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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1942
Page
1
A rambling column sketches vivid symptoms of a hangover as if from aliquids and days, detailing burning eyes, sour stomach, cold chills, and body aches. The piece shifts to quirks about fashion, local merchants, and a casual remark on priorities and rationing.
A remark about cuffs on his pants challenges assumptions of unpatriotic stance, noting he may have bought them five years ago and not recently changed views. The item reads as a brief, reflective quotation rather than a report.
May 20 marked the fiftieth wedding anniversary of C Theo Schmid and wife at Pleasant street. Entries note Mrs A Olson visiting Forest Lake, Mrs Ben Schori's illness, doctors consulting, A M Weibel’s Montana trip, C B Kniel opening a Bowen shop, Warren Harrington seeking medical help in Iowa City, Lew Groth resuming bank work after illness, a frost on Wednesday, a pre nuptial shower for Ida Nydegger, her upcoming marriage to Don Cummings, and Mrs J D Shaffer fracturing a rib.
A Fisher Body war production drive displays a portrait of General MacArthur with the pledge Me Too, Mac inscribed across it. The poster promises every worker on the production line will support the man at the beside line. It was erected as a permanent display in all Fisher Body plants.
Morris Amundson writes from McClelan Field California on May 16 describing sunny but cool weather after rain since March 23. He details trips to Oakland and hopes for Seattle runs, compares living at Tent City to Ft Warren, notes desire to own a Jeep, and mentions meeting Clarence Doty among Iowa folks while stating his mission to keep the convoy rolling.
A. E. Del Smith declares his candidacy for member of the Fayette county board of supervisors with a term starting January 1, 1943. He states the decision is subject to the will of Republican voters at the June 1, 1942 primary.
Wilford Clark declares candidacy for Fayette County attorney subject to Republican primary voters decision on June 1. The statement appears in the Elgin Echo with Clark seeking the party nomination.
George L. Scott runs in Fayette County for the Republican primary on June 1 seeking renomination as state representative from the 71st district. The campaign centers on local issues and Scott's prior tenure. He faces other Republican challengers in the race.
Sam Higgins of Zwingle parked in front of the courthouse and sheriff’s office in Maquoketa when a tire was stolen in broad daylight recently.
Brigadier General James H. Doolittle sits in the War Department showing optimism about a potential second U S Army bomber foray from Shangri la air base. He led the Tokyo raid and other Japanese city strikes and hints at an encore to keep the enemy airborne.
Attention Guernsey breeders District 1 Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association will hold a judging school and field day on Wednesday June 17 at D R Witter s Distant View Farm McGregor The program includes cattle judging at 10 a m a basket dinner at noon contests music and short talks by field representative C B Finley and Company Agent McWilliams Counties in district 1 are Allamakee Bremer Clayton Chickasaw Fayette Howard and Winneshiek
A historic wood burning locomotive and mail car, similar to a 1857 railroad engine, was shown at the Villa Louis opening in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. The Hannibal to St Joseph run at 50 mph demonstrated dispatch speed, and the mail clerk’s need to sort mail led to pigeon holes later used in railway mail cars. The exhibit featured Locomotive No 35, a mail car, and Pullman No 9.
The article notes the incubator used for hatching chickens was known to ancient Egyptians, indicating early poultry technology and animal husbandry practices in the Nile civilization.
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