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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
3
A speaker argues for removing horns from all vehicles as a safety measure. Opponents claim warning signals are essential, while proponents say driving would become more cautious. The example cites Rome cutting accidents in areas where horns were banned.
Dr William Muhlenberg of the Church of the Holy Communion pioneered the first American Christmas tree celebration in New York City guiding children into the festive custom in 1847.
A flood of farm bills reaches Congress to reform the farm adjustment act amid opposition from Texas and Missouri over acreage control and cotton surplus. Debate centers on cost of production while the WPA deficiency bill faces cuts and political reforms as relief spending nears two and a half billion.
The 76th Congress keeps Gwynne of the Third District on the Judiciary Committee and Gilchrist of the Eighth District on the Agriculture Committee. A list of students and a humorous quote from Hi Ho of Chinatown add color as the piece notes varied honors and opinions on fame.
Freshman news covers sewing projects and earth science topics while algebra and language work advance. Reports from first through eighth grades note illness, attendance, new textbooks, readings, historical studies, map work, and a new cleanliness inspector as enrollment stands at 34 with 13 boys and 21 girls.
Congressman Talle was assigned to the Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, the only western or midwestern minority member, and to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. The assignments align with the administration’s push for a departmental reorganization and focus on German refugees as a key issue.
The last Ice Age, begun over 30,000 years ago, is melting, but Antarctica still holds enough ice to cover the Earth with about 120 feet. Researchers note ongoing glacier retreat and climate change implications for global sea levels and ecosystems.
The piece contrasts Limburg in America with the Dutch Limburg, noting its famous churches, monasteries, and some of the finest old castles seen anywhere.
The government earns more revenue from meat milk and wheat through hidden taxes than farmers gain in profits.
The report states a family earning $2,000 yearly averages about $927.19 for food with $57.87 eaten by the tax collector. It also notes Daniel Lambert died in 1800 at age 40, weighing 739 pounds, reputedly the fattest man who ever lived.
Gravs Has Fragrant Roots Khuskhus is a synonym for vet iver, a east Indian grass cultivated in the tropics and Louisiana for its fragrant root used in mats screens and perfumery. Only Poisonous Snake in Michigan The ground rattlesnake is the only poisonous snake found in Michigan.
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