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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1943
Page
5
Wartime shifts dull Iowa news with focus on Sicily invasion and fiscal year reports. Tin can drives and civic notes touch home as Eisenhower's wife Doud, a Cedar Rapids native, stands out. Governor names R B Laird as acting commissioner amid possible Fischer return.
The Echo-Enterprise reports 52 new subscribers added since May 4, mostly in the Clermont Elgin trade region. F C Muehlethaler received a Minneapolis wholesale call offering goods, leading to a Wednesday shopping trip for store stock. Elgin Furniture Store notes strong replenishment efforts amid shortages, with electric refrigerators still unavailable.
Capper Hatcheries began construction of a fourth laying house to be completed by fall. The new 4 by 20 foot building will hold 2,000 laying hens, enlarging total capacity at the farm to 8,000 hens. It sits on the former Hunsberger farm at the southwest corner along the ridge road.
Atty F E Sharp of Elkader Clay ton county state representative will speak at the Tyria Community Day picnic next Tuesday. The speakers committee completed arrangements Monday and the evening program now includes a short concert by the Elgin band at 7 30 followed by a play around 8 15. The complete program appears in four columns this week and readers are urged to plan a day off to visit neighbors.
News of our men and women lists furloughs and new postings for soldiers and sailors. Walter Bovis Jr returns from Brooka Field for 15 days with family, while John Hader visits from Camp Gruber. Updates cover new addresses, overseas postings, and training at Camp Murphy and Chanute Field amid a steady stream of morale notes.
A historical note describes a planned doubling of Iowa's wear bond purchasing. It mentions new N. W. Bell Telephone Co. directories ready at Echo shop for subscriber delivery and instructs destroying the old directory due to changes since last year. A mid night high wind caused minor local damage, including a tree down at Emma Olson residence and a steer killed by lightning nearby, with little other harm reported.
Attendance at the gospel tent meetings near the city park is rising each night and organizers plan to continue for two or three weeks. The un-denominational work takes no collections and is funded only by voluntary contributions from attendees.
County board offers a five dollar reward for information leading to arrest of anyone dumping rubbish on county roads. The warning targets habitual dumpers along Ridge road southwest of town and urges caution to avoid being implicated.
The implement shop remains the busiest spot in town as late hours extend repair work. With machinery rationed, farmers rely on old equipment and the shop is well equipped to handle the demand, delivering substantial repair work for local customers.
Chas L Capper left Monday for Chicago to attend the International Baby Chick association convention. The all week event gathers members from many states as Capper plans a Saturday return home.
Fayette county war finance committee met to plan doubling the 1943 war bond buying quota after reporting that in the first half of 1943 the county purchased 1,525,824 dollars toward a yearly 1,830,500 dollar target. The group urged each precinct to mobilize volunteers, educate the public, and use a small sticker urging Iowa to double bond purchases. Wheelhouse speaker W. A. Kneeland advised and noted Fayette was the lone county in its group to meet its quota in April. Acknowledgment was given to former secretary F. E. Breckner, now in the U. S. Navy, with greetings sent.
Darrell Sorey of Logan had not realized his billfold containing $46 was missing when Archie Graybill found it and opened it only to return the money to its owner.
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