19 Oct 1944
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial is a weekly Elgin Iowa newspaper edited by R P Strauch. It is entered as second class mail matter and lists its September 1 1891 start date with the Fayette County post office under the 1862 act.
Purple and White tattler reports juniors choosing Custer's Last Stand for the November play and senior class photos taken in Waukon. Who's Who highlights 16 year old football fan Richard Kimpston. Elgin beats Arlington 20 to 6. upcoming game vs Wadena. Eighth graders enjoy comic strip fun in Sunday paper.
The report notes ink spatterings and chalk colorings done recently. Norma Charles Marlys and Shir ley all achieved 100 percent in spelling last week. The group is subscribing to the Junior Scholastic Magazine.
Second and Third Grades make Halloween decorations in art class. Mrs Archie Howard and Mrs Paul Larson visited the room last week. On Friday the class listened to the Story Hour from KXEL on the radio.
At Bonita Grover home on October 4 Norma Miller and Marlys Wenger received Train Seeker's Tank. Karalyn Falk demonstrated first aid bandages. Ruth Boleyn and Betty Larson joined the group for lunch hosted by the hostess.
Joan plans to add the changing equipment to her car as a foul. The note outlines the move amid other local sports adjustments and community traffic concerns.
The West Union room reports a lively week with health emphasis in class, art projects like cornshock men, Halloween decorations and songs, plus fire prevention study and a fire drill. They thank local girls for keeping them posted on events and mention various names in school memory games.
Social visits near Wadena include Crandalls and Askey guests at the Corkery home and Kennedy family spending time with Jim Kennedy. Football tie 20 to 20 with Clermont, United Service Women set Friday meeting. Local clergy note Sunday services at United, Presbyterian, St Joseph and Lutheran churches.
In a detailed social log, Rev. and Mrs. S J Strandford called on the Ole Loftsgard home and visited other area households including Carl Johnson, West Union residents, and Merrill Olson. Numerous guests and dinners marked a busy week with extended family and neighbors visiting for suppers and celebrations.
Local families hosted and visited over the weekend across Postville Clermont and Decorah. Residents including the Allen Anderson family Marian Eiver son Rex Medberry and Henry Olson joined various gatherings with friends and relatives, dining and celebrating in homes and at Clermont.
Infant Sharon Kay Friederich daughter of Mr and Mrs John Friederich Guttenberg born Oct 9 at 1230 pm died that evening 7 pm funeral held Dickman Garnaville Tuesday Oct 10 Rev Hackbarth text Math 18 14 song Safe in the Arms of Jesus burial Guttenberg Those attending from Elgin and Elkader names listed.
In certain combat zones a soldier's shoes may last only two weeks, but in other zones they may last two months. This inequality highlights how terrain, climate, and activity influence gear longevity for troops.
England imports phosphate rock from French North Africa to revitalize agricultural land. Shipments indicate ongoing effort to boost soil nutrients and crop yields across farming regions.
A curious wartime note claims over half a million Japanese in Korea own half the cultivated land or livestock, out of a population of 22 million, illustrating an unusual economic footprint amid occupation.
A wartime message notes that about eighty percent of the life insurance industry’s male and female workforce are serving in the armed forces, reflecting broad workforce mobilization.
When a coat or suit gets soaked in rain, dry it slowly in a well ventilated room away from heat. After it is dry, brush it well to restore its fabric texture and appearance.
A brief note explains pigs can harvest their own food to gain weight and reduce labor. It also mentions Germans relying on synthetic coal production, suggesting coal shortages could impact their military machines.
Forty seven of one thousand white youths were rejected for visual defects under the selective service act, the leading cause for rejection.
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