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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1938
Page
1
The note states the item is entered in the post office at Elgin Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter. It records the filing and mailing status for distribution and archival purposes.
Mrs Wm Kerr hosted supper for granddaughter Shirley Shaffers fourth birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ralph Shaffer and family and Mr and Mrs Cleve Bennett and son. Numerous visits and dinners followed at Oak Grove with extended family and neighbors including Reuben Howard, Joe Yates, J M Shaffer, Serene Yack birthday party, the Dummermuths in Rochester trip, and frequent hostings among the Bane Powell and Shaffer households.
The note traces punctuation development from ancient times to the Fifteenth century, noting early usage in 364 B C and a shift to the modern system only later. It highlights the historical lag before standardized punctuation emerged in Europe.
Clarence Schori spent two days in Chicago with his father. Miss Ette’s Intermediate room held an apple shower for Miss Ette last Tuesday. Frances Benson attends Norway for Miss Buchanan and O. M. Benson’s wedding. Mel Heiserman’s hunting accident could cost him his left arm. The Cedar Rapids Oil Co plans a new station near Horace Knight’s shop with J. W. Bolton as agent. Henry Holzer visits Dakota to consider moving there, with daughter Laura along. Thanksgiving plans include Claude Fothergill Elmer Schori and Boies Capper from Cedar Rapids Business College. Ole J. Olson completes wells for Bert Lyngans and Joe Lantz and has other contracts. Chas. McDougal and wife dine with Kinney. Missionary Hendricks speaks at German Baptist church on India. Frank Kimball upgrades his restaurant in the opera house basement. Mrs. Isabelle Kittleson dies south of Gunder at 73. burial in Gunder cemetery. A temperance anecdote features a worm in whiskey. D. Hutchinson moves to office in Becker building. Roy DeSart and wife announce a son born Nov 10. Elgin friends extend congrats.
A travel diary recounts stops in Denmark from Elsinore to Copenhagen with notes on Gefion Fountain and bicycle traffic. It then details a train journey to Berlin via Stettin, visits Miss Schroeder's relatives, church, meals, and a tour of Unter den Linden. The piece reflects on Berlin’s rebuilding, propaganda ministry, Reichsportfeld, and Hitler Youth, contrasting past and present.
Recent outbreaks of diphtheria in four Iowa counties Blackhawk Webster Harrison and Scott threaten large areas. Carriers harbor germs in throats may spread through mouth and nasal discharges, sometimes unaware of infection. A Guernsey bull named South View Fearless 263614 was sold by W A Norbohm to Lawrence Brause of Elgin per the American Guernsey Cattle Club.
Bethlehem New Hampshire asserts the status as the highest town in the United States east of the Rockies. The claim centers on its elevation within the White Mountains, prompting local discussions about regional geography.
The account notes Berlin’s deep subway system, ample food with a butter ration of 1 to 2 pounds weekly, and courteous treatment of visitors. It mentions clean hotels, modern apartment blocks, rents from 30 to 120 marks, and the exchange rate of three and a half marks per dollar. The piece observes mass demolition of large 20 to 25 room apartments for smaller units as needed, and records births and deaths rates: twelve births and eight deaths every five minutes.
An Iowa effort against teen marijuana use reports progress in eastern Iowa as the Alcohol Tax Unit burns marijuana patches found on a 10 acre tract near the Iowa City airport. A second patch near Fruitland was also cut and burned.
In Camera, Canary Islands, residents communicate by whistling due to impassable volcanic gorges. Whistling carries farther than speech, making it the most convenient form of address among neighbors.
The sea nettle, common enemy of all swimmers along the seaboard, is never found in fresh water. Its presence is frequent enough in brackish and salt water.
A fragment notes Made Needles in 1878 Nurnberg as part of a long needle making industry dating back to about 1370. It hints at or references a historic craft site with roots in medieval times and continued practice into early modern periods.
The 1939 Chevrolets were shown for the first time on Saturday October 29 at Falk & Sons showroom and received instant buyer approval. The dealer reports fifteen sales in the first week, a new record, with eight deliveries already made this week and another shipment of eight cars expected to arrive in Elgin soon.
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