Letter From E J Halverson From San Diego Wartime Diary
San Diego correspondent E J Halverson writes of a wartime population surge, housing relief, and vibrant plant life at Consolidated Aircraft. He notes labor shortages, wartime travel by wounded sailors, and minimal comforts balanced by optimism. He mentions California attitudes toward Japanese expulsion, cost of living, and a move to 4059 Mason Street North.
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San Diego
Calif
Elgin
Iowa
Rich
U. S
Monona
McGregor
Navy
Martin Geske
Clayton County
Esterbrook
California
Bowers
Consolidated Aircraft
Clermont
E. J. Halverson
Mason St
North
Book Week Boosts Elgin Library Celebration
Elgin Library marks Book Week from November 14 to 20 with a silver anniversary, urging use of the library during the week. The program features new books across adult and juvenile sections, including titles by Smith Otley Taylor Davenport and Pendleton, plus biographies of Revere and Lincoln. The library is open Saturdays 2 to 4 for browsing.
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Elgin Public Library
Brooklyn
Smith
New
Otley
Taylor
Davenport
Tokyo
Lawson
Doolittle
China
Pendleton
Trumbull
Navy
Glick
O'Hara
Flicka
Paul Revere
Beard
Holling
America
Africa
Gatti
God
Jones
Abraham Lincoln
Anlaiis
Lincoln
Remembering George Vaughn and a new arrival
George Vaughn recovering from influenza with steady improvement after illness. Mr and Mrs Edwin Krueger celebrate the birth of a daughter named Lillian Lavanda, born October 28 and weighing 8 pounds. Transfers show Mel Kohler sold his Main Street home to Ina Kohler, with Herbert and George Falk, Harold Greenley, Louis Klingman and John Yenney returning from Fayette.
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George Vaughn
Edwin Krueger
Miss
Lillian Lavanda
Mel Kohler
Main Street
Ina Kohler
Herbert
George Falk
Harold Greenley
Louis Klingman
John Yenney
Fayette
Glenn Olson Expands New Machine Store Facility
Glenn Olson began work on an 18 by 60 foot addition to his new machine store building. The expansion will create an office, parts and workshop area with a basement housing a heating plant for both units. Postville Herald reports Jack Russell caused an injury to P. T. Dale Shulz of Humboldt during high school physical training.
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U. S
Red Cross
California
Elgin
Glenn Olson
Postville Herald
P. T. Dale Shulz
Humboldt
Jack Russell
Pipe Dreams and Jokes Highlight Late Sumner Gazette
A column of old jokes and anecdotes from Richs “Pipe Dreams” section in the Sumner Gazette headlines local quips. It notes a housing shortage touch in Chadwick Iowa, a box office half ticket gag, and wartime humor, ending with a dedication ceremony for a Sumner high school athletic field named after Thomas J Durant after 35 years of service.
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Thomas J. Durant
Sumner High School
H. K. Bennett
Des Moines
State Department of Public Instruction
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Elgin Echo
R. P. Strauch
Fayette County
Owa
Lindberg
Ocean
of Water
Minnesota
Pacific
EE Elgin Library
Echo-Enterprise
Elgin, Iowa
Pipe Dreams
Gee Double
You Bee
Sumner Gazette
Rao
Chadwick
Lanark
Mrs. Grieber
Esquire
Time Magazine
Jessie M. Parker
Schol
John Thompson
Milo
Thompson
Elen Slate Bank
Rps
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
OIL Company
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