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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1942
Page
1
Foreign Display per inch Local Display per inch Readers per line Classified per word paid in advance a B3c for 1st insertion Commission Cards of Thanks 1.00 in Memoriam Cards 1.00 Resolutions of Respect church society and school notices with admission charged and obituary poetry all at regular advertising rates minimum 35 30e 10 le No agency
A collage of quotes and odd snippets appears, including a quip about being a beginner after a pedestrian’s remark, a golf pro’s eye on the ball advice, a Lincoln-Cicero mix, and a joke about sour cream erasing rust and appetite. It also notes U.S. and European labor hours, with Germany paying overtime after sixty hours.
Taken from the July 5 files Earl Dummermuth son of Mr and Mrs Chris Dummermuth joins the colors while working at Canton South Dakota twenty two local boys stepped forward to sign the roll of honor. The town hears of family reunions and local arrivals with Dr Biglow operating on a Dubuque hospital patient and educational work to resume as Prof J E McCoy and bride return home to Elgin as principal and primary teacher.
A July 9, 1942 column shares light anecdotes on Fourth of July life, mild fatigue from rationing, and rural quips. It includes a joke about two men with identical names a dentist and a sheep shearer, a nurseful of puns, and local color from Arlington traffic fines and Navy talk.
The Independent School District of Elgin Iowa and the Town Council of Elgin Fayette County will hold public hearings on budget estimates. The ISD meeting is July 20 at 8 p.m. at Elgin State Bank with a detailed receipts and disbursements statement. The town council meeting is July 21 at 8 p.m. at Town Hall with similar financial details available at the hearing.
Elgin Iowa council meets in regular session with Mayor pro tem Muehlethaler. Bills audited include labor payroll street maintenance insurance printing and utilities. bonds of city officials approved. budget hearing date set. adjournment motion carried.
Transfers recorded in the two weeks ending July 3, 1942 include Ole T. Benson and Betsey to Henry and Matilda Feller with deeds for Lots 5 6 7 26 27 28 in Conner's Add Elgin. J E Klingman to Louise Klingman for Whittenbaugh's Add in Wadena. Home Owners' Loan Corp to Arthur Hyke for Lot 1 in Thompson's Ist Add Clermont. Arthur W Hyke and Kathryn H Hyke to Florence Barnes for Lot 1 in Thompson's Ist Add Clermont.
A history of Litchfield Connecticut shows P. T. Barnum sank 10000 dollars in a fraudulent copper mining enterprise, illustrating that even the famous showman fell for a bogus venture.
Dr Ales Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Institute asserts that heads of people engaged in intense mental work grow larger faster than those of others. His observation links mental strain to measurable cranial enlargement.
A simple thick mineral wood insulation wrap around a home hot water tank can increase usable hot water by about a third. The blanket slows heat loss and helps the tank heat up faster, improving efficiency and supply.
The state health department urged parents to act now on school child health protection with warlike foresight. It called for complete physicals and remediable defect corrections before school starts to reduce fall health problems and free doctors for other duties while maintaining high family health standards.
The Oelwein Register describes a massive national effort to reclaim used rubber from tires belts and boots. The process uses a devulcanizer caustics and heat to produce slabs that can form thousands of useful products. The article notes reclaimed rubber as durable and valuable despite being a vegetable origin and contrasts it with rising artificial substitutes.
A catalog listing Child Welfare and health education pamphlets from U.S. government and Iowa sources. It notes Publications Nos from the Children's Bureau and materials from Iowa State College and University of Iowa. Request price lists and title lists from the sources named, including the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation and the National Tuberculosis Association.
The Guttenberg Canning Co. is now enrolling workers for the canning season and urges all women who wish to work to sign up early.
The 1939 typical North Carolina farm carried one mule one milk cow four hogs and thirty three chickens in its livestock population.
In Pacific Grove California H G Olson 75 refused to plead guilty to disturbing the peace and demanded a jury trial The city prohibits liquor sales within its limits The case marked almost crimeless status for the town with its first jury trial in 13 years
Weather officials say bad conditions are responsible for about 73 percent of all wheat crop losses. The estimate highlights the impact of adverse weather on harvest yields and farm income.
Postal regulations mandate that all first class post offices display the United States flag prominently. The directive reinforces national symbols in federal buildings and public service locations.
The new or cracking method permits the petroleum industry to obtain twice as much gasoline from a barrel of crude oil as before. Thus gasoline production from known oil reserves has been doubled.
Elgin residents shared weekend activities with relatives and friends. Christine Schori stayed at the Edward C. Olesen home in Hawkeye. Gottlieb Dennler traveled to Rochester Minnesota for a clinic and returned Saturday. Numerous families enjoyed a picnic at the Ida Butikofer farm and visits to Elkader and Fayette. Several couples vacationed with relatives in Manson Ottumwa Independence. The item closes with an encouragement from want ads.
Ht Will be a Sorry Day Iowa closes its fiscal year reporting sales tax over 18 million dollars. The study shows a troubling drop in small business, with tax collections from about 66,607 merchants down by 3,533, signaling erosion of rugged individualism in communities.
The local post American Legion and Legion Auxiliary will hold their July meeting at the James Muncie home on Primary 56, Wednesday evening the 15th. Officers elected at June will be installed with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Medberry of Highlang aiding hosts. Echo printing service referenced.
Mrs Louise Gill Macy confirms engagement to Lend Lease Administrator Harry Hopkins. She notes a possible White House wedding around noon on July 30. Macy, prominent New York socialite and former Paris Editor of Harpers Bazaar, revealed the news after leaving her home last week.
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