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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
3
A notice records a member of the Towa Press Association and the National Editorial Association being entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
A local town will establish a civilian guard to assist during emergencies as part of broader civic measures. The move accompanies a state effort to expand vocational education amid new department growth in agriculture and homemaking.
The Iowa health department issues its annual warning to keep garage doors open when starting a car or leaving it running inside enclosed spaces. CO deaths rose in 1940 to 23, with 14 in rural areas, following 1939's decline. Advice includes opening a window and lowering one window to improve ventilation. The Iowa Official Register now uses lettered page numbers, slowing page finding.
Clermont boys lost a hard fought game 26 to 20 after a bus breakdown at Ossian on the return trip. Clermont girls won 32 to 16. Monday the high school heard speeches by the President and Churc hill, and the student council voted to join the Red Cross.
Twenty five years ago Mec and Mrs John Rafferty returned from Chicago where they attended a livestock exposition. Clermont events included a 63 to 10 basketball loss at Lawler, a fire destroying Peter Erickson's home contents saved, a successful band benefit bazaar raising 211.60, a carload of Ford cars arriving at Clermont garage, Mae Crowe returning from Cedar Falls State Teachers College, entertainer Jess Pugh set to perform December 19 at the opera house, and a golden wedding anniversary trip to New Hampton for Mr and Mrs Houlihan. An ad in Malvern Leader noted found upper plate teeth belonging to Zepher Perkins.
Clermont area residents hosted guests from Volga Sumner Randalia and Cedar Falls with Sunday dinners and visits. Emma Gunderson moved into Haas apartment rooms. others traveled to Decorah and West Union for family events. Pittsburgh noted as the largest city on the Ohio River.
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