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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1937
Page
3
The column argues accidents stem from human error, not machines, citing statistics that drivers cause about two of every three crashes. It notes excessive speed and driving on the wrong side of the road as major fatal factors, urging accountability for drivers.
Carsten Sperati of Decorah died from a blood clot and foul play was feared after his body was found in his car near Vergus Falls Minnesota. He served as director of the Fergus Falls school band.
A vintage advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a health tonic to improve skin clarity and eye brightness. It urges a daily half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast, warns to cut fat and sugar, and promises weight loss, more energy, and a younger feeling in four weeks.
A 1936 37 Argentina corn yield forecast contrasts with other farming tips. Topics cover pig feeding, erosion control planting, seed potato color, spring castration benefits, soy bean rotation, multiple horse teams field efficiency, corn grading, seed planter plates, Sudan grass pasture value and safety, plus a humorous note on night work laws from Traer Star-Clipper.
Nineteen hog raisers of Fayette county attended a hog cholera vaccination school last Thursday and will receive permits to vaccinate their own hogs after a satisfactory test. District meetings on grasshopper infestations were announced with County Agent McElroy to attend Elkader on May 7. Seventeen Guernsey breeders from Fayette Chickasaw and Howard counties met in West Union April 28 to plan summer work, including a parish show with the Fayette County Fair and a quality sale in West Union the second week in October restricting to purebreds.
Fayette county 4 H club boys placed fifteenth among 100 Iowa counties in the percentage of members completing farm crops and livestock projects last year. Of 213 boys enrolled in seven projects, 165 or 72.8 percent completed the year’s program.
Fayette county Holstein breeders meet at the Farm Bureau office on May 11 at 8 p m to organize a district show in the first week of June. Cattle arrive morning, judged 10 a m to 3 p m, take home in evening. No prize money, ribbons only. State Fair exhibits include County Home Project booth with lessons, achievement day selections, and charts on home project activity and course results.
Ber nice Stelzmiller of Union township earned an honorable mention for her 4-H record book among the top ten of eighty entries statewide. The distinction came from entries across several Iowa counties in the state contest.
Seventy singers from nine northeastern Iowa counties registered at Fayette on Friday for a state chorus district rehearsal. Eighteen Fayette county men and women will travel to Ames on June 18 to take part in the state rural chorus. Also noted are Iowa automobile death totals for January through April 1937 at 136, which is 21 higher than the same period last year.
The statement contrasts big business owners and laborers with the middle class, noting higher costs for essentials while salaries have not risen. It argues the middle class exists to speak up about this disparity and call for accountability.
A compilation of diverse numerical facts and claims about the United States and world, including climate extremes, election history, coast lengths, Yosemite Falls, Earth's water coverage, Supreme Court service, precious metals purity, diamond hardness, Mississippi silt height, the San Francisco earthquake, aluminum prices, and U.S. production value.
The 47th General Assembly ended after 108 days and was the most expensive yet, costing about $337,500. Salaries dominated the bill with House members at $109,000 and senators $52,400, followed by employee salaries and assorted minor items including mileage, custodians, chaplains, and miscellaneous expenses.
Newsdom quotes warn that proposals for foreign debt relief and loaning money are not offers but swindles. The Conservation Commission plans a 25000 dollar planting program in dry lake beds on state property to provide game cover and food this season, featuring black locust and other species. The 19th Wild Life School session at McGregor Heights runs August 3 to 18, drawing national attendees and renowned faculty.
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