Wadena News Highlights Local Visits and Weddings
Local residents and visitors are recorded in a busy Wadena scene. Ruth Wilson returns for summer with the family, while Kathryn Baldwin comes home from Clarke College in Dubuque. A wedding guest list covers Clermont, Elkader, Volga, and West Union with detailed attire and a reception at a local home. A young couple, the bride from Wa dena and groom from Clermont, wed with family attendance and plans to farm after June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wilson
Anthon
James Wilson
H. EB. Broughton
West Union
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Kathryn Baldwin
Clarke College
Dubuque
Thos. Baldwin
Eileen Raftis
Ed Meskel
H. J. Aeschliman
Woodrow Leonhart
Gertrude Frey
Elkader
Robert Fray
Blanche Aeschliman
Roy Leonhart
West Andon
Ruth McCary
Volga
George Kuhnes
Young People’s Mission Band
U. B
Paul Kuhnes
Marie O'Neil
Mary Broughton
Wadena
Lucille Davis
Chas. Gehring
Oscar Hunsberger
Glen Minger
Ladies’ Club
Adolph Weber
Bigler
Caldwell
A.J. Knutson
A. G. Herrling
Dorothy Wood
Fairfield
McQuilken
Wilder Mattacka
Louisiana
W. D. Mattocks
John de Long
Greene
George Fay
la Fonda Gell
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Westgate
Bernice Sniffin
Fayette Monnay
Lyn Whittenbaugh
John
Arthur Jones
Waukon
J. A. Gell
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Leonhart
Pearl Johnson
Dawson Clark
Mabel Johnson
Lulu Hunsberger
Hatcvses
Ralph Reed
Olive Knutson
Dorothy Weber
Jesus
Clermont High School
Kathryn Horan
Trene Frances
Richard Horan
Ella Rafferty
O'Connell
Kneeland
Clermont
D. J. Raftis
J. Raftis
Harold
Delewin
Molumby
Zita
Delores Little
Bush
Talcott
Lamont
Raftis Horan Tie The Knot In Wadena Ceremony
Miss Anna Francys Raftis and Laurence A Horan were married Tuesday morning June 2 at St Josephs Church in Wadena. Rev Father Cregan officiated the single ring ceremony attended by Lucille Raftis and Donald Horan. The bridal party entered to Lohengrin and the choir sang selections including Thou Art My Hope and Mother Dearest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
St. Joseph’s Cathe
Anna Francys Raftis
Esther Raftis
Laurence A. Horan
Kathryn Horan
Clermont
Father Cregan
Volga
Lucille Raftia
Donald Horan
Lohengrin
Richard Kennedy
Mother Dearest
Mother Feirest
Metals Expand in Spurts Research Report
A study of metal expansion shows irregular spurts even under rising uniform temperatures. Researchers note inconsistent dimensional growth and identify factors influencing sudden expansion bursts in controlled liberatories.
First to See Grand Canyon Claim by Garcia Lopez de Cardo
A historic note identifies Garcia Lopez de Cardo as the first white man to behold the Grand Canyon. He was said to have been sent from Zuni New Mexico to find a river far west as told by locals.
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Grand Canyon
Garcia Lopez de Card
Zuni
New Mexico
Elephants Move Logs in Burmese Jungle Lumber Camps
In Burma elephants are used to haul logs in lumber camps. A famed elephant kneels beside a heavy log, wraps its trunk around the log, and maneuvers it to the exact position, showcasing remarkable strength and precision in the jungle work.
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Burma
Keuare
Colors of Honey Varied Nectar Colors by Flower Source
The article notes that honey color depends on nectar from different flowers. Yellowing nectar from yellow thistle yields a yellowish green honey, white buckwheat provides very dark honey, tol logs trees yield a rich wine red, and purple blossoms produce light honey.
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees in Government Spending
A Waynesboro Virginia reader argues that all citizens bear taxes in hidden ways and that government costs must be faced. The writer notes taxes on bread, cigarettes, utilities, and everyday purchases, asserting most income goes to taxation and urging scrutiny of government spending.
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Waynesboro
Virginian
Steger Resigns as West Union High School Leader
L A Steger has resigned as superintendent of West Union public schools. The board of education accepted the resignation with regret after he accepted a general manager role with Packard Hudson Terraplane in Waterloo. Mr Steger and his wife moved from Colesburg last year and are packing to transfer.
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L. A. Steger
West Union Public Schools
Board of Education
Steger
Packard- Hudson-Terraplane Automobile Company
Waterloo
Colesburg
West Union
Union
Dizzy Bridge Spans Peru Chasm On Narrow Wire Bridge
A perilous bridge walk in Peru crosses a deep gash via a narrow roll bridge hung on wire cables. Travelers may be blindfolded and strapped to a stretcher as they glide over the swaylog path under cautious guidance.
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Peru
Liquor Store Receipts Report for April and May
Receipts from the West Union liquor store totaled 2538.10 for April and 2380.28 for May, reflecting monthly sales figures.
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West Union
Condemned Man Scoffs as Crowd Hears Congressional Quip
A sheriff offers remarks before a hanging as a bystander jokes about running for Congress. The condemned prisoner, amused, says he has no objection but wants the execution first. Iowa publishes new compact liquor permit books to go on sale June 20 with 146 37 permits priced at 1090 dollars each, bound in imitation leather.
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Congress
Iowa
Town Liquor Control Commission
Elgin Local News Highlights at Pittville and Elgin Opera House
Oliver and Arleigh Henninger spend the summer at Pete Luchsinger farm in Pittsville Wisconsin. Visitors include Mrs H W Falk and sons and Mr and Mrs George Vaughn in Delwein. Clifford Olsen visits with grandparents Gen N Schori and family. Joe Fisher recording orchestra to play at Elgin Opera House Thursday night June 11. Clarence Anderson of Decorah, brother of Mrs Chas Capper, dies at Decorah Monday evening.
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Roscoe Pritchard
Helen Marie
Lucille Davis
Wm. Meyer
Maynard
W.S. Elliott
Beulah
Everett
Garden Prairie
John Swales
Dave Fox
Dean
Herbert Doudney
Oelwein
Wadena
Wanda Everett
Elgin
F. H. Everett
Jess Crane
Edgewood
Leo Paige
Pearl Doland
Delwe
Loretta Mattocks
Hartley
W. D. Mattocks
Ern Welsh
Ellen
Lawrence Welsh
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Robert Whitten Waugh
Robert Whittenbaugh
Stella
Marvel Bell Whitcher
Colleen Reed
West Union
Norma Jean Cordes
Arlington
Beverly Jean Nelson
Waukon
Beverly Jean Kuhnes
Patricia Ann Felder
Shirley Herwig
Forest Feller
H. H. Whitcher
Oliver and
Arleigh Henninger
Pittaville, Wis
Pete Luchsinger
H. W. Falk and
Joe Fisher
Elgin Opera House
Clarence Anderson
Decorah
Chas, Capper
Capper
Fragmentary Decorah Note Reflects Confusion Over Rights
A fragment from Decorah mentions a person with parents Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Anderson and contrasts Right and Ignorance. The text notes being in Decorah for over a week and describes a struggle to distinguish right from ignorance, with unclear context and names.
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Decorah
Mrs. Oliver Annderson
Whaling’s First Role in Long Island History
Whaling emerged as the early maritime industry on Long Island beginning in the sixteenth century at East Hampton and Southampton, shaping regional trade and seafaring activity.
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Long Island
East Hampton
Southampton
Dialects in India Reach Vast Linguistic Diversity
India hosts at least 20 distinct tongues with more than 100000 speakers each and over 200 vernaculars spoken across the country, reflecting rich regional linguistic variety.
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India
First American Woman to Make Writing a Profession
Hana nah Adams 1755 1831 broke ground by making writing a profession in the United States. Her Dictionary of Religions ran through four editions and her Summary History of New England offered a pioneering regional history abridged as a textbook.
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United States
Hannah Adams
New England
Gods Invited to Abandon City in Early Rome
In ancient Rome when a general laid siege to a city the priests invoked the guardian gods of the enemy to depart and switch allegiance to Rome. They promised the gods they would receive superior reverence and better treatment under Roman rule.
Insulated Tanks Save Milk Cool With Concrete Tanks
Agricultural Engineer W G Kaiser notes dairy farms struggle to keep milk cold due to lacking reliable tanks. Insulated concrete tanks are shown as a successful device, reducing ice and electricity use while maintaining low temperatures for rapid cooling from cow temperature to below 50 degrees. Tank dimensions depend on number of 40 quart cans. 4, 6, or 8 cans require lengths of 46, 72, or 98 inches respectively.
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W. G. Kaiser
Dallea
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A. Steger
West Union High School
China
Martin- Senour
Schori & Kuster Lumber Co
Dr. Miles
Chas. W. Webb
Calif
Miles
J. L. Kester
Shickehinny
Clifford Olsen
Thucsday
Gen. N. Schori
Ray DeSart
Dunlap
Robert Dunham
Echo
Ine ‘Maga
Gentlewoman
E Farm Journal
Woffer
McCall's Magnarine
Fares Journal
ALLS
Pictorial Review
McCall's Magazine
Woman’s, World
Good Stories
Mother's Home Farm Journal
Pal Les
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