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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1942
Page
5
The Iowa Press Assn reports extension of the scrap rubber drive to July 10 with a target of 10 pounds per person. Counties range 8 to 16 pounds per capita, but state total secrecy remains due to Washington. Iowa’s 6,500 tons pledged earlier trails expectations as many supplies move to salvage plants.
Bauder states the Fayette county fair will proceed in August to boost morale and support the war effort. He notes community support from Fayette county farmers and residents within 30 to 40 miles, emphasizes educational value for 4-H and youth, and cites Secretary Wickard and Defense Director Eastman urging fairs as morale builders and prudent vacations amid travel cautions.
Schori and Euster Lumber Co. operated two carpenter gangs Monday at their yards. One crew re-roofed the north side of the yards and office building while another rebuilt the coal sheds. The company emphasizes neatness by example.
Dedicate Flags Services were held Sunday at 2 30 p m in the Methodist church to dedicate the new United States flag and the church service flag gifts of the men s group and W 8 C 8 Eleven stars were placed on the service flag for Staff Sgt Gerald Schori Pvt Reuben L Lehman Pvt Elmer Meyer Corp Dale DeSart Ensign Robert Steele Corp Rex M Mulford Electrician Harold Albrechts Pvt Lyman Martin Pvt Robert D Wilson Pvt Harold Weibell Pvt G L Roberts The stars were placed on the flag by relatives.
The July gathering of the Elgin Community Club will be held next Monday at 6 30 PM at Klingaman. War work has dominated club efforts this season with new projects to discuss and dinner reservations to be arranged directly. Mr and Mrs Wm Haas and Mrs H S Steele visited Roy Steele in Decorah while Mr and Mrs Leon Shepard were dinner guests in the Lyle Light home Monday evening.
Ruth Elaine Zurbriggen of Sumner and Roy D. Knight of Fort Ord California wed June 24 at the First Methodist Church in Salinas. They reside in Salinas. Mrs. Knight is a Elgin class of 1941 graduate who has worked at home and in a Chicago defense plant. Mr. Knight, from Pueblo, Colorado, left the Elgin Farmers Coop after induction into the army last July.
Mrs Louise Miller of Clermont returns with Mr and Mrs S W Kuster and Mrs Max Thoma from Hobbs and Roswell New Mexico after a brief two week visit. They attended the Miller Thoma wedding and toured local homes while noting defense plants and high travel temperatures on the north route through Denver.
The Echo Enterprise summarizes budget notices for Clermont and Elgin incorporations, district school reports, secretaries’ annual and quarterly school reports, monthly council proceedings, and bank reports. It urges readers to stay informed on official town business across public and semi public branches.
Citizens seek about three fourths of a yard of light red wool cloth to patch the large flag over Center street. The flag is torn and matching material is scarce. Anyone with suitable fabric or donations should contact Max Thoma.
Jake Schneider and Jack Adrian from Elgin traveled to Waterloo on Tuesday to enlist in the Navy. They will enter the air reserve and expect to depart in about two weeks.
Mr and Mrs Joe Larson and Gordon of Onalaska Wisconsin visited Mrs Maggie Schricker's home on Friday. Mr Larson returned to Onalaska Sunday leaving his family for a week long stay.
Relatives and friends gathered at the Olaf Bureden Home on Wednesday evening to bid farewell to Howard Barnes who left for the Army on July 3. Refreshments were served and guests included Mr and Mrs Howard Barnes Mr and Mrs Roy Halverson and family Mr and Mrs Loren Schroeder and Harlan of Monona Agnes Maker of Elkader Mr and Mrs Wm Torkelson and family and Mr and Mrs Olaf Rudolphen.
Iowa State College expands to year round operation to aid the war effort. Summer quarter enrollment rises 71 percent with 2,949 students this term, up from 1,728 last year. Robert F. Schneider of Elgin, a veterinary medicine junior, is enrolled.
The Elgin band has reorganized and will present weekly concerts each Wednesday evening through July and August. Seasoned former members have volunteered their services to perform at these community events.
Mrs. Allen Habeger received a letter from Sioux City noting John Anderson had an accident at his workplace when a heavy pipe weighing a ton fell on his head fat and crushed it. He was hospitalized and expected to be laid up for a long period.
The Fayette county selective service board lists five West Union men sailing July 3 for service. Harold A. Dennler and Otis Zuercher along with Louis L. Cline, Charles P. Sniffin, and Lea J. Kneeland are named. Sniffin is enlisting in the Navy.
A man sustained two deep gashes after a pulley broke while stacking hay last week. The pulley dropped on his forehead on Saturday evening, requiring several stitches.
George Leuchtenmacher from east of Elgin delivered 915 pounds of rubber in the local drive, the largest single contribution. He gathered the material on his own farm, adding up to nearly a half ton for the effort.
Pat Langsdale writes to the Register proposing a wide salvage effort to conserve tires by cutting out state fairs and major football games this fall while allowing attendance at county fairs. He urges public input on the plan and notes travel limits influence his stance.
Miss Beth Caroline Stephenson daughter of Mr and Mrs W M Stephenson of near Farnhamville wed Nordahl H Skarshaug son of Mr and Mrs H C Skarshaug of Ames in a Sunday ceremony at Bethesda Lutheran Church Ames The bride wore a white satin gown with halo pearls bouquet and three strand pearl necklace The best man was Harold Skars hangs Ames The couple will reside at Joliet Illinois after the ceremony
Tire rationing authorities warn that owners on the preferred list for new tires or retreads must use their vehicles only for designated purposes. Inspectors will check all such users and deny new tires if misuse is found. Complaints have been filed about some trucks and will be investigated. a warning may suffice.
Mrs Floy Jennings and Joanne and Melbourne of Quincey Illinois visited last week to spend a month with her mother Mrs Louisa Hofer in Postville and other relatives. Mr Jennings works at a defense plant in St Louis and hopes to find a home for the family soon.
Kohlers have been fixing up around their store building and plan to paint the brick. Tearing down the wooden warehouse and rearranging the store interior has been a good change for them and this induced them to give the entire building an overhauling.
Last week 448 Fayette county youths registered in the fifth selective service draft. The total fell short of expectations with Elgin reporting 26, Clermont 15, and Wadena 22 registrations. Echo newspaper note.
D M Nelson of the War Production Board endorses a country wide salvage campaign financed by iron and steel industries and others to collect scrap steel iron metals and rubber. The month long drive invites communities to form salvage committees and schedule grand rallies. Elgin committee named G J Mosby chair with Geo H Falk and Chas ONeill urging broad civic cooperation. Local dealers promise top cash and delivery points, with further details to follow in this paper.
A Citizens Emergency Committee on Nondefense Expenditures reviews federal agency press outreach, totaling 2039 pages in one paper week, roughly 16 34 pounds of paper and 875 columns. The piece notes limits on publicity staff and cites a few named individuals and families visiting West Bend and planned home visits.
New York Mrs Ruth Mitchell Knowles sister of the late General Billy Mitchell arrived in the U S aboard the SS Drottningholm she spent fourteen months in Gestapo prisons and concentration camps in Yugoslavia and Germany she recalls many of her friends among American and English women prisoners were shot by Nazi firing squads she was among the first foreigners admitted to the Comitaji Yugoslav guerilla group
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