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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1942
Page
2
The Elgin High school page highlights class reports and events. Primary studies cover spring flowers and fairies, with first graders scoring 100 percent in spelling. Secondary notes include Camp Fire, church events, and a new playground mural in progress funded by donations. Senior profiles feature Paul Pulfer and Gerald Frieders, detailing clubs, plans, and birthdays.
Students ponder why Hazel carries a footetes with her on evenings out and wonder about Reuben losing his seat. Letha’s cryptic chatter in the typing room, Dale’s witty postal card from West Union, and whether Gene was struck in the eye spark guesswork. Miss Williams’s take on tongue tied talk and a camera mishap during a spelling class add to the lively high school snapshot.
Douglas Aircraft worker Bob Poulson Gilbert Roney of Santa Monics recalls building a one wheel bicycle repair shop project at age 15. He says he mastered riding the wheel in hours and used it to deliver newspapers, sometimes riding up to 85 miles daily in a humorous tale from the Echo.
In the Echo edition a reader is described as noting they saw it. The brief item emphasizes personal perception and confirms presence in the local paper’s coverage without additional details.
Wadena PTA met at the high school gym Monday evening for a business meeting and a short program. A PTA play was presented featuring several mothers and the Keen-O-Brige club hosted. awards, refreshments, and membership invitations followed. Guests included Mrs. Eiein Sotho and Mrs. Leste Séatier. residents discussed local defense aid and wartime shipments.
A guide for parents on raising a new walker. The text urges patient, understanding guidance rather than harsh rules. It notes temptations in the home and the need for space, safe supervision, and reasons over prohibitions to nurture exploration.
The neon element was identified by Sir William Ramsay and W M Travers in 1888. Neon gas emerged from Ramsay and Travers work with liquid air, yielding a new gas Ramsay named neon meaning new. The neon advertising use began later as a commercial application.
A gardening guide discusses thorough plowing and plank drag methods to prepare soil for victory gardens. It covers horse and hand cultivation, recommended row spacings, seed depth adjustments by soil type, early planting windows from April 1 to 15, and cautions against using home saved seed due to disease and weevil risk. It also names Iowa friendly potato timing and varieties, with advice to contact county agents or Better Iowa Gardens for more details.
Mrs Ted Fraser of Elm Creek Nebraska trapped a skunk in a chicken house by the tail then swung it aloft and carried it toward her husband. She held the skunk as she moved it hand to hand until her arms tired then used bailing wire to suspend it from a fence before shooting it with a gun.
Iowa State College sociologists Bryce Ryan and C Arnold A nderson say schools in Fayette and across Iowa counties must wage three battles. First keep schools humming on 25 nearly even keel to preserve learning. Second make schools help win the war by directing student time to war work and teaching how to meet wartime problems. Third and biggest, fight for a durable peace through education that continues in public forums, lectures, family discussions, letters to the editor, and all democratic media.
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