02 Mar 1944
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
1
The item notes that R P Strauch is entered as second class mail matter on September 1 1891 at the Fayette County Iowa post office under the act of March 3 1852.
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A columnist notes talks of a possible third party ticket if Republicans reject Willkie and Democrats unite with Wallace. The piece highlights Marine accident concern, local booster spirit, and calls for a town boosters club to spur Elgin and Clermont commerce and community welfare initiatives.
Political announcements indicate J Davis of Oelwein seeks the Iowa State Legislature seat from Fayette County as a Republican candidate in the June primaries. The text also references dairy industry topics and local community notes.
February 27 1919 items include Prof Schwartz shipping household goods to Hudson to farm next season. Louis and Cornelius Reierson will farm with a Parrett tractor. Max Lehman and Otto Krueger returned from Chicago stock market trip. Alden Pinney named honorary delegate to Mid Continental Congress League of Nations in St Louis February 25 26. Elgin Dairy Co to install new cooling plant April. Elgin high girls lose to Postville 36 30. Grace Bowen and Cedar Rapids friend plan weekend in Des Moines with Leota Phillips.
In Worcester South Africa a new school reverses roles with boys taught cooking and girls carpentry, signaling unconventional gender education. Among innovations are rifle bullets that mark impact with smoke puffs or flashes, highlighting experimental attention to marking hits.
Snakes make woo yet little is known about their courtship as studies of birds remain more popular and attractive to researchers.
Iowa ration calendar updates detail new rules for tire recaps and multiple coupon groups. It lists completion deadlines for B C and A book holders and specifies validity windows for Gasoline A and other fuel and food stamps, with notes on car license number entry and impending changes in token values.
Most of the 48 million dollars of new commercial laundry machinery in 1943 will go to military uses with some set aside for civilian hospitals. Almost none will be available for small local laundries, indicating wartime shortages and shifting priorities affecting neighborhood services.
Experts note that darker parts of the year allow well planned lighting to speed egg production in poultry houses. A Northwest gas well recently yielded pure nitrogen, surprising drillers. European snowfall may occur in winter across Europe with days dropping from 100 in Northern Norway to under 20 in Central France and the Mediterranean.
The instruction notes that by year end you only need to transfer the totals from the book to Form 1040, completing your return. It describes the record as a full profit and toss record of the farm operation.
The text argues for child sized home furniture to foster security and self reliance. It suggests adding a low chair a small table hooks a bottom drawer and a low shelf so a child can reach and use items without adult help. It emphasizes minimal cost and space.
Recruitment call for women to join the Women’s Army Corps with Army training prospects and postwar employment options. Encourages visiting a Recruiting Station or writing to The Adjutant General, Washington. Requires employer or U.S. Employment Service release for essential war industry workers.
A fragment discusses aiding a child through simple, level viewpoints. It suggests adults lower themselves to a child's perspective, noting how such acts foster a sense of mastery over surrounding objects and situations. It emphasizes empathy and reengaging with the world from a child’s scale.
A brief note explains that A. C. stands for Ante Christum and is used as an alternative to B. C. Be fore Christ. The distinction is described as a historical stylistic choice in dating events.
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