Community News From Wadena Neighborhood Events and Visits
Mrs Roy Cline hosted a miscellaneous shower for her daughter Florence Cline Meyer Friday. The Presbyterian fall festival and mulligan stew occurred Saturday in the church basement. Visitors and guests from Des Moines Dubuque Evanston Ill. West Union and Garden Prairie attended various social events in town. Armistice Day services included the Presbyterian church and local American Legion and Auxiliary.
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Roy Cline
Florence Cline Meyer
Rob. Lockard
Marie Corkery
Dubuque
Francis Corkery
Nina Davis
Harold Hermen and
Gon
Walter Zupke
Frank Withers
Evanston
Ill
Safetygrams on brakes urge regular testing for emergencies
This brief urged drivers to check brakes on unfamiliar or own cars, noting many vehicles fail to stop within 37 feet from 20 miles per hour. It cited grease on brake drums and delayed action as common causes and stressed brakes must be up to standard at all times.
Hampton oldest chartered Virginia town in history
Hampton Virginia claims the state’s oldest continuous English speaking settlement status. The city is the only Virginia municipality governed by a charter and traces its town recognition to an 1680 act by the Virginia House of Burgesses.
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Hampton
America
Virginia
Virginia House of Duresses
West Union High School News Highlights And Updates
The West Union High School reports note home economics pastries study, freshmen main dishes, and senior class size totaling twenty with eleven girls and nine boys. Activities include declamatory and oratorical contests with contestants listed, history topics, and upcoming basketball with West Union on November 23. Phyllis Roberts had tonsil surgery and will return soon. Music plans feature the boys glee club at the Community Club meeting.
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United States
Eco
Silas Marner
Eli Habeger
Harvey Gilbertson
Vera Walters
Ernestine Benson
Paul Pulfer
LaVerne Larson
Ethel Bayle
Bessie Grimm
Marie Butikofer
Janice Butikofer
Burma Cook
Margaret Criddler
Wilma Lehman
Ethel Mae Thoman
Geraldine Yearous
Elaine Zurbriggen
Hubert Cummings
Dean DeSart
Wm. Haas
Robert Howard
Sheldon Kohls
Clarion Matthys
John McMillan
Albert Schupbach
Harris Walterson
LaVern Larson
Phyllis
Boys
Being Democratic with Bobby at Different Ages
A child expert advises Mrs. Jackson on letting Bobby grow into democracy in stages. Start with five year old tasks like dressing, hygiene, and small errands, then progress to twelve year old autonomy as he matures.
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Bobby
Dr. Jones
Very Accommodating Doctor Visits Husband Patient Next Door
A polite exchange unfolds as a doctor visits a husband and offers a witty remark. The bemused conversation hints at professional duty and light humor, set against a domestic scene.
Guernsey Bull Sold to Elgin Buyer Brause
A registered Guernsey bull named South View Fearless 263614 was sold by W. A. Norbohm of Summer to Lawrence Brause of Elgin, according to the American Guernsey Cattle Club in Peterborough New Hampshire.
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Guernsey
W. A. Norbohm
Lawrence Brause
Elgin
South View
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterborough
N. H
Sticky hairs on sumac berries signal friendly shrub
Each tiny sumac berry bears short sticky hairs indicating a friendly variety. Poisonous sumac lacks hairs, but both types exist. The poisonous species does inhabit swamps, yet many handsome sumacs are unfairly condemned.
Origin of the word hobo tied to Ho Boy greeting
An article notes the term hobo likely arose in the Western United States after the Civil War from travelers greeting with Ho Boy. The exact origin remains uncertain, though the greeting is widely believed to be the source.
Bronze chariot horses travel through cities across empires
Four bronze chariot horses with metal legs journey through centuries. From Constantinople to Paris with stops, they adorned arches in Rome then Trajan era monuments, moved to Constantinople by Constantine, reached Venice in the 13th century, later taken to Paris by Napoleon and finally returned to Venice in 1815.
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St. Mark's
Venice
Constantinople
Paris
Nero
Rome
Trajan
Constantine
Napoleon
Caryatids in Architecture and Their Roles
Caryatids are sculptured female figures used as supports replacing columns in classical and renaissance buildings. The best known examples appear in the Erechtheum ruins in Athens and in a hall at the Louvre.
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Erechtheum
Athens
Louvre
Choral Union Concert To Be Held At Marion Church
A choral union of McGregor Norway and Marion choirs invites all to a concert at Marion church in Gunder on Sunday evening November 13 at 8 o clock. Conducted by Dr Carlo A Sperati of Decorah with Celia Christensen of St Olaf as accompanist. Program includes hymns solos and choir items with performances by McGregor Norway and Marion choirs. A silver collection will be divided among the three choirs. officers listed include President Lou Reierson and Vice President Ernest Eggen.
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McGregor
Norway
Marion
Marion Church
Gunder
Choral Union
Decorah
Madison Lutheran Church
Carlo A. Sperati
Celia Christenson
St. Olaf
Harrison Wold
Lorayne Montour
Celia Christensen
Ernest Eggen i
Hiram Olson
Edna Loftsgard
Myron Reierson
Marjorie Reierson
Hilder Opsand
Lou Reierson
Ernest Eggen
T. Thorson
S. J. Strandford
Haugstol
Pre-Nuptial Shower for Donna Walters
Mrs A C Meyer hosted a pre nuptial shower at her home honoring Miss Donna Walters. The all female gathering enjoyed lively games and a late feast centered by four wedding cakes with bride and groom toppers. guests left with pretty keepsakes for the couple’s new home.
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A. C. Meyer
Donna Walters
Postville
Week End Specials Ad Summary
A small year end sale notice lists prices such as 15¢ 19¢ 10¢ 25¢ 98¢ 25¢ up 5¢ 25¢ 19¢-25¢, indicating discounted items and varied cent pricing typical of a newspaper promotions page.
Hawkeye School System Dedicates Main Street Paving
Led by the high school band with Loretta Heinmiller as major, the new paving along Main Street was dedicated yesterday after noon recess. Prof Iverson and a 20 piece school band with 135 students from various departments performed, impressing onlookers with the year’s progress by the youth.
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Loretta Heinmiller
Main Street
Iverson
Hawkeye Beacon
Fish Hearing Myth Debunked by Fisheries Chief
Talbot Denmead of the U S Bureau of Fisheries explains fish do not hear but feel vibrations. He notes noise on land does not scare them, while a crashing oar can frighten fish by creating water vibrations. He jokes the belief came from a man avoiding taking his wife fishing.
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Talbot Denmead
Black Bass and Anglers
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
Denmead
Couple Travels 7000 Miles To Be Married
Ella M. Wile of Lydbrook Gloucestershire England and Sidney Bartlett of Mineral Wells Texas traveled 7000 miles to marry at the Little Brown Church at Nashua. The bride arrived in New York aboard the Queen Mary, while the groom's distance was 2000 miles.
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Ella M. Wile
Lydbrook
Gloucéeter
England
Sidney Bartlett
Mineral Wells
Texas
Little Brown Church
Nashua
New York City
Postage Rates on Books Reduced in 1938 to 39
The Postoffice Dept announces lower book postage from November 1, 1938, to September 30, 1939. Rates drop to 112 cent per pound for any U S zone. Call your news to 20 early.
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Postoffice Dept
Suhé
United States
Double Vacation Jim and Jenny Exchange Joking Theme
Jim asks why she prefers vacation before the boss. Jenny quips that she feels like she is on a second vacation when he is away. The light exchange hinges on work life, humor, and timing.
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Jim
Jenny
Battery deal advert with cold weather warning
Elgin Oil Co offers a special on 1? plate car batteries with a two year guarantee and trade in of your old battery. Price listed as 6.59 dollars, urging checks on battery capability in cold weather.
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Elgin Oil Co
Mere
First English Dowager and Unset Poem Delay
The piece notes the first use of the title dowager in England with Catherine of Aragon widow of Arthur Prince of Wales. It also mentions an original poem by Helen Rohlisberger not yet set this week and planned for later publication.
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England
Catherine of Aragon
Arthur, Prince of Wales
Henry VII
Helen Rohlisberger
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Ibs
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