Wadena Social Roundup Highlights Many February Events
Wadena residents hosted or attended numerous gatherings from late January into February. Volunteer hosts organized charity breakfasts and card clubs while groups prepared for a sub county no act play contest and school/PTA activities. Notables included Mrs. Olive Knutson and Mrs. Mary Henrich hosting events, with several residents traveling to nearby towns for performances and hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Maurer
H. B. Peterman
Helen
Amelia Kunn
Olive Knutson
Keen-O-Bridge Club
H. T. Holt
Ralph Holtzman
Will Jones
Luther Crandall
Crandall
Roy Leonhart
Jerry
Marjorie Learn
Stanley
Wadena
Hawkeye
Maynard
Unbenstanding Iowa Children and Family Worries
Doris tells of parental fears during hard times. Parents insist Joey and I should economize and not worry about relief while adults bear the main concerns. Mother says children shouldn’t fret over adult problems, and to forget them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Joey
Mortgage Worries Strain Family in Strained Finances
Eileen confides to Doris that her father’s mortgage pressures and debt woes loom large as creditors nag. Doris shares that her own family also faces money anxieties, revealing shared fears about paying debts and mortgage obligations amid shaky finances.
Can You Remember Births and Local Happenings in Postville
Brief notes recall William Kimpson born May 3 1225 in Tryone Ireland who moved to Wayne County Pennsylvania in 1849 and married Sarah Wilson in 1852. Other items mention a minor storm, a broken leg for Gilbert Johnson, invoicing at Tonium Hauge stock, students Mae Fritz and Rose Wenger back to Oelwein Business College, ducks seen on a river, an upcoming wedding of Anna Huebner and John Gruer in Postville, a new baby boy for Mr and Mrs Ray Shaffer, Gus Stoehr handling Knudtsons affairs, and Mrs George Neuenschwander and husband welcoming a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Kimpson
Tryone
Ireland
America
Wayne County
Penn
Sarah Wilsor
Gilbert Johnson
Les
Lew Olson
George Meyer
Pers
T. J. Capper
Max Thomas
Tonium Hauge
Clermont
Mae Fritz
Rose Wenger
Oelwein Business College
France DeSart
Anna Huebner
John Gruer
Postville
Ray Shaffer
Rice & AN
Local notes celebrate Mary Hanson and town progress
iFriends extend congratulations as Little Mary Hanson recovers under doctor care. Fred Falk sends a card from the road showing himself in working clothes with a grip. Elgin sees winter business changes and property remodeling amid a local boom. John Benson and Arnold Bauman buy a pure bred bull at Postville to improve stock. Loren Whorley and L Kipley miss school due to sickness, Walter Kohler achieves perfect attendance until Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hanson
Fred Falk
Fred
la Crosse
Wis
Elgin
John Benson
Arnold Bauman
Postville
Loren Whorley
L. L. Kipley
Walter Kohler
Rock of Ages composed in storm shelter on a playing card
According to Collier's Weekly, the hymn Rock of Ages was written by Augustus Toplady in 1775 while taking shelter from a storm in Barrington Coombe, Somerset England. He penned the song on a six of diamonds playing card since no paper was available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Collier's Weekly
Augustus Toplady
Barrington Coombe
Somerset
Pintails Distinguish From Other Ducks
Pintails are white-bellied surface ducks with long slim necks and pointed tails. The male shows gray and white with a distinct white line along the neck and head, while the female is slender brown with streaks, lacking the blue wing patch.
The Hardest Work Uncle Ab Says Work Left Undone
A saying attributed to Uncle Ab notes the toughest labor often arises from tasks not finished. It emphasizes unfinished work creating ongoing effort and consequences, suggesting diligence and completion prevent heavier future burdens.
Weinberg Shoots Self While Guarded by Dewey Detectives
George Weinberg, a New York gangster and key witness in the second trial of Tammany leader James J. Hines, killed himself under guard of District Attorney Thomas Dewey's detectives in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
George Weinberg
Thomas Dewey
Weinberg
James J
Jimmy) Hines
Tammany
How Snakes Acquire Rattles Scientists Explain Rattle Button Growth
Scientists challenge the idea that rattlesnake age matches rattle buttons. They note rattles grow from two to four as the tail acquires buttons each molt. Button count depends on climate and food. oldest buttons break off after about a dozen. Rare rattlers show 22 or 23 buttons, but typical maximum is 12 to 14.
Insects Attacking Trees The Maple Clearwing Described
Insects that attack living wood are rare. The Maple Clearwing has a red head and fan tail, yellow legs, and a red and yellow body. It lays eggs in bark crevices, larvae bore under the inner bark feeding until pupation in spring.
Fly Speeds Eight Hundred Miles Per Hour
Scientists estimate a cephenemyia botfly of about half an inch can reach speeds near 800 miles per hour. This tiny fly resembles a honey bee but is a distinct botfly species.
Lambeth Palace Long in Use
Lambeth Palace has served as the residence of the archbishops of Canterbury for six and a half centuries, reflecting its long standing role in church leadership and royal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambeth Palace
Canterbury
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Ig A. Ule
Vpntauna
Mary Henrich
H. J. Aeschliman
J. W. Wilson
Ed Raftis
Alfred Johnson
Ole Johnson
Lester Shaffer
H. H. Whitcher
Iowa City
University Hospital
Whitcher
Auction Bridge Club
Ray Herwig
Lyle Kuhnes
Tom Sherlock
Frank Welch
Donna Clothier
Mother's Study Club
Wadena P. T. A
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Blakeer
Esther Owens Sherlock
Williamsburg
Ning Diwis
Bayette
Mra Schneider
Riverside
Presbyterian Church
Garden Prairies Church
Klingston Hall
Shirley Averill
Dre
Volga City
Will Young
James Bowles
Walter Everett
Central City
Uee
Alfred Ravell
Virginia Herwig
Lloyd Dewey
Dubuque
Robert Kneeskerny
Castalia
Burtley
Fay Whittenbeugh
Myr
Wm. Yearous
Fowler, Coly
Frank Everett
Nise
Geo. Jones
Orwille Doland
Blanese Aeschliman
Farmersburg
Lena Aeschliman
Gertrude Frey
Mmembers
Mary Hen,rich
Lather Crandall
Iowa
Gwld Welfare Research Station
Eileen
Doris Ferguson
Fileen
Rudy
Kiesmeyer
Laren
IY Dey Chances Ltd) An
R. P. Cope Helgin
Gus Stoehr
H.T. Knudtson
Chicago
George Neuenschwander
iFriends
Lewis
Bupterngt
Michigan
Falb’s
Echo
The
Elgin Echo and
Clermont Enterprise
R. P. Strauch
America's Finest
Thase
McCall's
Christian Herald
Parents
Q Pathfinder
Pictorial Review
Woman's World
Beer Homes & Gardens
Home Arts-Needlecraft
Marion Picture Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Breedec’s Gazette
Farm Journal
American Poultry Breeder's Gazette
Cloverleaf
Ameri Country Home Farm Journal
Good Stakes
Home Circle
Capper's Farmer Home Friend
Home Arts
Mother's Home
Pathfinder
Rhode Island
National
Pi Household Magazine
Hechati
Family Ofer
Post Office
RFD
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