Elgin High School news and spring activities
The Purple and White Tattler covers Elgin High School grades two through seniors with class reports. It notes art, reading, and library additions, Measles absences, a canceled spring concert, and senior events including the annual, banquet, and play. Baseball results show Elgin 2-2 with Wadena, Hawkeye, Clermont losses, and a May 6 home game vs Alpha.
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Elgin
Wadena
Hawkeye
Tom Barker
Gilbertson
Adrian
Christ
Clermont
Barker
Wenger
Alpha
Fayette County
New Typewriter Added to Commercial Room for Pupils
A new L. C. Smith typewriter has been placed in the commercial room for pupil use and demonstration. If satisfactory, a full set may be purchased for the program.
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Miss Brant
John Batey
James Bovis
Leo Lehman
Robert Boyle
Alta Larson
Dora Medberry
Bobby Hanson
Phyllis Pinney
L. C. Smith
Hamburg Man Hurt After Stepping Into Cooling Tank
Carl Hinze of Hamburg was injured at a local factory after stepping too close to a large cooling vat and falling in. He received treatment for his injuries and the incident is under investigation by factory safety officials.
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Carl Hinze
Hamburg
Iowa
Taylor County
Everett King
Adams County
Wadena News Highlights Local Socials And Church Events
Wadena surrounds celebrate birthdays and visits from Volga Lima Arlington and more. High school honor roll lists seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen. Local moves and visits span Clark Holtzman Herrling and Probert Welch Cox Bigler Matthews Hoover Corkery Spies Kinart Kuhnes and others. Church notes show Sunday school worship and a Christian Endeavor gathering led by Dora Frey with topic The Cost of Discipleship.
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Will Christeleit
Volga
Ralph Gage
Lima
Emma Jennings
Max and
Mary
Arlington
Aaron Loucks
Anna
D. O. Clark
Clark Corbin
Ralph Holtzman
Chris Johnson
A. G. Herrling
Clam Lake
Wis
Bud Ashley
Marjorie Herwig
Iola Mae Johnson
Janice Nelson
Earl Thompson
Neema Weber
Donna Johnson
Jean Phelps
Bernadine Raftis
Lee Aeschliman
Betty Johnson
Hazel Thomas
Dorothy Cline
Alice Sniffin
Oelwein
Carl Cox
Postville
G. P. Clark
Julia Bigler
Alfred Evenson
Clermont
James Matthews
Farmersburg
Fred Heiden
Irene Hoover
Will Hoover
West Union
Marie Corkery
Waterloo
Francis Corkery
Jacob Spies
Wadena
Ivan Kinart
George Kuhnes
Newton
Esther
J. C. Kennedy
Lyle Kuhnes
Auction Bridge Club
Amelia Kuhn
Carl Kuhnes
Esther Sherlock
Arthur Herrling
Frank Welch
Roy Leonhart
Fred Tschantz
Gus Yearous
H. B. Peterman
Floyd Patterson
John Duff
Wadena Presbyterian Church
Russell Nelson
Christian Endeavor
Wm. Frey
Dora Frey
Fastest Pitch Recorded by Atley Donald in 1939
New York Yankees pitcher Atley Donald threw a ball at 149 feet per second at Cleveland Stadium on August 30, 1939. It was cited as the fastest throw ever recorded.
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Atley Donald
New York Yankee
Cleveland Stadium
Ida B Wise Smith urges liquor ban in military camps
Evanston Illinois Mrs Ida B Wise Smith president of National WCTU heads a committee of 26 national church and welfare groups urging Congress to restore the WWI prohibition in all military camps and surrounding areas to give the 1941 generation the same chance as their fathers.
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Evanston
Echo
Ida B. Wise Smith
Congress
Overcome by gas while fixing defective refrigerator
Wm Dolezal of Tama was overcome by gas from a refrigerator he was repairing and was unconscious about 45 minutes before being found. The item is one of several short notices from Iowa including night school, a large bounty, and local incidents.
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Wm. Dolezal
Tama
Jean Wessels
Algona
Sadie Patterson
Robbers, marshal probes Gallagher store break in Garner
Aaron Greiman, new city marshal at Garner, investigates a safe door showing signs of removal from Gallagher Variety store. Gallagher confirms the door was taken at his request after the combination copy was filed. Also noted are two unrelated injuries from last week: Phil Maguire Jr. breaking a leg on a tractor and his mother breaking an arm closing a door during strong wind.
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Garner
Mason City
Iowa
Aaron Greiman
New City
Gallagher Variety Store
Mr.Gallagher
Gallagher
Phil Maguire, Jr
Dumont
Blood Letting Through History Tied to Early Medicine
Blood letting is traced to ancient practice with evidence of use by 413 B C to treat disease. The note outlines its historical role in medicine and evolving understanding of its therapeutic value.
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B. C
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