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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
1
Advertising rates show Foreign Display and Local Display per inch, Readers per line, and Classified per word. Payment in advance, 25e for first insertion, commission noted. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam priced at $1.00 each, Resolutions of Respect and obituary poetry billed at regular rates. no agency.
A humorous note from Rich titled Pipe Dreams recounts Elgin bowling rivals the court house rats, naming teams and players. The piece previews Next week’s showdown, cites a 2 of 3 Champs win, mentions a possible absence of Chas Wenger, and honors Mary Ann Keiser winning Americas Most Beautiful Child. The column also notes a return visit from John Lehman of La Porte City.
A townsfolk message praising Elgin as one of the prettiest places asks residents to adopt pride and speed clean up efforts. The speaker notes mayoral leadership and encourages active community cleanup before officials reiterate the call.
Items from the May 18 Echo include Anna Blumer birth in 1848 in Schwanden. marriage to Rudolph Yenny in 1868 and 1895 immigration to Elgin where he died in 1908. Blumer died May 12 1911 at age 62. A 25th wedding anniversary for C F Becker is noted. Local visits, illnesses, births, and construction projects are described with multiple residents and families named.
A new record total of 18 771 000 in state gasoline tax revenues was paid last year by Iowa motorists. This resulted from an average yearly gain of about 0 75 million dollars in Iowa gasoline tax receipts for each of the last seven years. The 1040 collections brought to 82 202 780 the gasoline taxes paid since the levy began in 1925. Higher receipts may follow as more motor vehicles are registered and gasoline consumption rises. In West Bend 15 Odd Fellows candidates were initiated in one night.
Freshmen at Harvard University filing applications express fear over debutantes, claiming they are too sophisticated for them and that they cannot handle the refined social standards. The remark reflects a tension between new students and upper-class social events.
A Nassau Street stock exchange deals solely in post age stamps similar to securities markets on Wall Street. Quotations change, booms and depressions occur. About 5,000 stamp dealers exist in the United States with yearly turnover from 5 to 40 million dollars. World stamp collectors number around 8 million.
Paul Stewart on his farm near Oelwein reports a Halstein cow bore triplet calves, all heifers, a rare event in his herd. He also runs about 180 hogs and says he farms fully and without half measures.
Mrs Frederick Swaffer of Hone England is a proud mother as all seven of her sons are serving in the war. She has just bid farewell to the baby who was called up in the last section.
Experts say that the age of a rattlesnake cannot be estimated accurately by counting tail rattles. Snakes may gain three or four buttons in a year, and usually do not reach more than 10 or 12 as new ones are often broken off.
In Suffern New York the Rockland Volunteer Aid Society helps families not eligible for public relief. Founded by Anthony Cuccio the group relies on volunteers and free or discounted services from tradesmen. Membership costs fifty cents, with Dr. E. A. Scala as president and Fred B. Nidd as relief administrator.
A June six headliner features Leopold Stokowski with a 100 piece All American youth orchestra for a single Omaha concert at Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum. Grand weekend plans include track meets in Council Bluffs and Omaha, dances at Happy Hollow and Country Clubs, and Ak-Sar-Ben horse racing opening. Stay at Hill Hotel. enjoy Jack and Jill meals for value.
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