Local notables gather in Volga area for events and obits
Residents from Wadena and nearby towns filled a weekend schedule with visits and gatherings. Obituaries note the passing of Plauder aged 74 and infant deaths. Funeral services were held in Arlington and Lamont. A meeting at the school house planned to organize a night school as part of community efforts.
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Eller
Ames
L. C. Popenhagen
Anamosa
Walter Medberry
Grace Cline
Popenhagen
Roy Cline
Bert Sackett
Delaware
W. F. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Walter Molumby
Dickens
J. D. Molumby
John Wood
J. R. Wood
The
Presbyterian Church
Tom Baldwin
Bloomington
Wis
Pat Baldwin
C. L. Randall
Carletta
A. A. Randall
Keeling
Volga
Will Thompson
Findal
M. D
Wadena School News Honors And Scores Across Grades
The Wadena school notes praise first through eighth graders for spelling, arithmetic, attendance, and geography. Honors go to Bonita Weber, Dorothy Cline, Lawrence Felder, and others with perfect or near perfect marks. Expanded programs include Eskimos studies, traveling library books, and Iowa history with vocational guidance entering the second semester.
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Bonita Weber
Dorothy Cline
Lawrence Felder
Delmay Hinkle
Darrel Johnson
Alice Sniffin
Ardis O’hara
Lee Aeschliman
Martin Frey
Lucy Jones
Lee Reschliman
Betty Ruth Johnson
Rosemary Cline
Derryl Leonhart
Rita Felder
Bessis Jennings
Elsor
Hazel Chapman
Dawson Clark
Geo, Davis
Alberta Everetts
Virginia Herwig
Dorothy Minihan
Mary Sniffin
Irene Kennedy
Dick Kennedy
Mary Griffin
Arlene Welch
Raymond Felder
Alo Hinkle
Junior Sniffin
Vera Voshell
Marcia Knutson
Gold Rushed to Decorah State Bank After Government Demand
Within a week after the government ordered gold coin and gold certificates turned in, Decorah State Bank received fifteen hundred dollars in gold. The Public Opinion notes the government’s gold rulings have shifted and enforcement remains not ripe. Echo readers urged to say they saw it in the Echo.
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Decorah
Notice of Wadena Savings Bank Receivership settlement
State of Iowa Fayette County creditors and interested parties are notified that D W Bates superintendent of banking and receiver has filed a petition in Fayette County District Court to settle and compromise the line of J W and Rosetta Cline based on a settlement offer. A hearing is set for February 12 1904 at 10 00 AM at West Union Court House. failure to appear may lead to grant of the proposed order.
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State of Iowa
Fayette County
Wadena Savings Bank
Wadena
Iowa
District Court
D. W. Bates
J. W. Cline
Rosetta Cline
West Union
Corn Hog Reduction Program Signups Grow in Fayette County
Farm Bureau News Letter reports over a thousand corn hog reduction contracts signed in Fayette County with rapid signup in many districts. Cooperators seek organization meetings for permanent committees as county agents answer questions. The 15 percent hog payments are based on 1932 and 1933 production averages, not 1934 output, and require ongoing farming.
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Farm Bureau
Fayette County
Through a Woman's Eyes by Jean Newton
A columnist argues that selective forgetting is valuable for adults, noting memory should focus on useful, interesting experiences rather than accumulating all details. It highlights how poor memory of trivial names or places can bore listeners and that a good forgettery can aid mental freedom. Bell Syndicate. WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Fayette County Honored at Farm Bureau Meeting
At the 15th annual Iowa Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Des Moines Fayette county received the bronze plaque for the highest paid up membership in 1933. It also boasted the highest average annual membership over the past decade and since the organization began.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Fayette County
Large corn loan totals reported in Fayette county
The Des Moines Register lists Fayette county loans on corn totaling 347 409.00 across 165 loans with about two thirds in the southern half. Statewide loans reach 55 837 totaling 34 688 052.00. northeast Iowa counties show Allamakee 13 786, Clayton 27 570, Winneshiek 23 809. Social notes cover the Schweitzers hosting dinner with relatives and local visits by Kiple and Denniston in Clermont and Wea Union.
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Fayette County
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Allamakee
Clayton
Winneshiek
Codfish Chowder and Variations From Women’s Union Recipe
A Women’s Newspaper Union recipe hub presents codfish dishes: Codfish Chowder with soaked cod, pork, potatoes, and milk. Codfish Creole with pepper and clam broth. and Dutch Cod with bacon and cabbage. The instructions emphasize soaking, simmering, and serving hot with crackers or toast points.
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Womern Newspaper Union
Hiawatha Land Inspires Longfellow Poem
The upper peninsula of Michigan is identified as Hiawatha land and formed the background for much of Longfellow's poem. At Mackinac, Michigan, Schoolcraft wrote the Hiawatha legend that Longfellow used for his work.
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Michigan
Longfellow
Mackinac
Mich
Schoolcraft
High Altitude Observations Aid Circulation Findings
A skiing doctor notes high altitudes may relieve clogged arteries affecting arms and legs. The observations suggest altitude exposure could aid circulation, linking elevated environments to improved blood flow in affected limbs.
World War Added Many Words to English Mistake
A fragmented item notes a World War impact on the English language, claiming a flood of ten thousand words were added to the lexicon, with unclear details and distorted phrasing. The readable portion emphasizes linguistic change tied to the war.
DULL HEADACHES GONE BY SIMPLE REMEDY ADVERT
Headaches caused by constipation vanish after one dose of Adlerike a remedy sold by leading dr uggists. The ad claims the product cleanses poisons from both upper and lower bowels and improves sleep while reducing nervousness. Also mentions Indian tribes in Alaska including the Haldas Kaigans Thlinkits and Athabascans.
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Adlerike
Thia
Alacke
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Prince of Wales Island
Pan-Ilandle
How Is It Now In England Proclamation On Coal Use
A historic English proclamation once forbade burning coal as harmful fumes were deemed detrimental to public health. The measure reflected early concerns over air quality and respiratory impact amid industrial society.
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England
Notice in District Court Fayette County Iowa
Notice is given that a hearing will be held in the District Court for admission. Dated West Union Iowa January 18 1984 Edgar A Traeger Clerk. Davidson Atty. 21 280. To stop hiccups drops of glycerine in cold water recommended. Editor comments on universal niceties and hopeful afterlife.
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Iowa
Fayette County
Trict
West Union
Jax
Edgar A. Traeger
Davidson
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