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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1940

Page

2

Wadena News Highlights Local Visits Births and Church Activities

Mrs Elmer Kunzman took Betty to Iowa City for hospital admission and surgery at university hospital. Local visits included Ilo and Donna Johnson. Mr and Mrs Francis Whittenbaugh welcomed a son on Jan 9. Various relatives visited Wadena homes. clubs met and shared poems and a lunch. Teachers held a monthly party. church services listed with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11, plus Christian Endeavor activities.

Elmer Kunzman Betty Iowa City University Hospital Ilo Donna Johnson Rarpn Reed West Union Francis Whittenbaugh Albert Felder Guttenberg Whittenbaugh S. WV. Carneck Brentwood New York H. T. Holt Wadena Charlie and Wills Whittenbaugh Cedar Rapids Will Whittenbaugh Lyal Whitterbaugh Cheyenne Wyoming Mike Tynan Robert Kneeskern Baby Castalia Will Young Ladies’ Club Presbyterian Church H. Z. Holt Ray Herwig Holt Margaret Bigier Robert Bigier Laura Rector Harry Dean Raymond Learn Wyo Prudence David A. G. Herrling Tynan Cheyenne Courier Russell Nelson Christian Endeavor Neema Weber Hetty , Holt Wadena A. B L. R. Westerberg

Iowa small items mix of legal suits and local lore

A string of clipped notes from Grundy Center to Des Moines covers Tom Marion challenging a 300 foot junk storage ban, a Madison county bonfire order to destroy bank records, Des Moines airport expansion and open house, a Harlan farmer quitting his place after 60 years, a Reinbeck miniature tractor licensing tale, Spirit Lake fires, an escaped Colorado prison inmate, a late basketball controversy, and local human interest vignettes from music rooms to long marriages and a 14 mile ice skate round trip near Decorah.

Militia Holds Maneuvers in Finnish Guise in Reading Mass

Boston's 101st Infantry Massachusetts National Guard conducts winter maneuvers at Camp Curtis Guild Reading with camou flage using white sheets. Two battalions the first and second participate as E Company of the 161st Infantry demonstrates exercises in snowbound training.

Reading Mass Russia Boston 101St Infantry Massasachusetts National Guard Camp Curtis Guild 1St Infantry

Costly Relocation to Move Railroad Trackage in California

The relocation plan estimates a cost of 17.5 million dollars to shift railroad trackage expected to be submerged by the new Shasta dam project in California. The project addresses flood risk and impacts on railway infrastructure and communities downstream.

California

Flag Size Guidelines From Executive Order

The executive order sets 12 flag hoists from 1.31 to 2 3/4 feet, defining width as the flag’s short side. For non military posts and private buildings any convenient size may be used. A 30 foot pole on a tall building suits a 10 foot hoist, matching the army post flag.

United States

Oldest Rock Ages Confirmed in Dakota and Manitoba

The record notes that definitively dated rocks include those in South Dakota and Manitoba, with ages around 1.7 billion years, making them among the planet’s oldest formations.

South Dakota Manitoba

Hapsburg Family Crypt at Capuchin Church in Vienna

The burial place of the Hapsburg royal family sits in the crypt of Vienna's Capuchin Church. Built in 1652, the church houses 129 coffins of the royal line. Hearts of many royals lie in catacombs beneath St Stephen's Cathedral, a twelfth century monument.

Hapsburg Austria Vienna St. Stephen's

Natural life of horses and cows explored in brief note

A fragment discusses the life span of horses as natural life and mentions cows in passing. The text is incomplete but hints at comparative longevity or care considerations for livestock. No dates, places, or named entities are present in readable form.

Limburg town and history noted in cheese origin text

The town of Limburger, once capital of Limburg province in Belgium, includes the lower Dolhain with textile and stove makers and the upper cliffside area with the castle ruins of Limburg and a Gothic church. Population about 4,600. Cheese named for Molburg is largely produced at Herve west of the town.

Limburger Limburg Belgium Dolhain Limeburg Herve

General Motors Builds 25 Millionth Car in Photo

The image shows GM executives and Buick officials announcing the 25 millionth unit. The car was moved to Detroit immediately for the March of Men and Motors event at the Masonic Temple, with leaders C ee Pelee, A. P. Sloan Jr, C E Wilson, and others present.

General Motors C.ee Peleefacturing Coyle Buick Division A. P. Sloan, Jr Fred Brown Chevrolet Mott E. Wilson Motors Knndies Detroit Maier Flint M. E. Coyle Chevrolet General Maneger W. 8. Knudsen Buick AC Spark Plug

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