01 Feb 1945
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1945
Page
1
Incomplete OCR lists advertising rates for Foreign Display Local Display Readers Classified per inch per line per word with terms payable in advance. Includes Cards of Thanks In Memoriam Resolutions of Respect church society and school notices with admission charged and obituaries. Poetry at regular rates.
A reader juxtaposes male plumage with human vanity, notes a wrestling revival, and urges towns to back their teams and cheer. An editor recalls a bishop’s substitute joke, laments price woes from WWI to today, and reports mysterious Savanna Indiana lights blamed on swamp gas for fun.
A Cub reporter recalls a high school class play crowd of expectant mothers and a mix of gossip about romances, sightings of alumni, and school sports. Elgin defeats Hawkeye 29 to 13 as Clermont beats Elgin alumni 27 to 20 in a curtain raiser.
The Purple and White Tattler weighs postwar improvements at E H S with ideas for a universal stage curtain, synchronized lighting, and a typewriter transport system to ease back and forth trips. Readers are invited to submit ideas for next week's issue. The Who's Who piece profiles 18 year old Evanille Frieden, a senior from Elgin who enjoys letters, hiking, and listening to Harry James, hoping to study radio technician school.
The school announces that Russell Lacson and Luella Little have joined the eighth grade, welcoming them to the class with new attendance.
In an American literature class students are enjoying an intriguing project focused on Laura Krey's southern novel And Tell of Time the work explores themes of place and era through active reading and discussion.
A school note recounts marching and exercises in Physical Training followed by basketball. Students endure the usual shower routine after activities, with a light tone on the day’s workout and the post class routine.
The Echo notes irregular train service due to snow on Monday and Tuesday causing mail congestion at the post office. It lists births at the Luechsingers and Sutter families, news of a Miller birth, travels to Cleveland for a National Canners' convention, and new town residents the Schrampfers from Elkader. It also mentions Will Metzger farm ownership by Schori and others, Mrs Greenley’s St Paul visit, and local jury service by A M Weibel.
Rural school pupils in Fayette county were given Stanford Achievement Tests during the past month. An Intermediate Test covered 4th to 6th grades and an Advanced Test covered 7th and 8th grades. Teachers administered the tests as a mid year survey to gauge pupil performance and guide remedial work before year end.
A serving of vanilla ice cream one sixth of a quart contains about 200 calories. An average slice of apple pie yields 300 calories, while Brown Betty, angel food cake, or raspberry sherbet provide 300 to 400 calories. A serving of lemon pie contains 450 calories.
Pete, a quiet north country drifter, silences Joe, a predatory con man, after Joe taunts and exploits a woman from afar. Pete shoots Joe in a fit of protective rage, then writes to the Mounted Police to confess and shield the innocent woman from Joe’s deceit.
The 1989 crude oil output stood at 14 and natural gas production at 10, both far above early century levels. Soft coal output was double the early 1900s, anthracite fell below 1899, and overall coal output has trended downward since 1913.
A family favorite gets a twist with rosy spring rhubarb or a simple bread pudding flavor upgrade. Try orange spice or chocolate accents to keep desserts lively and crowd pleasers.
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