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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1943
Page
1
The piece critiques the OPA and wartime bureaus, arguing for trimming non essentials and cutting red tape. It laments overspending and calls for a businesslike approach, urging young men to prepare for public service and to let returning soldiers lead the postwar cleanup.
Fragmentary note discusses time and extra pay, suggests stepping to a bank or post office and staying in a wet end. Mentions E E and hints at trying new routine but lacks coherent events or names.
In the Echo files dated November 14 1918 Mrs Etn Baechler welcomed a baby girl while Elkader schools remained closed for three weeks due to influenza Edith Keiser resumed teaching in Elkader after a layoff Balz Kamm rented a farm near West Union and plans fall plowing and corn harvest Marie Falb filled in at Wilson school south of town for Marguerite Grether as she recovers George Vaughn has recovered enough from influenza to be up and about in town
The Edward Johnson family hosted dinner at Elmer Nelson’s home while Thelma Lyngass visited Bert Lyngans. Jens Johnson stayed with Willard Martin, and Ole Peterson with Clara and Myrtle joined Oscar Lind for Sunday. The Willard Martin family visited Glen Nygaard and Willard Martin’s guests celebrated Darlene Reierson’s birthday. Lavanda Olson stayed with grandfather Anton Skaren at Marshalltown hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lottie Amundson hosted at Ames Olson’s home. Several gatherings occurred at the Martin, Johnson, and Reierson households with numerous family members visiting throughout the week.
A worker complained of headaches and blind spots due to no color contrast between black shoes and black finishing machines. The manufacturer directed the operator to choose contrasting colors from the paint shop and repaint the machine. After sharp color contrasts were established, the personal injury rate fell by nearly 70 percent.
The only ancient library found intact was at Herculaneum and contained about 1800 volumes.
Allen Kline of Ton county travels to England at OWI request to address audiences across the British Isles representing American agriculture. Ben Grimmins of Grundy Center debuts a faster two row corn husker, selling surplus corn as soon as shelled. Cedar Rapids plant handles processing after husking. Halloween wheel incident in Lamoni ends with the wheel returned by a night marshal. Anamosa pair enjoy their first plane ride Indianapolis to Chicago. Sones aged 85 and 81. Dotseth’s pigs eat concrete while building a hog house. OWA reunion reunites F. O. Safford and son Erwin after 42 years in Washington state and near Detroit. Calmar hunter Joseph Sehneberger, 85, still hunts pheasants with his son Hugo. Corning insurance suit against Patrick J. Ryan stops after his reappearance in Great Bend. Ralph Railback’s shoe repair shop closes briefly to catch up on work. Harry Avery and Bob Dyson train Blackie the dog in Emmetsburg.
A lively collage covers tricks by a trained camel or performer in fixed attire, a finger loss report from a corn elevator mishap, wartime film photos in local theaters, a pheasant crash incident near Northwood injuring Mrs Woods, cigar shortages driving Lake Mills smokers to pipes, and a humorous tale of a delivery horse adapting to a new DDT milk schedule with farmer John Arnhalt and horse Mac.
The report notes the Western hemisphere covered about 70 percent of its rice needs a decade ago and 1942 saw an estimated Amerikas surplus of about 14,000,000 bushels amid rising cultivation. It also records a decline in occupied Indian pueblos in New Mexico from 29 in 1868 to 18 today, with Laguna Pueblo as a post-Spanish founding exception.
A new scientific discovery presents urea treated wood that can be twisted like rope and bent like steel while retaining the hardness of steel, promising a versatile construction and manufacturing material for future engineering applications.
The 67 year old Leatherneck recruit E McManua recently finished boot camp training at Parris Island, South Carolina where he earned the expert pistol badge.
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