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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1929

Page

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Local Social News Highlights From Elgin And Surrounding Areas

Forrest and Gladys Feller and others visited in Iowa City and Des Moines travels are noted. Band concert announced for Elgin tonight. Widespread social visits include Vivian Weibel in Fairbank and Mary Patterson studying in Colorado. A traffic wreck near Frankville injured two people after a Chevrolet truck hit a light pole and fence.

Oscar Nyborg The Echo Frankville Mike” Nesteby Nesteby Elgin

Elgin Editorial Note Published By R. P. Strauch

A Thursday edition notes the publication details for the Member National Editorial by R. P. Strauch. It lists Elgin in Fayette County Iowa as mailing matter and classifies it as second class mail.

R. P. Strauch Elgin Fayette County Towa

Medical Ethics and Charity Patients in Public Health Debate

In a letter from Decorah Journal editor Fred Beerman, the debate centers on whether the medical profession should advertise to inform the public about health and disease prevention. The piece argues doctors owe a public duty and should fund advertising themselves rather than rely on newspapers or teachers, framing paid promotion as better ethics for medicine.

Fred Beerman The Decorah Journal

No Need for Good Small Towns to Die

An opinion piece argues that small towns vary in fate, not all doomed. Competition pressures merchants to adapt or quit, and success depends on individual towns and their people. The writer believes good towns will improve while poorer ones decline.

Illyria Farm Bureau notes and bank vault ventilation

Saturday evening June 22 a follow up meeting was held at Wadena in the sank rooms. The lesson covered house cleaning methods and a July program committee mistake was noted. Acknowledgments list Thore Thompson Alfred Johnson Mrs Will Frey and Mrs Robert Ernst Publicity Chairman Illyria Two. Citizens States Bank vaults now have a ventilating system allowing safe egress if locked in. The work was done by experienced installers.

Wadena Thore Thompson Alfred Johnson Will Frey Robert Ernst Illyria Two Citizens States Bank

Local visitors from Oelwein and Fairbank recall weekend calls

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tutar and daughter Betty and Mr. and Mrs. Will Tutar with son Jimmie of Oelwein visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boleyn. Mrs. Augusta Holm and son Valentine of Fairbank also called. Mrs. Ern Holzer hosted the Priscilla Club at her home last Wednesday, and Mrs. Emma Bunting and son Orville visited Waukon on Sunday.

Frank Tutar Betty Will Tutar Jimmie Oelwein Augusta Holm Valetine Fairbank Sam Boleyn Ern Holzer Priscilla Club Emma Bunting Orville Waukon

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