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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1935
Page
1
Kathryn J. Strauch, local editor, is listed as the post office entry in Elgin Iowa Fayette County as second class mail matter.
An OCR fragment shows advertising rate terms including Foreign Display per inch Local Display per inch Readers per line Classified per word with prepaid condition. It also mentions Cards of Thanks In Memoriam Cards and Resolutions of Respect with regular rates and church notices. Obituary poetry noted but details are unclear.
A 1935 Ames Daily Tribune report argues Halloween pranks mix fun with risk and urges parental guidance to limit mischief. The Sabula Gazette notes Barbara Hutton’s $40 million inheritance and marriage into foreign nobility prompting talk of keeping wealth in the U.S. The Chicago Humane Society proposes electric stunning for hogs before slaughter.
Monday afternoon E G Stoehr with nephews Harold and Leslie fish near town. A wad slipped during gun reload and a 82 rifle discharged injuring Stoehr in the shoulder. Obituaries note Elizabeth Lehman, Oct 26. Cornelius Stirk, Nov 1. Mrs S S Tatro in Clermont. Local curiosities include window art, minor vandalism, and a possible new Manichester newspaper.
A state relief director informs Fayette County supervisors that state and federal aid for relief will be withdrawn due to available county relief funds totaling 40000. The balance includes general, emergency, poor, insane, and soldiers relief funds. A state checker audited Fayette's finances after visiting West Union.
Steve Hill announces about ten thousand men will be put to work under the new federal appropriation within a week and Iowa projects will be acted upon within three to four weeks. Iowa has $7,659,249 with $6,026,896 now available for relief to work. Fayette, Union, and West Union area projects include rural road improvements and community service programs with federal funds and sponsor contributions.
Fayette county receives 41378 from the Works Progress Administration to finance farm to market roads in Eden Au burn Clermont Dover Bethel Windsor Union Pleasant Valley Banks and Center townships. The WPA added 2385000 to Iowa’s earlier allotment as local projects finally gain approval. An editorial aside notes concern over the fate of the younger generation.
Mrs William Frederick and son from West Union visited H B Gilson home Tuesday. Cornelius Yearous and family from near Hawkeye plus Gladys Yearous Corinne Wenger and Wayne Gilson of Elgin spent Sunday with Forest Shaffer. I F Shaffer and Donald Gilson from near West Union with Julius Olson and daughters Myrtle and Stella from Decorah were guests Sunday afternoon at Harry Gilson’s. Henry McMillan was a Friday supper guest at J M Shaffer’s. Mrs J M Shaffer attended a shower for Eva Shaffer, bride of Albert Mosche, Friday at Albert Dummermuth home. Howard Shaffer and Wanda Lou Shaffer and Forest Shaffer joined the Shaffer family for Sunday supper at J M Shaffer’s.
Federal, state and county officers conducted two raids in Decorah area recently. At one home they found about 50 gallons of alcohol and charged two men with violating state liquor laws. A second raid, ten miles north, yielded 2 gallons seized.
A Western Publisher quote urges newspapers to be the community contact outside their field. A Waukon R. & S. note reports a mother left her one year old in a bathtub believing it was safe, but she forgot to plug the drain and the child turned on the water.
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