Wadena honors roll and local notices in 1938 issue
Wadena school lists B or better honor roll seniors and other students with perfect attendance, with details of commencement in the Presbyterian church and a full park picnic closing the term. Community news covers visits, weddings, graduations, funerals, and local arrivals, naming multiple families and dates in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Ean Jones
Mary Kee
Betty Minihan
Earl Runge
Mysom
Lucilte Welch
Heomeres
Leo Bald Cecelia
George Davis
Vivan Larsen
Ma Minihan
Nelle Mary Dieysserti
Burdena Arthur Weber
Cline
Janice Jorie
Herwitim Aylsworth
Rita Felder
Merry
Leanhart
William Nelson
Bernina Rafts
Iva Crawford
Faye Corbin
Dora Frey
Belma Crawford
Virginia Herwig
Mary Sniffin
Marybelle Aylsworth
Warren Frey
Mary Dicey Leonhart
Virginia Messerli
Arthur Weber
Robert Bond
Margaret Cline
Junior Herwig
Janice Nelson
Neema Weber
William Aylsworth
Derryn Leonhart
Bernadene Raftis
Maxine Bond
Clinton
Aylene Leonda Moore
Doughty
Ray Herwig
Carnock
Shover
Ryan
Madsen
Harler
Forest Moore
M. H. Minihan
Carl Sam
Guttenberg
Will Hermen
Wayne Reetz
Joe Parker
Charles City
Harold Hermen
Ella Allen
Elliport
Walter Molumby
Kathryn
Shirley
Dickeris
Loretta Mattocks
Hartley
Eddie
Nina Davis
Tom Walters
Reuben Harvey
Fayette
Meskel
West Union
Ruth Wilson
Rolfe High School
H. H. Whitchher
M. L. Whitcher
Brett Patrick
Chrystal
Community Notes from Grand Meadow and Nearby
The Grand Meadow News records social visits and events from the area. Mrs Clarence Olson and Quenton, guests from Erskine and Frankville, stayed with the Andrew Reinhart home. Helen Reinhart visited several families and returned home Saturday after a week away. Household and church events include vacation church school starting at the Halversen School taught by Signy Hanser, and a shower at the Henry Petersen home for the newly married Clarence Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Olson
Quenton
Ole Thorson
Albert Erickson
Erskine
Minn
James Halverson
Frankville
Andrew Reinhart
Arthur Meckelson
Laura Lyngaas
Helen Reinhart
Seimer Holm
Glen Nygaard
Glendal
Clifford Osmundsen
Vivien
Delores
Bert Lyngaas
Ole Reierson
Bernice Reier
Buddy Martin
Severn Brockhus
Norma Cooley
Ilingis
Ewald Lyngaas
Halversen Schoo
Signy Hanser
Carl Moent
Manier Vie Y
Henry Petersen
Clarence Peterson
M Halverson
Trene
Mildred
Kenneth
Fapper
Esten Landsgard
Understanding OWA Children Rural Health Neglected
The article challenges the belief that rural children are healthier than urban children, noting urban health protections have reduced child deaths over decades. It highlights measures like pure food laws, dairy inspections, sanitation disposal, and sewerage as key factors in improving child health in cities.
Immunization Efforts Highlight Rural-Urban Health Gap
City campaigns in public schools show strong results in preventing diphtheria and smallpox. Rural areas lag, with vaccinations three times more common in cities. Communities can close the gap by providing low cost protections, as Iowa programs note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
The
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Savannah Proving Grounds gets $1 million boost
Congress passed a bill appropriating over a million dollars for improvements at the Savannah Proving Grounds, signed by the president last week. Inland fishing rules allow May catfish, with inland waters closing in June and reopening July 1. Mississippi and Missouri rivers remain open year round for log catfish. A school superintendent faced a board ultimatum over affection for a teacher, choosing love over the job, and the column savages the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna Proving Grounds
Congress
Mississippi
Missouri
Towa
Wally
Edward
Blame the Driver for Most Traffic Accidents
The writer argues that drivers cause the vast majority of crashes, noting only a small share involve drunken drivers or poor weather. Four of five accidents occur on dry clear highways, so responsibility lies with careless driver behavior and the need to be careful.
Man Steps Over Rattler While Fishing
Sumner Gazette reports John Bartls of Implement Co. Sumner was fishing on the Wapsie Sunday when a rattlesnake hissed and coiled between him and a friend. Bartls stepped over the snake without stepping on it, and two nearby fishermen helped dispatch the reptile which had 10 rattles. Bartls remains unsettled but recovering from jitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bartls
Gissek
Sumner
John
Sumner Gazette
Advertising plan for 1937 Iowa State Fair campaign
A. R. Corey, secretary of the Iowa State Fair, says he will rely on newspaper advertising to promote the 1937 state fair. He notes his long advertising experience and finds want ads the most economical and effective method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Corey
Mule-Hide Roofing Ad Promotes Shingle Styles
An ad style text touts Mule-Hide Roofing as real head protection and invites customers to see new asphalt shingle styles. It mentions budget budgeting for lumber, a joke about triplets, and a light musings on trailers, gas, and oil, all in a humorous, miscellaneous newspaper snippet.
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Francis Little
Waterloo
William Flanagan
Velma Everett
Janesville
Wis
George Jones
Floy Jennings
Quincy
Bess Tschantz
Clermont
Fred Tschantz
Vern Boleyn
Charles Miller
Alden Gell
la Fonda
Mary Broughton
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Maggie Johnson
Louie Anderson
Lehigh
C. L. Randall
Irene Kelly
Mason City
Arthur Olson
Albert Olson
Robert Wharram
Stanley
Betty
Elaine Holm
Willard Martin
Carl Mosby
Lillian Bruckner
McGregor
Ed Lemkuhl
Grand Meadow News
Watkins
Harold Light
West Union, Iowa
J. A. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
Man
Rattler
Schori & Kuster Lumber Company
Elgin
Echo
Elgin Echo
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