28 Jun 1934
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1934
Page
1
Kathryn J. Strauch is listed as local editor and is officially entered in the Elgin Iowa post office records as second class mail matter under Fayette County.
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A 1934 editorial urges readers to expect public-spirited coverage, watchdog reporting, and community advocacy from their paper while noting most costs are funded by advertisers. It calls advertisers to patronize local papers and urges readers to support ads as a civic duty to sustain quality journalism.
The letter urges local businesses to keep advertising within the community to support the grocery and clothing trades and sustain the town’s prosperity, warning against sending dollars away.
The Elgin town paper reports a lively Sunday baseball game with Elgin beating Volga City 6 to 4. Notable local notes include obituaries for John Baechler, a June 24, 1904 death. a June 23 marriage at West Union between Hathcourt Lindsay and Anna Armstrong. and arrivals of Paul Keiser from New York and Clara Strauch from Guttenberg staying with local families. Also mentioned are community events, prize incentives for July Fourth, a Fayette Yeoman picnic attendance, a leap year party in Bakeman’s lawn, and local boat displays by Fred R. Berg.
Jay N. Darling, chief of the United States biological survey, told the National Council of Federated Garden Clubs in Grand Rapids Michigan that civil works administration workers damaged forests more than CCC could repair in a century. He warned of unplanned conservation leading to loss of healthy trees and watershed value and condemned ill advised drainage projects draining 17 million acres of water and feeding floods.
Transfers filed with W J Rogers abstract office show Effie Willerton selling lot 77 Herriman’s add to Wadena to C C Corbin for one dollar. Louise Miller guardian transfers portion to the Estate of C C Miller dec for five hundred dollars. Elgin Incorporated Town transfers diagonal street right of way to Richard Brackineed in Second Add Elgin, listing lot and block details.
The speaker notes a 65 year old woman who remains unmarried and unaligned with common social vices, asserting her independence and perceived normalcy. The cadence hints at judgment while preserving her solitary status and self-contained lifestyle.
The Illyria community notes a picnic at Myria Community church grounds with broad attendance from Oelwein Waterloo and Cheery Valley. Coronel Rothlisberger attends a 4-H convention while many neighbors host and visit, attend dinners, or travel to events in Guttenberg Ames and Manchester. The Shorthorn sale near Clermont drew guests from multiple towns.
A Mitchell Gazette item portrays the American farmer as the world’s biggest gambler. It notes the annual risk of crops against pests like grasshoppers and armyworms, with spring planting as the recurring bet and occasional big gains or repeated retries.
The article notes weekly country papers largely survived financial pressures and show improved news and editorial service. It praises the Wisconsin Press for enduring customer faith and maintaining quality across a difficult period.
A Fairfax Minn editorial argues taxpayers should choose candidates for state and public office with honest private lives. It notes township and village electors typically select such men, leading to reduced taxes in those units.
The Clayton Co. Register reports Ben son's majority over Palmer at 289 based on official returns. Benson total 16 144, Palmer 15 855. Fred Biermann spent 10 87 on renomination campaign for fourth district congressman, unopposed in the primary. Putnam lists state representative campaign expenses at 18 cents. Town auto owners gain from 1934 license fee cut. refunds total 752 000 affecting about 250 000 vehicles.
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