Wadena Adorns May Banquet With Sailor Theme
The annual junior senior banquet occurred Saturday in the English room with a "Sailing" theme. Dorothy Minihan served as toast mistress introducing the program while Marcia Knutson gave a toast titled "Thim the Boat" and Marjorie Learn offered "Starboard Watch." Senior and sophomore groups performed in sailor costumes as part of the event.
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Dorothy Minihan
Marcia Knutsonfl
Marjorie Learn
Everett Elliott
Mary Sniffin
Unfimely
Burdena Moore
Virginia Messerli
Mary Ellen Hicks
Nn Messerli
Mary Dicyt
Ton of Fayette
Bend
Presbyterian Church
Mary Hemsley
Jennie McClean
Fayre
Sisiter
Landis
Abbie Smith
Waterloo
Harold Badger
A. G. Herrling
Iowa City
Mike Tynan
George Fay
Oelwein
Howard Crandall
Crandall
George Jones
Addie Cullins
West Union
la Fonda Gell
Alden Gell
E. R. Ballard
C. E. Allen
Laura Reetor
Wadena
Earlville
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Sameck
Mercy Hospital
Will Whittenbaugh
Marjorie
Fay
Adolph Weber
Ray Herwig
Henry Herwig
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Willis
Dr. Belding
Waucuma
al Dahlgren
Mae Hinkel
Harvey Teutsch
Fayette
Reading Tastes Change With Age In Children
The piece traces how eight to nine year olds shift from fanciful tales of ducks and fairies to real boy adventures and more grown up themes. It notes girls continue to enjoy gentle romance into early adolescence while boys seek factual adventure. It also mentions Ray Herwig’s knee operation and recent social gatherings with prize wins and visits.
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Lin- Ho
China
Mimba
Africa
North Woods
Passing Way Quote Attributed In Dispute
An unknown author wrote I shall not pass this way again a life motto stressing immediate kindness. Stephen Grellet is often cited as author though not in his writings. The Spectator and Addison may also hold the line. Canon Jepson links it to Emerson and Edward Courtenay by resemblance to an Earl's epitaph.
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Stephen Grellet
Channing on Uncle Tom’s Cabin Influence in Europe
Edward Channing in History of the United States argues Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin deeply affected plain people in France and Britain. He states no political figure or ruler in either nation could ignore a Confederacy built on the novel’s condemned image of Uncle Tom.
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United States
Edward Channing
Harriet Beecher Stowe
France
Great Britain
Uncle Tom
Advertising Expenditure Falls Sharply During Depression Era
Between 1929 and 1933 advertising outlays in newspapers and periodicals declined by about 60 percent while the value of manufactured products dropped by a larger share, indicating advertising cutbacks did not match broader production losses.
Soap advertising boosts U.S. per capita use by half
Between 1919 and 1929 soap advertising raised per person consumption in the United States by about 50 percent. The current U S per capita consumption is 24 pounds annually, compared with Europe at about four pounds.
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United States
Europe
Birth of a Baby film urges syphilis blood testing for expectant mothers
In Des Moines the film The Birth of a Baby, sponsored by the American Committee on Maternal Welfare, is shown to stress that every expectant mother should take a Wassermann blood test early in pregnancy. The dramatized scene features a mother-to-be tested before marriage and during pregnancy to prevent congenital syphilis, with guidance to seek treatment if needed. The Iowa Department of Health invites inquiries at 1027 Des Moines St., Des Moines.
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Iowa
American Committee On Maternal Welfare, Inc
Wassermann
Des Moines
State Department of Health
Des Moines St
Towa Farm Prices and Iowa price trends in April
Iowa farm price data show declines from March 15 to April 15 across grains feed, dairy, eggs and other items, with corn and chickens rising. Hog prices fell from 8.60 to 7.80 per hundredweight, pork stocks remained tight, and beef cattle prices held at 7.40 per hundred with stable near-term outlooks.
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Iowa
Uncle Eben Quips On True Friends In Slang Way
Uncle Eben remarks that a man who claims a best friend does not look like he has found very entertaining company. The quip reflects humorous social insight in dialect.
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Uncle Eben
Uncle Eban
Community Notes From Fayette County Delights and Departures
Roy Schram of Clear Lake visits in Emil Snyder home. Mrs. Albert Schori ill in bed. Amdahl couple visit Wm Grover home. Knudtson to farm near Wadena for summer. Rose Kocher of Toledo visits Mrs John Sutter in town. Floyd Arnold and David of Manchester hosted at Schweitzer home. Alfred Imhof to Peoria to stay with John Reber. Vaughn and Habeger visit in Arlington. Vaughn returns from Chicago planning Elkader work. Buntings from Janesville visit Emma Bunting. Steinmetz to Riceville with Dr Brandt. Greenleys and Lindas visit Frank Greenley. Kinfolk host at Rev Zaschke home. Snyder and McCutchan speakers at Cedar Rapids Oldersgate meeting. Gempeler family of Monticello visit J B Miller. then Sumner Petratz home. Johnsons of West Union plan move to Ontario Oregon for jewelry business. Edwin Anderson and Frederick visit bedridden father F R Berg. Anderson returns home. Allan Hall of Elkader seriously injured after 35‑ft cliff fall near town. facial injuries noted. Zoschke party to Fredericksburg to view play Follow the Me. Crystal Miller participates. Editor sends clipping about local obit and marriage. reader seeks paper and ice cream supper notice. sale of two bull calves. subscription issues noted. call for good printing.
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Roy Schram
Clear Lake
Emil Snyder
Albert Schori
Robert Amdahl
Wm. Grover
H. T. Knudtson
Wadena
Rose Kocher
Toledo
Ohio
John Sutter
Floyd Arnold
David
Manchester
Chris Schweitzer
Alfred Imhof
Peoria
John Reber
Glendale Ave
George Vaughn
Allen Habeger
Gene
Arlington
Chicago
Ill
Elkader
Orville Bunting
Janesville
Iowa
Emma Bunting
Wilma Steinmetz
R. V. Brandt
Lois
Clermont
Riceville
George Steinmetz
Chas. Greenley
Robert
Decorah
H.B. Greenley
Linda Lou
Frank Greenley
R. A. Klein
Merle
Loyal
Okla
J. Cameron
Gordon Smith
Waukon
P. ¥. Zaschke
J. J. Snyder
George
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
G. Bromley Oxnam
Dean Robert Guy Mc Cutchan
Ed Gempeler
Marie Gempeler
John Gempeler
Monticello
Taiey
J. B. Miller
F. R. Berg
Eau Claire
Wis
Anderson
Iowa Falls
Register
P. F. Zoschke
Mary Keiser
Hugo Hackmann
Gladys Yearous
Louise Miller
Len Simek
Crystal Miller
Fredericksburg
M. E
Lini Fayette County
Four famed scientists arrive at Notre Dame symposium
Four renowned researchers pose on arrival at the University of Notre Dame for a symposium on the physics of the universe. Left to right are M S Vallarta of MIT noted for cosmic ray work, W D Harkins of Chicago on elemental distributions, Carl D Anderson of Caltech and 1936 Nobel laureate, and J E Carlson of Purdue, a rising theoretical physicist.
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University of Notre Dame
M. S. Vallarta
Massachusetts Institute ‘of Technology
D. Harkins
University of Chicago
Carl D. Anderson
California Institute of Technology
J. E. Carlson
Purdue University
Echo
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Serene Yack
Martha Paige
OU Cure Welfare Research Station
Davenport
Ole Johnson
H. H. Whitcher
Chas. Gehring
George Kuhnes
Donald Orr
Walter Zupke
Sumner
Nina Davis
Davis
Towa
R. A. Crider
Veterinaria
Elgin
L. S. Hutchinson
Elgin State Bank
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Baumgartner Bldg
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Elgin, Iowa
Inamu
Klingman’s
Fountain Service
W. E. Baumgartner Jeweler
The
Elgin Echo
Echo Office
the Elgin Echo
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