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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
1
In Elgin Fayette County Iowa a notice indicates material is entered for postal processing as second class mail matter. The record aligns with standard mailing classifications used by local post offices.
Readable fragment shows date July 1, 1937 and a note about a ten cent issue. No further context or names available.
Andy Weiman brother of Mrs Reinhart arrived from Round Valley Nebraska on Wednesday to visit for a time. The meeting was pleasant after eighteen years apart. A German class led by Rev Draewel uses German Baptist church parlors as a schoolroom. Della Chapman is reported very sick with measles. A heavy rain Sunday evening brought wind that broke a big tree at John DeSaris. A group including Mrs N H Bakeman Edith Keiser Selma Weibel Clara Halsten son Iva Jacquette Lee Smith Ed Bender Leslie Mattoon and Earl Greenley drove to O Briens spring near Mills Friday for Alma Bakeman’s school closing day picnic. They enjoyed a pleasant time and a good literary and musical program. Dorothy Dix notes the American child is half orphan due to paternal public duties, while pink teas and gabfests finish the job. Prof J H Williams Gus Thoma Lew Christ and Leslie Lehman spent ten days at Minnesota lakes fishing and report an excellent catch and sunburns from the hot sun. Louis Klingman turned seven Monday and friends planned a surprise party with games and refreshments. Chas Holzer and Ralph DeSart went to Tofield Lehman’s country home to do mason work on a new building. Many deaths are reported in Chicago from heat. Florence and Mildred Bruce left for Boulder Colo for summer school and mountain scenery. Sunday wind damaged John Brackin Jr’s home with five apple trees blown down and the barn moved on its foundation. A big-hearted lad bought his wife a rose for Mother's Day with “Four Roses.” A headline reads Dull Family Hag Reunion Sunday. In China people sit on the floor at parties rather than at the end.
Widespread view of the local newspaper as more than a business. It informs residents about daily events, public appeals, and community opportunities. It serves churches, clubs, schools, and advertisers, and builds community spirit. readers must subscribe and support the paper for mutual benefit.
The passage presents the school tax as vital for education and democracy. It argues the tax funds teachers, laboratories, libraries, and classrooms, shaping educated citizens, reducing crime, sustaining stable society, and protecting childhood rights. It portrays education as the world’s great power and hope.
A lighthearted item notes railroads plan another push after air cooled coaches succeed. It recalls a tale of a man returning from a wrestling match to find his wife with a Full Nelson. A telegram about a third daughter hints witty advice to call Western Union for a boy.
A lengthy reminder about fire dangers from careless electrical repairs and unsafe practices, urging caution after past incidents. It notes fires caused by fuses, damaged cords, kerosene use, and smoking, stressing the cost of risky habits. The piece also mentions a charity donation toward a community fire truck and a lighthearted update on newlyweds hitchhiking from Chicago to Kahoka, with plans for a Minnesota honeymoon.
Humboldt Republican notes a court fight over whether Emmetsburg can ban peddlers from streets. A Fuller Brush representative was fined, an appeal to district court may reach the highest court, arguing towns should tax peddlers to cover local overhead.
The receiver of Independence Commercial State Bank sold face value assets of about 100000 for 825 last Friday. A loan company bought them. Estherville with 5000 people has no relief recipients. Emmet county reports 16 relief families, well below past peaks. The piece criticizes farm sale prices and dividendless stocks. Capone may be released from Alcatraz next summer if behavior holds, two-thirds of a ten year term served.
Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death with cancer second. however the motor moron and the fast car are rapidly gaining on them in notoriety and influence. The Times Republican notes a sharp rise in dangerous trends on public roads and personal responsibility. A list of 149 new Iowa laws takes effect July 4, warning that ignorance of the law excuses no one as lawmakers keep adding statutes.
The Union notes eighteen dead grasshoppers per square foot after a poison bran barrage at the Joe Wood farm near Fayette. The corpses were counted three days after baiting. The property ranked among the county’s worst infestations.
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