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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
2
The graduating class of 1944 faces choices for the war era and postwar life. Students urged to pursue best suited education to aid the war effort and later handle future global challenges with confidence, while highlighting the value of broad thinking and self-belief.
The seventh grade girls sang three numbers at the Study Club dinner last Tuesday evening. The six grade discussed plurals become sit set wear and spelling state capitals. The W P S Club met Friday with a program dramatization of short stories by Lauretta Gilson Barbara Crider Duane Pinney and Lavern Dennlett.
The speaker lists favorite art, music, and foods including color sky blue flower and Evening in Paris. She notes TV radio programs and a scrapbook of treasured items. Margie excelled in declamatory work this year winning first in the home contest and district contest, second in pre-district.
The notice lists birthdays including Gerald Schneider on February 24, Letha Adrian on February 25, Burton Wolf on February 25, Stanley Capper on February 27 and Carlyle Kirkeberg on February 28, with EE marked.
Continuing from page one, Elgin area servicemen and women share new addresses and furlough news. Pfc Arthur J Boyer now at Fort Fisher North Carolina. Stanton Halverson V 2/c left Treasure Island aboard a new ship. Staff Sgt Donald Larson and wife return to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after furlough. Pvt Louis M Olson new posting Fort Sam Houston Texas. A/S Robert F Wenger assigned Nashville Tennessee. Corp Ronald Houg departs for San Diego after 30 day leave. Sgt Reuben Lehman can now be addressed via San Francisco Post Office. Corp Walter M Bovis back from Brooks Field for 15 day furlough. Clarence Schneider departs Camp Haan California after 10 day leave. Roy Steele writes from England that he reads the Echo and sends regards to Elgin family.
Arnold Hop returned from furlough Monday evening and drove to Davenport on his way back to the army camp. Pfc. Joseph E. Paul of Clermont now has an overseas address and receives mail via APO 9622, New York, N.Y. The Office of Price Administration allows farmers with excess home butchered meat to sell it, requiring ration stamps from buyers.
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