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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1936
Page
4
The Echo office features a metal Record Cheat by Yawman and Erbe to store all records in one place for quick filing and retrieval. Regularly $3.00, sample sale $2.50. Also offers a blue serge Middisnade suit size 49 worn lightly and cheap. Echo subscription agency saves on magazine prices and handles future complaints with remittance records.
Des Moines Register pilot Charles Gatschet reports a temperature drop of about 80 degrees at 4000 feet on Monday. He notes promising signs for rain along the flight path and urges readers to heed seasonal ads and regs.
The annual financial report for the Independent School District of Elgin Iowa for the year ending June 30 1936 lists receipts from General Fund including tax levy tuition and other sources and receipts for the School House Fund. Disbursements cover salaries, supplies and services for multiple staff, utilities, transport, maintenance and miscellaneous expenses, with a note that balances include funds held in a closed bank and trust certificates. Walter C. Falk president and B. J. Baumgartner secretary certify the report as correct per state code. filed July 1 1936.
W. J. Rogers abstracts report transfers: Margaret Bigler et al to Leo C. Herriman WD valued at 350 dollars covering Lots 4 and 6 in Bigler Add to Wadena. C. C. Corbin and wife to Philip E. Livingston WD 100 dollars for Lot 64 in Herriman's William F. Wander and wife to Ella Hangartner WD 1114.46 dollars for NW 12 of Lots 1 and 2, Block 78 and portions of adjacent lots in Thompson's First Add to Clermont.
Juan Basca reputedly the world’s oldest man died in San Quintin Pansasinan province Philippines a few days ago. He was said to be 140 years old and is survived by a son over 70. Report sent promptly for early news.
Robert Gould, a Postville tavern keeper, pleaded guilty to possessing gambling devices in his tavern and was fined 25 dollars plus costs when arraigned before Justice R. A. Nichols at Waukon on Monday. Also arraigned were three other Postville men—John Pope Ruckdaschel, Milton Gordon, and Henry Lawson—who waived preliminary hearings and were bound over to the September term of district court on 1,000-dollar bonds.
Pathinder Magazine reports Sir Arthur Woodward believes the missing link between ape and man emerged in South Central Asia, around northern India, as shifting Himalaya uplift transformed forests and climate driving apes to adapt to ground life and begin human evolution.
In Our Front Line Fighters EB W Keever recounts how the Public Health Service guards ports and people against bubonic plague. The article notes the Black Death spread via rats and fleas in 1347 and warns exclusion laws protect the United States from Xenopsylla cheopis.
Angora rabbits are being bred in Germany to replace foreign wool as Nazi policy pushes home production. About 190000 rabbits could yield 40000 pounds of wool yearly. Salt paving rails and roads prove economical, with an 18 foot salt road costing around 450 dollars per mile. Unexploded shells still menace former battlefields in France, and railway crossings in Germany will soon feature three warning signs at prescribed distances.
A brief dialogue shows an employer denying higher salary and offering a week off so Ephraim can find someone else to pay him. The exchange captures workplace tension and a reluctant concession in a terse exchange. The pathfinder magazine quote reflects a sharp, ironic tone.
Jim McCanchy, the Australian parrot, won the world talking championship in Geelong, defeating all contenders. He previously secured Melbourne centenary blue ribbon by beating 182 parrots. Free State officials predict a 110000 population rise in ten years with next year’s census.
An incoherent fragment questions what results from a force meeting an immovable object. Mentions Varmer's Son Yee and a mule referenced as an example, but the text remains garbled with no clear event or entities to anchor a full summary.
Berg's July sale promotes an Elgin Orchestra appearance by Joe Fisher and his band at the Elgin opera house on Thursday evening July 23. The note mentions dry ice for long drives to keep car interiors comfortable, a desert service-station trend. It also notes Elgin moonlight boat excursion to McGregor with a roster of locals including Verle Roberts Vernon Knight Joe Becker Edward Klingman Roy Steele and others.
A brief want ad-style line promises easy selling with a simple prompt. It suggests surprising ease in moving items through classified-style outreach. No names, places, or dates are present.
Local ad notes a push to visit and purchase building materials paints and coal from a preferred supplier, urging customers to come in for the best products. The message emphasizes quality offerings and a strong sales push without listing specific items or prices.
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