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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1938
Page
3
Clermont, Fayette County Iowa publishes on Thursdays with Marjorie Scheel as local editor and member of Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. Clermont mail enters second class status through the post office.
Motorists complain about hitchhikers and risky road behavior as they defend letting hitchhikers hike. G B Farrell resigns as Oelwein superintendent to take a similar post in Brainard Minnesota, a city of about 71000. Ed McNeil near Postville seeded 24 acres of oats and recently threshed with an average yield of 56 bushels per acre.
Clermont residents hosted and visited numerous relatives and friends from Dunlap Decorah McGregor Postville and Cedar Falls. Notable events include visits by Oliver Engelhardt Lyle Engelhart and Hazel Schrader plus the death of John McNeil 60 from Postville with burial in Clermont Catholic cemetery. Viola Roland returned from Chisago City Minnesota and stayed with her mother before resuming work in Cedar Rapids.
Iowa agriculture reports show two thirds of farms have radios and economists view business as improving. The July tally lists 64 cow testing associations in Iowa, with over a thousand entries in the 1938 Cornfield test. Beet pulp on hot days supports silo management, silage, and pasture plans. Sudan grass poisoning is avoidable by delaying grazing until growth exceeds 112 feet tall or colors pale. Iowa winter wheat and oat hybrids Victoria-Richland and Markton-Rainbow excel in the 1938 Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station yield test. Reed Canary grass thrives on wet lowlands, even under high water. Stinking smut affects Iowa winter wheat, with some elevators refusing purchases in the southwest. Mowing pastures at the right time boosts grass yields. delaying mowing reduces benefits.
Trover, an action to recover the value of goods unlawfully converted, originated as a remedy on the cane for damages against a finder who refused to surrender goods belonging to another upon demand.
A rural speaker laments that some folks break promises and have to apologize, noting the trouble of explaining themselves. The line reflects a folksy view on accountability and social pressure within a community.
Parents recount how linking Joey’s picture books to farm visits, a fire station stop, and even cooking popcorn transformed restless moments into focused reading. The approach boosts engagement by pairing stories with tangible events, scents, and sights Joey recalls.
The article reflects on episodic tales shaping a boy's imagination and notes that riches earned quickly fade, while gradual gains grow. It forecasts a political season where Democrats may boast, Republicans react with concern, and voters decide by personal choice.
August 1 crop report shows Illinois harvesting one of the state’s largest hay enape. Photo by Grover Brinkman from Okawville features Fred Obermeier’s farm with a modern combine threshing seed clover near Okawville.
In Cleveland Ohio two catchers Henry Helf and Frankie Pytlak caught baseballs tossed from the top of the 153 foot higher Terminal Tower, surpassing the 708 foot Washington Monument stunt. More than 10000 spectators watched as they held the balls for radio explanation.
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