress Jingo then took power. She issued an army and led it on a successful invasion of Korea.
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Empress Jingo
Chual
Japan
Press Jingo
Korea
Lake Surface Areas of Great Lakes Noted
The water surface areas are listed for several lakes: Great Lakes Lake Superint 31,810 square miles. Lake Nron 23,010. Lake Michigan 22,400. Lake Erie 9,040. Lake Ontario 7,540. These figures illustrate comparative sizes among the lakes and suggest regional water area measurements.
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Great Lakes Lake
Lake Nron
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Raisins: Dried Grapes With Higher Sugar Content
Raisins are dried grapes either sun or heat processed. They develop a higher sugar content and a flavor distinct from fresh grapes.
Plank Flooring Description and Dimensions Clarified
A historical note defines plank flooring as wooden boards with thickness between inches and inches wide, longer than 224 inches and shorter than 414 inches, describing plank as a piece of wood meeting these size criteria.
Yellowstone National Park as a U S Reservation
Yellowstone National Park is a United States government reservation existing independently of county jurisdictions across the three states it spans. The description notes its status separate from local government structures and underscores federal control of the park.
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Yellowstone
U. S. Reservation
Yellowstone National Park
United States
Pygmy Term Sparks Debate Over Shrines And Traits
A fragment discusses the term pygmy and its supposed link to shrines and stature. The text suggests the label may reflect a cultural or social construct rather than a medical condition, raising questions about its accuracy and implications.
Show Farmers Latest in Soil Conservation at Iowa State Fair
In Des Moines Indiana a special series of displays on soil conservation will debut at the Iowa State Fair from August 28 to September 4. Seven leading county farm bureaus will oversee the exhibit series, prepared in cooperation with top soil conservation authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Suil
Women's State Fair To Freak Records At Iowa State Fair
Des Moines Iowa special report notes the largest women's exposition ever in Iowa to be held with the Iowa State Fair from August 23. Exhibits and demonstrations will fill two buildings and attract over 200 000 women. Programs cover home making arts drama music child health cooking sewing decorating and related topics across eight days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
New Thrills Headline Iowa State Fair Program
Des Moines, Jan. Special thrills are planned for eight days of entertainment at this year's Iowa State Fair, Aug. 28 to Sept. 4. Daily grandstand features include flying exhibitions by the human hat and Ted Elder, seven nights of rodeo, a major auto race, circus feats, and extensive horse racing. Secretary A. R. Corey said the program is the state fair’s best yet.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Human Hat
Ted Elder
Midwest
Pete
A. R. Corey
State Fair Stock Show Tops U S Des Moines Special
Largest farm and livestock show in North America to be held at the 1928 Iowa State Fair August 28 to September 4. National Livestock entries from about twenty states including horses cattle swine and sheep. Iowa 4 H livestock about 1500 animals with over 600 baby beeves. Features include the largest swine show in a decade in the enlarged swine pavilion. Camp ground of 100 acres opens for Midwest visitors with 25 000 campers yearly. reduced ticket offers and amenities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
North America
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Midwest
WPA rejects Waukon lake project as too small
The artificial lake planned for Waukon, approved at Waterloo, is vetoed by the Des Moines office as too small. The plan is rewritten and resent. The grant request shifts from 4 400 to 14 000 for labor and material, with 1 000 locally raised. The dam wall will use interlocking steel sheeting costing about 2 800, provided by WPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
WPA
Waterloo
Des Moines
Minerva Weibel Visits Elgin After Six Weeks Abroad
Minerva Weibel of Chicago arrived Saturday night to spend a week with her father A. M. Weibel. She completes a six weeks vacation visiting the Texas Centennial California Canada and St. Paul Minnesota before coming to Elgin. Bess Stohr of Elkader spent Sunday in Elgin with her parents Mr and Mrs C S Halstenson.
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Minerva Weibel
Chicago
A. M. Weibel
Texas
Calfornia
Canada
St. Paul, Minn
Elgin
Bess Stohr
Elkader
C. 5. Halstenson
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Argentina
Iowa State College
Towa
Iowa Cooperative Creameries
Iowa State College Dairy Marketing Specialists
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington, D. C
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Lewa
Wilkes-Barre
Hardy
Poulation Towa Village
King Palmer
Bopp
Butler County
Acrien
Guisea
Atlantic City
Lowa
Iowa State Fair
Roland Kumzak
Milford
Kumzak
Tevuetes
Lowa State
U. S
Walt’s Corner Grocery
Hanu
Hamburg
Colorado
Michigan
Nehal
U.S
J. A. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
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