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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
1
The Elgin Echo appears as second class mail matter at the Elgin post office in Fayette County Iowa under current mailing regulations.
An old newspaper ad lists 7 Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam Cards priced at $1.00. It notes Resolutions of Respect, church society and school notices with admission charged, and obituary poetry all offered at regular advertising rates.
A jumbled slice of 1941 newspaper humor and notes from Des Moines hotel life. Observations on towels leaving hotel rooms, convention travel, and the lighter side of press gatherings. Mentions awards to Northeast Iowa papers and editor Spike, with reflective lines on measuring a man by his deeds.
A collection of short comic bits and anecdotes. Two workmen share lunch as one reveals a long parcel and a pie joke. Jokes critique marriage finances taxes and living costs. A housework interview ends with a stretching pun. A Scotsman dies after failing to grasp gratis at a banquet.
Friday last marked the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Lew Lehman with a planned surprise by their children. A ridge timber fire southeast of town was controlled with little damage. John Christ Jr injured his shoulder in a fall at a restaurant and is recovering. Frank Kimball reports his uncle W F Peacock of Minneapolis is hospitalized with paralysis. Hitching posts are in demand as townsfolk struggle with tied teams. Contractor Murray Kiple returns from Montana and plans to stay in Iowa. ay DeSart returns to work as a U S railroad mail clerk between Chicago and Omaha.
Fred Christensen, after relocating his family from a Hamlin farm to Extra, slipped and dislocated his elbow and chipped bone. Nearby, a Mason City truck struck a rat in the road near the Oscar Charlson farm by Leland, smashed a fence, and damaged a mower before stopping a short distance from a residence.
A dig at Grand Canyon reveals more than 700 rates inhabited by viviinare indiitis. A wave of teen excavation uncoveries shows extensive prehistoric habitation in Arivona era sites.
The American Boy announces a price cut and an enlarged format. Single copies drop to 10c and subscriptions to 1 year for 1.00 or 2 years for 2.00. The editorial policy adds new fiction characters and expanded non fiction sections while preserving popular heroes.
Grinnell College drama department under Joe Becker presented Gerald Savary's George and Margaret in Alumni Recitation Hall Auditorium. The production received praise for direction and acting, with witty humor and a polished staging that brightened the audience and showcased a competent student cast.
Republican State Chairman Harry B. Swan died in a highway crash last week ending a rising political career. Swan was nationally prominent as Iowa GOP chairman and a top potential national committee chair. He was regarded as sincere, tolerant, thoughtful, and a skilled organizer with patient, jovial manners.
Jowans, like all U S citizens, face higher tax burdens due to the national defense program. State filings rise modestly, while federal returns are expected to jump from under 100000 to about 250000 because of new filing methods and exemption rules. Federal deadline is March 15, state deadline March 31.
In a humorous Stuart Herald column the author critiques rural commerce and civic behavior urging residents to favor out of town services, cut local business loyalty, and outsource tasks to boost traffic. He mocks parochialism, stresses independence, and suggests buying out of town, avoiding local advertising, and leveraging outsiders for prosperity.
University of Iowa baseball will tour Louisiana for six games from April 7 to 12, opening a 26 game schedule. Coach Otto Vogel, whose teams won 89 and lost 2 in the past two years, expects another strong season. Nine games will be at home.
A reader notes a claim seen in the Echo and urges verification. The message stresses the paper as the source and invites confirmation from officials and readers.
Richard C. Hotteler of New York, a United States Press Berlin staff member, was arrested here early Saturday on suspicion of espionage for an enemy power. Officials say the probe concerns his private activities and not his journalistic work. Reports say President Roosevelt asked the State Department to conduct a full investigation.
The guide advises dipping an eyebrow brush in soapy water and stroking the brows after applying new facial makeup. It also notes that the brush should still be washed weekly like most beauty tools to keep eyebrows smooth, glossy, and well groomed.
In Amsterdam Holland a famed restaurant began numbering its beefsteaks at its 1870 opening. Visitors now find their steak recorded on the check with numbers beyond four million, a notable long standing tradition of unique dining records.
Cause of Bonny Dew Honeydew found on plant leaves in heat is due to aphids or scale insect punctures and sometimes fungal action. It is eaten by ants and also used by bees, wasps and other insects.
A report by the American Chemical Society estimates that twelve to fifteen percent of all chemists are employed in teaching roles. The finding highlights education as a substantial career path within the field.
Sure signs of spring visitors make rounds of Omaha sights. Expansion work on the airport north of town in readiness for a defense program. Construction on the Martin Bomber plant south of town where air giants will roll off the line. Dinners at the Jack and Jill in the Hill Hotel with fine steaks and hot biscuits. Art exhibits and musicales at Joslyn Memorial. An evening at the Cave under the Hill Hotel with dancing and entertainment. The Hill's the center of everything in Omaha.
A playful verse opens with sprig imagery and nature sounds, then shifts to a blunt forecast: postwar times demand more technically trained men for business battles and global trade. The piece concludes with a plug for Echo advertisers.
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