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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1935
Page
4
Disease Hita Rabbit and grouse cycle through certain years, cutting populations to near extinction levels and threatening formation stock. Hunters add pressure, but natural causes cause far larger losses to wildlife.
House File 279 would repeal the state retail sales tax affecting revenue under consideration. A. F. 802 proposes raising the income tax rate by half a percentage point across the board, with Representatives Irwin Roan Henning gen Evans McFarlane and Peel backing the bills.
Representatives propose a bill to bar the state liquor commission from soliciting receiving or paying campaign money from any agent employee or liquor suppliers. The session also sees bills on scavenger tax sales protection of the public, and a motor fuel designation for alcohol plus a state liquor damage fund.
Senate proposes Constitutional amendments to allow verdicts by ten jurors except death cases, enable waiving jury trials in most matters, and permit civil verdicts by nine jurors. County attorneys back the change to save public expense and avoid hung juries. The body also favors making Columbus Day a legal holiday on October 12, amid debate over the discoverer. Scandinavian senators press on Leif Erikson note.
Erickson is cited as the continent's original discoverer in a digressive note while nearly all members vote yes on the bill. Some see another holiday as a tool to ease production and boost jobs on different days. Banks and state and county offices plan another legal golf day as usual. The House also considers H. F. 265 to require flares on disabled vehicles with a $100 fine for noncompliance.
In voting matters one should seek all facts and arguments before deciding. If a letter asks how you stand on a measure, respond that you are giving it your best consideration. The roll call will reveal how he votes, so credit him for gathering information before casting a vote.
The speaker debates Roosevelt era policy, debt, and government expansion. He asks what substitute could replace emergency measures, notes Reconstruction Finance Corporation effects on farmers and banks, and recalls the Ways and Means chair’s fading influence. He questions political egos and enduring greatness.
A clipped reminiscence by Fred Biermann honors Henry Waterson a famed former congressman and editor as a national character across two generations. The piece then shifts to March specials from Grether Realty Exchange Elgin Iowa, offering acreage near Clermont with modern homes, prices on request, and urging readers to inquire and mention the Echo.
Echo subscribers are urged to promptly notify the subscription department of address changes. Under the new postal law newspapers and periodicals must pay postage daily for notices of address changes furnished by the post office. Delays or failure to deliver are noted, and sending change of address in advance is advised.
Ralph Smock an 11 year old fourth grader from Earlville ran away from school after being teased by classmates about helping a girl who fell from a teeter totter. He rode a highway 20 ride to West Union where Sheriff Nehring took him in and he returned home with his father that evening. Local authorities alerted neighboring towns and Manchester Boy Scouts joined the search.
Advertisers are urged to note their notices appear in The Echo and to acknowledge readership. The notice emphasizes printing services and encourages advertisers to inform readers they saw their ads.
A fashion note reflects that 1985 dresses are very long, prompting a shift in how people notice faces. The article also mentions a bulk shipment of Martin Senour Paint arriving, noting a paint product line for general use.
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