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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
5
Legislators plan to adjourn the 46th General Assembly tomorrow but delays persist. A Senator voiced frustration that little progress has been made and suggested adjourning, while history shows sessions sometimes pause longer and print the proceedings as of the adjournment date.
The appropriation committees wrestle with a two year budget with education funding favored by the Senate. A state liquor commission inquiry nears a report possibly recommending removals, while a new chain store tax bill is passed by the Iowa House. The chamber clash over allocations and policy continues into a delaying conference.
At a special meeting the Elgin school board decided to maintain salaries at the same level as last year. The contract signing date was set for Saturday April 27. This encompassed most of the business before the board.
Elgin high school baseball won 5 3 against Clermont with two Elgin hits. Clermont had nine. Errors and breaks shaped the win. Batteries were Steele Evans for Elgin and Olson Hanson for Clermont. Next Friday Elgin lost 13 8 at Fayette in the county tournament second round. Errors and walks doomed Elgin as Fayette pitchers allowed two walks and six hits. Elgin Kirks: Steele Shaffer Weibel Evans. Fayette batteries Paul Arthur.
Reverend Zoschke and family arrived from Racine Wisconsin to the Elgin Baptist parsonage. He preached in English and German on The Necessity of a Risen Christ and Er ist Wahrhaftig Auferstanden and led a reception in the church. The day included music speeches and a choir, with praise for his broadmindedness and earnest effort to improve mankind.
The town sees peak spring activity in property improvement with painters and carpenters booked for weeks. Handy men can find abundant small jobs as residents struggle to locate reliable workers. A versatile tradesman could establish work daily in Elgin with a small tool set and shop, advertising for such opportunities. Bandy Andy.
Street Commissioner Kehis began work Monday by scraping quicksand from gutters along Center street and hauling it to the city dump. The ground sand had built up in the gutter and street center over years, returning after rain.
A note urges kids on bicycles roller skates and even toasters to yield to pedestrians on sidewalks Elgin ordinances ban sidewalk use for bikes wagons and similar items but enforcement is avoided unless needed Some complaints have surfaced as a few inconsiderate children threaten to spoil the fun for others
The American Legion and Auxiliary held a seven o clock supper at city hall last Wednesday evening. About fifty members and guests attended. They planned to attend the county meeting in Manchester on April 24. Delegates and alternates were appointed. Health day May 1 was urged, and KGCA broadcaster Grace Gilbert King from Decorah was noted for her child welfare talk. The group discussed Memorial Day plans and unit activities.
A baseball meeting will be held at the town hall Friday evening of this week to elect a manager for the local team and to transact general business. All interested in baseball are urged to attend. the meeting starts at 8 o'clock.
Three north west Clayton county jurors were chosen among thirty five for the May term of court presided by Judge Eichendorf. Clarence Weihe of Grand Meadow Will Lantz of Marion and Oscar Gregerson of Highland will serve. court convenes May 6 with docketing deadline April 25.
The county board of supervisors contemplates erecting a two story brick hospital building 36 by 50 feet at the county farm home. Builders are figure on cost. It will be fully equipped for medical and surgical service. Many of the over 100 patients need hospital care but are kept in same wards during illness.
A light shower pattern in April sparks grain germination after widespread seeding in the area. A Monday night shower near midnight is expected to aid crops and even benefit lawns the next morning. Mr and Mrs Chas Knight of Janesville Wisconsin visited from Friday night to Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs M Yeaney.
Arthur Darling won first place in the oratorical class at the state declamatory contest held in Fairfield Friday night. News of the victory reached West Union on Saturday and residents planned a large homecoming celebration that evening.
Rev and Mrs Paul F P Zoschke will hold open house at the Baptist parsonage on Monday April 29 inviting Elgin residents to call and become acquainted. Geraldine Kohler traveled to Waterloo Friday and spent the weekend with the C M Peterson family, returning Sunday night with Mr and Mrs Fred R Berg.
A massive boulder and 50 tons of dirt slid from a Mississippi River bluff north of Marquette, closing Primary Highway 13. By Sunday night workers cleared enough to permit car passage. This followed another recent slide that blocked Milwaukee railroad tracks near Spechta Ferry.
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Fayette High defeated Elgin 13 to 3 Friday afternoon at Fayette. The win came on four Fayette hits aided by five Elgin errors and multiple walks. Timm doubled for Fayette the only extra base hit. Elgin pitchers were Steele, Shaffer, Weibel, and Evans. Fayette batters were Paul, Dickinson, and Arthur. Errors: Elgin five, Fayette four. Hits: Elgin four, Fayette four.
Edna Brause of West Union was named chair of the planning committee for the next Junior Farm Bureau meeting at the Legion hall Fayette on Wednesday evening May 8. Over 60 young men and women ages 18 to 40 attended the April 10 organizing meeting with George Strayer state president in attendance. Officers to be elected later as the group gets acquainted, for an educational program. An old fashioned box social will close the meeting with girls asked to bring boxes.
The Elgin State Bank owns the former Harold Bennett farm and is undertaking extensive repairs. Buildings, fences, and interior are being upgraded. Employers include M W Kiple, Jake Ruster, Gottfred Ruster, B J Anderson, and Sig Hope with carpentry, painting, and fence work for about three months. Mr and Mrs Earl Kiple are renting the farm.
On Thursday afternoon April 18 a follow-up meeting on Fifth Year Nutrition for the women's home project was held at Mrs. Roy Walter's home in Gander. The lesson on soup making emphasized soups as a good start to a successful meal. A lunch was served by the hostess. Attending were Mrs. Arthur Olson, Mrs. Elmer Larson, Mrs. Christine Rypestol, Mrs. George Lands gard, Mrs. W. Lands gard, Mrs. Ole Loftsgard, Mrs. Gunnar Lands gard, Mrs. Leo Larson, Mrs. Harold Opsand and Mrs. Roy Walter.
Taxes will not become delinquent this year until July 1 due to Senate File No. 199 signed April 13. Taxes may be paid before July 1 without penalty. if unpaid, a penalty attaches as of April 1. Those who paid penalties since April 1 will be refunded the amount.
Neighbors held a surprise party at Mrs Louise Buchers home on Monday April 22 in celebration of her 79th birthday. About ten women attended for visiting and a noon lunch prepared and served by Mrs Efford Hunsberger and Mrs Max Hunsberger.
Plans for the annual play day to be held Saturday May 18 are practically completed. The program will include a concert of massed bands of the county and a massed drill for grade children. Last year the drill had 300 pupils and more are expected this year.
American cotton manufacturers protested imports of Japanese cotton cloth after 49 million yards entered the United States in 1984. The argument notes that this amount is under 2 percent of U S production while Japan warns of retaliation if tariffs pass. American raw cotton exports to Japan total about 100 million dollars annually, highlighting the global interdependence and the risk to farmers if tariffs eliminate both import and export markets.
A historical note counters scare stories about farm imports in Iowa. From July 1, 1934 to March 1, 1935 corn imports totaled 6.51 million bushels, under 1 quarter of one percent of annual output of 2.5 billion. Beef imports in 1934 reached 47.6 million pounds versus seven billion pounds produced. Hog product imports in 1934 were 1.6 million pounds, 0.14 percent of hog output. pork exports exceeded imports by over 400 times.
A column notes that Washington founded the Republic and Jefferson shaped its philosophy. It laments the lack of a Jefferson monument in the capital and reports that a commission plans to establish one, signaling a forthcoming statue.
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