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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
4
Christmas Pageant and House Holidays in Wadena
A Christmas pageant Why Do Bells for Christmas Ring was presented at U B church under Mrs Lyal Whittenbaugh. Special Christmas services were held at the Presbyterian church. Numerous relatives and friends shared Christmas dinners and visits across households in Wadena and nearby towns, with updates on local church events and several travel and family notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. B
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Presbyterian Church
Warren Frey
Mary Dick Leon“hart
Marjorie Herwig
Rosemary Cline
Nellie Whittenbaugh
Dorothy Weber
Central City
Dor Rawson
A. G. Herrling
Mike Tynan
Iowa City
Herbert Fay
Gordon Fay
Waterloo
Howard Crandall
Oelwein
John Fay
Fayette
George Fay
John Thiebard
Mary Florence Whittenbaugh
Milo Whittenbaugh
Delwein
Will Whittenbaugh
Burton McLaughlin
Monticello
Lawrence Whitcher
Richard
Clermont
Donna Clothier
Des Moines
W. D. Mattocks
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Arthur Jones
Postville
Chester Adams
Clarence Adams
Arlington
Harry Wade
Elwin Loving
Minneapolis
Minn
J. R. Wood
Ted Welch
Dean Probert
Volga
Roy Leonhart
Frances Jones
Chicago
G. W. Jones
Francis Walters
Radford
Virgina
Swaney
Emma Jennings
Clyde Bond
Verda
Dale Floyd
Maynard
Alfred Evenson
Baby
K. Evenson
Robert Bigler
Ruth Wilson
Rolfe
Loretta Mattocks
Manchester
Bernice Sniffin
Fairbank
Marjorie
Alfred Jensen
Tam Flanagan
Amelia Kuhn
Helen, Peterman
Fred Kuhn
Eldorado
Anna Brennan
J. E. Klingman
Robert Klingman
Francis Whittenbaugh
Gary
Albert Felder
Guttenberg
H. B. Peterman
Helen
Herman Peterman
38 Degrees Below Zero Up Here Folks Photo
A group of United Research Engineers photographed cosmic rays at 29 300 feet in a plane and reported 3 degrees below zero. The image shows Captain W E Larned, First Officer R J Nemmers, Winston Bostwick, Wilfred Davies, and on the floor Dr Gerhardt Herzog associate of Dr Arthur H Compton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. E. Larned
R. J. Nemmers
Winston Bostwick
Wilfred Davies
United Research Engineers
Gerhardt Herzog
Arthur H. Compton
Echo Exclusive Photo Service
Around Town Says Trouble Ahead in Grundy Center
A collection of short dispatches reports arrests in Grundy Center for obtaining money under false pretenses after a home fire. a cafe explosion injures head chef Clarence Fox in Hampton. Adolph Weber killed by machinery in Wadena. Clay Hiner binds five year sentence for poultry theft. Willard Adcock near Chariton escapes house fire. Audrey Johnson, 13, wounds thigh by shotgun. Leslie Scholler man injured by tire explosion. Fred Tillott daughter of Pierson suffers three broken neck vertebrae. John Anderson helps Finland with $100 aid. Guy Hogan aids Monticello fire crew. Amos Swartzendruber burned in a power grinder accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Wirties
Grundy Center
Columbus Liner Scuttled by Captain At Sea
exclusive photo shows the German liner Columbus aflame 400 miles off Cape May New Jersey as Captain Wilhelm Daehne ordered scuttling to prevent capture. Survivors totaling 579 were rescued by the U S S Tuscaloosa and brought to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cape May
N. J
Atlantic Ocean
Wilhelm Daehne
Tuscaloosa
New York
Tei Kleat Victory At South Tower Bridge Event
A terse report records a competition at the Tower Bridge steps where Tei Kleat of Ble Lite Team claims victory. Noted participant Toby Milbanke faced a bold wager of 3:25 from a friend, with stakes around 2000 in local betting terms. The scene reflects a brisk, informal contest atmosphere on a Bt. Jones atest day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower Bridge
Jones
Atest
Ite
Toby
Milbanke
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A. L Pringle
East Broadway
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Will Iresnén
Waters Bros
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Nash
H. W. Falb
Thomas EB. Howard
Lorenz Bigler
Ril
Carpenter's Blacksmith Shop
Wadena
Towa
Esin Echo
Echo
Wisconsin
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Madison
Wis
Keith Waters
Elmer Pinney
West Elgin
Peat Lea
O'Neill Drug Co
Falb’s Meat Market
Wadena News
Chester’Rassmuseeh
Jacksonville
Anet
Christian Church
Lohrville
Walter ‘Kramer
Roy
Cooper
Lewla Wall
Fred? Friedly
Edgewood
la Porte City
William Lesh
Friedly
Marion
West Union
Hampton
Clarence Fox
Fox
Adolph Weber
Iowa
Fort Madison
Clay Hiner
Bloomfield
Willard Adcock
Chariton
Joe Oliver
Adscock
Audrey Johnson
Dayton
Leslie Schollerman
Belle Plaine
Battle Creek
Fred Tillott
Pierson
Zene
Finland
John Anderson
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Anderson
Denmark
Guy Hogan
Amos Swartzendruber
Wellman
Farmer's Cars
R. P. Strauch, Elgin, Agt
Employer's Mutual Casualty Co
Largest Casualty Co
Elgin Farmers ‘Coop
Max Medberry
Mgr
Roy Knight
Asst
Schori & Kuster Lumber Mance A
Elgin Furniture Store
Mr. and
Mrs
F. C. Muehlethaler Larence and
Clarence
Elgin, Iowa
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