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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
4
A reader notes weekly free tickets to the Avalon film Keep ’Em Flying with Abbott and Costello, showing Sunday Monday and Tuesday February 1 2 and 3. The letter suggests asking Dr J R Wood Wa dena about the tickets.
Iowa hog numbers dominated by Towa at 17 percent of the nation. A farm program outlines rye pastures in spring, summer permanent pastures, and sudan for late season. FSA fields cover nearly 12 000 acres and 4 000 acres seeded to legumes and grasses. Hybrid sweet corn varieties from Iowa State College await distribution to gardeners. Dead trees killed by borers should be cut or burned by May 15 to prevent spread. The state aims for higher milk production and livestock outputs, presenting a dairy growth challenge and opportunity. Iowa 4-H clubs pledge wartime production over prizes. Sheep farming advice promotes flushing to boost twin lambs and careful culling of ewes as lamb production shifts with age.
The Marion county recorder collected a record $78.70 recording fee for a mortgage by Natural Gas Pipe Line Co to Close National Bank of New York City totaling 61 million dollars, one of the largest in county history.
The article promotes using whole cereals for daily nutrition, stressing the vitamin and mineral content and offering practical, inexpensive ways to include cereals beyond oatmeal. It includes recipes like Bran Muffins and tips on cooking methods and batter handling.
FOR FREEDOM. Spitsville, a 400 population town known for Dvorak’s Hungarian Rhapsody, has enlisted about 40 men in the U S armed forces. Many are sons and grandsons of Bohemian pioneers who settled the community.
A young Jacky ponders how to act when his mother hosts a club gathering in the living room. The piece muses on child etiquette, adult expectations, and how to help a child feel secure and behave appropriately around guests. It notes parents’ hopes for family standards and avoiding embarrassment. A pheasant in Waverly’s Osterholm basement is mentioned after a car encounter in Waterloo.
The city shows a wind test illustration as a sign of a horse market revival. Jack Dainty, a longtime horse salesman and inspector, aids horse buyers by listening to a horse's breathing and sharing insights with the auctioneer.
Citizens work together on a home front plan to maximize wartime impact through coordinated local groups. A proposal calls for a community council in every locality to harness volunteer and professional service, guide new ideas, and boost inter community effort. The Rev H M Veenschotten, previously of Boyden, in China mission, is reported prisoner of the Japanese after Kalanga raid near Amoy.
An old 1858 map, now owned by Jo an Kaing in Clayton County, shows Morasser in Marion township area. The note says Morasser was the name used for Marion township long ago, while other townships kept their current names.
Mrs Emma Knudtson hosted Mrs Hulda Stoehr and Mrs Lena Cooley for supper Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Ray Shaffer of Fredericksburg and Mr and Mrs Harry Gilson were dinner guests Sunday at the Donald Gilson residence. Let the Echo do your printing.
A scrambled column merges playful punchlines and local notices with jokes about roofs and new year vows. It hints at supply delays, a filling station rumor, and a farmer’s wry observation about a couple in a parked car, all circulated amid community chatter and light social wit.
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