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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
4
Rates state 25 cents per insertion for up to 25 words and 1 cent per word thereafter. An extra 10 cents per week applies if replies go to the office. Cash with order is required. Phone orders accepted but payment due by month’s end. otherwise 10 cents per line charged when closed.
FOR SALE Large size buffet. Also girls spring coat size 8 Mrs Walter Medberry Dial 3592 Elgin. SEE Yes the double feature at Avalon Friday and Saturday Otto Hanson St Olaf invited as Echo guest two tickets reserved at our office AT YOUR SERVICE. For complete repair service on marking devices Elgin Echo quick service. For new pads dies on self-inking statics and bands on daters etc. LOST gold sunburst pin with brilliants in Elgin around Feb 22 Reward call Echo office. NOTICE package left in wrong car owner call Roy Leuchtenmacher Elgin. 32e
February business activity in Iowa softened after the wartime boom, with most gains tied to low-volume items like building contracts. Farm prices showed no change from January but were up 3 percent versus February 1944. A Belmond patient received a 33-dollar bill bouquet from 122 donors, raising 35.33 dollars plus cigars. A jail break incident in Clear Lake involved a ration office escape and led to a rescue by Welcome Hollister.
The government appeals to citizens in the 174th week of the war to prepare for farm labor needs, join the four million worker effort, and meet wartime food goals. It urges careful driving, tire checks, frequent lubrication to stretch autos until victory, and emphasizes saving kitchen fats as valuable resources.
Because of heavy demand for eggs and a relatively short supply steps have been taken to permit the sale of current receipt ungraded eggs f. o. b. the seller's farm place of business or other location.
Milk production in 1945 is expected to equal or exceed 1944’s 119 billion pounds as dairy herds rise to 27.785 million cows on January 1, 1945. Returns to farmers may be higher due to butterfat payment rates, with favorable feed price ratios for milk producers. The Seventh War Loan Drive opens May 14 with a 14 billion dollar target, including a 7 billion dollar individual sale, the largest in a war loan effort.
Civilian tire supply for April drops to 1,000,000 passenger tires for cars and motorcycles, down from 1,600,000 in March. The decrease stems from reduced production caused by a serious carbon black shortage used to harden synthetic rubber.
A wartime notice describes a four group system for selecting passengers car tire purchasers. Group 1 covers emergency and critical war industry workers including physicians and police. Group 2 lists essential plant workers and those vital to the war effort such as farmers and management representatives. Group 3 includes buyers for essential establishments and related personnel.
The March 1 1946 farm real estate index for the United States shows a 11 percent rise over the prior year and a 5 percent rise over the four months. The nationwide average per acre value reached 126 (base 100), with nine states posting increases of 15 percent or more in the year and 26 states at 10 percent or more. The four year trend notes a steady 1 percent monthly gain, while the 1941-45 period accounts for much of the recent rise.
A three year old Linda chirrups a tin pail beat to The Trolley Song as Beethoven fades. Linda's mother laments music tastes while the father quips about generic musical backgrounds. He suggests a catchier approach to early musical starting points.
A family debate centers on whether Linda should be steered toward serious music or allowed to enjoy making rhythm with pails and spoons. Linda’s mother questions the value if she never learns to appreciate beyond pure play, while Linda’s father argues rhythm and natural taste matter, with Linda cheerfully banging a pail as her sister Linda smiles.
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