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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1935
Page
3
Clermont Enterprise notes its Thursday morning publication with Elizabeth Priest as editor and member of Iowa and National Editorial associations. The Clermont office in Fayette County Iowa is registered as second class mail.
A Wyoming journal piece argues many churches face finances and survival pressures, urging field exchanges, merged congregations, and inter denominational cooperation. It envisions a future where joint action and a less denominational focus foster service to youth and community. A Sioux City reader recalls finding a diamond lost in ice after a tea room visit, illustrating chance discovery.
An Iowa editor condemns parade misdirection for R O T C youths, calls war brutal, and notes masses flocking to cherry blossoms near the Tidal Basin. He cites two presidential hopefuls James Wadsworth and Hamilton Fish, praising Wadsworth’s sincerity and criticizing Fish’s aggressive style.
William Bankhead of Alabama, elected Democratic floor leader, has not been in the House this year due to heart trouble. In his absence Ed Taylor of Colorado has led the Democrats, described as steady rather than spectacular, who resolves conflicts peacefully and typically achieves his aims.
A correction by Fred Biermann clarifies state bonuses have been paid in 20 states not 48. The Paris Appeal item notes a Monroe county woman dropped from public aid for a weekly allowance used on a permanent wave. It mentions local surplus relief, a bust of syrup theft for liquor, and laments food scarcity with lighthearted social commentary on women and the 40 hour week for tired mothers.
Iowa farmers saw higher income in February and dairy markets expect prices to stay firm into 1938. May 21 marks All Iowa Dairy Day at Ames, sponsored by the Iowa State Dairy Association. Shelterbelts, erosion control, and pasture management are urged, with weather and crop conditions shaping farm profitability.
The piece urges readers to move from waiting to doing, stressing that a live city offers work and that Chambers of Commerce drive growth. It criticizes pessimists, praises progressive merchants, and encourages local advertising in the newspaper as a means to reach engaged readers.
The Hawkeye mayor and city council were each paid one dollar for their official services in 1934, as recorded in the Hawkeye Beacon proceedings. The item highlights the symbolic figure rather than substantial compensation for governance.
A collage of notes and quips from Water and West Bend communities. It mentions Mrs. Della Falk aiding her mother Mrs. John Kohler, a northern Iowa farmer chasing a missing wife at an asylum, a father counting a baby girl, and a quip about farm prices. It cites Frankly Speaking and historical musings on long words from puzzle conventions.
Clermont residents Mr and Mrs Walter German and family joined Sunday dinner at the Lee Farmer home. John Follen and two daughters Florence and Katherine from Volga City also ate with the Alfred Wenger family. Lon Simek’s home is being torn down to permit a new house on the site while part of a tall brick yard chimney was reduced last week. J B Miller of Elgin had the contract. Dr and Mrs Joe Kerwick of New Hampton visited the Van Appelman home and the couple traveled to Champaign to fetch their mother from a hospital. Forty Los Angeles butcher shops closed as housewives strike over meat costs, hinting at farmers living on 2-cent hogs.
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