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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
3
A political letter excerpt shows an official shifting from opposition to civil service toward appreciation of efficiency and reduced government costs. The piece notes a broader debate on governance and hints at an Iowa liquor inquiry influencing Polk County actions.
The article covers political maneuvering around a $6 million Coralville dam proposal and actions by state officials led by Secretary Mark Thornburg. It also reports community anecdotes from Albia, Lake City, Oskaloosa, and Corwith, including hog theft, charity feeding, eye health, old spectacles drives, and child mobility innovations.
Alfred Kryson sold an 80-acre Iowa farm to Edward Hoffman for 145 dollars per acre cash with possession March first. A Strawberry Point tale notes Francis J. Lorenz mixed up a horse thief organization, seeking a license to steal horses. Mrs Norton’s missing inheritance issue shadows her marriage with Arkans ties. Frank Haidsiak hunted wolves from a Clarinda airplane, shooting one near Bedford. Lake Park couple returns to find intruded kitchen while comic strips entertain.
On January 13 a daughter was born to the family. In past years two siblings Pauline and Dale also share January 13 as their birthday. The family’s other daughter Gladys has a unique birth date. Allan Andrews at his Grand River area farm notes rats nibble calves horns, likely while calves sleep.
The article stresses pedestrian duty in reducing deaths and injuries noting 16,000 plus fatalities and 276,000 injuries annually. It cites crossings, rural highways, and children at play as factors and urges obeying signals, crossing at intersections, walking on the correct side, and extra care at night. It also shifts responsibility away from drivers.
The text notes calf and ewe feeding guidance with legume hay for early lambs and milk feeding for calves. It highlights seed testing by sending samples to the Seed laboratory at Town State College. The three day Farm and Home Week on Feb 13 14 15 at Iowa State College draws over 3 000 farm men and women focusing on livestock. It mentions surveys of 29 000 square miles of Iowa land for barberry rust hosts since 1933 and the destruction of 113 000 rust spreading barberries amid flaxseed ears.
The 1940 Agricultural Conservation program provides up to 30 dollars in benefits for Iowa landowners planting at least 650 forest trees per acre across up to four acres. Accepted evergreens include red pine and Douglas fir. broad leaf species include white oak, red oak, ash, maple, elm, walnut, and willow, with the Forestry Department listing approved species.
A weekly editor recalls mistakes in his news columns and notes a higher-than-usual payoff in the last issue. He mentions a misdirected letter, a misdialed phone, wrong spool size, a 10 cent milk bill credit, and a doctor's remark after long meat abstinence.
A fragmented local reminiscence notes a preacher misprinting the Ladies Aid Society president, a garage owner losing a car for a new generator, and an editor fixing a spark plug to run smoothly. The piece observes everyday mistakes in a community and hints that audiences expect frank, practical news.
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