Wadena news from church school and local visits
The Wadena Presbyterian vacation school opened with 60 students. Teachers include Louise Corbin, Mrs. Mary B Wetzel, Mrs. H O Rundell and Rev. H O Rundell. Students study Christ life and Palestine geography and will perform an operetta after the school. The Bible school and Children's Day program are set for Sunday June 12 at 10:80 p m with prizes awarded. The column lists numerous visits and social calls among residents, including Corkery in Elkader, Jennings in West Union, Jones in Cedar Rapids, and many other local movements and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Kathleen
Corkery
Elkader
B. A. Jennings
West Union
Lyle Jones
Cedar Rapids
D. B. Jellings
C. L
Manchester
Lyall Whittenbaugh
W. F. Moore
J. E. McCoy
Gon
Edith Gell
Dale Broughton
Len
Leon Herriman
Dewey Hinkle
Adel
Iowa
Jess Poor
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Laverne
Alo Mae Homewood
Ted Welsh
Fayette
Roy Leonhart
Laverle Everetts
Orville Doland
Verla Roberts
Howe
Rex Roberts
Will Shadle
Oel+wein
Herman Peterman
Glen Lowe
Duane
Guttenberg
Benna Vista
Earl Braun
Lowe
Basil Stockwell
Oelwein
Clair Everetts
al Dahlgren
Harold Miller
Strawberry Point
Chas. Miller
Dewey Thompson
Arlington
Roy Cline
Illyria
Donald
R. P. Straud
Elgin
Elis Henry
Local Church Activities and Social Updates
Florence Cline hosted Saturday and Sunday visits at Sid Walters home. Missionary Society elected officers with Mrs Gee Jennings as president and Mrs W F Moore as treasurer. U B C E Society also chose officers led by Ivan Moore. Community members attended weddings, visited relatives, and a rural mail carriers convention occurred in Randall. Kittie Welch of Wadena was reported dead with funeral services held Wednesday.
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Florence Cline
Sid Walters
Mary Fox
Roy Cline
The
Missionary Society
George Jennings
Rurabell
Gee. Jennings
Clarence Randall
B. A. Jennings
W. F. Moore
Paul Kuhenen
Vern Roberts
M. Jennings
Margaret Johnson
Moore
Richard Erickson
Ole Johnson
U. B. C. E. Society
Ivan Moore
Robert Frey
Marian Davis
Verle Roberts
Max Jennings
Vera Vo~shell
Forest, Moore
Orville Dolando
Fayette
Frank Everetts
Wanda Everetts
Mary Peters
Arlington
M. A. Klingman
J. R. Wood
Fairfield
Iowa
Dorothy
Parson’s College
Ora Hall
Ruth
Floyd Hall
Oclwein
Margie Hall
Ruth Swales
Dorothy Ran
Garden Prairie
Rev. Randall
Luman Fox
Leon Antwine
B.A. Jennings
Randall
Hanchett
Blanche Whitcher
Frances Arthur
Orville Bunting
Randalia
W. CG. Elliott
Lehigh
Bible School of the
United Brethren Church
Marjorie Adams
George Adams
Lamont
John Cook
A. C. Cook
Wadena
Kittie Welch
United Brethren Church Tent Meeting Planned for June 12
Rev. C. L. Randall presides at United Brethren Church with Sunday school at 10, U B C E at 7 30, and evening worship at 8. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at the church. A tent meeting begins June 12 with services nightly and Sunday, all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Randall
Presbyterian Church Sabbath and worship times
Rev. H. C. Rundell serves as pastor with Sabbath school at 10. Morning worship begins at 11. Junior choir practice is scheduled for Saturday evening at 8.
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H. C. Rundell
Treasures of the American Philosophical Society
The value of the society’s treasures cannot be estimated in dollars. About 78 percent of the Franklin manuscripts are theirs. Duplicated possessions include a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, Franklin’s stepladder chair, and Jefferson’s chair used for the Declaration of Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Philosophical Society
Franklin
Gilbert Stuart
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Jefferson
Not at Home But Free From False Teachings Says Woman
A quotation from Woman's Home Companion argues humans act more human when left alone without hinderance from many false teachings, reflecting a viewpoint on personal freedom and guidance.
Elgin Iowa Council Minutes June 10 82 Proceedings
The Elgin Iowa town council met in regular session at Elgin State Bank with Mayor Weibel and councilors Stoehr Falk Schori Torkelson present and Yenney absent. Minutes approved and bills audited for park labor painting lights pumping street aids and salaries totaling many small payments. The meeting adjourned to Monday June 13 at 7 30 pm with A M Weibel mayor and Max Thoma clerk pro tem.
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Elgin
Iowa
Elgin State Bank
Weibel
Stoehr
Falk
Schori
Torkelson
Yenney
Richard Gehring
Park
H. Morton
Watay
Geo. Snyder
Central States Power & Light Corp
Central States Power & Light _ Corp
Central States Power & Light ~ Corp
Iowa Valve Co
T. W. Dean
G. J. Harrington
Elgin Echo
N. W
Samuel Mosby
Christ
H. O. Heston
C. P. Stockr
Wm. F. Miller
R. W. Muehlenthaler
N. W. Evans
Odd German timepiece in Stettin with eerie figure
A German clock in Stettin features a large bearded face at the dial’s center that eyes cross sides each second like a bogeyman. Its mouth holds a metal plate showing the day of the month, creating a grotesque scene with the inscription 1786 Payers.
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Wworld
Stettin
Germany
Holland's First Tulips Introduced by Austrian Ambassador
Claim records that tulips arrived in Holland in early 1600s via an Austrian ambassador. The note reflects a historic attribution to the introduction of tulip culture in the Dutch realm.
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Holland
Question in sociology class sparks laugh over inherited items
In a sociology class a student asks to name something handed down by primitive ancestors. The reply is a playful line about old clothes, reflecting classroom humor and the idea of cultural transmission.
Batter Motive Has the Doctor You’re Engaged to Get Money
A melodramatic stage line portrays a fiance questioning motives behind marriage as a doctor’s involvement looms. The exchange highlights greed and trust within a domestic intrigue.
Convalescent Jones Displays Improvement
Report from a hospital ward notes Jones recovering with fever easing from 102 degrees. He smiles and jokes that he is above par, indicating progress and morale among patients.
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Jones
Believe It or Not Car Lock Joke
A humorous exchange features a puzzled friend questioning leaving a car unlocked, while a midget car owner boasts the engine is tucked in his pocket, delivering a light comic punch as a quirky panel.
Phantom hounds and the trick of sound in literature
The piece reflects on phantom hounds in British sporting lore, explaining how unseen hounds resemble geese cries and how sounds resemble other sources. It notes misperceptions in sound history, comparing voices and suggesting unique identities are rare yet discernible in limited exposure.
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Aportemon
Agaidet
New York On
Figures Show Reading Rise in Newspapers Worldwide
Aggregate daily newspaper circulation in the United States and Canada reaches 45,106,245, up from 44,110,004 in 1930, a gain of about one million readers. The piece likens newspapers to the world's greatest school, noting constant study, low cost, and no holidays.
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Canada
Troant
Thermoelectric pyranometer advances sun study at UC
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography develops a new thermoelectric pyranometer, more sensitive than prior instruments, to record sunshine reaching Earth. It tracks solar changes like tremors in seismographs, attributing variations to sun dynamics and atmospheric haze and clouds.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California
Missing bills and friend vanish after jewelry window stunt
Edward Franks, a Washington jeweler, displayed a $500 bill, $100 and $50 in his shop window as an ad stunt. After leaving a friend outside to watch, he locked the door for an errand. On returning minutes later, the lock, the three bills, and the friend were gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Franks
Washington
D. C
Treasure Seekers Probe Spain for Lost Galleon Gold
More than 6000 visitors from around the world visited Madrid to study four documents guiding crews to suspected wreck sites of gold ships sunk with Spanish galleons in tropical seas.
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Madrid
Spain
Love and marriage in a humorous course
Quotation notes love as the greatest educator and marriage as a postgraduate course while musing on divorce. A playful, campus tone suggests social satire on relationships and commitment.
Mystery of Dollar Rooms at the Hotel
A reader recalls staying in a hotel offering rooms priced at one dollar and up. The note notes the stay kept them awake all night, suggesting the deal carried unexpected conditions or discomfort. The piece highlights confusion over promotional wording and lodging expectations.
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Tye
Unpleasant Discovery in a Failing Domestic Rift
A fragmented clipping suggests a domestic dispute hinting at marital strain and confidences about a wife and alleged male acquaintances. It mentions a dog remark and a souring tone as the couple confronts trust and jealousy in a strained relationship.
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Ae “Dare
Mean Remark Chattty-Oh Romance Sparks Rail Banter
A playful exchange reveals a flirtatious dynamic aboard the train as Mean Remark and Catty-Force of habit tease about romance. He calls her fair lady, while she notes him as her conductor and source of affectionate banter.
Take Notice Girla Sweden for Summer Resort Business
A fragmentary notice references Sweden pursuing summer resort business. The garbled text hints at matches or meetings related to Sweden and potential resort development, but details are unclear.
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Sweden
Local Social Happenings and Family Gatherings Reported
Mire, Geo. N. Schor epent several days last week at He ba o near West Union. Mrs. Rudy Lehman is recovering after several thi s. Mrs. C. S. Halsteinson entertained the Bible class and a few old friends Friday afternoon. Nicklaus Rennison returns from Iowa City studying medicine and will attend Fort Snelling military camp. Families including DeSart, Muehlenthaler, Feller, Cooley, and others gathered at Decorah park for a Sunday picnic. A mother daughter banquet by the Rebecca lodge drew 120 guests. Anna DeSart and Dorothy joined Hoyt in Fayette for a college commencement and diamond jubilee. Sheldon Boyle, Hans Grether, and Erma joined a Randalla picnic for Hatchett’s retirement after 30 years. W Bailor of Au-S Tore and W L Sullivan of Rock Island visited the Falb home. local social rounds continue through the week.
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Geo
N. Schor
He” Bao
West “Union
Rudy Lehman
Halsteinson
M. E
Nicklaus Rennison
Iowa City
The
State University
Fort Snelling
Minn
Ray DeSart
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Chas. Feller
Myrlin Feller
Henry Feller
Leslie Cooley
Dubuque
Will Cooley
Ann’ Cooley
Decorah
Decorah Park
Eaeca
Bremer
Rebecca Lodge
Anna DeSart
Dorothy
M. V. Hoyt
Fayette
College
Sheldon’ Boyle
Hans Grether
Erma
Randalla
Hatchett
Au- Tore
W. L. Sullivan
Rock Island
Falb
Baylor
Ji Ile
Wis
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Elgin State
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