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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1930

Page

4

Election Returns and Local Races Across Clermont and Marion Townships

Primary turnout totaled 268 with Democrats offering no local candidates besides a single sheriff hopeful A A Robertson. Republicans swept township and county posts including U S Senator Hammill and Governor Turner in Clermont and Marion Townships. Key offices filled were sheriff Nehring and auditor Cline with delegates named for county conventions. 184 votes were cast in Marion with 20 Democratic and 164 Republican ballots.

J. S Phillips W. C. Follett A. B. Jacob Trustes Herman Boyer Lyle Wilson Frank Lyons County Auditor's Office Marian Lind Hans Winkler Chris G. Anderson

New Radio Service To Livestock Farmers

A new CST noon Friday regional radio feature reaches seven Mid West CBS stations. Gil bert Gusler, livestock markets editor, reviews hog and cattle markets and signals price trends for the coming week. Sponsored locally by Elgin Brainard Co Op with Schreiber Milling and Grain Co of St Joseph Mo. Participating stations include WEBM Chicago WCCO Minneapolis EMO KMBC St Louis KOIL Council Bluffs KFH Wichita WMT Waterloo Indiana.

Mid- West Columbia Broadcasting System Elgin-Brainard Co-Op Schreiber Milling and Grain Company St. Joseph Central Standard Time Gilbert Gusler Livestock Markets Great Standard State Farm Gusler WEBM Chicago WCCO Minneapolis EMO St. Louis KMBC Kansas City KOIL Council Bluffs KFH Wichita WMT Waterloo

Useful Home Canning Tips and Butter Pasteurization Notes

Dusty oil cloths can drain in three cornered wire baskets to reduce fire risk while saving space in closets. Before canning season consult Farmers Bulletin 1471 F from the U S Department of Agriculture detailing steam pressure canning of nonacid vegetables and processing times. Butter from pasteurized cream stores better than raw cream. heat cream to 145 150 F for 25 30 minutes in sealed containers, cool to 50 F or lower for at least three hours before churning to yield firmer granules and proceed as with raw cream.

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Local notices and visits fill Community pages this week

Prifeishr Guy Smith was hurt at work last week and confined to bed. A stream of visitors arrived from Postville to West Union and Elgin area towns, including Mrs. Mary Goetz and Mrs. Henry Welhe, with many relatives stopping by in Luana, Decorah, Elkader, and Manchester. The Baptist Sunday school picnic is set for today at the West Union fair grounds. Various locals and kin from Belleair Ohio to Soldier Iowa visit relatives here as junior Baptist classes meet for a social, while construction crews and area families plan summer trips and budgets.

Guy Smith The Baptist West Union Fair Grounds

Population and geography facts for Iowa in 1925

Iowa population totaled 2 419 927 with 42.8 percent in rural areas and 57.9 percent in urban areas. The state’s population density averaged 46.5 per square mile, with terrain elevation up to 1 600 feet and an average yearly temperature around 48 degrees.

Iowa

Iowa State Transport Milages and Road Costs Report

The report lists Iowa railway and road figures including rainfall of 82.22 inches, telegraph mileage 10,169 miles, telephone lines 81,884 miles, electric power lines 11,000 miles, steam railroad mileage 9,762.08, electric railways 498.85, and Union Pacific 248 miles as shortest while Chicago Rock Island and Pacific shows 2 181.55 miles. It notes Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern Railway 144.91 miles for electric track, Colfax Springs Railway one mile, and state span from Mississippi to Missouri at 865 miles with 800 miles average cross state. Northern to southern border distance 238 miles and 11,770 highway railway crossings within municipalities. Annual road maintenance costs average 279 per paved mile, 688 per gravel, 466 per dirt, with weed cutting, snow removal, shoulder, work and bridge repair at 175 per mile.

Iowa Towa Union Pacific Railroad Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway Colfax Springs Mississippi Missouri River

Modernist Printing Touch Prompts Advertising Trends

A fragment notes a design shift toward bold modern typography and streamlined layout for ads. It highlights a stylistic push seen in recent campaigns, suggesting printing houses adopt cleaner lines and concise messaging to appeal to contemporary readers.

Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Laxative Ad

A family doctor endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the safe laxative for all ages. It claims strict lab preparation from herbs and pure ingredients and states millions rely on the judgment and that it is the world's best selling laxative.

Caldwell Dr. Caldwell

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clermont Township Hammill Dickinson Lund Payne Turner Smith Lange McFarlane Ulsted Saunders Hazlett Greenwall Hindley Long Strief Johnson Burbank SEC. OF Agriculture Thornburg Lambert Supt. OF Public Instruction Samuelson R. R Webster Woodruff Bell Cogeswell Benson Haugen Strand Thompson Byers Cline Brause Sheriff Nehring Carmichael Martin Stone Marion Township Clayton Co U.S Samuelton Special Columbia Features Cae Og Eens Piavetad Prifeishr Mary Goetz Henry Welhe Postville George Pollitt Luana Martin of Elgin Hutchinson Josephine Kniel West Union Dr. H. 8. Hadsel Lana Henderson Max Pattison Fayette Charles Bunting Elkader Mrs. Emma Bunting Emil Weibel Fairbank George Vaughn Frank Capper Belwein William Brabham Dena Dummermuth Clifton Powell J. J. Potter Irving, Texas Mrs T. J. Capper John Eggiman Mary Thomas Moore Bellaire Ohio Sam Yost Gitma Olson Soldier C. W. Krueger Kathryn Ruth Helen Baechler Manchester Chris Erickson John Olga Decorah Thos. Knudtson Florence Berg Iowa Falls F. R. Berg F. C Miller Louise Miller Maiden Rock Wis Leslie J. Cooley Dubuque Earl Philadelphia Chase Feller 8. D. Yack Serlene Virtus Wm. Walthers Jack Malone Nels Olson Olson John Retaser Fred Reusser Anamosa Marie Reusser Baptist Church Ph. Lauer Herbert Moeller Des Moines Jack Halverson Clermont Marian Halverson Moeller Purina Halverson Fred Muehlenthaler Clarence Hager Ralph Collett George Miller John Etter Will Christ Lansing Olson Construction Co Otter Creek Irvin Etter Janesville Ziba Tripp Clint Patterson Elmer Yenney Harry Palmer America Kohler’s Store Elgin, Iowa Hunsberger & Schori West Elgin Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Joe Ment George Stone George
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