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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
4
A shoe style used by the lower classes features a flat board with a knob that slips between the first and second toes, illustrating a simple footwear adaptation common in Indian regions.
The data estimate 82.4 million Christians with 331 million Catholics and 200.9 million Protestants, against 1.1868 billion non Christians. Confucianists are listed as the largest group at 350.6 million.
The passion flower named for the crucifixion story, as explained by William C Campbell, passenger traffic manager of the New York and Cuba Mail Line. He cites the leaves as the spear, tendrils as binding cords, ten petals for the apostles, the central pillar as the cross, the inner ring as the crown of thorns, and the white, blue, and incense symbolism.
A Washington Post correspondent reports on sloths that live upside down in trees and rarely leave their birth limb. The creature feeds on leaves and clings motionless, letting wind redirect it when necessary. One owner, weary of a nearly motionless pet, restrained the tree to coax movement, waiting over an hour for it to shift grip.
Readers hail The American Boy as a living companion and sports guide. It features tips from coaches and athletes, helping boys with sports and life skills, while offering subscriptions at 15 cents a copy, 1 year for $1.50, or 3 years for $3.00 with foreign rates extra.
Elgin residents report visits from Ruth Boleyn and Jane Fahey, a stork shower for Mrs Archie Schroeder, and trips to Chicago for business. Rev J C Warton returns to conduct services, while upgrades bring new residents R F Hedemann and Paul Tate family plans to move Griswold. Edith Berg and Independence connections weave through week’s activities.
A fragment notes varying acid content in melons bananas currants and possibly sors. The text is incomplete but points to a discussion of acidity levels in fruit varieties and related composition.
Iowa farmers prepare for 1940 with seedings for lawns and fall gardens while 4-H dairy calf club enrollment peaks since 1933. Prices fell 22 points from July 1938 to mid 1939 and grasshopper risks loom in western counties. Cautious wheat seeding due to Hessian fly dates and chinch bug damage prompts fall planting changes. Apple crop projections run around 90 percent of last year with national yield near 157 million bushels. Dairy industry gains balance from lower prices and higher consumer demand, but fluid milk use remains strong and manufactured dairy output trails last year.
The text argues that obeying law does not guarantee safety. It warns that even at 30 mph in crowded side streets and heavy pedestrian traffic, drivers may be legally within the limit but unsafe. It urges drivers to adjust temper and habits to balance legality with common sense and smart caution.
From 1873 to 1877 the government used special departmental postage stamps instead of franking signatures. The system proved impractical and was partly abandoned as departments regained franking privileges. Misuse carried a hefty fine of 300 dollars under the new rules.
The Fayette County Fair announces a week of excitement with Flash Williams rana His Drivers bringing 16 acts including two tin-can derby heats. Aiming for strong attendance, the fair promises overflowing exhibits livestock barns and a bustling midway as the 8th consecutive fair nears.
Iowa corn production is estimated at 465 072 000 bushels for 1939, about one percent below 1938 and seventeen percent above the ten year average. Average corn yield per acre is 47.5 bushels, oats yield 29.0, with pasture at 76 percent. Soybean outlook remains excellent with an August 1 condition at 92 percent. Alfred Jacob Jr. underwent a toniolectomy last week.
Verlyn Lee holds a shorthorn calf named Molly weighing 24 pounds at birth, shown beside Bruce Thomp son’s April lamb Boliver. Calf birth weights typically range 55 to 90 pounds, underscoring the unusual tiny size of Molly in this display.
Ogden Iowa report shows B F Hutchins and sons on 380 acre farm using two tractors and a truck to thresh small grain. They employ a shock sweep to load bundles and haul to the rig, avoiding horses or outside aid. They farm south of Beaver on their own land.
Edith Vanselow 75 of Oelwein was bound over to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing in superior court on charges she murdered her husband Adolph 77 a retired railroad machinist. Fayette County Attorney E B Shaw presented 15 witnesses to show probable cause. Judge Dan Woods ordered bond set at 5000 which remained unpaid. The coroner's jury earlier ruled Adolph Vanselow died from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by external violence. Chas Capper Norris Capper and sons returned from a poultry show trip to Cleveland and other eastern states.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Clothier and Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Pearson of Waukegan Illinois prepare to leave Saturday for Los Angeles to visit Clothier sisters Mrs. Clifton Cox and Viola Berndt with possible stops at the Black Hills Yellowstone Spokane and the San Francisco World's Fair. Viola Berndt will travel east later while Cox and Patsy accompany them home to visit Berndt family members here.
Readable fragments note several ladders loaned long term and request their return at once. A lightpotpourri of jokes follows involving relationships and everyday pains, ending with a paint ad urging Martin-Senour Paints.
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