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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
1
The fragment lists advertising rates for foreign and local display per inch and mentions insertions with advance terms. It also references church resolutions, school notices with admissions, and obituary poetry permitted at regular advertising rates.
A fragmented editorial style collage mocks political prognostication and wartime shortages. It jokes about bandwagon guessing, a pro politician's risk, a wood stove anecdote, rising liquor worries, and banners urging war bonds. It also contains quips about a Norwegain Quisling and a Vietnam of paper shortages, ending with a soldier’s fear and a request to see a buddy.
J C Davis of Oelwein announces candidacy for State Representative from Fayette County in Iowa, subject to Republican voters in the June primaries. The notice appears in the Echo Enterprise and includes local color from syndicated quips and jokes.
Edith Keiser is back home for Easter from Elkader where she teaches this year. Donald Dean and wife welcomed a daughter Wednesday morning. Mrs. Guy Whitford and her children visited in the Shaffer home this week. Local residents received new front walk grades on Main Street thanks to several names listed. Supt. Forest Moore and Dr. H Hadsel travelled to Fayette to hire a mathematics and history teacher for next year, Florence Otley named from this year’s class.
Handy-Hands 4H Club met April 22 at the home of Lwueila Little. Seven members answered roll call with an April Fool experience. Marian Gehring led the business meeting and gave a talk on insect pests. Mangie Denni er discussed lawn landscaping. Emma Strong reported on the leaders training school held at Fay ette. The meeting adjourned to meet May 20 with Marian Gehring. After games, lunch was served by the hostess.
The Clover crop adds about 110 pounds of nitrogen per acre over timothy, with even greater benefits observed when grown with alfalfa.
Local transfers from W J Rogers abstract list Carl E Cox and wife to Lloyd I Kauffman and wife WD 75 dollars N 10 of L 1 and 2 Herrimans Add Wa dena Martin A Klingman to Herbert Bergmann Qcd 1 dollar Lots 1 and 2 B 5 North Side Add Wadena A Kenneth Frey and wife to Lloyd L Kaufmann and wife WO 1 dollar S 60 of L 1 Herrimans Add Wadena A V Schneider and wife to Harold Schneider WD 1 dollar 110 75 a in SE and SW 13-94-7 pad
American wool growers baled 25 times more wool last year than the prior year due mainly to a shortage of the usual burlap wool sacks, boosting output despite tighter packing materials.
Friends of Gunners Mate Earl Medberry in the Pacific area learn his condition has improved since the last report. A Navy hospital physician states he receives medical care, is very satisfactory, and will be evacuated to the mainland. Earl writes that he is improving, gets up a little, eats regularly, and finds companionship in a ward of many fellows.
Mr and Mrs Matt Zurbriggen recount a late Monday night long distance call from their daughter Pfc Mlairie Knight stationed at Salinas Army Air Base California. Knight was a special guest of the San Jose Junior Chamber of Commerce a program linking service members with home folks.
Bananas grow profusely in Hawaii where the plant is a giant herb and dies after bearing a single bunch. A bunch has a stalk with many hands and is sold at the corner grocery.
The first U S marine killed by the enemy in World War I was Private Edward A Grober who fell on April 5 1918.
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