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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
3
A filing notes that a member of the Iowa Press Association and the National Editorial Association is entered in the Clermont post office in Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
Republicans weigh a strong senatorial bid with plans to announce at convention. Harvest Sunday on Nov 23 promotes town to country outreach by Town Farm Bureau federation officials. Over 700 associate clergy to participate in the observance encouraging farm town church visits and mutual understanding between communities.
State safety reports show 59 drinking driver fatalities in 1940 across all hours. Highest counts occur around midnight to 1 am and 6 pm to 7 pm, with notable risk between 1 pm and 4 am. Officials urge messages like Beware Drinking Drivers at Large and year-round patrol vigilance.
The national treasury department announces a new use tax method for the recent federal five dollar levy on all motor vehicles. Collectors of Internal Revenue for the Bureau of Internal Revenue will oversee the collection and enforcement of the tax.
Districts will collect a new motor vehicle tax starting February 1 1942. Tax totals for 1941 42 amount to 2 09 per vehicle for five months February to June, with a full 5 tax due July 1 1942 for 1942 43. Internal Revenue agents will mail forms, verify ownership from state records, issue stamps as receipts, and enforce the act.
Clermont locals list social visits and family news from Friday to Sunday. Gloria Buraas and Elsie Jerdee dined with Mrs. Bertha Frisbie. the Larson, Campbell, Kneeland, and Wickham households reported visits and relocations. several relatives traveled to see ill family members and attend services.
A string of visits and hospitality is noted with many names and towns. Er, guest lists include Mrs Ernest Peterson and Mr Louis Olson, Bob Burrow from Maquoketa, Oliver Rowland, Oscar Johnson near Wadena, Sidney Olson from Waterloo, Rev F Leo O Connell to Edgewood, Hackmann and Wells households, J C Halverson and Camp families, T C Ressler and Carol at Wellman, Mae Garvey returning to Austin, Mrs Lassig in Goodwin, Mrs Nelson from Fayette and Hawk Eye, Nellie Malone from Waterloo, and Elmer Erickson group from Erskine Minnesota with Carolyn Erickson.
In colonial days a broad range of thefts such as a coat a watch or a piece of hints carried a punishment of thirty nine lashes on conviction. The article notes a renamed Soviet leadership with Grigori Zhukov replacing Semyon Timoshenko as chief of command in Moscow defense per Premier Stalin.
In Gladbrook Iowa I L Bigelow a general store proprietor conceived a high chair to work unseen at his desk and oversee the store. He wanted to notice when customers were not getting proper attention and keep papers private from prying eyes.
Glass wool known as angel's hair is produced in large quantities in Germany for various insulation purposes including Christmas tree ornaments.
Beautifiel Cave resident W D Martz of Rockwell City has created a rock garden atop a vegetable storage cave. He used rocks from Mt Hood in Washington Pike's Peak and Estes Peak in Colorado Itasca Park in Minnesota, but most came from Calhoun county.
Washington reporting that John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers says he will not recommend extending negotiations ahead of a planned midnight Sunday strike. The action involves about 53,000 miners at steel company owned pits seeking a union shop requirement for all workers.
Doctor E R Reiners operates a chiropractic practice promoting spinal adjustments as essential to health. The piece highlights his cheerful demeanor, college training, and reported patient satisfaction with relief and benefits from adjustments. It urges consultations by phone for an appointment and improved health.
The Fayette County Loan Co at West Union offers confidential loans from 50 to 300 dollars and finances new or used cars. They promise fast cash on personal security with small weekly payments and emphasize avoiding hard feelings by borrowing from friends.
M. H. Morse a civil war veteran celebrated his 100th birthday on October 18 in Jones County Wyoming. He has lived in the area for many years aside from three years with Union forces and still reads and writes without glasses. Morse adds that life is worth living.
The Meyer Plumbing and Heating at West Union offers plumbing and heating equipment installation and free estimates. They provide suggestions on convenient economical arrangements and time saving appliances to reduce home chores with modest expenditure.
Lorna Jean Bradfield of Stockport, a girl who was treated for infantile paralysis last year and still wears braces on both legs, broke her leg while being helped from a swing on the local school grounds. The incident was witnessed by bystanders and reported in the community column.
West Union farmer support for top livestock prices comes from Harry Wenger. He tracks market values, promotes livestock production, and offers timely bids and shipping dates to maximize returns for cattle, hogs, and other stock, encouraging farmers and stockmen to call for market activity details.
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