17 May 1945
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
1
The Purple and White Tattler staff thanks Miss Demo, Mr Strauch, and teachers for support as the editor reflects on a year balancing classroom news and student activities. She extends best wishes to next year’s staff and notes a fond farewell to readers and contributors.
A playful excerpt promotes dyeing clothing to match outfits. It notes teens dressing mono color and suggests dyeing skirts, sweaters, socks, and even corduroy pants with two tone effects. The piece urges bold color choices and features various named dress items and color ideas.
A slang explainer lists new terms and phrases with quirky definitions. Examples include Hep Hedy Smooth Gal Curdling Terrible LW.A. I Walk Alone Jack and Jilling Moroff and Moron phrases Lets Wear Out Our Coupons Cruisin Susan Floordusting and Gravel Gertle.
A week of school picnics at Echo Valley park and Schari Falls is recounted. Sophomores and juniors sold weiners at inflated prices amid a joking black market under OPA scrutiny. The week ends with a seniors breakfast planned at Jon Frieden's woods and a brief Who's Who feature of SPH personalities.
A school page profiles three teachers Miss Hoffman Miss Dunkle and Miss Abigail Demo with birthdays education and favorites. It notes school events seniors annuals assembly picnic and a classroom atmosphere including humor and student activities.
If you want to buy something we have something to sell advertise in the Echo Enterprise.
Community events report from Gunder detail the Ladies' Aid Society and the Dorcas Society planning a church meeting on Saturday May 19 with hostesses Mesdames Rosena Anderson Mervin Anderson Mellien Loftsgard and T L Loftsgard. Numerous locals visited, attended confirmations, and shared meals and picnics across the West Union and Gunder areas.
Tuesday afternoon activities centered on visits among local families. Lois Sherman of Edgewood traveled with Kenneth Sherman, recently returned from the South Pacific, to see Elsie Sherman. Numerous locals attended a silver wedding anniversary at Clermont church. Various dinners and visits followed across the community, including stops with the Lantz and Olson families and a weekend at Maynard Lantz’s residence.
The Fayette County Iowa Board of Supervisors on May 7 1945 orders all landowners or possessor to cut burn or destroy noxious weeds on lands to prevent blooming and maturity and to keep adjoining streets safe from weed growth with specified cut dates and frequencies per Chapter 246.1 of the 1939 Iowa Code.
The Fayette County Board of Supervisors approves a weed program targeting primary noxious weeds including quack grass and Canada thistle. Landowners must adopt destruction measures within five years, and neighboring-attached roads must have weeds removed by July 20 1945, with costs assessed to landowners if ignored. Hazel Gehring, County Auditor, published notice.
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