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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
3
The Clermont Enterprise of Clermont Iowa lists Marjorie Scheel as local editor and member of the Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. The newspaper is entered in the local post office as second class mail matter in Fayette County Iowa.
A roster of candidates for the upcoming legislature lists numerous veterans. Names include Stanley Hart of Keokuk, Robert Harvey of Missouri Valley, and Harlan Hattery of Nevada, with varied experience in 1937 39 and 1939 sessions. Others like John Henningsen, G R Hill, and G W Hunt bring prior service or no previous legislative experience. The field spans counties including Lee, Harrison, Monona, Crawford, Boone, Story, Clinton, Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright, Clayton, Clarke, Warren, Tama, Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Marion, Monroe, Bremer, Butler, Audubon, Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Woodbury. The slate emphasizes a mix of lawyers, farmers, merchants, and professionals preparing for the opening.
Representatives listed for Cass and Shelby counties and others show ages, towns, occupations, and counties served, with notes of legislative experience across 1933 to 1939. The piece ends with a remark on a visible house cleaning as the legislature resumes, including moved chairs and restored desk seating.
Clem Kneeland stayed home with the flu from Wednesday to Monday. Mr and Mrs August Yearous and their son of Wadena visited Mrs Bess Tschantz and daughters on Sunday. Bernard Schrader, a freshman at Upper Iowa University, is regarded by Coach George Wells as a promising prospect for the Peacock basketball team. Bernard stands 5 ft 10 in tall and weighs 150 pounds.
Iowa sheepmen were warned to guard against sheen scab when buying breeding stock. Veterinarians at Iowa State College said buying stock from outside Iowa or at unscreened private or public sales without inspection or dipping risks introducing infection to farms.
The Upper Iowa University Peacocks announce a 19 game schedule including a five team invitational at Keokuk Iowa in January Coach George Wells builds around Dale Alderson the conference scoring leader with 208 points last season among seven lettermen Good reserve talent from last year aids the squad with players from Iowa and surrounding states Schedule notes home games begin at 7 45 with pre conference games set for December 14 16 17 18 and 21 including Kirksville Teachers Maryville Cape Girardeau Carbondale Springfield</S>
A historical schedule lists January and February conference basketball games with locations and dates. Teams include Keokuk Wartburg Western Union Buena Vista Luther St Ambrose Dubuque Simpson. Some matches indicate home or away status and tentative dates.
The U S department of justice urges aliens to register and be fingerprinted within four months. About 2 8 million have registered while an estimated 800 000 non citizens remain unaware or reluctant to comply. After the deadline noncompliers face penalties up to a $1000 fine or six months in jail. Last day is December 26. See your postmaster.
Floyd county bonds sold at 112 percent prompt praise for favorable financing and taxpayer relief, while triggering concern about the broader economy. The piece notes profits from low rates reflect few productive investment options and cites job figures, vehicle ownership disparities, and farm safety mortality contrasts. Advertising is treated as investment.
The Storm Lake city council has designated Ed Ibsen to enforce the local wiring ordinance, aiming to eliminate wiring defects in the city. The move is part of a broader fire prevention effort and will be communicated through the Want Act.
Hand reared quail were released to test dogs pointing ability but the scheme failed as nearly all dogs ignored the birds while quail whistled and flew across the course. The article notes the question of how long a hand reared bird develops the odor setters and pointers rely on, suggesting a biology study for a Ph D thesis.
A Rockport police and fire station dedicatory dinner sparked irony as 39 Cape Ann artists in art colonies contributed a ten thousand dollar permanent collection, yet none of the artists were invited to the event.
The ministry of posts telegraphs and telephones reports that seven to eight million letters are delivered each day to French soldiers, underscoring the vast scale of military communications amid wartime effort. Also noted is a surge in American pork imports driving up values across markets.
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