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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1938
Page
4
First quarter 1948 mortgage data show over a third written by individuals. Iowa farm items report June hen income and 26 percent more chicks this spring, with corn yields up 1165 bushels per acre over five years. Private creditors invested over $600 million in farms in the year ending last April 1.
A flurry of visits fills Elgin area as Betty Schori sprains a wrist in a roller skate tumble and many guests travel between West Union Randalia Lamont and Elgin. Relatives from Waterloo Dubuque Oelwein and Chicago converge for dinners, trips, and family occasions while officials consider sending a delegate to Mason City.
The Fayette county fair park pavilion at West Union shows extensive improvements. New lighting includes twenty eight drop lights, three spotlights, two ceiling orchestra lights, and colored lights in a metal trough with a rheostat. An enhanced orchestra platform, redecorated rear wall, and volunteers of the Legion post helped prepare for the annual fair.
A speaker questions whether traffic offenders should be labeled criminals comparing them to murderers, noting careless driving causes more harm than many crimes. He cites auto clubs banning high risk drivers and a southern coroner’s jury declaring a hit-and-run fatality as evidence of the overlap.
A tongue in cheek exchange follows in court as a defendant claims the trial will improve him. The judge presses for a concrete result while the defendant cites his attorney's speech. The item then notes American heiresses and Italy as a social target, with a light jab at galley gossip.
Dallas scene shows radio star W Lee O Daniel with family as news arrives of his victory in the Texas Democratic primary for governor. The caption notes his hillbilly band campaign gimmick and lists his relatives Molly 16 Mike 18 Pat 19 and Mrs Merle O Daniel.
A New York professor argues that a college graduate with established work habits can find employment, but questions how such habits are formed without first securing a job. The remark highlights the paradox facing graduates entering the job market.
A courtroom exchange turns humorous as a wife claims her husband deceived her about being out of town while a husband describes gifting a washing machine that runs by pressing a button. The dialogue hints at marital trust and domestic gadgets.
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