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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
1
The notice outlines rates for Foreign Display, Local Display, lines or words with advance payment, plus a 9n per word surcharge for the first insertion. It notes that In Memoriam and Resolutions of Respect cards, church society and school notices with admission charged, and obituary poetry follow regular advertising dates on Thursday March 30, 1944.
A farmer meeting speaker warned that two bushels of corn could yield enough alcohol to make seven pounds of rubber, noting Germany diversified with local alcohol plants. He claimed no feeding loss from the process, urged farmers to press the Washington delegation, and mocked inflation fears. The column mixes war notes with humor on aluminum bathing suits, taxation, and a mother paying the last baby installment at a credit store.
A candidate from Fayette County seeks Republican primaries for the state House seat, urging support in the June elections. The message reflects local party activity and intent to run in the next legislature.
From the March 27, 1919 Echo files: Will Butikofer returns home from Camp Gordon after discharge while Lew Christ travels to Milwaukee to hear the Great Lakes Naval Band and plans to see his brother Cliff who serves in the band. H H Gilbertson finds a 10 pound carp after floodwaters. Dan Sutter comes home from Camp Dodge with discharge.
Eighteen months after their wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dummer muth returned Saturday from their wedding trip. They visited Eldred Patterson and wife and Wilbur Patterson and family, who reside near Clinton Missouri. McKohler owns a Ford sedan bought last Tuesday.
Lydia Elizabeth Kerr born April 18 1893 on a Highland County farm moved to Elgin area and educated at Upper Iowa and Iowa State Teachers College. She taught in Sioux City and Waterloo for years at Kingsley School and was active in First Methodist church and choir. Survived by siblings and nineteen nieces and nephews with four in armed forces. funeral at Alyria church with Rev J C Warton and burial beside the cemetery.
Lindsay A Grimes 71 longtime Fayette county public servant died March 19 at his West Union home after a stroke on August 6 1939 He served as county recorder resigning due to illness Born Indiana June 15 1872 he moved to Fayette county as a child Survived by widow Emma Wegmiller four daughters and one son Sgt Glen Grimes in the army medical corps four brothers and one sister Funeral held in West Union with Mason lodge rites at the cemetery
Tam expresses gratitude for kindnesses during illness and hospital confinement. Thanks friends for cards letters gifts which eased troubles. Signed Mrs Ed Boyle. Let freedom ring on Uncle Sam's cash register Buy U S Defense Bonds and Stamps.
SEMPLE complete at year end transfer totals to Form 1040F and finish your return. It also serves as a complete profit and loss record of the farm operation. Sold by The Echo Enterprise Elgin 10WA.
Local transfers recorded in two weeks ending March 24 show Burke to Bennett for 1075 dollars covering multiple Clermont lots. Falk to Capper for one dollar on property in Elgin. Mattocks to Nydegger for one dollar on sections in Sofhy and Sofhy 6-93-7. Larson to Staff for 2000 dollars including multiple lots and portions. Erickson administrator to Groth administrator for 12879 dollars on land described with school site exclusion and tract in 5-94-7.
The Elgin Braunch Red Cross reports a chapter quota over subscription at 135 percent and thanks solicitors social clubs and auxiliary groups including the Social Hour Club Elgin Chapter O E S United Service Women American Legion Auxiliary Handy Hands Club and Ladies Study Club. Max Thoma chairman urges families to invest beyond 10 percent of income in War Bonds every payday.
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