Readlyn Social News Highlights Local Visits and Birthday
Readlyn residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Ed and Mayn ard Klink joined Buhr and Leistikow guests for a 30th wedding anniversary celebration. Rudolph Busch attended Mrs George Feigenbaum's funeral in Sumner. Schuchamer and family joined W F Herman for his birthday at Klinger. Lena Hesse and Walter Bock visited Eldora and Rev Carl Hesse. A telegram reported Mrs Ed Schuknecht of Natoma Kansas died after an operation. A free lecture by Readlyn Commercial Club is set for Feb 17 at Wolf Hall with Prof G Ottersberg speaking on Historical Events on Past Depressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Klink
Maynard
John Buhr
Henry Leistikow
Rudolph Busch
George Feigenbaum
Sumner
Henry J. Schumacher
Esther
Clarence
W. F. Herman
Klinger
Mr. Herman
Lena Hesse
Mabel Hesse
Walter Bock
Wolf Hall
G. Ottersberg
Wartburg Normal College
Waverly
Readlyn
Community Social Notes From Sumner and Vicinity
Sumner area residents share visits and gatherings at several homes including Steege Meyer Stahlhut and Reich families. Notable events include a birthday party for Mrs Stahlhut, a shower for the Schwerins, and the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Robert Ashbrenner with about twenty five families attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Steege
Richard Steege
Sumner
Orval Volker
Fred Meyer
Dalton Meyer
Myron Chapin
Arthur Claus
Ruth
Lisbon
North Dakota
Lee Hill
Minnie
Laonne
Grandma Seller
Dumont
Lee Seller
Laurel Kneaedler
Louie Meyer
Art Brandt
Near Waverly
Albert Reich
Theo Stahlhut
Walter Bodermann
Ernest Bodermann
Henry Stahlhut
John
Allen
John Lawton
Leo Meyer
Pat Treloar
Marlowe
Allen Reich
Smith
Theo. Stahlhut
Henry Kirchmann
Leonard
Albert Voler
Lorenz Schwerin
Nebraska
Robert Ashbrenner
Elkaderans Lose Cargo of Eggs to Chicago Hijackers
Two Elkader men hauling eggs to Chicago were hijacked between Elmhurst and Melrose Park. The bandits abducted them to their car, then dumped them near Bensonville. The truck and eggs disappeared with the crew and were later abandoned near Norwood Park. egg value about 1500 dollars, insured eggs, truck uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elkader
Elmhurst
Melrose Park
Bensonville
Norwood Park
College Man Explains The Egg Price Decline
W D Termohlen an Iowa State extension service poultry and egg marketing expert cites high January midwest egg production and depleted storage as drivers of a 50 percent price drop. He notes weakened consumer demand from December and January’s high prices and warm weather boosting output, with retail prices lagging wholesale declines and dealers worried about a further drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
W. D. Termohlen
Iowa State College
Middlewest
Pacific Coast
Termholen
Why fish names evolved among anglers elaborate
Ancient writers recount how fishes got their names. Trout traces to tructa and an ancient Greek root meaning eat. Perch from Latin perea via Greek for spotted. Minnows from Romans to Greeks shrinking sense of small. Pike named for its spearlike snout and doubling er el. Smelt once applied to small fish from Anglo Saxon smoolt meaning smooth. Salmon from Latin salmo leaping. Sturgeon from Saxon striga stirrer stirring bottom mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beebe
Religious rite of tooth brushing by ancient Indo Europeans
Dr George V Bobrinskoy of the University of Chicago states that in 1700 B C the Indo Europeans treated tooth brushing as religious ritual using a twig from a fig tree with bark on the twig. The brush was single use and on certain days cleansing with water was substituted along with a morning and evening prayer thanking the Lord of the Forest for long life and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
George V. Bobrinskoy
University of Chicago
Porky Spooks Car Tire Near Porcupine Quills
Merle Ellison of Titusville Pennsylvania parked his car too close to a porcupine. The animal’s quills pierced a tire for a third of its circumference and pierced through the inner tube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porky
Merle Ellison
Titusville
Attorney General Warns on False Bank Rumor Circulation
Iowa Attorney General Edward L. OConnor calls for enforcement of the law prohibiting false rumors about banks financial health. Letters were sent to county attorneys and sheriffs urging reporting of violations with penalties up to 5000 dollars fine or five years imprisonment. The aim is to curb rumors that undermine confidence and hinder economic recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. O’connor
John W. Gwynne
H. T. Wagner
Iowa
Silk Worms Smuggled Into Europe by Monks
A historical overview traces silk worm introduction to Europe from China, noting Persian monks carrying worms to Constantinople, spread to France and England, and later attempts in Virginia, South Carolina, Connecticut and California fading as tobacco proved more profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Constantinople
France
England
Virginia
End of Charter Oak Falls in Hartford 1856
The Charter Oak in Hartford Connecticut was blown down by a heavy windstorm at 12:15 AM on August 21, 1856. A stump about 10 feet high remained and a guard protected it from relic hunters. Colt’s Armory band played dirges and patriotic music for two hours at noon, bells tolled at sundown, and Charter Oak avenue was later laid over the site with a simple marker placed in the retaining wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charter Oak
Hartford
Conn
Colt’s Armory
Charter Oak Avenue
Council Proceedings Tripoli Iowa 1933 adjournment
The Tripoli Town Council met February 6 1933 with Mayor C L Mc Cumber presiding. Members present were Ambrose Bang Buhr Krueger Meier. The minutes were read and approved. Bills were allowed for printing supplies telephone service labor and materials totaling several dollars. Adjournment followed with Town Clerk A W Buechele signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. McCumber
Wm. Ambrose
F. C. Bang
H. H. Buhr
Wm. F. Krueger
C. L. Meier
Tipoli
Tripoli Mercantile Co
F. D. Kimbal
O A Stewart
Bueshele Lumber Co
Supsikudard
Sataciiaapri Nels Debs Nee Ecl Ceague
A. W. Buechele
Salary
G. C. Mirick
Central States Power & Light Corporation
Tripoli Oil Co
Old Cat Snookie Buried with Granite Marker in Massachusetts
A granite marker marks the grave of Snookie the oldest cat in Massachusetts who died recently at twenty four. The cat belonged to James Garfield of Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snookie
Massachusetts
James Garfield
Pittsfield
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Norway
MMT
Wr Berlin
Xou
Tripoli
Tripoli, Iowa
Att’y Gen
Council Proceedings
Tripoli Hardware Co
Laas Diaymate
ERN Bell Telephone Company
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