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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
3
A note records a member of the Iowa Press Association and the National Editorial Association being entered in the Clermont post office in Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
A reflective editorial notes a quiet political front while warning of a later storm. It lauds teachers, school boards, state education officials, and taxpayers for supporting schools, and remarks Iowa’s example amid low teacher pay nationally. A humorous exchange about defeat cites prison and solitary confinement as metaphors. A wartime shift shows 60 of 100 Iowa farmers using wartime hours, with breakfast 73% war time, dinner 80% war time, and supper 62% war time.
Radio station WHO has cancelled its annual Corn Belt Plowing Match for the war’s duration, citing more farm work, labor shortages, and transport cuts. About 20,000 to 25,000 watched 38 contestants from three states in Albia last year. plans aim to restart the event when war ends. Athletics optimism follows Iowa High School Athletic Assn. guidance, with doubts about curtailing interscholastic programs amid gasoline rationing.
He proposes reducing schedules to at most one contest per week. In smaller schools with bus transport second teams may travel with first teams, while larger schools relying on private cars will have to cut squads for travel. Equipment is available and coaching vacancies are filling rapidly, so curtailment from those angles seems unlikely.
Stamps for auto use tax are on sale again and must be placed on vehicles by July 1 to avoid arrest. The stamp covers July 1, 1942, to July 1, 1943, costs $5, and now bears a serial number with a space on the back for entering make, model, serial number, and state license number.
Mr and Mrs John Miller of West Union visited the C M Kneeland home while Mrs Norman Amundson spent Sunday with the Martin Amundson family. Nels Gilbert and family traveled to Peterson Minnesota to visit Henry Wilson and Barbo Berg returned with them for relatives. Oran Brandt and son of Castalia were supper guests at Ed Olsons. C N Olson Barnabetta Louis Olson and Lois left for Phelps Wisconsin for a week with Neil Olson s parents. Lynn Ingham family near Waverly had a car plunge into a ditch on a soft road shoulder. occupants were bruised and cut.
Boskoop village in the Netherlands hosts about 600 nurseries and is described as the world’s largest center for bulbs and ornamental plants. The cluster fuels local trade and attracts horticultural attention.
Funeral rites were conducted Sunday afternoon at 1:30 and 2:00 at Marion Lutheran Church for Nickolas Johnson born December 25 1868 in Vormland Sweden who died June 11 1942 after a three year illness at Postville Hospital. The service included a sermon by Reverend J Strandford with neighbor casket bearers and flower girls named. Surviving are a widow and three daughters Alma Ida and Nora five grandchildren one sister and a brother with many relatives and friends attending.
Sincere thanks to Rev. S. J. Strandford who traveled from Minneapolis and to the Marion choir for flowers and kindness shown after the death of our husband and father. Signed by Mrs. Nickolas Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Leuchtenmacher, Mr. and Mrs. George Larson.
Photo shows soldiers from Wil Rogers Air Base aiding local authorities last Saturday in searching ruins for bodies of victims. Damage from the tornado ran high with 27 reported killed and over 100 injured.
England image feature shows RAF pilots and WAAY map-makers after the Cologne bombing and a photo of three gunners of a Stirling bomber about to light up post flight. The piece notes the RAF as the darling of the British Empire following the fall of France and the pledge of 1000 bombers a day over Germany.
The President proclaimed June 30 1942 as the Fifth Registration Day. From 7 am to 9 pm, men born between January 1 1922 and June 30 1924 must register. Local sites include Elgin State Bank, Clermont Town Hall, Wadena Bank Building, Fayette Town Hall, Arlington Town Hall, West Union First National Bank with named registrars.
Caledonia farmer J C Harmer sold the purebred Duree sow Queen Rosalie II for 140.80 to Homer A Snyder. The 1010 pound carcass grew from 1280 pounds live, raised 11 litters, earned many blue ribbons, and contributed to the Food for Freedom pork drive. Her bristles were removed by skinning due to her size.
All residents of Fayette County and temporary residents will register on this day at designated locations. Fayette County Local Board No. 1 follows directions from F. W. Loftus, Chairman.
J G Atwood of Rawlings Wyoming displays a 12 piece exhibit of Indian foolers wooden insulators. These items date back about 80 years and were used as covers for glass insulators on the original Overland Trail telegraph line.
A bell once used on the Elizabeth Allen farm in Dakota City tolls in Algona to mark each war bond sold. Dee Day, the bank's bookkeeper, tolls the bell whenever a bond is purchased, drawing attention to the ongoing sale.
The Stout Reformed Church reports a cash offering of $375 sent by mail and a mission feast total of $1,083, with the unsigned letter offering no sender details. An eye-glass aid for the hard of hearing uses lenses with tiny batteries hidden in the temple to pick up sound.
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