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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
4
Hospitals an Industry ranks fifth among the large businesses of the United States with about four billion dollars vested in properties a four hundred million dollar annual payroll and a yearly operating cost around three quarters of a billion dollars.
Uncle Eben warns residents to mind their own affairs and beware of con artists who try to merge their business with theirs, labeling them as willing workers sizing up opportunities. The quote reflects common cautionary guidance from a community elder about trust and associations.
Discoveries in Yorkshire England reveal tusks bones and teeth of elephants rhinoceroses and buffaloes indicate these large animals once inhabited the region.
ELGIN notes discuss pupil changes Jimmie Bovis joins second grade while Jackie Kiple transfers to Waterloo. Pupils bring pumpkins for jack o lantern crafting as plans form for a Hallo we'en party. Library units near completion with furniture made from orange crates. In fifth grade geography cotton as king and boll weevil noted. George Bovis joins from Swea City.
Iowa farmers expect record corn harvest aided by corn pickers this year while early entries in Chicago's International Live Stock Exposition are said to be the largest in history. Cod liver oil mixed with grain is more effective for chickens. Town State College launches a real estate appraisal program for farm loans. 1938 agricultural seed regulations in Iowa resemble 1987 rules. Perennial flowers need winter mulch to reemergehealthy. freezing weather prompts cutting back and mulching. Grasshopper numbers in 1938 are projected to exceed 1937 if egg deposition increases.
A survey notes higher grasshopper eggs this year than adults or last fall. Suggests separating hoppers from their mothers to prevent reuniting, using barriers around apple trees and sumac to deter rabbits. Recommends hardware cloth 18 inches high to protect trees and a cockroach eradication program for kitchens and cupboards.
The article explains stuttering as a real disability linked to nervous system disturbance rather than a mere habit. It cites physical causes such as difficult childbirth head anomalies illnesses injuries and infancy nutrition. Handedness interference and shifts from left to right are discussed as potential factors. It notes most stuttering begins before age six with onset as children start speaking or forming sentences.
The article states that stuttering begins when children enter school under higher speaking demands and when handedness is taught for writing. It notes about one third outgrow stuttering, but most do not and it often worsens with age. Early remedial care is beneficial. Sponsored by the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, University of Iowa.
Elgin residents received guests including Mr. and Mrs. William Ewing of dostville Mrs. Merle Lange of Mete for visited H F Becker home week Norma Dean of Waukegan T I arrived Friday night and stayed through Tuesday Leta Ash returned home after weeks with her sister Mrs Ed Medberry Mrs W C Falk left for Des Moines to attend Grand Chapter of the C E S as a delegate Floyd Arnold and Mrs Henry Arnold of Manchester visited Chris Schweitzer home Sunday Anna Schaer and Wilma called there M V Kiple tears up the concrete at his service station to lay a new one the fill from building settling required refilling to grade again
The Oelwein Register reports higher newsprint costs for 1938, about 6.50 per ton, risking publisher banking and forcing price hikes in ads and subscriptions. The shift benefits Canadian mills as domestic mills fold, reducing local competition and potentially cutting waste across print shops.
The American railroad industry now operates over 400 trains on schedules of 60 miles per hour or faster to satisfy growing public demand for quicker travel.
A streamliner Rock Island train struck a Mason City bound school bus carrying Renwick high school students and staff, killing ten and injuring others. The bus was crossing tracks near Mason City amid a day of industry tours. Governor Kraschel called the crash one of Iowa’s worst catastrophes.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour the Krupp ammunition factory in Essen surrounded by smiling workers. The royal couple, still known as the Windsors, observe production facilities and meet staff during the visit.
Clifford Gerstenberger of Oelwein a senior at Upper Town University won the county corn husking championship near Fayette on Saturday. He husked 1600 pounds gross and 1491 pounds net. Harold Ehlers three miles south of Maynard took second with 1520 gross and 1431 net. Will Wineinger of Hawkeye ranked third with 1821 net. Ten contestants competed.
The article contrasts 1890 printing methods with modern linotype efficiency noting the prefix that a linotype operator can set more than five times as much type as older hand methods yet today there are five times as many printers employed. It mentions the wolf eel of southern California with teeth like a large dog in a separate note.
A historical note explains monoxide gas as colorless and odorless and deadly when in air at one part in a thousand. It outlines that victims may die when their blood reaches one third gas saturation and a healthy person can be rendered unconscious by breathing a minute amount for a short period.
A battered man on a sidewalk quips about absent mindedness as a policeman questions him near a multistory residence. He jokes about living on the second floor with his wife, hinting at a broader urban scene of noise and misunderstanding.
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