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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1942
Page
1
Humorous and civic notes mix with wartime morale as readers urged to buy more War Bonds on Pearl Harbor Day. The column blends jokes about home front life with cautions on fatigue and rationing, urging collective effort and resilience in a longer, tougher war ahead.
An assortment of small anecdotes and overheard bits from readers note optimistic and pessimistic takes on life, humorous misunderstandings, and local personal updates. A rationing joke, a landlady’s mischief, travel tales, and reports of hometown folks like Kathryn Kuster, Carl Hackmann, Fleet Stanton, and Julius Freibuchghaus ANG.
The December 6 1917 Echo files note new selective service rules effective after December 15 1917 prohibiting enlistment for registered men until called by local boards and after December 12 1917 prohibiting enlistment at district stations. Clarence Schori Ed Wenger Max Hunsberger and Bert Kohler travelled to Chicago for livestock show and city sights. Harold Stoehr passed the service exam and oath with plans for Jacksonville Florida. Harry Fitzgerald now clerking at City Drug Store, a veteran worker there.
Elgin Iowa council met in regular session at the town hall with Mayor Falk and councilmen in attendance. Minutes approved and bills audited including salaries and utilities for several departments. Two local 4 H youths noted for top state ranking at Chicago congress. Accident report from Waverly boiler flue failure caused steam blast injuring two Parkersburg firemen. Hazlitt and Adelmund recovering.
Notice of Sixth Registration by proclamation outlines registration days from December 11 to December 24, 1942 for male United States citizens aged 18 and older, with divisions by birth dates. It lists registration locations in Elgin Clermont and Wadena with chief registrars and notes Fayette County residents and transients must register at designated county sites during the war period.
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