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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1943
Page
1
A brief church and school notices section lists memoriam cards and resolutions of respect. It notes admission may be charged for public notices and obituaries in the regular advertising column of the newspaper.
Rich sends a Merry Christmas message to servicemen overseas from Shurspray on Thanksgiving, hoping for better times and safer holidays next year. The column weaves in radio ads, local notes in Clermont and Elgin, and a mix of jokes, letters, and opinions about advertising.
An Illinois reader notes the county over-subscribed its war chest quota with communities Clermont and Clermont township Elgin Pleasant Valley Wadena and Illyria township exceeding their targets. A streetcar scene. a man jokes about dimes and ninety nine more to come as visitors recall Thanksgiving humor and school bean jokes.
In the Echo files from November 21 1918 Frank Boyle recovering from a mild fin illness. Albert Schori visited Waterloo for business. Mrs Bertha Mealey returned from Fairbank where she nursed at E A Weibel's home as the flu spread through the family. Mrs Frank Greenley replaced her in Fairbank. Lime Springs resident Guy Whitford recovering after appendicitis surgery.
Mrs Augusta Stake Johnson 73 died November 11 1943 after a lingering illness at her Marion township farm. Funeral services were held Sunday November 14 at 1 30 pm at the family home and 2 pm at Marion Lutheran church with Rev S J Strandford officiating. She was born May 31 1870 in Varmland Sweden and came to Clayton county at age 9. She married Nicholas Johnson March 24 1898 and they lived on the family farm until their deaths. Burial beside her husband in the adjoining cemetery. Flower bearers and casket bearers were local neighbors and friends. She and her husband raised five children. Their long life together mirrored similar deaths between them two years and five months apart.
A widow on a long illness mourns her mother in law and notes three daughters Alma Ida Nora and three other relatives. She lists siblings and grandchildren, thanks neighbors and friends for kindness after the death, funeral assistance, flowers, and contributions to the church. Names include Anton Peterson Philip Leuchtenmacher George Larson and Maria Stake.
War Ration Book 4 exchanges may be made among family members living together under one roof. Late applicants should contact their legal board and present War Ration Book 13. Expiration date to be announced later. loose stamps are not valid.
Lavila Mae Learn and LaVerne Schneider married in a double ring ceremony at the Little Brown Church Nashua on Saturday Nov 20. Rev Hanscom officiated with attendants Betty Ann Schneider and Howard Learn. The couple wore coordinated attire and carried carnations as flower arrangements. A candle light wedding supper followed at the bride’s home.
The article notes a wedding with red, white, and blue decor and a three tier cake, hosting family members. It also describes a Sheldon incident where a stalled car on train tracks was saved when Mrs. Wright signaled a train to stop and officials pushed the auto clear without damage.
Local transfers reported by YW Rogers abstract cover two weeks ending November 19, 1943. Huldah Miller Schutte and husband sell Lot 5 Block 16 Clermont to Grace Miller Simék for $1.00. Herman G. Rolfs sells Lot 12 NE 5-94-7 and B12 SE and E 10a SW SE 32-9557 to Katie R. Rolfs for $1.00. Melvin Nelson and wife transfer Und: 1-2 Lots T and 8 Block 15 Clermont to Marvin Davies for $1.00. Elgin Ladies Cemetery Assn transfers S 1-2 of Lot 3 1st Add. Elgin Cemetery to Jacob Pfister for $12.00.
Wale Bockes of Grundy Center saves time by shelling corn the day after harvesting. He shells work from the field one day and brings it to market the next, illustrating a quick turnaround in farm operations.
The notice lists ration periods for Class A through C with end dates in early 1944, tire and commercial vehicle rules, gasoline All A coupons reduced to 3 gallons, and B and C coupons to 2 gallons. It outlines fuel oil, sugar, green stamps, brown stamps, and shoe coupons, with dates through January 1944 and a 30 day notice for a No 18 airplane stamp.
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