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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1936
Page
5
Congress's Agriculture Committee advanced a bill on January 17 to authorize 296,000,600 dollars to cover payments due under pre Supreme Court AAA contracts now void. The measure covers the principal obligations plus required administrative costs, reflecting a perceived moral obligation by the government to honor earlier deals.
Congressman Guy M. Gillette of Iowa seeks a seven to two Supreme Court standard to strike down federal laws as unconstitutional. He argues broad majorities should be needed to override enacted measures after passage and signature, though his bill predates the AAA decision. The Interparliamentary Union USA group met in Washington to discuss international parliamentary cooperation. The House adjourned January 21 in respect for King George V with a voice vote, few voting no.
The government is shaping a grand parkway known as the Mall from the Capitol to the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. Large trees are being moved into the area, a ongoing effort begun last August, viewed as a science or trade that transforms barren land into a treed landscape, despite enormous costs limits on private funding.
A passerby recalls the patent office annex in Washington where Abraham Lincoln hosted his inaugural ball in 1860. The article ends with a remark on the wall labeling practices seen there and a note that the continuation appears on the last page.
Senate vote 76 to 19 overrids the president's veto, making the bonus act law after a fifteen year push. The measure commits about 2.491 billion dollars nationwide with Town receiving around 41 million. Payments to veterans start June 15, treasury officials said.
The Iowa supreme court ruled bank nights legal and theatres in the northeast suspended their opposition, resuming events after a six month ban. Theatre managers say profits were modest, while merchants’ lottery games were halted and may restart as towns renew such events.
Judge W L Eichendorf in district court at West Union sustained the defendant Harold Kirchman age 19 Sumner youth on a directed verdict of acquittal in the trial charged with manslaughter in the deaths of Mr and Mrs Dale Walsh of Clear Lake in an automobile accident near Hawkeye on Sept 14.
Fred Henninger reports early hatch as incubator started at Christmas yielded first chicks by mid January. He claims a belt for early chicks and believes challengers will have difficulty beating him. Echo notification requested.
February 1 is the last day rabbits classified as game may be lawfully taken. After that date all seasons on any game species will be closed. Fox fur bearing animals may be taken at any time and in any part of the state.
The January 24 game with Maynard is rescheduled for Monday February 3 in Elgin High School gym. The text also notes U S Steel profits for 1935 and large losses in 1934.
Edward J. Markle of New Hampton becomes the first Republican to announce for the congressional nomination. The press statement lists likely contenders including King Palmer West Union C A Benson Decorah Prof Talle Clear Lake Clarence Knutson Mason City Ray Clough Mason City Paul Stewart Maynard and Judge Reed Cresco.
Clara Holzer daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Holzer and Paul F Voshell were married at 1 00 pm Sunday January 26 at the bride s parents home in Nyria Rev J J Snyder M E Church pastor read the ring ceremony Attendants were Mr and Mrs Howard Medberry brother in law and sister of the bride The ceremony took place under a pink and white arch with house plants A peacock blue crepe gown for the bride and a dark blue suit for the groom A two course dinner followed and pink and white table decorations were used They plan a short state trip and will reside after March 1 at the A D Finch farm near West Union
A turkey hen missing weeks from Gors Bros. farm near Waverly was found alive buried in 16 inches of snow in a ditch. Beneath the hen were a dozen eggs, all frozen, making mid-winter hatching unlikely. Local neighbor alerted the family after spotting the bird in the ditch.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Yearous Jr and family plan a spring move north of Hawkeye to a 160 acre farm they rented near the one bought about a year ago Their son Cornelius will continue running the farm and the Yearous couple will stay on the previous farm bringing three generations together to work the land As a family they describe themselves as hustlers from grandfather to father and son.
Mrs Edward Grimm of La Grange Missouri died Friday January 24 in a Quincy Illinois hospital after pneumonia. She was sixty, born Anna Burkey in Elgin Iowa, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Burkey. Funeral services were held in La Grange on Monday January 27. Survived by her husband and seven children. an obituary will follow next week.
Elgin, Jan 28 meeting at Mrs Marie Muehlethaler's home featured a paper on Who are the Mountaineers and a one act play Pink and Patches by Margaret Bland. Cast included Josephine Hoag Myrtle Falk Rose Wolf and Gladys Schori. Club voted to donate five dollars to the Library. Coal famine hits Elgin with partial orders. Mr Schori notes cold weather boosted sales and he will seek new shipments early next week.
Investigations by the Iowa Liquor Control Commission with local officers across 48 counties collected 23 435.45 in fines and costs for liquor violations in 1935. Most of the 234 prosecutions were in state courts, and nearly 20 000 of the fines were turned over to school authorities. federal court fines stay with that division.
The Conservation Commission reports 507 arrests for game law violations in Iowa in the six months ending January 1, 1936. Of these, 479 were convicted and fined, with total fines amounting to 10,401.38 dollars, 5,575 dollars suspended. Jail sentences totaled 1,382 days.
Orlando Schopp, buried in Elgin cemetery last Sunday, was a former Elgin resident who since 1900 lived near Castalia. He married Sarah Gage in 1884 and they spent sixteen years of marriage in Elgin. Survivors include his widow and two children, Nellie Miller of La Crosse Wisconsin and Chas Schopp of Castalia.
Efforts proceed to establish a state park near Bluffton in Winneshiek county covering 700 to 900 acres. Farmers have pledged 300 acres at a price acceptable to the state, with a canvass under way to raise pledges to the target. If achieved the project will be submitted to the state.
Supt. D. R. Roberts secretary of the Elgin Community Club received state income tax blanks and rules from the state board of assessment and review. He has placed them at Elgin State Bank for taxpayers to call for. If you must file a state income tax return you will find blanks suitable to your profession there.
The Elgin school closed last Wednesday afternoon for the balance of the week due to extreme cold weather. Rural pupils found it nearly impossible to travel to town and comfort was poor for town children. Classes resumed Monday morning. A few rural schools reportedly closed for several days.
The Oelwein Register proposes Paul Stewart of Maynard as a candidate for the Republican nomination for Secretary of Agriculture in Iowa. The idea is expected to find wide favor across northeast Iowa and other sections of the state. Want ads title salesmen.
The next Masonic fellowship meeting will be at Monona on Friday evening January 31. Rev. Harvey C. Travis of Oelwein will speak on Masonry as an Age of Machinery. It is the annual election meeting with officers for the coming year to be selected. Geo. A. Chaney of Des Moines is signaling as an opponent to L. J. Dickinson for the Republican Senate nomination and outlines farm and tariff policy.
The Michigan village of Hell froze over last week and now remains largely abandoned yet draws winter anglers via leader pike. Richard Loeb, famed for the 1924 Bobby Franks murder, was killed in Haineis Stateville by convict James Day who claimed improper advances as motive.
Agricultural economist Geoffrey S. Shepherd of Iowa State College analyzes recent market data to determine who bore the $2.25 per hundredweight hog processing tax. He notes packers cut margins by most of the tax, hog prices rose when the tax ended, and shipments surged. After the AAA ruling, packer margins fell sharply, then gradually narrowed toward normal levels, with the latest weeks showing continued tightening.
Representatives Fred Biermann and Utterbach, both Democrats, were the only Iowa lawmakers to sustain President Roosevelt's veto of the soldiers' bonus. They had previously vowed consistency, voting as they talked. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts Drake commencement address for June 8. Sale bills at the Echo office.
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