Northern division Mid Continent Petroleum meet in Waterloo
Wadena reports 850 attendance at the Mid Continent Petroleum Corp meeting and banquet in Waterloo. Local news notes several social visits and family events including funerals, visits to Fayette Fort Dodge Arlington Volga City and Dubuque, plus birthdays and weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Knutaon
W. F. Moore
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Waterloo
L Jarge
C. S. Flower
Harley Peterson
Arlington
Arthur Shaffer
Loraine
Fayette
Roy Leonhart
George Kuhnes
Donald Orr
J. C. Kennedy
D. J. Raftis
Elkader
Rita
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Lyle
Delwe
Clyde Cushion
Pocahontas
Martin Minihan
J. D. Molumby
Volga City
M. A. Klingman
G. E. Everett
Junior Herwig
Amond Squires
Lamont
Robert Frey
John
Dubuque
Methodist
Feldevisch
Donald Leonhart
Dixie Lee
Fayetta
Genevieve Leonhart
West Union
la Fonda Gell
Margaret Broughton
Duane Raftis
Third and Fourth Grade Classes Honor Roll and Plays
In a busy week the 3rd and 4th grade classes saw honor roll lists for the third six weeks and a program week. Names include Bessie Jennings Mary Kennedy Rita Felder and others with high spelling marks. The 3rd graders staged The Months while the 4th grade dramatized a favorite story. High school students also listed on honor roll with several preparing declamatory work. Medium changes in the daily program followed. Mid-Continent Petroleum announces D-X lubricating motor fuel to start at Diamond stations in the region.
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Ain
Bessie Jennings
Mary Kennedy
Rita Felder
Derry Leonhart
Vivian Minihan
Ona Hinkel
Bernadine Raf‘tis
Mary Jennings
Marjorie
Herwter
Margaret Cline
Dick Hinkel
Harry Johnson
Marjorie Herwig
J Junior Herwig
Burdena Moore
Mary Dicy
Leonhart
Mary Sniffin
George Davis, Jr
Dorothy Minihan
Nellie Whitten‘baugh
Hazel Chapman
Dawson Clark Jr
Ray Her
Lucille Davis
Mary Florence Whittenbaugh
Marjorie Whittenbaugh
Marvel Crawford
Bernice Suniffin
Genevieve Leonhart
Francis Walters
Keith Jennings
Kathryn Baldwin
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Waterloo
D-X
Mid-Continent
Gaso- One
Koontz
Passing of a Model Citizen Elliott Olson
Elliott Melvin Olson died at West Union hospital on January 23 1988 at 2 18 p m aged 42 8 17, after a year of poor health. He lived on the family farm near Clermont born May 6 1890 married Olivis Olson Oct 20 1909 and left seven children, six living, plus one grandchild. A born leader he served as creamery president clerk of Grand Meadow township school director and church member at East Clermont Lutheran. Funeral held January 26 at home and church with burial beside the church cemetery. community mourns and a memorial fund for Home Missions was started in his memory.
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Elliott Melvin Olson
West Union
Mr. Olson
Elliott
Halvor
Metin
Richard
Ames
Vera May
Myrah
Minnie
Bertha Jane
Alao
Halvor Olson
Albert
Henry
Clermont
Bert Lyngans
Exton Landagard
Arthur
Qleon
Thorvald Moaby
Canton
Albert, Stenerson
van Hook
N. D
Olson
Creamery, Association
Clermont Farmers’ Co-Operative Society
Grand Meadow Township
East Clermont
East Lutheran Church
G. Gunston
Cause of Home Missions
Orn
Wadena School Notes Honor Roll and Birthdays
The second grade wrote letters to Ardis O Hara and shared good news of improving health. A birthday party for Maxine Bond marked her eighth birthday. First and second grades listed honor roll members for the first semester and top spellings in each grade, including Dorothy Cline and Maxine Bond among others.
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Ardis O'Hara
Maxine Bond
Dorothy Cline
Delmar Hinkel
Darrel Johnson
Alice Sniffin
Lee Aeschliman
Blanche Johnson
How They Love It All
A fragment notes that humans enjoy a sense of power to cope with disappointment with Jana suggesting it gives faith in themselves, reflecting a 1 Women’s Home Companion tone.
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Jana
Uncle Eben Delivers Time for Money Insight
A colorful local quip from Uncle Eben notes that a man careless with time will likely be careful with money, since he would rather hoard it. The saying reflects a folksy view on thrift and punctuality, common in regional humor.
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Eben
Uncle Eben
Washington
Snuff and Sand Pun Echoes in Arkansas Gazette
A brief note from the Arkansas Gazette describes a man who once took a pinch of snuff without a sneeze and now his son handles a pinch of sand to fashion a tee, illustrating a quaint household fantasy.
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Arkangan Gazette
Negro Actor Honored With Memorial Window
A memorial window at the Shakespeare theater honors Ira Aldridge, the Negro actor who portrayed Othello opposite Edmund Kean in the Tago production.
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Shakespeare Theater
Ira Aldridge
Edmund Keane
Ring Gift Seen as Promise in Spain
In Spain a man giving a ring to a girl is viewed as a promise of marriage, establishing a good foundation for no action for breach of promise.
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Spain
You Feel Them There Ladder of Success Quote
A compact quotation attributed to London Angwera notes that splinters in the ladder of success are unseen unless one is sliding downward. The remark reflects on risk and perception in advancement.
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London
Angwera
Articial Silk First Then The Output Of Silk Grows
The article notes artificial silk output now surpassing natural silk and cites London as a hub where over 18,000 omnibuses traverse Trafalgar Square daily, reflecting urban transport growth.
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Trafalgar Square
London
Change of address notices urged for Echo subscribers
Echo subscribers are urged to inform the subscription department of address changes promptly. Under new postal laws newspapers must pay postage due for notices of address changes supplied by the post office. Delays in delivery or missed papers are noted. The best plan is to send changes in advance.
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Echo
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