20 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
1
The Elgin Echo, published each Thursday by R. P. Strauch, is entered in the Elgin post office in Fayette County Indiana as second class mail matter.
A Rich's column blends city life notes from Elgin with light social satire. It cites Hattie Stratton and local families, digs at polite society, recounts a Birmingham anecdote about Byers punished by a judge, and mentions 4-H events, a Benton Democrat item, a canning factory kickoff, and plans for a Chicago train trip.
Fragmentary note references percent, farm land and a person named Forbes. Text is unclear and reads like a partial archival fragment mentioning grace land and a United States program but lacks coherent events or dates.
The Elgin Canning Co plans a major upgrade with an electric lighting plant. Supt Dean left for Chicago to buy a dynamo and equipment to provide about 200 lights, promising a steady brighter system less affected by machinery vibration or wind.
The Star-Clipper notes W. J. Benda of Toledo faced indictment after his brother saw a county payment for work not performed. The case shows publication of warrants can uncover waste and save money, supporting taxpayers’ right to know how funds are spent. A Press Club quip mocks devaluation politics and Echo printing is suggested.
Dizzy Dean of the Chicago Cubs, winner of an $185,000 prize, was ordered home by manager Gabby Hartnett following a mysterious lacera tion on his left forearm. The injury reportedly occurred after a late night phone call from Paul Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals led him to knock over a lamp and scrape his arm on a glass bedstand corner.
The Marion Busy Bees 4 H club met July 12 at Gladys Hanson’s home. Seven members attended with Mildred Butikofer presiding. Plans were made for an ice cream social in Elgin Park July 20.
In a reflective Eagle Grove Eagle column a writer urges graduates to view education as a debt to society. Those who repay with usefulness and responsibility stand on their own, while failure is theirs alone as the world repays only for proven services rendered.
Representative Henry O. Talle, Decorah, reports the House approved an $800 payment to Lieutenant Leland J. Belding of Waucoma for personal property lost on the Helena wreck en route to Nicaragua. The bill has cleared the House after a decade of effort but awaits Senate action.
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