Marriages and visits dot Wadena area gatherings
Local residents attend family reunions and weddings across Wadena and nearby towns. Notable events include Maxine Scovel and Richard Aeschliman's July wedding in Volga City, a May 29, 1939 marriage of Murray Broughton and Virginia Madson in Papillion, and multiple visits among Davis Crandall and Mattocks households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Herwig
West Union
Katie Gage
Kirksville
Luther Crandall
Maxine Scovel
N. E. Scovel
Arlington
Richard Aeschliman
Lena Aeschliman
Volga City
Fr. Noonan
Evan Fuller
Wadena
Thad Walters
Rob. Lockard
Akley
Minn
Herman Voshell
Virginia Madson
Harlan
Murray Broughton
Papillion
Nebr
Broughton
Esther Raftis
Mildred Anderson
Britt
Loretta Mattocks
Francis Whittenbaugh
Gary
Guttenberg
Albert Fdider
Harvey Steiff
Gordon Fay
Waterloo
John Fay
Fayette
George Fay
Maynard Powers
Crystal Lake
Nina Davis
Emmett Messerli
Detroit
Mich
Chas. Keefer
Mary
Harold Stade
Farmersburg
Lutheran Parsonage
Waukon
Epenezer
Carol
Denver
Fred Heiden
Oregon
Arthur Herrling
Roy Leonhart
Mary Dicy
Delos Burgett
Strawberry Point
Bernadine
Roshell
Decorah
Sioux Rapids
C. O. Roshell
Emma McDonald
Roy
New Mexico
Zeb Davis
Adolph Weber
Cedar Rapids
Boone
Elizabeth
Louise
C. C. Garetson
June
Helen
Alga Garetson
Robert
Rockton
Lil
Ellen Welsh
Lawrence Weber
Marie
Marvin
Robert Thewlis
Peoria
Floyd Stannard
Thewlis
J. R. Wood
A Camp Lesson Changes Doris and Vera at Camp Ballet
Doris ignores Vera at first planning a canoe trip with five girls including Helen and Janie. Vera helps Doris with the dance step, correcting her feet and leg motion. After the tutoring, Doris apologizes, praises Vera, and they walk arm in arm to discuss their next canoe trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Margie
Vera
Miss Voelker
Vera Church
Obituary and Finances For Rosa Schneider of Elgin
The obituary notes Rosa Schneider daughter of John and Elizabeth Butikofer died at home near Elgin on July 5 1939 aged 69 years 6 months 11 days after a month long illness. She married Ben Schneider in Elkader on November 10 1891 and left ten children surviving with nine living, plus a brother Louis Butikofer and eighteen grandchildren. Funeral services were at the Apostolic church and burial followed in the adjacent cemetery. Separate financial records list General Fund and School House Fund receipts and disbursements totaling 15719.32 and 5422.73 respectively, with multiple salaries, supplies, and administrative items noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa (Butikofer) Schneider
John
Elizabeth Butikafer
Elgin
Clayton County
Ben Schneider
Elkader
William
Ida Friederich
Louisa Pfis
Ter
The
Apostolic Church
Jacob Stettner
Ill
Ernest Balance
Graf
Akron
Ohio
S. H
Lawrence
Louis
Lester Bunkofer
Rich
School House
Friederich
Harold
Rob
White
Philips Corpora
Schneider
White Phillips Corpora
Louis Schneider
Gon Lawrence
Schaffer
Levi Ban
Wart
West Bend
Elmer Blunier
E. Blunier
Mary Léger
Will Beer
Roanoke
George Wander
Castalia
Archie
Florida's Singing Tower at Lake Wales
The Singing Tower in Lake Wales Florida was built as a 1920 gift by Edward W Bok. It rises 25 feet above a pool with a 51 foot base, tapering to 37 feet at the top and houses a 71 bell carillon weighing 123 264 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Lake Wales
Fla
Edward W. Bok
America
Milton B. Medary
Philadelphia
Bok
Card of Thanks for Bereavement of Wife and Mother
Dr. D. E. Tinker and family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy after the death of their wife and mother. The note notes flowers and kindnesses as memories, and mentions Dr. Tinker who moved to town and is staying at Mrs. Tille Hanson's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Tinker
Tille Hanson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Goodyear
Goodyear Tires
J, Falb & Sans
Elgin, Iowa
Walter Zupke
Sumner
Hampton Amen
Builty
Iowa
CLD Welfare Research Station
Independent School District
Pleasant Valley
Rosa Schneider
General Sch
Neral
D. R. Roberts
Agnhes Crowe
Paul Tate
Helen Wegner
Emma Jansen
Lula Francisco
Helen M. Reed
Jeanette Lindaman
Sal
Naomi Brant
Genevieve Dunkle
Betty Crowell
Thomas Dolan
Sam Lehman
L. G. Lehman
B. J. Baumgartner
Northwestern Bell Tele Phone Co
Walter Dummermuth
Central States Power & Light Corporation
Schori & Kuster
Warner & Hoover
Elgin Echo
Chas. Feller
Smith & Corona Typewriter Company
Rowe Peterson Co
CRI & P. “Railway
Jane Lyon
Hillyard Sales Co
Alonzo Leach
Maxine Tate
Reuben Howard
Irwin Miller
Transporta-Ion
C. Muehlethaler
Mel Kohler
Wharaton
SuppipucCoy. Aos
Reading Circle
Springfield Fire & M. Insurance Co
Dice F. W. Cass
Grimm Electric Shop
Shanks Music Co
Elgin Oil Co
Shine All Sales Co
Disabled Veterans of America
John R. Thorson
Louis F. Klingman
Curtis Publishing Co
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
American Insurance Co
New York
N.W. National Insurance _ Co
First American Insurance Co
Hanover Fire Insurance Co
N. W. Fire & M. Insurance Co
Home Insurance Co
Surance
Trinity Universal Insur
Ance Co
Iowa Fire Insurance Co
Kenneth Barker
Philip Moser
Rex Medberry
S. K. Langedale
Daytons
H. H. Wolf
Jp. R. Roberts
Railway Express Co
Neckley Card Co
H. F. Risse
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Co
Kipling
Oelwein
K. C
Walt
Elgin, Yowa
Torkelson Bros. H. C. Farm Implements & Repairs
Cornshellers & Portable
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