Opposition grows to Iowa secondary roads plan
Iowa lawmakers debated funding for secondary roads with 16 percent of motor vehicle funds slated to shift from primary roads. Northwest legislators opposed the scheme as primary roads near completion. The welfare board fight also stalled as debates centered on pension funding methods and the use of trained social workers versus Iowa's existing rating system. Former Governor Kraschel defended clemency powers before the senate judiciary committee, urging two new parole laws as potential action.
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Motor Vehicle Department
Iowa
Welfare Board
Social Welfare
B. C. Hopkins
Des Moines
Byron G. Allen
Nelson G. Kraschel
Senate Judiciary Committee No. 1
Joseph Acerra
Joe Siegel
Cappers to Produce Turkey Poults This Year
Chas Capper owner of Capper Hatchery announced a 23 000 egg capacity incubator, to be installed by late March. Eggs will be imported from California with local supply from the Santa Ana area. Express shipping on each egg will cost 3 to 4 cents.
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Chas. Capper
Capper
California
Santa Ana
Bowers
Express
Subscriptions Update Encouraging Replies Ahead of March 1 Revision
The Echo reports subscription notices sent two weeks ago beyond Elgin and Clermont with a gratifying response. Readers urged to remit promptly if they have not replied, as the paper plans a March first revision and moves toward a paid in advance basis.
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Echo
Elgin
Clermont
Jfist
Decorah Journal Building Destroyed by Fire
The Decorah Journal suffered a severe fire last Thursday morning gutting the building. Losses approached $25,000, with partial insurance coverage. Fred Biermann owned the building. offices of Dr. Fritchen and Atty. Chas. Dickens occupied the second floor.
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Journal
Fred Biermann
Dr. Fritchen
Atty. Chas. Dickens
First Chicks Due Sunday At Capper's Hatchery
Weather suggests a cold blizzardy Sunday matching a multi year pattern as Capper's Hatchery expects the first baby chicks to hatch. Three incubators were prepared for the initial hatching and the hatchery and post office will enter a busy season thereafter. Call No. 20 for a news item.
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Capper
What the Answer Is From A Dental Question
The text explains that teeth chattering results from cold triggering spasms in jaw muscles. These spasms occur involuntarily and cannot be controlled by will, as the muscles respond independently of the brain.
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Western Newspaper Union
Eggs Sell for 33 Cents a Dozen Across Markets
A suburban Chicago resident said she paid 32 cents per dozen for eggs recently. Farmers in the area report 12 cents per dozen, showing a notable gap between producer and consumer prices.
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Chicago
Boyer Sale Next Wednesday
The E. G. Boyer estate and Glen and Herman Boyer announce a sale next Wednesday, February 15, at 11 a.m., featuring six head of horses, 48 head of cattle, 44 hogs, corn, oats, hay, farm machinery, and the late E. G. Boyer’s personal property. Located at the Herman Boyer and Glen Boyer farm homes near Brainard, cattle are mainly Short horns and hogs Herefords. Property descriptions appear inside the Echo today.
Hawkeye Beacon Sold After Six Years of Ownership
Tom McCormick sells the Hawkeye Beacon to Harry Jones of Guttenberg who has been with the paper as it passes to new leadership. McCormick claims modest profits and goodwill, while the local newspaper fraternity laments the change and wishes the family well.
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Tom McCormick
Hawkeye Beacon
Harry Jones
Guttenberg
Annual Oratorical Contest at Upper Iowa Campus
The Fawcett Oratorical contest will be held Wednesday morning February 15 in the chapel. Wine students enter. first and second prizes are 30 and 20 dollars. The top speaker will represent Upper Town in the state oratorical contest in spring. Contestants must write their own oration. Participants include George Caswell Forest Moore Murray Morrison Claude Welch Ruth Gantenbein Ruth Patridge Ruth Gardner Earl Parke and John Burke.
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Fawcett
Upper Iowa
Chapel Noar
Upper Town
George Caswell
Forest Moore
Murray Morrison
Claude Welch
Ruth Gantenbein
Ruth Patridge
Ruth Gardner
Earl Parke
John Burke
Community Club to Meet At School Building
The February meeting of the Elgin Community Club will be held at the school house with home economics girls serving dinner at 6 30. W C Falk school board president will discuss school matters and board members will lead an inspection tour of the building after the program. Members should reserve the date and may bring guests by advance dinner reservations.
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Elgin Community Club
W. C. Falk
Organizing Campfire Girls Form New Group Wahanka
Meeting held Friday afternoon in the Grammar room to organize Campfire Girls. Helen Reed named leader with Mrs. Mary Bailey as assistant. Officers elected Wirley Bailey president Betty Schori vice president Jane Falk secretary Anna Mae Schupbach treasurer Betty Strauch scribe. Wahanka means Do Difficult Things Well. Health charts were reviewed for honors.
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Helen Reed
Mary Bailey
Wirley Bailey
Betty Schori
Jane Falk
Anna Mae Schupbach
Betty Strauch
Wahanka
Schoolmasters' Meeting At Fayette This Week
The Schoolmasters' Club meets in Fayette on Wednesday evening with school board members as guests. A musical prelude and student novelty acts precede the 6:30 p.m. dinner. Ames Tribune editor W. S. Rupe is the guest speaker. D. R. Roberts of Elgin serves as club president.
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Fayette
W. S. Rupe
Ames Tribune
D. R. Roberts
Elgin
Move Barn Monday At Elgin Station Lot
F D Welch of the Elgin 631 Company moved the 36 by 22 foot barn of Hans Grether to lots north of his service station. The barn was dragged Monday morning on skids by a county 70 horsepower caterpillar tractor with spectators watching. Welch plans to use the barn as a poultry house and for storage.
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F. D. Welch
Elgin 631 Co
Hans Grether
Iowa Legislators Sleep Over at State Prison
A group including Geo. L. Scott of Fayette County visited Fort Madison last week to inspect the state prison. They stayed overnight as guests of the Warden, found the beds not bad, and reported nothing disturbing occurred during their slumbers.
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Iowa
Geo. L. Scott
West Union
Fayette County
Fort Madison
Visit Delights Family Ties Across States
Mrs. Thomas Stoer of North Freedom Wisconsin and Mrs. T W Dons of Forest Park Illinois arrived Saturday for a week long visit in the home of their mother Mrs Rosa Muehlethaler and in the F C Muehlethaler residence, extending family ties in the region.
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Thomas Stoer
North Freedom
Wis
T. W. Dons
Forest Park
Ill
Rosa Muehilethaler
F. C
Howard May Visit Here This Summer
Santa Maria California February 2 The writer from Elgin Iowa encloses a two dollar subscription for a year’s Elgin Echo noting a good season with crop frost losses in tomatoes and a bumper overall crop. He mentions mild weather and slow growth of grass and alfalfa, cauliflower and lettuce doing fairly well, and expresses anticipation of visiting next summer.
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Santa Maria
Calif
R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Iowa
Elgin Echo
Prairie du Chien Bridge Sale Proposal At $575,000
Business interests in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin propose to buy the Mississippi bridge for 575000, to be paid over years from bridge revenue. The A C Allyn Co of Chicago, owners, would sell and finance the plan, aiming for a free bridge or very low toll after payment.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Mississippi
A. C. Allyn Co
Chicago
Miss Nyborg Crowned Beauty Queen at Iowa Event
Delores Nyborg daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Nyborg was one of six beauty queens chosen in the 1939 Old Gold beauty contest at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Selections were made by Kenneth Clayton Des Moines Sunday Register magazine editor at the annual dance Saturday night.
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Delores Nyborg
Gunder
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Oscar Nyborg
Kenneth Clayton
Des Moines Sunday Register
Thief Steals Coat During Church Service in Iowa City
Irma Grether, clerical staff at the University of Iowa, lost a $120 fur coat and cash from other coats while a minister preached at the Congregational Church in Iowa City. A man’s overcoat was also taken from the back room as theft occurred during services. Georgia Leu Grimes left for Janesville Wisconsin for an indefinite stay at the home of Mr and Mrs Ziba Tripp. A joint American Legion and Legion Auxiliary meeting is planned for February 15 at the home of Mrs Susie Bovis with Mrs Gladys Schori and Mrs Stella Boyle assisting.
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Irma Grether
Elgin
University of Iown
Congregational Shurch
Iowa City
Miss Grether
Georgia Leu Grimes
Janesville
Wis
Ziba Tripp
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Susie Bovis
Gladys Schori
Stella Boyle
Junior Class Play Next on School Calendar
Farm income stood as the main sustaining factor for state business in the past year. Despite a 23 percent price decline the income rose 5.9 percent from 1087 and 6.6 percent with government payments included. Only South Dakota and Vermont joined in higher increases.
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South Dakota
Vermont
Former Resident Reflects On Mild Oregon Winter
Letter from M. E. Benson in Gervais Oregon describes a snowless mild winter with infrequent freezing nights and warm days. He notes seals moving north along the Pacific coast with guards guiding them to Alaska. A clipping from Elgin Iowa reports good pasture, budding shrubs, and favorable lambing conditions for farmers and stock raisers in the district.
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Gervais
Oregon
The
Elgin Echo
Elgin
Iowa
Towa
Pacific
Coast Guard
Alaska
M. E. Benson
P. S
Progress Club Hosts Erma Jane DeSart on Research Topic
Erma Jane DeSart hosted the Progress Club at her home Monday focusing on Research. Gen evive Dunkle presented a striking account of radium research by Mme Currie. The group set a public card party for Thursday evening February 16 at the town hall. Mr and Mrs Hans Predeticl and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Melvin Hanson Sunday.
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Erma Jane DeSart
Genevieve Dunkle
Mme. Currie
Hans Predeticl
Melvin Hanson
A Crazy Mix-Up junior class play announced for March 11
The junior class selects the play A Crazy Mix-Up with a cast of five girls and five boys. Rehearsals begin this week as students audition for roles while typing class notes progress and students showcase high speeds and accuracy in recent tests.
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Kathleen Steele
Chrystal Wenger
Bessie Grimm
Clara Baldwin
Betty Eljkeema
James Hermen
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Iowa Press Association
Turkey
Decorah Journal
Northeast Town i Sygapathies
J. .C Hammond
Edward Finch
Boyer
Howdy
Earth
Geo. Scott
Howard
A. A. Howard
P.S
Prairie du Chien Bridge
Miss Nyborg
Legion
Auxiliary
Otto Krueger
Harry Johnson
Marjorie Lou
Carl Hackmann
Alfred Wenger
Edwin Krueger
Progress Club
Almanac
Dave Sr
Tua
G—Pius
New York
Port Arthur
United States Weather Bureau
Canadea
England
Ll—Ebert
Geran
Beverly Sutter
Beverly
Anna Cordis
Netherlands
Jane
Betty Christen
Schol
Helen Forbes
Walter Becker
5 Schep
Atlantic
Wpy
Roy Becler
Beason
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