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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
3
A brief note identifies affiliation with the Iowa Press Association and the National Editorial Association, marking membership or participation in professional press bodies. The entry reflects a professional society connection rather than a news event, with no dates or roles specified.
The Clermont senior class plans Friday April 27 at the school for their annual play with cast members in lively scenes and behind the scenes antics. A spring round robin basketball tourney features four teams led by captains Willet Miler William Nelson Gerald Aar and Aiden Anderson with current standings noted. Primary grades report stamp purchases for Defense Stamps and an operetta in the works titled Goldilocks and the Three Bears as well as flowers, birthdays, and classroom studies on adjectives.
In geography they study China Ecuador Peru and Bolivia while learning decimal division. In history the French and American explorers are explored. Seventh and Eighth Grades judge poppy posters. Lorraine Kittelson won overall in 8th grade and will advance to county contest. American Legion Auxiliary sponsors contests. 7th and 8th grade girls organize Campfire Girls and Girl Scout troop with first meeting at Elgin.
The floor concluded amid a Capitol session marked by remarks on freedom of speech. Both Morrissey and the speaker were applauded as the house acknowledged their exchanges and topology.
In the final days of the legislature a compromise veterans property tax exemption bill was adopted. World War II veterans receive the first $500 and World War I veterans $750. the Senate supported a $1000 WWI exemption, while the House opposed any increase. The conference report did not reimburse counties for revenue loss. Secretary Wayne M. Repes notes many inquiries about effective date. the measure likely takes effect upon publication in two newspapers and applies to 1845 taxes payable in 1946.
Jowans buying homes reported in C B Akers 1944 audit of town building and loan associations. G C Graff notes wartime income gains fuel home purchases amid construction restrictions and loan cutbacks. Total assets across 58 associations reached 46.2 million dollars, up 9.1 percent from 1943.
A new chlorination method developed in Great Britain is claimed to render wool fabrics nonshrinkable and boost wearing quality by about 50 percent.
Clyde Sawyer of Rockwell ventured to inspect back pools where fish had been caught. He stepped on a large cake of ice, it broke, and he fell up to his armpits in frigid water. He later made a cold trip home after his first swim of the season.
The article urges careful tractor speed to prevent overturns labeling four times as likely to happen. It notes corn conditions in northwestern Iowa are poor due to heat and moisture. Planting advice includes sweet corn after May and tomatoes after mid May. It offers fodder mixes for sows and litters and warns about garden cut worms in cold wet weather. It describes cabbage and broccoli protection with cardboard collars and recommends soybean spacing for high yields. It highlights electricity on farms reducing labor and boosting production postwar, and advises spring lawn rejuvenation with two fertilizer applications and careful watering.
Dinner guests Sunday at the Theo Loftsgard home included Mrs Ida Olson and Cpl Norris Olson home from five years abroad. Other locals visited relatives in Readlyn Nashua Cedar Rapids West Union and Waterloo. A Luther League rehearsal and a Chicago Zion trip were noted along with confirmations and band concerts.
In Luzon after landing the unit’s camp was attacked at night, 150 men were killed including a captain who lived in Des Moines. Harold, son of Welter Vin ton of Cresco and formerly Clermont, expected transfer to Manila soon. Pfo. Keith W. Kohler left for Fort Benning after 20-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Ethel Kohler. Ensign and Mrs. Robert Kohler visited from Sentinel, Oklahoma, with Mrs. Kohler’s parents before returning to Oklahoma. Week end leave for W. A. Pollock in Great Lakes. James O. Anderson, now at Santa Ana, Calif., recently home from the Mediterranean zone. Lt. Margaret G. Moen is now at Oliver General Hospital, Augusta, Ga. Pfc. Harlan A. Stee, Clermont, now mails through APO 350, Belgium, with engineers under Captain Rounds. George Rounds’ son James promoted to Captain in Los Angeles. Lt. Rita Rounds transferred to Camp Beale, Calif. Mrs. Robert Barrett’s APO changed to 758. he is with the 7th Army in Germany. Lt. C. B. Kittelson and wife now at 2011 Plower St., Bakersfield, Calif.
A series of weekend visits and family gatherings are recorded in Decorah and nearby towns. Entries include Mrs. Arthur Nelson and Gladys Hargan visiting, Mr and Mrs Anson Priest celebrating their 42nd anniversary, Emmett and Mary Carlin attending a funeral in Brainerd, and multiple regional calls and birthday observances involving Tatro, Nelson, Burke, and Osmundson households.
Classified brief notes invite readers to place want ads for buying or selling items. The blurb encourages using the column to reach local customers, outlining simple submission and contact ideas. It reflects a small-town classifieds tone and practical commerce purpose.
Irene Ostlie of Castalia purchases the William Kelly residence and its new tenants include Theo Kjosa Wayne Shipton and Elmer Nelson along with Barnabetta Olson. Multiple local residents hosted dinners and visited families across Castalia Cedar Rapids Oelwein and West Union with several illnesses and a hospital trip noted.
A freak storm damaged a brooder house on the Louis Schleusner farm near Garner. About 600 chicks in a second brooder house were unharmed and water remained undisturbed as the building was moved several feet by the wind.
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