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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
2
The Elgin High School weekly notes student response to a world crisis with responsibility and patriotic efforts. It highlights war savings drives and scrap collection, plus plans for future study. It reports on grade activities, Halloween artwork, spelling, geography, science, and history lessons, and features senior notices, club elections, and class events.
In a Tuesday game at Clermont Elgin fought hard but fell short 7 to 13 as Belknap crossed for Elgin. Boyer connected with Boleyn for the extra point while the squad showed improved play and a will to win. Alumni notes include Harold Meyer and Pvt Ephriam Roberts.
An Iowa note recalls coincidence across generations. On September 20 1918 John Mills Charles Tyson and Ed Lichtenberg from Storm Lake were called to service in World War I. In September 1942 their sons Mills Bob Tyson and Virgil Lichtenberg likewise were called to service in World War II. The Mills live at Lakeside the Tysons in Los Angeles and the Lichtenbergs in Alta.
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