08 Feb 1945
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
1
The fragment lists subscription and advertising rates including 1 year prepaid 8 months in advance and various display and classified charges. It references foreign and local display per inch, readers per line, and classified per word with prepayment, plus memoriam cards and resolutions. obituaries and charged notices appear with specified rates.
Thursday February 8 1945 readers share memories of the Echo and hometown news. Californian readers report egg prices and wartime letters while a county farmer quotes caution about local roads. A pithy daffynition on oleomargarine closes the brief column.
Readable snippet from a school newspaper listing declamatory contest results at Fayette with top placers from West Union and Elgin. Includes brief Who’s Who profile of a student named Johnny Butikofer, plus grade reports, Dictionary Corps outfits, and early basketball scores involving Elgin, West Union, and Clermont teams.
The Ambassador Quartet of Wheaton Illinois will perform at the Baptist church Sunday at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. The group, a long standing Christian quartet, has toured major cities and campuses. Members are Ed Burkhalter Charles Fowler Warren Hesson and David Madier providing a free will offering for expenses.
The West Union National Farm Loan Association plans its annual meeting at 12 noon in the Presbyterian church West Union Iowa on February 17. President Dopalaz T Day says record dividends will draw many members. G W Hunter of the Federal Lands Bank of Omaha will speak on credit system progress. secretary treasurer Glen E Yates will review 1944 activities and financials. one director for three years and one for two years will be elected. an entertainment program will conclude. The association holds loans totaling nearly 2.5 million dollars in Fayette and Clayton counties.
Town council met in regular session at the town hall with all members present Minutes of January meeting read and approved. Items approved include tax and utility salaries and services from Interstate Power Co Globe Mch. & Supply Co Chandler Co and D Co. Harrington and others. Motion to adjourn carried by Clerk J Harrington.
Lawrence Gehring urges Elgin Gund er IGA Store to promote pig-raising in a wartime effort. He cites a single extra pig per litter could provide pork to feed an army of eight million daily for a year. He recommends guard rails in farrowing pens and using Big G Mineral Stock Food to sustain large litters and healthy sows.
Local transfers recorded include LaNora Halverson to Millard Larson for $1.00 covering Lots 3 and 4 in Thompson's Addition, Clermont. James D. Yearous to Forest Shaffer for $1.00 involving NE SE and SE NE with exemptions. Oran Nutting to Eugene Nutting for $1,000 covering multiple SW and SE sections. Lucian Appelman to Eric and Anna Larrabee for $1.00, W185- a) SE NE SW and 1.42 acres in NE SW SW.
A brief sample notice inviting readers to place want ads in the newspaper. The item hints at advertising services and column usage, reflecting a local paper’s classifieds approach. The tone resembles vintage advertisements encouraging readers to use the section for selling or offering goods and services.
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