Sunday Notes From Redwood Falls Puts Faith In Local Churches
The writer describes a Sunday in Redwood Falls Minnesota with visits to a Christian church and a packed Methodist service. He recounts speeches on prohibition by Rev Groves and observations of local characters including Charley Kronek and Sam Sherwin. He remarks on town life, a large school in Renville, and travel plans toward Franklin and Laverne while noting the era’s temper toward the Volstead act.
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Redwood Falls
Minn
Christian Church
Ellsworth
Hampton
Pettit
Denny
Des Moines
Jimmie Nichols
Methodist
Washington
Groves
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
Lincoln
Nebraska
Congressman Quayle
Quayle
Volstead
America
Renylle
Charley Kronek
Henry Knecht
Henry
Charley
Renville
Prof
Engum
Renvyille
Franklin
Laverne
Iowa
Sam Sherwin
Minnesota
Soldiers
Minneapolis
Redwood Hotel
Hanley Falls
Redwood
Sam
Hooteh
Michigan
Lyceum
Harvey Matthews
Charley Lemley
Harvey
Ott Cain
Sol
Jesse Marr
Rev
Ruston
Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Barrabas
Pilate
Mis
Ott Cavin
W. H. Hughes
Jesse
Vinton
West Liberty
Alden
Luther Allen
David Allen
Crawfordsville
Luther
Sam Gordon
Lowa
Dave
Iowa Falls
Dr. Cady
Harris
Schaeffer
Randolph
Ruth Armstrong
Redwood Falls Park Features and Local Life
Redwood Falls hosts a 200 acre park with the Redwood River and Ramsey Falls over 100 feet high. The town sits on solid granite bedrock and powers light and heat via a municipal plant. Local papers include the Gazette and the Sun, with visitors noting town hotels and a 70 year old resident recalling Washington in 1981.
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Redwood Falls
Ramsey Falls
Redwood River
the Gazette
the Sun
ABE MARTIN On Topics 0' th' Day Moon talks on female vows 1925
Abe Martin notes Miss Mame Moon plans to resume smoking after New Year fast. She contrasts modern women with mothers and grandmothers, recounting changes in dress, manners, drinking, smoking, dancing, and behavior from past eras to today.
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Mame Moon
Damagin
Wiley Tanger
Wartime Salvage Service Proves Benefit to U S Navy
The United States Navy built a dedicated salvage service during World War I to recover wrecked ships and cargoes. The Favorite led early operations in France with diving gear and a 25 ton derrick, aiding transports and torpedoed vessels. Later ships like Chesapeake and Manna Hata joined, saving assets and proving the value of dedicated salvage crews.
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Washington
United States Navy
United States
Navy
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Atlantic
France
Mt. Vernon
Brest
U.S. S. Westbridge
Narragansett
Panama Canal
Falcon
Caribbean
Chesapeake Capes
Lecture Attempt Reflected in Frustration and Setting
A speaker contemplates delivering a lecture amid uncertainty about how to proceed. The fragment hints at confusion over regional identity and a still undecided outcome for the evening's talk.
Samara Region Poised to Stand on Its Feet Next Summer
Ronald Allen reports from Samara that after next summer the region may be self supporting though this winter remains grim. Among 706,000 children 125,000 receive American aid now, rising to nearly 200,000 by spring as clothing and food scarce in the harsh Russian winter.
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Associated Press
London
Samara
New York State
America
Ronald Allen
Fulton
New York
American Relief Administration
Mr. Allen
Another Peril is Exposed in Awareness Campaign
A public health note warns that more danger lies in action than in ignorance, urging communities to pursue informed measures and practical safety steps to reduce risk. The message highlights education, training, and proactive prevention in everyday life.
On the Firing Line Reflections from a Lyceum Tour
A narrator details the hard work of lecturing on away games and travels across Iowa towns. He recalls Alden and Dolliver visits, meeting local hosts, churches, and a Carnegie library. The piece notes eastern and northern Iowa education, farmer resilience, and a hopeful end.
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Henry Berdo
Berdo
Schaeffer
Aide
Carnegie Library
Altho
Button
Hutt
Democrat
Dolliver
Iowa
John Schmid
Mise Bisbe Parker
Upper
Fayette
Lewe
Cross Roads
Castle
Washington
Cyrenus Cole
Jackson County
Hancock
Fort Dodge
Gus Bramer
Emil Anderson
Water famine death toll tied to left hand mix up
An Argentine water worker in Mexico City forgot his left hand and turned a valve to the right. The mistake flooded a pumping station, knocked out pumps, and left the city without water for ten days triggering rioting that killed 248 and injured many more.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Water and Light Company
Mexico
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J. A. Cunningham
Marshall
McCarten
Champion Reaper Co
Abe Martin
U. S. Navy
Connecticut
Indiana
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