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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

31 Mar 1938

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1938

Page

2

Wadena area notes and obituaries from the Echo

Local notices and social items from Wadena include visits by Irene Shover and Mae Hinkle, updates on Mae Hinkle and Wesley Phelps, and several weekend guests. The long obituary for Minnie Toomey Corkery details a life from Arlington to Wadena, with a large family, and a Fayette County public notice dated 1938 regarding Emma Reinhart’s estate and final accounting.

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Irene Shover McGregor Robert Whittenbaugh Mae Hinkle Harvey Teutsch Payette Fred Ernst Wesley Phelps Ralph Reed Colleen West Union Johnson Bros Square Deal Card Club Lacha Dahlgren Dorothy Weber Alice Gehring Wilma Metcalf Bas Pearl Johnson Maggie Whittenbaugh la Fonda Gell Alden Gell William Nelson Supt. Doughty Ray Herwig Robert Bigler Prof Welch Wm. Nelson Bram Waterloo Phylis Herwig Mildred Minihan Ernestine Herrling Amelia Kuhn V. Carnock Iowa City Dubuque Helen Byers Fremont Clark Roy Crandall Vida Henrich Ole Johnson McKinley Gage Rochester Minn Luther Crandall Colonial Hospital Crandall Minnie Toom Corkery Dennis Mary Leahy Toomey Arlington John Corkery Wadena Jamez Marry Fayette Kathleen Mia Floyd Duff Sumner Fran William Richard Ellen Bernadette Erma Edna Alice Oelwein Patrick Toomey Dorrance Noonan Wadena Church J. Fischer BR. A. Duffy Eagle Center Fischer Jesus Winifred DeMarion Fen Geneveva Lane Town City T. J. Leahy Leo Leahy McLaughlin Cedar Rapids Lew Egbert John Jim Snill Eda McEvoy Greene D. Stully Monona Paul Hugh James Corkery Chicago Mae Corkery Des Moines Tim Corkery Mike Wood Gertrude Cecil Corkery P. J. Corkery Charles Fairbank Ervil Brinkman John Groat Ernie Shoemaker D. J. Raftis Frank Raftis Lucille Lawrence Raftis L. E. Hildt Roy Meyer Lydia Robinson Rose Purcell Anna Dennler Mary Robinson Christian Meyer Mary Meyer Emma Reinhart District Court of Iowa Fayette County Samuel Mosby Court House W. H. Antes
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Playthings For Baby Development Through Play

A guide on infant play describes how babies learn by exploring objects through sight sound and taste. It emphasizes varied safe toys like bright buttons cloth pieces and paper, and suggests simple activities such as transferring items between containers to develop motor skills.

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A Frugal Bride and Groom Wed Despite Hard Times

The bride, in white with white rose-buds, walked with her father in an invalid chair wheeled by three grandsons. The groom, aided by mahogany crutches, stood unaided. They waited until they could truly afford the ceremony.

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Youll Be Surprised How Easily You Can Sell It With a Want Ad

A compact note suggests the effectiveness of using a want ad to sell items quickly. It emphasizes the ease of reaching buyers through a simple classified approach and hints at favorable outcomes for sellers seeking fast results.

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Louisville Doctor Receives Notre Dame Laetare Medal

Dr. Irvin W. Abell of Louisville Kentucky, president elect of the American Medical Association, was awarded the Laetare Medal for 1938 by the University of Notre Dame. The award honors an outstanding Catholic layman in the United States and was presented last Saturday.

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Irvin W. Abell Louisville Kentucky American Medical Association University of Notre Dame United States
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Crowds in Mexico City Back Cardenas Expropriation

At the National Palace plaza last week thousands of Mexican workers demonstrated against imperialism. They backed President Lazaro Cardenas as foreign oil firms were expropriated. A coffin labeled Huasteca Petroleum Company figures among the protest symbols.

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Mexico City National Palace Lazaro Cardenas Huasteca Huasteca Petroleum Company
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Roosevelt Interview in Open Car at Warm Springs Grounds

Franklin D. Roosevelt sits at the wheel of an open car during an interview at Warm Springs. Reporters and staff stand nearby at the infantile paralysis center grounds as the president pauses to chat while driving through the area.

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Warm Springs Franklin D. Roosevelt
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First Ohio Northwest Code Maxwell's 1798 Book

The first book published in Ohio and the Northwest Territory was Maxwell's Code an octavo of 225 pages printed by William Maxwell of Cincinnati in 1798 and titled Laws of the Territory of the Benes States North-West of the io.

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Ohio Northwest Territory Maxwell William Maxwell Cincinnati
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Pipefish: Slim ocean fish with male carrying eggs

The pipefish is a slender fish that swims like a snake. Males carry eggs in a pouch on their underside after they are laid. Pipefish grow to two to three feet and inhabit warm ocean regions.

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Elephant Trunk Differences Between Indian and African Species

The Indian elephant has a trunk that is a mouth, with one Angel on the trunk, and smaller ears. The African elephant’s trunk is folded like a telescope and has two Angles. African females commonly lack large tusks, unlike the male and female Indian elephants.

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Salt Lake City Founders Referenced in Valley Moment

Salt Lake City pioneers numbered 148 in a group led by Brigham Young who proclaimed the valley the place where they should settle. The famous moment is cited as the founding point for the city in Mormon history.

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Salt Lake City Brigham Young
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