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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1943
Page
1
The Elgin Echo published each Thursday by R P Stradch is listed as battered in the post office at Elgin Payette County and classified as second class mail matter under postal law.
Light verse and chaff from a local humor column mix quips about liquor laws late at night. A riff on Iowa’s liquor books, draft talks, prowlers with flashlights, and night crawlers ends with a gag about a clergyman seeking shelter in the Bible then whiskey before bed.
A miscellany of light sketches and war era notices. Cliff Christ joins the Marine band at Great Lakes. Elgin reports a quiet Fourth with people traveling to nearby towns. Local residents enlist or seek service in various naval and military branches, including Des Moines hydroplane duty and Cedar Rapids air force work.
From July 11, Capper now at Minneapolis Dunswood Institute to study navy service. T J and Frank Capper visited him. Rev Stewart Cleworth passed military duty exam in West Union. parents helped move belongings to Osage. Edith Keiser joins field work in Randalls, wearing overalls to mow on Otto Krueger farm. Dorothy Peeper and others participated in Clermont recital. Florence Berg visits Volga City and Fayette.
After 25 years, the same five officers and directors run School District No. 2 in Palermo township Grundy County. The district closed the local school 30 years ago and sends pupils to Grundy Center School with tuition paid by the rural district. Meetings occur annually and the directors average 74 years old, with ages spanning 64 to 91.
The Town Council of Elgin Fayette County Iowa will meet Monday July 28 1943 at 208 P.M at the Town Hall. Taxpayers will be heard for or against the estimate of expenditures for the year beginning April 7 1944. A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements will be available at the hearing. C J Harrington Town Clerk.
The twin sisters Maxine and Shirley Moen wed Robert B. Kamm and Hugh Martin in a single ceremony at the Moen home in Inwood. The event featured summer flowers, a handmade altar, music, two brimming rehearsals, and a two course lunch. The couples plan honeymoons to Lake Okoboji and Iowa City before settling in Sioux Falls, South Dak. The brides hold white gowns, pearls, and carry white bouquets. The Kamm couple includes a teacher and a radio school instructor formerly in the Army Air Force. The report notes the June apricot crop is down to less than half of last year.
A large window was blown in at the Rock Zalid library during a recent storm. Debris and damage were reported but no injuries noted. Local staff secured the area and assessed next steps for repairs and reopening.
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