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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1942
Page
1
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Rich's Pipe Dreams in Seattle recounts a Rainier bus incident where a man slaps a talkative woman over war news and money greed, spurring reflections on labor, farmers, rationing, and civic duty. The column notes wartime changes, charity drives, and humor amid a tense home front.
A crowded column mixes light quips and wartime notes from Elgin and beyond. References to WPA jobs, chess myths, a laundry note, golf ball shortages, and Stork hatcheries sit alongside wage comparisons, defense plant pay, the Wagner act, long workweeks, and local shop scenes.
Plaintiffs Henry L Matthys and John F Berndt sue to quiet title to east two feet four inches of lot eight and west twenty three feet five inches of lot seven in block one Elgin Fayette County Iowa. Unknown claimants are named as defendants with the petition alleging clouded title from past deeds, errors, lost or unrecorded documents, and adverse possession for over ten years. The court notice orders appearance by noon April 2 1942 for the April term in West Union Iowa. otherwise judgment by default will be entered.
The Elgin Iowa town council met in regular session at the town hall with all members present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Bills were read and allowed for February including salaries, street lights, power, coal, printing, and supplies. Election judges and clerks for the March 30 1942 municipal election were appointed. Motion to adjourn carried.
Iowa advances a statewide drive to immunize 10 percent of children under five before May 1 Child Health Day. Officials frame the effort as part of a wartime goal to eradicate smallpox and diphtheria, urging prompt action to protect coastal evacuees and reduce Iowa as a disease harbor.
For the first time in U S military history chiropractors are classified by the War Department under new army regulations. They must hold a diploma from an accredited chiropractic school and be licensed. Suggested assignment: Medical Dept. Many chiropractors already enlisted. postwar draws to career in service. The International Chiropractors Assn. offers free services to the military for the war’s duration.
War conditions push farm families to reuse fats and oils by making soap at home. The practice helps relieve shortages as Americans adapt, using available resources to maintain daily life without official shortages.
Dr Butler team sparked a small stir with a Center street speed demonstration before repairs to a buggy delayed their return to Clermont. The item also notes relocations, medical trips, visits, and family moves including Bakeman family plans to Huron South Dakota and Schori/Knudtson house changes on Pleasant street.
The Elgin Farm Fire Association holds its annual meeting at the Elgin town hall on Saturday after noon March 7 at 2:00 to elect officers for the coming year and conduct other business as needed. Sven Blockhus, Sec’y.
The report notes cornstalk fields will be seeded to legumes next spring while pastures are identified as the best places to apply lime during the winter months.
Metal and building material shortages should spur repairs of current equipment rather than buying new machinery or building anew. The emphasis is on extending life of existing assets to offset supply gaps and costs.
Dorothy Broz and Clarence McDonald are pictured together on New Year’s Eve. McDonald confessed to shooting Broz in a downtown Chicago theatre balcony. Attorney Donald D. Rogers sought more time for defense planning while Asst. State’s Attorney Leslie Curtis stated that an insanity defense will be opposed.
March field notes advise raking mulch from strawberry beds but leaving it in rows for cleaner berries. The pig crop depends on sow feeding with ample grains, proteins like tankage and soybean meal, minerals and water. Water is cheap yet milk production drops without adequate water in the diet. Farm labor will be scarce this summer. Iowa farmers should adopt efficient methods to raise grain yields for additional war production.
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