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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
3
The document notes second class mail matter status entered in the Clermont Iowa post office, Fayette County, indicating official mailing classification for distribution.
The text argues for strict enforcement and license revocation for convicted drunken drivers and asserts driving is a privilege not a right. It notes enforcement laxity in cities and counties and calls for stronger action to protect citizens. It also includes brief local social notes about visits and travel.
Fred Biermann outlines the push for a presidentially driven reorganization of federal agencies. He notes Congress has flailed with bills, protests have surged, and the House and Senate move toward a general measure. He argues for safeguarding powers and ends with his anticipated vote depending on final wording.
The Tennessee Valley Authority leadership faces internal quarrels among its three directors. President Roosevelt removed Chairman Arthur Morgan amid calls for a probe. The president predicts the inquiry will reveal waste or poor decisions but no graft at the top, given the era of large government spending.
Fred Biermann reflects on Japan’s cherry trees gifted by Tokyo, noting early bloom and crowds around the Tidal Basin. He compares with plum blossoms, praises their fragrance, and suggests plum trees could rival cherry trees in beauty while lamenting wasteful bottle disposal and a bottle-return practice.
In the Waukon Democrat Mrs J K Griebel shares Scriblets column snippets from last week. Observations on cellophane and wax paper, a mothers rule about late visitors, and a quip about the flapper glow with witty reflections. Names of local women and a Dubuque pageant appearance are listed.
Lavanda Carr and Edith Leahy of New York City joined Dr. and Mrs. L. L. Carr in Town City for Easter vacation and will return to school duties Monday. Mrs. Anson Priest, Elizabeth, Mrs. Thomas Cummings, and Mrs. Herman Griebenow drove to Dubuque last Thursday to attend the pageant Hid Battle ments.
Clarence Helgerson of near Waukon came to Clermont from the Decorah hospital last Thursday and is staying with his aunt Mrs Bertha Frisbie while recuperating from an operation.
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