Wadena High Plans The Happy Journey Play Festival Appearance
Wadena high school will present a one act play The Happy Journey on Wednesday March 27 at the Iowa Play Production Festival in Iowa City. Cast includes Edgar Dunn Mary Dicy Leonhart Betty Holt Ray Herwig Jr Duane Raftis and Jean Phelps directed by Mrs Marjorie Learn.
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Wadena High School
Iowa City
Edgar Dunn
Mary Dicy Leonhart
Betty Holt
Ray Herwig, Jr
Duane Raftis
Jean Phelps
Marjorie Learn
Fayette
Alvin Edgar
Ralph Holtzman
Square Deal
W. R. Phelps
George Jones, Jr
Chas. Gehring
Alfred Johnson
Roy Leonhart
Dorothy Weber
Arthur Herrling
F. R. Feller
Arthur Weber
Harley Frey
Duane Rattis
Richard Hinkle
P. T. A. Study Club
Stella Whittenbaugh
Lyal Whittembaugh
Virgil Welch
Upper Iowa
Cherammergan
Holt
A. D. Finch
West Union
A. G. Herrling
H. T. Holt
Town City
Christian Endeavor
The
Presbyterian Church
J. R. Wood
Minneapolis
Minn
James Charles
Waterloo
Fred Talcott
Melvin Welzel
Lawrence Raftis
Oelwein
J. C. Kennedy
Robert Whittenbaugh
Lyal Whittenbaugh
John
Arthur Jones
Pastville
Jackie
Jean Thiele
Wein
Will Whittenbaugh
John Thiele
Whitenbaugh
Jean
Gordon Fay
Howard Crandall
George Fay
Charles Muelder
Lawrence Fennell
Eugene G Stoehr Former Elgin jeweler dies at 83
Eugene George Stoehr born Garnaville Iowa September 23 1856 died March 11 1940 at his Elgin home at eighty one. He moved to Elgin with parents in 1865 and married Lizetta Abbey July 1 1881. Survived by three children Nelle Schori Lewis Stoehr Georgia Elkema one grandchild Betty Jean Elkema sister Mrs Lillie Mattoon and many friends. Funeral at Methodist church with Rev J C Warton officiating burial in Elgin cemetery.
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Eugene George Stoehr
Garnaville
Iowa
Elgin
Lizetta Abbey
Nelle Schori
Lewis Stoehr
Cedar Rapids
Georgia
Elkema
Iowa City
Gene
Betty Jean Elkema
Lille Mattoon
Hill City
S. D
Methodist Church
J. C. Warton
Elgin P Cemetery
Kentucky Stone Inscription for Washington Monument Beam
A granite block donated by Kentucky is inscribed with a pledge to uphold the Union under Heaven and Washington's precepts. The inscription proclaims United We Stand Divided We Fall and notes the stone's placement on the inner wall at 230 feet.
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Kentucky
Heaven
Washington
Defective eyesight by age groups circulates study findings
Studies reveal defective eyesight in eighty two of every hundred persons under sixty and twenty three of every three hundred under twenty, highlighting age related vision concerns.
Card of Thanks for Eugene Stoehr
The Children express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness death and burial of their father Eugene Stoehr. Your acts brought comfort and lightened their burden.
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Eugene Stoehr
Knudt S Houg born 1859 dies at 80 in Elgin area
Knudt S Houg was born March 24 1859 on the old Houg homestead near Elgin and died March 15 1940 at his home at eighty years eleven months and twenty one days after about three weeks illness. He married Torrine Sorum in 1883 and had two children Signed who died young and Minnie Norton who died in Denver 1932. Wife died 1901. Survived by four brothers Ole Kittel Asser Elling and sister Julia Quammen and many relatives. Funeral at Marion Lutheran Church conducted by Rev S J Strandford. burial beside the church cemetery.
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Knudt S. Houg
Houg
Elgin
Field Jand
Bostad
Torrine Sorum
J. A. Berg
Thanking friends for support during illness and services
A family of the Hong brothers and sister extend heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kind deeds during illness and last rites for Knudt Hong. They especially thank the singers who attended the services.
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Knudt Hong
Oxygen share noted as about one fifth of the air
The article states that roughly 21 percent of the atmosphere is oxygen, a necessary element for life, with 79 percent comprising nitrogen.
Mountain Climbing Peril Threads US Peaks
The article notes a deadly avalanche on Mount Baker killing six of a 25 climbers party. It contrasts American peak heights with Switzerland, citing Mount Whitney and Mount Rainier, and discusses how US climbers emulate Swiss techniques across Sierra Nevada, Colorado, Cascade, and White Mountains regions, highlighting accessibility and risk.
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Washington
Mount Baker
United States
Alps
Switzerland
Mount Whitney
National Geographic Society
California
Sierra Nevada
Colorado
Rockies
Cascade Range
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Mount Rainier
Mount Washington
Mme. Chiangs Protégé Studying At Wellesley
Mollie Sah, a country woman linked to Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, studied abroad to earn high academic honors. She is now a Wellesley college scholar, its second highest honor, after two years at Yenching University in China and studies at Marat junior college in Connecticut before transferring to Wellesley to major in art. She aims to teach art to the Chinese people with limited opportunities.
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Mme
Chiang
Wellesley Wellesley
Mass
Chiang Kai-shek
Wellesley College
Mollie Sah
Miss Sah
Yenching University
Wellesley
China
Marat Junior College
Connecticut
His Luck Held as Judge Dealt Out Penalty Hand
Dayton Ohio report: Arthur Chenault of Cincinnati faced Judge Nerritt Schlatman in a peace court on promoting a game of chance. The judge supplemented Chenaults explanation with slips of paper bearing the words $50 and costs suspended, $50 and costs, $25 suspended, 10 days in the work house. Chenault drew the card granting freedom.
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Dayton
Ohio
Nerritt Schlatman
Arthur Chenault
Cincinnati
Schlatman
Chenault
Tomograph Sharply Focuses X Rays For Wounded War Vets
London report describes a new Tomograph at Queen Marys hospital that concentrates X rays on a selected body section and photographs only that area. It reveals bullets or shrapnel and nearby tissue condition, aiding surgical planning by showing if foreign matter lies clean or in a hidden sinus.
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London
Queen Mary’s Hospital
Walking Licenses Issued In School Safety Drive
In Malvern West school Johannesburg South Africa children are issued walking licenses after a street safety exam. Subjects cover crossing streets street etiquette dangers of hanging on cars and giving lifts on bicycles. Violations bring a pupil jury with penalties or license cancellation.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Malvern West
Nine O'clock Curfew Emphasizes Parental Role
A thirteen year old Mary resents an early nine o clock curfew while her mother explains the agreed hours. The piece discusses adolescent need for belonging to a group, parental guidance, and shared decision making. It suggests open discussion, gradual responsibility, and neighborhood parental coordination to ease social conflicts.
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Mary
Ancient practice of wakes traced to pre Christian Britain
The custom of watching the dead, or wakes, extends to prehistoric times and likely began to guard against spirits seizing the body. In Britain wakes predate Christianity, probably Celtic in origin. The Anglo-Saxon term lich wake derives from lic for corpse, later corrupted to llykewake, with liquor placed beneath the table for watchers and warns of drinking orgies.
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Britain
French aviator Roland Garros and the synchronized gun
Roland Garros, famed French pilot, pioneered firing through a propeller with a synchronized airplane machine gun in 1915. He shot down five enemies in 18 days before his capture on April 30 1915, his aircraft later copied by Germany.
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Roland G. Garros
France
Soybean Rising as Major Orient Crop
The soybean has long been a principal crop in the Orient for about fifty centuries, but it is only now entering its own in this era.
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Orient
Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain Touted
A home recipe using Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice is claimed to rapidly ease rheumatic arthritis or neuritis pain. The ad promises money-back if relief is not felt, and cites O Neill Drug Co in Etgin, Iowa as the seller.
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O'Neill Drug CO
Etgin
Iowa
Tattooing as Identification in Dairy Cattle Breeding
Dr Ghorge K Taylor stresses proper ear tattooing for dairy cattle to ensure clear breeding and registration records. backed by New Jersey college studies and the American Jersey cattle club, tattoo numbers are preferred over ear tags due to loss risk. guidelines cover cleaning, placement, needles, ink, and a formula using lamp black alcohol glycerin and water for tattoo ink.
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Ghorge K. Taylor
New Jersey College of Agriculture
American Jersey Cattle Club
Humber
Orer
George Washington's crop variety plan in Fairfax county
A historical note describes George Washington meeting with neighbor farmers in Fairfax county to diversify crops beyond tobacco. It credits him with initiating a crop variation system that ended tobacco dominance in the area, while noting limited tobacco among Black residents and self-use tobacco twists.
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Potornmze
George Washington
Fairfax County
Washington
Fairfax
Potato Storage Pits For Cheap Seasonal Stockpiling
A. E. Hutching advises building properly drained potato pits for low cost storage. Harvested spuds go in with two light covers, kept dry and ventilated, and additional cover added when ground freezes. Pits should be four feet deep and six feet wide, length to fit need, storing about 100 bushels per five feet.
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A. E. Hutching
Plucking Live Geese In Rural Practices
A historical note describes a peacetime rural practice of plucking geese before moulting time. It explains how feathers are removed, stressing only small feathers are plucked, avoiding moist end feathers and never removing down.
Garden design by Robert Bruce Harris proposed for back yard
The article describes a traditional garden by landscape architect Robert Bruce Harris aimed at transforming an ugly backyard into a beauty spot. It emphasizes that the project can be constructed and maintained by an amateur gardener at modest cost. Editor notes this begins a series of garden ideas for the Echo readers.
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Robert Bruce Harris
American guests tour ex-Kai ser palace in Forsdam
Visitors learn of a former American president who dined there and view the Shell room with walls and ceiling studded with semi-precious stones. An agate slab, described as petrified wood from a petrified forest in Arizona, links the exhibit to the visitor’s country.
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Forsdam
Arizona
Mechanic Builds Fast Tractor From Autos In Idaho
L K Stewart of Hayden Lake Idaho a mechanic salvaged parts from 73 automobiles and trucks to construct a tractor capable of 35 miles per hour on the open road.
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L. K.stewart
Hayden Lake
Idaho
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