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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1943
Page
4
Easier to conceal a factory or an airport when it comprises several small scattered units rather than one large block. Use coverings that blend with surrounding textures since textures reveal themselves at height, while colors do not. Prefer roof coverings that cast irregular shadows over symmetrical ones to avoid detection.
Local boards tighten non father agricultural deferments while expanding those for pre Pearl Harbor fathers. December totals show 1,606,661 agricultural deferments with 692,252 fathers, a rise of 33,674. Officials expect to furnish 1.9 to 2.1 million troops by July, with total armed forces reaching 11.2 million including WAVES and WAGs, as 150,000 were reclassified for reevaluation in Oct and Nov.
The Price Support Program now includes good and choice butcher hogs weighing 270 to 300 pounds in a temporary emergency measure effective December 23. The aim is to smooth marketings and ease congestion in major markets while shielding farmers from heavy discounts on hogs over 270 pounds. Hogs under 200 pounds were requested to be kept off the market until congestion eases.
Hundreds of lost ration books are mailed to the Dead Letter Office each month as owners fail to write current addresses on covers. Steps speed veteran claims decisions before discharge and ensure competent advice and timely pension actions. Camelback Production hit a record 25 million pounds in November, up about 25 percent from October, with material enough to recap 2.5 million passenger tires and 500,000 heavy tires.
Employment aid applies to all honorably discharged veterans seeking work whether in war effort or civilian jobs. If a veteran accepts a position and is unhappy, he may seek other work for 60 days under the program.
Consumers face about a two cent increase per jar for fruit berries and vegetables sold in glass containers as processors shift to glass packing since 1941. Higher labor costs accompany glass packing.
The Elgin Library reports newly acquired titles across genres including adult fiction such as Burma Surgeon by Seagrave and A Sweeter Woman by Hauck, Juvenile works by Austin and Seredy, and a Christmas collection. Additional titles include Here is Your War by Pyle and The Open Gate by Seredy with more details to follow in coming weeks.
4-H club work is being carried on by boys and girls in every state, including Hawaii, Canada, and England. Before Hitler invaded France and Denmark, programs similar to 4-H were active in those countries.
During a Christmas trip to Chicago the sender states an option on two 2,500 bushel carloads of feeding oats for delivery to Elgin around January 3 to 5. A decision to accept or reject must be made by January 1. The note asks for help in deciding and implies mutual benefit.
A dated promotional notice offers three prizes with every 100 points purchased: a first prize of 3.00 dollars, a second prize of 2.00 dollars, and a third prize of 1.00 dollar, totaling 6.00 dollars. Limited time. thanks for patronage in 1943 and blessings for 1944.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference rust world, selecting results, cutting trees, a fence, and poste during winter. The text is fragmented and lacks coherent events, dates, or named entities. Further readable content needed for a proper headline and summary.
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