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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
4
Janney's Paints advertises a new large line of paint and related decorating supplies. Feller's Hardware in West Elgin invites customers to inspect the products including paint varnish and stains, promising satisfaction at 39 cents.
The Elgin Echo solicits sellers for a two wheeled milk cart and stamps under WANTED. Readers are urged to notify via Dial 3711. The Echo office offers V Mail letters at 10 cents per packet and rationing blanks for overseas use, avoiding trips to the county seat.
Transactions in Real Estate Local transfers recorded by W J Rogers abstract office within two weeks ending May 27 1944 include John Falk and wife to Max Medberry WD 3000 S 75 ft of S 16 and S 75 ft of S 18 B 1 Elgin. Thomas Kimpston to Susie F Jones WD 1.00 1-2 NW 12-03-7 Elmer M Reitz et al to George Butikofer and wife WD 7500 SW and S 4a SW NW and land in NW SE 25-94-7
Local notes list numerous visits and gatherings among residents. Mrs. John Christen and family returned from Elkader hospital. several couples and families—Butikofer, Frieden, Sutter, Blunier, Mason, Baumgartner, Hanson, Dennler, Schupbach, Minihan—visited each other at Elkader Roanoke Decorah Slater and nearby homes. Rochester nurses class grads mentioned.
The United States owns roughly 3,700 billion tons of coal, about half of world supply. Experts believe this reserve could endure for 1,000 years even if exploited to produce oil.
Wartime reports show U S farmers produced more food despite population drop, with apples peaches pears and cherries plentiful, eggs and other staples abundant though some meats and dairy tighten. Iowa yields high cash income, and plans urge home vitamin C foods, milk and enriched cereals, while growers push early spring pig marketing and Sudan grass for feed.
More than 40,000 price Panel volunteers visited 8,388,289 food stores nationwide to urge grocers to comply with OPA price control rules. An additional 90,000 volunteers are sought to sustain the program and expand outreach.
Those who volunteer spare time labor on farms and in food processing plants this summer may apply for special gasoline rations to travel to and from the work. Applicants must carry at least four persons, including the driver, or as many as the car will hold, and prove there is no other adequate transportation.
Veterans gain reemployment rights if honorably discharged and applying within 40 days after relief from training. Soldiers moved to inactive status and Enlisted Reserve Corps lose rights without timely reinstatement request. Courts may order back pay if employer delays reinstatement unreasonably.
War Ration Board announces that sugar stamp 37 in book four will never be used. Housewives sent stamp 37 by mistake when applying for home canning sugar. stamp 37 is now spare and marks a mistake that will not cause any shortages.
The War Food Administration ends farm slaughter restrictions and meat delivery limits, proposes limited resumption of shotgun and firearm manufacture to WPB, no new civilian radio receivers this year, lard freed from rationing, and old type B and C gasoline coupons B-2 and C-2 without serial numbers expire June 1.
Over the last fifteen years Japan has become our largest market for timber exports, a fact considered strategically important amid wartime conditions.
FBI records show maximum protection measures for alien enemies with 807 arrests up to Oct 14. Only 28 released after loyalty checks. Searches of 26,881 premises found prohibited items including 4,624 firearms, 308,274 rounds of ammunition, 2,340 sticks of dynamite and 2,628 dynamite caps, 1,200 swords and daggers, 3,127 short wave sets, 4,245 cameras, plus charts and maps.
The text notes that in traditional China the court and top officials paid respect to eminent scholars and philosophers, reflecting the value placed on erudition and academic achievement as a source of prestige and influence within the ruling structure.
An unclear note advises drivers to avoid collisions by letting insurance carriers assume risk. It cites local agent R. Pe Strauch of Employers Mutual Casualty Co. as payer, stressing nonresponsibility by drivers in pedestrian incidents and property damage.
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