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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
1
The Elgin Echo is published every Thursday by R. P. Strauch with Kathryn J. Strauch as local editor. The paper is entered in the Elgin post office, Fayette County, Iowa, as second class mail matter.
Reader per inch and per word rates for first insertion. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam priced at regular advertising rates. Resolutions of Respect and obituary poetry mentioned. Mentions church society school notices with admission charges. Fragmentary OCR text conveys pricing and categories.
The verse encourages persistent fishing despite slow bite. It urges throwing down the rod only briefly, then retrying with continually renewed bait. It frames grit as certain to win, urging steady effort until success is reached.
A columnist reveals how taxes cloak themselves in ordinary purchases. The piece calculates yearly tax bites embedded in groceries, rent, cigarettes, lighting, clothing, insurance, and entertainment, totaling several dollars across various categories. It highlights the burden borne by the average consumer in everyday expenses.
It asks readers to assess pride and performance in their town and profession. The piece invites individuals to reflect on whether they would prefer their hometown over others, and if their conduct contributes credit and value to the community and nearby businesses.
In a lecture toned report, Iowa's twelfth annual state high school music festival concluded Saturday afternoon with the new champion Lowa C earning ten superior and eight excellent ratings. Mason City placed second with nine superior and excellent. The piece highlights competitive merchandising as key for small towns to survive against larger rivals.
Community brief recounts the May 10 death of Mary Hadd at age thirteen with Hungarian-immigrant family ties, local weather notes of May 10 12, arrivals such as Barry Gilson and family, and plans of new residents. It mentions Elgin Farmers Dairy Creamery throughput, new porch construction on Main Street, and band activity along with two other local notices including the death of Mary Aeschliman and regional travel mentions.
Higher farmer earnings benefit merchants, city workers, and investors through increased spending and broader economic activity. Stronger farm incomes support business, finance, and local communities by fueling demand for goods and services across sectors.
The Marion Busy Bees 4 H club met May 1 at Thelma Groth’s home. Programs included roll call health talk on hair shampooing talk on workbox making and study of Turkish marches by Rahoczy. Members present listed and next meeting set for May 15 at Geneva Anderson’s. An unrelated note reports Fayette county fair grounds grading to improve parking with a macadam road and elevated parking area near the hog barn.
The Homestead Tax Credit Act requires owners of homes to apply with affidavits from two disinterested local real estate owners. Applications must be filed with the County Auditor before June 1, 1987, with forms available at Fayette county banks and other sites. bring deed and latest tax receipt. Also reported, thieves raided a Tipton theatre, removing a door and stealing a small $250 safe, then replacing the door and fleeing by truck.
A new curfew law at Hawkeye requires youths to be home by nine p.m. Officials say the rule aims to improve safety and curb after dark activity, with enforcement likely by local police. The measure reflects growing concerns over youth behavior and community standards.
D. R. Lynch a West Union banker and L. H. Sanford an Oelwein attorney left last Thursday for a town in Mexico under a court order. Lynch is administrator of the estate of a World War veteran who died last September in Knoxville while a mental patient. The known heir is the veteran's 92 year old father. They expect to be gone two weeks seeking proof of relation.
United States has only 6 percent of its land and 7 percent of its population but accounts for about half of the world’s communication facilities railroads and electric energy. It consumes about half the world’s coffee tin and grabber and three fourths of the world’s silk as well as a third of coal and two thirds of crude oil.
A recent study warns American women pay a 10 percent overlay of hidden taxes on cosmetics, furs, jewelry, and fumes. Authorities note annual tax contributions reach about 80,000,000 dollars from life insurance, 83,000,000 dollars from inheritance taxes, and 2,000,000 dollars in real estate taxes.
Arlington News reports at a farm south of town a Guernsey cow dropped two calves on April 26 and May 3 both healthy and normal raising the question of twins. McGregor Times notes Julia Slyfield found a ten dollar gold piece near flowers the coin dated 1851. A Scotsman saved the middleman by sending the undertaker instead of the doctor when his wife fell seriously ill.
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