Post Office Entry Notation From Clermont Iowa
Entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County Iowa at second class taal matter.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1936
Page
3
Entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County Iowa at second class taal matter.
The text discusses improving administrative efficiency through reducing waste and promoting honesty prudence and diligence. It notes loyalty to duties and essential knowledge aid service quality while mentioning public expectations. It then shifts to agricultural observations about January farm income, corn germination rates and the reliability of individual ear tests for sorting good ears from bad.
Community gossip and schedules include weekend visits, dinner gatherings, and hospital news across Frankville Clermont and Guttenberg. Listings mention Dorcas Society event on April 4, cemetery care, and teachers attending a contest in Elxader. Agricultural notes discuss white grub damage risks and flax farming practices.
Grand Meadow residents hosted and visited relatives and friends through the week. Numerous at home gatherings occurred in the Bert Lyngaas, Ewald Lyngaas, Reinhart, Olson, and Lyngaas households with guests from nearby families and outings to Elkader for a spelling contest.
A survey is under way to determine chinch bug population in southern Iowa as field checks show enough live insects remained despite winter deaths. If May and June weather favors the bugs, small grain and corn could suffer severe damage in the region.
The Gazette quotes winter dairy price pressure from storms and notes 1936 auto colors blue and black while advising not to overspend. It humorously contrasts urban street awareness with rural dangers and muses on travel plans from California to Miami. Scribblings poke at Republican and Democratic money myths amid misread banknote phrases.
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