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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1944

Page

2

Puerto Rico Plot in a Snowbound Era

Anne Heywood boards a ship to Puerto Rico for a magazine assignment. A covert plan unfolds with Diego Gongaro and Alvaro Valera arranging a sabotage of the island’s water system while a web of spies including Captain Wilcox and her own editor father’s paper star loom.

Anne Heywood Upper Fifth Avenue Puerto Rico Panama Canal Shell Geome Diego Gongaro Spain Alvaro Valera Miguel Gilman Princeton Reserve Corps War Department Diego Gon- Baro P. G. Wilcox San Juan Dee Bryson Heywood Heywood Newspapers Santa Isabella New York Wilcox Borinquen United States Aguadilla Boringuen Field Patria de Mis Emores Jardin de Flores Gibraltar of America Jim Hawkey New York City Sam Anne Pete Wilox Pete Jim Hawley el Morro Miguel Valera Misa Heywood Mr. Taussig Notre Dame Paris

Coast Guardsman Foils Nazi Saboteurs on Amagansett Beach

A 71-year-old Coast Guardsman, Jack Cullen, confronted three men at midnight on a foggy Amagansett Bay beach. He alerted superiors and the FBI, leading to a beach search that uncovered German clothing, incendiaries, and sabotage gear. Nazis allegedly offered bribes to ignore them. Cullen’s action helped expose a spy cell awaiting deployment in defense plants.

Rene Jai Cullen Federal Bureau of Investiation Bse Germany United Gestes Nazil Jack Cullen New York Amagansett Bay Long Island Southampton Randle Reese Reid FBI Secret Service United States

Iowa farmers urged to cut hay early to boost butter supply

Farmers and dairymen are urged to finish the loss and use of cream and boost seed and hay yields to relieve butter shortages. Iowa's war bond drive opens June 12 with a goal of 202 million dollars, 23 million more than the previous drive. Harvest timing for red clover is urged at 50 percent bloom, while weed control notes advise limited spraying of atlacide or sodium chlorate for patchy growth, avoid sprays near rain or heat.

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Salted Water Soft Boiled Eggs Coddling Tip

When cracking eggs for soft boiling or coddling, add a few tablespoons of salt to the boiling water. The salted water helps the eggs cook evenly and prevents the egg white from bubbling out of the shell.

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