Elgin School Chronicle Reports Busy Week Activities
The Purple and White Tattler page recounts class activities across grades from primary to seventh. Students practiced penmanship, studied maps and plants, read Violin Detectives, and prepared for a declamatory contest with Betty Alice Schori placing well. Basketball wins over Waucoma and Oran, with Barker scoring high, cap a busy week alongside new seating, seedling projects, and ongoing annual staff work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Africa
Leland Capper
Clifton Kohler
Geraldine Pinney
Doris Hanson
Joan Mosby
Bea Schori
Geraldine Howard
Vernon Wede
Richard
Palmer Company
Senior class selects motto and colors for year
Seniors choose the motto Method is the Arithmetic of Success as a guiding maxim. The blue and white color scheme was favored by most. A carnation was selected as the class flower.
Dutch patent uses whey to produce alcohol in dairy process
A newly granted Dutch patent covers converting whey, from milk, into alcohol. The method recovers about 70 gallons of whey per 100 gallons of milk and uses the whey in fermentation to produce alcoholic output.
Unfortunates Aid War Charities in Malay States Camp
War charity efforts in a Jepar camp in the Malay States see inmates aided by local children and camp residents raising funds by running errands and cleaning shoes for British war charities.
Riverside creamery annual meeting at Wadena notes gains
At the Riverside Mutual Creamery Association annual meeting in Wadena on Saturday February 1 the secretary reported 1949 gains and higher butterfat price averaging 32.19 per hundred pounds from 791841 pounds of cream yielding 220060 pounds of butterfat. Directors were reelected. Butter milk sold 15 to 17 cents per 100. The board plans to hire haulers. A dinner at the Presbyterian church drew 458 attendees. Various social events followed including a miscellaneous shower for Irene Frey with gifts for the bride to be and piano-voiced entertainment by local performers. Remarks on other club meetings, guests, and visits round out the section.
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Riverside Mutual Creamery Association
Wadena
J Board
Presbyterian Church
Irene Frey
Ilo
Donna Johnson
Nellie Whittenbaugh
Rosemary Cline
Mary Leonhart
Roy Leonhart
Geo.Pay
R. N. A. Lodge
Elizabeth Aeschliman
Dean Probert
J.C. Kennedy
Bridge Club
Francis Corkery
Amelia Kuhn
Lyle Kuhnes
Frank Welch
Arthur Herrling
Roy Leonhard
Corkery
Elgin State Bank
Wesley ‘Phelps
Jeanne Jones
My~tla Township
Ruth Schneider
Frank Everett
Keen-O-Bridge Club
A. G. Herrling
W. D. Mattocks
Olive Knutson
Ed Raftis
Esther Sherlock
Dorothy Weber
Alfred Johnson
Ole Johnson
Dawson Clark, Jr
D. O. Clark
E. Richards
Arlington
Flower
Mary B. Wetzel
Frank
Cedar Rapids
Lily Livingston
Virginia Herwig
Kathleen Guppa
Cedar Falls
Ray Herwig
Carl Judas
Bob Rapke
Herwig
Marcia Marie Knutson
Manchester
Glen Frey
Guthrie Cremer
Robert Frey
James Davis
Brainard
L. A. Welch
Q. G. Braddock
Nina Davis
Arthur Hermen
James
Harold Hermen
Simple Aids to Language Growth
Normal speech development hinges on a rich language environment. Tommy, raised at home with constant adult talk and varied objects, advances from twenty words at year and a half to about 200 by age two, while Bobby in an orphanage with limited interaction lags, illustrating the key role of daily verbal stimulation, storytelling, play, and social exposure in building vocabulary.
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Tommy
Bobby
Tammy
Funeral of Mrs. Minnie Bender Held in Wadena
Mrs. Minnie Bender died Saturday February 1 and funeral services were held Tuesday at the U B church in Wadena. Rev Braddock officiated and burial followed at the Wadena cemetery with undertaker F C Muehlethaler in charge. Mrs. Bender had been living with Mrs. Louisa Schmidt.
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F.C. Muehlethaler
Wadena
Minnie Bender
U. B. Church
Rev. Braddock
The Letter E Most Used in English Language
A fragment notes that the letter E is the most frequent in English, while Z is the least used. The piece presents observations on letter frequency without broader context.
Picture in Home Town book highlights Marengo pride
Residents of Marengo celebrate a town photo showcased in Sherwood Anderson's Home Town The Face of America The image was found by a visitor who often travels to Marengo and is credited with its discovery.
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Marengo
Sherwood Anderson
America
Sweet Potato Starch Use Grows in Industry
Sweet potatoes emerge as a key starch source beyond common uses. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry notes the material can yield a desirable product and expand industrial applications.
Notre Dame Speaker Urges Deportation Of Foreign-Aligned Aliens
Rev Ignatius Smith of Catholic University told Notre Dame students on the plight of patriotism urging confinement or deportation of aliens and citizens who divide allegiance to America with devotion to a foreign country.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Tom Barry
Ignatius Smith
School of Philosophy
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
University of Notre Dame
America
Alderson-Broaddus Star Breaks Scoring Record in 13 Games
Lanky forward Kenneth Griffith of Alderson-Broaddus College shattered the world individual scoring record by reaching 1,603 points all time after a 27 point game versus Salem College. The haul lifted his season total to 294 in 13 games, surpassing Hank Luisetti’s 1,598. Previously, he set the single season mark of 4575 points in 688 minutes.
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Waucoma
Elgin
Waucorma
Christ
Barker
Oran
Frome Wadena
Wadena
Fayette
Clermont
Epatronize Echo
Philippi
West Va
CFI
Echo
L. A. Poling
Kenneth Griffith
Alderson-Broaddus College
Salem College
Boy Scouts of America Mark 31st Anniversary in 1941
President Roose velt serves as honorary head for the 31st anniversary events as about 8.7 million boys are trained in character, honesty, integrity, and Americanism. Photo depicts typical Scout activities to be reenacted nationwide throughout the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Method
Boy Scouts In America
Roosevelt
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