Local Notes From Wadena and Surroundings
Wadena area brief of social visits hospitalities and community events includes Mary Broughton returning home from West Union, Ilo Mac taken to Rochester for operation, family visits to Waterloo and Ames, church and club gatherings, a July 10 meeting plan, summer Bible school opening, and various mutual calls and birthdays among the Whittenbaughs Ernsts Freys and Yearous family groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Broughton
West Union
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Ole Johnson
Ilo Mac
Rochester
Minn
Robert Whittenbaugh
Stella
Lottie Whittenbaugh
Waterloo
Nina Davis
Lima
Maurice Gorman
Gorman
Norma Ernst
Arlington
Fred Ernst
Burdena Moore
Bert Sackett
Delaware
William Keasley
Ames
Ges
Emma Jennings
Missionary Society
Ella Jennings
Embroidery Club
Ethel Frey
C. L. Randall
U. B
James Miller
Miller
Garden Prairie
Presbyterian Church
A. J. Knutson
Dorothy
Fay
Marjorie
Will -Whittenbaugh
Feller
Marjorie Ernst
Lyda Whitcher
Cedar Rapids
Mary Dick Leonhart
Delwell
B. D. Stockwell
Klingman Hall
Jerry Williamson
Sophia Weber
Wanda Everett
Edna Corkery
Georgia Leonhart
Rita Felder
Olive Knutson
Alta Broughton
Madeline Klingman
Rita Leonhart
George Leonhart
Williamson
George Fay
Dora
Askey
Jennie Crawford
Fayette
Vera Flower
Loretta, Wilder
Parker Mattocks
Erie
Penn
Vera
Lowenberg
Iowa City
Kathryn Tschantz
Elkader
Roy Cline
Alfred
John Stoffenhagen
Will Dempster
John Follen
Volga
Fred Tschantz
August
Craftsmen of China and Japan Design in Color
The craftsmen of China and Japan remain able to design in color drawing ideas from nature and transform them into exquisite decorative schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Vacation Bible School Attendance and Local Visits
Brainard area notes report daily vacation bible school opening with strong attendance. Local visits include Mrs E B Grimes with mother Mrs Sarah Helms, and numerous guests at homes in Oak Grove Waterloo Marshalltown Elgin and Hawkeye. Rev G A Thomas listened to Vaughn Schumaker in Rock Island and later dined with Sidney Nutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Grimes
Sarah Helms
Bibhle
Cecil Tripp
Herman Boyer
Clara
John Howard
Oak Grove
Rock Island, Ill
G. A. Thomas
Vaughn Schumaker
Chicago Daily News
George Howard
Joe Peters
Arthur Patterson
Waterloo
Ben Hitch
William
Sidney Patterson
Ray Gilbert
Harvey Gilbert
Marshalltown
John Barnhouse
Lew Gruver
Elgin
Robert
Brainard Church Weekday Services Schedule
Brainard Church lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. B Y P U meets at 7 p.m. Preaching services at 8 p.m. on Sundays with routine weekly activities for parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainard Church
Gunder News Guests Around Waukon Area
Gunder News reports a series of Sunday visits and calls across Waukon area households. George Landsgard and family stayed with Arthur Christianson. D. K. Hoag, Mrs. Ay O. Wold, and others visited various homes. Several youths and families spent time in friends’ homes and attended Bible school in Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Landsgard
Arthur Christianson
Waukon
D. K. Hoag
Ay *O. Wold
Mrs. B. Nelson
T. T. Loftsgard
Roy Johaningmeier
N. T. Loftsgard
Gladys Monger
Ray Jacobin
C. J. Anderson
Elkader
Thelma Halverson
Osage
Esther Halverson
Henry Nyborg
Ole Loftsgard
Ray Klingman
Bernice
Gladys Peterson
Delores Nyborg
Lillian Loftsgard
Hilda Hoag
Hilder Opland
Marjorie Reierson
Decorah
Beware the Coin Racket in Radio Advertising
A European Ex. report warns that radio ads flood audiences with tales of wealth from coin collecting. The piece notes catalogs sold by an outfit at high price, promising rare coins and easy profits, while the chance of finding valuable coins in daily transactions is negligible.
Elgin high class of 24 couples wed in a swell year
Echo reports coincidences among Elgin high School class of 1924 with three marriages Mary Hanson Fred Schaer Fay Klingman from a 30 student class Cupid wins with 21 couples. Snapshots show John Miller at Bible school Fred Pinney band speech Everett Wiethorns shower Chuck Whitney painting Mrs Hanson’s house Johnny Falk and wife arrive in a bright Olds. Also notes a brass-like tune There's a Whistle in the Thistle and a tale of Epictetus plus a 195 pound fishing catch by Laura Baumgartner at Welch's station ending with a humorous hook mishap and a light-hearted fair weighing gag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin High
Mary Hanson
Fred Schaer
Fay Klingman
Cupid
John Miller
The
Baptist Bible School
Fred Pinney
Sinting
Everett
Margaret Wiethorn
Chuck Whitney
Laura Baumgartner
Laura
Welch
Frosty Welch
Frosty
Jack Robinson
Mr. Welch
Scottish Terriers and Their Colorful Heritage
Scottish Terriers are described as black and also steel gray brindle sandy and other colors. The breed originated in Scotland where they earned a reputation as fearless vermin hunters pursuing woodchucks and badgers above and underground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Address Change Notices For Echo Subscribers
Echo subscribers should promptly notify the subscription department of address changes. Under new postal laws, newspapers must pay postage due for notice of address changes furnished by the post office. Delays in delivery may occur. send change of address in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
Community Notes Highlight Visits and Family News
The Elgin area paper lists visits and hospitality across towns with many relatives gathering. Families from Postville, Waukegan, Chicago, Nevada to Elgin share travels, illnesses, and birthdays including the Frieden, Habeger, Yenney, Feller, and Krueger households as well as hospital plans for Mr. Feller and a birthday picnic for Olaf Berg with relatives from multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Frieden
Waverly
Jones
Evelyn
Postville
Nels Olson
A. C. McNiel
Waukegan
Ill
J. B. Miller
Roy Schram
Chicago
Amil Snyder
Rose Garber
Fred Frieden
Frieden
Missouri
Delbert Brown
Bloomington
Wis
Milton Miller
James Davis
Fayette
Joe
Allen Habeger
Mytlin Feller
Iowa City
Burlington
Harry Yeager
Teddy
H. H. Wolf
Yaeger
M. R. Yenney
Huron
John Johnson
M. Yenney
J. J. Snyder
Ottumwa
Hollis Finch
Jon and Allen Habeger
Kate Shursen
Mollie Kiple
Detroit
Mich
Mason City
Elgin
Celia Shepard
August Klip‘stein
Alice
Bismark
In. D
Dick Ludeman
Hawkeye
Celdar Rapids
St. Paul
Minn
Hans Keiser
Chas. Feller
Myrlin ‘Feller
Josephine DeSart
Muscatine
Feller
Edwin Krueger
Esther Krueger
Edward Shelton
Edward Krueger
Clarence Muehlethaler
Abe
Eli Habeger
Eliza Habeger
Frances Lubben
Buffalo Center
Edgar Kimball
Georgie Probert
Jim Halverson
Frankville
Carl Halverson
Jake Roland
Seminole Relics Found In St Petersburg Area
Archaeological finds reveal a large Seminole presence in the St Petersburg region north of Florida. Remains were buried in shell mounds facing east, with personal belongings interred alongside the deceased amidst the Peninsular coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
St. Petersburg
Canvasback Duck Described as Fastest Among Ducks
The canvasback is famed as one of the quickest ducks and moves in large flocks on fresh water lakes and bays. It breeds from Alaska to Nebraska and winters primarily in the Middle Atlantic and Gulf states down to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Nature Association
Alaska
Nebraska
Middle Atlantic
Gulf States
Mexico
Kensington Palace in Kensington Gardens Quiet Historic House
A London correspondent of the New York Times notes Kensington Palace sits in the southwest corner of Kensington Gardens as a somber brick house with early history unclear, bought for 18000 guineas in 1089, with William and Mary the first monarchs to reside there and Christopher Wren later rebailing it. The palace features ornamental Dutch style gardens and fine Wren work including a plain oak staircase and paneling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens
London
New York Times
William
Mary
Christopher Wren
Ita Palace
Ita Gardens
Wren
Giant Library Vaults Hold Millions of Volumes
The Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris houses over 5,000,000 volumes, while London’s British Museum library spans 40 miles of shelves and totals about 5,000,000. The Library of Congress in Washington follows with more than 3,000,000 volumes in its collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bibliotheque Nationale
Paris
British Museum Library
London
Library of Congress
Washington
Discovery of Magnetism in Ancient China
The article notes that magnetism and the loadstone were first identified in China about 3,500 years before similar knowledge emerged in Europe, attributing the early discovery to Chinese scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Time limits for prosecution in absence from district
The period of limitation is six years in general. The law specifies that absence from the district where the offense occurred does not pause or extend the time for commencing proceedings.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wadena
Gunder News
Epictetus
Dick Brackin
Pee Wee" Gress
Clermont
Cedar Falls
Clay Gate Co
Pee Wee
Frank Kiple
Doc Nick Rennison
Frank
U. of Iowa
Doc
Willie
Dusty Rhodes
the Echo Office
Walt
Iowa
Calmar Meats
van Camp
Grimsrud
Echows
Libby
A. A. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
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