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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1939

Page

2

Wadena church welcomes new pastor Russell Nelson

The Wadena Presbyterian church at B o'clock Thursday evening will install Rev Russell Nelson as pastor with Rev W S Dubuque Presbytery moderator in charge. Assisting ministers include Rev Charles Radenberg Rev J J Frazer and Rev G W Akema. Music by the ladies choir. Plus community notices of baptisms confirmations and local visits follow.

Russell Nelson Wadena O'Cloch Thury W. 8 Dubuque Charles Radenberg Hazelton J. J. Frazer Postville G. W. Akema West Union Ed Meskel Margaret Welch Rockwell City Alice Hastings Fayette Kenneth Baldwin Ed Raftis Marjorie Drake University Mary Sniffin Drake Iowa Mary

Skipper Joe Becomes Family Pet In Ferguson Home

Doris and Joey urge adopting a cocker spaniel cross with Springer from the McKees. Joe, Fanny, and Ted discuss care, training, and shared responsibility, naming the puppy Skipper as the children imagine a new family member.

Joe Doris Fanny McKee Fenny Ted Joey Skipper Lilly Ferguson

King Midas in Legend and Language Meaning

The text explains how King Midas became a linguistic symbol of miserliness and the ability to turn anything he touches into gold, illustrating how legends influence language. It notes that calling someone Midas implies greed or magical transformation.

Midas Gould

Diet for Preschool Aged Children Nutrition for growth and energy needs

Guidelines outline energy allowances per pound for children aged 1 to 6, emphasize milk intake limits, ensure inclusion of vegetables, fruits, cereals, and protein sources, and advise on texture and chewing development. It warns against certain high fat or sugary foods and recommends simple, age appropriate desserts.

Monuments of a Wild Past Stand Near Sparta Oregon

Two living relics mark Sparta Oregon once a gold boom town. The Lynching Pine, a jumping off point for many a hapless Chinese miner, represents the era. The Arrow tree serves as a landmark for a small settlement on Town Gulch, its arrow-shaped silhouette visible from any angle.

Alli Sparta Ore Town Gulch

Farm Boys More Likely to Follow Fathers in Farming

A study shows farm boys stay in farming at higher rates than city boys, with farming handed down across generations more often to eldest sons. Fathers’ farming declines across three generations as farm size and machinery reduce need for sons in agriculture.

W. A. Anderson

Proper Storage Reduces Bruised Potatoes Losses

Guidance explains how careless dumping from chute injuries immature tubers. Proper ventilation and partitioned bins prevent blackening and decay, with six to seven foot piles possible if ventilation is built in. Using false floors, partitions, and woven wire ventilators improves air flow and keeps potatoes in better condition.

Agricultural Notes and Farming Trends in US

The notes cite 360 million acres of crops with only about 80 million fertilized yearly. Potatoes in New York state are machine planted with seed pieces three to four inches deep. Orange juice can be served cold to preserve vitamin C. City workers rely on agriculture for machinery, fuel, and goods, while American farms electrify rapidly with 1.5 million farm homes now using electricity.

New Yark

Clermont Local News Social visits fill weekend in Elgin area

Mrs Marie Kriegér of Elgin visited the B Reigal home on Saturday. A string of guests gathered from Castalia Waterloo and Manchester including the Olsons Kneeland and other locals for dinners and visits. Rev O'Connell delivered the mass sermon at Mason City for the N C C W convention. Bertha Frisbie returned from Sanborn after two weeks with relatives. Clarence Dibble of Spokane arrived to visit Will Corne and relatives in Elgin.

Wadena Betty Holt Lee Aeschliman Jean Phelps Janice Nelson Marjorie Herwig Burdena Moore Mary Diey Leonhart Evan Fuller West Union Lena Aeschliman Frank Wetzel Cedar Rapids Mary Florence Whittenbaugh Jackie Jean Thiele Oelwein Will Whittenbaugh Carl Cox Postville Fremont Clark G. P Chae Gordon Fay John Feyette George Fayend Thad Walters George Jennings Birs Maggie Whittenbaugh Joan Downer Lamont Christian Endeavor Nelle Whittenbaugh Jesus God FH. Everett E. A. 500 John Wilson Ed Raftis C. D. Hyunsberger Glen Minger J.D. Raftis Strawberry Point W. Raftis E. Gilbert Maskegan Mich St. Joseph Sacred Heart Volga City Valga Archbishop Beckman Dubuque Ladies' Club The Presbyterian Church Mesdames A. C. Cline J. H. Wilson Roy Leonhart Geo. Fay Robert Whittenbaugh Marie Kriegér Elgin B. Reigal Clarion Olson Lucas Olson Alfred Wenger Oran Brandt Castalia E. C. Olson Gus Krueger B. Reigns A. M. Stee Austin Minn M. L. Sperry Otto Olson Norma Hendrikson Waterloo M. Kneeland Ed Smeltzer Monona W. R. Blake Mason City Bertha Frisbie Jack Frisbie Sanborn Clarence Dibble Spokane Wash Will Corne

Clarinet Origins Traced to German Inventor 1690

The clarinet likely originates with I. C. Denner, a German, who invented the instrument in 1690 and it has remained a staple of orchestras since. Its roots may tie to ancient shawms, given linguistic links between the English shawm and German schalmey.

I. C. Denner Schalmey

Bones worn as head ornaments by inland Papua men

An expedition returning to Port Moresby confirms that inland Papua tribes in the Wharton range wear tapering bone pins about 15 inches long made from thigh bones of dead relatives. The pins are thrust above the left ear with grasses and feathers on their heads, worn only by men for six months after a relative dies.

Papua Wharton Range Port Moresby

Jazz Said to Kill Silk Parasite in Japan

A Tokyo dispatch reports a Japanese scientist claims jazz music can save the silk industry by killing a deadly silkworm parasite. The maggot detests jazz and burrows into the silkworm to escape the sound, dying of suffocation in under 30 minutes.

Japan Tokyo

Mrs Coolidge Plants Redwoods at Executive Mansion

Two redwood trees were planted in 1927 at the east and west gates of the executive mansion in Washington by Mrs. Calvin Coolidge upon her request. She said the trees would “have the best of attention” up to March 4, 1929, suggesting their prophetic role in politics.

Ruth Judd Flees Arizona Insane Asylum

Winnie Ruth Judd, known as the velvet tigress, fled Arizona State Hospital for the insane in Phoenix by packing clothes and rags to feign sleep. Police launched a swift manhunt after the sensational escape reported from the asylum, where she had been committed in 1931.

Phoenix Ariz Aboyve Winnie Ruth Judd Arizona State Hospital For Ruth Judd

Unusual Traffic Accident Photo From Washington DC

A peculiar traffic incident image taken in Washington DC by Trippe Traffic shows an odd scene on a city street. The brisk urban backdrop highlights the moment captured, with vehicles and bystanders amid the unusual accident setting.

Washington, D. C Trippe

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