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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
3
Clermont publication notes weekly Thursday morning issues edited by Elizabeth Priest of Towa Press Association. It reports national editorial input and is entered in the Cler mont post office as second class mail matter.
The lending and spending bill passed the house 329 to 70 with Iowa Democrats Eicher Jacobson Harrington Biermann and Dowell No Gwynne Thurston Gilchrist absent Wearin paired. It opens WPA work to those in need without relief, allows sale of project lime by counties, and allocates 140 million dollars next year for Rural Electrification loans, aiding stalled district projects amid 90 million pending nationwide loan applications.
The speaker cites long-range benefits of electrification and urges utilities to cooperate with farms. In Iowa there are 184000 farms without electricity, highlighting the scope of the rural electrification effort and its potential growth.
The message notes that the law providing the rates passed through both houses and warns the rates will expire in July unless a new bill becomes law. Fraternally, Fred Biermann.
A speaker opposes the PWA loan and grant portion of a vast bill totaling 2.619 billion. Unemployment has risen globally and locally, prompting calls for immediate work relief. The critic notes PWA has removed few workers from relief despite large costs and argues for trimming that section to save funds.
The piece notes that Congress has not cut FBI funds and lists annual appropriations from 1932 to 1939, highlighting recent large expenses from notable cases. It explains the current shortage due to high costs and mentions an $85,000 interim allocation for 1938 and a bill under consideration for the rest of the year. It also covers air mail week and the public shift in attitude toward air mail service.
A bill keeping 3 12 percent interest on Federal Land Bank loans and 4 percent on Land Bank Commissioner loans until June 30 1940 clears the House. The measure moves to the Senate where Senator Gillette leads. About a year ago Gillette got involved in the discussion.
A special execution issued to H J Nehring sheriff of Fayette County Iowa directs the sale of real estate in Clermont West Union under Elgin State Bank v. defendant. The property is to be sold June 21 1938 at 10 am in front of the courthouse door West Union Iowa for cash to satisfy a judgment including principal interest costs and attorney fees totaling about 751.30 dollars plus fees. The notice is dated May 13 1938 and signed by deputy A J Kutschat.
A satirical portrait mocks the idea of the ideal wife as a flawless partner. It lists concessions, flattery, and hidden expectations, portraying a woman who conforms to every domestic preference yet remains unrecognized as an individual beyond her role. The piece ends by urging tolerance of ordinary faults.
The article argues relief programs have become a fourth major source of support for the 130 million Americans, surpassing several key industries. It notes government pump priming since 1933 and escalating emergency spending, with total relief outlays exceeding 168 billion dollars and rising toward 20 billion by July 1, 1939.
The article questions whether federal spending as a relief strategy can sustain long term living standards. It argues relief is not a productive enterprise and examines the impact if relief becomes the top national business priority for industrial America.
The Griffin, built at Niagara Falls, became the first vessel to navigate the Great Lakes in 1678 reaching St. Ignace. It sailed westward in safety but was later lost with a cargo of furs on its return voyage.
Pep the spotted toy fox terrier acts as mother to seven week old skunks after their mother was killed by Herbert Bryant of Plymouth Iowa. Pep washes, protects and reunites wandering orphans to the box. Bryant plans to keep the skunks and have them deodored.
A federal trial in London Kentucky pits coal operators and law officers from Harlan County against charges of conspiring to bar mine workers from organizing and bargaining. The case features Arch Baldwin Aleck Powell John Hibbard T N Roberts Edwin Bell Elli Chestnut with others listed as defendants in the long legal battle.
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