Local Social News Highlights in Wadena Area
Wadena and surrounding towns report visits by residents including Kathryn Tschantz of Waukon and Stella Jones of Shell Rock. A Presbyterian church shower honored Miss Tschantz with about seventy five guests. Kathryn Jones of Waukon prepares for marriage to Charles Jones. Community clubs, hospital visits, P T A notes, and several family gatherings are listed along with recent births, dinners, and a birthday party at the Glen Minger home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Tschantz
Waukon
Fred Tschantz
le Roy Meyer
el- Kader
Harold Hermen
Stella Jones
Shell Rock
Robert Whittenbaugh
Lyall Whittenbaugh
H. J. Aeschliman
Dubuque
Zita Little
Volga
Lucille
Francys Raftis
Presbyterian Church
Miss Tschantz
Glen Frey
Farmersburg
Marie Stade
Ole Erickson
Square Deal Card Club
Mayme Molumby
Blanche Feller
H. H. Whitcher
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Lester
Chasema i Tene
Elton Meyer
Harold Hermes
Mary Tschantz
Clermont
Ralph Reed
Colleen
West Union
Johnson Bros
Kathryn Horan
Don
Larry
Frank Welsh
Luther Crandall
Jim Wilson
Wm. Nelson
Frank Everett
Albert Felder
Iowa City
Frank Raftis
University Hospital
Kathryn Patterson
Ily
Oelwein
Will Whittenhbaugh
Marjevie Whittenbaugh
Glen Minger
Dale
Minger
Charles Jones
Agricultural notes on crops livestock and planning
The report covers crop and livestock figures for American farmers, dairy iodine supplementation to prevent goiter in calves, seed testing for cribbed and fodder corn, and the role of county agricultural planning committees post AAA. It notes laying flock losses, labor income per hen, and committee shifts after the Supreme Court ruling, including changes to questions on probable production for 1936.
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Supreme Court
AAA
Estimating Farm Yields Under Erosion Control Plan
The committee is asked to estimate probable production of various farm products under a cropping system designed to control erosion and maintain soil fertility. The request focuses on anticipated outputs, considering soil conservation practices and long term sustainability.
Elgin High Boys Head To Maynard In Friday Doubleheader
Elgin high basketball will host Maynard Friday night with both first and second teams playing. Afterward the boys will travel to Farmersburg and Fayette for two away games before the remaining schedule returns home. County tournament is set for West Union the week of February 20 and 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Leonhart
Dennison
Ted Welsh
Henry Larson
Nina Davis
Zita Little
Volga
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Hazel Moore
Everett, Elliott
Luville Davis
Ethel Frey
Forrest Moore
Amelia Faye Moore
Thelma Hermen
Doughty
Fayette
John Thiele
Elgin High
Maynard
Farmersburg
West Union
Weibel
Fred Schupbach
Bud Kohls
Gruver
Jr. McMillan
Wm. Haas
Kenneth Schori
Irvin Scholen
Postville Road to be Repaired in Clayton County
Contracts will be let at Elkader January 30 for three resurfacing projects in Clayton County and for furnishing crushing equipment for WPA workers. Resurfacing miles of county trunk and local roads near Elkader, Luana, Farmersburg, and Volga with about 8 000 cubic yards and 4 500 and 700 cubic yards of crushed limestone respectively. Winifred McMillan shows improvement and may be brought home soon.
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Elkader
Clayton County
WPA
U. S. No. 18
Postville
Luana
Farmersburg
Volga
Wrecks Turn Island Into Boom Era
An island in the Leocadire group in the Indian Ocean profits from wrecks of two German steamers. Wages rise from 10 to 50 cents per day as boats are salvaged, thatched roofs replace with iron, and lighting shifts to hurricane lamps. The salvage leads to new wealth for 3,000 islanders after cargo is sold and trades expand.
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Leocadire
Indian Ocean
Simba
Silent Den Aircraft Detector and Gas Lighting Progress
Collier's Weekly notes late inventions: France tests a machine locating silent cloud-hidden aircraft and determining position. Germany equips a city with the first illuminating and nonpoisonous fuel gas. America develops a motor car device to attach or remove tire chains via a lever beside the gear.
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France
Germany
America
Collier’s Weekly
Dowager Queen Ahmed Beg of Albania Held Unusual Title
The dowager queen was the mother of King Zog of Albania and fled to Tirana. Though titled queen in 1928, she had never been a reigning queen. The royal title was bestowed after the national assembly chose Ahmed Beg ogu as king of the Albanians.
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Zog
Albania
Tirana
National Assembly
Ahmed Beg Ogu
Simple Twist He It Doesn't Take Much to Turn a Woman's Head
You're right That one just turned and looked at you Peardon's Weekly captioned a lighthearted dialogue about flirtation and perception between a man and a woman in a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peardon's Weekly
Attempted Murder Case Mentioned by Neighbors
A housewife reports her husband threw a biscuit she baked at her this morning. The neighbor reacts with alarm, saying the act could have killed her. Police or authorities are not cited in the fragment.
Lot of Difference in Engagement Breakup
Dialogue fragment from Cincinnati Enquirer shows Marlon and Mabel discussing ending an engagement with a wealthy older man. The exchange highlights affection versus endurance of the partner’s presence in a terse, period voice.
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Marlon
Mabel
Cincinnati Enquirer
Useless Manchester Aerodrome Project Abandoned
A municipal aerodrome near Manchester, England, exhausted $1,100,000 in costs for limited benefit after $500,000 already spent. Fogbound site caused days of unusable operation each year, leading to abandonment. The item reflects stray humor about the failed venture and a reader exchange on the suggestion.
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Manchester
England
The Safe Way on honesty and prudence dialogue
A short dialogue contrasts honesty with promises and prudence with breaking them, illustrating a moral viewpoint. The exchange presents two questions and concise answers about how to live by ethical standards.
Red-tailed Hawk: Iowa winter resident and prey behavior
This Echo illustration on Red-tailed Hawks details their year round presence in thinly wooded Iowa, hunting from perches, feeding on mice snakes and gophers, with occasional poultry predation. It notes their sluggish soaring and final snatch from a tree perch, plus vivid color descriptions of plumage and features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
Iowa
T. G. Scott
George Hendrickson
Iowa State College
Ames
Now it's King Edward VII to Edward the Eighth
England's King George the Fifth died around midnight Monday. His eldest son Edward Prince of Wales immediately ascended the throne and will reign as King Edward the Eighth.
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George the Fifth
England
Edward Prince of Wales
King Edward the Eighth
Our Only Buddhist Temple in Sebastopol
Our Only Buddhist Temple in Sebastopol Calif is mentioned with visiting families Mr and Mrs C L Klingman and Mr and Mrs Carroll Klingman and their kin who spent Sunday at the Mrs N M Fritz home.
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America
Sebastopol
Calif
C. L. Klingman
Advertising as Investment Shaped by Local Family
John Miller and his daughter Clara from Rock Valley have traveled to St. Peters burg Florida for several months. Their address is 122 3rd Ave. So.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Miller
Clara
Rock Valley
St. Petersburg
Florida
3Rd Ave
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Betty Roth Johnson
Glee Club
Zella Caldwell
Ladies
Rev. Eliott
United States
Russia
Muscaline
Louisa
Washington
Page
Taylor
Adams
Montgomery
Ringgold
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Postville Road
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Utopia
O. I
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the Echo Office
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Dr. Miles
Frank
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