Wadena Rie Peers Amelia Kuhn Shower
Amelia Kuhn entertained about thirty guests in her home Wednesday afternoon in the home of Mrs Hermen Peterman. Mrs Peterman received many gifts. The afternoon included contests and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Kuhn
Hermen Peterman
Oscar Johnson
Arlington
Wadena
Walter Medberry
Alfred Cline
Anamosa
Medberry
Parker Mattocks
Jim Klingman
Robert Klingman
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Monona
Marvel Whitcher
West Union
Whitcher
Francis Raftis
M. J. Cowboy
Volga City
Maynard
M. A. Klingman
B. A. Jennings
Mary
Bessie
Laman
Mission Band
The
United Brethren Church
W. F. Moore
L. J. Raftis
Oelwein
Frank Welch
Marian Davis
Lois Matthys
Illyria
Pred Heiden
James Matthews
Farmersburg
Nina Davis
George
Lucille
Lawrence Welsh
Elgin
Strawberry Point
Wil Peters
Tiermont
Richard Clothier
Fayette
W. D. Mattocks
Zella Duncan
Elgin Students Share Poems And Viking Posters
The third and fourth grade language classes enjoyed a poetry hour on Friday with several poems read and original works by Mary Jennings Neema Weber Marjorie and Junior Herwig. Sixth graders studied Vikings and displayed posters on the bulletin board. The sociology class debated whether athletics should be abolished in high school with the affirmative side winning. The Elgin school board met at the State Bank to conduct routine business and reelect Walter Falk as president. A Kids Club bridge group organized by younger students held its first activities at Kenneth Schori’s home with many members attending.
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George Crawford
Clark Voshell
Keith Jennings
James Probert
Elgin
State Bank
Walter Falk
Kenneth Schori
Georgia Grimes
Betty Elkema
Maxine Hunsberger
Ralph Christ
Ellen Stillman
Dean DeSart
Lillian Nelson
Robert Kohler
Gene Sehori
Virtus Yack
Marie Grimm
Lewis Carter
Margaret Crider
Betty Eikema
Wadena School Notes Highlights Top Spellers
Pupils earning 100 percent in spelling last week in first and second grades include Darrel Johnson John Murray Lucy Jones Betty Ruth Johnson and Maxine Bond A kitten named Spotty visited the room Wednesday afternoon and an interesting story was written about her Spelling Friday listed more names: Hita Felder Martin Frey Bessie Jennings Mary Kennedy Derryn Leonhart Vivian Minibin Bernadine Raftis and Mar-
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Darrel Johnson
John Murray
Lucy Jones
Betty Ruth Johnson
Maxine Bond
Spotty
Hita Felder
Martin Frey
Bessie Jennings
Mary Kennedy
Derryn Leonhart
Vivian Minibin
Bernadine Raftis
Mar
Frozen Asparagus Salad and Molded Vegetables Recipes
A 1951 Western Newspaper Union item outlines recipes using gelatin bases for soups and molded vegetables. It covers beef and mock turtle soups, oxtail soup, and dumplings, plus a frozen asparagus salad with cream and mayonnaise dressing, and molded carrot and vegetable salads with gelatin layers and cress and walnut garnishes.
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Beason
Pleasant surprise for Prof J Harold Williams marked by tea
Monday evening a birthday surprise honoring Prof J Harold Williams drew teachers from all departments and high school pupils as Mr and Mrs Freiborghaus hosted tea at their home. A program followed by refreshments showcased community affection amid spring chatter and small town routines.
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Waas
J. Harold Williams
C. L. Freiborghaus
Arnold Banmen
Baumen
Dance Line Sparks Laughing remark in 1993 column
A light quip from Bo Byndicate jokes about courtship and dancing. The remark likens necking to not trampling a partner's toes, illustrating casual social humor from a 1993 column.
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Naeflis
Bo Byndicate
Why Americans Are Kind to Womenfolk
An Atlantic Monthly excerpt argues American kindness to womenfolk stems from pioneer social economics and a male surplus. It notes Europe’s female surplus and asserts scarcity in the U S fosters greater respect, with social norms enforcing higher status for women.
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Aegues
Thor Demerit
Simeon Stransky
Atlantic
Europe
United States
Australia
England
Great Britain
Germany
Tran
Florist
Mms Telegraph Company
Cyrus Dallin defends Indians in Far West talk
Boston sculptor Cyrus Dallin urged fair treatment for Native Americans in a recent address. He argued whites caused many early conflicts and described buffalo slaughter as a killer blow to the Indian. He portrayed the red man as dignified and restrained, not savage or bloodthirsty.
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Far West
Cyrus Dallin
Boston
Dallin
French Explorers Find Unclassified Animal in Madagascar Forest
A French communication to the French Academy of Sciences notes unexplored regions in Madagascar where natives regard certain forests as tabu. Two settlers entering a forest reportedly discovered an unclassified Jemur family animal about 18 inches long with a tail as long as its body. Zoologists believe these forests may conceal more unknown species.
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French Academy of Sciences
Madagascar
Africa
Jemur
Circus Stunt Ends Calmly After Snake Ride in Monterey Park
Police Captain John Os toich rode down Main Street with a five foot snake coiled around his neck to calm townspeople during a circus stunt in Monterey Park. He explained he was summoned by a woman to protect her from a big snake but found the reptile harmless and removed it safely.
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Monterey Park
John Ostoich
Ostoich
Scholarships for Jewish scholars funded in Jerusalem
Seventeen new scholarships at Hebrew University in Jerusalem will benefit Jawa Young Jewish scholars from America. Benefactors in the United States provide the awards based on competitive examinations to be held at the start of the fall term.
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Jawa
America
Hebrew University
Jerusalem
United States
Cat in the Chimney Disturbs Smith Family
From Becket and Mase streets, Mr and Mrs Howard Smith were kept awake by noises from their chimney. They opened it to find a cat inside. The piece ends with streetcar strike jokes and a question about pay.
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Becket
Mase
Howard Smith
Smith
Agreement Reached On Joab's Job Status
In the snippet Farmer Corntessel says Joab and his employer have reached an agreement at last. Josh planned to quit and the boss seemed to agree as well, signaling a resolution to the employment dispute.
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Joab
Farmer Corntessel
Josh
Undefined dialogue fragment
A fragmented dialogue snippet shows characters expressing upset and discussing a rel at the cook. The lines mention a wife and items not clearly identified, with questions about taking both. No clear narrative or event context is established.
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Western Newspaper Union
Sven Blockhus
Jennie Anderson
Rev. Tanner
Max Yanni
New Borne
Mim
Rudolph Yanni
Tilda Berger
Hazelton
Mr. Phillips
Northwestern Life
0. M. Benson
Mel Kohler
Berg
R. E. Bostwick
Cedar Rapids
Park
General Motor Management Company
Elgin Legion and Auxiliary
Frank Greenley
Sheldon ‘Boyle
Ziba Tripp
Jim Bailey
Lionel ‘Atwell
Glenda Farill
Jy Wing
Radio Row
Lone Star Ranger
George Arliss
Adi
Princesa Theatre
State OF Iowa Department of Banking
Des Moines, Iowa
Gill
Senate
Department OF Banking
D. W. Bates
Banka
Iucotracolin Ags
Lux
van Camp
J. A. Boleyn
West Elgin
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