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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
3
Clermont Enterprise of Clermont Iowa lists Marjorie Scheel as local editor and member of the Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. The newspaper is entered in Fayette County post office as second class mail matter.
Cheese porters in Akmaar a major Holland cheese and butter town belong to a society and wear a distinctive uniform. A white girl born in America has a life expectancy of 4.72 years setting a world record previously held in New Zealand and Australia. A fat person floats more readily in water than a lean person because fat is lighter than muscle and bone and in proportion to bulk a fat person is lighter than a lean one.
The Precious Girdle bridge in Soo chew, a landmark of China, features 53 granite arches and stands as a magnificent example of ancient stone architecture. Built entirely of granite, it showcases enduring craft and structural elegance.
In many Mexican neighborhoods chickens keep to the flat roofs rather than behind houses, a surprising pattern noted in the article.
Washington highlights a week of weary House sessions over the Independent Offices Appropriations Bill. The bill totals over two billion dollars, with agencies like the Tennessee Valley Authority, Veterans Administration, Civil Aeronautics Authority, CCC, Civil Service Commission, Federal Communications Commission, and the PWA seeking large sums. Rep. Woodrum fights for economy as Congress considers massive future costs alongside Army, Navy, and WPA needs.
The piece explains competitive civil service examinations for high paying federal roles, noting that top three candidates are considered for appointments under Farley’s department. It discusses the National Labor Relations Board’s expansion, salary ranges up to 5600 a year, and tensions between Congress and the White House over appointments and governance.
Post Office Department announces re opening of applications for examinations to appoint postmasters in Mason City, the district mega center. The change ends spoils system practice, applying last year’s law. when an incumbent term ends, a competitive exam is required, signaling a postmaster change rather than a non competitive re appointment.
A blunt clash unfolds between the White House and Capitol Hill over funding. The President signs a WPA appropriations bill reduced to 725 million and sends a note urging Congress to rapidly pass another 150 million bill, signaling sustained confrontation.
The American Boy magazine is described as a living companion to thousands of readers, offering sports tips, advice, and fiction by trained writers and famous coaches. It claims to aid athletic success and personal development, with subscriptions at 1.50 yearly or 3.00 for three years, 15 cents per copy, foreign rate 50 cents. Subscriptions go to The American Boy, 7430 Second Bird, Detroit, Michigan.
The article notes that rattlesnakes do not always warn before striking. A snake may shake its tail and rattle when excited or frightened, but if surprised quickly there is no warning, and the snake may strike without the ominous sound.
The famous London street Downing Street was built around 1666 by Sir George Downing a Harvard graduate of 1642.
Elephant tusks are shipped to London, continuing a centuries old trade. Pearson's London Weekly notes the ivory market relies on tusks from Africa and India with about 1,200 elephants needed to supply a year of demand. Most ivory comes from tusks gathered after elephants die.
A mohur was a Persian gold coin used in India from the sixteenth century. From 1835 to 1891 a mohur struck by the government of British India carried a nominal value of 15 rupees. After India adopted the gold standard in 1299 the British sovereign became legal tender and the mohur was superseded.
Three types of lamb meat are described. Mutton comes from the grown animal. Lamb comes from the weaned sheep that is not fully grown. Spring lamb comes from the unweaned lamb that has not yet grazed.
A Chartered Bank of India Australia and China, incorporated by London in 1853, expands its territorial reach significantly. A separate note describes Thunders, the loudest common noise, never heard more than about 20 miles from the flash.
Endres Hartman a 75 year old farmer and father of 10 children welcomed twin daughters born recently. He noted the twins caused more excitement than the Roosevelt election and said ten children are living from his large family.
Officers cluster around wreckage at Mitchel Field Long Island to shield details of the XP-38s design while the crash ends pilot Lt Ben Kelseys near record hop from Marsh Field California The crash interrupts the newest and fastest airplane transcontinental flight with the loss of the attempt and the avoidance of photographing key design features
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