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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1934
Page
3
A note indicates mail entered at the post office in Clarmont Fayetta County Iowa as second class mail matter.
Clermont residents share weekend visits and family events as Ann Oolberg teaches near Luana and Betty Marie joins the community with her March birth. Local basketball fans attend the girls tournament at Postville while Card of social events includes Sewing Circle at Elgin and visits by families from Waukon McGregor Garna ville Decorah and Elgin. The report lists numerous family gatherings and a local high school sports result with Lamont defeating Lubke's Eagles 36 to 28.
Mr Ed Roddy and Mrs Marin Sha l visit Cedar Rapids to comfort seriously ill Elizabeth Crowe who showed some improvement. Tom Collston marks his 90th birthday and plans long walks to a century. A committee hosted refreshments after a meeting. Russell Graver returns from Clarence Graver's to prep sap collection. The White family visits Chicago for a week with daughter Mrs Philimore while Mr White attends a veterans meeting. A farm bureau and a Legion post meeting are noted with plans to print flag code copies for Clermont students. Mrs Nels Larson dies after two weeks illness. funeral at Clermont Lutheran Church with family present.
Iowa's new liquor control act began last week with state plans to enter the liquor business. Sales are expected in 30 to 60 days, with about 18 first class cities opening liquor stores after April 1 and a gradual rollout continuing. Over 1,000 applications for 500 jobs have been filed. A $1 permit is required to buy liquor, expiring June 30, with renewals at $1 per year thereafter. The state aims to raise $500,000 from initial licenses to fund the state commission and related start up, plus $500,000 annually from licenses thereafter.
The Postville Hospital, founded years ago by the late Dr. A. A. Schmidt, will be continued as a going institution under new ownership. Local citizens form the Postville Community Hospital and will employ a medical staff from Postville and nearby towns. Physicians may bring patients for treatment or operations. Nurse in charge will be Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzgerald of Monona.
A garbled excerpt features names and phrases like ax- Nivvering Fio and Gus. It hints at a mockery of a fest and a trash topic but the text is incoherent and lacks clear events or entities.
The piece argues roads must serve farmers as primary transport links to markets while also aiding tourism. It stresses road quality lowers transport costs, reduces weather-related delays, and shortens price spread between farmer and consumer, urging serious attention to highway development to enable orderly marketing and increased farmer influence on prices.
Jacob Sherbonda died last Wednesday at age 102 near a log cabin east of Monona where he spent most of his life. He moved to Monona with his Pennsylvania Dutch parents at age three and lived there for 99 years. The area once saw Indians camping along Yellow River near the cabin and stage coaches passing daily. He and his wife, who died years earlier, raised 13 children.
A playful old tale follows Nimbleheels the Jumping Mouse, the most timid of his family, who sleeps safely until heavy footsteps nearby. Startled, he leaps blindly, landing in a surprising spot as predators loom, while his cousin Peter Rabbit watches from the shadows.
W E Anderson of Arlington, former Fayette county supervisor, is recovering from surgery requiring a long Iowa City stay. He is now able to walk about Arlington and hopes to visit the new decorations in the courthouse soon as friends trade news at home.
A brisk motivational passage urges immediate action and self reliance, stressing tackle tasks without delay. It wryly notes golf is hazardous and jokes about insurance listings for various accidents. The tone blends practical exhortation with light humor about ads and attention.
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