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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1942
Page
1
Rich's Pipe Dreams and Sugar Ration Warnings
Readers discuss the Defense Bond drive with mixed results and a shortfall outlook. May 4 to 7 marks sugar rationing registration in the county schools with penalties for over or under reporting. A New Jersey inventor tests wooden tires at 75 mph amid rationing chatter and clergy rationing debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Gettysburg date and wartime aphorisms fragment
A fragmented, diary like read includes a Gettysburg line, quotes from Mark Twain and others, public sentiment on work and service, and notes about bond drives. It also mentions a Fayette County man pledging to buy bonds for himself and his three children, plus assorted verse and barroom chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Defense Bond Office
Fayette County
Remembering Friends and Local Happenings in Elgin Area
Mrs C A Akers Mrs Paul Dean and Flossie Capper plan a Chicago trip leaving Monday morning. Fred Wenger recently married Miss Burrington of Volga City and will farm with wife near Emmetsburg. T J Capper visited Cedar Rapids with family while Mrs Capper improved health. Interior decorating nears completion at the new post office. Cr L Frieburghaus and wife return from California and the West. John Junk and wife ill but improving. Mrs Junk once critically ill. Hattie Phillips returns to Arlington after a visit with J I Phillips. Ray DeSart on the Chicago to Omaha mail route. Albert Schori back from Omaha on business. Mrs Sam Learn dies Sunday March 18. Lon Adney family released from quarantine after smallpox. Geo N Schori and wife and Chas Feller visit West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Akers
Paul Dean
Flossie Capper
Chicago
Fred Wenger
Burrington
Volga City
Emmetsburg
T. J. Capper
Cedar Rapids
C. L. Young
Omaha
Sam Learn
Lon Adney
Geo. N. Schori
Chas
Feller
West Union
Elgin Echo candidate announces for Fayette county board
A. E. Del Smith declares candidacy for member of the Fayette county board of supervisors for the 1943 term. He states the term begins January 1, 1943 and he seeks the Republican voters' support at the June 1, 1942, primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Echo
Fayette County
Elgin Echo Editor Announces JT for Fayette County Attorney
County Attorney Editor of Elgin Echo announces that JT shall be a candidate for county attorney of Fayette County, subject to the decision of Republican voters at the primary election June 1. Wilford Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Echo
Fayette County
Wilford Clark
Elgin Echo Announces Reelection Bid for 71st District
Representative George L. Scott declares candidacy for renomination in the Republican primary on June 1. He seeks the state representative seat from Fayette County's 71st district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Echo
Fayette County
George L. Scott
Saw It In The Echo Report In The Echo Chronicle
A brief note claiming the information was observed in the Echo Chronicle. The item emphasizes source provenance and urges referencing the Echo for verification. No further details are provided within the fragment.
Be Fair to Newspapers War advertising in nation’s papers
The editorial argues for paid government advertising in U S newspapers to fund defense bonds and stamps. It cites Britain and Canada using paid ads, noting 17 percent of British newspaper ads are government funded and claiming a comprehensive paid campaign would boost sales of bonds and stamps beyond current efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Red Cross
England
Canada
Scott Co
Mv. Democrat
Iowa Farmers Plan Crop Acreage Changes for 1942
Iowa farmers project an overall 4 percent rise in grain and forage acreage for 1942, with corn up seven percent to 9,752,000 acres and soybeans up about 70 percent to 2,241,000 acres. Corn leads growth, soybeans surge, and oat and other spring grains decline insufficiently to offset gains. Cat acreage falls nine percent to 5,212,000 acres, the smallest since 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Louis Knocks Out Simon in Early Eighth Round
Referee Eddie Josephs restarts the count as Joe Louis faces Abe Simon in Madison Square Garden. The bout ends in the eighth round when Louis lands a hard right to the button, knocking Simon down for a KO at 16 seconds of the round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eddie Josephs
Joe Louis
Big Abe Simon
Madison Square Garden
Abe
Appreciation Shown for Decorah Drum Corps Leader Jimmie Hepburn
James Hepburn of Decorah who founded and led the Junior Drum and Bugle Corps for about ten years recently had to quit due to ill health. The corps members donated a new radio for his enjoyment during his present illness. Harold Cheney, a former Greene resident, gained recognition in aircraft engineering as an originator of the aeronautical test engineer role. He now accompanies test pilots to observe what pilots cannot, blending ground and air work with a college degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hepburn
Decorah
Jimmie
Greene
Harold Cheney
Cheney
Stethoscope Linked to Civil War Era Figures
A stethoscope shown in a photo is attributed to Dr. Hugh Lansden of Sparta Tennessee and may date back over a century. The instrument, made of red cedar and seven inches long, is tied to Dr T B Lansden of Granite Oklo and reportedly used in the Battle of Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Lansden
Sparta
Tennessee
T. B. Lansden
Granite
Oklo
Atlanta
Georgia
Letter 150 Feet Long From Brookfield Friends Reaches Private Jagla
Camp Roberts California. Private Roman B Jagla Battery C 54th Field Artillery Training Battalion received a letter 150 feet long from about 100 Brookfield Illinois friends. The missive, twice the length of the barracks, required 1.42 dollars in postage. Jagla spent three and a half hours reading it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Roberts
Calif
Roman B. Jagla
54Th Field Artillery
Jagla
Brookfield
Ill
Navy school drill press visit at Indiana Harbor
Indiana Harbor Indiana Fred Gillies general superintendent of Inland Steel’s plants inspects a drill press in the Navy machine shop where Great Lakes Naval training sailors learn the mechanical arts of war. Left to right clockwise Robert Endebrack Merle Pugh Richard R. Harding Fred Gillies Charles J Webster and Keith M Swan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Fred Gillies
Inland Steel
Great Lakes Naval Service School
Navy
Robert Endebrack
Merle M. Pugh
Richard R. Harding
Charles J. Webster
Keith M. Swan
Scrad Fish Definition in 19th Century Cookbook
A scrod refers to a young codfish prepared for cooking, split to expose its flesh. The term appears in culinary glossaries describing methods and naming convention for fish served in portions. It denotes a seafood preparation used in various regional recipes.
School Laws Revision Talk By D R Roberts
Co Supt D R Roberts has studied proposed school laws and will discuss the revisions without taking sides. He plans to speak at Elgin soon and invites the public to hear him, urging all interested in schools to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Roberts
Roberts
Elgin
West Union Masons Entertain 21 Lodges
Twenty one lodges represented at the Masonic meeting in West Union last Thursday evening. Kurt Hardt of Monona spoke on Masonry in Germany and the rise of Hitler. Five Masters and 58 Past Masters attended along with two district lecturers. total attendance 160. A joint Northeast Iowa Fellowship and Trowel meeting at Strawberry Point was announced for April 23, inviting all Masons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jodges
West Union
Kurt Hardt
Monona
Germany
Hitler
Henry Wolf
Strawberry Point
Northeast
Crows Show Appetite for Varied Diet Across Species
Crows eat grains insects and a wide range of food including dead or living flesh eggs young birds and young rabbits highlighting their opportunistic feeding habits and dietary diversity.
Scout Leaders Organize for Training School Course
The second class period of the Scoutmasters and Scout committee men training course was held at the Wadena school house on Tuesday evening March 19 with instructors C. J. Robinson of Elgin and C. H. Billings of Fayette. The class formed a scout troop split into two patrols led by James Norfolk and Charles Billings. Patrols named Naval Patrol and Victory Patrol included multiple Scouts from Elgin Wadena Clermont Fayette West Union and Clermont with Rob inson Kin dred Strong and others. The next class is scheduled for April 2 in Clermont council rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena School
C. J. Robinson
Elgin
C. H. Billings
Fayette
James Norfolk
Decorah
Naval
Howard Strong
Fremont Clark
Wadena
Melvin Hanson
H. Martin
M. Rucker
Clermont
Rev. Kindred
Victory Patrol
Robert Hoover
West Union
Charles Billings
B. Kurth
L. Olson
J. Olson
Thad Walters
Mistaken Identity in Paullina Stolen Car Case
A farmer reported a Jap in a stolen vehicle near Paullina. Police traced the car and found the suspect to be an Indian boy, avoiding a potential mistreatment incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Iowa Highway Patrol
Paullina
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