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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes mention security in Bay County and Herman with scattered names and numbers. Details are unreadable, but imply local notices or discussions rather than a clear event. No definite persons or organizations can be confirmed from the legible fragments.
Lawmakers discuss opening state Leridatare amid drought and heat years. The piece notes 1927 drought crops, 1986 heat erosion, and ongoing bond drives with a goal to exceed the $178,000,000 loan quota as public notices remind citizens of continued drives for wastepaper and tin cans. It also covers Iowa governors housing history with Blue’s term and past homes.
Pre legislative caucus Republicans indicate restraint on big bills. They hint at partial support for the school code revision proposing 12,000,000 in state aid and a 12 year highway bill asking 633,000,000, but the level of funding remains undecided.
Local notices and social updates feature residents visiting relatives, hosting parties, and attending events. Names include Bennett, Ruse, Beapett, Belaschner, Blake, Larson, and Hjelming, with scattered travel to Dubuque and Decorah. A Christmas party and Luther college concert are among activities. Rawleigh ads note sales opportunities.
Robert E. Pettit, 23, Champaign Illinois, a member of the First Special Service Force, survived the Anzio assault as part of a 1,500-strong unit. His group spearheaded the first attack at Anzio and Cassino and led the Rome march, later aiding the Southern France invasion as one of nine beach markers on Devant. Pettit sustained one flesh wound in the arm during the Rome drive, served with Fifth Army in Italy and Seventh in France, and earned four major battle stars and three citations, including two presidential unit citations.
The special service force activated July 20, 1942 in Helena Montana ranks among the most hush hush wartime units. It fights across the globe attached to other units and earned a fearsome reputation with the Germans. Soldiers endure extreme training sleep deprivation snow and ration shortages to perform superhuman feats in snow mountain airborne and infantry warfare. Diary remarks from a dead German lieutenant praise the unit as the black devils closing in unseen. By mid August 1943 after Kiska only half the veterans remain and one combat unit retains about one fifth of its original personnel.
Pettit, born in Clermont, is the son of Anna Appelman and grandson of Mrs BE W Appelman of New Hampton.
Memorial rites at St Olaf Lutheran Church honored Eldon Hjelming son of Mr and Mrs Sverre Hjelming who was killed in action in the South Pacific on November 20 A flag and gold star were presented to his parents by the American Legion Eldon served four years earning the Good Conduct Award service bar a four year service stripe and an overseas bar with three gold stars for three major battles
Funeral services for Patrick Mc Greevy will be held at St Peters church Friday morning, Dec. 22, at 10 o'clock. He died at his home in the country Tuesday afternoon, having been invalided for some time.
Before the war Japan supplied about 95 percent of canned crabmeat sold in the United States. In one year the U S imported 10,720,000 pounds valued at 4,582,000 dollars from Japan.
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