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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1943
Page
1
The Elgin Echo is published every Thursday by R. P. Strauch and is entered in the Elgin post office in Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
Advertising rates listed by display and classified sections. Foreign and local display rates per inch, readers per line, and per word for classified ads. Payable in advance with minimum 8 cents for first insertion. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam priced at 1.00. Notices involving admissions or obituaries priced at regular advertising rates.
A collage of quips and vignettes from Richs column and Des Moines Register style bits. Jokes touch on tax, home economics, and etiquette. An observer notes planes make more noise when smaller. A hiring tale praises quiet manners and prudent demeanor. A mountain voter misreads Roosevelt’s long tenure.
A collage of quips on the machine age politics and society. References Mussolini and Allied action. A springtime joke on lipstick and vanity. A joke about taxes and divorce court custody shifting to material assets. Mazie’s bar scene adds a stray barroom line about fashion and name.
Prof J H Williams and wife visited in Fairbank with her mother Mrs John Lehman while he helped farmers and spoke at patriotic gatherings. Mrs John Bowers and Helen returned from Lime Springs. JF Lehman and family visited from La Porte City with Mrs Geo Lehman. Mrs C L Young and Margaret Capper returned to Cedar Rapids after three weeks with her parents. Forest Welch arrived in France. H S Steele family returned from Ottumwa. Marie Grimm and Wm Bucketer wed at the Apostolic church, reception held at the Grimm home. Abraham Goldsman held a public sale then left for Minneapolis to join the draft. A Crawford county sawmill, moved from Shelby county, is busy and employs seven men.
A town asserts quiet life hides youth restlessness. A Europe war era survey by the American Youth Commission finds 75 percent of village youth want to move to larger cities for activities. It notes many small towns show indifference to recreation needs and that youth often loaf.
The Commission notes about one sixth of rural youth are served by Scouts and church groups while 4-H clubs reach a larger farm group. It calls for recognizing rural churches influence on youth social life and questions what the remaining five sixths do for fun and return home.
Betty Minihan daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Minihan Elgin wed Pic John A Nagel son of Mr and Mrs Roy Nagel West Union at St Benedicts Decorah The Rev Fr Nolan presided Aunt Mrs G J Van Besien attended Bride taught rural Clayton county Bremer Fayette Oran Nagel former West Union high school graduate and credit manager at Gamble Marshalltown to Army Air Force Bowman Field Louisville Ky after a short trip couple to return to Louisville and station assignment.
Randalia couple Kenneth and wife welcome an infant son. The child is described as having eleven living grandparents, highlighting a large extended family in the community.
Elgin local news reports the office of price administration announces new gas ration endorsement rules. Coupons must be endorsed by the consumer immediately on receipt, and license number with state of vehicle registration must be shown for certain coupon types. Endorsements prevent theft and reduce fueling delays.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Gehring and family and others attended a Sunday picnic at the George Butikoters home. Guests included Jim Christ Russell Wenger C O Christ Wayne Gilson Karen Chas Wenger Chrystal Russell Helen Donna Wenger Mrs Winfield Mansonhall Ernestine Holzer and Sgt Clarence Everman of Postville. Visits continued Wednesday and over the weekend with Homer Hill Lew Grover and Dilla Baldwin households in Waterloo.
Miss Betty Minihan was the honored guest at a home coin shower hosted by Irene Minihan and Mrs G J Van Besien of Decorah last Thursday. Guests played bridge and 600, then enjoyed a luncheon at four. The table featured sweet peas, baby breath, and tall white candles in crystal holders. Mrs Van Bessen led the luncheon service.
Milwaukee alderman proposes converting 6,000 vacant city lots into Victory gardens to boost green space and food production. The plan aims to use urban land for community gardening, supporting residents and local food programs.
Robert Rippey of Léon laments the loss of his dog Spottie found dead hanging by a collar on a wire fence. The tragedy leaves the owner grieving and seeking answers about the incident.
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