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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
2
Local Social News From Wadena Area
Wadena residents and visitors appear in a string of weekend and weekday notes. John Wood returned to Ft Des Moines after time with his parents Dr and Mrs J R Wood. Mrs Lyse Whittenbaugh came home from Postville to care for her ill mother Mrs Arthur Jones. John Fay John Askey Paul De Long and Ruth Gantebien were Fay ette dinner guests in the George Fay home. Mr and Mrs M J Frey celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary with relatives including the Frey and Wilson families. E A 500 club hosts and square deal club gatherings yield prizes for several members. Addie Flower suffers a broken ankle in Arlington and is convalescing at her CS Flower home. Baptismal services held at St Joseph church for the baby daughter of FR Aeschuman. Rev Noonan in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wood
Ft. Des Moines
J. R. Wood
Lyse Whittenbaugh
Postville
Arthur Jones
Henry Baldwin
Bloomington
Wis
Marie Dwyer Orine
John Fay
John Askey
Paul De-Long
Ruth Gantebien
Fayette
George Fay
M. J. Frey
Will Frey
Mrr
Harry Humphry
Robert
Kenneth Frey
Robert Charles
West Union
Chris Wenger
Donna
Betty
Jack
Harold Conner
Elgin
Robert Frey
J. H. Wilson
Waden2
Wm. Witt
Eskader
F. H. Everett
E. A. 500
Wm. Jones
Ed Raftis
Orville Dalend
J. Aeschliman
Chas. Gehring
Square Deal Club
Olive Knutson
Ole Johnson
Alfred Johnson
Vida Henrich
Thad Walters
Addie Flower
Arlington
C. S. Flower
Daweon Clark, Jr
Fort Des Moines
D. Q. Clark
Nellie Whittenbaugh
John Table
Maynard
Mary Whittenbaugh
Waterloo
Mason City
Harry Wells
Oelwein
Lawrence Fennell
St. Joseph Church
Aeschuman
Fr. Noonan
Wadena Church Activities and Community Notices
Wadena Presbyterian Church led by Rev. Russell Nelson hosts a Christian Endeavor meeting Thursday at 4 pm at Mary Leonhart's home with the topic How Can God be Real to Me. Sunday School at 10 am worship at 11 am. Other items include Young People's Day, an adult Bible class start in Sunday school, and a funeral service for Nettie Jones at the U B church with local bearers and music. Jeanette Jane Clements, child of Henderson and Margaret Clements, born Fayette county November 22 1887, died January 1 1941 aged 83 years, with a marriage in 1887 to James Moore of Wadeau and descendants listed. The column also references extended family, local clergy, and community members across nearby towns including Ackley, Clermont, Waterloo, and Rayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena Presbyterian Church
Russell Nelson
Christian Endeavor
Mary Leonhart
Earol
Nettie Jones
U. B
Carter
Rayette
K. Wha
Peter
Ackley
Munty Seoth
Clermont
Debe
Waterloo
Tank Wan
Dewides
Lithia
Leeien
David
Windav
Clemente
Chand Moebee
Igent
Warteng Alves
End of a Good Life in Old Friends’ Home
A woman aged well into advanced years requested three years ago to return to Wadena to be near old friends and kin. Granted, she kept her home until last Saturday when illness overtook her and she died peacefully Monday at 1 15 p.m. Thus ends another good life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Mrs Charles W Rogers Ward Receives Word of Deceased
Mrs Charlies W Rogers Ward was informed by Mrs AG Herrling of the death of Mrs Charles Rogers former Wadena resident. Mrs Rogers wife of the retired Simpson Methodist pastor died at St Patrick's hospital after brief illness. Funeral services were held Sunday with clergy from several Methodist churches officiating. Burial was in Woodland cemetery. Survived by husband Rev Charles Rogers daughter Mrs Robert Carmouche and brothers D B Herriman and Dr L L Herriman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies W. Rogers
AG. Herrling
Lake P Charles
Charles Rogers
Wadena
Charles W. Rogers
Simpson Methodist Church
St. Patrick's Hospital
B. H. Andrew's
Methodist Church
Edward C. Haug
Simpson Church
S. H. Yockay
H. L. Johns
First Methodist Church
Woodland Cemetery
Rogers
Arvilta V. Herriman
John and
Rebecca Herriman
Northwestern University
Chicago Training School For Home and Foreign Missions
Southwestern Louisiana
Lake Charles
Welch
Robert Carmouche
D. B. Herriman
Oklahoma City
Okla
L. L. Herriman
Alamosa
Calif
Social visits and gatherings across Grand Meadow area
Friday visits to Waterloo with the Paul Cooley family are reported along with Sunday afternoons at Ames Olson home and Arthur Olson home. Numerous dinners and calls are listed among Larson, Olson, Lyngan, Reinhart, Lind, and other families, plus a measles illness.
Catty New Yorker Tosa Tours City for Cats For a Decade
A New Yorker known as Catty Tosa has spent ten years touring New York City backstreets and slums in search of stray cats. She claims to have caught about $0,000 cats and fitted each with a halter, a practice she says helps control the population and helps caretakers.
Dutch in New York Language of Instruction in Early Colony
The article notes Dutch as the language of instruction on Manhattan Island for about 180 years beginning with Nieuw Amsterdam. It explains that schooling and daily life were conducted in Dutch until 1704, under the West India Company’s settlement for colonists’ children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duteh
New York
Hite Holland
Manhattan Island
Nieuw Amsterdam
Iit
West India Company
Subway Workers Strike Threatened Amid Stalled Talks
New York subway workers face ongoing wage and safety disputes as contract talks stall. Union leaders warn of possible work actions if no agreement is reached, citing fatigue and staffing concerns across multiple lines.
Frog gigging scene at Browns Wells in Michigan
In Browns Wells Michigan a local pastime known as frog gigging draws many sports fans. Hunters wade in water armed with gigs chasing large frogs whose legs are prized, with some individuals weighing two pounds or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browns Wells
Godeur
Sparrow’s Life Span in Zogusa Paragraphs
The average life of an Zogusa sparrow is from two to three years. Sparrows seldom live more than five years.
National Boat and Sports Show Opens in Chicago
Mercedes Tide lounges on a sleek power boat as the National Boat and Sports Show opens in Chicago on February 1st. The exhibition showcases summer leisure craft with emphasis on modern design and performance for enthusiasts.
Robin Hood Shorthorn Star at Chicago Livestock Exposition
The Shorthorn steer Robin Hood the reserve grand champion across all breeds at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition is praised for an ideal eye of beef. The photo highlights a large, bright, well marbled eye with fat and fine texture, illustrating quality sought by housewives and packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Hood
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