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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
1
Rich's column offers light anecdotes on Sunday school crowds, a circus setting, and local opinions on carnival turnout. It recalls bats and mosquitos, a hot weather golf scene, and humorous quips about banking and prayers, with brief hometown sketches and playful local color.
A Goldsboro North Carolina minister visited a fish market and asked for a dozen of the best fish. He explained he must say he caught them and cannot lie. The clerk questioned the need, but the minister stood by his claim.
August 3 Echo notes list residents buying filos from H T Knudtson. Elgin band rehearses for Fairbank concert on the 15th. Citizens State Bank addition foundation underway, Butler contractors at work. Wedding announcements for Miss Tilda S Berger and Lars J Ericson with home in Green Lake, Seattle. F R Berg residence nearing completion with finish work ongoing. Chas Holzer plastering F W Hughes house. interior finishing by Mr Kiple. Mrs H B Gilson birthday celebrated with 70+ cards. Mrs Fred C Muehlethaler and twin sons visit from near Fayette. Philip Moser returns from Rustin and other northern points. Reuben Howard injured when horse fell. recovering. “Uncle Tom's Cabin” play well attended. Dorothy Gilson visiting grandparents J D Shaffer. Mrs Rennison and children from Sumner visit Nick Schori. Mrs Louisa Bucher and Edith Keiser assist with threshing at Lou Lehman’s.
Great Lakes Illinois scene shows Seaman Earl Peetoom from Bethany Missouri recounting his military path. He claimed naval reserve status to U S Army selectee, then served in cavalry at Fort Riley Kansas, before the Navy recalled him. Interaction pictured with Marine Edward Higgins.
New York nears probate for the late William Guggenheim a millionaire philanthropist who died June 27 leaving more than a million dollars to four former showgirls to share equally. The will makes no provision for his widow Mrs Aimee Steinberger Guggenheim or his son William Jr stating he provided for them during his lifetime.
The Iowa State Employment Service office reports a shortage of girls for home care jobs and seeks applicants immediately. It also calls for skilled electricians and non-working tradesmen to register for defense work, urging all communities to identify workers with unused skills for defense projects.
A larger proportion of farm families than city families have fair to good diets due to the greater supply of protective foods produced on farms, including milk butter eggs fresh vegetables and fruits.
Dwayne Rupe of Bloomfield may be starting a career as a steeplejack after climbing a 75 foot pole at the grade school lot and releasing a flag from the top. In Iowa Falls Eileen Hahn of Unity was injured by a stick penetrating her right side and is recovering. Want ads mention clicking for sales when high pressure talk fails.
Eskader fair grounds custodian John Hammes was struck from behind by a snake that fell on his back and wound around him before he killed it with a pitch fork. He vows to abandon any urge to snake charming. Kenneth Fox of DeWitt shows replicas of eleven old-time buildings, now on display. Tommy LeVake of Montezuma recalls finding a bullet in a tire on his car last week, noting it pierced the tire but spared the tube.
The earliest use of stoplights for automobiles in this country dates to the year 1806.
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