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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1938

Page

2

Funeral, reunions sweep West Cran area. many attend

Reports detail funeral attendance at Hatdain Whoteherth West Union on Wednesday afternoon and Bishop family reunion on the far grounds in West Cran Sun daz. Numerous local residents, including Mrs James Bowles, George Jones, and Nina Dews, visit and host relatives. Several families move houses and extend social visits to Oelwein, Fayette, and surrounding areas. Bowles returns from Mercy Hospital after surgery.

Hidrean Lowa Carantal Ae Washer Inc Adelpa Weber Stesper Seversi Wadena Hatdain Genevieve Thomgacn Payette Veel Mira Thad Walters Raymond Felder Soiffin James Bowles Mercy Hospital Oelwein Srimeratan Jean Jehraon Praghyteran Ang. I Atte Cannes Merday Jong Tor Lakesway Shydormer George Jones Muller Mrs. Jones

Fearful Jack Learns to Face Water Through Play

A child’s fear of water is addressed by a gentle method. Jack hesitates, but with a simple wooden seat trick and supervised play near the edge, he gradually tests the boat and wades into shallow water. The story notes that forcing children into water is condemned by experts and emphasizes patient, fun exposure.

Jack Merida Coe of Chem Janke Wus

Voyage Chronicle From Queenstown To Havre On Ocean Trip

The writer recalls departure from Queenstown now bound for Havre, describing aboard life, customs, and scenes along the Irish coast and French countryside. The journey passes through Cork harbor, shipboard meals, immigration checks, and observations of rural Irish and French landscapes including walls, crops, fences, and markets as the train itinerary unfolds toward Europe.

Edicer Tiers Tetad Europe Colorado Sidi America Jerys Ceapie Geneva Swithard New York Cnast Ireland Datarogicm Ag Tong England Cobh Queenstown Eacn Prateudes Aser & Wen Sonamen Alan Gatrone Queen Victoria Princess Henry of Batterbirg Stathamapton Have Leing

Co's Example of No Tropical Virgin Forest Observed

The report describes a dense, bungielike region with notable denuty and variety of trees vines and akruk Lite indicating a rich but altered tropical forest impression and noting lack of untouched virgin areas.

Baze Over Blue Ridge Mountains

The Siue haze over the Blue Ridge mountain is due mainly to the scattering of light to one dust in the lower atmosphere. The scattering of blue light is greater than that of red or yellow, and the sky appears blue because more blue light is scattered.

Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge Mountain

Fragmentary OCR Note on Local Event Details

The readable fragments describe a historical event with names such as Mary, King, and Frome, and reference locations and numbers. Details are garbled and unclear, but imply a gathering or observation near a place with mentions of dates, counts, and possible financial figures.

Collapse at Ford's Theater in 1899 Boston burial day incident

The report recalls the Ford's Theater disaster on Edwin Booth's burial day in June 1899. A collapse during repairs sent chairs desks and file cases into the basement, killing twenty-two and injuring sixty-eight.

Ford Edwin Booth Boston

Special C&T photo shows fatal head-on crash aftermath

Berne Indiana special photo to Eeho by 9 Me Schwartz Bayne Ind shows one of two cars which crashed head on near here last week killing three people Monica Schmitt Jemah Gage of Be ctur Ind and Pete Peterson of Kendallville Ind and critically injuring five With highways crowded by summer motorists special care is necessary Drive Carefully.

Berne Ind C&t Me. Schwartz Bayne Monica Sehmitt Jemah Gage Becatur Pete” Peterson Kendallville

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