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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1943

Page

4

Flag sale and local sales notices in Elgin Iowa

A compact Elgin Echo page item lists a Fourth of July flag sale at the Echo office, a large estate farm for sale near Elgin, and various local ads for insurance, machinery service, a park dance, and community notices. The mix reflects village commerce and agricultural guidance amid wartime concerns.

B. Nelson Elgin Elgin-Gunder Road H. E. Landsgard Clermont

Buss Dairy Center in Vyazma Prewar Industry Hub

Vyazma, a city of 20,000 residents, was a leading prewar dairy center in the Soviet Union. Its workers also dominated flax, vegetable oil, leather goods, and match industries.

Buss Vyazma Soviet Union

Notches in Belt Cans ships fly painted victory flags

Navy term destroyers display one or more small Jap flags on the gun director tower above the bridge. Each flag marks a victorious action, shown by a picture of a plane submarine or surface craft.

Destroyers

What You Beg With War Bonds at Sea

A wartime feature describes submarine life in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. It highlights the galley aboard U S submarines, noting cooks pride themselves on meals despite tight spaces, and asks readers to buy War Bonds to support sailors. The piece cites the Treasury Department.

Riley Pacific U_ 5 Tressury Department

Tin Salvage Drive Reaches Heavy Reclamation Totals

The Tin Salvage Institute reported more than 2,300,000 pounds of gross shipping weight received for reclamation from April 1, 1942, to January 1, 1943, with over 680,000 pounds recovered. Tubes continue to flow in at hundreds of thousands of pounds monthly, while significant quantities of lead and aluminum are added to stockpiles.

Tin Salvage Institute

Strong Circumstantial Evidence Highlighted in Case

In a recent update, prosecutors describe circumstantial evidence as compelling while noting it supports the theory of the defendant’s involvement. The case hinges on indirect links and inferred facts rather than direct testimony, keeping the timeline under review.

Moron in Yard and Breakfast Gags in Old Comic Wordplay

A collage of light humor and quips about soldiers sailors and romance. Puns about breakfast weight and Venus de Milo headline a parade of old time gags. A brief satirical note about a draft board and horse sense closes the vignette.

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