Wadena Alumni Plan Parade and School Activities
The Wadena public school closed Friday May 19 with a picnic in the park. Alumni activities opened with a 1 p.m. meeting at the schoolhouse. officers and committee chairs were re elected. A parade led to the ball park for games as high school and alumni teams played baseball. A 7 p.m. PTA dinner for 140 followed, then a program. News notes include retirements, weddings, student travels, and a local band initiative inspired by Mr. Wilson who plans to organize a bugle and drum corps with instruments loaned to diligent students.
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Tio
Wadena
Fremont Clark
Glen Frey
Roy Leonhart
Fremont Marble
John Wood
Marjorie Whittenbaugh
Russell Shaffer
Francis
Marx
Forest Moore
Marcia Knutson
Irene Kennedy
Donna Clothier
Gov. Wilson
Des Moines
Ruth Wilson
Rolfe
Bernice Sniffin
Fairbank
Winnifred Flannan
Viola
Fay Whittenbaugh
Terry Fay
James Thomas
Pete Bachtell
Joey
Fanny Encourages Joey to Practice Music
Fanny Ferguson notices Joey quietly practicing piano at home causing doubt about his habits. She considers rewarding him with a marble game but his reply reveals a genuine intent to improve. Intrigued, she plans to observe further and keep tactful guidance.
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Fanny Ferguson
Ferguson
Joey
Fanny
Jackie
Formal Opening At Villa Louis In Prairie Du Chien
About 3000 people attended the formal reopening of Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien on a Sunday. League of Women Voters members wore period costumes and rode in horse drawn carriages. Louis Dousman IV of St Paul tied a blue sash on the door and guests toured the mansion followed by a west lawn program with dances and scenes recalling fur trade era and Col. Dousman.
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Villa Louis
Prairie du Chien
League of Women Voters
Middlewest
Louis Dousman, IV
St. Paul Minn
Col. Dousman
McGregor
Three Women Involved In Saturday Night Fracas
Eye witnesses on Main Street Sumner report a three-cornered free-for-all Saturday evening involving three women as principals. The dispute started with ribbing and escalated into a physical encounter, ending with one woman from Frederika seizing and shaking her opponent between two cars. No serious injuries were noted as all participants dispersed.
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Main Street
Sumner
Frederika
Sumner Gazette
First Wedding Anniversary Picnic at Loftsgard Home
Mildred Halverson aided Mrs. Edwin Loftsgard with housework last week. A Sunday picnic dinner honored the Loftsgards’ first anniversary, with many guests including Oscar Lien Ruth Anton Skaren Arthur Olson Lavanda Geraldine Arthur Loftsgard family Mildred Thorson T L Loftsgard Mellien Loftsgard Helmer Loftsgard Martin Halverson T T Loftsgard Morris Amundson Jake Rol Kenneth Hel lum E S Hoag Gilbert Loftsgard and Bernard.
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Edwin Loftsgard
Oscar Lien
Ruth
Anton Skaren
Arthur E. Olson
Lavanda
Geraldine
Arthur Loftsgard
Mildred Thorson
T. L. Loftsgard
Mellien Loftsgard
Helmer Loftsgard
Martin Halverson
T. T. Loftsgard
Morris Amundson
Jake Roland
Kenneth Helum
E. S. Hoag
Gilbert Loftsgard
Bernard
New Mammals Found in Oregon by Federal Biologists
Seventy six mammals new to science have been identified in Oregon, announced by Stanley G. Jewett of the United States Bureau of Biological Survey Oregon district. The discovery expands the state's known mammal fauna and underscores ongoing field work by federal researchers.
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Oregon
Stanley G. Jewett
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Mind Over Matter Ends In Tragic Twist
Sam recounts a tale where Brown to boost a failing clothing store persuades a buyer to fund a sale by exaggerating his wife's illness. In a twist Brown himself contracts tuberculosis through his relentless focus on the deception, not his wife. The lesson: mindset shapes outcomes and reality follows belief.
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Sam Williams
Sam
Brown
Bolton
Wilson
Mr. Brown
West
Vultures Kill Cow in South African Pasture
In Coligny, South Africa, a herd of about 30 vultures attacked and killed a cow in a pasture. The birds reportedly pecked out the eyes and tongue before tearing the body apart as they fed.
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Coligny
South Africa
West Union Area News Report Highlights Local Visits
Brainard residents hosted and visited relatives across West Union Fayette and Racine Wisconsin. Community notes include hospital update for Joe Peters, weekend guests at multiple homes, a picnic honoring William Barker’s 80th anniversary, local club gathering at the church, and Brainard Church notes with Sunday school and evening services led by Rev. Belknap.
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Lyle Granger
Racine
Wis
Frank Lyon
Howard Granger
West Union
Joe Peters
West Union Hospital
E. E. House
Waterloo
Ernie Hanks
Detroit
Mich
Herman Boyer
S. Patterson
Marian
Wilson
Wm. Heiserman
Fayette
Fair Grounds
Wm. Barker
Grace Howard
Sidney Nutting
Clarence Jones
Geo. Schrayer
Brainard
Rey
Belknap
Giant Jacob's Ladder at Bath Cathedral Noted in Collier's Weekly
A Bath cathedral features giant Jacob's Ladders on its facade, one side showing angels ascending to heaven and the other descending. A Collier's Weekly writer describes the ascent as usual and the descent as head first, reflecting curious imagery in the article.
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Bath
England
Angela
Heaven
Collier's Weekly
Blind Iowa musician Voelker breaks carillon barrier
Humboldt Iowa reports Frank L Voelker a blind pianist organist who trained at Vin ton state school for the blind and in Minneapolis. He is believed to be the first blind person to master carillon chimes and has held theatre organist posts in Des Moines Humboldt Fort Dodge and Webster City during silent film era. His wife is a blind violinist.
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Humboldt
Iowa
Genevieve Savage
Frank L. Voelker
State School For Blind
Vinton
Voelker
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Hens Offer Fire Warning At Farm in Klein Walverland
In Klein Walverland South Africa a fire broke out in a poultry yard owned by Nicholas Kruger. Two hens fluttered to Kruger's bed to wake him while a turkey hen nesting on eggs perished in the flames.
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Nicholas Kruger
Klein Walverland
South Africa
Kruger
Carpets Made 5,000 Years Ago Revealed by Egyptian Frescoes
Egyptian frescoes show carpet making existed at least five thousand years ago. The artifact index notes early textile craft, suggesting ancient societies valued woven floors in daily life and ceremonial spaces.
Quick at Repartee Sage of Chinatown Advice
A brief quirky saying from Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown urges choosing friends who are slow to anger, emphasizing restraint and tact in interactions.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Redwood Empire Redwood Trees Named for Sequoiah
The Sequoia Sempervirens the California redwood tree was named in honor of Sequoiah the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet. About one and a half million acres of redwood trees lie within the Redwood empire.
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California
Redwood Empire
Benefits From Nile Floods Egypt Fertility Source
The regular annual Nile flood nourishes Egypt's soil, making fertility possible. Without the flood, the land would become barren desert and unproductive.
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Nile
Egypt
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