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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
4
Public notice outlines advertising rates: up to 25 words cost 25 cents per insertion, 26 or more words priced at one cent per word per insertion, with an additional 10 cents weekly handling charge for replies sent to the office.
Northern Iowa hosts two thirds of farmers cooperative groups while open pollinated corn varieties in the 1939 Iowa test numbered only 60. Dairy and beekeeping sectors forecast butter and honey markets. butter buys and seedbed methods for biennials given. Hatchery output rises, lamb prices improve, pasture conditions lag marketings, and lambs shift to feedloss with later market recovery expected.
The Iowa Department of Health urges fly prevention to curb typhoid fever bacillary dysentery and summer diarrhea. It explains flies spread germs from waste to people, outlines control methods for farms and cities, urges manure management sanitation and strong screening, and ends with a reminder to swing the swatter.
A botanical note reports that Mistleton in Portugal bears bright red berries instead of the usual white. The observation highlights regional variation in mistletoe berry coloration.
A fragmented note quotes Uncle Ab claiming that U and I are the most important part of the word business. The text shows stumbles and misspellings but emphasizes the idea that unity and individual effort matter in business.
The article notes thirteen bird species with specific epithets derived from Carolina or its variants. It lists species where the term Carolina features in scientific names, highlighting regional naming practices in taxonomy.
The parishes of Louisiana originate from 1680s and follow an earlier Spanish religious division.
The name Helens Means Light Heleng closely parallels Greek Helen with an extra syllable adding stateliness. St Helena is noted as Constantine the Great's mother. Legend claims she dug at Calvary and found the true cross.
A WPA riot scene in Minneapolis shows police clashing with rioters while tear gas erupts from a bomb. About 4,900 rioters were estimated in the mob. one WPA worker was killed and fourteen injured amid the street violence captured in a dramatic Echo Exclusive photo.
Special Echo photo by Paul Kra tcchwill-Arising on the same spot as 1816, the northwest bastion of Fort Crawford is being rebuilt. The two story reconstruction will exceed 30 feet in height and include 12 and 16 pounder cannons with a lookout post atop. Rev L R Cooper led the excavations revealing the fort's exact location. The fort honors William W Crawford, then Secretary of the Treasury.
Mrs. Clarence Phelps sister of Forest Dunbar waits for word as mine explosion near Providence Kentucky claims 19 lives. Rescue crews search for eight others believed buried while sobs echo on the shoulder of a friend.
C B Thomasson a 27 year old sailor attached to VT-5 at Naval Air Station San Diego barely escaped a fatal plunge when his single seater monoplane hit power lines carrying 12 000 volts and hung 40 feet above ground. He leaped clear and climbed down a pole to safety as fire consumed the craft leaving only the motor and ribbed frame.
Farm Homemakers to appear at the Iowa State Fair as one of 25 counties. Fayette county will showcase Treasures in Books from Bethel township and present a demonstration on making picture plaques by Clermont township women, based on achievement day results.
Twenty eight members of the Rural Young People's organization picnicked at McGregor Sunday. After dinner the group enjoyed a two hour Mississippi boat ride. Kenneth Baldwin of Wadena is president Volney Palmer of Hawkeye is vice president Anna Helen Yauslin of Clermont is secretary Elwood Magon of Randalia is treasurer.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace announced a 12 month extension for corn loans from Aug 1, 1939 to Aug 1, 1940. It applies to farmers with 1937 or 1938 corn loans and offers 6 cents per bushel payment if they redeem at the end of the period. If market price exceeds loan plus storage costs, storage credit is effectively baked into the higher price.
The inhabitants of Dutch New Guinea are described as Polynesian in type and declared cannibalistic, highlighting a colonial stereotype about Papuan peoples and their supposed practices.
The passage extols constructing a dedicated shed to shelter plows and harrows, arguing protection from weather saves money over time. It also includes a quip about an artist's model and humorous dialogue with names like Mule-Hide Cor-Du-Roy and Mrs Peebles, reflecting lighthearted period banter.
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