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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1933
Page
4
The report notes the two lined borer killing thousands of Iowa oaks and cattle feeding cuts in many states this winter. It highlights higher 4-H beef club enrollment in Iowa, extensive tuberculosis testing results, and county accreditation thresholds. It urges legume planting to restore soil, cites improved agricultural economics, and warns of a manhunt for Chas Hutcheson for bad checks.
A reader shares a passage from Walter P Pitkin on parenting amid modern coddling. The piece argues for mastering daily life tasks and understanding how life’s wheels turn, countering over specialization with practical self sufficiency and environment control. A brief anecdote contrasts car maintenance with reliance on specialists.
A man described as medium build with blue eyes and medium brown hair has been active spokesman for a farm paper. Eight warrants have been issued for his arrest.
Legislative letter discusses federal liquor controls and repeal effects on state laws. It notes the need for new state statutes on the liquor issue and tax and bank laws, with a hoped seven million dollars for relief as a key aim before the session ends. Leaders face many differing ideas on governance and liquor handling amid expectations to finish by Santa Claus time.
A governor named committee recommends state control of hard liquor sales to reduce retailer profits, while a minority seeks banning liquor advertising. Thirteen Senate bills, mainly corporate, surface as Congress adjourns for a long weekend. House and Senate clash over adjournment and rules, signaling a busy session ahead.
The Towa Fish and Game Commission plans a Decorah hatchery on 17 acres with four ponds. About $25,000 will fund buildings and site development. Picnic grounds for Decorah and state residents will be provided, with work starting this fall.
Depositors of the closed Town State Savings Bank receive a ten percent dividend starting Monday. Total checks exceed $25,000 with the third disbursement in two years since closure in November 1981. First payout occurred in October 1982, followed by December.
A fragmentary remark from Corr in 2033 speaks of a stout stylid nature and a belief that they were made for larger aims than the world can offer, referencing Bolt Syndicata. The text presents a mythic or surreal tone without clear events or entities beyond Corr and the year.
Between 4 000 and 5 000 wild ducks, mostly mallards, feed in Horseshoe Lake across the Mississippi from McGregor. The area is closed by fish and game refuge officials who are feeding the birds there, described as the best closed area in the refuge at present.
The Will Wetherbee family, once county dependents with a disputed residence between Fayette and Clayton counties, are assigned to Clayton for support. The Wetherbees claim Fayette as home and oppose being moved, keeping the dispute active between the counties. The union expresses continued contention.
Mr and Mrs William Harmon of New Martinsville WV visited Elgin for a week. A chimney fire at RB D Yack home Sunday and another at Max Thotia home Tuesday kept firefighters alert for winter. Chas Knight and his Chicago based workmates visited from Friday to Sunday before returning to Janesville Wisconsin where GM Chevrolet plant reopens. Dr and Mrs H H Wolf hosted a bridge evening for friends including Mel Kohler Elmer Houg and W Falb with W Falb winning ladies high and Kohler gents high.
The government will offer loans at 45 cents per bushel on corn stored in sealed cribs, aiming for equal terms for all farmers regardless of location. The plan, announced in Washington, shifts from a 60 cent Chicago basis to multiple bases including Omaha and Cedar Rapids, with current corn prices around 27 to 32 cents.
Mrs. Andy Clark of Waukon recounts being swindled last week for six dollars by a smooth talking grafter selling a Magic Cleaner mixture. The caller promised canvassing the town for sales and a share of receipts, which had to be paid in cash. Authorities urge residents to buy locally and tell solicitors to go away.
Ege prices up two cents Monday at the local market bringing they to 22 cents per dozen. This price applies to straight run as grading is now done at central stations rather than local. Poultry and geese also rose by one cent while ducks held steady.
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