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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1943
Page
1
A collage of jokes, aphorisms, and anecdotes from wartime humor snippets. The items range from a painter’s thrift on paint to spoof letters between Hitler and Hirohito, sly gags about snooping, evictions, and gas shortages, plus quips about eggs, restaurants, and royalty in a bustling community column. It closes with local society notes and personnel moves.
Lillie Thoma Schari born April 18 1877 Elgin died February 23 1942 at her Elgin home. She married Ernest Schori on March 18 1886 and had two daughters Ernestine and Geraldine. An active Methodist and W S C S member she influenced many through church work and music. Funeral held at St Pauls Methodist with burial in Elgin cemetery.
A Saturday birthday dinner hosted by Florence Berg entertained several girl friends. The Mask Ball at the opera house drew good attendance with prizes awarded for best and comic costumes. Julius Frieburghaus is stationed at Camp Hancock with the 4th Motor Machine Regiment.
A government bulletin details sharks stomach findings including tin cans ham beef bones fully feathered chickens turtles up to 200 pounds porpoises sea fowl octopus horseshoe crabs and even smaller sharks.
Sweden marks the tercen ten nary of Gustavus Adolphus death with new postage stamps depicting his death at Lutzen from a painting by Wahlbom. The image is displayed in Stockholm’s National Museum.
Iowa ration calendar lists deadlines for tires Class A March 31 inspection. Class B four month period March 1 to June 90. Class C March 1 to May 31. Commercial vehicle inspection every 40 days or 6000 miles. Gasoline A book coupons No 4 expire March 21. Fuel oil coupons Zone B expire April 12 and Zone A April 17. Period 6 Zone B expires Sept 30. Zone A Sept 30. Coffee Coupon No 25 valid Feb 8 to March 21. Sugar Coupon No 11 valid Feb 1 to March 15. Shoes Coupon No 17 War Ration Book One expires June 15. Point Rationing A B C stamps valid March 1 to 31. Zone A fuel oil counties listed. all others Zone B.
A shy figure endures a cold day in thin silk garments then flees into a warm flannel nightgown unseen. The contrast highlights modesty and the reluctance to reveal herself in public while seeking comfort indoors.
Producers of toys and novelties consumed crude rubber in late 1941 to supply the armed forces, equipping about 2,000 2%-ton trucks or 10,000 half-tonners.
Mrs Margaret Nott of Calumet, missing word from Pvt Thomas Nott, In Guadalcanal Marines photo she recognized her son and wrote. A later reply confirmed he was among the men. J B Waldo of Eldora received a anonymous 12 dollar check, tied to a past tire theft and to be paid to heirs or to Uncle Sam if Waldo had died.
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