19 Mar 1936
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1936
Page
1
Kathryn J Strauch, local editor, is entered in the post office at Elgin Iowa as second class mail matter for Fayette County distribution. This designation reflects regional newspaper mailing practices and editorial coverage.
The Washington administration estimates U S World War I veteran costs at 7 8 billion dollars with a new bonus adding over 2 billion and pensions potentially astronomical The piece argues the expense was inevitable once war began and urges avoiding war to prevent such costs, citing Belleville Ill Daily Advocate.
A national organization with 20 000 members plans to boost newspaper advertising this year to reach customers through coop ads. The piece notes newspapers offer readable, digestible content in news and ads, praised against direct mail and radio, and cites ongoing faith in papers as the most effective medium. The column also includes miscellany on the Capitol building’s flag, wartime calls, and reflections on typography and art.
Excitement rose in the town’s west side as Mrs. Mary Stahl’s chimney caught fire Wednesday morning. R. W. Moser shifts to R. W. Moser & Son with son Philip joining, while Murray Kiple departs for Chicago as a commission merchant. Noah Kiple injures a finger chopping wood. Misses Ida and Hulda Schori attend a Clermont declamation contest, with Mrs. F. W. Hughes and Miss Johnson of Fayette as judges. School board reorganizes. T. J. Capper elected president. spring vacation planned next week. France DeSart hosts teachers for dinner. John Falk buys Alfred Schlupp’s well drilling interests. Edith and Esther White visit grandparents in West Union. Clifton Christ turns 14. friends gift a gold ring. Will Kerr knocked unconscious after a colt incident.
Fayette county lists seven rural schools at 100 percent in the dental program, the most since start. Centers at No. 5 Ruth Robinson. Bethel No. 6 Elizabeth Nus. Banks No. 7 Ruth Davis. Pleasant Valley No. 7 Helen Dibble. Dover No. 9 Letha M. Wood. Bethel No. 9 Melba Granneman. Fairfield No. 1 Viola Foas. Cards signed by a dentist and turned in to the county superintendent certify each pupil and teacher for the certificate.
Elkader residents noted a rapid disappearance of winter ice on the Turkey river. Ice measured over 22 inches two Sundays earlier, but within a week the channel cleared and the ice vanished as water from nearby Big Springs warmed and increased flow melted it. Above the springs the ice remained intact.
The Register notes Charley Bear Bottom, a Wyoming resident said to have served as an Indian scout with Sitting Bull. The column mocks the claim as unlikely and suggests he should change his name or stop sitting out on the cactus hills and sagebrush planes.
Arlington men H. R. Young and D. A. Newton visited West Union to raise funds for a proposed Arlington park. They spoke to the West Union Community Club about a 200 donation and secured subscriptions, delivering over $320 and aiming to reach about $1,000 from nearby towns. Work on the park would begin once land is purchased and conservation board approval obtained.
Clarence Rommel of Waterloo by Maurice Rommel as next friend sues Sheriff H J Nehring for 10000 damages. The petition says a November 25 1935 charge of stealing eggs butter and bacon at Oran led to a search of the Rommel home and a publicized report that harmed his reputation and caused mental distress. Deputy H M Mitchell is noted as the arrest deputy.
Carl Hellum John Hellum and son Kenneth returned Friday from Tyler Minnesota where they attended the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs A J Hellum parents of the first two. Eleven children in the Hellum family are married. Thirty four descendants attended with eleven of two generations unaccounted for. It was a happy reunion from distant points.
A traveler at a station hands a boy 60 cents for two sandwiches but only one is available. The boy shouts back a quarter after the train departs, saying only one sandwich was in stock. The quoted line about winning suggests resilience after setbacks.
A telegram reports the death of Mrs W S Albright of Beach Virginia, sister of Elgin resident S H Foxwell and Ella Foxwell. She formerly lived in Illyria, left about twenty years ago, and is survived by one brother and three sisters in the county.
The characters speculate about Bill serving three years for stealing a car and discuss why he did not buy one. Spriges laments his own health and fears for his wife while Jiggs offers to accompany him, revealing a comic beat about daily worries and sympathetic concerns.
Elkader attorney Tommy Thomsen was acquitted of manslaughter by a jury that deliberated about 27 hours across two days. The verdict followed hours of ballots with initial 9 to 8 favoring acquittal and final votes of 11 to 1. The case stemmed from the Elkader fair shooting of Jimmie Jacobson, with the defense arguing the shooting was accidental after Thomsen’s arm was grabbed.
J W Wilbur of Windsor township announces candidacy for the republican nomination as supervisor for the 1987 term. He was 65 votes behind the winner two years ago, is a Windsor farmer and has served sixteen years as a fair association director and as a director of the Farm Mutual Fire Insurance Association.
The Fayette county Legion and its Auxiliary will meet jointly in Fayette next Tuesday evening, March 24. Details are not yet ready but organizers expect an engaging program featuring local talent and a competent outside speaker.
A concise editorial note warns that services lose value when words are discounted. It stresses maintaining quality and pricing integrity to reflect true effort and expertise, urging readers to uphold fair rates.
The ridge road was finished last weekend and equipment moved out Sunday for similar work elsewhere in the county. Work began last winter and took longer than expected due to frequent weather stoppages. Father recalls chopping wood, while the son jokes about his own limits.
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