St Theresa Study Club met in Wadena parish home
The St Theresa Study Club of St Joseph parish in Wadena held its first regular meeting at Mrs Albert Felder’s home on Oct 5 with about twenty one members present. They chose Faith of Our Fathers by Cardinal Gibbons for study and planned the next meeting for Nov 2 at Mrs M Minihan’s home. Numerous local residents and visitors were noted during nearby travels and social visits.
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St. Theresa
St Joseph’s
Wadena
Albert Felder
Felder
James Kennedy
Cardinal Gibbons
Elizabeth Tynan
Theresa Neuman
C. C. Sniffir
Tom Baldwin
M. Minihan
Francis Corkery
W. E. Maurer
Detroit
Frank Poor
Grace
Oklahoma
Frank Raftis
Dasghters
Lucille
Frances
J. J. Kennedy
Waukon
Tom Burns
Wahler Motumby
Dickens
Will Freeman
Spencer
J. D. Molumby
Andy Mirger
Gregory
S. D
Glendale
Calif
Kirk Hicks
Vehna Ram
Claire
Joe
Maynard
Henry Kuban
Amelia
Fred Kuhn
Eldorado
Ed Gernand
Fred
Gernand &c
Oelwein
Fred Techantz
Rev. Fikse
Frank Techamtz
Clermont
Lee Ackley
Milfred Ackley
Walter Ackley
Baraboo
Wis
Mabel Hobbes
Baby
Randaba
G. P. Clark
Ray Herwig
Humphry Roberts
Elgin
W. F
Wadena School News 100% Spelling Honors by Grade
In the Wadena school, second grade pupils Darrel Johnson Lawrence Felder Delmar Hinkel Dorothy Cline Alice Sniffin Andis O'Hara and Lester Johnson earned 100% in spelling Friday. Other classes reported top scores with Rita Felder Aua Hinkel Fern Thomas Maxine Bond and Lacy Jones achieving 100% in spelling Friday. Fifth graders Neema Weber Marjorie Herwig and Mary Jennings also met the mark, while sixth graders Mabel Johnson Byrdena Moore and Melbourne Lonergan did as well. Byrdena Moore donated potted plants for the room. Eighth grade members Alo Hinkel Irene Kennedy Marcia Knutson Junior Suiffin and Vera Vochell also scored 100% in spelling. Arithmetic drills saw Nellie Whittenbaugh Virginia Herwig Dick Kennedy James Zuercher Mary Sniffin George Davis Vera Vochell and Irene Kennedy rated 1. Alberts Everett was absent several days due to illness.
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Darrel Johnson
Lawrence Felder
Delmar Hinkel
Dorothy Cline
Alice Sniffin
Andis O'Hara
Lester Johnson
Chas. Sniffin
First Land
Kuhn's Hill
Rita Felder
Aua Hinkel
Fern Thomas
Maxine Bond
Lacy Jones
Neema Weber
Marjorie Herwig
Mary Jennings
Mabel Johnson
Byrdena Moore
Melbourne Lonergan
Hazel Chapman
Dawson Clark
Geo Davis
Mary Suiffin
Arlene Welch
Nellie Whittenbaugh
Alo Hinkel
Irene Kennedy
Marcia Marie Knutson
Junior Suiffin
Vera Vochell
Thoee
Virginia Herwig
Dick Kennedy
James Zuercher
Mary Sniffin
George Davis
Alberts Everett
Echo Advertisers Noted In Local Social Roundup
A dense local social column details visits and stays across towns. Mrs. Ben Hofer and children visited in Alfred Tmhof’s home, while Mildred Rowland and Reuben Hackman drove to Algona to see Dennis Pratt. Several families, including the Schupbachs, Bergsons, and Yunkers, hosted or visited relatives in nearby towns. An advertisement for Cottage Studio photo services appears twice, urging readers to have portraits taken for Christmas.
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Ben Hofer
Alfred Tmhof
Mildred Rowland
Reuben Hackman
Algona
Dennis Pratt
Wearing rubbers too often warn from shoe repair expert
A shoe repair expert warns that many ruin shoes by wearing rubbers unnecessarily. He says rubbers protect feet only when ground is snowy or wet and should be left at home or under the desk in all other weather, even when it is cold.
Greatest Mathematician Gauss Suppressed Bold Discoveries
A 300 year old Europe meme notes that the renowned German mathematician Gauss was skeptical of publishing discoveries that surpassed prevailing scientific thought and feared controversy. The anecdote portrays him as cautious about breaking new ground.
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Gauss
Germany
Europe
Travel and Local Visits Include Chicago Century of Progress
The text lists several residents visiting places and relatives. It notes trips to Chicago for the Century of Progress and the World Fair, family visits in Finley North Dakota Kensington Minnesota and Whiting Kansas, plus a vacation break for mail carrier Hans Grether with duty covered by L J Kiple.
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Hans Grether
Route Four
L.J. Kiple
All to Be Found in Books
Books mirror mankind with beauty and horror, nobility and failings, past and future, morality and disaster, offering a complete panorama of human experience within their pages.
Velocity of Projectile Heightens BSA Statement
The United States Bureau of Standards clarifies that the velocity of a vertically fired projectile is the speed during ascent and again during descent, describing its continuous motion through the air.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Indian Affairs Commissioner Oversees Indian Welfare
The commissioner of Indian affairs holds charge of education lands money schools and general welfare of the Indians.
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Golf Ball Driver Speed Range Reported in England
A study records golf club driver speeds at the moment of impact with a ball in England. Measured with a specialized device, speeds range from 70 to 125 miles per hour.
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Eingland
Notice to correspondents and advertisers cooperation urged
The Elgin Echo explains a 40 hour workweek under NEA code and asks correspondents advertisers and news contributors to submit all copy promptly before Tuesday noon. Your cooperation will be appreciated. ltfp. The Publisher.
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Elgin Echo
Ltfp
First Olympic Games Located In Ancient Olympus Dig
Dr Wilhelm Doerpfeld, a German archaeologist, led excavations at Olympus and asserts the first Olympic Games occurred more than a thousand years before Christ. His findings place the origin of the ancient athletic festival in a distant era.
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B. C
Wilhelm Doerpfeld
Olympus
Germany's Cultural Factor Unites People in Music Traditions
A reflection on how contemporary German unity stems from musical heritage rather than political or historical narratives. The piece explores shared sounds, regional styles, and national pride expressed through concert halls, festivals, and classical to folk roots across Germany.
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Germany
Mental Arithmetic Chief Study In Hindu Schools
An old-fashioned Hindu education system in India centers on mental arithmetic as its sole instructional focus.
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India
Glamis Castle once famed fortress and Macbeth home
Glamis Castle, one of Scotland’s best known fortresses, long closed due to high taxes, is renowned as the historic home of Macbeth and a symbol of Scottish heritage.
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Scotland
Glamis
Macbeth
Former resident dies in Minnesota at 37
Mrs Selma Helen Skarshaug Gunderson of Kensington Minnesota died of heart trouble at home on Thursday morning September 1 after about four months illness She was 37 born to Gilbert and Angeline Skarshaug on the farm now owned by Carl Halverson She has many local relatives The Echo will publish full obituary of Mrs Halverson next week Want ads tell and sell.
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Nellie Antwine
Arlington
Wadena
Ray [List
Fayette
M. A. Klingman
Ralph Shaffer
Fred Gernand
G. P. Clark
Carl Cox
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Wm. F. Miller
O. P. Stoehr
Chicago
Mrs. Stoehr
Waukegan
Selma Helen
Skarshaug) Gunderson
Kensington, Minn
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A. J. Enaiser
Waterloo
J. J. O'Hara
Dawsor Clark
Delwem
Ted Welsh
Duane
Roy Lecnhar
Clifford Jennings
Volga
Nina Davis
Claude Nus
Sumner
Joseph Baumgartner
Wisconsin
M. A
Wadena School News
Echo
Fred Thonen
Airs
Anna Schaer
Chris Schweitzer
Give Schneider
Cottage Studio
Gelwein
Schupbach
Mrs
Albert Schupbach
Cheery Valley
Bert Benson
Near Elkader
Ole Benson
R. A. Crider
M. Yenney
Bess Stohr
Elkader
Mrs. V. Gilje
Max Hunsberger
Edna
Century of Progress
Postville
Caroline Miller
Elizabeth German
Akron
Ohio
M. Zarbriggen
Oelwem
Joe Boegeli
Jake
Joe Sweifel
Beresford
M. D
Rudy Yunker
Fred Torgler
Nick Aegerter
Donald Dean
Donna
Frank Pinney
Elmer Pinney
Rochester
Minn
Joe Eiman
5. K. Langsdale
Mr. Langsdale
Minnesota
Mar. H. S. Groth
North Dakota
Erekine
A. H. Erickson
Mayville
N. D
Bert Groth
Tomes
Finley, N. D
Kensington
Carl Hackman and Sons
Herbert Dummermuth
Gon Conner
Clive Helms
Whiting
Kansas
Wilma Schaer
Paris
America
Melica
United States
Jesse Isadore Straus
Princess Theatre
West Union
Jimmy Durante
Jackie Cooper
Alice Brady
Broadway
Hollywood
Mural Man
Edna May Oliver
Gloria Stuart
Helen Twelvetrees
Bettie Davis
Lewis Stone
Glenda Farrell
Ruth Donnelly
Pat O’brien
Bureau OF Missing Persons
W. C. Fields
White House
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