Avalon week cinema notices and auto insurance ads
The Echo invites guests to Avalon showings with reserved tickets for Clarence Hoag and C Anfinson and Arthur S. Olson as guests for Shadow of a Doubt. Also reminders for Air Force at Avalon Sunday through Tuesday and a mechanic helper for farm equipment plus Employers Mutual Casualty Co. auto insurance info with phone numbers 2711 and 3711.
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Avalon
The
Echo
Clarence Hoag
Elgin
AIR Force
John Garfield
Gig Young
C. Anfinson
West Union
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
Iowa
P. Strauch
Arthur S. Olson
Postville
the Avalon
Not Travel Unnecessarily Or Travel For Pleasure Warned
Public urged to avoid non essential trips to relieve crowded trains and buses. Officials define trips for visiting friends weekend home sightseeing theater or other amusements as non essential. Also notes V Mail photo rules for fathers overseas and 5 percent Victory Tax to be added to 20 percent withholding plan. Gas and tires allocated to farm machines for harvest. Tax workers expected to increase by 10 000 to 15 000 with many women.
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ODT
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Fuel Now applies to ration boards for next year
Occupants of oil heated homes should apply now to their ration boards for next year s fuel allowances to assure adequate supplies before winter. About one third of the coupons in each ration sheet will be valid on July 1 to enable deliveries many months in advance of cold weather.
Tools Access Expanded for Farmers by WPB Order
An amendment to Order E-0 by WPB expands availability of mechanics tools such as wrenches pliers and screwdrivers to farmers and home mechanics to improve distribution among consumers. The amended order aims to widen access by setting aside from 20 to 25 percent of tools for general sale and prioritizing careful allocation to smaller buyers.
Barbed Wire to Ease Farm Shortage and Lumber Aid
Barbed wire shipments of about 20,000 tons with long barbs will support farm needs amid shortages. Five hundred million board feet of softwood lumber are allotted for farms under WPB and WFA with limits on use and specific forms GA-201 and GA-202. order valid through September 30, 1943. War expenditures rose 1 percent in May to 7.373 billion dollars, with daily spending averaging 283.6 million versus 280.4 million in April.
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WPB
WFA
United States
Ome Perent
Farm Machinery Quotas Expanded Under WPB L-257
A new farm machinery and equipment order WPB L-257, based on actual farmer needs as determined by the War Food Administration, becomes effective July 1. It permits uncompleted quotas under 170 to be produced in addition to quotas established.
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War Food Administration
War Food Administration Allows Full Production By Farm Equipment Makers
Release states that manufacturers of milking machines cream separators and milk coolers are authorized to distribute 100 percent of their authorized production. The order does not alter retail rationing.
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War Food Administration
Herbs Bring Zest to Foods with Fresh Flavors
Herbs add zest and flavor to dull foods and help vary repeated meals. Parsley in the herb border provides vitamin A and C. Chives for onion flavor thyme and sage for stuffings basil for tomato soups and sauces and mint for summer drinks are recommended.
Mica Processing Steps From Crude to Condenser Film
The text outlines mica processing from crude to quality. Crude mica is trimmed sized and sorted for quality. The Yaica is lifted or sheeted to varying thickness. Some mica is shipped as black mica while much is sheeted in India to extremely thin gauges for condenser film. A larger portion becomes splittings used in built up products like mica board and radio tubes.
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India
Elgin Local News Ties Family Visits And Local Events
Walter Bovis of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with his family here. Mr and Mrs John Falk returned home after spending about a month with the Heller family in Baltimore. Olaf Berg came back from Decorah hospital after a hernia operation. Mrs Christine Schori is home again with grandson Robert and Rodneyen Hawkeye. Sgt and Mrs Harold Rossman arrived for a visit with her parents. Donnie Grether joins them for the summer. Several residents note visits, guests, and social events. A 7 1 2 pound boy Dennis Lee born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Buroden on Thursday June 17.
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Walter Bovis
Cedar Rapids
John Falk
Heller
Baltimore
Gee
Howard i
Elgin
Olaf Berg
Decorah Hospital
Martin Hanson
Washington, D. C
Hans Grether
Cincinnati
Ohio
Donnie Grether
Leo Grether
Sgt
Farold Rossman
Gordon Mosby
Batoffe Club
Walter Falk
C.C. Christ
E. L. Morris
Clarence Buroden
Dennis Lee
Lileen Loftsgard
Ruroden
Water in Food Weighty Reduction of Bulk and Cooling
Water in food processing lowers bulk from ten tons to one ton on average and cuts space needs by 50 to 90 percent. This method also improves shelf life and often eliminates the need for refrigeration.
Rat Life Span Compared to Human Development
A brief note states that a rat’s span of one year corresponds to about 30 human years in development, illustrating the shorter aging cycle of rodents versus humans.
Manna Pork Heist Report Sparks Odd Canton Quote
A 12 pound pork loin dropped from a delivery truck was taken into cantons at the Tul an Odds jail Tecephly and prisoners were purportedly fed to the heat. No claim was made promptly for the meat, and the incident led to questions about the delivery and handling.
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Tulan
Reform Fears and Home Front Fixes Stir Public Mind
A jumbled column laments reform by lesser authorities, recalls gas rationing humor, touts Mule-Hide Cor-Du-Roy roofing, mocks Hitler, and pushes self-feeders feed banks and concrete floors for farms. It urges improved hog poultry barns as meat shortages loom.
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