Wadena area club events and church notices
Wadena items report Square Deal 500 club gathering at Mrs H H Whitcher home with twelve present and prizes awarded. Upcoming creamery dinner and local visits followed by church and club activities. Several attendances noted for Lutheran Aid and Presbyterian Ladies events. A variety of social calls, travel, illness updates, and a high school performance with the one act play A Happy Journey. Sunday services include Young People's Day with Christian Endeavor.
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H. H. Whitcher
Square Deal 500 Club
West Union
Frank Welch
Mayme Molumby
al Dahlgren
Welch
Chas. Gehring
Olive Knutson
Lutheran Aid Society
Presbyterian Ladies’ Club
Presbyterian Church
J. M. Frey
Will Frey
Chester Adams
Robert Klingman
Albert Felder
Raymond
Rita
Theresa Ann
Guttenberg
Francis Whittenbaugh
Chas. Keefer
Farmersburg
Harold Stade
Bertha Gernand
Los Angeles
Calif
Ed Germand
Amelia Kuhn
Ray Herwig
Auction Bridge Club
A. G. Herrling
Wm. Nelson
Marjorie Learn
Klingman Ha
Chas. Muelder
Robert Whittenbaugh
Ulmer Clark
Wadena Presbyterian Church
Russell Nelson
Night Driving Dangers Rise With Winter Darkness
During winter when daylight wanes, headlights are needed earlier and longer. Auto fatalities in darkness rose 54.5 percent from 1930 to 1937, while daytime deaths fell 5.4 percent. Nighttime crashes dominate despite daytime traffic. The text urges increased alertness and courteous night driving and calls for rapid installation of better highway lighting to reduce these fatalities.
Beal Steel Pigeons and the Stool Pigeon Origin
The term stool pigeon stems from market hunters who trapped the now extinct passenger pigeon. Pigeons were lured by a wing-flapping decoy stool and netted in vast numbers. Female birds were rarely captured. mornings and evenings saw no mating departures, and nests remained undisturbed until mates arrived.
Flag Sizes in Executive Order for Private Buildings
The executive order sets flag sizes with 12 hoist options from 1.31 to 20 feet, to be used on private or public buildings not in the army or navy. For a 30 foot pole on a tall building a 10 foot hoist is suggested, aligning with standard army flag proportions.
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United States
Army
Bottle’s 1700 mile voyage picked up near Australia
A bottle tossed overboard near Fiji by Captain E R Johnson of the American liner Monterey traveled about 1700 miles. It was recovered recently by a woman near Moreton Island off Australia. The Brisbane report says the message asked in eight languages that Antler report its recovery to the nearest U S consul to aid ocean-current data.
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Fiji
E. R. Johnson
Monterey
Moreton Island
Australia
Brisbane
United States
Tibet's Next Dalai Lama Candidate Chosen From Trio
Tibetan lamas end a five year search for a successor to the Dalai Lama who died in 1933. Three five year old boys born around 1933 are identified as hopeful reincarnations. A final selection will be made later by drawing lots.
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Tibet
Dalai Lama
Record of Extraordinary Ocean Waves in the Atlantic
The note cites exceptionally tall waves, including an 80 foot master wave aboard the Majestic on December 22, 1922 in the North Atlantic. It also recalls 50 foot waves in the South Atlantic and South Pacific and highlights the Bay of Biscay for large sea heights.
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Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Majestic
North Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic
South Pacific
Bay of Biscay
Moon and Tide Spring Tide Causes Strongest Rise
When the moon is full the sun earth and moon align closely producing the greatest tides known as spring tides on earth as the gravitational forces sum to heighten the sea's rise and fall.
Rock Slips Highlight Earthquake Risk From Fault Faulting
Rock slipping along a fault line poses dangers greater than typical volcanic quakes, with shocks intensified by geological faults. The observation notes that fault movement can trigger more damaging events than standard volcanic seismic activity.
Elgin Local News Through Midweek Illness and Visits
John Falk and Serene Yack were ill for several days this week, Lucille Larson visited Elkader relatives, and the Torkelson family hosted guests. West Union and Elkader families shared social visits, with several dining and visiting at multiple homes. A new eight pound boy was born to Hans Frederick and family in West Union, and motorists are advised that 1941 license plates will use black figures on white.
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Wm. Jones
Chicago
Frances Jones
Edna Corkery
Nina Davis
Walter Zupke
Bert Aylsworth
Strawberry Point
C. S. Flower
Wm. Nelson
Lutheran Aid Society
John Thiele
Mary Whittenbaugh
Oelwein
Will Whittenbaugh
Cecil Everett
Howard Crandall
John Fay
Faytte
Gordon Fay
Waterloo
George Fay
Donna Clothier
Des Moines
W. D. Mattocks
John Falk
Hans Frederick
West Union
Five-Year-Old Priests Found with Tale of Tibet Death
A fragment mentions a 1983 death in Tibet and the discovery of three five-year-old priest children connected to the tale. The text is sparse and unclear about names, places, or outcomes, leaving the core event as a tangential reference.
Earthquake Origins Range Deep Below Surface
A scientific note explains that most earthquakes originate between 15 and 100 miles below the earth’s surface, outlining the typical depth range for seismic activity and its implications for understanding earthquake mechanisms.
Old Age Pension Bill Touches Local Post Office Boardroom
Fayette county officials elect Gelberg as assessor chairman with Partridge re elected as secretary at the courthouse. A Decorah man’s November death leaves 10 000 estate but the Old Age pension board seeks 260 paid since 1935. Decorah post office to regain first class status after July 1 as 44 444 44 in annual receipts was met. Jer om Yearous, son of Mr and Mrs Jake Yearous, recovering from a broken leg and infection after a car accident. expected to return to Fayette High School.
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J. C. Gelberg
Cclwein
Fayette County
Court House
Irving Patridge
Maynard
Decorah
Old Age Pension Board
Alan Wise
Jerome Yearous
Fayette High School
West Union Hospital
Jerome
Jake Yearous
Charlotte Medberry
Echo
Yearous
Syria
Treasury deputy collectors to aid in tax return prep
The United States Treasury Department will have deputy collectors in county seats to assist in filing federal income tax returns for the current period. In northeast Iowa the schedule lists Decorah at the courthouse on February 26 and 27, Elkader at the courthouse on February 21, and West Union at the courthouse on February 23.
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United States Treasury Department
Iowa
Decorah
Court House
Elkader
West Union
Study Club Meeting in Elgin Deliberates Feb 20 Event
The Elgin Study Club met Tuesday at Mrs. G. Mosby's home. Mrs. C. J. Robinson presented a fine paper titled Who's Who in Art and Literature in Iowa. Plans were outlined to entertain husbands on February 20.
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Elgin
G. 3. Mosby
C. J. Robinson
Iowa
Card of Thanks for Baby Loss from Hofer Family
The Hofer family thanks friends and relatives for kindness shown during their bereavement following the loss of their baby. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hofer express appreciation for support.
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Clarence Hofer
Community thanks for wood saved during illness
Neighbors and friends are thanked for sav ing wood during Mr Blockhus illness. Mr and Mrs Separator Blockhus express appreciation for the help and kindness from local neighbors and friends.
Flowers of Venice Gardens and Canal City Scent
A concise ode to Venice noting balconies lush with vines and window boxes fragrant with blooms. The piece paints a canal city rooted in Adriatic brine and sea air, where palaces and tenements present a living flower show through their gardens and façades.
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Venice
Canal City
Police Respond To False Alarm At Spartanburg Bank
Police dashed to a Spartanburg bank after a persistent burglar alarm. Finding business as usual, officers lifted the clerk’s foot off the alarm button and returned to headquarters without incident.
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Ahrm
Spartanburg
S. C
Pasteur Sight Report Prompts Public Interest
A brief note references Louis Pasteur and his notable eyesight, highlighting public curiosity about the scientist's vision and health in a concise historical glimpse.
Airplane Resembling Car Debuts From Burbank
An aircraft designed for private use by a major company in Burbank California resembles a large automobile. It runs on two inline engines rather than a radial setup and is priced around 27500 dollars. Light From Glaciers In Territet Switzerland the hotel glow comes from nearby glaciers at ten thousand feet requiring a seven thousand foot dam and transmission through cables nearly six thousand feet, the highest ascent on record.
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Burbank
Cali
Territet
Switzerland
Luminous Beetles Among South American Natives
Readable fragment notes luminous beetles carried by certain South American natives during journeys. The text mentions their use in journeys and carries a tone of ethnographic observation from a historical source.
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South America
Burial customs show eastward facing in ancient rites
The text notes the custom of laying the dead with faces toward the east symbolizing resurrection hope. It contrasts ancient practice of facing the future region with the Christian symbol, citing Praxagoras and Eusebius that heavenly Jerusalem lies in the east at sunrise.
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Beria
Prax¢r
Euseblug
Jerusalem
Long Turkish President Speech At Assembly 1927
Col Ner's notes recount Kemal Atatürk addressing the national assembly in Angola in 1927. The speech reportedly lasted seven hours daily for six days, totaling about 380,000 words and published in two large volumes. The account highlights its unprecedented length and significance.
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Kemal Ataturk
Mustafa Keimal
Pasha
National Assembly
Angola
Col- Ner’s
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Anna Cox
John Falb, Jr
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W. C. Falb
H. W. Falb
John Feller
Pathfinder Polls
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Washington
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Ruby Ledger
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Yesteryear
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