05 Apr 1945
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
1
Advertising rates listed include Foreign Display per inch Local Display per inch Readers per line Classified per word with advance payment five cents for late insertion commissions Cards of Thanks one dollar in Memoriam one dollar Resolutions of Respect for church society school notices with admission charged obituary pastry all at regular rates
A column laments that Rich's list has only one name starting with Z and the Echo Enterprise lists five Z names Zurbriggen Zoschke Zaugg Zuercher Zimmerlin, noting space filling with such items. It jokes about phone etiquette, spelling debates, and light local humor including a March lawnmower sighting and a hospital lawn birth anecdote.
A jumble of pasted items from a school newsletter notes bills, humor, and classroom life. It mentions a Green Fees item, observations about grandma's glasses, a sailor joke, and a boy seeking news. It includes teacher Mrs Schori’s profile, grades, Easter party plans, and birds and seeds in the younger rooms.
Purple and White Tattler advertises a three act comedy by the senior class of 1945 to be held in the school gym tomorrow night. The cast includes Prissy and Grandma, with laughter and a light plot as the seniors invite everyone to attend.
A group from our girls and boys glee clubs was selected to attend the Critic Music Festival at Upper Iowa on March 23. Vocal numbers were judged by Prof. Stark from the University of Iowa and instrumentals by Harold Woolbridge. Ratings include vocal quartets and solos with several participants receiving very good or excellent marks. Also noted was a Fun Night hosted by 8th grade pupils featuring a Ding-pong tournament won by Chel Gehring and circle two step dances led by Sheldon Boyle.
A playful feature asks about Seventeen magazine influence on senior play casting Our Fun Night fuse incident prompts curiosity about reactions The piece wonders if Jack knows the monarch’s ordinal King George The fourth fifth or sixth Also ponders spring romance and the Grand Right and Left Mrs Sehori and a play book plus juke box records potential Orchards of questions mirror school life and weekly curiosities
An interview with Mrs Schori, a 44 year old woman noted for her charm and wide circle of friends. The piece highlights her engaging personality and social connections, painting a lively portrait of a well connected homemaker.
M W Kiple and family, wintering in Phoenix, are expected home next Saturday to reopen their winterized home. Fred Kohler builds a Main Street residence on the Abbey house site. Sam Lehman adds a Franklin Street garage. Frances Skarshaug of Elgin, once Pan, starred in Cornell college Greek pageant with 200 plus trainees. Robert Wilson buys a Ford. Albert Schori and Georgia Mas ride to Chicago for chautauqua work. Mrs F W Hughes travels to Chicago to visit sister Clara Strauch.
Four-H girls finish two training sessions and prepare for a third at Mrs. Louis Kiel's home north of Fayette in Virginia Vaupel led demonstrations on white cakes Angel Food jelly roll and cookies. Earlier sessions taught bread and a variety of rolls and pastries under local leaders guidance.
In the District Court at West Union Iowa on April 23 1945 an instrument claimed as the last will and testament of J A Boleyn late of Fayette County deceased will be heard for probate. Dated March 24 1945 Herbert D Klammer clerk By Phyllis Wittenburg deputy. The 1945 crop season shows better than average prospects in most states with only limited areas affected by weather.
The notice explains that tire inspection certificates are no longer needed to recap tires or purchase inner tubes and certain used tires, while certificates remain required for new tires and some used truck tires. Commercial vehicles must be inspected every six months or 5,000 miles. It lists coupon validity for Hastline A, various non highway gasoline coupons, fuel coupons, sugar and food stamps, and meat and dairy stamps with corresponding dates through 1945.
Fragmentary OCR describes invalid stamps and coupons with instructions that stamps must be removed where purchase occurs. It mentions Shoes Coupons No 1 and 2 and Book 3 and references daily one party items.
Jennie Mary Jeanette and Patties in Paige near Elkader were callers Thursday afternoon at the Wm Yearous. Ralph Shaffer and c family hosted dinner guests Sunday at the I F Shaffer home near West Union. Thos Pollock and family visited Mr and Mrs Wm Pollock Sunday. Ed Medberry family hosted Sunday guests including Myrtle Medberry Kenneth and Donna. Albin Aimpton home near Fayette welcomed Mrs Yestous and Kathleen Sunday. Harold Meyer spent the weekend with parents at Strawberry Point. Guernsey Smith and family dined with Mr and Mrs R D Smith in West Union.
About 250 northeast Iowa high school students are expected at Upper Iowa University for senior day on Tuesday April 24. The program starts with 9 a.m. registration followed by a musical program and a one act play as part of the entertainment. The event was instituted years ago and has drawn large attendance in the past.
A Sabula Gazette item notes a local gardener recounts a mix up in his flower beds from last year. He claims to have found a bachelor button plant in Brown Bysd Susan's garden bed, prompting curiosity about plant misplacement.
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