Wadena Notes on Club Meetings and Local Activities
Wadena reports a Presbyterian Ladies Club gathering hosted by Mrs H J Aeschliman with Mrs Thad Walters assisting. Pleasant Ridge club met with nine members as Ed Raftis led a program including solos, a paper on Education, and a contest. School officers were elected at Wadena High School and Student Scroll staff announced. Football practice began with 16 boys under Supt Holt, first game set for Sept 22 at Hawkeye. 6 man football adopted for the season. Freshmen class was initiated with a wedding day theme and a school-house party. Enrollment at Upper Iowa University shows 295 students, 130 freshmen, with notable local registrants. Various residents attended funerals and sought medical consultations. many social calls and visits across Wadena and neighboring towns. bridges club hosted by Mrs F H Corkery. Prudence Tynan visiting. R N A lodge met at Mrs Roy Leonhart’s. transfers and auxiliary meetings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Reschliman
Presbyterian Church
Thad Walters
Pleasant Ridge Club
Ed Raftis
Burdena Moore
Janice Nelson
Paul Oldfather
Mary Henrichs
Wadena High School
Junior Larson
Arlene Welch
Leo Baldwin
Warren Frey
Duane Raftis
Russell Shaffer
Harley Frey
Hawkeye
Wadena
R. M. Deming
Upper Iowa University
Faye Corbin
Everett Elliott
Dora Frey
Irene Kennedy
Marcia Knutson
Forest Moore
Francis Walters
Dale Minger
H. F. Robbins
H. J. Aeschliman
Lena Aeschliman
Mayme Molumby
West Union
Colleen Molumby
Dubuque
Olive Pearson
Evelyn
Vaunita
Charles Patrick
Paris
Thomas Flanagan
Rey
S. V. Curnock
New York City
Marie Corkery
Francis Corkery
Oliver Christopherson
McGregor
Ellen Welch
Arlington
Lawrence Welch
Blanche Aeschliman
Farmersburg
Blanche West
James Davis
Sumner
Walter Zupke
Crystal Lake
Davis
F. H. Corkery
Amelia Kuhn
Wm. Nelson
Lyie Kuhnes
Olive Knutson
Frank Welch
Prudence Tynan
Iowa City
A. G. Berrling
Roy Leonhart
R.N. A Lodge
Robert Klingman
Maynard Lodge
Donna Clothier
Burton McLaughlin
Monticello
Fred Heiden
Dawson Clark
Legion Auxiliary
Real Estate Transfers from W J Rogers Office
Transfers reported for week ending September 10 include McKellar to Falk WD $1 undiv 7-9 L3 and Ade to Elgin Jen cKellar et al to George Gdn WD $277.78 undiv 1-9 L3 Larg's Add to Elgin. Gottlieb Dennizi VD $850 Ls 6 7 28 29 B10 Connors Add to Elgin. Henry A Rear and wife to Millard and Elmer Rear WD $1 01-23 SE 24 95-8. E D Johnson and wife to Ern L Dill and wife Qed $1.25 land in NW and NE 35-95-7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rogers
John Douglas McKellar
George Falk
Elgin
Jen cKellar
George
Larg
Gottlieb Dennizi
Connor
Henry A. Rear
Millard
Elmer Rear
E. D. Johnson
Ern L. Dill
Tungsten Filament And Its Extreme Heat Resistance
Tungsten is used as a filament for electric light bulbs and is drawn through diamond borings to make minute threads. It remains valuable when alloyed and endures temperatures above 3,000 degrees, enabling hard tungsten steel for high speed cutting tools, X-ray tubes, and electrical equipment.
Death of Elgin woman Mary Abbey Moser at 77
Mary Abbey Moser, born September 13 1860 in Elgin the daughter of John and Elizabeth Wittmer Abbey, died September 15 1938 at Decorah hospital one day before her 78th birthday. Surviving are four sisters Emma Reusser Cedar Rapids Bertha Abbey Cedar Rapids Rose Garner Hollywood Calif and Mrs Frank Wells Cedar Rapids. She married Rudolph W Moser in Elkader May 21 1880. he died January 14 1919. Their sons Pierce Ellsworth Kansas and Philip Elgin survived with four grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral in Elgin Methodist church conducted by Rev J J Snyder with hymns by church quartet. Burial in Elgin cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Abbey
John
Elizabeth Wittmer Abbey
Elgin
Decorah Hospital
Emma Reusser
Frank Wells
Bertha Abbey
Cedar Rapids
Rose Garner
Hollywood
Calif
Rudolph W. Moser
Elkader
Philip
Old Abbey Homestead
Moser
Hors
Pierce
Ellsworth
Kansas
J. J. Snyder
Edward Klingman
Ruth Mosby
C. B. Schori
Gordon Mosby
William Weibel
Mel Kohler
N. W. Evans
A. M. Weibel
Lemuel Mosby
Fred Kohler
Max Thoma
Lewis Otto Ruroden Dies. Rites Held Saturday
Lewis Otto Ruroden aged 54 years 10 months 13 days died Wednesday morning Sept 14. Funeral conducted Saturday at East Clermont Lutheran Church by Rev E E Ramsey. Survived by widow Amanda six children Myrtle Mrs Lawrence West Sevita Anna Mae Opal Leslie Arlene three grandchildren four brothers and two sisters Olaf Adolph Marcus Gilbert Mrs Gina Amundson and Mrs Bertina Gilbertson. The Lawrence West family thanks neighbors friends floral contributors car hosts and Rev Ramsey for comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont Lutheran Church
E. E. Ramsey
Lewis Ruroden
Lewis Otto Ruroden
Ole
Mary Ruroden
Marion Township
Amanda Stray
John Smith
Elgin
Andrew Mosby
Clermont
Elgin Creamery
Ruroden
Amanda
Myrtle
Lawrence West
Postville
Sevita
Anna Mae
Opal
Leslie
Arlene
Olaf
Adolph
Marcus
Gilbert
Gina Amundson
Bertina Gilbertson
Ramsey
Lewis Rutoden
Cheery Valley social notes recount visits and family friends
Cheery Valley News lists numerous visits and gatherings from Elkader to Lansing, noting Mrs. Arthur Friederich and Albert Lee with relatives in Lansing, plus extended family visits, hospital trips, farm help, and bingo. Several households host dinners and Sundays feature kinship, with names including Dennler, Friederich, Baumgartner, Butikofer, and Sutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Friederich
Albert Lee
Earl West
Elkader
Lansing
Anna Gregerson
Friederich
Jake Dennler
Lavern
Jake Lehman
Elmer Dennler
Lavern Larson
Jake Christen
Joe Heiberger
Harold Murphy
Ryan
George Schupbach
Roy Peeper
Will
John Dennler
Tillie Butikofer
Ed Metzger
Leonard Moor
Will Friederich
John Pulfer
Iowa City
Imogene
Ernest Lereh
George
G. Friederich
Elmer Christen
Elmer Baumgartner
Oscar Baumgartner
Reuben Metzger
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Rosa Schlupp
Lucille Hanson
Adolph Hanson
Oscar
Gladys Hanson
Frank Christen
Louis Butikofer
Lewis, Milderd
Eunice
Eleanor
John Jr. Butikofer
Marie Sutter
Allen Anderson
Ben Butikofer
Lawrence Butikofer
Wm. Sutter
Herman Schupbach
Marlene
Harry Butikofer
Lorraine Butikofer
Mary Schmid
Frederick Schupbach
Louis
Blackbird and Crow Close Relatives in Bird World
The blackbird and the crow are closely related and share similar habits. Both walk rather than hop, and the blackbird is a marauder feeding on insect pests such as cutworms, especially during breeding season, while frequenting corn fields to harm young ears.
Great Nose Indicates Great Man Quotation from Rostand
A quotation from Rostand's Cyreno de Berge rac praises a man through a telling line about a great nose, describing him as genial courteous intellectual virile and courageous as a mark of character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rostand
O'Connor Leads Giant Tamany Rally Over Purge List
Representative John O'Connor speaks to a vast Democratic rally organized by the Tamany Central Club. As chairman of the Rules Committee and a leading figure on the President's purge list, he underscores his prominent role in the ongoing political confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John O'Connor
Tammany Central Club
O’connor
Perseverance in a Tug of War with Chores
Mrs Averton lectures Vern on sticking with duties as he considers quitting to visit Joe. The boy dislikes scrubbing rugs, arguing it’s a luxury, but the mother insists chores must be finished. She reflects on the value of completing tasks and the satisfaction of a job done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe's
Vern
Weekend visits and travels around Elgin Iowa
A string of social visits unfolds as Dubuque residents Harold Kerper Rita Barnes James McClane and Genevieve Reidy spend Sunday with local families in Elgin. Nearby, Legion Auxiliary officers attend a presiding leaders’ school in West Union and residents Lawrence Etter and Sandra Kay return from the hospital to stay with Mrs. Mabel Gruver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kerper
Rita Barnes
James McClane
Genevieve Reidy
Dubuque
Chas. O'Neill
D. R. Roberts
W. F. Kohls
West Union
Legion Auxiliary Units
Lawrence Etter
Sandra Kay
West Union Hospital
Mabel Gruver
College style satire and outdated dieting quip
The text blends humor and outdated observation about student finances and dieting claims. It then references a Pavis coutourier describing Babs Hutton's figure before dieting. A mythic note about Rarotongan graves being placed in homes appears, with tomb stones repurposed as tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babs Hutton
Pavis Coutourier
Don’t Worry Club Grows in Omaha to 150 Members
An Omaha man launched a four membered “don’t worry club” now boasting 150 adherents who have ceased worrying. Taxpayers, unsurprisingly, are not eligible for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ceet Shah Iy Ui i Eee
Mary Moser
Cheery Valley News
Iowa
THE
OWA
CLD Welfare Research Station
Mrs. Averton
Norman Balser
Bertha Rothlisberger
LeMars
Hulda Stoehr
R. B. Mertz
Chicago
Minard
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
G. N. Schori
Ray DeSart
Mertz
Ann
Maggie Brusdell
F .R. Berg
Sam Lehman
Waterloo
Robert Sheldon
Ella Lehman
Snyder
Cedar Falls
Edwin Anderson
Frederick
Town Falls
South Sea Islands
Feller & Baumgartner
Bolson
Elgin Cooperative Association
Elgin, Jowa
R. P. Strauch
Miller
Armour’s Pork & Beans
Raven Post
Elgin Echo
Elgin, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!