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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
4
Want Ad rates explained with charges for inserts and monthly billing. Sale item: blue serge middishade suit size 40 Wora, worn a few times, offered cheap. Echo Office handles subscriptions and club offers, with remittance records and complaint handling.
The statue of a discus thrower by Myron is famous through several Roman copies. The athlete stands with arm drawn back ready to throw a discus, capturing the classical athletic form and motion in marble.
A period of national newspaper focus on a congressman declared insane by doctors sparked debate over respect for the legislature. The piece notes the harm of public ridicule, cites declining Home Owners Loan Corporation activity, and contrasts Grant era headquarters with modern peace and antiwar groups near a Navy recruiting station and War Department building.
Congress adjourned to let Republicans attend their Cleveland convention and Democrats prep for Philadelphia. Debates heated by the Cleveland gathering reflect an election year. Speakers aim to influence votes back home while legislative progress stalls. Home Owners Loan Corp employment drops from 21,000 in 1934 to 16,891 as the organization quits.
Dr. W C Mongold head of education at Upper Iowa University chosen by the board of trustees to serve as acting president starting September 1 when President A E Bennett resigns. Mongold has led the education department since 1916 and been dean since 1928. Prof. E A Billings named postmaster at Fayette. The board will fill vacancies by resignations this summer, selecting a new commercial department head and other professors.
A new party on Friday night named Rep. Wm Lemke of North Dakota as presidential candidate with Thos C O'Brien of Boston as running mate Father Coughlin endorsing the party It is reported Brookhart may head its Iowa ticket and seek a Senate seat
The term Tabby traces to watered silk likeness and brindled markings, with dictionaries noting its use for a gossiping spinster and, by some, for a female cat separate from a tomcat. Authorities vary on these broader senses while agreeing on the markings origin.
The text argues that the orange is classified as a berry in the strict botanical sense because its seed is enclosed within the fruit. It frames the orange as a berry rather than a general fruit category and notes the seed’s containment as the defining trait.
As Congress considers two tax measures from the House and Senate, debate hints at possible compromise. Regardless of which bill passes, it will be unpopular. A veteran member noted that popular tax bills are unheard of, while appropriations are welcomed but taxes to fund them are not.
A Kentucky congressman learning an old friend is in town telephones for lunch in the House office restaurant. The friend declines to leave accompanying guests but the congressman invites them too. They arrive as a party of four and the restaurant sets a special table for them.
Bulletin from the relief office invites applications for enrollment of veterans in CCC camps between July 1 and 15. Twenty five percent may be enrolled without being on relief. All veterans are eligible except those who have terminated two prior enrollments since September 1935. Application blanks available at West Union relief office or from Walter Olsen, Director of Relief.
The Oelwein Register notes the heavyweight fight between Schmeling and Joe Louis was postponed from Friday to tonight. The delay gives Schmeling one more chance to remain undefeated, with outcomes important whether it lasts fifteen rounds or only one.
The town council awarded a contract for a new three ply composition roll roof on the town hall. Frank and Clif Kiple are performing the roofing work. Chimney repairs are also underway by Lee Boleyn.
The Yukon River in Alaska spans about 2300 miles from its source near the Dyea Inlet on the Pacific coast to its mouth near the Berlog sea coast. It rises within 15 miles of tidal waters and flows toward the ocean close to its origin.
Alfalfa should be cut when about one tenth in bloom and clean water is essential for livestock feed. Wilt resistant flax varieties revive Corn Belt planting. Armyworms and grasshoppers threaten crops in southwestern Iowa. Sheep keep fields clean by eating over 90 percent of weeds. Tankage can substitute for corn on pasture with 1 pound tankage replacing roughly 2 to 2 1 2 pounds corn. Hay from the Iowa State College dairy farm is often silaged for storage efficiency. A group of 218 Iowa corn growers planted bred seed and foundation stock to cover hundreds of acres with first generation double cross hybrids. Insects carry diseases to melons and cucumbers. control requires insect management. The Iowa champion 4-H dairy judging team will visit dairy cattle origins before international contest. A 4.5 mile agricultural travel course will take 19 students through major marketing areas. Over 1,800 4-H girls and about 1,000 clubs gather for the state convention June 24 to 27 at Iowa State College. County delegations will meet in sections for home economics topics with daily assemblies in the state gym. Spring pig marketing is urged to curb hog-price drops, with economists noting an earlier and steeper fall this year despite rising demand. Malting barley must be harvested carefully to meet quality. too early cuts yield poor premiums. Brewers demand high starch, so barley should mature without lodging risk if possible.
The term humor derives from Latin meaning fluid or moisture and linked to four humors: blood phlegm choler and melancholy. Early theories tied mood to fluid balance, but usage shifted to emphasize wholesome cheer and amusement.
Mrs. L. C. Koevenig was elected vice chairman for Allamakee county at Spillville in a Tris County American Legion Auxiliary meeting. Other officers named included Mrs. Fred O Riley of Waukon as chairman and Nora Norgard of Quandahl as secretary treasurer. Local attendees and 83 delegates from Allamakee, Winneshiek, and Howard counties attended.
Horace B. Willey aged 42, World War veteran and editor and owner of the Independence Bulletin Journal, died at his Independence home Monday after a weeklong illness from pneumonia. The item notes the local classifieds line about selling big things as well as small ones.
The ad suggests applying appearance insurance to homes with a small premium. It promises low cost via Martin-Senour paint new screens and claims the policy is worth much more than its price.
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