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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1938
Page
3
The Clermont Enterprise in Clermont Iowa provides weekly Thursday publication. Local editor Elizabeth Priest heads the staff as a member of the Iowa Press Association and the National Editorial Association with postal status in Fayette County.
Fred Biermann reviews 1937 farm loan policy granting 3 14 percent interest on Federal Land Bank loans until July 1 1938 and 4 percent for the following year. He notes veto overridden, discusses extending the 3 percent rate for two more years, and weighs a possible government subsidy. He cites Senator Guy M Gillette and mentions a Senate dissent on a relief appropriation.
A speaker questions relief spending in the budget noting 23 of 435 house members present. He argues relief is a major, hard to trim item while unemployment remains high, and that other large expenditures could be reduced though many critics still vote for them.
A notice notes the notary seal fee in Washington at 50 cents with no discounts. It also describes the Senate custom of extending the legislative day, keeping sessions ongoing and recessing without adjournment to maintain orderly business and save time during the late March period.
The piece notes scarce personal solicitation among congress members despite high stakes and details a doctor in Washington who avoided pressing patients for money. It also describes Washington’s inventive soot disposal methods that reduce city grime and sell moistened soot for profit.
As early as Maren 20th flowering shrubs and trees were budded or in bloom. Residents fear a late frost may strike before this letter is printed.
A fragmented reader praises Bruce Barton and Reader's Digest as mind sharpening and accessible. The note endorses the magazine and hints at ideas for readers to consider, including a playful nudge to explore the publication and even a light ad for buying.
Fayette county plans for colt breaking and multiple hitch demonstrations to be held at the Will Howard farm two miles north of West Union on Tuesday April 12 at 9 30 am have been completed a large number of county men have attended before and many now use the multiple hitch all Fayette county farmers are invited to attend long time record books selected for the Washington Camp contest Hernice Stelzmiller from Union Sunny Sals and Grover Miehe of the Harlan club will represent the county in the state contest Bernice has a seven year record and Grover an eight year record
Seventeen members of the Women’s Home Project Committee met with Mrs A J Hanson district committee woman of Black Hawk county Friday at the State Bank of Fayette. Clermont county chairman Mrs Kenneth J Kerr presided. Hanson aided planning for township work and urged cooperation with Farm Bureau groups to standardize as many townships as possible.
A 4-H tree planting demonstration will be held at the home of Virginia Rummel ten miles south and one fourth mile west of Fayette on Saturday April 9 at 10 am. All 4-H club girls and others interested are invited to attend.
The corn loan program in 1937 extends the application deadline beyond March 31 to help farmers establish price protection for larger on farm supplies. Loans at 50 cents per bushel were issued as of March 16 totaling $16,599,616 on 34,253,774 bushels under seal, for AAA cooperators. The extension supports placing corn in the granary and stabilizing prices amid increased on farm stocks.
The piece notes soil erosion in wet seasons and wind loss in drought, predicting rising grasshopper pressure. It cites government programs competing with private business, pointing to WPA factories employing about 200,000 in cotton garments and becoming a major employer.
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