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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1937
Page
5
The 47th General Assembly enters a tense stretch with farm to market road legislation motor vehicle reform and the defeated teachers annuity bill prompting sharp debate. Social welfare advances accompany state payroll and unemployment measures as lawmakers push funding requests and state department consolidations amid debates on power delegations.
The Echo reports a corrected subscription list on Friday April 9 and urges readers to verify credits. If payments before the correction fail to show, notify the office at once to ensure proper credit is received.
The Federated Clubs of Fayette county held their annual convention at Hawkeye on Friday April 9 with Mrs. L H Hauth as county chairman presiding and Kathryn Strauch as secretary. Morning sessions featured community singing and reports from club presidents. Mary Virginia Noble entertained with poems in costume. Afternoon talks on Legislation and These Changing Years were given, and Mrs. Guy Whitford was elected county chairman for the coming two years.
Rev. Martin L. Leuschner will preach at both services next Sunday. He edits The Baptist Herald and serves as executive secretary of the Young People's and Sunday School Workers' Union. Previously he led Fleischman Memorial church in Philadelphia and studied at Colgate Rochester Divinity School and the University of California. The afternoon parsonage meet from 2 to 4 welcomes young folks to know him better.
Fayette county schoolmasters announce there will be no county play day in 1987. They say a one to two year vacation may whet interest for a larger event later, leaving children of all ages otherwise disappointed.
The Ladies' Progressive Home Study Club of Ilyria township districts No 1 and 2 met April 8 at Mrs Lulu Rothlisberger's with seven attendees. Guests shared garden hints, Lola Yearous presented a Chopin biograph y, and Mabel Demaler spoke on berry selection and care. The next meeting is set for May 5 at Mrs Reynold Strong, with lunch by the hostess Publicity Chairman.
The Elgin board met Tuesday evening and retained the entire teaching staff for the coming year with slight salary increases. Increases vary to balance the schedule. Contracts will be drawn up immediately and teachers may indicate if they will stay in Elgin or seek a change. Supt D R Roberts was elected last year for a two year term and was not up for election.
Luther College will entertain the Northeast Iowa Press Association on Saturday April 17 with a luncheon at 6 30 and a postponed business session. A double header baseball game between Luther and the University of Wisconsin is the main event of the day and the college extended invitations to members.
The Henry Field and Earl May stores of Town Falls pleaded guilty and were fined $78 each under the pure food act last Tuesday. Field was charged with falsely claiming 90 percent germination for sweet clover seed, while May allegedly sold rye seed containing quack grass.
Official notice from Mayor H. F. Becker demands all chickens within Elgin be penned up immediately and confined to their owner’s property limits. Observance requested at once.
The American Legion and Auxiliary plan a joint meeting at B. J. Baumgartner's residence next Wednesday evening. April 21. A family note reports John Gottlisb Mary and Eliza Pulfer visiting Independence to see their seriously ill father. The piece ends with a nod to ad reading being a smart shopper habit.
Elgin baseball club schedules a meeting at the town hall Friday evening April 16 at B oclock. J F Berndt Meg Samuel Mosby Ruth and families and others visited friends in Elkader Sunday. John Barnhouse welcomed a six pound daughter born Monday April 12.
Iowa farm stocks show 46,700,000 bushels of corn on hand April 1, the lowest April 1 level since 1926. Crib stock is 31 percent of last year, with 145,312,000 bushels in farmers hands a year ago. Nuts stocks total 68,162,000 bushels, down from 93,771,000 last year. Wheat prospects imply no major acreage loss, except possibly in southeastern and eastern counties.
The Elgin Study Club met at the Allen Habeger home on Tuesday evening. Myrtle Kohler read a paper on Angelo Patri and Sups D R Roberts spoke on Guidance in the School Curriculum. The club will host the East Community Club at a tea at 2 pm on Tuesday afternoon April 27 at the Rev Zoschke home.
F D Welch pleased with large turnout at oil demonstration last Thursday evening at the opera house. Over a hundred people attended to see quality analyses and hear a company expert discuss oils. Refreshments followed, and attendees called the meeting interesting and informative.
Jowans purchased 760,878.46 dollars of liquor in March, up about 45,000 from February. Fayette County totals 9,876.42 dollars for Oelwein and West Union stores, with 135 stores statewide in operation.
State highway crew patching damaged spots on primary 172 Tuesday applied oil and gravel. Drivers reported slick, gooey mess and harsh language followed. Estimations place the Detroit automobile strike losses well above flood damages in the Ohio River valley in economic and material terms.
The Marion Lutheran church choir will perform a cantata this Sunday evening April 18 after a postponement due to bad roads. With passable roads a good crowd is expected.
Elgin will hold its second Market Day Sale of the 1937 season on Saturday afternoon April 17. A large list of livestock and machinery has been compiled, with 19 horses, 25 cattle, 19 hogs, 4 ewes, 26 chickens, and more items. Manager H. W. Falk will accept further listings until Friday noon and urges all goods and stock be at the sale grounds by 11 Saturday morning.
Mr and Mrs C J Harrington celebrated their Emerald or fifth wedding anniversary last Wednesday April 7 with children at home A generous dinner followed at 6 30 pm Attending were Mr and Mrs Warren Harrington and Mr and Mrs Louis Koevenig and son of Postville Mrs Ern Schori Geraldine and Mr and Mrs Arthur Herrling Also Mrs Frank Shipton of Alta Vista could not attend due to illness They were married in 1882 and have long resided in the Elgin area Friends wish them many more anniversaries.
In town on Tuesday farmers displayed evident cheer and vigor as they anticipate fieldwork tomorrow. They credit spring with renewed hope and enthusiasm, stating they will head to the fields if rain does not delay plans.
Sept Roberts notifies parents that all un immunized school children may receive diphtheria shots Friday morning at nine o clock April 16 at the Elgin school building. Surrounding schools pupils and preschool children are invited to participate in the program.
Notices of daily price hikes in paper, printing materials, and office equipment surge. Some articles report rises up to 20 percent with manufacturers citing war, strikes, higher wages, and taxes as causes, with no clear end in sight.
The Elgin school carnival drew strong crowds and a record $200.05 in receipts. Highlights included two plays, a style show, and booths by local businesses such as Elgin Oil, Falb's Meat Market, and Kohler's. seniors earned a half holiday for the best fundraiser. A town parade preceded the event, with the Student body and teachers earning praise for turnout and energy. Baseball season starts Friday with Elgin facing Ossian at Sehori Field at 3 o'clock.
The body of Mrs. Ben Franks nee Mae Conner of Urbana Iowa was brought here for burial Tuesday of this week. She was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I N Conner.
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