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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
4
Elmer Pinney operates a sharpening and repair service for lawn mowers east of the bridge in West Elgin. Readable details indicate location and scope of work with emphasis on local trade offerings.
Floodwaters along the Turkey River cause widespread damage with much land under water. Kenneth Schori and others report losses and forecast continued river activity toward Becker's field and the old mill race. Also noted were stolen government checks recovered by Otto Roepke and a new black on white auto license plate color scheme for 1942.
Colonel Donald Armstrong presented a cross sectioned replica of the 3,000,000th artillery shell fuze produced by Stewart-Warner Corp. James Knowlson, Stewart-Warner president, announced the company’s first year of ordnance material production. Stewart-Warner shipped its first fuzes May 23, 1940, a week after the national defense program launch.
Special CFI photo to the Echo shows five year old Barbara under a ladder taming her black car Blackout with a safety sucker featuring a W hoop fibre handle. The image captures a playful defiance of Friday the Thirteenth, with Marx noting the girl’s calm pose and skepticism toward superstition.
A homemaker guide on selecting and sewing or buying house dresses. It stresses appearance as a daily standard for the family, emphasizes fit, fabric, and workmanship, and warns against poorly made, skimpy, or ill-fitting garments. It recommends prudent budgeting and attention to color, grain, and finishing details.
An essay urges parents and teachers to foster tolerance in children despite nationalism and prejudice. It cites a 12 year old boy named Frank who faced taunts for being German and explains that individual bias can be overcome by education. The piece stresses that homes and schools must model fair minded attitudes and discourage broad hostility toward nationalities religions or underprivileged groups.
A catalog of early childhood books organized by age, listing titles and authors such as Beskow Elsa The Tale of the Wee Old Woman and Bannerman Helen Little Black Sambo, with publication houses and city locations. The list suggests libraries or direct ordering from publishers for families seeking preschool to five year old reading material.
Clyde Durham, a trucker from Abbia, drives onto a bridge over the Red Cedar river west of St Ansgar with a load of born causing the 1890s bridge to collapse. Carpenter is left dark as power lines sag from the wreck. Buena Vista College in Storm Lake marks its fiftieth anniversary this year, noting its founding six years earlier in Fort Dodge.
An Iowa report details Romy Martin of Rembrandt knocked down when a belt off a feed grinder gave way. Jay Robinson Dairy near Greenfield begins a new dairy barn project in Adair county. Gasoline spilled at Audubon Implement Co was mistaken for water by Carl Frederickson, who used it to cool a welding iron, but fire extinguishers limited damage.
Iowa farmers are advised on June 16 as the cutoff for cutting asparagus and rhubarb stalks, with guidance on fall pig breeding, haying smooth bromegrass, and varied winter wheat stands. The bulletin covers aphid control, butterfat prices, vegetable harvest timing, Cobblers potato replanting, cabbage worm control, feeding efficiency for workhorses, alfalfa hay timing, siloing first crops, and June weather’s effect on curing. It notes alfalfa bloom timing for optimal hay quality and previews the Iowa Cattle Feeders Day at Iowa State College on July 25 with talks and an evaluative session.
Mrs. J L Raynie of Hawarden possesses a 14 year old bill of sale documenting the transfer of a slave boy to Robert Robertson, great grandfather of Mrs Raynie, with the document noted to be in excellent condition.
A collage of home tips and light humor notes on insulation and cooling, paint odors, and witticisms about marriage and daily life. Mentions Martin-Senour Paints and light social observations.
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