This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
3
Agnes Paulson is named local editor and sail master at the Clermont Iowa post office in Fayette County under the 1852 act. She is listed as a member of the Iowa Press Association and the Editorial Association.
The report outlines mail ballot round trips to Iowans overseas with days required for each region, notes 66 days until the June 5 election, and confirms a 44-day maximum mail time with 22 days leeway. It covers Iowa State Guard patches, summer encampment plans, enlistment needs, and a strong call to bolster ranks amid draft losses. It also previews state party conventions for selecting delegates to Chicago and discusses prospects for an instructed GOP delegation, Roosevelt support, and war bond drive outcomes in Pocahontas and Worth counties.
The 780 quota and Winnebago county, each hitting 202 percent of their targets, will receive captured German rifles as rewards. Chairman Clark praised Iowa's record and thanked the public for the fourth war loan campaign. A light political misstep story notes lieutenant governor nomination papers swapped between senators as a prank.
Last Thursday March 23 the annual athletic banque hosted guests from boys and girls basketball teams cheerleaders teachers and special guests Staff Sgt and Mrs Kurth and Jean. Richard Crowe led the program with speeches by Loyce Erickson Laver Stumme Bertha Olson Danny Rounds and Father Peters. Helen Abel wrote a poem about the season. Certificates were presented by Mr Ressler and a West Union theater party followed to see Destination Tokyo. The Commercial Club hosted a chicken dinner for high school boys on March 21 and two films were shown this week a Chaplin comedy and Blame It All on Love from Hotpoint. The senior class play is set for April 18. Primary News Sandra Larson celebrated her birthday March 21 and Carlton Krueger returned after five weeks with measles. We enjoyed a school movie Wednesday morning.
Students prepared moving pictures titled Letters as their English project. On Thursday both grades wrote letters to soldiers sailors and others. Fifth and sixth graders held a spelling match with Lorraine Kittleson winning. Thor Hanson from Pomeroy visited the school last week.
Grand Meadow residents hosted and visited relatives across several towns from Thursday to Sunday. Hospital stays, nurse training, and family gatherings are noted. a local school was closed for two days and a grandmother named Mrs. John Caston passed away.
A wartime notice outlines Class A and B ration periods, fuel coupon validity, and requirements for drivers to record license numbers on gasoline coupons. It lists coupon types Ba C2 C3 E R and stamps for canning sugar and book 4 validity through 1945 with dates and board procedures.
The notice lists various food and shoe coupons with red stamps and book numbers. Expiry dates are given for each item including May 20 June 18 and April 30, with air airplane stamp and coupon details. The expiration timing is to be announced later.
Botanically a fruit, the tomato is by common usage treated as a vegetable in garden and kitchen tasks according to the United States department of agriculture.
Hitler learned his mechanized army stalled in the Russian winter while the cavalry horse remains vital to the mounted division and field artillery. The Army runs remount farms breeding horses costing 100 to 165 dollars, with four expert riders carrying on cavalry traditions. Buying War Savings Bonds and Stamps supports acquiring cavalry mounts for the U.S. Cavalry. Invest at least 10 percent of income in War Bonds. U.S. Treasury Department
Our room members are excited as they craft Easter bonnets. Roger Kist’s little brother visited last week. First grade pupils practice spelling. Seventh and Eighth Grades work on poppy posters due for judging March 21. We enjoyed the high school assembly Wednesday morning.
The guidance explains tightening faucet handles just enough to close fully without grinding the washer into the seat. It notes that dripping faucets waste water and fuel used to heat water and that leaking water can wear down the faucet seat over time.
Census data from March shows about 13 million women in the labor force, including nearly two million unemployed women seeking work. They constituted just under a quarter of the total labor force and just over a fourth of the female population.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.