Wadena Community Notes Highlight Card Party and Christmas Plans
Mrs. Pear Johnson hosted the Square Deal card club as prizes were awarded to Luella Dahl Gren first, Mabel Johnson second, and Goss consolation. Christmas gifts exchange and a fine lunch followed. Community Christmas tree prep by Bigler Cline and Everett, Christmas programs planned at local churches, and multiple social events including a 500 party with prizes noted.
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Pear Johnson
Square Deal Card Club
Luella Dahlgren
Mabel Johnson
Goss
Robert Bigler
A. C. Cline
Frank Everett
Santa Claus
A. B
Presbyterian
June Miller
Food and Utility
West Union
Presbyterian Church
Ralph Reed
Colleen
Johnson Bros
Nina Davis
Lima
Wm. Jones
George Jones, Jr
Janesville
Wis
George Jones
Myr
Alden Gell
la Fonda
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Laitheran Church
Frank Welsh
J. H. Wilson
Roy Leonhart
Luther, Crandall
Ole Johnson
Alfred Johnson
Oelwein
Blanche Feller
Decorah
L. E. Goss
Independence
H. H. Whitcher
Thomas Cassidy
Waters
Waukon
Frank Raftis
A. G. Herrling
Will Follensbee
Union Study Club
Harry Rush
E. A. Card Club
Public Auction Of Groth Estate In Clermont Iowa
The executor of Knudt H. Groth’s estate offers the Clermont property at public sale on January 18, 1936 at 2 PM. The lot is Thompson's First Addition block 63, payable cash with one fourth due at sale and balance on deed delivery, possession by March 1. Sale subject to district court approval and prior sale conditions. Personal assets, notes and stock to be sold at the same time.
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Fayette County
Knudt H. Groth
Clermont
Iowa
Thompson
District Court of
Jawa
Christmas Services at Clermont Luth Church and East Church
Christmas services are listed for Clermont Luth Church and East Church with English and Norwegian divisions. Activities include Christmas tree festivals at West Church and a 7:30 p m program on Christmas Eve, plus morning services Christmas Day and Dec 26, with a festive greeting from Pastor G Ganston. A Missouri robbery report notes thieves used chicken powder to incapacitate residents.
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Highland Church
East
Luther League
Eastchurch
West Church
G. Ganston
Missouri
The Country Newspaper Motto in a Community Voice
The passage presents the Country Newspaper as a trusted family friend and community chronicler. It promises to record daily life, connect buyers and sellers, and bring wholesome messages to homes, reflecting the paper’s role in feeding, clothing, sheltering, and comforting its readers while documenting local life and wider history.
Gasoline Shortage From Waste Products Meeting
Oil men warned only 12 years of gasoline remains in the United States. Fuel alcohol from farm waste could solve the shortage, with plants in the Midwest by 1987 using corn stalks and underutilized crops. The plan would boost farming, reduce reliance on government aid, and support rural independence.
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United States
Middle West
Anamoga Eureku
Newspapers Named Best Advertising Medium
In Chicago the American Bakers association declared newspapers the best advertising medium. Stores displays radio and gin boards ranked lower. newspapers in columns hold first place. The survey notes the average normal body temperature as 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
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American Bakera Association
Chicago
Weekend Notes From Waterloo Area Community
Local notes recount visits and dinners across Waterloo and nearby towns. Friends and families—Linda Jacobs, Harold Grimm, Frieda Miller, Rudy Yunker, Mary Schori—are mentioned with travel, hospital stays, birthdays, and holiday gatherings. A collegePlans for Upper Town University attendance, livestock show in Chicago, and a birthday party in Cedar Rapids appear amid casual town chatter and a brief roadwork update on ridge road progress.
When Hog Meets 1106 In the Straight and Narrow Way
A clipped humorous note on road hogs and speech ethics cites changing usage from breaking a limb to a woman breaking her leg. The piece mocks modern language shifts and recalls a quip from Echo office sale bills.
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Adam
Pathfinder
Echo Office
Elgin Students Present Operetta and Holiday Plans
The first six grades will present the operetta In Quest of Santa Claus at the high school auditorium Thursday evening Dec 19 at 8 15. The entertainment is free to everyone. Luana won both ends of a double header last Thursday with scores 15 to 4 and 3 to 5. Overbeck and Lindroth led Luana, Schupbach led Elgin. The Alum ni game Wednesday night ends the schedule before Christmas. Second round free throws feature Houg Schupbach Weibel Shafer Patterson Schor Hass Hass. Gregg Co tests for shorthand and typing award pins and certificates. Several students have earned Typist and Shorthand certificates. Fifteen pupils sign up for declamatory work after Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Luana
Elgin Gisnis
Schupbach
Elgin
Ostrand
Houg
Bud Kohls
H. Weibel
G. Shafer
D. Patterson
F. Schupbach
Jr. McMillan
C. Hass
Heck
K. Schor
W. Hass
Gregg Co
Donna Wenger
Alma Hanson
Lillian Krueger
Margaret Grimm
Local Social Notes and 1935 Income Report
Grand Meadow residents share visits and hospitality at multiple homes and a Clermont supper hosted by the Commercial Club. The 1935 town farm income rose 12 percent from 1934 to 346 million dollars for nine months, with California slightly higher. The Iowa Conservation Commission states no law bars hunting along public highways or rail rights of way, except not from a motor vehicle.
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California
Iowa Conservation Commission
The Story of the Other Wise Man on B Y P U Program
B Y P U program Sunday at 7:45 features The Story of the Other Wise Man about a seeker left behind by the magi. Other items include readings, quartette, piano and violin solos, and a choir number. Allamakee County voters will consider issuing bonds not to exceed 44.00 for a new county home after the old burned and left the poor in temporary quarters. Benjamin Franklin quote about war and peace noted.
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Jesus
Bethlehem
Christ
Alfred Baechler
Clarence Kohls
Karl Miller
Gus Krueger
Edward Krueger
Gladys Vicarous
Erma Grether
Allamakee County
Benjamin Franklin
Plums Shortweight Quip Triggers Witty Exchange
A brief, humorous exchange recalls a customer accusing a seller of under-weighing fruit and the seller retorting with a clever barbed remark about weighing the customer as well. The dialog hints at a small town scene and social interactions over a humble purchase.
Krupp Works Now Manufacture Enamelled Steel Teeth
The Krupp works in Germany are reported to be producing enamelled steel false teeth. The development signals a shift in industrial output toward dental prosthetics, illustrating broader diversification in German manufacturing projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krupp
Germany
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Wadena
Clermont Luth
the Country Newspaper
Rose Garner
Cedar Rapids
Hollywood
Calif
Mary Moser
Lorraine Carpenter
Greene
C. B. Schori
Nels Olson
Dubuque
Strawberry Point
Mr. Olson
Brabham Corner
Red Cross
Elgin oAfoings
Grand Meadow News
Lillian Halverson
Carolyn Erickson
Ewald Lyngaas
Janet Olson
Bert Lyngaas
Alfred Burasa
Arthur Olson
Martin Halverson
West Union Hospital
Otto Warner
Ernest Holt
Ed Johnson
Ole Reierson
Selmer Holm
Andrew Reinhart
Esten Landsgard
Eunice
Glen Nygaard
Arnold Lampoon
Nele Lyngaas
Ames Olson
Marlyn
Olivia Olson
Vera Mae
Clarence Olson
Ole Thorson
Immanuel Larson
Nels Lyngaas
Paul Cooley
Waterloo
Millard Olson
B. Y. P. U. Program
Dr. Miles
Oakes
Carter
Regents Watltute
M. Co
R. Bird
Merry Christmas
Elgin Home Bakery
Zurbriggen
Campbell's Soups
Ad. &. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
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