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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1942
Page
1
A broad montage covers Red Cross relief fund donor lists sparking debate over inclusion, societal generosity, and public recognition. Jests about rationing, fashion shifts, and wartime humor punctuate a column mixing quotes, jokes, and brief insights into morale and material shortages.
A fragment recaps a satirical take on wartime rubber rationing. The piece jokes about bans on erasers bands and garters, predicting widespread shortages in clothing and footwear across households. It notes a cultural shift as Americans imagine life without rubber goods and mocks postwar anxieties.
Bert Kohler finished a plumbing contract at a large school in Whittemore and returned home. Ward Brabham and wife moved to Elgin. Paul and Donald Dean trip to Cedar Rapids to dispose of furs. Mrs. Ella Finke caring for sister in Volga after a wrist injury. Nellie Mattoon returns from three months east. Richard Kimpson visits Staples, Minnesota. Dr. L S Hutchinson attends aunt’s funeral in Sioux City. Selmer Groth leaves for Copas Minnesota to farm. Bauder returns to Detroit factory after visit home. Jane Anderson born in Sweden in 1832 dies in Elgin in 1917. Fred Muehlenthaler returns to St Paul after visit. F D Weich visits Volga. Harold Kiple and Emil Schneider absent sick. Mrs. Leonard Humphrey dies near Luana. Roy Burnside treated after sudden collapse at J Berge home. Dr Hadsel noted improving. Ilya Stansberry and Enoch Helm wed at Elkader.
Official notice confirms Sibley is now a city after census shows population over 2000. In other items IGWA Fire reports straw pile near G. T. Naglestad home in Rock Rapids caused smoke but little damage. Jacob Allspach of Parkersburg retires after 40 years with Christian Reformed Church. Robert A Read and Mari belle Redfield secure a wedding license in Clarinda. marriage held at Shenandoah. Taylor county supervisor humor over New Year road plows ends with prompt action after serious illness report.
The editor publishes two wartime letters from California servicemen. Clarence Doty thanks for the Elgin Echo and shares a poem urging duty and liberty. Morton Helgerson describes travel from Camp Roberts to San Fernando, riding in a convoy, church services in a ball park, and daily air patrols near a veterans hospital with mentions of Johnson’s crash site nearby.
Leonard Roberts writes from New York City to Mr Strauch asking that the Echo be sent to his address in the corner of the page. He notes he is with Co D 53rd Med Bn A P 813 Postmaster and mentions catching a cold while traveling Louisiana.
A collection of aphorisms on use of talents wealth and mind by figures like Dr Geo Alexander Marshall Field and J J Reynolds. Emphasizes personal responsibility patience temper control and courage in leadership amid risk. The quotes stress practical virtue over fault finding and the peril of idle minds.
On Jan 1 1942 cattle on feed in the Corn Belt fell 7 percent from last year with eight states showing smaller numbers and South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas the only increases. Long fed cattle remain in lots and Iowa sheep and lambs on feed dropped 15 percent. National total on feed rose 4 percent to 6 750 000 head, the largest on record.
The Mallory family marks six decades on the old home place in Clayton County as their line remains unchanged. Johnny White of Chariton volunteers fights a laundry fire, breaking a window to reach flames after frosted panes block entry. he’s praised for duty. A Fremont merchant seeks 10 cents back from a Sumner woman via a lead involving a brother in Ottumwa and Mrs. Elmer Timm. Floyd county Sioux district reports extensive vandalism to a school porch area with broken glass, sparking district anger.
Martha Chapman and others transfer land in parcel 5-03-8 to Martha and Delbert Chapman in Clayton County. The transaction reflects a local real estate transfer of record with involved parties and parcel designation.
A farm woman near Indianola found her car stuck on the road. A boy on a pony helped by tying a rope from the pony to the car, pulling it free without injuries to either the vehicle or the pony.
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