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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1937

Page

3

Clermont Enterprise Post Office Listing

The Clermont Enterprise is designated as second class mail matter in Clermont Iowa within Fayette County.

Clermont Fayette County Iowa

Safety drive notes auto fatalities and jaywalking risks

An aged statistical note cites 38 500 auto deaths with about half pedestrians. It urges strict safety, jaywalking bans, and caution at crossings. Mentions 1938 Iowa license plates shipped from Anamosa and new plates with blue numerals. Fayette schools grant a temporary vacation as a condemned grade school building is repaired.

Anamosa Iowa 1938 Fayette

Gain Vitality and Clear Skin with Kruschen Salts Diet

Promotes daily half teaspoon Kruschen Salts in hot water before breakfast to banish fat in four weeks. Encourages lighter meals with less pastry fats potatoes butter cream sugar. Claims energy, clearer skin, and youthful vigor with a 4 week regimen and money back guarantee if not improved.

Monuments to Change and the Library of Congress

A columnist reflects on the Veterans Administration building and Decatur house, contrasts dueling with modern law, praises Easter dawn services, lauds the Bureau of Investigation and G-Men efforts, and extols the Library of Congress with its vast holdings and public accessibility. He notes fingerprints, public library access, and the growth of the Library’s staff and volumes.

Pansies Blooming Brighten Arlington Visit

Observer notes a bed of pansies in full bloom and many flowering trees seen in Arlington. Washington’s spring arrives earlier as first cherry blossoms near flowering, with fires kept burning to ward off frosts.

Arlington Washington

Another Death Shrinks Republican House Membership

The death of 74 year old Ben Focht of Pennsylvania on March 27th reduces the Republican membership in the House to 87. James W. Wadsworth of New York stands out as a trusted voice with a notable public life lineage, including serving as New York state speaker, twelve years as a U.S. senator, and a current term as congressman. He married the daughter of John Hay, Lincoln's biographer.

Ben Focht Pennsylvania House Bertrand Snell New York Ham Fish James W. Wadsworth

Twenty Years Ago World War Entry Anniversary Note

A retrospective note marks April 6 as twenty years since the United States entered World War I. The item argues that debating the war’s causes is now futile and emphasizes the importance of service and remembrance rather than disputes.

Keeping Out of War What Has Our Government Done

Fraternal letter argues the United States has not done enough to promote peaceful methods for settling international disputes before wars break out. It contends preventing a war is the best way to keep out of one, urging stronger peaceful efforts. Signed Fred Biermann.

United States Fred Biermann

Primary Catechism on Tax Relief and Local Budgets

A compact discussion questions tax relief as shifting costs to others and suggests a state budget appeal board to challenge proposed expenditures. It notes a common “pass the buck” attitude and names four trial jurors from northeast Fayette county for the April term at West Union: Orville Corbin, Wadena. Aubrey Guyer, Elgin. Hazel Tatro, Monticello. Roy Learn, Clermont.

Fayette County West Union Orville Corbin Wadena Aubrey Guyer Elgin Hazel Tatro Roy Learn Clermont

Duck sightings spark local editor’s odd car note

A southern editor notes fresh vir ducks appearing near McGregor, mentioning a dented fender from two weeks prior and a move gone amiss, yet the incident seems not to matter to locals as ice remains.

McGregor Vicinity

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