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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
1
Rich's column notes a lack of county opposition this year and suggests voters focus on statewide races for senator, governor, and congressman. He urges turnout next Tuesday and reflects on wartime concerns, neighborly duty, and gas rationing. Mentions a charity junk pile sale benefiting the USO and local attendance at an insurance school in Charles City.
A federal order requires local freight to be moved only in carload lots. Town shipments to Elgin and Clermont will wait at the terminal freight house until about 10 tons are ready. Delays of several days occur as goods are accumulated at Chicago Des Moines Minneapolis Cedar Rapids before final delivery.
Patricia O Malley extends Wings for Carol with Carol reorganizing an air hostess service in Texas. The days are crowded yet satisfying as she balances work and social life with army doctor visitors and Grant Lowrie the radio engineer lingering near Texas. Arthur Donahue recounts Tally Ho Yankee in a Spitfire story of a Minnesota youth joining the RAF.
The Elgin WCTU hosts a local institute on Wednesday November 4 with a 3 PM program featuring Press and Publicity Soldiers and Sailors Christian Citizenship and an Alcohol on Trial play by the Clermont group. An 8 PM book review The Amazing Story of Repeal by Rev. P F Zoschke closes the day with Laura Learn presiding.
The Elgin Farmers Dairy Company installed a new cream can washer, a recent model with many advantages over the 17 year old machine, replacing the worn-out unit under a federal wartime regulation.
A wiring short last Thursday morning caused a car fire damaging Gruver’s vehicle beyond repair. Police and fire crews responded as the interior and body suffered extensive damage.
The district Boy Scout and Cub Scout meeting was held at West Union on Monday evening. A pot-luck supper was served at 6:30 followed by group singing. Present from Elgin included Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schori and family, Mrs. Elmer Pinney and children, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Wolf and children, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Torkelson, Ivan and Dean, Mrs. Norris Capper and Lloyd, Mrs. Donald Gilson and Darwin, Bobby Boyle, Lavern Lyon, James Bradfield, Mahlon Lantz and Bobby Boleyn.
W H Elwell of McGregor caught a rare gar from the Mississippi River weighing 10 pounds and measuring 35 inches in length. The capture highlights an unusual specimen for northern waters.
The Wartime Publishing Short Course for Iowa newspapers will be held in Iowa City Friday and Saturday. Sponsored by the University School of Journalism and the Iowa Press Assn, the program includes speakers from northeast Iowa such as Dick Westerfield West Union and R. P. Strauby Elgin. J. Alvin Druyer, formerly of Elkader and now at Prairie du Chien, will participate.
Em Holzer, Elgin’s milkman, says he has driven more than 125000 miles in the last 20 years with his milk truck. He typically made two trips daily, totaling about 14600 trips. He announced plans to quit on December 1 due to a shortage of help.
Mrs C L Huisinga and Rev and Mrs F Lehr of Aplington visited here. Huisinga spent the day with her ill mother Mrs Mary Keiser who is improving but still bedridden. The Lehrs also visited the Rev Zoschke home during the trip.
A civic appeal urges all voters to go to the polls on November 3 and cast informed ballots. The message links voting with victory, peace, judgment, and duty, noting the public duty to support the war effort and those fighting for freedom, calling for intelligent, loyal action on the home front.
Transfers within two weeks ending Oct 23 1942 show Carl A G Hackmann and Amelia to Glennie A Howard a WD for 30 dollars covering lots 8 and 10 in Hackmanns Addition Elgin. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co to Joseph H Wander and Elsa C Wander WD for 1 dollar for land described as W 1 2 SW and all W of road in S 1-2 SE SW 33-95-7.
Mr and Mrs Steve Miletich of Albia who came from Yugoslavia 37 years ago have given their fifth son Frank 35 to the armed service of the United States. Four brothers including Frank are in the Navy and brother Milton is in the Army.
A St Paul letter notes missing a recent Echo issue for 38 years. The writer asks for an extra copy and mentions winter weather with snow and a cold north wind. The note references Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps and a Civil War musket turned into metal scraps at Waverly by the Higanchett family.
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