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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1934
Page
3
A Clermont newspaper item by Elizabeth Priest, local editor and member of Iowa Press Association, notes publication details and her role as a Thursday morning contributor. The notice confirms postal mailing status in Syneyette County Iowa.
By an 816 to 416 vote the Fayette county cornshog control signers favored continuing an adjustment program in 1935 after meetings held October 8 to 11. Sixty six point three percent favored, with a 33.7 percent opposition. Non contract signers in several townships mostly opposed next year’s program. Total attendance estimated at 1345. Five organizers volunteered their time: Roth Isberger, Robinson, Holtzman, Stewart, Hitch. Farm Bureau News.
Frank Kelleher keeps a quirky tally of eggs over a decade. His average yearly egg haul nears 4,000 dozen, totaling about 40,600 dozen or 48,000 eggs in ten years. If lined end to end, the eggs would stretch from Lansing’s post office to Waukon’s courthouse.
The piece urges urban revival through cautious progress, advertising honesty, and civic faith. It contrasts politicians with citizens who back local commerce, warns that carelessness leads to lifelong harm, and stresses Brains, work, and capital as engines of up-building.
The fish and Game Department warns coon hunters about damaging raccoons on the ground while training dogs before open season. Farmers report cattle chased and four young raccoons killed on a single farm, prompting calls to seek landowner permission and avoid closing private lands to hunting.
A Medina County woodlot owned by Ira Yoder yields annual gross income of 150 dollars from saw logs plus 100 dollars from maple syrup and 30 cords of cord wood. The well managed 15 acre woodlot supports posts lumber for repairs and fuel wood, supplying game birds and animals and demonstrating farm woodlot value.
A local turnout attended the Woman's Missionary Federation meeting at the Norway church on Wednesday. Community members and families were noted visiting over the weekend with various households hosting guests and sharing meals. The Dorcas Society is set to meet October 27 at the church parlors with several hostesses and quilting helpers announced.
Mrs Alma Plagge suggests a farm woman could feather her nest by selling chickens to a select town list as a potential shortage looms. Chickens are listed among foods likely to rise in price this year, making future costs higher for consumers and sellers alike.
An advertising notice urges readers to use The Echo for printing needs and to consult Berg prior to investing, highlighting local business services and guidance.
A young grafter in Waverly approached a cigar shop owner claiming to represent a firm. He examined a cigar box, mocked the product as terrible, and stole the box after offering to replace it with a new one. He walked away with the free cigars in hand.
Poultry advice urges moving pullets from range to winter houses immediately to prevent cold, soup, and canker. Provide 8 to 12 square feet per White Leghorn and 4 square feet for heavier breeds. Make the shift at night to ease catching and quiet them quickly.
Between primary No. 66 and Wadena on Sunday afternoon October 14, we found mowed hay in windrows and haying machinery left in the field, possibly near the C. C. Wilson farm. The Argo Gazette notes this may set a late date for haymaking, though records may be broken soon.
A witty exchange about a new automobile features Elmer naming eight cylinders and twelve payments. The quip attributes clever wordplay to an admirer and a minister named Manuel.
The Town farm price index rose above the 1910-14 level 8e for the first time since 1931 marking a notable economic uptick. The move signals a potential shift in agricultural prices and market conditions affecting local producers and buyers.
An obituary in a down state paper notes the passing of a prominent resident after a protracted illness. R. D. Noble of McGregor, who had subscribed since the paper began, is described as having suffered much. He was injured last week when a shotgun discharged accidentally, striking his shoulder during a prior accident.
A National Industrial News dispatch notes Washington’s population has doubled in seventeen years with officeholders rising likewise. Summers see crowded apartment houses and an influx of visitors as Congress resumes, prompting speculation that unusual events are at play in Washington and California.
Instructions state to determine bushels of small grain in a bin by dividing the bin’s cubic feet by one and one fourth. This converts volume to bushel count using the standard volumetric rule.
The federal sub marginal land buy ing plan offers families on worthless land a chance to relocate. In 37 areas totaling about 2 percent of a million acres, farmers will be allowed to sell unproductive land to the government for parks and preserves. Federal funds will help finance new homes to give these families an even chance at a higher living standard.
Upper Iowa University in Fayette hosts Parents Day on November 3 to entertain parents of all students, according to college authorities.
In a 1938 report producers output more butter and cheese but produced less ice cream than in 1932. The data show shifts in dairy product manufacture with butter and cheese maintaining higher totals while ice cream declined.
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