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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1943
Page
1
The Elgin Echo, issued each Thursday, is published by R. P. Strauch and entered at the Elgin Iowa post office as second class mail matter.
Advertising rates listed for Thursday February 11 1943 include cards of thanks memorials and resolutions of respect church society and school notices with admission charged and obituary poetry at regular rates.
In a wartime Echo column the editor notes Elgin women knitting for soldiers and jokes about rationing with shoes and liquor. Readers share opinions on censorship, weather, groundhog day, parcel post, and a home anecdote about a disheveled husband. The piece ends urging investment in War Savings Stamps and Bonds as civilians' best war contribution.
A miscellany of quotes covers Gallup on war bonds, merchants backing service, a sharp editor’s note on conciseness, a lawyer client exchange, a grandma grandchild joke, class humor about exams, and domestic life quips. The tone mirrors a midcentury community page of light social commentary and cartoons.
First inspection deadlines set for March 31 for Class A rations and Feb 28 for Class B and C. Bulk coupons expire Feb 28. Commercial vehicle inspections also Feb 28. Gasoline A book No. 4 expires March 21. Fuel Oil Period 3 Zone B until Feb 20 and Zone A until Feb 22. Period 4 Zone B valid Jan 31 to April 12 and Zone A Feb 2 to April 17. Coffee No. 25 expires March 21. Sugar No. 11 expires March 15. Zone A counties listed. Zone B covers others. Registration for War Ration Book Two to be announced.
Word from Elgin notes J P Medberry joined Headquarters Co 347th Infantry at Camp Pike Ark while Nelson Conner and Perry serve in the same command in different departments. Earl Kiple on ten day sick leave from Camp Grant expects France this summer. Walter Kohls reports sergeant status in a southern cantonment. Clif Christ’s return follows county medical exams. Harry Nicklaus proves in France as sergeant, and Balz Kamm's family welcomes a nine pound girl. January’s deep freeze records 40 below temps. John L Sullivan, once boxing champ, buried in Boston.
The three members of the Clayton county board of supervisors weigh a combined 680 pounds, averaging over 226 pounds per member, highlighting a humorous but fictional framing of the board’s heft.
Garnet Siple, of Ida Grove, entertained at a Washington DC USO club by playing piano when Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt stood behind her. Mrs. Roosevelt praised the performance and urged continued playing.
On Wednesday morning a large section of the roof at the Franklin Street Capper's Hatchery collapsed under snow weight. Workers had been making alterations and removed some supports, which likely contributed to the failure.
A subscriber suggests organizing church news like service men coverage to improve convenience. She asks readers to drop a note if they support the idea, noting that older folks resist new ideas but may warm to change if echoed by others.
Miss Ina Freeman, who has guided Mt Ayr Christian church Sunday school for 30 years, has stepped down as superintendent.
Wartime travel limits push major league clubs to train at French Lick Springs in southern Indiana. The Cubs and White Sox plan conditioning sessions at the spa beginning March 15, with officials Joe Barry and Bob Lewis pictured alongside Cubs staffer Bobby Dorr at the pool.
In the South Pacific, U S Navy photos show Japanese soldiers captured by American forces on Guadalcanal choosing to live and smoke American cigarettes rather than surrender. The piece challenges wartime stereotypes by noting their pragmatism and survivability.
Brownlie Graham of Grinnell suffered a severe forearm burn when his arm was caught in a washing machine wringer. A physician grafted skin to the injured area last week, and doctors hope for proper healing. Also a note about a barber shop incident where a man falsely offered payment and a later letter from John F. Geraghty of Rochester thanking the barber.
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