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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1919
Page
7
A report from Decorah Public Opinion notes revival meetings last week yielded about 47 conversions, mainly young high school students. The piece also mentions local college prospects and a soldier's letter from Europe, detailing Shelling on the St. Mihiel and Argonne fronts and a hoped return home by June.
Captain Robert J. Service, income tax expert of National City Bank, spoke at a Rotary Club luncheon at the Hotel Adelphia. He outlined new tax rates and exemptions, noting an excess profits tax on incomes over 5000 dollars and a big example tax of 24 million 943 thousand dollars on a 52 million dollar income. He described depreciation allowances and an inventory basis for relief, urging taxpayers to file statements on current market values.
Soldier George Leuchtenmacher writes from Camp Merritt on March 19 1919 describing plans to move to Camp Dodge possibly discharge, changes since France, a possible New York trip, furlough request, and thanks to the Red Cross. He mentions finances clothes and awaiting orders, sending money, and sending regards to family. He notes potential reporting to a local board in South Dakota and fond memories of Hoboken reception.
Hoover calls for clothing donations to aid liberated European countries facing shortages. He notes many indoors due to lack of clothes and cites newborns in Serbia wrapped in paper. The final shipment date is Monday March 31. readers should deliver or notify the Red Cross.
Rev. T Cleworth, recently discharged from the army after five months service, resigns from Grace Methodist to take charge at Ridgeway. He served three overseas months, returned for Christmas with his parents, aided as home service secretary of the Red Cross, and will preach at Ridgeway next Sunday. Reader audience praised his preaching. Oelwein Journal.
Two thousand bushels of hard yellow corn offered for sale inquire at mill or store Weibel and Thoma clients Mr and Mrs Herbert Dummermuth return from wedding trip visiting Patterson families near Clinton Missouri Patterson farms 200 and 600 acres Wheat and corn main crops warm weather and growing conditions Dummermuth to farm Eddie Conner place south of town L C Bakeman reports warm California weather from Huron South Dakota Spring bulb list available gladiolus dahlias iris wilies peonies E T Scott Clermont Iowa
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