30 Jul 1936
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
1
A Summer Gazette editorial commemorates Senator Louis Murphy, praising his unpretentious, diligent service and independence. It questions potential successors from both parties and urges more lawmakers like Murphy in Congress. The piece frames the vacancy as a critical test for leadership.
The Nashua Reporter quotes a message praising Iowa as a bright spot despite drought. It contrasts suffering South Dakota families moving from barren land to Butler county farm country southwest of Nashua where livestock finds sustenance, noting green trees, running brooks, and corn in good condition boosting feed for herds.
The Tripoli Leader notes air conditioning is in its infancy and largely unknown to the public. It argues mass production will lower costs, enabling widespread adoption in homes and businesses and a relief from weather discomfort. It warns future headlines may report future warlike tensions abroad.
Word comes of a Sand Point Idaho wreck as engine left track into the lake during a Saturday eve incident. Verle Kniel and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J W Knight, were aboard the train which carried express baggage and cars into the water while a passenger coach remained partly on track. Mrs Shaffer suffered a broken arm in a separate country accident while retrieving poultry. Community gatherings mark a busy period with picnics, birthday celebrations, and visits as families like Palda and Gundersons travel and locals recall past residences.
A fire that had burned for two months in peat spread to the 0.8 Berg farm in Bethel township, scorching more than twenty acres including six acres of oats and pasture. Mr Berg had earlier started a stump burn. About fifty neighbors aided, preventing loss to buildings.
A Sabu girl teacher staged a whisky versus water worm demonstration to show alcohol’s harm but the lesson backfired humorously. A red headed pupil quipped that drinking whisky prevents worms, ending class early.
River notes show enforcement of life saving devices on boats, rising Mississippi temperatures, and ongoing fishing rescues. Young swimmer Tommy Albert charts remarkable feats while river traffic stalls briefly against dredging activity. Criminal gossip links Maurice Denning as Public Enemy No 1 from Iowa, with $100,000 in robberies spawned by his gang.
The No 18 West overpass has been completed at about two miles west of the Hawkeye Corner where No 18 crosses the Milwaukee railroad. Traffic was allowed on the structure last week after a $17,000 construction and grading project. Supporters say it closes a dangerous paving gap, while critics note the high cost for a rail line with about one daily train in each direction.
Mrs John Conner and Nelson Conner hosted dinner with Mrs Mabel Gruver family while Lawrence Etter Ruth Gruver Margie Barker and Howard Boyle visited Elgin friends. A 11 year old near Clear Lake fatally shot a WWI veteran nearby. Vernon Knight left for Colorado after funeral of his sister Florence. Conner family attended the funeral with relatives from Anderson Des Moines and Castalia.
Eleanor Holm Jarrett claims aboard the ship that officials and others attacked her. At McGregor Wisconsin Ed Lestina and his wife were killed on a Sunday morning when their car collided with a freight train near a dirt road crossing. The crossing is sight‑obscured by trees and a hill.
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