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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1933
Page
8
A 1903 verse in a Douglas Matoch column argues wealth alone cannot define worth. It contrasts riches with inner character, urging judges to value deeds and soul over clothes or fortune. The piece emphasizes moral judgment based on inner virtue rather than material display.
Oak Grove reports a series of social visits and dinners. Mr and Mrs Ralph Shaffer hosted. Hazel Gehring and others stopped by, and many neighbors including the Kohls, Dennlers, Dummers, Hofer, and Peters shared meals or greetings at local homes during the week.
The week’s social calendar includes Mr. and Mrs. Bert Allen hosting callers. Clara Holzer Paul Voshell Cleve Bennett and Harold Leuenberger attended. Ed Talcott Floyd Bark of Randalia visited Harold Strong. Roy Leuchtenmacher Darryl Wilson and others dropped by various homes. Several families traveled to Epworth Rockford IL and nearby towns for visits and gatherings.
A series of dinner and supper visits marks a community week in Cheery Valley. Families from Oak Grove Elgin Volga City and Hawkeye are shown hosting and visiting relatives and friends at multiple homes. A local reflection closes with a wry note on truth and restraint.
Community diary records many visits and meals across Elkader Volga City and surrounding towns. Notable entries include Frieden and family guests, weddings announced, the Ladies Aid supper planned for November 10, and farm bureau training sessions. Several families move or host relatives while county events and birthday celebrations unfold.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Bermen and family express gratitude to neighbors and organizations for assistance after their home loss. Ten cent line reflects newspaper motto about neighbors supporting each other.
The article describes a dress clinic emphasizing self poise and grooming for women, noting comfort over expensive fashion. It covers the First Myria Fairfield Farm Bureau Training School held November 3 at Mrs. I. F. Shaffer’s home with 27 attendees, meals, and discussions on leadership, study, and the farm woman’s role in national life.
A man granted Tuesday off due to the five day week faces a grim fate with his wife shifting wash day to Tuesday. The report notes that seventy percent of a naval vessel’s cost goes to labor.
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