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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
2
A readout from Elgin School pages shows student columns, class notes, and alumni updates. Reports detail Victory Gardens efforts, spring projects, and classroom activities across grades from primary to senior, plus a Junior-Senior Mexico themed banquet and campfire news. Alumni relocations and new listings appear alongside local real estate transfers and civic notices.
Second inspection deadlines: Class A Sept 30, Class B June 30, Class C May 33. Commercial vehicles: every 0 days or 5,000 miles. Gasoline A No 5 coupons expire May 21. Fuel Oil Period 5 coupons valid and expire Sept 30. Ration stamps D,E,F valid through April 30. A,B,C red stamps through April 30. D red stamp April 18 to April 30. Shoes Coupon 17 in War Ration Book One expires June 15.
Financial report shows receipts totaling 6568.45 and expenditures of 4196.83 for the town of Elgin Iowa for the year ending March 31 1943. It lists water revenue and utility receipts 1386.42 and 153.20 respectively, while expenditures cover general government fire department highways and waterworks. Assessed property values include real personal and railroad property totaling 370554.00 with agricultural lands inside the corporate limits at 15676.00. Indebtedness as of March 31 1943 stands at 8423.63 with bonds outstanding including general and water bonds.
Jowa farmers should adjust planting when using Hesfield northern lowa seed. With normal germination plant four kernels per hill. expect slightly smaller ears but more ears and bushels per acre. If germination drops to about 80 percent, plant five kernels per hill where possible. Also mentions Leghorn chickens, raincoats for aircraft wings, and a Newark or New York port wage note.
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