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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1943
Page
1
A collection of quips on quirky ideas and social quirks from an old era. It notes improvised uses for plastic plates in Illinois, a judge’s harsh bread theft case, a prefabricated Belleville home mishap, and humorous lines about laziness and social mores. The tone is satirical and reflective of bygone daily snippets.
A humorous clip shows two men peering over a high fence, joking that the scene resembles a nudist camp as they cannot tell if it is men or women. The banter shifts to a couple by the fire and a quip about life ending, California dreams, and a thief who misreads a cemetery car as owned by the dead.
Mr and Mrs Carl Blockhus reside at town edge with three sons in service. He advocates a public sale of farm interests after selling the farm as he cannot manage it with the boys away. Mr and Mrs H D Yack and Serene traveled to Miles and Sabula to visit relatives Frahm. Mrs John Bower and Helen visited Camp Lee Virginia and Columbus Ohio. Freddie Grimm ill with appendicitis and operated on at Postville hospital.
A. D. Ferguson, owner of a Gra ham department store building, was struck by a metal eave spout Monday at 4 30 PM. The nose was badly damaged and stitched, with 15 to 20 stitches needed. Ferguson left hospital against advice and later wandered streets, joking about Hitler. He and Jim Van Sickle were repairing the eaves when the spout fell.
The Strawberry Point creamery sends most of its received cream to New York and produces only local butter. Cream is trucked to Dubuque, frozen, then shipped by rail. The plant says profits are higher and labor saved.
A playful look at the classifieds scene inviting readers to post trade and sale notes. The piece hints at the bustling exchange within the community, noting how readers can place short notices to buy or sell goods and services.
The Fayette County Iowa Auditor announces a public sale of school fund lands on October 28, 1943 at 1:30 PM at the County Court House West Union. Described parcels include portions of Sections 26 04 74 0 and 26 84 76 1 2 and 26 24 7 20 and 35 94 73 1 2 in Township 94 North Range 7 West. Terms: cash or one third down with up to ten years credit at 4 percent, payable at the County Treasurer. Sealed official seal. Hazel Gehring County Auditor.
Notice of Public Sale of School Fund Bands lists parcels in Fayette County Iowa under Code 1939 Section 4473. It references the northeast quarter of Section 35 and related quarters, with details on acreage and location near the Fifth Principal Meridian. The notice is dated October 28, 1943, and signed by Hazel Gehring with a seal.
Fayette county Republican women plan a meeting in the Legion dining room at the courthouse on Thursday October 14 for a picnic lunch and business session. President Mrs C H Williamson urges all precinct chairmen to attend and invites every woman interested in the party to bring one covered dish for the luncheon.
Brainard Items Tsage Grimes of West Union spent last Thursday in the Joe Peters home. Dinner guests Sunday in the William Nutting home included Geo Boyle family E R Nutting daughters Sidney Nutting Melvin Nutting Kenneth Kjosa Ben Oran Nutting and Frank Lyon alongside Glen Boyer and Annie Appelman. They gathered at the Howard Boyle home for Sunday.
Clermont resident Mrs Wm Nutting visited the Frank Lyon home last Wednesday. Families and friends traveled to Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Sunday. Willis Lyon has been ill lately. Mrs Robert Kerr spent Monday with Chas Peters. Mrs E R Nutting was a dinner guest Friday. John Rutledge was taken to West Union hospital Friday. Mrs Marshall Helms and Peggy and Bob visited Cleve Erhardt Sunday. Jimmy Nutting, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Nutting, was suddenly taken ill Monday morning and is under doctor care. Guests in Jim Bartlett’s Sunday included Mrs Babe Pierce of West Union and Mrs Wm Sullivan.
The Elgin Study Club met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs Augusta Schori. In the absence of the president Mrs Gladys Schori presided. Mrs Mildred Habeger spoke on Alaska and the Aleutians and Mrs Verna Mosby spoke on Iceland and Greenland. Delegates to the Cedar Rapids district meeting were named. Sunshine committee chair Irene Kiple was announced. Next meeting set for Mrs Marie Muehlerhalter home on Tuesday evening October 26.
The Progress Club met Monday evening with Erma Jane Wilson. Two reports were given, Our No 1 Ace Comes Home by Mae Anderson and Mike Moran's Men by Elma Christen. Florence Hoth and Edna Hunsberger were appointed delegates to Cedar Rapids for the district convention on Oct 20 and 21. Next meeting is Oct 25 with Edna Hunsberger.
Readers are reminded of the John P. Duff sale Friday afternoon. The farm sits 3 miles south of the Andrew Yearous corner and is a closing out sale as the property is sold. The listing includes 124 head of livestock.
Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Howard Boyle hosted a Sunday dinner honoring Corp Kenneth Barker of Utah and Tommy Barker in the Navy at Farragut Idaho. Guests included Laverna Meyer Madison Wis and multiple local families from Waterloo West Union Boyer Barker Appelman and others. Also present were Mrs Frieda Etter Dorothy Reuben Howard and Lew Grover. Pvt. Lowell Goode and baby of Fort Sill Oklahoma visited the Leo Boleyn home Monday with Mr and Mrs Harry Baldwin.
Donna of Waterloo visited Lew Grover and Mrs Dilla Baldwin. Baldwin hosted Sunday dinner with Chas Feller, Leslie Cooley, Earl Cooley, Emma Bunting, Henry Feller and Gladys. Mae Anderson visited Geo Anderson in West Union. P J Anderson visited Anderson home with Mae returning home. O H Larson hosted dinner for Ivan and Ione Torkelson and others as Highland Lutheran confirmands were noted.
Iowa farm grain stocks show corn at 107,724,000 bushels, 92 percent below eight years earlier and 3 percent under the 1932-41 average, with feed wheat on hand nearly matching 1943 production. Oats on Oct 1 total 150,050,000 bushels, vs 171,220,000 a year prior and the ten year Oct 1 average of 147,257,000 bushels.
A plan to produce bobbie pins and hairpins described as necessary feminine items will increase output in 1044 AP era. The note suggests selling through a Want Ad to reach buyers.
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