Wadena Vocal News High Honor Roll and Local Visits
Wadena Vocal News lists honor roll scholars for Freshmen Margaret Cline Marjorie Herwig Ilo May Johnson Adalyn Kuhn Helen Ring Earl Thompson Neema Weber Sophomores Virginia Mesgerli Burdena Moore Juniors Cecelia Corkery Virginia Herwig Dorothy Minihan Mary Sniffin Nellie Whittenbaugh Seniors Everett Elliott and local families and friends attended weekend visits and social calls. Students and residents visited relatives in Janesville Guttenberg Cedar Falls Rochester Des Moines and Denver while forum speaker Forest Moore discussed Japan as part of a Far East series. Dr Rudy Minger returned from Glendale after a family visit.
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Margaret Cline
Marjorie Herwig
Ilo May Johnson
Adalyn Kuhn
Helen Ring
Earl Thompson
Neema Weber
Virginia Mesgerli
Burdena Moore
Cecelia Corkery
Virginia Herwig
Dorothy Minihan
Mary Sniffin
Nellie Whittenbaugh
Everett Elliott
John Thiele
Mary
Marjorie Whittenbaugh
Chas. Aylsworth
Amelia Faye
Ivan Moore
Cedar Falls
W. F. Moore
George Jones
Janesville
Wis
F. H. Everett
G. W. Jones
Frances Jones
Jonesville
Winifred Flanagan
Viola
Tom
Mary Flanagan
Walter Zupke
Sumner
Nina Davis
Ed Gehring
Marie
Rochester
Minn
Gehring
James Bowles
George
Eleanor Domke
Guttenberg
J. F. Thomas
Herbert Fay
Gordon Fay
Waterloo
George Fay
A. D. Finch
West Union
Ipt
Anna Haldwin
Ernest Ballard
Allen
Clell Culling
Gus Modeshek
Decorah
Glen Minger
Forest Moore
Japan
Far East
Rudy Minger
Glendale
Calif
John
Minger
Ralph Reed
Ole Johnson
Robert Ernst
John Fay
Mante
Fayette
Robert Klingman
Des Moines
Mra
Brennon
A Country Girl's Creed for 4-H Girls
Jessie Field Shambaugh presents a country creed for 4-H girls praising rural beauty and spirit. It emphasizes love of country life, practical service, unity among neighbors, and steadfast faith in God's outdoor world guiding daily tasks and community betterment.
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Jessie Field Shambaugh
Bette
Doping the Ducks and Eider Down Industry
An excerpt cites Samuel J. Beckett on tricking eider ducks into producing down. Artificial nests in rocky haunts lure the birds to lay eyes and pluck valuable down. Lolita is noted as a center for the eider down trade.
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Samuel J. Beckett
Norway
Lolita
Clove Tree Blossoms Described in Brief
The clove tree is a tropical evergreen reaching 20 to 40 feet in height. Its dried flower buds are known as cloves.
Parliament Ban On Women Deceptive Matrimony Act 1700
The Montreal Herald reports a 1700 enactment declaring that any woman who seduces a subject into marriage using scent paints cosmetics false hair or related items shall be punished under witchcraft laws and the marriage shall be void on conviction.
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Montreal Herald
Harrison's Ohio Sons in National Cabinet Rise
When Benjamin Harrison became President in 1889 the nation debated Ohio representation. His cabinet included men noted as natives of Ohio who had moved away and ascended to top posts in Wisconsin Minnesota West Virginia Indiana Missouri.
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Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Ohio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
West Virginia
Indiana
Missouri
Commonwealth
Pacific Walrus Traits and Arctic Habitat Noted
The Pacific walrus is larger than the Atlantic species and has exceptionally long tusks. It spends life among Arctic ice floes, surviving despite hunting for ivory, and is encountered by hardy voyagers reaching northern navigation limits.
Endowment Annuity Policy by Bankers Life Insurance Co
The article promotes the Endowment Annuity Policy from Bankers Life Insurance Co of Nebraska as a retirement income contract. It argues aging creates dependency and stresses the need for planned savings, insurance, and cooperative investment to secure independent old age. Local agents M. Norris and P. Strauch are noted.
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Bankers Life Insurance Co
Nebraska
Bankers Life
M. Norris
Decorah
P. Strauch
Elgin
Two Chief Justices Resigned from Supreme Court
John Jay and John Rutledge, the first two chief justices of the United States Supreme Court, resigned from their posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
John Jay
John Rutledge
Understanding Iowa Children Error Without Blame
Two mothers dine with young children as spills and missteps occur. The piece argues that blaming failure hinders learning while nonblame support fosters growth, noting adults also learn from errors. Sponsored by the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station University of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickie
Robert
Hhem
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Farm Bureau sale draws buyers from three states
Cattle sold at Fayette county Guernsey and Holstein consignment sale in West Union with attendees from Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa. The high animal was a two year old Guernsey heifer selling for 180 dollars to Leo McGruder of Lawler. The second high was a two year old Holstein sold to J F Miller Humboldt for 142 50. Miller was the heaviest buyer purchasing ten head of both Holsteins and Guernseys. Other large buyers included Jess Morelock Glendonia Trl Leon Morgan Lime Springs Chas Rulifcon West Union Chester Burton Caledonia and A J Mendenhall Arlington.
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Fayette County
West Union
Illinois
Wisconsin
Towa
Leo McGruder
Lawler
J. F. Miller
Humboldt
Jess Morelock
Glendonia
Trl
Leon Morgan
Lime Springs
Chas
Rulifcon
Chester Burton
Caledonia
A. J. Mendenhall
Arlington
Gasoline Tax Bills Rise Over a Decade
The report notes motorists paid last year's gasoline tax bill of 35.09 dollars, up from 8.22 dollars thirteen years earlier. It states the average gas tax per gallon exceeded six cents, with the typical motorist consuming 671 gallons in the year.
France to America Go Slow Sign Tradition Origin
A historical note explains that the practice of placing signs at town entrances reading Go slow and at city lines with Thank you was learned from France and carried to the United States by tourists, reflecting a cultural transfer in signage and courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
America
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Wadena
Phil
Will Lockard
Bons
Sterling
Colo
Hank Lockard
Len Hummell
Leslie Wheeler
Epworth
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Iowa
Hin
Farm Bureau News Letter
Queensland
Pate
Iron Firemans
Peter Johnson & Sons
Decorah, Iowa
Falb’s Meat Market
Fabie
Elgin Echo” Office
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