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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1943
Page
2
A school bulletin item lists staff and grade teachers, Christmas cheer remarks, class notes, and student club activities. Sixth and seventh grades report absences from colds, high spelling scores, and a chalk Christmas scene. Mariaty Club and P W S Club held meetings with mottoes and readings as the holiday season nears.
Freshmen share favored activities including asking questions, talking about Ford V 8, swapping jewelry, chewing gum, navy pins, singing, studying and English class attentiveness. Seniors report a December birthday surprise for Glen Yearous with Supt and guests. home economics crafts and France study noted. geography work on proposition 23 mentioned.
Pupils enjoyed a social with cake ice cream and a chocolate treat served by Mrs Yearous. Several pupils were absent with the flu. At the County Declamatory Contest West Union represented by Elgin Clermont Randalia Arlington Fayette and West Union with Elgin placing second. Dorothy Cline presented The Banner of the Dawn in oratorical division Anna Bane performed Mothers of Men in dramatical division Hazel Gilbertson won with Da Shoop Scovel.
Elgin High School news notes Oliver Larson, a 165 pound blonde blue eyed senior, with favorites in color purple white flower yellow rose smell Evening in Paris town Elgin food ice cream song Paper Doll geometry basketball. Basketball results from Dec 14 vs Clermont show first team 20 loss and second team 21 win. Upcoming Jan 7 game versus Volga City. Also birthday calendar, Campfire party reports, home economics class quirks, and local rumors about students and staff.
A house agent describes a property bounded by gasworks, India rubber, vinegar and glue facilities. The couple gasps at the drawbacks yet notes cheap rent and a quirky advantage. The scene humorously highlights a comically problematic locale and the agent’s frank listing.
Fragmentary report cites an Office for Racial Politics chief Walter with a claim of 17,000,000 foreigners in Germany. Text is garbled and difficult to interpret but mentions Hitler and racial policy.
The U S Treasury urges continued support for the war effort with War Bonds. The message says every investment sent to the war effort funds tanks planes assault boats and other equipment for troops in the Mediterranean. It stresses that yesterday bullets need tomorrow’s bond dollars and calls for buying more War Bonds now.
At year end transfer totals from this book to Form 1040F to finish returns. The record also serves as a complete profit and loss ledger for farm operations.
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