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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
3
An essay recalls Charles F. Young’s 1903 Mount Holly run at 35 mph and contrasts slow speed with today’s 55 to 60 mph highway driving. It warns that high speed in busy streets risks severe crashes, noting impact force equals a drop from ten stories. It urges drivers to slow down before you drive fast-think.
Collier's Weekly explains pretzels gain shine by a pre bake dip in a weak solution of sodium hydroxide, commonly called caustic soda or lye, a harmless treatment before baking.
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry notes that an invention can secure protection in more than 100 countries. In many places the protection form remains nebulous and patents are rarely obtained outside a core group of about 30 nations.
The excerpt asserts that solids such as wood or coal cannot burn directly and must first be converted to gas by heat. It states fire is the rapid union of oxygen with gaseous carbon, implying gas fuels are the usable form for combustion.
The statement records Patrick Henry’s last words praising the Bible as priceless yet lamenting not reading it in time. He expresses faith in God’s mercy, noting the book’s exceptional value above all others printed.
County supervisors faced a potential embarrassment as state law requires county audits to be done by the state auditor. Boone county hired a private firm this summer, uncovering a shortage that led to the treasurer’s resignation. The state auditors will be paid from county funds, with no provision for private audit costs, risking a taxpaying burden.
Supt M W Dailey of the state tax commission reports nearly all routes for untaxed cigarettes into Iowa are blocked except parcel post. He seeks help from Congress to pass H R 3835 enabling post office inspectors to aid state tax enforcement. Mail orders remain hard to curb until delivery is made.
The state pharmacy board plans to hire a $2,580 year secretary treasurer and has not yet announced a replacement for John Heerema of Pella who, though a Democrat, has served 20 months with a term ending June 30. On July 6 the board voted to terminate Heerema effective July 31 despite widespread letters from both parties urging his rehire.
A summary of quirky incidents and legal notes from the region includes Heerema's controversial release vote split along party lines, a fatal crane accident investigation hint, an $85 prize awarded by the American Humane Society for an instant-kill trap, arrests in Clarinda for liquor stashed in a bolted cargo deck, a tractor mishap injuring a boy in Page County, a near-white timber wolf shot in Dubuque County, a tree-fall injury from a nap in Delhi, a dynamite blast incident in Knoxville injuring a worker, a bridge collapse scare in Winterset, a wagon incident in Elk Horn, a boy catching a 22-pound catfish in Spencer, heat-testing a sidewalk in Harlan, a Madrid man turned Black Hills gold miner, Mrs. Lear Davis suing Osceola for 5000, and broad notes on ongoing advertising as a business investment.
Auditor C. B. Akers sparked controversy by stating he would hire two married women whose husbands are employed. He insists his plan was misinterpreted and that he still intends to hire married women whose husbands are out of work.
A seismograph survey in Union county detected waves from a Rhode Island Red rooster strutting along a road. One crew member was tasked with keeping heavy poultry away during tests. The item mirrors a broader Iowa paper on local happenings across landmarks, patrol warrants, and odd incidents.
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