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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
3
Marjorie Scheel, local editor of the Clermont Enterprise and member of the Iowa Press Association, has been named to the National Editorial Association, highlighting her professional affiliations and standing in journalism.
The article notes political split among young Republicans influencing Mrs Bedell’s selection while presenting preliminary 1940 census figures for the second, fifth, seventh and eighth districts. It highlights population shifts within Iowa, with northwest counties gaining relative influence for redistricting, and discusses how county population affects official salaries under state law, listing brackets for auditors, treasurers, and other officials.
The article lists county salary scales for various offices including auditor treasurer clerk sheriff recorder and attorney across multiple county ranges from 15 000 to over 125 000 plus. Figures show auditors treasurers clerks salaries from 1800 to 2800 and sheriff salaries up to 5000 with receiver allowances varying by county wealth bands. It also notes the death of Dr C R Latham president of Iowa State Teachers College and mentions a anticipated new president for Iowa State University.
Patis Bere turns pry or sea over master ware in a tense regional event. Officials cite unexpected setbacks and a mystery buyer interest drawing attention from local traders and historians alike.
The Towa pig crop for spring 1940 is estimated at 10,050,000, about six percent smaller than spring 1939. Sows farrowing total 1,653,000, also six percent below last year, while the average pigs per litter rose slightly. The June report stems from Iowa farmers via Rural Mail Carriers and notes uniform declines across the state except in eleven northeastern counties.
Richard Sherlock of Omaha faces arrest after leaving a $12.65 Wichita telephone bill unpaid and $5.50 debt in Iowa. He paid a $3.50 fine and costs. An unrelated explosion reference mentions A Murphy of Laurens, who was knocked unconscious and fire damaged an oil station. Local police report on speeders indicates Officer Sutton’s motorcycle patrol at 165 mph.
Clarence residents face a total school tax levy of 25 413 mills after a 650 reduction in a town of 638. The note calls this the lowest in Cedar County and possibly the state amid debt needs and bonds of 1400. A stray paragraph mentions a wheat field, rats, and a failed attempt to trap them with a board, reporting nightly rats hauling in 35 dollars and an average of 12 to 15 rats.
A short news brief notes the designation No 20 in reference to an upcoming event or item on the local page. Details imply an index or list position without full context. The entry signals a named item tied to the number but provides limited additional information.
The Vatican state plans new coins bearing Pope Pius XIIIs head and arms with his election year. Minting follows similar standards as prior papal issues, with August release and January rollout noted. The Vatican coins use the same material and size as earlier Hale lan issues, differing only in minting.
In 1705 King Louis XIV organized Paris fire services with forty firemen from tall-work crews. Later an auxiliary brigade of four priest companies guarded the city. Notre Dame’s great bell warned locals. A hospital fire at Hotel Dieu killed twenty firemen-priests.
A book titled Roman and Grecian Antiquities notes that matrons and women of rank wore hair rolled on clay curlers. It mentions various ointments and pomades used to hold the hair in place, reflecting ancient grooming practices.
The Granite Railway of Massachusetts is widely credited as the first U S railroad, chartered March 4, 1826 to haul stone for the Bunker Hill monument from Quincy quarries to the Neponset river. A second line followed in Pennsylvania with coal cars running May 1827 from Carbon County mines to a Lehigh River wharf at Mauch Chunk over nine miles.
The infant Zeus was nourished by Amalthea the daughter of Melisseus king of Crete with goat milk. Zeus later broke a horn from the goat and promised its possessor abundance, giving rise to the expression horn of plenty.
A Des Moines boy, ten year old Harry Webb, boarded a bus to Chicago for a return trip home after an outing. The trip details note the journey started in Des Moines and concluded with his homeward path.
Fragmentary OCR notes state the United States borrowed funds during the final years of a significant conflict. The text references war loan programs and a period of intense public financing, but details on dates, institutions, and outcomes are unclear.
The Halfway Tavern near Tuka Illinois once used by Abraham Lincoln in the 1850s is still standing and for rent. Located midway between Vincennes Indiana and Louis Missouri, it hosted stagecoaches along the route. Current owner C H Neff acquired it in 1897. much of the original structure remains and needs repairs.
Rev Roy Weigand becomes a mobile preacher carrying the gospel to 1 090 persons across 10 separated communities along the Cheyenne river in an automobile trailer supplied by the American Baptist Mission society.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe laborers in ancient Egypt forming clay using lids and kneading dough with their feet. The garbled text hints at a scene of toil and rudimentary techniques without clear dates or locations.
Sea going OW Tankers data show Great Britain with 431 vessels, 27.8 percent of world inventory and 3,110,900 gross tons, ahead of the United States with 365 and Norway with 268. Germany trails with 30.
A gold urn containing the heart of Queen Marie of Ruraaria lies in a monastery chapel overlooking the Blick sea, serving as the royal resting place and symbol of the realm.
Wendell L. Willkie, center, Republican presidential candidate, shown at the Commonwealth & Southern Corp office conferring with campaign leaders. Left to right: William Allen White, Willkie, and Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen.
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