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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1945
Page
1
A Sabula column features a collage of home life letters and social quips. It lampoons military slang and gender roles while poking at social pretensions and a mock “Power of Money” tale about a woman who inherited a fortune. The piece closes with light banter and a jokey exchange about wives and pockets.
Rich argues for memorial forests to honor World War I soldiers, noting the local setting with rocky hills and adjoining farmland for reforestation. He urges state help to plan and implement memorial forests as a civic project. He also comments on Truman and local anecdotes about fishing and a view on gender roles.
This statement of condition for Elgin State Bank Iowa Fayette County shows resources including cash U S Government obligations and loans total 1 413 839 26 with deposits totaling 1 338 488 69 and capital accounts 75 350 37. Officers Samuel Mosby vice president and B J Baumgartner cashier certify the document sworn July 5 1945 before Edna Hunsberger notary public. Tasty fare note on sweet potatoes appears as closing aside.
A preview of fashion trends for girl cheerleaders features Reet Pleats underlays in school colors, Pretty Princess dresses with color lined slits, Striped Slacks with side stripes, satin skirts and Peter Pan collars, and a military look with white braid frogs and satin blouse guidance.
A collage of jokes and cartoonish lines mocks high school quirks and cafeteria manners. Cartoons reference Mary, a lamb, and a railcar, while teen chatter covers dating, pay for meals, and soda fountain etiquette in a lighthearted satire.
Elgin Iowa council met in regular session with Mayor Falk and five councilmen present. Minutes from June 4 approved and bills listed including salaries, power, lighting, printing, cement work, and taxes. Budget hearing set for July 24 1945 and adjournment motion carried. C J Harrington clerk. Article notes Red River valley cattle grubs absence in US.
Mrs Sheldon Boyle was a patient in West Union hospital last week for tonsil removal. Trygve Husberg arrived from Gardiner North Dakota to visit his brother Fred and family. He will leave Saturday for New York to sail to Norway to see his mother and relatives. Atty A E Bauder of Cedar Rapids visited several days among relatives at Mrs Mary Skarshaug’s home. Wm Walthers and family left for El Kader after weeks with relatives. Celia Leomen came from Cedar Rapids to visit last Tuesday.
Independent School District Elgin Iowa presents the annual financial report for year ending June 30 1945. The document certifies correctness per Iowa code sections 4242 and 4242-bl and notes receipts from general fund and school house fund, along with disbursements including salaries for Vincent W. Luce Agnes Crowe and Julia Mae Smith and other expenses.
The Town Council of Elgin Fayette County Iowa will meet July 24 1946 at 8 00 P M at the Town Hall Taxpayers will be heard for or against the estimate of expenditures for the year beginning April 1 1948 A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements both past and anticipated will be available at the hearing
A fragment describes Mrs. John Lehman with her daughter on vacation visiting relatives. Earl Jacquette and his wife with two sons drove from Clayton Sunday. he returned to mail work while the family stayed longer visiting Mrs. Bertha Mealey and Clif ton near West Union at the L. D. Hitch home for the week.
Marie Gehring reports Fayette county leaders from 20 townships and all towns will meet at M E church Fay ette Tuesday July 17 with supper at 8 p m. The Blue Cross Hospitalization plan will be explained and enrollments run July 17 to July 31 with no enrollments after the closing date until six months have elapsed. Blue Cross covers 2 500 Iowa cases monthly. 25 000 statewide. Fayette residents in towns over 2 500 population excluded. Bring scrap and treat a lap to 8 permanent nap.
In Quebec experiments, lignin extract obtained from pulp and paper byproduct lignid is mixed with gravel and clay. The powder is spread in layers and rolled to create a stabilized semi permanent mat with enhanced bonding of clay, shifting lignin from waste to useful road stabilizer.
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