Wadena Social Set Hosts Spooky Breakfast and Local News
Amelia Kuhn assisted by Loretta Mattocks and Mrs. Wm Nelson hosted a Halloween themed breakfast for local ladies with a 25 cent cover to benefit Lutheran church. A string of moves filled the community calendar as teachers arrived, clubs met, and families, neighbors, and students were noted at various gatherings and visits across Wadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Kuhn
Loretta Mattocks
Wm. Nelson
Mesdames
J. F. Corkery
Ed Gernand
Wesley Phelps
Ray Herwig
Frank Welch
Robert Bigler
Harry Dean
H. T. Helt
J. C. Kennedy
A. G. Herrling
Fred Heiden
W. D. Mattocks
D. B. Jellings
Lyle Kuhnes
Robert Frey
H. H. Peterman
H. B. Peterman
Olive Knutson
Lizzie Kohler
Anna Fennell
Helen Peterman
Charles Muelder
Imdustry
Wadena
Paul Goerner
Pleasant Ridge Club
Ray Burgin
Ray Burgin At A Farewell Party In Their Home Friday Evening. Mr. and Mrs. Burgin
West
Elsie Chapman
Ole Johnson
Wm. Corkery
Chas. Miller
Chapman
Frank Poor
Robt. Lockard
Millers
Lockard
John Wilson
Mary Henrich
la Verle Corbin
DeKalb
Forest
Burdena Moore
Ivan
Amelia Moore
Cedar Falls
Glen Frey
Mary Ann
Light
Edgewood
Fremont Clark
Dale Kuhnes
Larry Horan
Clermont
Lyre Kuhnes
Lawrence Welch
Walter Zupke
Charles City
Kenneth Frey
Homemakers Aim for Rural Communities Set in Fayette County
Mrs. N May Larson led Fayette county farm women meeting on Oct 28 at Fayette. discussions covered establishing Homemakers of Our Rural Communities focusing on economy, convenience, morality, health, mental stimulation, social responsibility and spirituality. Plans for Achievement Day included music, landscaping, chorus work, and township song drawings. Open meetings on landscaping to start in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Larson
Fayette County
Fayette
Larson
County Home Project
Merlin in Celtic name meaning dweller on a hill by the sea
The name Merlin in Celtic roots denotes a dweller on a hill by the sea. It is best known as the legendary Welsh magician referenced in Tennyson's Idylls of the King.
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Merlin Merlin
Wales
Tennyson
Black spider invades ear of farmer near Washta Iowa
Raymond Marsh felt a tickling sensation in his ear while working near Washta in Cherokee County. He brushed at a bug which jumped into his ear and sheltered at the drum. By quitting work he sought medical aid and the doctor removed a good sized black spider from his ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Marsh
Washta
Cherokee County
Marsh
Kniel Pioneer of Illyria District Dies at 81
Charles Sebastian Kniel son of Sebastian and Josephine Kniel was born August 31 1855 in Unionville Ohio. He married Clive Knight in 1886 and had two daughters and a son who died in infancy. After a varied career from confection shop to candy store and restaurant he moved to West Union and later Elgin then back to West Union where he died October 26 after a long illness. He left three half brothers and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Elgin M E church conducted by Rev I J Snyder with six nephews as casket bearers. Burial in Illryia Cemetery.
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Charles Sebastian Kniel
Sebastian
Josephine Reuthner Kniel
Unionville
Ohio
Iown
George Gehring
Elkader
Illyria Township
Ed Gehring
West Union
Loftus
Charles
Clive E. Knight
Verte
Josephine
Ying
Elgin
S. W. Rubger
Kniel
Frank Gehring
Fred Gehring
Near Wader i
Elgin M. E
I. J. Snyder
Traer
Carl Gehring
Lester Gehring
Richard Gehring
Chas. Gehring
Garland Knight
John Howard
Mel Kohler
Erin Bauder
Edward Klingman
C. B. Schori
Louis Klingman
Illyria
Obituary for Howard Boys in tragic bridge accident
The Howard brothers died in a car wreck at Luchsinger bridge on Tuesday evening October 25. Funeral services were held at the George Howard home and Digria church with Rev. J. J. Snyder officiating. Floyd S. Howard, born December 8, 1916 near Elgin, died October 28 in West Union hospital at twenty one years old. He left a large family including father George, step-mother, two brothers, a sister, three half sisters and a half-brother.
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Howard
Luchsinger Bridge
J. J. Snyder
George Howard
Digria
Patterson
Marian
Shaffer
Lawrence
Robert Kerr
James Kerr
Howard Boyle
Chester Boyer
Wilson Patterson
Guernsey Smith
Floyd
Robert Howard
Gerald Shaffer
Roland Gruver
Russell Gruver
Floyd Boyle
Thomas Kerr
Howard Floyd S. Howard
George
Anna Howard
Elgin
West Union Hospital
Clarence
Samuel
Ula May
Opa
Viola
Geraldine
George Thomas
Lawrence C. Howard Birth and Death Notice
Lawrence C. Howard, son of Harvey and Eunice Howard, was born near Elgin on September 22 1911. Jana died on Tuesday evening October.
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Lawrence C. Howard
Harvey and
Eunice Howard
Elgin
Jana
Faithful life ends in Elgin area funeral note
The obituary notes the death of a 27 year old man connected to East Clermont Lutheran church near Elgin. He married Grace Peters in 1937 and worked for Max Medberry near Elgin. Survived by widow, parents from Neillsville Wisconsin, nine siblings, and many relatives. The notice includes a heartfelt verse and lists attending relatives, ending with a Thanksgiving card from Grace Howard and family.
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East Clermont Lutheran Church
Elgin
Grace Peters
West Union
Max Medberry
Neillsville
Wis
Leota Murphy
Ellen Hansen
Lola Tomlinson
Dorothy May
Hugh
Theodore
Glen
John Francis
Harvey
Thanks for kindness after our loss of Hans Gilbert Hanson
Mr and Mrs Melvin Hanson and family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for 80 kind and helpful acts during the bereavement of their son and brother Hans Gilbert Hanson. The note acknowledges comfort given by the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Howard
Geo. Howard
Harvey Howard
Hans Gilbert Hanson
Melvin Hanson
Paintings On House Walls At Mittenwald Bavaria
In Mittenwald Bavaria valuable paintings decorate house walls. Among them a historically noted work titled The Flight From Egypt was created about five centuries ago.
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Mittenwald
Bavaria
Egypt
Orange introduction to Europe by Moors and Raleigh
The orange, brought to Europe by the Moors in the eleventh century, was then carried to England by Sir Walter Raleigh in the sixteenth century.
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Europe
England
Sir Walter Raleigh
Hanson Infant Dies After Operation Near Elgin
Hans Gilbert Hanson three months old, son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Hanson, died at University Hospital Town City last Wednesday from shock after an operation. He was five days past three months. Funeral services by Rev E E Ramsey at Muehlethaler parlors last Friday morning. Burial followed at the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Gilbert Hanson
Melvin Hanson
East of Elgin
University Hospital
Town City
Muehlethaler
E. E. Ramsey
Clermont
The 189 Years War Between England and France
The 100 years war spanned the reigns of five English and five French kings, lasting through successive monarchies and shaping medieval European power dynamics.
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England
France
Whatzit bird fascinates Okawville farmer Koelker
Okawville farmer Henry Koelk er found a bird with a long hooked bill and webbed feet after a river bottoms sighting. He mistook it for a Canadian goose but it proved not to be a goose or a duck or a heron. The creature fought back, and a string was tied around its beak for the photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okawville
Jll
Grover Brinkman
Henry Koelker
Koelker
Mystery Lake Vanishes Each Spring Near McCammon Idaho
A peculiar lake near McCammon Idaho dries up every spring and reappears in autumn. Farmers cultivate the fertile basin while the water body remains absent for the growing season, then fills again in autumn before fading once more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCammon
Idaho
Mystery Lake
Barn Swallow One of Tames
The barn swallow also known as the fork tailed swallow is noted for its tame nature and distinct forked tail. This species ranks among the most approachable birds.
M E Ladies Aid Divisional Meetings Planned
The M E Ladies Aid Society divisional meetings are set for Thursday afternoon November 3. First division meets at Mrs Ed Medberry with Mrs Herbert Ash assisting, second division at Mrs Max Thoma, third division at Mrs Ray DeSart. Patronize the advertisers and save money.
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M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Ed Medberry
Herbert Ash
Max Thoma
Ray DeSart
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Sioux City
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Duluth
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