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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1939
Page
1
The Elgin Echo is published each Thursday by R. P. Strauch and is entered as second class mail matter at the Elgin Iowa post office in Fayette County.
A reading of a page fragment shows notices for church, society and school events with admissions at regular rates. Witty lines appear, including a joke about nations on the floor and a widow’s telegraphed reply on a roustabout’s death.
The column notes bitter cold on Monday morning and the need for furnace fires as energy costs rise. It reflects on unusually cold spells in 1989 and the challenge of paying coal bills while preparing for next season, with relief that much of the corn crop was already produced.
The column notes warm then cool Iowa weather as school begins with students settling in and cautions drivers near districts after a fatal first day accident near Edgewood. It recalls 1909 school starts, Elgin factory runs, a 66th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Moats, and local personal items including Taft visit impressions and a Brainard wedding.
In Postville residents toured a canning factory while updates note Nell Stoehr’s Cedar Rapids nurse training and a Cedar Rapids trip by Frances Benson. A Miss Benson also returned to Parlor City to finish business college studies. Mrs. Faith and son Lewis attended a Taft speech in St Paul. M W Kiple and crew advance the Elford Hunsberger house, now enclosed with roof work underway for a modern dwelling.
Brush Creek State Park sees heavy visitor interest as trails are laid out and enhanced. CCC crews from Backbone State Park manage work with four truckloads of labor passing Arlington daily, aiming to greatly boost improvements over two years.
A Gallup study challenges the belief that only a few people pay taxes, noting the broad reality that ordinary citizens contribute through income and other levies. The finding emphasizes widespread tax participation across demographics.
The article argues low income groups pay the largest share of taxes through higher prices on goods. It claims many people misunderstand their tax burden, notes that hidden taxes hit the $20 a week wage earner hardest, and suggests labeling item taxes publicly to curb spending by politicians. It also mentions Ossian road repair crews and a Hawkeye Beacon Linotype upgrade.
Iowa experiences dramatic swings from record heat to cooler air. Thursday saw 104 degrees by 2 30 pm shattering September heat records. Friday and the next two days brought clear, pleasant weather before Monday morning furnace fires appeared. Early temps near 60 with some rain, then mid to upper 90s returned by Tuesday and Wednesday. The erratic pattern underscores Iowa’s volatile forecast.
Comptroller office Des Moines dispatches semi annual interest to Iowa counties from the permanent school fund totaling 83 368 99 with Fayette county receiving 1 012 05 at 12 23 cents per school age child. Fayette has 8 269 youths.
The Iowa emergency relief administration lists high sounding roles including a special financial assistant supervisor of CCC selection and inspection of vendors a receptionist and a traffic director. Critics say relief funds should go to relief not to high salaries and wonder about a brain trust behind the titles.
A Printer's Mistake Type-Talks notes figures showing error opportunities in print. It cites 10,000 type pieces in a single column and seven wrong positions per letter, yielding 70,000 chances for errors and 2,759,022 possible transposition errors.
The hookless fastener originated with Whitcomb L. Judson in 1893 and was refined by Gideon L. Sundback in 1918. The term zipper refers specifically to an overshoe by B F Goodrich using Sundback's design.
The article notes rising intake of oranges and other citrus fruits in recent years while apple consumption has declined, reflecting shifting consumer preferences and dietary patterns.
Skylarks have been introduced into the United States on several occasions but each effort has failed as the species and populations die out after initial presence.
Three Waterloo youths ages 11 13 and 15 took Harold Burkes car from a Fashion Cleaners driveway between 2 and 7 pm and fled to Fayette where the vehicle was recovered around 3 40 am. The same trio reportedly robbed a Fayette filling station and may have stolen an Independence car later seized in West Union.
The article notes that aviation laws began in 1900 and reports a local school remodeling contract for $61,580 to an Eldora firm. It also covers golf winner Slim Estey, Mayo City honors for Carl Ashby, and progress on recorder L A Grimes in West Union. An analysis from the National Consumers Tax Commission says 58 percent of revenue comes from hidden taxes in pricing. A Gallup poll shows one in four believe they pay no taxes.
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