Wadena News Highlights Garden Prairie Visit and Local Events
The Young People's Mission Band entertained Garden Prairie church youth at Hooper Hollow with games and lunch around a campfire. Ellen Welsh visited from Arlington and other locals from Farmersburg and Oelwein were guests around weekly gatherings. The American Legion Auxiliary met in Wadena with a one o clock lunch and performances by Dorothy Wood and Burdena Moore. Wadena defeated Sumner 8 to 4 at home in a Sunday game.
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Wadena
Fred Heiden
Harald Stade
Farmersburg
Glen Frey
James Probert
J. D. Probert
Lester Heck
United Brethren Church
Byrds S Creek
Wis
U. B
Garden Prairie
John Thiele
Jackie J
Jean
Mary Whittenbaugh
Oelwein
Gordon Fay
Herbert Fay
Marilyn
Beverly
Waterloo
John Fay
Monte
Fayette
George Fayhame
Warner Aylsworth
CCC
Lamont
Chas, Aylsworth
American Legion Auxiliary
Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Wood
Burdena Moore
Helen Willis
Waucoma
Leta Belding
Myrtle Seiberling
Northwood
Understanding Iowa Children Breakfast Guidance
A survey from the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station urges breakfasts for children to balance cereals with protein foods like eggs and milk. It warns against sugar and overfast mornings, stressing early rising and efficient protein intake. A local note reports a stolen kiss case settled for $100. the kissee’s father serves eight years for a fatal shooting linked to the incident.
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Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Sidney
Iuwa
Marshalltown
Livestock topics and farm practices at ISU conference
A long list of Iowa agricultural notes covers the tenth annual Livestock Judging conference at Iowa State College Ames June 16 17 and 18. It discusses dairy cattle fitting timing hay harvest bale windrow grass silage and fly control as well as a nationwide creamery butter standards conference June 22 and fall pig breeding guidance.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Towa
When is a Drunk A Frontier State Riddle Of Intoxication
A Kansas jury finds a man not drunk if he can still trade horses. Nebraska once held that inability to hold a fishing pole means drunkenness. Kentucky allows drunkenness while fingers work. Texas deems a man drunk only after collapsing. Town lets him speak. Missouri says men do not get drunk but become reckless.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Kentucky
Texas
Missouri
Good Alibi Angry Father Exchange
A tense domestic exchange unfolds as a father confronts his daughter for returning home late The daughter crafts an alibi claiming she stayed up with the son of a man her father often cites as having been ill The dialogue-style vignette pivots on parental authority and perceived reputation across a tense hour.
Fragments Note a Rub in Tiny Pinpoint Prompt
A quirky quote hints at a larger issue as a small pinprick of discomfort grows. The speaker jokes about a lump that itches and references Nike, hinting at broader tensions.
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Nike Blazes
Why No Women Tramps Opinion Piece From a Desk Warms Weekly
A Monday office scene explores why women do not become wandering beggars. The author argues women adapt, work in trades, washings, and domestic tasks while men drift into parasitism. The piece urges men to learn from women's resilience and self sufficiency.
In a Hurry to Get Nowhere Auto Scene
A fast yellow car roars past, nearly causing a crash. The couple later lounges at a curb, tying the tale to a national tally of 36,000 auto accident deaths last year. The piece cautions that most fast driving is unnecessary and urges patience.
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Ney Key Mele Mey
The Teacher's Problem In Virginia
A teacher faced potential dismissal after a boy mocked her with a chalk face on a blackboard and another incident involved scraps of paper. The piece argues against harsh punishment and cites parental resistance to strictness. It claims lenient approaches undermine discipline and yield graduates with more trouble with the law.
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Virginia
Lyons
Kan
Heard on a Street Car and Marriage Hurdles
A street car remark jokes about misbehaving cooks as luck. Maw and Pa faced a tough marriage quest due to drinking, with Maw refusing when Pa was drunk and Pa refusing when sober.
Frivolous Exchange Over Candy Purchase
A playful exchange between a customer and clerk centers on candy purity and a cheeky remark about a dream girl. The dialog ends with the customer asking for gum amid light banter.
For His Son's Sake Tourist and Kansas Native Dialog
A brief vignette contrasts two locals about rain and its impact on a boy. The Kansas native hopes rain harms him less than his son, while a separate line uses humor about a fussy girl and silk hose.
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Kansas
Wild Life Extermination and Local Anecdotes Stumble Through
A neighbor editor laments harsher methods to exterminate wildlife. Three Hawkeye men died within 32 hours last week: Fred Sieck William Hehmke and Fred Mayo. Ezra Wilson of Greenfield Ind keeps a 1910 automobile never allowing a woman to ride. Sumner population rises to 1704 from 1561 in 1930. Ohio court decorum disrupted by cockroaches scurrying on the bench as judges react. A man breaks a neck but it’s a broken picnic bottle neck and the bottle is empty. A Missouri reader notes wild cats plentiful. a neighbor jokes they will learn next time.
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Hawkeye
Fred Sieck
William Hehmke
Fred Mayo
Ezra Wilson
Greenfield
Ind
Sumner
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Main Street
Model home show to run in Ellender June 12 to 19
Ellender hosts a model home show from June 12 to 19 organized by two local dealers with multiple manufacturers. Vivian Daly of Chicago reported a long missing engagement ring diamond 11 years after it disappeared. A doctor found the $835 stone in her right ear during a recent visit for a severe earache.
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Ellender
Vivian Daly
Chicago
Vivian
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