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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1942
Page
1
A 1942 column urges readers to shift from defense to offense, stressing home front duty. It warns against sugar and tire complaints, urges war bond purchases, and notes estimates of manpower and output needed to sustain soldiers abroad. The piece calls for longer hours, graft elimination, and universal participation in the war effort.
The piece urges citizens to buckle down for the war effort and conserve resources. It notes games, garden work, and playgrounds affected, metal shortages, and the need to replace only essentials like a toothpaste tube. It emphasizes supporting those in service and shared sacrifice.
A retrospective column recalls Elgin area deaths aged 67 and 57, including William Ezra Howard born 1849 in Mercer county Pennsylvania and Carl Becker born 1860 near Arlington. It also notes Mrs Jake Yearous death, a diphtheria quarantine release, and various local accidents and oddities from April 12, 1917 files.
Town of Elgin Iowa presents a financial report detailing general government expenditures including city officials salaries printing elections and hall expenses. It lists fire department protection street department costs street lighting grading miscellaneous library and band expenses with a grand total receipts figure and overall property valuation figures.
A. E. Del Smith announces candidacy for Fayette County Board of Supervisors term starting January 1, 1943, subject to Republican voters at the June 1, 1942 primary. Wilford Clark announces candidacy for Fayette County Attorney in the Republican primary June 1. George L. Scott seeks renomination as state representative from Fayette County in the June 1 Republican primary.
Fin Ctin of Grinell proposes a bicycle race with entrants aged at least zero years. He suggests awarding an automobile tire if the rationing board approves. He adds that turns should be well banked and Beautyrest mattresses provided at the finish line.
Western Newspaper Union salesmen escorted northeastern Iowa editors around the 2500 acre Ankeny ordnance plant near Des Moines. Visitors are barred inside the high fence, but a drive shows much of the complex. The contract is near completion, with more buildings planned as the war continues. The plant is smaller than Burlington and exact capacity and employee figures are few due to government secrecy.
The Hocking school in Monroe county has installed an electric radio phonograph. The rural school now serves hot lunches prepared in the basement. Running water and lights are among other recent improvements.
The report shows 402 cows on test across 25 herds with 489 milkings and 53 dry. Average milk production is 771 pounds and fat 31.3 pounds. Archie Schroeder Clermont leads with 1246 pounds milk and 46.2 fat from 15 cows. Other rankings include Jerry Spencer Clermont 886 milk 44.4 fat, Tom Hanson Elgin 597 milk 34.8 fat, Laurence Bockenstedt West Union 1058 milk 34.8 fat. Bonds or bondage Buy U.S Savings Bonds a.
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