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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1950

Page

2

Elgin Panthers honor Marlys Wenger in school tribute

The Elgin Panthers feature Marlys Wenger as Queen of Hearts in a yearbook style profile. She excels academically and athletically, serving as a student editor and basketball guard, while active in choir and church activities. The piece notes her leadership roles, future plans in elementary teaching, and strong grade performance.

Marlys Wenger Marlys EHS Methodist Church Panther Shelda Cathy Mailys

Speech Class Updates Spur Busy Juniors Activities

In a busy week juniors worked on interviews and sales talks including selling annuals. Interviews covered teachers applying for jobs traffic violation inquiries and student ads for the school newspaper. Next week focuses on panel discussions and symposiums.

Primary and First Grade Absence and Catch-Up Efforts

Students in primary and first grade missed days due to colds and flu. Teachers urge quick return and hard work to make up missed work. Music class covered songs about familiar workers including The Corn Man, The Barber, The Policeman and The Milkman. Art class activities included tracing.

Barber Policeman

Road Ahead in Discipline by Alma Jones

Iowa State College expert Alma Jones argues that patient guidance and understanding shape a child better than harsh punishment. The booklet outlines warm affection, appropriate rewards after tasks, and gradual increase of responsibility to foster self discipline and growth in youngsters.

Alma Jones Iowa State College Mrs. Jones

Fingerprint lore spans China to Nova Scotia cliffs

The text notes fingerprints found in China dating to 200 B.C. and claims the oldest American record is carved on a cliff in Nova Scotia, presenting a concise, albeit fragmentary, chronicle of early fingerprint evidence.

China B.C America Nova Scotia

Incomplete Guide From a Fragmented Text

The readable fragments discuss rats and growth, US production rates for matches, cooking potatoes with or without jackets, and a washing instruction noting fastened fabric or clothespins to save strain. Entities include United States and general references to cooking and household tasks.

Dairy and farm worker gains in early American agriculture

The article notes dairy cows in the United States increasing milk production by 22 percent over the past 25 years and the output of American farm workers rising by 121 percent from 1910 to 1950.

United States

Do Be Know Iowa Factories Wealth Over Farms

A brief fragment asserts that Iowa's factories now generate as much wealth as its farms, signaling industrial growth and shifting economic balance within the state. The text emphasizes factories matching farm wealth, implying broad economic change.

Iowa

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