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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
1
Roger Babson argues that emotions govern workers more than intellect and urges religion as the force uniting employers and wage earners. He says dedication of power to humanity’s abundant life and consecration of talent in industry and statecraft test Christian faith for society, echoed in a Sunday church call.
The piece notes tax payments feel small when charged per cent but stand out in a lump sum. It cites twelve billion dollars collected last year by federal, state, and local governments, averaging 865 dollars per family or 91.25 per person, and warns that income earned by the average wage earner from January 1 to March 15 goes to government for annual expenses.
The piece argues that surplus profits taxes will find little profit to tax as large farmers raise wages or pay extra dividends. It notes uncertainty over future funding, potential borrowing, and how firms will expand without surplus profits. It mentions Patman Robinson act support among small businesses, California chain store license fee repeal, and broader effects on state and national measures. It closes with a broad U S dominance in world production and a prompt to use want ads.
A crowded rural social week features a Saturday dance at Herwig's attended by many young ladies, while families move into new homes and prepare for winter. Local residents visit West Union and Decorah, with news of medical consultations, travels to Chicago and Postville, and a surgical recovery after a Rochester trip. A tenth birthday dinner for Georgia Stoehr delights guests as Frank Bohanan plans to visit Brainard. Minor ailments include appendicitis and a rural carrier exam, and a basement fire at John Christ’s home prompts quick action to prevent loss.
Four demonstration pastures are set in Fayette County in cooperation with Town State College Farm Crops Department and Fayette County Farm Bureau. Demonstrations show treated blue grass returning about 11.20 per acre versus 5.10 per acre for untreated pasture. Cooperators may pasture plots when grass reaches five or six inches, with three to four more pastures still available.
The notice invites members to a Friday November 20 social at 7 30 PM at O E B S hall to honor those leaving. Bring a husband or friend. entertainment and refreshments provided. A committee says women in some sections are barred from bar rooms and women resent the rule as unfair.
Wen dell Loftsgard, four, sick with scarlet fever, prompts quarantine at the Theo Loftsgard home four miles east of West Union on No. 18. His illness followed by heart trouble and erysipelas in A. G. Bert Thompson, an upstairs renter, forcing ambulance transport to University hospital in Iowa City as the household faces a growing health crisis.
A Cedar Falls reader, Mr. Tom Boardman, complains about ongoing radio programs tied to election coverage and Hillbilly themed entertainment. He says Iowa’s broad promotion and literacy are highlighted by acts like Hillbillies and German bands, and he ends by saying he turns off the radio due to the programming pride.
By Friday night 8,407 districts remained unreported in the presidential tally. Roosevelt led with about 10.22 million votes, Lemke 665 thousand, Thomas 111 thousand, Browder 87 thousand, Colvin 6 thousand, with total votes about 43.4 million and likely over 45 million after canvass.
A compact collection of maxims and quotes on happiness, forgiveness, brotherhood, and restraint. It blends sayings from Ben Johnson Dickens and Markham, urging mindful speech about those we dislike and highlighting virtue as life’s final star.
After the flood Noah checked the Ark for animals and found two snakes in a corner weeping. When asked why they could not multiply they said they were adders.
The 1987 Iowa automobile license plates were shipped Monday from the state reformatory at Anamosa where they are manufactured. The plates have white numbers on a dark blue background. They will go on sale Dec. 1, at the 99 county treasurers' offices in the state.
The Albert Lea Tribune defines a communist as one who raises hell when no job exists and strikes when a job is secured. The piece also notes Samson’s strength is tied to a time when vitamins were unknown, and adds that good advertising is an investment, not a cost.
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