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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
1
The Elgin Echo is published every Thursday by The Elgin Echo with R. P. Strauch listed as publisher. It is mailed as second class matter from the Elgin post office in Fayette County Iowa.
The page lists advertising rates per inch and per line for Foreign Display, Local Display, Readers, and Classified, with payment in advance and minimums. It notes special rates for Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam, Resolutions of Respect, and obituary poetry, and identifies a date of Thursday October 31, 1940.
A columnist muses on Democratic and Republican rallies singing God Bless America and jokes about reversing it to God Save America. He urges readers next Tuesday is both privilege and duty to vote for the best candidate for the nation, state, and local areas, urging participation and sincerity amid smalltown life and workplace humor.
A jumble of quips and local gossip runs through a Postville column. Capsizing from jokes about plugs in melons to city politics, school moves, pep meetings, and community updates. Mentions of local families, visits, and births pepper the page as townsfolk reflect on manners, mores, and civic life.
Julius C Miller, born September 23, 1853 in Connant Ohio, died October 26, 1910 at his home. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church conducted by Rev Graham. Mr and Mrs John Lehman and daughter Ella visited La Porte City to see the Lehman family and Amelia Lehman.
In Velda Village Hills St Louis County a fatal clash between non union and union construction workers left one man dead from a fractured skull and 34 hurt as about 14 shots were fired and rocks thrown. A AFL picket line of fifty faced 200 non union workers amid smashed cars and scattered debris.
Sgt. Joseph Lobaon of the U S Army James William Hadley of the Marines and Fred Welch of the Navy stand guard over the draft bowl before the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall. The bowl was used by President Wilson in 1917 and again in the first peacetime draft in U S history when names were drawn to serve.
Pleasant Point Study Club and families met at Mr. and Mrs. A R Kimpston's home Friday evening October 25. Mrs Kimpston opened the meeting with minutes read by Norma Kimpston roll call answered with My Favorite Nut Hazel Helgerson read The Deep Sea Diver about a large seabird across Iceland and Greenland islands Zella Strong presented Musical Moments from Latin America and Gladys Feller summarized Bertia Harding's The South American Way presented at Dubuque a lunch was served by the hostess.
Jack McQueen of Tama sustained a badly chewed ear after a fight. Police report says the ear was reattached with 16 stitches and the man will wear a bandage over one ear for some time.
Otto Albert Rampeck turned 15000 bushels of corn over to the government after meal moths infested the crop and attempts to salvage failed. Bill Kelsing of Waverly recalls the week of October 14 as his car caught fire injuring his wrist and his young son went missing for several hours.
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