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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
3
An elderly man recalls a time when politicians did not need early schooling in the alphabet. Two hundred steel bottles once filled with helium by the Germans were shipped back to Germany empty after the government refused to sell the gas.
The Elgin Echo introduces a weekly Fourth District Week by Week column written in Washington by H O Talle, secretary to Congressman, promising news about the district and inviting reader feedback from the 12 northeastern Iowa counties and its 300000 residents.
Only one new man in the seven who represent the twelve counties in the Fourth District will take a seat in the State Senate. Edward H. Vria of Cresco, a Democrat, represents Howard and Winneshiek. Other six are holdovers from 1936. Clayton County is a district by itself with Max Geske, a Democrat, of McGregor. Paul P. Stewart, a Republican farmer from Maynard, represents Fayette and Allamakee. George Parker, Independence businessman, covers Delaware and Buchanan. Ed P. Donohue begins his second term for Chickasaw and Floyd. Leo Elthon, Republican from Fertile, heads the 41st with Winnebago. Cerro Gordo's 43rd District includes Franklin and Hancock, represented by Earl Dean, a Democrat from Mason City.
The 76th Congress opened in Washington with H. O. Talie of Decorah sworn in as the district's new representative. The session focuses on establishing standing committees, with party control shaping chairmanships and membership. Iowa delegates command seven votes in Republican caucuses as states select spokesmen. Major committees include Appropriations, Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and Ways and Means led by Doughton. Steagall presides Banking and Currency. Marvin Jones chairs Agriculture. In Des Moines the 48th General Assembly begins with a Republican majority, as Gov Wilson’s GOP wins sweep state offices. Wm. G. Bagley becomes state treasurer and Wm. L. Bliss to the Supreme Court.
State representatives total 108 with twelve from the Fourth District. All were elected in November and each county contributes one member. Eleven Republicans include: F E Sharp Elkader Clayton, H E Mor Ton Hopkinton Delaware, Geo Hathaway Independence Buchanan, Geo L Scott West Union Fayette, Wm P S Knowlton Decorah Winneshiek, Herman Knutson Mason City Cerro Gorda, Elmer Pieper Waukon Allamakee, Charles Scholz New Hampton Chickasaw, Wm Kruse Rockford Floyd, and H L Risse Mitchell.
Worth Claus Randall of Man ly and John Knippling of Elma are described as farmers and the only Democrat in the House from the Fourth District. They, along with other senators and representatives, are arranging affairs this week to spend the coming weeks at the capital making new laws and revising old ones.
Inga Larson returned to Minneapolis after ten days with her sister Anna Larson. Mr and Mrs Fred Cline and Laird attended a 6:30 family dinner at John Cline's West Union home on New Year's day. Mr and Mrs L C Osland and son Harold of LeRoy Minnesota and Orvin Osland of Lead, South Dakota, were guests of Anna and Inga Larson Saturday.
The Hall of American Artists honors American painters and sculptors with memorials in the Gould Memorial Library rotunda at New York University.
The most famous limericks volume is Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense published in 1846. The British government owns Nelson's cabin furniture from Trafalgar era. in 1876 telephones numbered 200 in Europe and 376 in the United States.
The article notes that the normal body temperature of monkeys and horses closely matches humans. It also highlights bird study as a way to become more tolerant and see good points. St Thomas in the Virgin Islands is described as having one of the finest harbors in the West Indies. It defines the Low Countries of Europe as the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
The dish called Julienne soup traces its name to a French caterer Julian who lived in Boston in the eighteenth century. The note also mentions a Fig Tree that bears three crops in season, highlighting historic horticultural claims.
A photo from Washington shows President Roosevelt, Speaker Wm. B. Bankheld, and Representative Sam Rayburn arriving at the White House to discuss the legislative program for the current Congress session. The gathering signals one of the era’s most significant policy efforts.
The piece describes Easter egg colors symbolizing joy after winter and includes fragments about Benjamin Franklin and Arcangelo Corelli. It notes Corelli as the first violinist to play a Stradivarius and his praise for the instrument as worthy of a triad.
A Chinese jade collection showcases a variety beyond green, including pieces in rose, red, white, and steel blue. The exhibit highlights the range of hues found in jade and suggests broader cultural and historical contexts for the objects.
Benjamin Franklin is credited with inventing bifocal spectacles and George Washington is noted as an early wearer. The claim links Franklin to glasses with two distinct lens regions while Washington is cited among the initial adopters.
The Chinese first introduced conscription for military service during the Period of the Warring States around 370 B C, marking the origin of mandatory service in Chinese history.
The use of plate glass for mirrors began around 1691, with beveling likely starting soon after, around 1700, marking early refinement in mirror manufacture.
Scientists note the brill orang e coloring in carrots, carotene, indicates rich vitamin content. Worshipers sat on bare church floors until pews became common after the Fifteenth century. Bird lifespans span decades to over a century, including blackbirds to 18 years and swans to 102. St Patrick's Cathedral bells weigh 270 to 6000 pounds and chime loudly. The word giggle derives from middle English gagelen meaning to make noise like a goose.
A historical note lists birds expert at bath ing on the wing including kingfisher swallow railer king crow friar wood pigeon and house pigeon, highlighting aerial bathing among diverse species.
A human adult has half an ounce of sugar in the blood, a quantity larger than a sheep’s and smaller than a cow’s, illustrating relative metabolic differences among species.
The Mauser rifle is credited to German mechanic Paul von Mauser and dated to 1872. The note mentions display guidelines for flags, stating no Hag or pennant should obscure or appear above the United States flag.
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