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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
4
Elgin Echo advertises complete repair and reconditioning for marking devices, stamps, pads, dies, bands, and numbering machines plus made to order stamps. It notes charge accounts for Want Ads and asks readers with unpaid bills to settle them promptly.
Chester Bowles national CPA administrator assures farmers no major changes planned for cattle and corn price structures this fall. He says there are no plans to cut cattle ceilings under the stabilization program, and no indication that corn ceilings will rise. Any change would likely be minor to meet legal requirements with no major impact on livestock production.
A historical note describes silver fox farming in Norway conducted within zones where the mean temperature sits at 58 degrees. The statement highlights a climate-based approach to fur production practices in the region.
Elmer Davis warned Americans to keep supplying fighting men with needed tools, urging home production. Outside the East Coast, motorists will renew basic A ration with a mileage record replacing tire inspection, while new A book coupons equal four gallons. Nitrogen fertilizer supplies shrink, and 10,000 U S servicemen in Australia have married local women. Smoked fish prices rise about ten cents a pound.
Curare once called Flying Death by Amazon Indians is used to aid UN troops by relieving spastic paralysis and relaxing muscles during convulsive shock. The piece also urges shoppers to bring their own bags to reduce paper use this year, noting luggage wraps are down.
Secretary Lin n and Iowa farmers wage a war against the European corn borer threatening the state and national food supply. By 1942 the pest reached nearly all counties, with the agricultural department battling for two years through education and cooperation to organize farmers and deploy parasites feeding on the borers.
Iowa crops show overall corn yield up with a 40 percent per acre rise to 533,262,000 bushels from 640 million in 1943. Soybeans pegged at 35,298,000 bushels versus 39 million last year. Oats total estimated at 147,150,000 bushels, down from over 184 million in 1943 though quality remains good. Towns planted 2,208,000 acres of soybeans, harvest expected at 2,017,000 acres, same as last year.
The War Price and Rationing Board reports that tire inspection certificates are no longer required for recap tires and inner tubes and used farm implement tires. Periodic passenger car tire checks are halted, but owners must keep records. Vehicle inspections are needed before replacing certain tires. Coupons and stamps for gas and sugar are outlined, with issue dates and validity periods through 1945, plus limited canning sugar and spare stamp rules for first and second period applications.
Do not use harsh abrasive cleansers on fixtures. Test cleansers on glass to avoid scratching the fixture. Remove diamond rings during cleaning to prevent damage. If medicine seeds or fruit juices spill, rinse with water at once.
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