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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1932
Page
1
Elgin Echo publishes multiple candidate notices for Republican nominations. W P Laver of Eldorado Iowa and Thore Thompson of Wadena Iowa seek voter support for supervisor and state representative races, subject to June primaries in various years.
George L. Scott of Windsor Two declares candidacy for the board of supervisors in the 1934 term subject to Republican voters in the June 6 primary of 1982.
County attorney Martin M. Cooney announces candidacy for reelection in Fayette County subject to Republican Primary voters on June 6. Readers urged to vote and support. West Union. Editor Elgin Echo notes another notice from A A Robertson seeking Democratic renomination for sheriff in the June 6, 1982 primary. West Union Iowa.
Oelwein Iowa June 1932 candidate John W Thiele seeks Republican nomination for sheriff of Fayette County subject to GOP voters will on June 6 1932 ballot He stresses his name appears on the primary ballot as sheriff candidate pending voter decision H J Nehring release.
E. B. Shaw of Oelwein Iowa announces candidacy for County Attorney subject to Republican primary approval on June 6 1963. A note recalls February 1963 had no full moon and calls it an especially remarkable month in Earth history.
Marcy B. Darnall writes in the Florence Alabama Herald warning that a small Congress bloc is edging toward government operation of industry. The piece cites excessive regulation and federal agencies as harassing private business, urges citizens to vote against socialistic politicians at the ballot box to protect private enterprise.
Senator Pat Harrison mocks a string of Washington advisory bulletins from labor, agriculture and commerce. He cites absurd topics like calcium in spinach and love adventures of the American bullfrog, noting the cost borne by taxpayers and teasing future titles on pants wear out and where taxpayers patience wears out.
Ernest L Nus died at farm near Arlington born September 12 1869 son of Hugo and Henriecka Nus one of 17 children. Funeral held last Wednesday at St John’s Lutheran with Rev W P Sandrock. interment Taylorville cemetery. Survived by widow Nellie White foster-daughter Ardith seven brothers and four sisters with several in laws and relatives.
The Guttenberg Press notes the 1980 economic slump prompts abolishing useless public offices. It cites double staffing in some federal areas and state consolidations as saving measures. The piece argues wartime growth created unnecessary offices and asserts nationwide public employment reductions can benefit taxpayers.
The Iowa taxes have risen unsustainably over fifty years. In 1881 the tax levy was 10,457,982 on a 149,102,728 valuation and 1,624,615 people. In 1981 the levy rose to 110,907,034 with a 974,420,616 valuation and 2,470,939 residents. Tax levies grew over 950 percent, while taxable values rose 108 percent and population 63 percent.
A sheriff sale notice details a 1982 Payette County Iowa judgment against Maggie Whittenbaugh et al for Prudential Insurance. The property includes sections in Herriman's Addition to Wadena with specific lots, to be sold March 21, 1982, at 2 PM in front of the West Union courthouse. The piece also mentions Lloyd Ruroden seeking to rent a farm after a fire destroyed a Lansing residence and a large barn with cattle and equipment losses. A closing line notes a lie phrase.
Dr Frank Mock Owzhed writes from a 1932 Nevada Indian agency detailing a harsh winter with deep snow, drought relief efforts, and travel hardships. He notes snow at Christmas, freezing gas lines, and a 400 mile journey that took a week, as well as the resilience and intelligence of the Owyhees people and the agency’s operations including schools, stores, and a hospital. He mentions stock losses, hay shortages, and efforts to feed livestock amid severe conditions.
In a fragment from The New Yorker a woman in a sable coat rides a Madison Avenue streetcar during a rainy day. She tells conductor Frank Mack, M. D., she plans to use her own car, noting she has not ridden a streetcar in two years.
A truncated excerpt presents Jonathan’s view that a person who can double corn or grass on barren ground would serve humanity and country more than all politicians, reflecting a satire on governance from Gulliver’s Travels.
A midlands golf course yielded several Roman coins in ground exploration. Rumors suggest one or two golfers plan further digging to uncover Australian coins, stirring local curiosity about the find and its provenance.
The Bureau of Standards states that centrifugal force on a rotating wheel is greatest at the rim and decreases toward the center, with force increasing with radius and speed. The principle clarifies how outer points experience stronger outward force than inner ones.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss the term Americanism and its origins, mentioning Dowtor Witherspoon as president of Princeton and noting about 170 vessels. The text is incomplete, but hints at linguistic and historical notes on American words and naval references from an early period.
A naturalist notes that nesting birds display jealousy, and he ponders the imagined envy among peacocks and birds of paradise. The remark appears in a Fireside section.
A letter expresses unrest over the deposition of state checkers findings and calls for State Auditor Long to resign. It urges loyal citizens to resist tricky offers from any authority and to keep counties and states clean to protect higher officials.
A Paria radio enthusiast announces a device that he says will not disturb neighbors. He claims the invention converts each musical note into an electric current that is amplified and transmitted to a headset worn by the player, potentially revolutionizing practice and performance.
A London Opinion note proposes inventors develop a shaving method that completes in one minute rather than ten. It hints at a rapid technique using a tool like a blowlamp to swiftly round the face.
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