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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1938
Page
1
Public notice of advertising rates for foreign and local display per inch and per line, with minimums and advance payment. Includes classifications for cards of thanks memorials obituaries and society notices where admission is charged, dated Thursday February 10 1938.
George Waldron announces candidacy in the June 6 1938 Republican primary for sheriff of Fayette County subject to GOP voters decision. He files as a candidate and invites support from party members across the county.
Please announce my candidacy for renomination as County Treasurer of Fayette County. I seek the Republican voters' decision at the primary election on June 6, 1938.
W. P. Laner announces candidacy for supervisor for the 47th term to begin January 1, 1939, subject to Republican primary outcomes. The notice requests party support and signals entry at the primaries.
A reader recalls Frederick the Great banquet where no one could explain what happens to public money. An old general demonstrates with a melting piece of ice passed along until the king sees it is tiny, illustrating revenue shrinking as many hands hold it. The tale ends with a warning about dispersal of funds.
Harrison county emergency relief committee orders that couples married after filing for relief must wait nine years to receive aid. The director noted many recent newly married couples from relief families sought relief in the last two months.
The town faces a six million dollar need to bring its minor institutions to standard while a shortage of about 2200 sheds strains four state hospitals and two schools for the feeble minded. Cat Purbelson and Gus Krueger report on Dubuque business visitors Wednesday.
Misbeliefs from the era of syphilis stigma persist and hinder accurate knowledge about the disease. The text debunks myths that syphilis cures quickly, that it is caused by other illnesses, or heredity, and notes treatment often lasts 18 months to two years or more with full course needed for cure. It urges treatment early, adds that syphilis is caused by the spirochete, not other diseases, and condemns viewing it as a disgrace. Contact Iowa State Department of Health in Des Moines for inquiries.
Fayette county auto licenses reached an all time high with 6380 issued on Wednesday morning. Treasurer Wm. M. Knox said totals were about 220 more than previous years. On the final day before the deadline January 31, 486 licenses were issued and roughly $6250 paid. The largest prior day was 4900. Applications postmarked before closing not yet fully recorded, Knox said.
The treasury announced a new nickel honoring Thomas Jefferson, to replace the Buffalo nickel. A six year design test rule applies, with the final pattern chosen from a private contest, and the date to be announced after preliminary approvals.
W E Schutze of Jefferson township sold six Hampshire hogs to Rath Packing Co Waterloo. The hogs weighed 14 430 pounds and were paid at 47 70 per hundred totaling 3 370 14. The sizable check drew much comment in the Independence Bulletins Journal.
The article notes Kraschel weighing a run for governor, with prior election margins cited. It references Governor Bracehel and a U S senator path, while mentioning Roosevelt’s strong statewide performance by over 130000 votes and a close win for George Wilkin.
Aboard the fashion beat, designers propose riot of powder blue and ultramarine tweeds as men dress up for a bold, coordinated look. The piece notes bold color trends and styling choices shaping upcoming menswear.
Melvin Reinhart and Clarence Tope announced Wednesday the purchase of Cad’s Place tavern from R. W. Cadwallader. They took possession yesterday and will run it as Cadwallader did for two years. Reinhart farms nearby on the Thielbaugh place and will keep the 80 acre farm with one hired man. Tope has spent his life in Fayette county and has run a trucking business the last two years.
Radio fans voice a strong complaint about fellows using electric razors during prime programs. They urge shaving between midnight and 6 a.m. to reduce interference. If unresolved, the two groups may compromise on a shared shaving time.
Louis F. Klingman was elected junior warden to fill a vacancy at the regular Masonic monthly meeting Tuesday evening. F. D. Welch was appointed junior steward when Klingman advanced, both installed by R. P Strauch for W. M. Arthur Yearous. Samuel Mosby served as installing marshal.
The office asks readers to identify the year and month of Elgin's vig fire after a local dispute over dates. The notice suggests checking files to save time logging. The message also notes that attentive shoppers read the ads regularly.
Orlando report notes Marta Barnett of Miami crowned Florida women’s tennis champion after clinching the state open title in Orlando. News Photo Service Exclusive to the Echo in Fayette County.
Kinsley Kansas business men run a bold ad in the Weekly Graphic asking for one half inch of moisture by February 17 promising to double ad payments on delivery and covering costs if not received. Four gypsies robbed two bachelor farmers near Osceola of 85 dollars Saturday. they were jailed after brief capture and plead not guilty. The claimant calls himself a nephew of Steve Zeko the Chicago Gypsy King. INSURE And be sure. For dependable auto insurance see R Strauch Elgin.
Clermont Masonic lodge secretary C Gruver extended an invitation to the brethren for a Monday evening anchoring event and the first degree work on Thursday, urging locals to attend the school and see the degree work. Pauline Peikert of Calmar celebrated her 99th birthday January 26.
Gladys Stoehr daughter of Mr and Mrs H W Helms Ehrin and Ceri Reeder of Waukegan were married Saturday January 29 according to stetter Mrs Reeder wrote to an Elgin friend last week Mrs Reeder recently returned to Waukegan from California where she had vacationed with her parents and her brother Don Helma
Marvin Ellingson, 57, a retired farmer, was found dead in his car with the engine running in a closed garage. The coroner's jury ruled the death accidental, attributed to carbon monoxide gas from the vehicle.
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