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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1942
Page
1
A column reflects on wartime paper shortages and conservation, urging readers to carry market baskets, skip sacks, and support the Red Cross while noting Kraft paper price rises from Swedish pulp. It recalls humorous clippings from the Northwood Anchor, jokes about taxes and panhandlers, and warnings about Pearl Harbor. The piece mixes light anecdotes with wartime sentiment and civic appeals, highlighting daily life in 1942.
Taken from the Echo files of December 28, 1916, the note lists Elgin eggs selling at 36 cents amid a broad boycott lowering prices and hindering buyers. It records livery man Eddie Conner purchasing Elgin Livery, notable Christmas visits by Lehman, Etter, and Stoehr families, and Waldorf College student Alfred Thorson visiting Forest City.
Mrs Josephine Wonser widow of Charles J Wonser editor of the Tama Herald died December 18 1941 at 3 45 pm after a four week illness. Born March 26 1845 she taught in Gladbrook Tama and Tama becoming principal before marrying March 26 1889. Survived by nieces and nephews with one infant daughter who died in infancy. Funeral held December 22 1941 at the Tama Methodist church conducted by Rev Warren L Feller.
The Iowa state health department urged a New Year slogan Keep smiling in 42 to promote healthful attitudes. It advised fighting rumor with humor to counter hysteria and worry from war and urged civilians to reconcile with war, endure with grim determination, and laugh in danger as soldiers do. The piece notes two phases in Iowa psychology toward the present war.
A department warns that both hysteria and apathy threaten public health. Hysteria stems from rumor, while apathy reduces vigilance. The remedy is reason, careful information sifting, and checking sources to avoid premature conclusions and future opinion shifts.
The article notes that only 63 percent of farrowed pigs reach the market due to exposure disease and carelessness. It urges hog producers to cooperate with veterinarians and officials to enact prompt disease control measures to boost national hog production.
The figures cited denote production valuations for 1940, not calendar year income. They reflect the value of output and should be interpreted as valuation of production rather than income earned within the year.
The 1941 Iowa fall pig crop is estimated at 4 973 000 head up 36 percent from 3 660 000 in 1940. Farmers plan to keep 2 181 000 sows for 1942 spring farrow, a 28 percent rise from 1941 spring farrowings. Total hogs raised in Iowa this year are about 15 879 000, 41 percent above 1940 and second largest in 18 years. Grover Hahn, tied to Clayton county Farm Bureau, is called into service. The toll bridge guard contingent of 15 army men at Lansing was removed and will be replaced by home guards.
A newly developed metal joiner for aluminum and its alloys requires only low heat to weld or fuse parts. The device promises precise, strong bonds with reduced thermal distortion suitable for lightweight structures and fabrications.
Lawrence Chamberlain Fell on a metal window stake while standing on a bank window guard in Sioux City. He lost his balance and was injured as the guard locked into the bank.
Iowa crop production in 1941 valued at 472 million dollars, up from 402 million in 1940. The gain covers major field crops, seeds, fruits, and commercial crops, with increases in most items except wheat, barley, rye, sweet clover seed, and fruits. 1942 values are preliminary, based on seasonal price forecasts. Corn valuation stood at 316 million, up from 270 million.
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