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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1935
Page
3
Published every Thursday Morning Elizabeth Priest Local Editor Member of Iowa Press Association National Editorial Association Entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
Clermont area residents share social events including Hazel Schrader at a Luana wedding dance, Gilbert Anderson guests in Martin Anderson home, Priscilla Band quilters at Candee home, Kathryn Tschantz visiting Bess Tschantz in Wadena, and several weekend visits among Anfinson Stumme Philips Leibner and Miller households. Frank Leehy traveled from Grand Forks North Carolina after visiting his sister James Murphy. plus community stats note Old Age Assistance benefits in Clayton County and liquor store lease in Waukon.
A Iowa editor reviews Senate and House rules noting size differences affect speech length. He recalls a long Senate speech, contrasts seating, and describes quick House interactions. The piece also surveys banking failures, Roosevelt era actions, and odd Washington liquor laws with cautionary observations.
Luke Lea of Tennessee, once a prominent figure, is serving a sentence in a North Carolina peniten tiary for banking law violations. He has been paroled temporarily to attend his son's funeral after an automobile accident, and now for his mother's funeral in this city, reflecting a dramatic fall from Senate-era prominence.
A wealthy California senator named Henderson once owned a fortress-like residence on 16th Street known as Henderson Castle. The widow who lived there recently died, and valuable items including a painting valued at $25,000 are being sold at auction for $100.
An art tale details a $25,000 French work titled Nude Child with Dove owned by Mrs. Hen derson. She asked the artist to clothe the figure. the artist refused, returning the painting. It later sold for $100 at auction amid broader commentary on society’s empty phrases and curious habits.
Ber J Abraham of the Pittsburg Galif Post Dispatch argues that a strong paid circulation and good advertising rates drive merchant success, condemning donations to editors as obsolete. He warns against me too editors and says the modern press must deliver results without patronage. Also notes rapid naval progress with wireless weapons and Iowa livestock drops to a 365 year low, hog numbers down 42 percent to 6,272,000.
A parable warns that focusing on ground level tasks blinds leaders to bigger trends. It contrasts narrow sight with vision arising from direct customer contact and broad market view. The notice announces liquor store openings in Mc Gregor and Waukon in former bank buildings.
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