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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
1
Public notice lists advertising rates and a political announcement by George Waldron announcing his candidacy in the June 6 1938 Republican primary for sheriff of Fayette County. The notice states rates for various ad types and requires advance payment with no agency commission.
The candidate announces renomination for the office of County Treasurer of Fayette County subject to Republican voters decision at the June 6 1938 primary election. The statement urges party support and outlines intent to serve if renominated.
A candidate announces for the board of supervisors with a term starting January 1, 1939, subject to Republican primary decisions. The note records the bid as a party candidate pending primary outcome.
Candidate Harry R. Humphry seeks the Republican nomination for the office of supervisor for a term beginning January 1, 1939. The decision rests with Republican voters at the primary to be held on June 6, 1938.
In a Republican primary move, Art Frisch of Sumner runs for the nomination for Sheriff, contingent on Fayette County voters in the June primary decision.
Democratic voters in Fayette county prepare for the June 6 primary selecting supervisor candidates for the 1929 term. The notice lists eligible voters and voting rules for the Fayette county election.
For supervisor candidate M. J. Schneider of Fayette seeks the Republican nomination for the term starting January 1, 1940, subject to voters at the June 6 primaries.
A Sunday school tale plays on a budget conscience. A teacher finishes class and a boy, torn by loss, laments that he has lost his Sunday school nickel while noting other small expenses like club dues and cigarettes, highlighting financial strain.
A brief reflection notes that society can live without poetry or fads but business relies on advertising. It argues that good advertising is an investment, not mere expense.
C Moser is drilling a well near Mrs Jennie Anderson's home by the depot. Bert Kohler resigns from the cigar factory to work for a bridge contractor. A grocer advertises eggs for sale. fresh eggs only are used locally. Lew Oswald's Main street house to be repainted. Wm Cooley and family move to Cedar Rapids. neighbors wish them happiness and praise their enterprise. A new photograph gallery may appear. Frank Webb visits from Shelbrock. Ben Schori and sons to erect a 62 by 100 foot barn with 22 foot posts on the Hunsberger place. Elgin High alumni elect officers and set a June 13 reception at the opera house. Weather cold and disagreeable. Elgin Concert Band to wear uniforms and debut new outfits. Sunbonnet fashion predicted for resorts this season. Murray Kiple supervised a large lumber hauling bee for Elkader. Fifteen teams worked from Elgin Lumber Co to Benson farm. Burianek and Stepanek have shipped 17,000 pounds of tobacco. School election yields 143 votes.
Three Waterloo chicken thieves admit operating in Fayette, Butler, and Hardin counties and are jailed in Franklin Hampton Allison Eldora. About 400 chickens stolen from farms near Hawk lava Maynard and Kiel north of Maynard were taken in four raids in March. Possible return to West Union for sentencing.
Iowans should know fathers too deserve blood tests for syphilis. Testing the father can lead to mother testing, earlier treatment, and healthier babies. If treated before the fifth month, many pregnancies succeed. untreated cases risk dead or diseased children. Request information from the Iowa State Department of Health.
Syracuse University students circulated a petition supporting ending final exams for seniors. It signees later discovered the form requested five year service on a Georgia chain gang due to a failure to read the text.
Joel Clark announces a stockholders meeting at Elkader courthouse next Friday to decide on transferring the fairgrounds to the town. The prior bond approval was for 10 000 dollars to acquire and develop the site into a public park and recreation area. The item notes a bond issue approved at the last election and outlines the transfer objective.
A large cross atop a hill on Clarinda’s east edge becomes a permanent outdoor shrine. It’s floodlit by wind-powered charging system and open for worship, placed by Rev Henry Orr Lieman of the United Presbyterian Church.
Iowa will receive 87 carloads of fruit to aid reliefers in 91 counties, about one carload per county. The surplus commodities office collects surpluses to stabilize markets and prevent drastic price drops. Echo advertisements carry the notice.
A mix of wry lines on belief and society notes split opinions. Observations compare seed catalogs and summer tour folders, suggest a pension fund for ex congressmen and question ex taxpayers. A doctor notes spring sameness while poetry lacks. A vocational survey of upstate high school seniors finds equal interest in air pilots nurses journalists and relief work.
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