Wadena Visitors and Relatives Report Busy Weekend
Mrs Nina Davis and relatives returned Friday from Kansas and Colorado. Several families from Crystal Lake Oelwein and Monona spent weekends with Davis Frey and Whittenbaugh households. Attendees visited rodeos in Waukon and Dells Wisconsin while many joined church and social visits in Oelwein Waterloo and Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Davis
Lucille
George
Kansas
Colorado
Maynard Powers
Marlene
Crystal Lake
F. H. Everett
Wanda
Anna Baldwin
Oelwein
Eddie Hickey
South Carolina
J. M
Will Frey
Marion Jacobs
Chicago
J. L. Jacobs
J. M. Frey
Harold Corbin
Fred Popenhagen
Waukon
Tom Walters
Adolph Weber
Neema
John Thiele
Will Whittenbaugh
Roy Leonhart
Strawberry Point
James Fisher
Illyria
J. F. Qorkery
Esther Raftis
Lucile
Social visits and dinners across Grand Meadow area
Local residents from Rothsay Cresco Decorah Frankville and North Dakota visit relatives in Grand Meadow and Clermont. Guests include Lyngaas Olson and Nygaard families, with outings to Minneapolis and various gatherings at Jorgenson Blockhus and Holm homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Lyngaas
Bert Lyngans
Clifford Osmundson
Glen Nygsard
Ed Johnson
Doris
Asonday
Willard Martin
Bertha Jane Olson
Arthur S. Olson
Harry Helgerson
Nels Helgerson
Norman Amundson
Minneapolis
Minn
Robert Gustafson
Henry Olson
Eleanor
Thelma Lyngaas
Esten Landsgard
Orvin Reierson
Ed Johnson Oone
Newspap ergets thanks from Elgin Baptist church
At the July 5 1836 annual meeting of the First Baptist church in Elgin Iowa the church minutes record thanks to the Elgin Echo for printing church notices and other announcements over the past year. The clerk is instructed to convey appreciation and prayers for blessing on the newspaper’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Elgin Echo
Strauch
First Baptist Church
Booker T. Washington and His Educational Rise
Booker T. Washington, educator, born 1858 in Virginia, rose from salt furnaces and coal mines of West Virginia to Hampton Institute as janitor, then taught and led the Tuskegee normal school in Alabama. He earned an A. M. from Harvard in 184% and LL. D. from Dartmouth in 1901 before his death in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Washington
Bors
Virginia
West Virginia
Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Harvard University
Dartmouth
History's Forecasters and Moral Insight
An analysis posits that history's greatest forecasters are not economists or statesmen but observers who discern the moral flaws shaping events, offering prophetic insight into humanity's path. The piece argues such figures anticipate long term trends by reading ethical undercurrents rather than data alone.
Local residents summer visits and travelers noted
Chalmer Neal of Des Moines works at Falks garage and stays at a hotel. Many guests visited in the area including Mr. and Mrs. Sam Creiglow of Waterloo, Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Crider and daughters, Lois Lehman staying with Mary Reardon, and Rev. and Mrs. Paul F. Zoschke at a ministerial meeting. Families from Randalia, Racine, Chicago, and Eau Claire visited relatives here over the weekend. A farewell for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Linsteadt was held, while others traveled to La Grange and Elkader for visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Whittenbaugh
Waterloo
Frederick Caldwell
Chicago
Rey
W. F. Caldwell
Howard Crandall
Gary
Cresco
G. W. Fay
Arthur Jones
Nellie
Stella
Monona
Lyal
Robert Whittenbaugh
Raymond Clark
Emma Jennings
Velmah
Alberta Everett
Delwein
Dewey Hinkel
Mace
Miss Warner
Iowa City
al Dahileren
Belle Plain
Mae Hinkel
Hinkel
Reginald Steeger
Dubuque
Earl Carpenter
Everett Putnam
Robert
Waverly
P. W. Rains
Mike Tynan
Prudence
Lowe City
A. C. Hertling
Epenezer
Carol
Denver
Fred
Chalmer Neal
Des Moines
Falk
Sam Creiglow
K. Langsdale
R. A. Crider
Low Liddle
Waucoma
Rudy Yunker
Hans Keiser
Tim Thoman
Lois Lehman
Farmersburg
Mary Reardon
Paul F. Zoschke
Charlotte Tebbe
Qelwein
Orville Bunting
Randalia
Emma Bunting
A. Douglas
Eau Clair
Wis
S. K
Paul Linsteadt
Cleveland
N. D
Walter
Jake Lehman
Frank Downs
Helen Hofer
Hazel
Matilda Butihofer
la Grange
Ward Dawson
Pittsburg
Grant Dawson
Canada
D. O. Doan
Rob. Grimes
Paul Doan
T. W. Doan
Louis F. Klingman
Mary Bunting
Elkader
Cedar Falls
Hans Grether
Edwin Krueger
Harry Palmer
Janesville
Omalee Boyer
Palmers
Shas. Chapman
Miss Boyer
Marie Schupbach
Joe Larson
la Crosse
Clermont
J. Schricker
Larson
Peter Wolf
Herman Wolf
H. H. Wolf
Burton Terry
Lead to Conversation Dogs as Ground for Social Bonding
A common interest in dogs laid the groundwork for many charming greetings and friendly conversations, fostering warmer social exchanges and easier connections among people.
Greatest Mass Fist Fight in Queretaro 1591
In Queretaro Mexico during 1591 a massive clash pitted Indigenous fighters against invading Spaniards. Thousands lined up on both sides as dawn broke and the battle raged for hours before a Spaniard, claiming Charles V, toppled the Indian resistance and seized the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queretaro
Mexico
Aiken
New Orleans
Louisiana
Collier’s Weekly
Charles V
Spain
The Flying Squid Leaps On Ship Decks Across Seas
The flying squid, a ten armed marine relative of the octopus, travels by surface leans and leaps that are so long and high they often land on ship decks, as described by David M. Whipp of Glendale California in Collier's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong Jong
David M. Whipp
Glendale
Calif
Collier's Weekly
Easy Pleasant Way To Lose Fat
A marketing pitch promises rapid fat loss using Kruschern Salts with a 4 week supply. It claims pounds shed, increased energy, and clearer skin by drinking a morning half teaspoon in hot water while reducing fat through diet changes. The ad urges avoiding imitators and notes eating less as a key diet change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chen
Budget Estimate Notice for Elgin Town Council Meeting
The town council of Elgin Fayette County Iowa will meet Wednesday July 22 1936 at 8 PM at the Town Hall. Taxpayers may be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures. C J Harrington Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Fayette County
Towa
C. J. Harrington
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