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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1944
Page
3
Agnes Paulson is listed as local editor and member of Iowa and National Editorial Associations. The paper is printed in Clermont, Fayette County, Iowa, and entered as second class mail under federal law.
The article notes a February 16 deadline for war loan bonds, with bond purchases well below the $68 million target. It highlights a teacher shortage worsened by war, emergency certificates issued weekly, and evolving education needs as teachers enter military service or leave for other reasons. It also outlines a gasoline tax deduction for A card holders, detailing monthly and yearly gas allocations and the $6 maximum deduction, plus notes an upcoming educational conference at Hotel Kirkwood Des Moines by the Iowa Council For Better Education with N. D. McCombs presenting findings.
C Berg Newton Superintendent of Schools leads a Iowa session with Forrest Seymour Des Moines Register delivering Brazil focus. Morning closes with a Brazil address, noon luncheon precedes motion pictures on Education and South America color films by Dr. Bruce Mahan and John Hedges. Council President Griffith presides. afternoon business session to follow.
A Cresco Democrat, Senator Ed Vorba, reported weighing 40 pounds less since the 1943 regular session after following a diet and farming 340 acres of Howard County soil. Shenandoah Republican Rep Earl Fishbaugh Jr drew no pay or mileage for attending the special session, amid questions about federal pay for lawmakers.
Twenty five years ago John I. Smith returned to Clermont with family after helping build ships in Seattle. Swen Blockhus reports only a few original company members remain in France. George Rounds suffered ptomaine poisoning but is improving. Mrs. W. R. Blake and Lolita plan a two week Manchester visit and Cedar Rapids Des Moines millinery openings. G. A. Koeland bought the J N Nelson cottage on State Street to take possession March 1, J. C. Halverson to occupy. Oliver Fay landed from overseas and heads to Camp Dodge seeking discharge. Prudence Appelman travels to Lavina Montana to visit her brother Dr R Appelman. A S Hoag of Elgin buys the H F Shipton farm at Clermont edge and will move here.
A jumble of wartime advice and family news appears in the page, noting Mr Shipton plans a spring move and potential home purchase, Corp. Arthur E B Olson’s safe return from France, and scattered remarks on children, schooling, and ration stamps amid wartime logistics.
The text argues that billions of chances and many factors cause each child to differ from siblings. It cites genetics, parental attitudes, and daily experiences as key influences on behavior, noting that tiny cellular genes determine unique birth differences.
The notice outlines that tire inspection certificates are no longer needed for recapping truck tires. It details deadlines for C B and A book holders by Feb 28 and March 31 respectively, specifies coupon validity through March 1944 for gasoline and fuel oil series, notes ink writing of state on coupons, and warns no extra fuel is available. Consumers must stay within allotments.
In thawing a frozen water pipe start at the faucet or far end and keep faucets open to let water flow as ice melts. The safest method uses cloth wrapped pipes with a pail under and boiling water poured on cloth. For waste pipes thaw upward to drain water away. The second treatment of sheep for nodular worm may be given this month with two winter treatments advised, one early and one before pasturing time in spring. If the first treatment was not given, a treatment now is important.
Iowa farmers push to raise pasture returns through intensified work and strategic measures. The drive aims to lift production beyond current peaks, with emphasis on improved grazing, forage quality, and management practices across counties.
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