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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1938
Page
1
Odd fragments show rates for local display and classified ads per word and per card. Mentions paid notices such as cards of thanks and memorials, plus obituary poetry. Dated Thursday March 1938 with scattered prices and misread lines.
George Waldron announces his candidacy in the June 6 1938 Republican primary for sheriff of Fayette County subject to Republican voters decision. Wm. M. Knox seeks renomination for Fayette County treasurer in the same primary, subject to Republican voters choice.
W. F. P. Lauer files to run as a candidate member of the board of supervisors with a term starting January 1, 1939, subject to Republican primary voters' decision. The notice states intent to seek the seat in the upcoming election and primaries.
Harry R. Humphry announces his intention to seek the Republican nomination for supervisor for the term beginning January 1, 1939, subject to the decision of Republican voters at the primary on June 6, 1935.
A proclamation stating intent to seek the Republican nomination in Fayette county for the June primary election. The candidate affirms plans to run as part of the party slate, subject to Republican voter decision in Fayette county.
The ticket announces that T shall be a candidate for the office of Supervisor for the 1939 term. Tate A is named as a candidate on the Democratic slate.
A disjointed wartime article fragment condemns fascist and Nazi indoctrination affecting children in Italy and Germany. It references a Nazi anniversary, forced worship, and brutal loyalty tests with Soviet fear tactics. The piece ends by contrasting with American ideals of liberty.
Word arrives that Joseph Lyons died in Madison Nevada after pneumonia began February 13 and ended February 19. He was eighty five. The item also notes unrelated social and local events including Manor Hill news, a Kensington club gathering, Allen Capper wedding, Holzer tree cutting, and town election set for March 30 with weather disrupting traffic.
Bell System reports in 1937 there were 15,332,000 telephones in service, near the 15,193,600 peak set in 1930. Taxes rose to about 137.6 million dollars, with payroll totaling 560.06 million, including Western Electric and Bell Labs. The piece notes wage increases and broad employment concerns amid rising car and population stats.
Donald Morrison, 21, of Oelwein, released from Fayette county jail by Judge W L Eichendorff on Wednesday afternoon due to health. He was jailed for drunkenness and disturbance of the peace, with prior arrest January 26. Morrison suffered tear gas exposure near the cell door, leaving him unable to distinguish day from night. physicians cannot yet determine his condition. He had completed a sentence for drunkenness February 4 and remained held on the disturbance charge until release, taken home by the sheriff.
A strong yellow sodium vapor light on a post atop the water tower at the top of Creamery Hill in the west end of Elm Street near No. 11 drew much notice Monday evening. Central States Power & Light placed the light to demonstrate its efficiency, with the final location still pending, per J. W. Campbell.
A West Lafayette township farmer reported losing 1143 dollars kept in a tin can hidden in an outdoor utility area. The can vanished when the farmer retrieved the so called safety deposit box, with investigators noting a few leads but no trace of the cash or the container as of now.
The passage describes a tune guessing game in a shop with dialogue about names of songs. Characters discuss a track titled Tales from Hoffman and reference a card and a mistaken identification as the action unfolds with a return and a corrective remark.
Landscape contractor M B E Herald of Oelwein will overhaul the court house square. He visited West Union to inspect ground and plans to start in about two weeks, removing excess shrubbery and trees, and replanting with changes to transitions.
Ethel Rennison and Mrs. Edward Krueger contributed pieces to the Baptist Herald in February and March. Krueger wrote a moving piece about the gospel song Sweet Peace, the Gift of God’s Love, while Rennison offered an original poem invoking spiritual struggle and the call for divine strength. A related clipping notes questions of geography, finance, and spiritualism, with brief references to political currents and a legendary oak tree in Allouville Bellefosse aging about 1,200 years and housing generations of caretakers for its key.
In Chicago at the zoological park Su Lin the giant panda is shown in the yard with her large companion as she smooths off her work and pats. Su Lin and Mei Mei recently welcomed a baby sister, Mei Mei, during a public introduction. Americas champion cherry pie maker for 1938 is Mary Wien of Indiana who won first prize of 100 dollars at a national cherry pie contest in Chicago on Washington’s Birthday.
Dr G W Gingerich of St James Minnesota receives the Grand Handlebars award at the St James Mustache Club event. About eighty men from varied ages formed the club a month ago and have spent time grooming their facial hair while a judging panel inspects the Doctor's goatee. E A Yendiecke Henry Rinne J E Setrum and Claude Priest observe and assist in the inspection.
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