04 Jan 1945
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1945
Page
1
The column lists advertising rates and misc notices while recounting student activities. It mentions subscriptions sales awards for Marie Adrian, Margie Dennler, and Rosella Strong, and notes a declamatory contest held December 18 to 20 with winners and alternates.
A reflective column from January 4 1945 urges readers to face rationing and war service with resolve. It notes reader letters from abroad including Shippy in Germany and mentions European Stars and Stripes sales. The piece recalls Lew Avery and a Swedish scientist’s beet plasma claim, ending with a quip about paper making by wasps.
In the 1928 December issue, George Bovis nicknamed Tommy is described as a bright, medium-height senior with a flair for physics. The feature notes his shifting punctuality, favorite hobbies and colors, and ideal girl, plus a tease about his flying ambitions and a farewell wish from the staff. Elgin’s basketball teams, led by Miller and Chapman, beat Volga 22 to 19 as the season progresses with upcoming games listed.
Mrs Phyllis Herwig of Waterloo and Lester E Gehring of Wadena union in a single ring ceremony at First Presbyterian Church Waterloo officiated by Rev H E Dierenfield on Dec 27. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Orville Corbin of Wadena. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Olesen and Leo M Olesen and several Waterloo and West Union residents.
A long list of names and birth dates is recorded for December through January, naming individuals such as Mavis Dummermuth Marie Sutter Patricia Capper W J Grove Celia Dennler Amy Denton Donna Robinson Clarence Torkelson Oliver Torkelson Donald Larson and many others across multiple days and residents. The almanac style entry enumerates birthdays by date with numerous names and variants in a community notice.
Elgin Iowa council meets in regular session with Mayor Falk and four councilmen present. Minutes of December approved. Bills audited include salaries for Max Hunsberger Chas Odegard and C J Harrington, various taxes and supplies, street lights power and hall, telephone service, cemetery tax and band treasurer tax. Adjournment motion carried.
The text states no satisfactory substitute for licorice root has been found due to glycyrrhizin, a unique ingredient not present in any other plant in commercial quantities and difficult to synthesize chemically.
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