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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

02 Dec 1937

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1937

Page

2

Thanksgiving Week Social Notes Across Regions

Rev W Curnock celebrated his birthday in Dubuque and Thanksgiving week with friends, while Ruth Wilson returned to Rolfe school duties after scarlet fever. Numerous dinners, bridge prizes, and visits occurred in West Union, Manchester, Fayette, Waterloo, Volga, Elkader, Clermont, Janesville, and surrounding towns with families hosting, players winning prizes, and students spending Thanksgiving with relatives.

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W. Curnock Dubuque Tuesaday Ruth Wilson Rolfe A. G. Herrling Arthur Herring A.D. Finch West Union Carl Cox Manchester Fremont Clark Betty Cox Dorothy Minihan William Nelson Auction Bridge Club Madge Corkery Elva Clark Amelia Kuhn Ted Welch Fayette Roy Leonhart A. J. Knutson M. J. McCord Waterloo Derry Leonhart Geo. Jones Janesville Wis Frank Everett George Jones, Jr Donna Knutson Enay Joan Robinson Volga Marcia Robinson Donna Loretta Mattocks Hartley W. D. Mattocks Gertrude Frey Elkader Robert Frey Mayme Welch Tey MeMroiumpy Blanch Feller Olive Knutson June Crandall Arlington Mary Henrich Irvin Etter Colleen George Jones Fred Tschantz Bes Tschantz Clermont Elizabeth Kohler Jerry Williamson Coggan Robert Weber W. F. Moore Bert Sackett Farmersburg Betty Minihan M. H. Minihan Ato Eleanor Patterson Evelyn Thompson Nellie Mary Fay Whittenbaugh Wein Floyd Patterson Lulu Rothlisberger Hlyria Blanche Aéschuman Palmersburg Lena Aeschliman Walter Rothlisberger John Rothlisberger Mr. Smith Elgin John Probert Ruth Roys Forest Moore Gladys Shaffer Jean Jones Upper Iowa Amelia Faye Ivan Moore Iowa State Teachers’ College Kathryn Baldwin Clarke College Dubuque Ole Johnson Ole Erickson Maggie Whittenbaugh Vida Henrich
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Poetry and pictures shape a child's growing interests

A WWII era Iowa segment urges libraries to balance information with culture for children, highlighting poetry's rhythm, picture books, art exposure, and early appreciation. It notes that young readers enjoy sounds before meaning and recounts a nursery trip to an art exhibition as evidence that art appeals to children too. Also mentions Squirrels chewing telephone cables in Waverly and a film adaptation by Metro Goldwyn-Meyer with Clark Gable slated as Rhett Butler.

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Edward’ Laer Towa Child Welfare Research Station University of Towa
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Endowment Annuity Contract details and options

The Endowment Annuity Policy offers monthly income starting at age 65 with early options from 55 to 70, subject to ten years of premiums. Each $10 unit provides at least $1000 endowment life and a deferred annuity, with 100 months of income guaranteed and possible later conversions to paid-up life policies. If death occurs, beneficiaries receive the applicable face value or remaining monthly payments, discounted if needed.

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Farm H, CS O Storage Holdings of Butter Oet

Cattle feeding is expected to increase during the coming year. Legume seed tested in the Iowa State College seed laboratory germinating very well. The number of pigs raised in 1938 will probably be larger than in 1937. Milk and milking frequency tested shows higher yields. Iowa's 1937 hybrid seed corn crop germinating highest in years with 97 percent average. A Leghorn hen requires 64 pounds of feed a year when producing no eggs.

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Iowa Iowa State College Towa
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Obituary: Halsten T Halstenson 78 Elgin area resident dies

Former Elgin resident Halsten T Halstenson of Blooming Prairie Minnesota died at his home Saturday at age 78. He once lived in Elgin and ran a clothing store and implement shop, leaving many relatives in the area to mourn his passing.

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Halsten T. Halstenson Blooming Prairie Minn
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Local Social Notes Highlight Illness and Visits

Elgin resident Hans Grether has been confined to bed since Sunday while Fern Hoover of West Union spent the weekend with her brother Jake Hoover. George Falk and daughters visited Ella Leman in Waterloo on Thanksgiving afternoon. Mrs. Frank Pinney and Mrs. Elmer Pinney Jr visited Rochester Minnesota. Will Handel Roy Queckboerner and daughter Lois returned to Chadwick after visiting R. P. Strauch G. H. Falh and Allen Habeger in Davenport for a Chevrolet meeting. Mrs. John Falh joined them to Elkader to visit L. J. Stalbaum. Betty Strauch celebrated her twelfth birthday with friends, including Lois Miller and others, with games and refreshments.

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Hans Grether Fern Hoover West Union Jake Hoover George Falk Ella Leman Waterloo Frank Pinney Elmer Pinney, Jr Rochester Minn Mryde Redwinkle Will Handel Roy Queckboerner Lois Chadwick R. P. Strauch G. H. Falh Allen Habeger Davenport John Falh Elkader
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Milaca men bag big game on Canadian hunt

Clarence Engebretaon and R. B. Hixson returned from English River, 115 miles northwest of Fort Williams, Canada, with two moose, three bears and a deer. The larger moose weighed 1960 pounds and the other moose 1100 pounds. News Photo Service Exclusive to the Echo in Fayette County.

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Milaca Minn Clarence Engebretaon R. B. Hixson English River Fort Williams Canada Echo Fayette County
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Radio vs newspaper praise ends with hometown paper

A Nashua Thanksgiving doc mentions The Little Brown Church hosting weddings, led by Rev Kent with ceremonies hourly from 9am. The text also notes Fort Dodge figure Frederick Larrabee linked to Iowa Senate race and critiques radio’s limits for local news.

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Little Brown Nashua Kent Frederick Larrabee Fort Dodge United States Towa
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