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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1937
Page
4
Elgin hosted its third homecoming with two packed dances at the opera house drawing 408 paid admissions on Saturday. Flag-waving welcomes appeared citywide while guests from twelve states joined locals for four-day events, including the Cedar Valley Hill Billies and Elgin’s German Band.
Snow forms when surface temperatures are at or below freezing, yet can occur with air temperatures below zero. It develops high in the atmosphere where temperatures are colder, then falls to the ground.
A long list of residents and families from Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin South Dakota and Illinois appears in a public notice segment. The roster includes Thos Lien Elsie Altman Gordon Bruce Keith Monnahan Dora Wadena E J Morris Jean Maywood L J Cooley Du buque Minnie Monnahan and numerous others across Clermont Postville Volga City Decorah and West Union. The announcement catalogs names and family ties spanning several towns and states.
The sense of balance and direction resides in the inner ear’s semi circular canals. These canals are arranged in three planes enabling a person to sense balance in nearly any orientation positions.
Geyserite, a variety of opal, occurs around geysers in Iceland, Yellowstone Park, and New Zealand, forming as silica-rich waters deposit layers that create a distinctive glassy appearance and resinous luster.
Helene Scholz returns to head the primary department in Elgin. Superintendent Lehman returns to oversee grounds and building work finished over the summer. The building is cleaned and refinished, with three high school courses offered: general commercial and college preparatory. The district is accredited, allowing graduates to attend state colleges without entrance exams. New early schedule for beginners aims to reduce fatigue, with half-day first two weeks. Primary room upgrades include desks replaced by tables and a brighter setup. Extracurriculars span basketball football baseball track band and arts. A new high school orchestra is planned alongside the band, and a public speaking class with credits will start. Enrollment expected to rise. registration begins Monday at 9 AM, with book purchases and details to follow. Parents urged to inspect the school.
A clog almanac is an eight inch square of wood brass or bone used as a perpetual calendar showing Sundays and fixed festivals. It was introduced into England by the Danes and could be hung or fitted into a walking stick for reference.
Iowa farmers adopt level contour farming on 22 080 acres as square farming proves unsatisfactory in a round world. Hog cholera remains the top swine disease in America with yearly losses around 16 million dollars reported in 46 communities by the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association last week. Alfalfa moisture management is crucial from cutting to storage with 15 20 percent loss possible and field moisture around 35 percent. Cold storage lockers aid preservation of fresh produce and meats with many vegetables like green and wax beans lima beans peas sweet corn and spinach suitable for freezing this season.
Poultrymen are advised to target mature stock for maximum profit as buyers prefer birds with proper development. Immature birds fail to reach top prices and stagey birds waste feed. Buyers also cite short pin feathers on immature birds as a handling drawback.
The Zero Stone in Washington was planned to mark a mile east of the Capitol for a continental distance grid but was never built. Located just south of the White House grounds, this four foot high granite block bears a bronze compass and sits on the District of Columbia Meridian.
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