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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1942
Page
4
Iowa State College agr engineers and plant pathologists showcase new seed cleaning and treating equipment on a traveling display across the state. Emergency Crop and Feed Loan aid is offered to orchardists damaged by November 1940 cold weather to replant rather than clear land.
Iowa farm guidance covers seeding and pruning times for rape and iris beds, recommendations to burn iris leaves if borers appear, anticipated higher egg prices in 1942, need for pasture and hay to support livestock, a 200 million bushel 1942 demand for industrial alcohol corn, favorable price guarantees for soybeans and flax, weed control for marsh cress and cinquet oil, and A M Weibel’s weekend trip to Chicago to visit his children.
Noblesville Indiana reports that Royal Rothes a 14 month old purebred Shorthorn bull recently named supreme champion at Perth Scotland arrives via undisclosed route to Conner Prairie Farm near Noblesville. The bull fetched 13333 dollars highest price. Previous Perth champions Calrossie Mercury and Calrossie Prince Peter also moved to American buyers in 1939 and 1940 respectively.
The map shows India’s rich raw materials including oil cotton iron gold silver manganese and lead as a target for the Axis. Japan seeks a foothold in Burma while Britain plans Cripps offers to spur Indian resistance against the invader.
A Malayan mother on a Singapore street expresses grief beside the body of her child after a Japanese bomb fragment struck during one of the final raids before the city fell. The image captures the tragedy of wartime street casualties and the human cost of occupation.
The Iowa Liquor Commission informs Reverend Nelson X Price of Sioux City that no new liquor stores will be opened during the current emergency. In 1941 and 1942, Baker Lumber of Decorah posted a consistent bowling score of 2853, finishing fourth in both tournaments with nearly identical team rosters.
A jumble of home improvement pitches covers repairs for poultry ranges and sanitarian runways plus ads urging use of Martin-Senour paints and asphalt waterproofing. Light jokes about hats and Noah mix with sales lines and defense bond reminders in a dated, sensationless miscellany.
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