06 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1936
Page
1
Advertising rates listed include Foreign Display per inch Local Display per inch Readers per line and Classified per word with advance payment terms. Cards of Thanks In Memoriam and Resolutions of Respect fall under regular rates. church, society, and school notices with admission charged are also at standard advertising rates.
The Elgin State Bank reports few taxpayers paying 1936 taxes as most seek their exact amounts. Governor Herring cites higher budgets by county municipal and school governments as the cause, while local officials deny school and town budget increases. Taxpayers face buck passing, added legal costs, and doubts about the tax system’s efficiency amid sales tax aims not cutting property levies. Readers are invited to explain the rise and whereabouts of the extra funds.
Wm W Wood president of the Institute of American Meat Packers says that taxes returned to packers by AAA annulment will allow many to continue in business. He argues many would close without this support and notes consumers who paid the tax may be asked to pay again so the government can keep pace with farmer benefits.
On national issues a bitter mood mirrors local strife. Parties seem first and America second. Moral: reverse that, no matter your party.
The Echo argues the soldiers bonus should be paid now as a government obligation. It would distribute funds nationwide, aid veterans in business and daily life, and help the economy by benefiting many regions rather than large cities.
Mrs Ann Grimm of LaGrange Mo dies after a week in Blessing Hospital Quincy age 50 daughter of Peter and Seth Burki born Elgin 1835 married April 24 1898. She leaves seven children and eighteen grandchildren. Funeral at LaGrange Baptist church with burial in Apostolic cemetery.
The Hampton Chronicle argues that the recent court ruling returning processing tax funds to packers is wrong. It states the tax was collected from farmers and passed to consumers, urging immediate laws to force repayment to the government and warning of public outrage if funds stay with those who kept them.
In a playful exchange, a butcher offers round steak to a bride who notes the meat is tender rather than its shape. The light moment highlights a humorous miscommunication over a meal.
The Elgin Cemetery Association filed its annual statement of receipts and disbursements for 1935. Receipts include cash on hand and income from care of lots and interest, sale of lots, totaling 380.491 dollars. Disbursements cover cemetery care, flowers and secretary fees, lawn mower expenses, totaling 2,882.18 dollars, with 1,226.00 dollars placed in a trust fund. Grace Evans and Bertha Lehman served on the finance committee.
Clayton county veterans will receive 416643 44 in doi ng money the state total reaches 41019 480 37 about 1200 Clayton county men enlisted and the Register printed county lists Marion and Highland townships names included
A farm girl recalls a Leaning Tower of Pisa picture and jokes about the builder, saying he must have been drunk. The scene includes a husband remarking on a steak tasting queer and an exchange about burning it then rubbing gasoline on it.
The Scotsman misreads a ten word telegram about Bruce, Ford, a wreck and a death as nineteen words, illustrating how terse messages can cause catastrophic misunderstandings and fatal miscommunications.
A brief, fragmentary remark discusses processing taxes as lawful until the AAA was ruled unconstitutional. It suggests allowing packers and millers to retain taxes and then turn the funds over to the government, noting no objection to the idea.
The page surveys miscellaneous ads and items including tax revenue notes, pension spending, cribbage socializing, elastic guard rails in Germany, and local infrastructure concerns. It mentions 8000 tax districts in default, fire department charges, and an arm injury from a forklift incident.
The Sabula Gazette argues progress comes from radical reformers not conservatives. In Iowa towns punch boards and gambling machines reappear with raids reported in Millville, Clayton County. Readers are reminded of the annual Masquerade at the Elgin Opera House on Tuesday February 18.
The note compares Iowa fire losses to the prior year and suggests insurers should pass savings to policyholders. It mentions Nebraska Kansas and Indiana drawing attention with tax plans that fund government while lowering real estate taxes and building treasury reserves, proposing Iowa consider a similar investigation.
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