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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1933

Page

2

Picnic and visits mark West Union social season

The H A Schmidt family of Oelwein and many others from St Paul Mason City and Edgewood attended a picnic at the Ice Cave in Edgewood on Sunday. Numerous residents from West Union and surrounding towns were noted at gatherings, visits, and family events with many little incidents recorded and social rounds noted through the week.

H. A. Schmidt Oelwein al Rieger St. Paul West Union Robert Frey Irene Jorgenson Toma Feller Elgin Helen Stannard Albert Felder Baby Guttenberg Arthur James Will Whittenbaugh Hastings Nebraska Dickens Iowa Walter Molumby Jennie Messerli Ed Gernand Mary Whittenbaugh Clark Voshell Max Jennings McGregor Prairie du Chien Leonard Roberts Russell Jennings Forest Moore H. H. Whitcher Union Study Club Martha Lockard Franklin Lockard Ben Green Arlington Geoway Earl Wolf Memphis George Kuhnes Joy Jennings Newton B. A. Jennings Knut Everson Clermont Robert Bigler Leo Antwine Wadena George Farnum Sumner McNamara Kathleen Byrnes Waukon Frank Raftis Luther Crandall Robert and Paul Richard Gage Lima Betty Cox Manchester Ruth Goodrich Cedar Heights G. P. Clark Lucille Raftig A. G. Herrling Chicago Henettta Homewood Strawberry Point Blanche Aeschliman Cal Sons Clem Kern Elkport H. J. Aeschliman Will Young Fred Tschantz Kathryn Gus Clifton Harry Whitcher University Hospital Town City Lawrence Welsh Marie Harold Hermen George Fay C. E. Allen Vida Henrich Erma Corkery F. H. Meyer Flower Emil Meyer Floyd Hulse Mingo Gagle Great Falls Montana Black Wapello Luman Fox Volga E. R. Ballard Irene Borland C. B. Al-len Armer Charles Old Iowa City Raymond Rothmeyer Eldorado Oscar Hunsberger Will Whittenhaugh Marjorie Mary Nellie State Park George Oldfather Fred Gernand Clarence Nus Rudy Minger Ralph Gregory D. D J. H. Wilson J. M. Frey Glen Frey Mia Gordon Fay Waterloo George Fay Christian Endeavor Presbyterian Church Endeavor Christian Wadena Pritchard Woshell Page W. Leonhart Herrling Tynan Rf Po Gilson Shara Scheaffer Johnson al Tangerman Chicken Bowdish Woodson Tangerman

The Baby's Rule by Douglas Malloch

A 1933 poem noting that babies judge adults by kindness not wealth or status. It contrasts adult divisions by class race and creed with a simple infant standard. A baby’s smile proves worth, beyond coats and tatters, proving compassion transcends social divisions.

Douglas Malloch WNU

Clayton county league G tie at top with 792-8 record

Farmersburg McGregor and Volga City shared first in Clayton county league G last week with a 9 loss mark and a 792-8 percentage across eight games. The brief standings note shows all three teams equal on top with strong winning pace.

Farmersburg McGregor Volga City

Federal whisky rules loosened as 18th Amendment repeal nears

The federal government on Saturday eased whisky production restrictions, signaling ample supply. The note mentions the 18th Amendment is repealed, reflecting broader changes in prohibition policy and manufacturing oversight.

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