30 Nov 1933
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1933
Page
1
A postal notice entered at the Elgin Iowa post office in Fayette County marks second class mail matter. The document notes the mailing status as mail matter of second class and references local postal procedures.
A Washington correspondent argues NRA fit for small firms without destroying them. General Johnson says some employers cannot meet code hours and wages, but small towns sustain local shops. The piece notes rural communities earn less, have lower overhead, and support regional trade, farms, and values.
A collection of editorial musings argues progress over old systems, urging unselfish unity to forge a new era. It cites transportation reform, the Four S’s of security simplicity sympathy serenity, and the Three 8’s of a gentleman. Local voices reference a Waterloo walkathon and a Charles City mayor’s remark on animal protection ordinances.
The Postville Herald notes growing numbers of fish hatcheries and brooding ponds in towns like Cresco Decorah and West Union. Despite investment and improved streams, casual anglers still find little change in fishing success along the highway.
A jam packed Wandel of small town items reports a marriage license issued to Hans Winkler and Alice Wilson in West Union with Thanksgiving day ceremony in Clermont. Also noted are a death, church services, local ads, snow, a hobo incident, Burns and burns, market moves, county meetings, and other brief items from the community.
The American Boy editor announces 1934 will feature Roy Chapman Andrews in Mongolia Carl von Hoffman in Zululand and other famed explorers. New issues include Arctic adventures with Connie Morgan RCMP rival Douglas Renfrew and detective Jim Tierney. Subscriptions offer three years for $3 before January 1 1934, address Detroit Michigan.
The Oelwein Chamber of Commerce telegrammed Representative H. B. Hough in Des Moines praising his sponsorship of a gross income tax measure. It congratulates him and offers full support, urging him to stay with the plan as Fayette County citizens back the tax move.
An eyewitness account recalls Lenin doubting Bolshevik staying power six months after the revolution and Stalin’s early uncertainty. The author notes leaders rose to power by accident, with Lenin fearing future hangings yet adopting revolutionary gospel, while Stalin later plotted five year plans.
Charley Chaplin told a London slums audience that American girls lack practical knowledge. He joked about a graduating heroine who received gold thimbles as wedding gifts, asking what use they could have. The Los Angeles Times notes his domestically themed quip.
Col. J Cosgrove Canadian trade commissioner at Shanghai warns that using a turtle likeness as a trade mark in China is a bad joss character and insulting. He notes at least one firm shipping goods under that mark was rejected or blocked in China.
A three century old copper mine at Sjangell in northern Lapland will reopen as a mining company seeks government permission to access the site through Abisko National Park. The mine has been isolated from rail and road routes, limiting economic use until now.
Ja believed the baby to be the tiniest in the world. She was so small at birth that weighing her was avoided to prevent harm. At 14 days she weighed three pounds and received nourishment via saline injections and olive oil absorbed through the skin while wrapped in cotton-wool.
Montana state fish and game experts counted 994312 eggs from 59 female native cut-throat trout, averaging 1830 eggs per fish. The Montana graying yielded 12688 eggs on average. Separately a boxing of jokes shows a jewelry sales pitch and dating banter.
A brief note indicates Just So Jimaon has left business life and now lives quietly, depending on what he can recover from creditors, described as resting on his owners in a metaphorical sense by the Boston Transcript.
A youth explains he left his previous position because coworkers claimed he knew too much. The exchange hints at earwigging and suspicion of intelligence affecting work. The report preserves the era’s tone and dialogue style without embellishment.
The Omaha World Herald reprints an editorial praising the boss for bearing the load as labor shifts to a forty hour week. It lauds executives who must innovate, raise wages, and endure long hours to meet code demands while sustaining business. Also noted: bank assets sold for 665 dollars, and a quip about a Rolls Royce.
Sumner business men face a tramp problem as crowds seeking food surge with colder weather. Local merchants fear the burden grows when 10 or 12 tramps request aid daily. Civyrian conservation corps begins winter work: rock quarry tasks toward Pike's Hill, stream improvements near Say Magill creek, and a fire trail around Pike's Hill.
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