Community Notes Highlight Social Visits and Local Events
Harold Chapman returns home from summer with Alberto Johnsons stow. Families and friends across Oelwein West Union Lamont and Cedar Rapids visited, attended Cattle Congress in Waterloo, and joined birthday gatherings. 4-H club met at Frank Tschantz home, Pleasant time at Presbyterian Ladies club rag-making, and many residents spent weekends with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Knuteen
Mac McCord
Waterloo
Presbyterian Ladies’ Club
J. R. Wood
Mre
Earl Wetzel
Harold Jones
Leo Herriman
Lyle Jones
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque and
McGregor
Lucky Seven 4-H
Frank Tschantz
Evelyn Thompson
Bank Receiver Establishes Headquarters in Wadena
G E Everett receiver in charge of Clermont, Wadena and Lamont banks, will base operations in Wadena renting the Wm Mattocks residence. Household goods already in town, the Everett couple to move from Clermont soon. He splits time by days: Wadena Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Lamont Monday, Thursday. Clermont Saturday. Sheldon of Rowan aided opening books at Wadena and has left with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Everett
Clermont
Wadena
Lamont
Wm. Mattocks
Guy R. Sheldon
Rowan
Everett
New Reading Corner and Class Achievements at Wadena School
Wadena School notes describe a new reading corner with a table chairs and cupboard filled with books. Carrot hanging plants attract student attention as ferns sprout. Third and fourth graders enjoy Victrola music records and clay chip models. Fourth graders praise Duane Raffia for best ship. Several fourth grade students and others earned 100 percent in spelling. Fifth and sixth graders also achieved perfect spelling totals. Classes hiked to the woods after Friday recess to collect leaves and rocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Raffia
Arthur Homewood
Mary Dicey Leonhart
Arthur Weber
Ivan Johnson
George Davis
Hazel Chapman
Mary Sniffin
Mary Broughton
Misa Eimerson
Miss Etzel
Wadena Girl Scouts Hike With One Member Absent
Girl Scout Troop No. 1 from Wadena went on a hike Saturday with most members present except for one missing participant. The outing featured active exploration by the group as they enjoyed the outdoor activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouta
Val
Elgin School Notes Highlight Student Achievements
Elgin notes report junior and senior honors in typing and grammar tests. Ruby Boyle reached 28 words per minute with zero errors, while Edith Bennett and Margie Christ posted 68 and 52 wpm with errors. Several students earned honor roll status and certificates, with eighth and fifth graders scoring well in arithmetic and geography. Teachers recount leaf study, maps, and phonics projects across grades, and grade three built a fruit tree with consonant labeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Breckner
Scott-Foresman Publishing Company
Ruby Boyle
Erma Jane DeSart
Eileen Evans
Alvina Frieden
Ruth Gruver
Norma Robbins
Martha Berg
Joseph Hanson
Alma Opsand
Paul Zurbriggen
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Eva Mae Frieden
Lillian Kruger
Margaret Grimm
Earl Meyer
Harold Weibel
Margaret Strauch
Lois Dean
South America
Robert Kohler
Margaret Crider
Keith Kehler
Jimmie Christ
Robbie Falk
Jessie Lyons
Betty
Lou Miller
Ann’ Snyder
Harold
Oug Torkelson
Farmers oppose open season on ringneck pheasants
In Wright county Goldfield area farmers fight an open season on ringneck pheasants. Petitions circulate urging the state fish and game commission to deny opening. Farmers argue outsiders will hunt birds, hurt crops by destroying weeds and worms, and violate bag limits. A petition shows about fifteen-to-one against the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Wright County
Ringneck
State Fish and Game Commission
Milwaukee 8 pays ninth of Clayton County taxes
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad remitted on Tuesday the last installment of 1930 taxes to County Treasurer John F Maley with a check for 48768.95. Last spring the company paid 49686.16, making the year’s total taxes paid by this company 98488.11, about one ninth of the county’s annual tax take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
John F. Maley
Clayton County Register
Weather and tolls as promises fade in transit talk
A clipped remark on weather as a topic and the rising tolls from automobile accidents, reflecting a pattern where plentiful words yield little action. The snippet suggests public debate over traffic costs and safety without concrete steps.
Four Typhoid Cases Reported In North Iowa Town
Four cases of typhoid fever were reported with one death and three illnesses. Mrs Henrietta Olson died after a three week illness. Lawrence Olson and his 3 year old son are ill, Mrs Schuldt is a cousin. The Olson family became sick while visiting the Jones farm near McGregor, source traced to the Olson farm. No other cases reported and source removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta On
Éanenter
Lou Jones
Lawrence Olson
Marietta Schuldt
Elgin
Harvest Sauerkraut Heat Process
Sauerkraut can be preserved by heating jars in a water bath to 180 degrees F and sealing. A separate note mentions Harold Marks, a San Quentin prisoner and robbery convict, who invented an unpickable lock and reportedly earned $100,000 via patent escrow arranged by an eastern firm through his attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin Prison
Calif
Harold Marks
Marks
Straight Talk From Eastern Publisher On Iowa Farmer Morale
A eastern publisher asked M. G. Thornburg, Secretary of Agriculture, about Iowa farmers. Thornburg says the average farmer is discouraged as income falls with low farm prices. Taxes are high, loan interest rising, farm machinery costly, and railroads seek a 15 cent freight-rate hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Thornburg
Pole Sitter Penfield Survives 75 Days for Big Payout
Penfield, known to detest labor, perched atop a 200 foot flag pole in Shenandoosh for 75 days. He earned $3,000 from Henry Field, a radio operator, as thousands gathered to watch the stunt at Shenandoosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penfield
Shenandoosh
Henry Field
Shenandosh
Chorus Girl Training Stirs New Business Rumor
Report notes a debate on how chorus girls are trained in smiling before dancing lessons. The public may focus on a perceived perfect 86 or slim ankle, but some see a “little chorus girl training” as a tactic to boost business in the entertainment scene.
Senate Prayer for the Country Joke Remains Popular
A visiting father and son discuss public life and a Chaplain praying for Senators. The father explains the Chaplain prays for the country when the Senators convene. The piece notes cost concerns and mentions low prices for storm damage repairs and house quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
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Jess Corbin
Lola Tappan
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Cherokee
Claude Flower
al Dahlgren
P. W. Raftis
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Lee Lowenberg
Belmond
Donald Leonhart
Zenita Hack
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Francis Bustis
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Fred Heiden
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M. A. Kiingman
Claude Nuss
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Arthur Konzman
Dan Lowe
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Jens Halverson and Sons
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Mrs. W. D. Mattocks
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John Hanson
J. D. Molumby
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Alberto Johnson
Stow
John Thiele
Will Whittenbaugh
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Jimmie
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Luman Fox
A. H. Mitchell
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State Park
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Higin
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J. J. O’hara
Ardis
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Johnson Bros
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Lon Walters
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W. D. Mattocks
Lizzie Moore
Anna Fennell
Manda Rice
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Emmet Messerli
Chris Messerli
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J. J. O'Hara
Arthur Herrling
A. G. Herrling
M. Minihan
J. C. Kennedy
A. 3. Knutson
Alden Gell
Dawson Clark
Mrs. O'Hara
Mrs. Minihan
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Milwaukee 8
Clayton CO
Mark Twain
Payl
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Stork
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Wae
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