School News Highlights From Elgin Grade Report
The Elgin school notes detail 2nd and 3rd graders back in class totaling 31, with May baskets last week and time-telling fears in arithmetic. 4th and 5th graders gain a window box, a bean harvest, and a unit on wind readings. Seventh grade advances with a radio play, exams, and Iowa history projects. commencement is May 22 with Rev. Hauter speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahlon Lantz
Bobby Hanson
Edna Nelson
James Dawson
Leo Lehman
Vera Walters
Alta Largon
Dorothy Torkelson
Jane Falk
Joan Mosby
Clifton Kohler
Ben Schori
Leland Capper
Vernon Wede
Miss Reed
Elgin
Modern Elgin
Pioneer Elgin
Iowa
May Day events and social visits in Wadena area
A May Day breakfast at the Presbyterian church home of Dr and Mrs J R Wood drew a large crowd with helpers including Mrs Geo Fay and Elizabeth Kohler. Jolly Neighbors of Arlington met at Mrs Leo Ainsworth home with contests and prizes. Various local families hosted gatherings, dinners, and visits across Wadena and nearby towns, with several residents traveling to Des Moines Madison and Dubuque for family events and back to shared activities at home.
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Presbyterian Church
J. R. Wood
Wood
Geo. Fay
C. §. Flower
Elizabeth Kohler
Harry Dean
Dora Fay
Mary Dick Leonhart
Arlington
Leo Ainsworth
Roy Ward
Chas. Cammack
Wm. Nelson
Dorcas Society
Square Deal 500 Club
Vida Henrich
Roy Heyer
Mary Henrich
Alfred Johnson
Ole Johnson
Chas. Gehring
Olive Knutson
West Union
F. R. Feller
Nellie Whittenbaugh
Maynard
John Thiele
Leo Ains
Worth
Kathryn
Leo Baldwin
Duane Raftis
Dubuque
Floyd Patterson
Lulu Rothlisberger
Styria
Lydia Kerr
Waterloo
Madison
Wis
E. W. Malecaw
Lester Shaffer
Clint Shaffer
Lamont
Alice Corkery
Oelwein
Many Uses for Paw-Paw in Bermuda
The paw-paw tree in Bermuda yields many uses. Leaves high in pepsin content tenderize meats. The fruit serves as a vegetable when green and as a dessert when ripe.
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Bermuda
Beaverbrook Named Minister of State at 10 Downing Street
Announcement from 10 Downing Street says Lord Beaverbrook is made Minister of State with no portfolio. His former post as Minister for Aircraft Production will be filled by Lieut Col J T C Moore Brabazon, previously Minister of Transport.
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London
England
Downing Street
Lord Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook
J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon
Baths Without Soap in Ancient Rome
Ancient Roman baths cleaned with a strigil instead of soap. A slave used the curved scraper to remove dirt and oil after communal washing. The article notes how soap was considered a later necessity.
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Rome
Enjoying Your Baby and the Joy of Parenting
The text urges balancing scientific baby care with affection and play. It warns against overrigid rules that stifle mom’s enjoyment, stressing a warm, comradely parent child relationship from infancy. It notes babies respond to smiles, laughter, and a relaxed, humorous tone.
Mecca Residency Restrictions and Baby Care Insights
The text notes babies engage with caregivers through smiles and laughter around two months, respond to parental voices with joy, and thrive in a happy, loving home. It contrasts this with Mecca rules prohibiting Christians from staying, implying a study of cultural or religious boundaries alongside infant well being.
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Eva Boyer
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Betty Strauch
Werley Bailey
Anna Schupbach
Harvey Gilbertson
Opal Dennler
Rose Dengler
Phyllis Frieden
Mavis Durscher
Erma Butikofer
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L. W. Hauter
Presbyterian Church At
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Parsons College
Fairfield
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Chicago
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Paul F. Zoschke
Chas. Capper
Clayton County
Quinton Olson
Dale Klingman
Glen Dennler
Shirley Glass
Kenneth Foscher
Dan Butikofer
Ruth Butikofer
Eva Mae Dennler
Ernestine Friederich
Leo Friederich
Bertha Pulfer
Robert Moore
Charles Wood
John Jr. Butikofer
Evanille Frieden
Harold Friederich
Fayette County
John Hoter
Gerald Gehring
Ruth Boyer
Bessie Hope
Anna Hope
Margie Dennler
Anna Bane
Dawn Dummermuth
Billy Dummermuth
Eugene Wenger
Helen Pfister
Harold Pfister
Donald Little
Clermont
Commercial Club
Wadena
Hawkeye
Harlan B
Fudge
Dale Kelly
Miss Curry
Anna Mae
O. K
Lois Miller
Miss Williams
Silas Marner
Jerloo
Francis Corkery
Evelyn Thompson
Thore Thompson
Wadena High School
Reade
Celwein
William Aylsworth
Earl Thompson
Donna Johnson
Hartley Frey
Marjorie Heewig
Supt. Freeman
R. L. Learn
United Brethren Church
O. G. Braddock
Wadena Presbyterian Church
Russell Nelson
L. D. Smith
Elkader
Robert Dinan
John Fatb
Wadena News
Lehman’s Hdn
Wilson
Wilsons
Hanson Market
Weibel Mill CO
Elgin, Iowa
Avalon
Better Pictures
Jack Fallows
Bob Montgomery
Ingrid Bergman
Roy Rogers
Gabby” Hayes
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Ralph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
Ellery Queen
Spencer Tracy
Mickey Rooney
Roy
Constance Moore
Bert Wheeler
Las Vegas
Country
Christian Herald
Home Arts
McCall's Magazine
Fact Digest
Modern Screen Oo
Pathfinder
Parental Magazine
Screenland
Silver Pot
Breeder's Gazette
Comfort
Good
Farm Journal
Leghorn World
National
Plymouth Rock
Poultry Tribune
Rhode Island
Ape
Post Office
Mecca
Factory Fresh
Elgin Oil Company
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