Navy enlistment and local visits in Wadena area
The Wadena community notes Ray Herwig Jr enlisting in the navy with departure to Des Moines on Sept. 3 and training at Great Lakes. Numerous visits and guests fill the week, including Cedar Rapids trips, family gatherings, and weekend visits from Bloomington, Waterloo, West Union, and other towns. A separate blast report details a reckless driving incident near Waukon followed by a basement explosion at the J. C. Cowan home with serious burns to three men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Herwig
Ray Jr
Decorah
Navy
Des Moines
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Bir
George Jennings
Clifford
Roberts Sanity i
Luther Crandall
Vida Henrich
Cedar Rapids
Charles Wilson
Mississippi
J. H. Wilson
Mary Ogie
Emmet Metserli
Will Fennell
Supt Freeman
Arnold's Park
Jim Thomas
Doonan
George Fay
Barbara Jane Corkery
Thad Walters
Radford
Francis Waiters
Roy Hinkel
Bloomington
Oscar Hinkel
Frank Borwig
Waterloo
Sam Gell
Bess Tschantz
Clermont
M. A. Klingman
Fred Tschan
Alfred Johnson
Clarence Meyer
West Union
Roy Cline
Mary B. Wetzel
Lily Livingston
Nina Davis
Crystal Lake
Maynard Powers
Powers
Wm. Yearous
Cedar Falls
Wm. Witt
el- Kader
Robert Frey
Tomatoes as winter vitamins dominate home canning tips
Iowa State College nutritionists budget 125 quarts of tomatoes and juice for a family of four as an ideal canning plan. The article explains selecting firm ripe fruit, peeling, precooking, jar processing times, and methods to preserve vitamins A C thiamin riboflavin and iron while outlining juice making, handling, and storage steps for versatile tomato use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Causes and prevention of rope in bread loaves
Mrs. R notes doughy center bread with unpleasant odor and blue tinge often called rope. It stems from an organism in flour or on tools. sun and scald equipment. keep new flour separate. bake in small loaves for better heat. add acid or sour milk whey to prevent rope. vinegar can substitute for milk. experiments decide amounts.
Tv explosion cures back in Chariton tale
Mrs Caldwell of Chariton says a TV explosion from blasting by an auto salvage firm caused her back to snap back into place after six months of pain. She had earlier injured her back by moving a board and was nearly unable to lie down. The Caldwell claim notes renewed mobility and absence of pain after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Caldwell
Chariton
N. T
Rudy Yunker
Elaine
Gordon Zurbriggen
Sumner
Elgin
Joe Frieden
Shirley
Fleet Frieden
Jennie Norman
Will Marshall
Winthrop
C. J. Mulford
N. M. Fritz
Gunder News Highlights Local Visits and School Openings
Louis Kjosa and others returned from a fishing trip to northern Minnesota and Canada. New girl Sheila Mae named at Quinton Clark home. Marion church confirms class registrations: Rosella Opland Corrine Rypestol Itetla Hanson Joseph Reierson Lester Staake Otto Hanson Jr Clifford Christianson James Farmer. Local outings include visits between Baker Clark families and Elmer Larson Orlando Lofts gard travel to El Paso NL for corn plant tour. Schools reopen with Gladys Petersen Brorby Lillian Loftsgard Arlene Hanson teaching. Community notes cover Dorcas Society picnic, Legion dance with handstamp method to curb crashers, and Timely Titanka ads. Fisherman Logan proves fishing skills to locals. Tell them you saw it in the Echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kjosa
Orvin Thompson
Charles Dering
Tillman Thompson
Minnesota
Canada
Quinton Clark
Sheila Mae
Rosella Opland
Corrine Rypestol
Itetla Hanson
Joseph Reierson
Lester Staake
Otto Hanson, Jr
Clifford Christianson
James Farmer
Marion Church
Joseph Baker and Sons
Vellersven
C. J. Anderson
Arvid
Maren Jensen
Reluctant Dragon at Avalon and Free Echo Tickets
Notices advertise a Disney Technicolor film at Avalon on Sunday through Tuesday with courtesy Echo tickets for W C Follett of Elgin. Also promotions for Farmall-H tractor features and local real estate, livestock for sale, and killer horses wanted, with contact details in Elgin and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torkelson Bros
McCormick_ Deering Farm Machinery
Chrysler
Plymouth
Elgin
F. Kneeskern
Castaliz
Theo
Kjosa
Glermont
the Echo
Avalon
Abbot & Costello
Andrews Sisters
Elgin Social Notes Highlight Local Weekend Visits
Elgin and nearby residents spent the weekend visiting relatives and attending events. Mr and Mrs Fred Cooley and Mr and Mrs Homer Dill visited relatives in Elgin and St Olaf. Des Moines and Chicago trips are noted along with family gatherings and birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cooley
City
Elgin
Homer Dill
Oscar Possehl
St. Olaf
Martha Chapman
Adelle Chapman
Ina Mathews
N. M. Fritz
Ed Medbery
Thos. Ogle
Elmer Lembke
Des Moines
Lee Neuenschwander
L. J
Noel
Marion
Albert Schori
Steele
Postville
Geo. Barnhart
George Frieden
Virgil
Virginia
George Jr
Lamar
Carl Torkelson
Earl Sorem
Earl Jrand Lloyd
Rushford
Minn
Regina Ness
Winnefred McMillan
Washington
Iowa
S. &. Patterson
Wilson
Marian
Helen Hofer
Weathered chores and hobby hints in period chatter
Jokes mix with home utility tips as readers weigh durable goods, painting season, and remodeling plans. Notes on delivery delays for lumber and roofing emerge beside quips about cats, radios, and infant feeding bottles. The column closes with a quip on labor and love in domestic work.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wadena News
FMN
Roy Wuenecke
Waukon
J. C. Cowan
Ralph Anderson
Frank Regan
Mr. Cowan
Ges Om
Dan Ryan
Parkersburg
Hudson
The
Echo
Leningrad
U. SS. R
Gt. Isaacs Cathedral
Gunder News
American Legion
Titanka
Aho ‘Logan
Atate
Logan
Lehman
Vranes
Merlin
Weibel Mill CO
Elgin, Iowa
Want
John Deere
Deering
Richard Olson
Lehman's Hardware
Green Colonial Dealers
Walter
Haigh
Manchester
Sens
Gene Stoehr
Hans Grether
Sale Agt
Jersey
Emil Lembke
Luana Creamery
Independence Produce Co
Henry C .Olson
Echo Office
15Th
St. Paul
Gander
Torkelson Bros. McCormick-Deering Farm Machinery
C.J. Mulford
Elgin Oil Company
G. & I. Tires
Joe
Maggie
Schori & Kusterler, CO
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