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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
2
A jumble of syndicated quips, local weather notes, and yoked humor reflects midcentury newspaper chatter. Bruce Barton quotes mix with Pat Langsdale forecasts predicting a September frost, farmers hoping for dry spells, and light lines about college, poker, and double lives.
Miss Mavis Lorraine Durscher and Herbert Conner Dummermuth wed in a candlelight ceremony at Clermont Lutheran Church on August 25. The event featured a large reception for 150 guests, detailed bridal party attire, music, and a trip to Clear Lake before settling on the O'Brien farm. Guests from Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis attended.
A chaplain separated from his company on Guadalcanal spent three days and two nights wandering between camps. By day he hid and by night he crept toward lights, believing many approaching camps were Japanese. On the third night a camp-light moment prompts him to declare, I am back among Christians again, a Hawkeye Beacon anecdote.
Insurance Department documents certify Fidelity and Surety Insurance and Accident and Health Insurance firms in Iowa until April 1, 1944. Certificates list assets and liabilities figures from 1942 and 1943, signed by Commissioner Chas R Fischer. A historical mine note reports Luther College Old Main cornerstone finds in Decorah revealing church and college documents.
Elgin Canning Co. began corn canning for the 1918 season last Thursday and kept a steady run until today when workers were paused for the fair. Leota Phillips leaves for Camp Dodge nurses training next week, Boies Capper returns from Camp Pike as an 82nd Lieutenant, and Lieut J H Bower heads veterinary training at Camp Lee. Mrs Eleanor S Williams named Judge Advocate of the American Legion Auxiliary at Sioux City. Neighbors rescue 32 sheep from the swollen Turkey River island near Auburn. No casualties.
Garden color notes describe blending green hues for garden supports and props to reduce visual impact on vegetation. Railway era experiments mention wind sails on trains and 309 acres shocked by railroad workers, earning over $100. Lawyer Don Burlington, ex state rep, becomes Navy lieutenant.
Investigation by the Factory Inspection Division found dermatitis remains the most disabling occupational illness in industry. In many cases faulty personal hygiene and improper washing practices contributed to the ailment.
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