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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
3
Vic Mantz, ex publisher, buys a movie theatre in Ogden Iowa, population about 1500. He urges drivers to stay focused as fog rain and sleet hit, noting wet slick roads and icy windshields increase danger. Mantz’s purchase signals a shift to entertainment business in Boone County.
Governor Kraschel proclaims the November 8, 1938 general election for Iowa offices including U S Senator Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Secretary of Agriculture Commerce Commissioner Superintendent of Public Instruction Supreme Court judges and district posts nationwide with county level notices for Fayette County detailing federal and state posts and district representatives to be elected.
The office of County Attorney, The office of County Coroner, The office of Member of the Board of Supervisors are to commence on the first Monday in January 1939 and January 1940. Dated at West Union Iowa October 25 1938 H J Nehring Sheriff of Fayette County Iowa.
Mrs. Hazel Schrader and sons visited the Henry Heusmann home in Postville while Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cline and Laird spent Sunday with the Clarence Grover family in Waukon. Neighbors surprised Mrs. Ivan Anderson on her birthday. Lolita Blake of Iowa City and Robert Steele of Ames visited the W. R. Blake home. A nine pound son born October 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Adney of the old hotel. Dr. R. V. Brandt to attend the National Dental Convention in St. Louis. Dan Carpenter family hosted guests in West Union. Albert Halverson and Lester Anderson called at the Dave Woodson home. Cedar Rapids visitors Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Callan called on the Gruyer family in Waukon and visited the Henderson home. Dr. L. L. Carr, Mrs. H. B. Greenley and Mrs. R. V. Brandt attended the Maynard junior class play, Mamma's Baby Boy, directed by Lavanda Carr, who returned home with her parents for the weekend.
In 1700 the Quakers in Pennsylvania began anti slavery measures and excluded slave holders from their society, marking an early stand against slavery among colonial religious groups.
The unit used for weighing gold is the troy ounce. It differs from the avoirdupois ounce and is defined as the mass of 31.1035 grams. This standard measures precious metals for pricing and trading in markets worldwide.
More than 10,000 delegates from all states and foreign countries gathered in Chicago for a five day Silver Jubilee Congress of the National Safety Council. They explored why ordinary people become reckless drivers pedestrians and cyclists ignore risks and why workplace accidents spike before quittin g time as they swapped ideas tested and compared safety measures for community use.
Bernice Kidd learns billiards pointers from Charles Peterson world fancy shot champion during an exhibition on a moving train. The event is part of Petersons seventh annual tour of American colleges beginning at the University of Wisconsin. It marks the first time billiards was attempted aboard a moving train.
In Sioux City the Iowa National Guard occupy the Swift Co packing plant after a strike riot last week. Spectators line the streets as guards set up machine guns on the second floor amid shattered windows from missiles thrown during the disturbance.
The Rev. Dr. G. J. Chalice and Mrs. Chalice spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jansen. Dr. Chalice preached at Elgin and Illyria before heading to Cedar Rapids. The family, once from Osage, now travels to Florida for health reasons and to see their daughter Noreen, a Bucknell librarian in Lewisburg. Their younger daughter Margaret lives in Lime Springs with her husband Wendell Vanderbie. The Chalices are former West Union residents and he once served as pastor there for about eighteen years.
Northeast Iowa truckers met in Oelwein to discuss uniform rates for livestock grain and other commodities at a 1 PM session in Odd Fellows Hall. D D Alderdyce of Hampton chaired the meeting, which drew representatives from multiple counties across the region.
The term vaudeville derives from Vau de Vire, a French town where humorous songs were written in the fifteenth century, linking the genre to its regional roots.
A compact reflection on achievement and ambition noting that success nears its target as efforts align with higher aims. The idea emphasizes steady progress through prudent planning and measured steps toward a valued outcome.
The largest mammal is the sulfur-bottom whale exceeding 100 tons and the smallest is the Italian shrew weighing less than an ounce.
Cranes are described as playful birds even in old age. A three wheeled self propelled steam carriage built in 1770 marks an early automobile design effort.
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