25 May 1939
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
1
The column laments the lack of local anglers showing off catches in Elgin while noting Iowa Falls' bird refuge and riverbank scenery. It comments on summer fashions, rain, and civic life, suggesting slow, gradual adoption of reader advice. It ends urging rain, garden care, and a poppy sale for veterans.
Rex E. Roberts, administrator of Raymond Leslie Roberts's estate, sues Fayette residents Jack Koons and Gilbert McElree for 30,000 in damages after a March 14 fatal crash on No 11 near Fayette. The petition contends Koons drove about 60 mph as Raymond rode as a guest, with McElree’s truck parked and without tail lights or flares amid sleet.
The Sumner Gazette reports a large, unexplained fish kill in the Little Wapsie River south of Sumner. Most deaths were carp or bullheads, with carcasses found downstream from the Sumner Ice Co. dam. authorities search for a possible toxin source amid rumors, but no clear cause or responsible party is identified.
The Attorney General issued a May 23 advisory reversing a recent opinion, stating that those who acquire property by purchase or inheritance after June 1 1939 cannot file for homestead credit on the 1939 tax. Applications for 1939 Homestead Credit must be filed by June 1 1939. Fayette County Auditor J H Cline notes this in Echo readers' notice.
Early drinking cups resembled faces, leading to the term mugs. The name reflects historical cup shapes used in informal drinking settings and the transition from literal face impressions to a generic nickname.
Residents in Elgin felt a Wednesday morning tremor with upper town most alerted. Reports mention specific witnesses, nearby sounds confused with trains or thunder, plus new porches, paint jobs, and a rattlesnake incident east of town. A family reunion at the DeSart home marked a six o clock dinner.
April averages show 664 pounds milk and 26.5 pounds butterfat across 334 cows tested. Of 823 cows producing between 40 and 50 pounds butterfat, 9 ranged 50 to 60 and 2 over 60. Top cows: Brownie owned by Lloyd Bigler 1650 milk 66.0 fat. Patricia Ann owned by Mrs Minnie Thyler 1620 milk 61.6 fat. Ten leading herds include Emil Wegner herd 12 1159 milk 39.8 fat. Walter Plaht herd 13 975 milk 37.6 fat. Karl Miller herd 14 930 milk 36.0 fat. Will Adams herd 16 604 milk 33.0 fat. Mervin Doughty herd 22 first part of record.
In Bridgeville Pennsylvania housewives paused spring cleaning to block Essen Street with bricks railroad ties and household items until borough officials promised to oil the thoroughfare. About ten women halted traffic and warned street workers not to remove the barricade or face hostility.
Echo Exclusive photo shows Oscar Swanson's barn destroyed by a tornado last week. Twenty cattle and two horses were trapped beneath debris but farmers and firemen freed eighteen cows and both horses by cutting a roof opening.
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