Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Arlington
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ernst was celebrated at the Arlington home of their son Walter Ernst. Nearly fifty guests attended a bountiful dinner and two golden wedding cakes. The couple, born in 1854 and 1854 respectively, married in 1882 and raised a family of two sons, with most life spent in Tilyria and Wadena area.
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Mra
F. C. Stow
J. G. Lewick
Lucille
Bort
Town
Orville Stow
George Kuhnes
Don Leonhart
Dixie Lee
Donald Orr
Fayette
H. B. Peterman
Perry Lickiss
Arlington
Larson
Eldorado
Waterloo
B. A
Franklin
George Fay
Arthur Hermen
Highland
Harold Hermen
H. T. Hangartner
Clermont
O'Hara
Frank Larrabee
Dundée
Art Schroeder
Arig
B.A. Jennings
Molumby
Frank Raftis
F. H. Poor
Jess Poor
Kirk Hicks
Canine
EB. Homewood
West Union
H. HL
Ray Welsh
Elkader
Pat Raftis
Frank Welch
C. R. Belnap
Clarence Randall
Fred Heiden
Herve Reacliman
Amelia Kuhn
Clarence Nus
Floyd Whitcher
H. H. Whitcher
Ted Welch
Roy Leonhart
Gen Minger
Iowa City
Lulu Eileen
Ralph Gage
Lima
Will Christeleit
Volga City
B. A. Jennings
Frank Poor
Glen Richards
C. 8
Flowers
Fox
Quimby, Laws
Fred Ernst
Walter Ernst
O Ee
Norma Ernst
Louise Klingman
Nas
Ernst
Ras Downs
Lake County
Ohio
Brainard
Iowa
Tilyria
Dyria
Illyria
Wadena
Walter
Robert
Alexander Peters
M. A. Klingman
Will Pollock
Elma
University
E. J. Jacquette
Sam Greenley
Clayton
Bess Greenley
Junior Wenger
W. W. Wenger
Thos
Pollock
Fred Smith Sr
Will Smaith
F. J. Smith
A. B. Parker
Marian
Marie Dennler
Elgin
Volga City News
Wadena School Notes Honor Roll And Activities
First and second grades learn Christmas songs. Gladys Johnson absent due to sickness. First grade honor roll: Derry Johnson Ardis O'Hara Dorothy Cline Delmar Hinkle. Second grade perfect spellers: Lucy Jones Betty Ruth Johnson Lee Aeschliman Blanche Johnson. Second grade honor roll: Lee Aeschliman Blanche Johnson. Upper grades list multiple students with 80 percent or above averages. Sixth and eighth grades formed Better English clubs. Seventh and eighth grade honor roll: Mary Broughton Irene Kennedy Betty Minihan.
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Gladys Johnson
Derry Johnson
Ardis O'Hara
Dorothy Cline
Delmar Hinkle
Lucy Jones
Betty Ruth Johnson
Lee Aeschliman
Blanche Johnson
Bessie Jennings
Mary Jennings
Margaret Cline
Derry Leonhart
Mary Kennedy
Rete Felder
Marjorie Herwig
Robert Bond
Dick Hinkle
Burdena Moore
Dorothy Minihan
Mary Sniffin
George Davie
Dawson Clark
Nellie Whitten
Thaugh
Mary Broughton
Irene Kennedy
Betty Minihan
United Brethren Church Schedule and Society Notes
United Brethren Sunday school at 10 o clock and preaching at 11 o clock. Prayer meeting Thursday night at the home of Mrs Kingman. The Harvester Band meets with Naoma Weber on December 17 with Mabel Johnson and Bessie Jennings in charge. Missionary Society to meet next week at Mrs H. M. Jennings home.
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United Brethren Sunday School
Mre. Kingman
Harvester Band
Naoma Weber
Mabel Johnson
Bessie Jennings
The
Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule
Sunday school at 10 o clock and morning worship at 11 o clock. Choir practice is scheduled for Saturday evening.
Isles Beset by Thanksgiving Fire Across Guttenberg Island
A large tract of wild grass and brush on Thanksgiving Island near Guttenberg was set alight, likely by a careless hunter. The blaze burned for hours, spreading over several miles and seen from Luxemburg, forcing wildlife to flee in search of water.
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Turkey
Gottenberg
Luxemburg
Guttenberg Press
Fayette County Fair Board Sets 1933 Dates
The Fayette County Fair board held its first meeting under new management to set the fair dates. The 1983 dates will follow the usual week, with events scheduled for August 22 through 25 at the courthouse assembly room. Union reports the plan.
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Fayette County
Court House
Union
Trade at Home Friends Gather in Allamakee County
A local Allamakee County community notes mumps spread and social visits. Mrs Ben Hofer and baby visited the Alfred Imhof home. Mr and Mrs Rudy Yunker hosted the Walter and John Durscher families for dinner. Anna Bevan was ill with Belva Benson substituting. Arlington schools delay gifts due to stress of times.
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Ben Hofer
Baby
Alfred Imhof
Rudy Yunker
Walter and
John Durscher
Anna Bevan
Belva Benson
Arlington
Trifles of Truth and Music Calming the Deranged
A collection of aphorisms on happiness generosity and behavior contrasts with a note on a Buenos Aires hospital where music calms the deranged. It says a band and orchestra aid inmates and broadcasts revived interest in the performers work. Several patients have learned to play with skill and feeling.
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Mercedes Hospital
Buenos Aires
Rare Books Filmed for Sterling Library Preservation
The Sterling library volumes are being copied onto tiny film to allow consultation without risking the originals. Three thousand two hundred pages fit on 200 feet of film, at 800 or 400 pages per hour. A 250 page book can be copied on a film no larger than a spool of cotton, and the films remain almost everlasting when properly cared for.
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Sterling
Yaie
Speaking of Trees Pioneer Arbor Day Began in Nebraska
The article notes Nebraska started Arbor Day in 1872 and Georgia led forestry in vocational schools. It cites over 79 million trees planted nationwide last year for reforestation and states oaks are the most planted along streets. It mentions China flooding linked to deforestation.
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Nebraska
Georgia
China
Altar to St Patrick planned on hill near landing site
Villages raise funds to build a great open air altar near the spot St Patrick is believed to have landed from Rome 1500 years ago. The project aims for fifty thousand pounds with the first sod turned on St Patrick's Day during the fifteenth centenary celebrations.
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St. Patrick
Rome
Ireland
Inducements at Home For Tooth Pulling Night
Fragmentary text shows Martha urging a family to pull Keith’s tooth at home for a treat. The scene hints at a child’s plea and a parent’s reaction with a request for ice and amusement following the dental event.
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Martha
Keith
Tonih
Humorous exchange from London humorist vignette
A London humorist quotes a toast where Vreeman declares an opening for “we” in life and a friend asks if it was found. The reply reveals a paradoxical twist, ending with a bleak punchline about a terrible hole.
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Vreeman
London Humoriat
Melrose says he will not own automobile in will claim
York business figure James Melrose of Rapnel directs large base interests and states he will not leave an automobile in his will. The veteran executive, aged ninety, made the remark while discussing estate plans.
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James Melrose
York
Rapnel
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Marquette
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George Vaughn
Marion
Walter Falk
Detroit
Flint
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Chicago
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Edizon
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George O’ Brien
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Zane Grey
Buffalo
Hardy
Ing
Sun
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Guy Kibbée
Uniton Depot
Dkiyacraper Soule
Ruth Etting
Wiednesday
Radio Land
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Perth
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