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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
3
Agnes Paulson is noted as Clermont Iowa based local editor and a member of the Iowa Press Association and the National Editorial Association. The snippet marks her as a local newsroom figure with professional affiliations.
The Iowa liquor control commission will close stores to liquor sales June 26 to July 1 to allow purchase of new liquor books. Whisky purchases will be limited to one pint during June 19, alongside the regular ration. The Fifth War Loan aims to reach a $202,000,000 quota, the highest yet, with Iowans urged to invest to support troops abroad.
The passage urges readers to consider if they are doing everything in their power to win the war. It suggests self assessment on conserving food fuel tires and maintaining health to avoid taxing physicians and nurses who assist the truly needy.
A speaker contemplates balancing daily home front duties with wartime burdens. They question whether present irritations compare to the sacrifices endured abroad and seek alignment between personal effort and collective war effort.
Secretary Linn reported Iowa lost 150 million dollars worth of topsoil in floods affecting the Iowa Des Moines and Skunk rivers. He noted topsoil is irreplaceable and warned the loss is rapid. He praised farmers for adapting to the setback and continuing to work the land.
Twenty five years ago Cora Henderson and Agnes Hijor tholm travel to Cedar Falls for Town State Teachers College summer term. The Clermont high school class of 1919 will hold its commencement tonight with two graduates Ruby Henderson and Palma Helgerson. Messages report Elmer Houg Harry Yauslin Will Vasbey Fred Vasby Otto Vasby and others returning from overseas. Memorial service in Clermont praised as the best ever. Also births and Leavened news from Randalia Great Lakes and local homes.
Erosion terraces slow water flow on hillsides lowering runoff and the water’s carrying capacity. Faster flow increases soil pick up and sediment deposition in streams or lower flat areas.
Navy induction notes for Vernon Olson of Decorah and Leonard Olson of Clermont. Both sons of Henry O Olson, with Vernon in boat training at Farragut Idaho on furlough and Leonard on assignment in San Diego. Pvt Kohls of Elgin, USMC now addressed AES 14 USMCAS Quantico Virginia, nicknamed Bud Kohls.
Cpl John E McCoy reports on family moves and his son Donald s transfer to an Air Transport Service unit in the Canal Zone with APO New Orleans address for birthday wishes. He describes base life at Camp Lejeune North Carolina and training as he seeks instructor status amid a harsh bivouac period and hot coastal conditions.
In a letter McCoy says conditions are unbearable and worse in July and August. He describes riding to Greenville, seeing oats cut and stacked, noting hay feeding and tobacco as the main crop for most farmers in the station. Kind regards from John B. McCoy.
Pygmies are small in stature and divided into African or Tegritas and Asiatic or Negritos groups. The African group resides mainly within about 200 miles on either side of the equator in Africa. A Negrito group also exists in Dutch New Guinea. Grilles are found chiefly in the Malay peninsula and in the Philippine and Andaman islands.
Reportedly potash top-dressing of 400 pounds per acre raised hay yields by over a ton per acre in a single cutting. Researchers note potash supply constraints and other factors influence results, with observations from field trials and agricultural tests.
Alds Soil Terracing with poor crops and proper crop rotation can greatly raise yields and enhance land value as topsoil is lost each year.
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