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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
3
Clermont Enterprise published every Thursday morning under Elizabeth Priest local editor. The paper is a member of the Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association and is entered in the post office at Clermont Iowa as second class mail matter.
The column argues legislators avoid blunt votes due to amendments and incomplete knowledge. It cites the Black Connery wage bill, defense claims, and rising costs, noting many appropriations are defendable by national defense but overstatement persists. It also questions the notion that republics are vanishing and reflects on a long serving Capitol doorkeeper and government land holdings.
National government subsidy for ships engaged in foreign trade fails. Policy aimed to lower construction costs and reduce up front expenses, but faces opposition over market distortion and fiscal impact. Stakeholders include shipowners, builders, and trade ministries.
The report notes Speaker Bankhead broke a toe days earlier and reflects on fortune and health. It recalls Bankhead missing a congressional session four years ago due to heart trouble and contrasts wealth with misfortune in life’s inequities.
Postville town officials and the Commercial Club, after meeting the Iowa State Highway Commission in Ames, secured assurance that a safety department representative would visit to assess routing changes to eliminate dangerous road corners. Chief Engineer Fred White noted ten years of study but no funds previously available. he pledged cooperation to secure a safer highway through town.
The piece argues drivers should recognize their own faults to improve safety. It lists tips: stay within limits, color blindness at lights, cautious passing, avoid nervousness in congestion, and seek meaning of signs. Safe drivers ask questions and observe these points to become better behind the wheel.
Ellen DeLong of Maynard faces parole after being convicted in June 1935 for the murder of her husband Samuel L. DeLong a farmer near Maynard. Sentenced to ten years in Rockwell City women’s reformatory the state parole board informed the sheriff that an order contemplating parole had been entered. The Maynard case suggests a release after about three years.
A Mason City minister fasted 18 days seeking $10,000 for a new church building. The Adel News cites this as a thought for country newspapers urging publishers to attract more subscribers and advertisers or risk failure.
Clermont area notes show guests and family visits across Decorah Osage Oelwein and Waterloo with multiple relatives hosting events. Mentions include Oelberg Cedar Falls visiting sister Greenley, Nelsons Decorah weekend guests, Shiptons Garwin and Calmar relatives, and Conner Cedar Rapids visitors. Also references to Etta Irene Opperud Cedar Rapids trip, Triem family move, and numerous Sunday gatherings.
Donald Gross suffered a leg injury Thursday when his leg was pinched between two street cars on a Cedar Falls storage track. The Cedar Falls loop car slipped backward as he lowered the trolley. He was taken to Allen Memorial hospital and expected to be released later in the day. Gress is son of Mr and Mrs Willis Gress of Clermont.
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