03 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
1
A collage of social quips and remarks covers Esquire mail privileges, a stubborn joke about an Irishman, a scientist’s claim on liquid intake, and light politics. It pokes at Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Walker, and the OPA while mixing domestic humor and aphorisms from everyday life.
The text blends quips on restaurant dinners with a joke about deciphering old notes. It comments on public confidence in firms, noting advertising as vital and contrasting two credits with bankers and the public. The dialogue about a bereaved Englishman’s wife adds a somber, ironic touch to business themes.
Citizens must renew tire recapping certificates by February 28 for books B and C and by March 31 for A book holders. Fuel and grocery stamps with various issue and expiration dates are detailed, including Gasoline A coupons through March 21 1944, Period 2 to 4 fuel coupons, Sugar Stamp 30 through March 31 1944, green stamps from Book 4 through February 20 and March 20 1944, and meat and bread stamps through February 26 to March 20.
Book notices review two works for older boys by John P Marquard and Henry B Lent. Marquard narrates good Americans resisting total war before Pearl Harbor with satire and seriousness. Lent follows Ensign Bob Reed’s path to command, based on his Melville training and torpedo practice with Navy photos.
Local transfers dated within two weeks ending January 28 1944 show Elgin State Bank conveying land to J D Moody by warranty deed for 1107 50 dollars covering lot 12 and west half of lot 17 block 5 Elgin. Metta Krueger and husband transfer property to Abe Habeger and wife by warranty deed for one dollar and the southeast northeast and northeast southeast nine and southwest northwest and northwest southwest ten nine four seven.
The article notes that most of the United States wealth resides in real property, underscoring real estate as the principal asset class. It highlights implications for national finance and individual investment strategies.
A Fayette county candidate announces for State Representative in Iowa's 1944 Republican primaries. The piece discusses tax rulings, social security taxation, and gubernatorial contenders like Blue Burma Thornburg while noting swift legislative organization and absentee ballot rules.
The United States will remain the top cottonseed oil producer with an estimated output of about 1.4 billion pounds in 1943. The forecast underscores continued dominance in the global oils market amid wartime industrial demands.
Bert, Thoman, Ed Wenger, Bert Erickson and Will Berger arrived home from Camp Dodge Tuesday after discharge from the service. Frank Bakeman came from Fort Snelling to Elgin and plans to return to railroading in Dakota. Mr and Mrs Walter Dennler announce a son born last Thursday. Chas Greenley returns from Great Lakes and says Navy life agreed with him.
Mrs Rosamond Orzelia Dickens born January 42 1876 in Litesboro Minnesota grew up near Cresco Iowa embraced Baptism at Cresco Baptist Church. She married Frank S Dickens January 12 1895 and farmed in Fayette county near Alpha. Survived by six children, fourteen grandchildren, one great grandchild, three brothers and many relatives. Funeral held January 28 1944 at Muehlethaler parlors and Alpha Methodist Church with burial in Alpha cemetery. Card of Thanks from the family acknowledges kindness and flowers.
Town items report Mrs. Schultz finding an egg marked with a letter S on her farm. A cocoanut from Pvt. Delbert Reid in Hawaii arrived unwrapped at Mrs. Reid’s home. Guthrie Center residents raised 161.06 for a family after the father’s death. Mayor grants Police Chief Stacy 30 days leave while he plans a Sidney cafe. A corn crib fire near Waukon started by a bonfire was extinguished by the fire department.
Indianola high school art students crafted ash trays from tin cans. The cans were pierced and flattened to resemble Mexican tinware under the direction of Miss afalen. LeRoy Red McDermott of Cascade cut his foot while splitting wood, the axe severing tendons and bones of two toes. Dr P H Weserberg of Forest City escaped injury when his car rolled off an 18 foot grade, landing upright. the car damaged but he unharmed. A Schultz family farm in Dickinson county, owned since 1870, recently sold within the family to Claire Schultz.
An old trunk described as colorfully painted can be repurposed for the bedroom to hold clothes or blankets, or in a child's room for toys. It was painted dead white and allowed to dry, then antiqued, with bright floor reinforcement and black painted hinges.
Latin American nations conduct only about eight percent of their foreign trade within the region. Poor transportation facilities notably hinder intra-continental commerce, limiting regional economic integration and growth.
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