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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1933

Page

4

Echo Office stationery and yearling Chester White sale

In stock Echo Office Elgin offers typ ewriter pads construction paper and various office supplies with low prices. Also listed is a 100 engraved visiting cards deal and a Chester White stock hog for sale from A and R Kohis Clermont. A club offer promises Dubuque Telegraph Herald and Echo savings on combined subscriptions.

Elgin Echo Echo Elgin Chester Echo and Enterprise Dubuque

Egypt's Rapid Progress Amid Century-Old Practices

Egypt has advanced quickly compared with other oriental regions in recent years while its pastoral systems remain largely unchanged. The country features numerous hospitals and dispensaries, and re education has been in use since 3225.

Egypt

Safest Day for Pedestrians Revealed by Europe Survey

A recent European survey finds Wednesday as the safest day for pedestrians, with Monday next, then Thursday Friday Sunday and Saturday recording fewer accidents in descending order. The study highlights weekday patterns in traffic safety and calls for continued caution on busier days.

Europe

Liquor Tax Plan Aims at Damages Fund in Iowa

Legislative letter discusses options for state control of liquor sales, a Swedish private system, and a proposed damages fund funded by a sales tax on liquor. Proponents argue motorists face damages from liquor related accidents without liability insurance, while the plan envisions a tribunal with appeals similar to the industrial commissioner system. Prominent figures back taxing liquor to finance compensation.

Quebec Iowa General Assembly

Legionnaires Admitted Free to Ames Kansas Aggie Game

About 600 American Legion posts in Iowa will be guests of the Iowa State Athletic Department at the Kansas State football game on Armistice Day. George F. Veenker arranged free admission for Legionsires with 1984 membership cards. Gov. Clyde L. Herring will speak at a noon luncheon and attend the game. Legionnaires will parade in Ames and participate in a between-halves program.

American Legion Iowa Iowa State Athletic Department George F. Veenker Ames Clyde L. Herring Memorial Union Legion

Iowa's Poor Showing at Century of Progress Exhibit

A reader criticizes Iowa's Century of Progress exhibit for being mainly pictures and sparse in other displays. The letter urges a stronger Iowa display if the fair continues, or withdrawal.

Iowa Jowa Missouri Illinois South Dakota Florida California Wisconsin Colorado Bellayue Herald

Six Letters Shy a Request for Kip Unga Autograph

A man who heard author Kip Unga never signs for less than 50 cents a word sent $1, seeking a signature. The two words he received were simply “Thank you,” per the Boston Transcript.

Buslyard Kip- Ung Boston Transcript

Chevrolet Twenty-Two Years Old In World’s Largest Auto Maker

The piece marks Chevrolet’s 22nd anniversary since its 1911 organization and notes rapid growth from a modest start to 1933 output past 600,000 cars. It recalls the 1915 model and 1917 production surpassing 100,000, and GM’s 1918 acquisition of Chevrolet. It stresses Chevrolet’s 45 percent share of its price segment and leadership in the automotive industry.

Chevrolet Motor Company of Michigan Hia Chevrolet General Motors Chevrolet Motor Company

New Deal Decalogue attributed to Harry F. Payer

Enid Oklahoma reports one of the new State Department assistants, Harry F. Payer of Cleveland, laid out ten commandments for the New Deal in a speech. Highlights include limits on living beyond means and avoiding idolatry of money while ensuring employment and rational industry management.

Harry F. Payer Cleveland Enid Okla

Hatred condemned as evil and hurtful practice

The West Bend Journal argues hatred harms both hater and others, disturbingly distorting view and causing weight loss and vision issues. It states no one benefits from hatred, urging love and respect as divine duty and condemning tolerance of hate.

West Bend Journal

Sentenced for Stealing Oats Merle Fear Pleads Guilty

Merle Fear, a farm worker near Arlington, pleaded guilty to larceny of data before Judge T. H. Goheen on Tuesday and was sentenced to one year in the county jail at hard labor plus court costs. Construction paper obtainable at the Echo Office.

Merle Fear Arlington T. H. Goheen

Fragmentary 19th Century Aphorism Snippet

A garbled OCR fragment quotes a speaker asserting learning as a life aim and notes the difficulty of finding a husband after marriage. It mentions Betsy, a war reference to Ball and Bervies, and reads as a stray, contextless cut from a larger piece.

Jolly School News Highlights Local Float Victory

The Elkader parade featured a second most beautiful float titled October Miss Moyer, county superintendent invited students to visit county offices as a prize. American Education Week will be celebrated Friday with a program for school facts, inviting parents and friends to attend. Robert Yearous visited last Friday. students Gerald Frieden, Earl Medberry, Junior Klingman, Glen Yearouy, and Albert Lee Dennler maintained perfect attendance.

Elkader Moyer Court House Robert Yearous Gerald Frieden Earl Medberry Junior Klingman Glen Yearouy Albert Lee Dennler Hilda Meyer

Choosing Education or Work A Guide for Youth

The Republican News urges students to decide whether to continue schooling or enter the workforce, noting that stopping education does not end learning. It praises ongoing study by farmers and stresses honesty and industry as keys to success, warning against stagnation and urging most youngsters to pursue further schooling if possible.

Republican News St. Johns Mich

Farm Bureau Meeting Dates Listed for Townships

A notice lists upcoming Farm Bureau annual meetings across townships. Illyria Township convenes November 9, Clermont Township on November 15, Union Dover on November 17, and Pleasant Valley on November 28.

Clermont Township Union - Dover Townships Pleasant Valley Township

British Museum Rule on Permanent Exhibits

A historical note states that once a specimen is accepted for exhibition by the trustees of the British Museum, it cannot later be removed from the building without an act of Parliament.

British Museum

Two Fishermen and a Lesson on Honest Value

A short essay compares two fishermen in separate boats to business ethics. One abandons his own spot for a better haul, ruining the catch for both. The piece argues that chasing inferior quality bait harms producers and buyers, noting more discerning buyers and the lasting value of honest quality per K. V. P. Philosopher.

K. V. P. Philosopher

Science Hall Growth Speeds On Campus Construction

Work on the new science building at the college campus advances rapidly with walls erected and roof boards laid in recent days. Once shingles go on, interior work can proceed despite weather concerns.

Fayette

Wenger sale fine at Echo shop report next week

Chas Wenger reported the sale went smoothly at the Echo shop just as we were going to press. A fuller report will follow next week.

Chas, Wenger Echo Shop Weill

Where Meat People Live Nearly half of the population

An article notes that nearly half of the continental United States population resides in 98 metropolitan districts, highlighting population distribution and urban concentration across major areas.

Continental United States

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