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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
5
Iowa Senate negotiates a compromise chain tax bill after a week of partisan maneuvering with House support still uncertain. Southern states consider retaliation measures against Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, including tariffs on agricultural and dairy imports to shield cotton seed oil markets.
The state Printer will publish a salary list book for government employees starting around April 1 with an initial document dated October 1, 1938. Estimated cost is about 3200 dollars per the projection by Senator A. Claire Dewey of Washington. The book will be circulated widely.
Editors and publishers from Iowa attended the annual spring convention of the Iowa Press Association and visited the legislature. The House exports Rep. N. E. Guernsey of Milton, publisher of the Milton Herald, a Republican. In the Senate, Democrat Howard C. Baldwin of Dubuque, publisher of the Cascade Pioneer, completes the small newspaper group.
Iowa teachers appear near a funded annuity and pension system after the Senate sent a measure to the House by 38 to 8. It sets retirement at age 60 with disability an annuity possible earlier, and forecasts $536,000 annual state outlay for the biennium. Teachers would pay twice the state's future share, aiming for $260,000 yearly by 1959, with maximum pensions near $150 per month based on the last ten years of salary.
Iowa lawmakers propose limits on beer parlors, reducing licenses to three in towns under 1000. The measure also ends class C off premise permits for grocers, raises class B fees to 150, bans minor employment and sales, and restricts beer dance permits by floor space. Reforms also bar filling stations and roadhouses, with revocation for holders of federal retail liquor permits.
Dean Wiley B. Rutledge Jr of the University of Iowa College of Law was nominated by President Roosevelt last Tuesday to serve as associate justice on the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The post marks a new position established by Congress.
John Rush and Axel Dahl of West Union visited the Echo office Tuesday for directions to a harness shop. They joked about John’s hobby of collecting rosettes used to decorate bridles. George Vaughn returned to Dubuque after a weekend at home. Mrs. Vaughn will visit in Dundee with Floyd Puffett this week.
A historical note explains how barbers doubled as surgeons, performing bloodletting public treaments. It details the barber’s pole colors red white and their meanings, with the barber’s role in pre and post operative care and the brass bag symbol.
H O Talle of Decorah Iowa delivered his maiden House speech last Friday in support of a bill providing farmers 3.5 percent loans and extending terms to 34 years. The Republican was met with strong applause and a Washington release praised him as a thoughtful, midwestern newcomer with potential as a national statesman, formerly head of Luther College economics.
The Capper office staff includes Mr Capper Mrs Frank Pinney Mrs Florence Casper Mrs Bob Clothier and Gladys Hanson handling orders weekly bulletins and a 25000 piece special mailing. About fourteen other workers were seen in action including Norris Capper Frank Wayne Gaiton L L Kiple Richard Gehring Reuben Schupbach Creighton Conner and Francis Stanley. Capper's main hatchery downtown runs at full capacity for about two weeks and the branch at the poultry farm in West Elgin began operating late last week.
The Rural Electrification Administration announced $5,573,000 in allotments for 46 projects across 24 states. Including Allamakee Clayton Electric Corp of Postville, a $214,000 grant will fund about 206 miles of line serving 624 members in Allamakee Fayette and Clayton counties.
Sonja Heine the glamour girl of the silver blades may come to Decorah as guest of Wonder Cave and meet Prince Olav on May 7. Mise Heine says she may travel if her work on her next film Cupid Goes to Pregs does not interfere with her plans.
Otto Topp returns to blacksmithing and opens a shop near the Topp residence on Pleasant Street. He is well known to local farmers for prior work with his father and for running the family shop.
Mrs Clifton Wilson gives birth to a seven pound boy on March 28 at the Duby tal hospital. Baby’s arrival marks a joyful addition to the family with hospital care noted.
A new electric light tube is five times more efficient than the old bulbs, delivering the same light with 15 watts as a 75 watt bulb. Installation costs are higher, but yearly energy savings will recoup the expense. Inventors may extend this efficiency to heat and power for a home appliance boom. John Lehman of La Porte City and Roy Knowles of Gunnison, Colo, visited Celia Lehman. Mrs. Frank Knowles returned to La Porte City with them to visit relatives.
Mrs. Fred Light, 61, died at her Edgewood home after several weeks illness. She suffered a stroke on March 3 and died at 10 a m on March 24. Funeral services were held at the Edgewood funeral home and at 2 30 p m at the Evangelical Lutheran church in Elkader where she was buried. She was a sister of Mrs. J F Berndt of Elgin.
The Good Friday service will be held Friday April 7 from 1 30 to 3 00 p m at the Baptist church. The whole community is invited to attend. Merchants will close their places of business during the service as a tribute to Jesus Christ whose death is commemorated. Want ads get results, Try one.
In Elgin, a burst of job changes occurred Monday as Clarence Schneider retired from Standard Oil bulk station and plans a westward trip. Grant Dawson took over Schneider's route, Gus Krueger joined Schori & Kuster, and Reuben Hackmann left Feller’s factory to work with Falb & Sons, signaling further shifts in the area’s labor market.
At Elkader on Friday and Saturday Elgin earned one first and two seconds in music, with the boys glee club in second division and the boys quartette with three superiors among seven contestants. Alfred Jacob Jr. gained first or superior on a tuba solo, advancing to district contest in Monticello in April. Teachers praised Miss Francisco as the vocal entry marked by notable effort.
The Elgin Library financial report shows on hand balances and receipts including donations from Progress Club and Mrs Snyder, book purchases by members, fees and fines, and tax money for May and December 1938. Receipts also list a tag day income and a total disbursement with a closing balance noted.
The highway between Elgin and Clermont shows about fifteen soft spots in the black top with early week cracking and deep ruts by Sunday. An embargo on heavy trucks was placed but damage remains likely. Last year the commission planked spongy spoil areas to reduce harm. workers began planking the worst spots on Monday.
Harold Meyer, formerly of Monona, rents the Strawberry Point jewelry shop and will take possession April 1. He plans to run jewelry sales and a barber shop together, the town’s only jewelry store.
The Elgin Study club met at Mrs. W. C. Falk's home on Tuesday evening with Florida the Land of Sunshine as the topic. Mrs. G. J. Mosby reported on This Is Florida before the election of officers for the coming year. New officers are Mrs. C. Q. Torkelkon, president. Mrs. Leo Schori, vice-president. Mrs. W. C. Fatb, secretary. and Mrs. R. P. Strauch, treasurer.
About a quarter of Luther College graduates become ministers. The alumni directory shows 1,757 graduates with professors and teachers making up 644 in leading roles. Ministers number 453, ranking second, while businessmen total 199 in the same survey.
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