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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1943
Page
2
A community feature highlights patriotism and historical faith in democracy, citing Theodore Roosevelt and the Constitution. It calls for buying war bonds, notes student book reports by sixth and seventh graders, and recounts Camp Fire Girls activities and aims for an April 29 school ceremonial with a sack lunch.
Eighth graders held a class party with a picnic supper and gym games before outdoor ball time. They studied multiplication of equations in arithmetic and adverbial and adjective phrases in English. Freshmen enjoyed a school grounds picnic and then a treasure hunt.
Juniey News reports juniors left Elgin at 5 30 for supper in Postville then some attended a movie while others bowled. Friday's 1 00 assembly featured songs by M Hoths room with a later sing after. Dorothy Cline, new junior, aged 16, tall and fond of red hair, shares traits including physics, pineapple foods, and football.
A breezy recap from a campus page noting Banquet impressions and social tidbits. It mentions Shippy, Bev Bundle Bunny, Bernice's West Union steak, Mardorf's Friday dress, Gabby’s Easter Bunny, and Miss Mardorf’s role amid a manpower shortage. References to Dorothy Cline, Lois M, and Maxine L appear with social chatter and light gossip.
Almost 13 000 acres of Sac county land changed hands this year with an estimated value near 2.5 million dollars. The largest sale involved a 329 acre farm for 41 600 dollars amid 94 transactions of 40 acres or more. Eastern Iowa reports winterkilling of clover and alfalfa in about a fourth of the state with 25 southeastern counties hit hardest. Clermont Local News covers community events, visits, funerals, and illness across Postville, West Union, Decorah, and surrounding areas with numerous local names and ties to nearby towns.
Readers are urged to consider the impact of not purchasing a Second War Loan Bond, highlighting the role of soldiers in the conflict and encouraging timely participation in the defense effort.
Lake Mead, created by Boulder Dam, is the world’s largest artificial lake. It stretches 115 miles long and up to eight miles wide. The piece urges choosing company wisely, warning that bad associations can erode one’s sense.
Skywriting letters reach over half a mile high and a quarter mile wide as pilots outline messages in the sky. Each letter consumes a gallon of oil to create the smoke used for the display.
Report says workers at a Michigan refinery booby trapped a doorway to the pay office with a false panel bearing the slogan You will learn to duck lower if you don t Buy a Bond. The incident targets wage staff amid labor tensions and anti bond-cheat messaging.
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