Post Office Aid Matter Filed in Clermont Iowa
Entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County Iowa as second class aid matter.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1934
Page
3
Entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County Iowa as second class aid matter.
The report lists multiple social events including a Dorcas Society meeting at Mrs Harold Opsand in Gunder, dinner guests at Postville and West Union, a sewing circle at Mrs W R Sperry, a turkey dinner in Postville for Mrs Gass's birthday, and a night of local theater with young performers led by Millard Larson and a one-act play Hiring a Maid with a large cast.
After six weeks of debate the interim committee tax bill passes the Senate by a slim margin but faces House rejection and conference committee wrangles. The 68 page measure would tax retail sales, personal income, and corporate profits with earmarked funds, while delaying effective dates and facing political resistance ahead of elections.
An editorial argues that paid circulation guarantees quality and directs readers to main buyers who purchase at local businesses. It notes direct mail reaches homes not served by paid papers, while homes without paid magazines offer smaller markets for merchandise.
A filled week of visits and events spans Clermont and surrounding towns. Many residents shared time with relatives and friends in Oelwein, Farmersburg, West Union, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Elgin, Du buque, Manchester, and New Hampton, with gatherings at homes, dinners, and a crepe paper demonstration at a local drug store. Obituary for Mrs Ole K Olson noted. funeral today at Clermont Lutheran Church. Geraldine Brainard to marry. she exits as home demonstration agent to run a Linn County farm.
Peter Rabbit confronts a ghostly Nimbleheels who turns out to be alive after escaping Hooty the Owl with help from a Black Shadow. Nimbleheels explains his flight over the Green Forest and Black Shadow rescue, while Peter recalls lessons on when to run or freeze. The pair reunite in the Old Brier Patch as suspense and humor mix in a bedtime tale tone.
Burr Oak students earned perfect lesson and attendance marks this month led by Viola Joyce, Wanita Joyce, Frederick Appelman, and others. Frederick Appelman topped arithmetic drills with a 9 rating. the class studied Lincoln through tests and dramatization, planned Washington units, held a Valentine party, and noted the move of Viola and Wanita Joyce to another county. Ruth Peterson teaches.
In a playful exchange Madge and Charles pass a mutual secret via a tangled chain of saying what was told and promised not to reveal. The wordplay hints at discretion, loyalty, and the irony of keeping or breaking confidences.
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