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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1935
Page
1
Kathryn J. Strauch is listed as local editor and entered as second class main matter at the Elgin Iowa post office in Fayette County.
Advertising rates listed include Foreign Display per inch Local Display per inch Readers per line Classified per word with advance payment. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam cards cost 1.00. Resolutions of Respect and obituary poetry apply at regular rates. Some unclear prices noted though the overall message presents rate structure and notice types.
A Bradstreet report cites 1921–27 failures at 140,450 with 653 million in liabilities, blaming lack of capital and incompetence. It argues modern management, aggressive advertising, and clear customer communication separate successful merchants from those who wait for business. Small-town stores must inform customers of goods and prices to survive.
Dr Francis E Townsend originator of the 200 a month pension plan says he can dictate to both major parties in the 1936 election. He forecasts his pension party taking control of the U S government by 1986 as Townsend clubs grow past 6000 nationwide and become a political force.
Christian Moser died at his home on December 14 at age 65 years 11 months and 19 days. The issue also notes visitors and local happenings including Christmas preparations, a railway mail clerk appointment for Leslie Cooley, and a Christmas morning marriage announced for Pearl Blough and Fred Wilbur.
Helen Kanner reports Ruth Robbins, once of Oelwein, has vanished from her Chicago parents home. Married around Oct 1 to William Sage, a paroled Illinois prisoner. Kanner fears Ruth may be entangled with gangsters and has had no contact since marriage. Authorities notified. friends in Oelwein hope for her safe return.
The H. D. Flower annual horse and cow sale at Arlington drew about seven hundred buyers and sellers. Sixty five horses and sixty cows sold, totaling 125 head in three hours and a half. Top team price was 440 dollars, suckling colts earned 222, Sam Schumacher of Fayette Ohio bought thirty head, and the top cow price reached 70 dollars.
Mrs. Joe Lorber of Oran plays Santa Claus for the town every Christmas. Last year she distributed to 286 people and expects to serve more than 500 this year. About 500 residents, aged 2 to 80, hung stockings in the Lorber general store. The event began last year when town funds were tight for a formal celebration. She funds the effort herself, with later donations from wholesale houses supplying candy and snacks.
District Court Judge T. B. Goheen ruled on Saturday December 7 in the case of Ole A. Nehrus versus Henry F. Stahr and wife. He set aside a deed Nehrus gave to the Stahrs in January 1934 held as consideration that the Stahrs would support him and cover expenses on the Auburn area property. The judge found sufficient breach of the contract provisions to warrant restoration of title to the premises. Estey and Estey represented Nehrus and Hancock and Traeger defended the Stahrs.
An unemployed man, after being denied a suit, returned naked to a Warsaw relief office and a suit was rushed to him over the counter. Eleven northeast Iowa counties report an 88 percent rise in sales tax collections for April to June 1935, the sharpest regional gain. A typical $1,600 yearly earner may pay about $200 in state taxes, illustrating that even homeowners with cars are taxed.
A group of Elkader newspaper men gathered on Friday the thirteenth to discuss shop and, despite muttered jokes about the date, proceeded with their meeting as they had on prior occasions. The timid few at home were deemed unlucky, as several essential newspaper matters were discussed without incident.
The Waucoma Marshall prints all traffic violators in the Waucoma Sentinel. Last week twelve names appeared, with one man listed three times, suggesting multiple offenses. The Marshall had warned the paper he would publish such notices. Read today's Echo for advertised bargains.
Sheriff L. J. Palas hunts Albert Brucker or Albert Siegele after two forged checks in Guttenberg and five in Mc Gregor during midweek. Checks written to the suspect totaled 12.60 and 14.60, signed Albert Brucker or Albert Siegele, allegedly bearing community signatures.
The Fayetta county auto license office reports 377 automobile plates sold by December 7 this year, more than double the 174 sold by the same date in 1934, with truck licenses at 35 this year versus 9 last year.
The Bellevue Herald warns against stock salesmen amid rising investor interest and urges buyers to consult bankers before investing. An Oregon WPA administrator orders removal of liquor drinkers from relief rolls, stating those with money to buy liquor do not need federal relief, calling for a national action.
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