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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1940

Page

2

Message Handling Questions Troubled Hawk-Eye Assembly

A school paper notes a Pep meeting held Friday in the assembly room for Hawkere and mentions students performing stunts during broadcast. It describes class activities across grades including library book additions, nature specimens from pupils, and a sextet at the junior class play.

Taney Lasquerer Rober Fallowes Leo Hawkinson Krunchies Sponsers Gar Beith Kohler Hawkeye Gien Schupbach Eigin

Junior class play and pep plans highlight school week

A mixed sextet sang at the junior class play Toby Helps Out, with a matinee for grade children. The Sophomore English class finished Lady of the Lake, while the pep project for the Friday assembly aims to boost enthusiasm for the Clermont game. The week also notes flu cases, injuries, a postponed Cedar Falls trip, and a cookie of student notices.

Jane Falk Deloris Torkelson Joan Mosby Ivan Torkelson Ben Schori Clifton Kohler Toby Assembly Clermont

Elgin High School Pep Rally and Upcoming Games

The fragment notes a pep rally and upcoming games amid school events. It mentions a junior class play, a question about Spider and Mavis Durscher, and the upcoming battle of the century against Clermont. It urges attendance and support for Elgin’s football team.

Wadena News Reports School Events and Local News

Wadena News presents a busy week with a school assembly highlight, community club notices, and social updates. The high school football team routed Clermont 28 to 0, the honor roll lists seniors and juniors, and local residents including Roy Heyer and the Corkery family are active in community life. The jurors’ play The Cuckoo’s Neated drew a well attended Saturday crowd, with notes of musical and literary performances.

Lyal Whittenbaugh Erma Corkery Jo Ann Davis Imme Bigler George Scott Iowa Fremont Clark Wilfred Iinas Crandall Betty Jennson Hazel Thomas Fresamien Alice Saitfin Dorothy Cline Ces Kinin Hill Erma

Local social notes cover visits and events across towns

Journal mentions gatherings in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Possville, Fayette, Strawberry Point, Des Moines, Lamont, West Union and other communities. It lists many visits to homes, church activities, a Poland China hog show, a 25th wedding anniversary, births, illness updates, and a minor automobile accident near Waukon with no serious injuries.

Kery Marjorie Herwig Janice Nelson Chas. Wittenbaugh Cedar Rapids Duane Raftis Leo Kathryn Baldwin Dubuque P. W. Raftis Tom Baldwin Lyal Whittenbaugh John Arthur Jones Possville John Askey Fayette George Fay Delos Burgett Strawberry Point Roy Leonhart Harry Corkery Richard Corkery Oscar Hunsberger L. Hunsberger Des Moines Lester Shaffer Bobby Clint Shaffer Lamont E. A. 500 H. J. Aeschliman J. H .Wilson O. D. Hunsberger Orville Doland Frank Everett Ole Johnson Ralph Reed West Union 3S. M. Jennings Maggie Cook John Cook F. R Feller Virginia Lee Dorothy Curtis Hoss Whiteher Harry Humphry J. M. Frey Albert Cook Donna Bob Hintz Lansing Lynn Emerson Ed Beckerich Springville N. Y Lawrence Fennell Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor John Frey

Weekend Guests and Local Social Notices in Clermont

Clermont residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend with numerous hospitality events. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Allants in Decorah, Mrs. Wenger and Volga City guests, and Supt. Ressler with family at the Elgin play Toby Helps Out. Local bridge games produced high scores, and families announced moving and visiting for the week among Eldorado West Union Mauston and Detroit connections.

Harry Allants Amundson Julian Moe Decorah Alfred Wenger Lester Wenger Volga City Frank Fay Des Moines Alfred Miller L. A. Kneeland Theo. C. Ressler Elgin Toby Christine Rypestor Corrine Hilder Ruth Norma Rosella Opland Gunder Martin Nelson I. C. Jerdee Contract Bridge Club Len Simek Rudolph Vick Loretta Randall Ferdinand Eldorado West Union Elizabeth Sullivan Thos. Pelton Rochelle Albert Lea Minn N. H. Nelson Clara Hollen Mauston James A. J. Barnes

Little Judy Pearson Congratulates the Grand

A brief note from St. Paul Minnesota records a child named Judy Pearson congratulating the grand. The fragment notes a sentimental social moment featuring a young girl in Minnesota. The item reflects a local human-interest snapshot typical of community pages.

Judy Pearson St. Paul, Minn

Percheron Merceau wins repeat National Show title

Ralph L. Smith of Stanley Kansas owns Merceau the champion Percheron stallion who repeated last year’s victory at the National Percheron Show. Also noted is a 42 pound watermelon from Fredericksburg grown on Guy Brown’s farm two feet long and 42 1 2 inches around. Houston police seek a suspect in a theft case filed as State of Texan versus one white male with a plum colored sedan and listed physical description.

Hawkeye Eagles Floss Elgin Jim Christ Zurbriggen Arlington Fame Hawkeye Clermont Ralph L. Smith Stanley Kansas Marceau Guy Brown Fredericksburg Houston Texas State of Texan Henderson Ailey

Influenza Epidemic Shrinks Kitten Supply in Zealand

An influenza epidemic has killed thousands in Cala Zealand leading to a kitten shortage. Mice and rats have grown bolder due to the absence of their natural enemy, impacting local households and farms.

New Zealand

White Plains teen roars to soapbox derby glory in 1937

Fourteen year old Robert Ballard won the Soapbox derby in 1937 and has since built a niche selling his book How to Build a Soapbox Racer. He also markets blue prints through a mail order house, leveraging his young victory into ongoing enterprise.

Robert Ballard White Plains N. Y

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