Wadena Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Events
The Wadena community reports a busy week with the Five Hundred club hosting Mrs. Lawrence Whitcher and guests including Claude Nus and daughters Harriet and Elizabeth. Rural students took the 7th grade exams, several families hosted or visited kin in Oelwein, New Hampton, and Waterloo, and the high school junior senior banquet was planned by the Ladies Aid. Local sports note the Wadena high school baseball team beat Maynard 14 to 10 in Maynard. Multiple residents traveled for family visits, church events, and community gatherings near Fay ette, Stanley, and Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Whitcher
Claude Nus
Harriet
Elizabeth
Irene Wenrick
Sumner
M. A. Klingman
Faye Corbin
Claire Corbin
George Miller
Arlette Baker
Marie Corkery
Eugene Miller
Harriet Tripp
Frances Miller
Dorothy
Waders
Maynard
Luella Dahlgren
Fayette
Ruth Toutsch
Clarent d’ Handall
Stanley
Harold Hermen
Elkader
Nina’ Davis
Wadena High School
Ladies’ Aid Society
Meyer's Hall
Meyee
Randall
U. B. Church
Presbyterian, Church
John Fay
Blanche Reachliman
Hazel Patterson
Roy Leonhart
Genevieve
Waterloo
Mra
George Kuhnes
Donald Leonhart
Dixie Lee
New Hampton
Bill Fennell
Elgin
Blanche
Agschliman
Robert Bigler
Knut Evenson
Clermont
Will Whittenbaugh
Hazel ‘Gernand
Madge Corkery
Rita Kennedy
Frances Raftis
Oelwein
Ridge Club
Libbie Oldfather
Bert Baker
Will Heiserman
F. Poor
Fred Heiden
Dawson Clark
Notice to Creditors in Wadena Savings Bank receivership
The State of Iowa Fayette County urges creditors and interested parties to appear by May 17, 1934 at 10:00 AM in the Fayette County Court House West Union Iowa. A petition by D W Bates superintendent of banking seeks authority to accept Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Bonds and Home Owners Loan Corporation Bonds in lieu of cash and to sell them at the highest price. If no objection is filed, the court may grant the requested authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Fayette County
Wadena Savings Bank
Wadena
Poss
Auwa
District Court
Iowa
D. W. Bates
State of
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
West Uni
Tin
Receivership sale sought for Wadena Savings Bank property
In Fayette County Iowa the State of Iowa requests court authority to sell Lots 90 91 92 and 93 Herriman s Addition to the Town of Wadena at West Union. The bid stands at 325 00 from C C Corbin under a prior offer terms. If no higher bids are filed by the court deadline the petition asks for an order confirming the sale as proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Wadena Savings Bank
Wadena
Iowa
District Court
D. W. Bates
State of Iowa
Wadens
Herriman
C. C. Corbin
District Court of
West Union
Elgin Iowa Council Proceedings April 26 1924 and May 7 1934
Elgin town council met in special session April 26 1924 at the town hall with Mayor Becker and four councilmen present. A resolution transferred 312.00 from the General Fund for BE R A project and 129.00 in fair value for I S E R A project. minutes note May 7 1934 regular session with bills audited and paid and an ordinance 167 to vacate part of Diagonal Street read three times and adopted as Ordinance No. 187.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Becker
Schori
Torkelson
Falk
Muehlethaler
Yenney
Ball
Iowa State
C. J. Harrington
H. F. Becker
Muehlethsler
Walter Kohls
W. C. Dummermuth
John Falk
Fayette County
Central States Power & Light Corp
Will Christ
G. Pfister
OWA
L. G. Lehman
Falb
Water Tower and Paint Co
Max Thoma
Etter Family Visit Spans Wisconsin and Minnesota
Mr and Mrs Irvin Etter and daughter Coleen from Janesville Wisconsin visited from Thursday to Sunday in the home of his mother Frieda Etter. They also called on her parents Mr and Mrs Janes in Wadena Minnesota during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Etter
Coleen
Janesville
Wis
Frieda Etter
Janes
Wadena
When Lions and Tigers Fight
A fable-like note states that a tiger is not braver than a lion but other animals influence the fight. When lions and tigers clash, supporters of the lion intervene, while remaining tigers retreat or show little concern for their fellow tiger.
Canada’s Waterways and Lakes Ambition Recounted
Canada’s principal rivers total about 47,000 miles in length with hundreds of smaller rivers and streams. Excluding the Great Lakes, known lake surface covers 78,000 square miles and many small lakes remain uncharted.
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Canada
Great Lakes
Bad Motoring Manners Reduce Highway System Effectiveness
The traffic bureau of Harvard University reports that bad motoring manners are the rule rather than the exception on streets and highways, causing at least a 25 percent reduction in the effectiveness and efficiency of the country’s highway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafic Bureau
Harvard University
Phrase about thermometer and rapid temperature changes
A Parthfinier Magazine excerpt notes that a thermometer cannot accurately record very sudden temperature shifts. It suggests changes would be registered only by degrees, reflecting cautious interpretation of rapid thermal variation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parthfinier Magazine
Elgin Ordinance Vacates Part of Diagonal Street
An ordinance of Elgin town council vacates the northeast end of Diagonal street from Clermont to Center and authorizes a quitclaim conveyance of the north portion of Diagonal Street to Richard Brack for one dollar. The mayor and clerk are authorized to execute the deed. Passed May 7, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diagonal Street
Town of
Elgin
Clermont ‘Street
Center Street
Lot 9
Block 9
Richard Brackin
Aald
C. J. Harrington
H. F. Becker
Elgin Area Visitation Ties To Martie Funeral
Mr and Mrs Archie Roberts and daughter and Will Deerhammer and daughter of Oelwein visit the home of Mrs Louisa Martie east of Elgin. They could not attend Mrs Martie’s funeral on Monday. Mrs Pauline DeSart of Cedar Rapids visited in Elgin several days last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Roberts
Will Deerhammer
Oelwein
G. Brooks
Postville
Louisa Martie
Elgin
Martie
Pauline DeSart
Cedar Rapids
Obituary of Louis Martie of Elgin dies at 72
Louis Martie born December 16, 1861 on the Martie homestead east of Elgin died May 4, 1934 at his home east of Elgin after a period of illness. He married Louisa Schneider October 1, 1900 and they had four children Maria Celia Fred and Lydia. Funeral services were held at the home and Apostolic church east of Elgin with burial south of the church. He leaves a widow four children five grandchildren one brother and many relatives. The notice includes a card of thanks from the family and references to earlier regional notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Martie
Elgin
Martie
Sabetha
Kansas
Louisa Schneider
Maria
Ole Reierson
Celia
Joe Wander
Fred
Lydia
la Grange
Oakville
Iowa
Rochester
la Crease
Joseph Martie
Apostolic Church
Edward Grimm
Jos
Panwart Peres
Louis
Amos and
Uhlrick Strahm
Neckolia Martie
Arthur
Clarence Schneider
Overproduction of Oil Hits 1860s U.S. Market
Two years after the first well in the United States came in the industry faced overproduction. In 1850 the fret of produced sold for 68 a barrel. By 1861 the price fell to 10 cents a barrel. Output in 1861 reached 6,000 barrels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Oldest Baby Carriage Shown At Washington Museum
In Washington the Museum of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants displays what is claimed as the oldest baby carriage in the country. The ancient perambulator is believed to date from 1808 and is presented as a historic relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Museum of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants
Beginning of Century Overview for Nineteenth Century
The passage defines the nineteenth century as starting at midnight January 1 1801 and ending at midnight December 31 1900, framing the era by precise calendar boundaries. It emphasizes a strict century span marked by transition from 1800s to 1900s.
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Miss White
Marie Welsh
Henry Kuhrt
Amelia
Fred Kuhn
A. G. Herrling
Iowa City
Mike Tynan
Farnum
Anna Fennell
Mia
Minnie Corkery
Ellen Corkery
W. D. Mattocks
Mary Feane
Floyd Duffy
John Corkery
Alice Corkery
Towa
Council Proceedings
Napoleon
Coast
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
San Francisco
Boston
Europe
England
Canterbury
Highgate
Qua
Feller
Howe Elgin
Elgin Echo News
Princess Theatre
James Cagney
Bette Davis
Jimmy, the
Warren William
Mary Astor
Tom
Keene
Norma Shearer
Robi
Montgomery
Anc
Colner
D. A. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
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