Pipe Dreams Bond Drive Urged Before Saturday
Late reports show strong bond buying with communities staging free shows and lotteries to spur purchases. Officials remind the public to back the war effort with steady support before the deadline.
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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
1
Life at the edge and old jokes in wartime humor
A collage of quips and anecdotes spans postwar planning and social humor. Bits on money woes, policing favoritism, and family banter mingle with jokes about age, health, relief, and a Tampa bar gag. Notable lines reference OPA, gas limits, and a boxing mishap at sea.
Local Notes on Arrivals and Transfers Across Town
Harry Keiser returns from Des Moines for a visit after working in a large city drug store. Eldon Johnson leaves navy service to resume work with the North Western railroad in Huron. Bertha Strauch of Great Falls visits Elgin with sister Mrs Hughes and brother R P Strauch. J J Phillips and wife hear from daughter Leota that twenty four army nurses have moved from Des Moines to Presidio Camp near San Francisco. Leota is among them. Mary Hanson shows signs of improvement after illness. Gus Brause is recovering at home after a fall. Melchair Yenney arrives from overseas in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Keiser
Des Moines
Harry
Eldon Johnson
Navy
Huron, &. C
North Western Railroad Company
Bertha Strauch
Great Falls
Montana
Elgin
F. W. Hughes
R.P. Strauch
J. J. Phillips
Leota
Tweny
Here
West Union
Melchair Yenney
Early Cannon Firefl Stones Describe Ancient Bombards
An antiquated note explains early form artillery with cannon firefl stones. Wrought iron bombards were embedded in ground and aimed by position, fired once daily after night loading, using stones as shot.
Shipbuilding Employment Tops 2.75 Million in Industry
About 1,250,000 were employed in privately operated shipyards and repair yards last year. Nearly 88 equal number in allied marine work, with navy yards employing at least 250,000 more, totaling roughly 2,750,000 jobs across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Marine
Quarterly School District Financial Proceedings 1943 Iowa
Independent School District of Zy Gin Pleasant Valley Township Fay ette County Iowa reports quarterly financial proceedings for the quarter ending September 30, 1943. The document details receipts, disbursements, balance on hand, warrant activity, and an affidavit of the secretary. It lists items from the School House Fund and General Fund with numerous supplier payments and notary attestations dated June 29 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent School District
Zygin
Pleasant Valley Township
Fayette County
State of
Iowa
49Th General Assembly
Elgin
Faysette County
SF 360
Acta
Independent School District of El ter 1943 financial report
True and correct report of the Superintendent of Schools dated July 6 1944 for quarter 2 23352 From District Tax 45068 268419 Warrants issued during quarter in payment of bonds and interest Total Disbursements and balance on hand 268419 List of Warrants Issued Elgin State Bank Elgin Iowa retirement of bond and interest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central States Power & $ Light Corp
Northwestern Bell Tel. Co
B. J. Baumgartner
Samuel Mosby
Schori
Lumber
Railway Express Agency
Alfred Ruckdasher
S.‘W. Christian
A. N. Palmer Co
Metropolitan Supply Co
Elgin Oil Co
Hawkeye School Supply Co
Chicago Apparatus, Co
Remington ‘Rand Inc
Hammond & Stephens
the Register & Tribune
The
Quarrie Corporation
American Education Press
Ginn & Company
Houghton, Mifflin Co
Hillyard Co
Elgin Echo
Elgin
Gilson
John R.chorson
C. R. I & P. Railway
Central States Power
Light Corp
Northwestern Bell Telephone Ca
G. Lehman
Saga
S. W. Chris
Klipto Loose Leaf Co
Town
Anager
C. B. Schori
John Falk & Sons
Fidelity & Casualty Co
O'Neill Drug Store
Kohler’s Store
W. M. Knox., Co. Treas
M. V. Kiple
Remington Rand Inc
L. E. Ellis & Co
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Co
Nsurance
I. B. J. Baumgartner
Elgin Furniture
Elgin State Bank
Towa
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. P. Strauch
National Editorial
Ssociation
Rae
Iman
Bobby
Emily
rTr
L. T. Baker
Stephim
OPA
God
Darky
Tampa
Collier's
Territorials
Winston Churchill
Sam
Echo
General Fund
B. Robertson Prod. Co
Higley Chemical Co
Winston Co
RL & P. Ry
S. W. Christian
iHillyard Co
Elgin ‘Oil Co
Hamilton ‘ Publishing Co
Vernon Wede
Dune
Notary Public
Avariee
Faib
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Wigin Oil Co
Elgin Cooperative Co
W. Christian
Max Thoma
John Grimm
Chas
O'Neill
New York
First American Insurance
Town Fire Insurance Co
N.W. Nat'l Insurance Co
Home Insurance Co
Springfield Fire & Marine
Das. Co. Insurance
Alfred Buckdasher
Transportation C. R. 1
P. Railway Co
Employers’ Mutual Casualty Co
H. B. Gilson
Lloyd Chalema
J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co
J. B. Lippincott Co
Chester A. Phillips
University of Iowa Commerce College
Dean Phillips
M. J. Robbins
Lester
McGregor
Ruby Benson
Gilbert Anderson
Minneapolis
Minn
Anan Longmuir
Highland
Oelwein Hospital
Gillan Book Co
John C. Winston Co
Theo
Blackhawk
Minnesota
Weibel Mill Co
P. S
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