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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
3
The Clermont Enterprise is a weekly newspaper serving Clermont Iowa with Elizabeth Priest as local editor. It is published every Thursday morning and is a member of state and national press associations.
Fred Beiermann discusses voting to recommit the Wages and Hours Bill to the Labor Committee by 216 to 198, suggesting continued study and hearings with farmers and processing businesses. He opposes heavy regulation by a central board and notes AFL president Wm Green urged recommitment. He mentions Lawrence Connery’s vote and the turbulent five-day debate.
The piece notes farm bill conferees from both parties and argues corn loan terms and quota timing. It questions who will shape the farm act and warns no corn-section conferee is present. It then critiques highway spending and budget balancing, citing Roosevelt’s suggested cuts and pressures from veterans and PWA. It ends reflecting on American opportunity via Ellenbogen’s congressional tenure and legal career.
Oak Grove residents hosted family gatherings and visitors over Christmas week. Many dinners and oyster supper events referenced, with travel and family connections including Smith, Doan, Dennler, and Dennier households, plus a Hollywood trip by Robi Wilson to see his daughter.
Numerous households hosted meals and visits over Christmas weekend. Names include the Dennler, Jones, Shaffer, Thoman, Holzer, Medberry, Brabham and Muncie families along with guests from Janesville and Cheery Valley. Activities spanned dinners, su pper guests, and birthday wishes for Carol Thoman.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt attended the annual union service on Christmas Day at Covenant First Presbyterian Church in Washington D C. The photo shows John Roosevelt Mrs Sarah Delano Roosevelt James Roosevelt Mrs James Roosevelt and Mrs J R Roosevelt in the pews alongside the president.
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