17 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
1
The Elgin Echo is a weekly newspaper published every Thursday by R. P. Strauch. It is entered in the Elgin Iowa post office as second class mail matter.
A lively collection of jokes, quips, and light anecdotes from Rich's column. It includes playful references to doctors waiting rooms, budding editors, and a mock International Organization for Taking Care of Other People's Business. The item also notes WPA humor, a punchline about a farmer and jitterbugs, and a note on a folding seat shovel from Mt. Vernon.
The Palace of Justice in Brussels is described as the largest building in Europe with a footprint about 12 percent larger than St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, highlighting its vast size and prominence.
Fire destroys Ern Holzer’s house on the Fred Rothlisperger farm as a noon blaze rips through the kitchen roof. Elgin canning factory begins 1909 packing with many new workers and over twenty tons received on day one. Personal items note Jennie Benson’s Europe trip return, Glen McKellar’s visit with car ride, and R P Strauch’s Missouri visit with sisters. Wheelhouse, Ef Hunsberger’s house move, and old Forbes landmark noted. C Lehman’s iceless fridge plan and anti sagging door device progress. Community deaths include Hiram Craft at 93. music pupils show rapid progress. travel of Alma Berger’s class recital attendees. Patterson family return from Ohio after mother’s death.
Mr Leh man and wife, visiting three weeks with relatives, narrowly escaped disaster when a gasoline stove exploded at Mrs M A Miller's residence. The stove was new and only briefly in use, sparing Mrs Miller serious burns. The room suffered heavy fire damage but the house was saved after flames were halted.
Harry Becker reports a pale white bird about three feet tall frequenting the slough north of his home. Described as crane sized with long yellow legs and beak, fluffy underparts, and a long tail. Gus Becker of Clermont confirms sightings and has photographed the birds, noting they are native to Florida's coast. one photo shows twenty two birds together.
L. A. Grimes county recorder suffered a sudden attack Sunday evening after outdoor activity. He was moved to West Union hospital Monday, showing a favorable night but Tuesday his condition worsened with embolism affecting speech and one hand. He remains conscious and free of pain.
Clifton Hardesty Jr of White Plains New York wins the national and international soap box racing championships in Akron Ohio before about 75 000 fans. Eleven year old Clifton wins after final heat in 28.4 seconds to become the 1939 champion with 117 racers from U S Canada and Panama entered.
The article recounts how Profligate wartime planners misread the Fronto-German war epic. Plan No 47 failed to stop the German advance, with German arms approaching Paris within a month of the 1914 outbreak, only to be thwarted by their own error in strategy.
The Atlamakee Clayton Electric Cooperative leased the McNeil building currently housing Groth Produce House and will take possession November 1. A three year lease redesigns the space for cooperative offices and a store room for supplies equipment and machinery.
President Roosevelt announced at a Monday press conference that Thanksgiving will be set ahead one week this year to shorten the gap between Labor Day and Thanksgiving and between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Iowa Governor Wilson opposes changing a 75 year old tradition and favors keeping Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November.
The article notes uncertainty over ceremonial authority and suggests Iowa may observe two Thanksgivings this year. President Roosevelt’s on November 23 and Governor Wagón’s on November 30 would mark Democratic and Republican observances, respectively, reflecting partisan divisions.
Town residents gathered for a two day celebration with the Clermont picnic drawing the largest crowd in the town's history. The Community Club members organized the event and earned a villagewide vote of thanks for their hard work.
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