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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

04 Nov 1937

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1937

Page

2

Wadena Social News Highlights Local Club Events

Mrs Maggie Whittenbaugh hosted the Square Deal card club with prizes to Vida Henrich first and Mrs Harry Broughton second. A large social circle attended gatherings in homes across Wadena, with multiple card clubs, visits from Cedar Rapids to Milwaukee, and a 100th year missionary observance at the Presbyterian church.

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Maggie Whittenbaugh Square Deal Vida Henrich Harry Broughton Hi. OH. Whitcher Chas Gehring Edna Corkery Sumner John Corkery Fred Heiden H. J. Resecliman Waterloo Velma Everett Earl Carpenter Cedar Falls Jeanette Flanagan Arlington John Flanagan Carl Cox Arlene Manchester Fremont Clark Louie Anderson Clermont Johnson Bros U. B Blanche Aeschliman Farmersburg Lena Aeschliman la Fonda Gell Margaret Broughton West Union Miriam Jeffery Cedar Rapids Zella Duncan Gerald Olive Knutson Lyal Whittenbaugh John Robert Whittenbaugh Stella Bobby Arthur Jones Monona Bernadette Corkery Floyd Duffy Will Jones E. A. Card Club F. H. Everett Ed Raftis Ehlers Carl Kelly Marjorie Ernst Robert Ernst Mary Whittenbaugh Oelwe Jean Brady Leo Baldwin Virginia Herwig Herman Lareen Dorothy Minihan Mary Sniffin Russell Shaffer Cecelia Corkery Nellie Whittenbaugh Floyd Patterson Clair Corbin Dawson Clark Geo. Davis Richard Kennedy Kathryn Francik Presbyterian Church Robert E. Sheer National Board Auction Bridge Club A. G. Herrling Arthur Herrling Mildred Minihan Phyllis Herwig Louise Walters Milwaukee Wis Adolph Weber William Nelson Billie Donald Adama Minn Nelson Fairmont Ella Raftis Keen-O-Card Club Mayme Molumby Mayme Welch H. Whitcher J. M. Frey Harry Humphry Walter Humphry Chris Wenger Flynn J. H. Wilson Robert Frey Martin Harley Will Frey John Erickson Elkader Bent Erickson V. Carnock Volga City Start Alfred Jenson Bert Erickson Rochester Betty Minihan Myr Martin Minihan Lloyd Dewey Dubuque Ray Herwig Howard Dutcher Lehigh
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Jokes and quips from a lighthearted column

A collection of humorous snippets and wry sayings. The bits joke about family dynamics and everyday quirks, including a wife hat argument, a talking clock, and a crank found in an exchange. The tone is casual and folksy with playful sarcasm.

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Endowment Annuity Policy Promises Retirement Security

Bankers Life Insurance Co of Nebraska promotes its Endowment Annuity Policy as a retirement income contract. The piece argues aging dependency is a national issue and urges personal planning, insurance protection for dependents, and disciplined saving through life insurance as essential for financial independence in old age.

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Bankers Life Insurance Co Nebraska Bankers Life United States
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Treatment of Stuttering in Iowa Children

Sponsored by the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, University of Iowa, the piece urges early speech correction and consultation with specialists. It advises calm parental attitudes, healthy physical care, and objective discussion to prevent self-consciousness and promote normal social life.

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State University of Iowa Tever The Iowa Child Welfare Research Station University of Iowa
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Biscuit Name Tells Twice Baked Origin

The term biscuit is a French word meaning twice baked a reference to the original bake method that produced a hard dry texture.

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Dim Your Lights to Prevent Blindness Crash

An accident report cites glare from oncoming headlights as the cause. The piece urges drivers to dim lights to avoid temporary blindness, stressing citizen responsibility and courtesy to protect others on the road.

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Courtesy of the Heart and Its Allied Love

A reflection on courtesy linked to love, asserting that true courtesy originates from the heart and manifests as pure outward behavior. The piece links inner virtue to social civility and humane conduct.

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Culprit Desists After Prowler Attacks Reported

Townspeople were upset by reports of a prowler who leaped from behind trees to grab youths along the sidewalk. He attempted to seize a schoolgirl and a schoolboy but both escaped. the motives remain unknown, though threats and public alarm may have deterred further molestations.

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Tax and transport woes raised by the Postville Herald

The piece notes a motorist taxed heavily with federal state and local levies totaling 1.448 billion dollars. It claims the average driver earns little weekly, a car valued under 200 dollars, and a yearly 50 dollar registration plus fuel tax cost. It asserts motorists fund seven percent of tax dollars and asserts sixteen cents of each motor tax dollar is misspent away from highways. The text also mentions Iowa dairy herds and butterfat averages from cow testing associations.

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Automobile’ Manufacturers’ Association Motorista Aarna Iowa
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