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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
4
The Echo-Enterprise invites Leo H. Larson of Al Postville to see the Oklahoma Kid return engagement at the Avalon. Call the office for tickets.
Iowa reports 15 percent fewer cattle on feed, egg plants operating at eleven of thirteen, aiding the egg market. War crops may replace oats, new oat varieties allow smaller acreage. Emphasis on barn ventilation to curb flu in dairy cattle and safety around running belts and grease in tractor operations. Weather guides tree banding timing for cankerworms.
The text notes that although people are not regularly bombed, growing worry and stress across economic, social, and physical aspects can manifest in speech problems. It describes stuttering lisping mumbling and cluttered speech and a loss of clear voice as common reactions to extended tension.
A Cargill notice explains wage earners should obtain their wage and tax receipts, prepare annual income and victory tax returns, and determine tax owed by March 15. It notes some will owe, many will owe little, and some may receive refunds, with Cargill offering support for feeding problems.
Housewives may obtain five pounds of canning sugar with stamp No. 40 from the ration book four. Additional canning sugar will be available later on application to local boards. Stamp No. 40 is valid for thirteen months through February 28 1945.
War Food Administration outlines average egg prices for 1944 from about 30 cents a dozen in spring to about 40 cents a dozen in late fall or early winter as part of price support for graded eggs. WFA also proposes support prices on other farm products pending Congress action.
The commercial attache at Johannesburg reports South Africa is interested in manufacturing casein from buttermilk for use in water paints and kalx mine products as part of a broader industrial initiative.
Truck owners and operators are urged to cooperate with the ODT reporting program. Those eligible for tires but unable to obtain a tire certificate from their rationing board should report the denial and the board’s reason to the ODT district office. The data will guide corrective actions if assistance is needed.
OPA will permit ration free sales of excess rubber footwear by retailers and jobbers. Applications must be filed in writing with OPA district offices. A minimum of 15 days is required between filing and renting non rationed stickers identifying the released footwear.
A wartime analogy compares bond purchases to hatching more chicks than eggs suggest, implying the efficiency of patriotic savings. The quip frames investment as clever and productive during the conflict effort.
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