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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1943
Page
2
A reflective column compares school against wartime work, arguing school remains essential to a better America. It blends observations on trees and poetry with a call to persevere in learning while supporting the war effort. Primary and eighth grade notes show classroom activities and student projects, including flowers, painting, and book selections.
The manual training boys are making lamps trellis what-not shelves pedestals and morise and tendon joints. The last two of these and to square a joint are required.
In this week’s junior news the class plans to choose a play and begin practices once the cast is selected. They also discuss rings to be chosen later and note upcoming tryouts. In Who's Who, Geraldine Butikofer is highlighted as a stylish senior turning 17 soon with a Jan 17 birthday.
Local chatter opens with expressions from residents and notes on a recent out of town game versus Arlington ending 38 to 18. Campfire Girls host a weiner roast at a guardian’s home. Birthday calendar lists October birthdays for Dawson, Martin, Benson, Little, and others. Alumni updates show graduates from 1942 moving to homes, Navy service, and postings. muskrat abundance reported in Iowa fur bearers.
Brainard items recount numerous visits and dinners among residents. Mrs Kerr and children spent Friday in the Chas Peters home. Mr and Mrs Babe Pierce called at the Wm Sullivan home last Thursday. E R Nutting and Wm Nutting and George Boyle were dinner guests in the F W Lyon home. Fred Barker of Dubuque visited in Dan Craft's home Saturday through Monday. Several gatherings include Herman Boyer, Vern Boyer, Alice, Clyde Crandall, Lewis Pompelman and Tom Boyer. Others visited the Lyon and Barker households, with Davenport guests and Cresco connections noted.
EE Town and Frem announce maximum prices for quick frozen and dressed poultry with a one cent per pound increase on drawn poultry and a one cent per pound rise on dressed poultry. Effective date October 12. War Dept urges mailed Christmas packages to soldiers overseas by October 15. delay not advised.
Farmers in the midwest who sell and deliver corn to country elevators from Sept 28 through Oct 31, 1944 will be paid any increase in the ceiling price between the sale date and Nov 30. A letter from Wm J Forsythe Chief Photographer's mate recounts Italian campaign.
Synthetic rubber and plastics will be used to relieve this winter's leather shoe sole shortage. Output of rubber soles will be used in rationed shoes and for shoe repair.
Motorists are urged to endorse gas coupons immediately and not wait to buy gas. A B C D or T book holders must write their license number and state of registration on each coupon. E or R book holders should write their name and address on all coupons.
Farmers unable to obtain truck parts can seek help at the nearest Office of Defense Transportation. The ODT maintains 142 district offices nationwide, each staffed to assist with shortages and routing requests.
A maintenance specialist and a special maintenance advisory committee comprise garage and service station men, dealers, and parts suppliers. The group has a special duty to help locate needed parts and support parts supply chains.
OPA explains point values reflect supply and monthly movement. Items that move faster than scheduled get higher points, while those moving slower are reduced. This controls stock to prevent depletion and maintain steady availability.
War time notes list service members visiting home on furlough leave and reunions. Pvt Harvey Gilbertson and Melvin Boleyn are among those enjoying time with families in Clermont and area. Lt Robert Hamilton and family, and Grace Barker's two sons also featured with current postings and homecomings.
Observations indicate far fewer sweet clover weevils overwintering to attack 1943 seedlings, but farmers should not drop control efforts. Adults hibernate in ground debris near fields and begin feeding when leaves emerge, with egg-laying starting as early as April 15.
Lettuce is rarely moved from distant points because only about 25 pounds are consumed from each 28 pound crate shipped, making distribution inefficient and costly for growers and markets.
The document lists ration periods and coupon validity for 1944 including third inspection through March 31 for Class B and through Oct 31 for Class C, and fourth inspection through Nov 30 for Bulk Coupons. It notes gasoline All A coupons, tire advisories, and stamp values for sugar, meat, fats, cheese, and other items.
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