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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
3
A brief note confirms affiliation of a member with the Iowa Press Association and the National Editorial Association, indicating professional journalism ties and participation in regional and national press organizations.
Iowa voters wrap up the primary season as auxiliary corps recruits and WAC enlistment questions surge at recruiting posts. Camp Dodge will serve as an induction center, with Fort Des Moines moving to Dodge, aiming to keep July selectee flow steady and August quotas to Dodge. Summer guard plans hint at a two week training period for all guardsmen, while conventions loom in Des Moines and Sioux City with delegate limits and reduced sightseers.
Louis Crow formerly of Gray and his 18 year old son Herwil join the Navy joining the Crow family in military service. Another son Ronult has been in the navy since December 1940.
Norma Cooley travels to LaCrosse Wisconsin to secure cafe work. Dozens of locals from Lewis town Waukon West Union Decorah Cedar Rapids Waterloo and nearby areas visit host homes in Clermont. Attendees include the Abel Coolidge Burman Loftsgard and Crowe families with gatherings in several homes and a graduation event at Sacred Heart School.
Twenty five years ago rapid growth at C Miller and Sons spurred ground breaking for an addition to their current office. Clermont looks ahead as Postmaster Elizabeth Crowe plans a new summer post office. Frank Fay will move into the Wm Cummings residence mid June, Halverson family relocating. Dr Aanes cottage to house Dr and Mrs L L Carr visit. Mae Crowe named physical director at St Vincents Academy in Dubuque and has started duties. Jens Hauge recovers from illness, able to be up and about. Dr Becker seen downtown in a wheelchair after last fall hip fracture. Mrs J A Ferrier and two Minneapolis children visiting Henry and Mrs Capps. Mrs Flanagan and daughter from Austin visiting. Rev C H Hjortheim spoke at Memorial Day services in Ellsworth. James H Powers visiting St Paul. Elroy Jacobson from Nora Springs visits Ostlie home.
Mr and Mrs Cooney Olson attend graduation at USA Fayette Monday morning as daughter Janet completes a two year normal course. Visitors Mr and Mrs Hans Banck of Springfield Illinois stop with in D J Opperud and Jessie Loftsgard homes over weekend and attend Turner Welch wedding at Randalia. Donna Georgianna Loftsgard accompany them to Springfield and seek work there.
Gardeners should shield Victory Gardens from prevailing winds with a three to four row south and west windbreak of late maturing corn. Practice frequent shallow cultivation to boost yields. plant sweet corn succession through July 15, with early varieties after July 1. Do not harvest rhubarb leaf stalks this year. limit next year and stop by June 15 thereafter. Remove rhubarb seed stalks and blossom stalks from June-bearing strawberries, with repeated passes for best yield next year. Black raspberries require tip pruning at 1.5 to 2 feet height. purple raspberries topped at 2 to 2.5 feet as new shoots grow.
A victim sinks to the ocean floor off the U S east coast after a freighter torpedo attack by an Axis submarine. A Coast Guard patrol ship from the Sub-Busters circles to hunt the raider as depth charges prepare to strike. Weekend losses push US waters total to 188 since December 7.
A German picture from the Austria annexation period shows Heydrich and Himmler. Heydrich, Reich protector of Bohemia and Moravia, aided purges. In Bohemia Moravia 83 executed for aiding the assassins. A $235,000 reward is offered for the attacker’s capture.
Mrs Henry Van Gorder of Audubon is recognized for becoming one of the few women to hold a bank presidency and for being the youngest bank president in the state.
During World War I the Monroe county American Red Cross began a fundraising quilt. The quilt will be sold during the current war to raise money to support the U S efforts and help win the conflict.
To young Thomas Benecke son of Lt. Robert O Benecke formerly of Ogden now at Fort Sill Oklahoma goes the title of Sergeant Major honorary in the U S Army The new Sergeant Major the youngest in the army was born May 2 1942.
W E Kuesel of near Guernsey may count himself lucky after a storm struck his farm. Seventeen head of cattle were killed by lightning, with many knocked into a river and washed downstream.
Evanston Illinois notes the 71st annual Methodist Student Day on June 14. Jane Hay of Northwestern University draws attention to the fundraiser for the Methodist Student Loan Fund which aids students who might not finish college. Since 1873 the Fund has helped over 66,000 students with more than 9 million dollars.
Ray Anderson of Waverly recalls losing a silver dollar 29 years ago while working as a clerk. The coin, blackened by age, was discovered behind a counter during a store remodeling last week and added to his collection.
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