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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
1
A speaker asks why accidents persist despite safety work and answers that only when every person accepts responsibility will safety consciousness rise. The message emphasizes individual accountability in preventing automobile accidents.
A Kansas newspaper item humorously shows a town editor’s fair inclinations by proposing multiple propositions to readers. The piece satirizes requests to call and pay debts, subscribe in advance, and even urges non-debtors to move to North Dakota to make room for others.
Drs Max L Som and A Harry Neffson of New York City warn against children handling dry ice. A seven year old swallowed a piece of dry ice after exposure to carbon dioxide snow. He required extensive medical treatment and surgery but is now recovering.
The article argues automobile taxes are a heavy share of government income, averaging 48.24 dollars per family, with three of four car owners earning under forty dollars weekly bearing most burden. It notes Waukon restarting a curfew with nine p.m. Sunday limits for youths under sixteen.
A stormy Sunday morning described with nearby workers, cattle struck by lightning, and community notes. Movements include teachers taking exams in West Union, wind damage to trees and fence, and a street concert by the band. Local residents Ed Conner and Andy Hunsberger are mentioned with crops and hogs. Frank Stepanek reports a successful cigar selling trip. Gus A. Stoehr showcases an Edison phonograph concert.
Flag Day has been of special significance in the Decorah home of Patrolman and Mrs. Alton Nelson. A year ago their son Philip Donald was born, and this Monday their daughter Ardith Janatta Sue was born, marking a family milestone reported by the Decorah Journal. The item notes the gardening quip about enthusiasm fading as the back adjusts to work.
A large group including Brainard items and Nutting families enjoyed a Sunday picnic at Echo park. Several residents, such as Helen Dummermuth, Ula Howard, and local households, are noted for visits, hospital stays, and meals with friends and relatives across Brainard and nearby towns.
Mrs Roland Johnson hosted eight ladies on Tuesday afternoon June 15 honoring Miss Olive Whitford whose engagement to Clark L Snyder of Chicago was announced weeks ago. A short luncheon was served and guests played bridge with Mrs R F Estey winning the prize. A purse of coins was presented to Miss Whitford Argo Gazette.
Practical tips from a Des Moines Register item advise seeking shelter in a fruit cellar if available or crouching in a southwest basement corner. It notes most tornadoes move northeast and warn against delaying escape while explaining pressure drop and window opening effects.
Hamilton Campbell aged 90 of Winneshiek county is noted as the first white child born to the county’s first settler. His family’s farm near Castalia marks the June 1848 moment when his father Hamilton Campbell Sr. started the area’s pioneer days. In a lighter aside, writers visited Iowa City for the annual high school brain derby with 1100 competitors.
The Clayton county Masonic picnic slated for next Sunday is postponed to Sunday June 27 due to fair ground usage. Everett If Hagensick of Marquette, secretary of the county Masonic association, announced the change and said the prepared program will be carried out a week later. A church service is planned for 11 a.m. at Elkader.
Echo Office offers recipe and filing cards at ten cents per hundred while McGregor's Wild Life school is planned at the heights August 2 to 13 with many scientists and conservationists slated to appear. Clark county Washington reveals 729,744 prune trees per WPA survey despite earlier orchardist removals of 180,000 two years ago. A Clarinda Page county woman tested mushrooms on her dog then fed them to her family. the dog died and a neighbor later reported her car had run over the dog by accident.
A Durham cow owned by a Sumner-area farmer recently gave birth to triplet calves and all are thriving. The Decorah Elks ritualistic team, state champions, will compete at the national contest in Denver during the national convention July 11 to 15, with the lodge covering all expenses. It marks their third national bid.
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