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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
2
A student edited Elgin High paper features editor credits, essay on loyalty to work, classroom notes from primary to seniors, art, canning demonstration invitation, and profiles of senior Herien Blockhus and classmate Harlan. It covers school activities, readings, and extracurricular plans with local names and dates.
The Elgin school announces the annual school exhibit will be discontinued due to paper shortages and sugar rationing. Visitors are welcome anytime. Upcoming items include Second Year Algebra lessons, an operetta, an eighth grade party, a 7th grade supper and new playground work, graduation exercises at the Baptist church, and a teachers’ talk by Vin White. Sugar rationing starts May 4 with registration days causing school closure. Also notes visits from Hobert Wenger, Mr. Roberts, and greetings to Glen Schupbach in the US Navy.
Announcement notes a Home Canning Demonstration led by Meta Jane Musters. It invites requests for name cards or cards related to the event and mentions deniers receiving information. The fragmentary text indicates a community activity with a focus on canning practices.
Questions of the Week mix school humor and quizzes with names and local details. The piece catalogues student curiosities about shoes, vehicles, and social events while listing professions and readers' mind games and a score-filled baseball recap against Cle Wonk followed by notes on the next game.
Wadena built a two run lead early with a two man homer by Barker then surged ahead again in the third and fourth. Adrian was plunked to start Elgin’s half and Barker hit his second homer of the day as Wadena pulled ahead to win 10 to 8 in Adena. West Union rainout postponed to a later date.
The 1942 Elgin High junior senior banquet on April 25 embraced a nautical theme “We’re in the Navy Now” with red white and blue colors, patriotic decor, a lighthouse centerpiece, and an eagle with streamers. Students wore formal gowns, roses were handed out, and the program featured toasts, solos, dances, a class will, prophecies, and patriotic songs. A varied menu complemented the evening as attendees enjoyed a successful event.
The Wadena P T A held its last meeting of the year on April 27 at the high school assembly. Officers elected include President Mrs Ray Her wig and Secretary Mrs Esther Sher lock. Variety programs featured student readings and a singalong led by the mothers of first and second grades.
Saturday visitors from Burbank, Oelwein, Clermont, Waterloo, and Altas Oklahoma join local families for weekend gatherings. Air career links appear as Woodrow Leonhart’s transfer to Newark, New Jersey to attend the Casey Jones School of Aeronautics after Jefferson Barracks.
Centennial celebration at Tipton school honors Mother Wing a longtime pupil helper with a decade of service. A site market ceremony accompanied the program as the community salutes a century of education and local dedication.
The article argues that nothing equals a baby for unity and happiness in a marriage and strengthens the bond between husband and wife. It notes that divorce is rare in homes with children.
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