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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
3
An appeal to truck drivers notes remarkable accident prevention gains in recent years but warns against two or three large trucks driving closely together. It urges maintaining proper space to allow faster private cars to pass safely and reduce dangerous congestion on highways.
The piece explains computing family tax burden by per person tax totals. It cites 1933 59.64, 1934 69.24, and forecasts 1936 92.25 per person. Multiply by family size to estimate your family’s share of government costs.
Ad claims Kruschen Salts banish fat and reveal natural attractiveness for women. Suggests consuming half a teaspoon in hot water daily before breakfast, reduce pastries and fatty foods, and promises weight loss, increased energy, clearer skin, and a younger feeling within four weeks.
In a Weld County column PRED Biermann discusses H R 6763 extending 314 percent interest on Federal Land Bank loans for one year and reducing Land Bank Commissioner loans from 6 to 4 percent for two years. He notes the bill's path to the Senate and shares reflections on farm tenancy, changing attitudes toward land purchase, and the role of land as a business asset. He also lists common surnames and recalls price contrasts from a local Piggly Wiggly, ending with a personal sign-off.
A firsthand account describes Maryland tobacco planting with a machine operated by three workers. A white man drives the team while two colored boys sit behind and place plants into machine-made holes. The machine dispenses water and covers each plant with dirt. Tobacco has been a paying crop for four years.
The 1936 Christmas seal sale in Towa totalled 89800.00 with a per capita of 3.63 seals, up over 7 percent from 1935. Fayette County raised 1134.56 or 3.9 seals per person, placing among 43 honor counties meeting the quota. Plans by the Town Tuberculosis Association and rural counties aim to expand early diagnosis with state health department support starting July 1, enabling physicians and county medical societies to assist at risk contacts in rural areas.
Northwood Mayor E M Sabin officiated for the third time as A B Lovik, 66, and Turina Lovik, 59, both of Lake Mills, renewed vows in a third marriage. The June license marked their first ceremony of the month, described by onlookers as a continuation of an old story. The column also cites Patrick Henry’s popular quote on virtue as quoted wisdom from the Northwood Anchor.
The piece argues against Supreme Court justices seeking the presidency, noting the risk of political influence on rulings. It cites Owen D. Roberts as a potential nominee and urges a constitutional amendment to prevent court members from candidacy. It also mentions five congressmen named Johnsons as part of a broader discussion on political matters.
The Fayette county Legion Auxiliary convention in Wadena drew 78 delegates from eight of eleven units. Re elected chairman Mrs Vern Willis Waucoma vice chairman Mrs Alfred Knutson Wadena secretary treasurer Mrs Leta Belding Waucoma Fourth District committeewoman Mrs Myrtle Sterling Northwood and state AMERICANISM chairman Alda Fay Osage spoke. Reads and music contributed by Burdena Moore and Dorothy Wood of Wadena. The county Auxiliary has 11 units with 405 members.
Editorial notes that poets often live long lives and that the harshest poets may not die young. It frames advertising as an investment rather than an expense and hints at a private investigator remark about poets. The piece comments on literary fate and marketing perspectives.
A Hawkeye boy named James C. Hoyt, born to Mr and Mrs Kieron Hoyt, has four living great grandparents. Three reside in Hawkeye with the fourth living in West Union.
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