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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
4
Iowa reports lead in chickens at 80 million and gains in hogs and corn. Growth in 1942 yields and wartime goals push farmers to adopt efficient practices, curb oats feeding to dairy cows, and curb rat outbreaks while boosting soybeans and grain production across counties and years.
War Production Board limits on clothing trim and yardage aim to conserve scarce textiles. Describes suit dimensions, reduced dyes, blended fabrics, and shifts to rayon and cotton use to meet military needs. Homemakers urged to reuse garments, read labels, and buy only essential items to keep prices down and quality up. Also notes a letter from Pvt. Paul Babcock in Alaska and S. L. Stamy’s thrifty 27-acre Robins farm practices.
The Fayette County report for the first seven months of 1942 shows 88 percent of its war bond quota met. The county bought 1 029 686 dollars of bonds against a 1 166 550 dollar quota, 136 863 dollars short and 12 percent behind. The message urges immediate improvement, warns of possible investigations if monthly quotas lag, and calls residents to support the war effort and county credit. John F. Miller, Chairman.
A window was broken at Mrs. Merle Waechter’s Lamont home by someone seeking access. Waechter notes the door was unlocked and nothing was stolen, treating it as a joke rather than a crime.
Prices received by Iowa farmers rose to 178 of the 1909 14 base on August 15 the highest since October 1920. The price index for inputs stood at 159 of the same base the best since late summer 1919. Dairy and hog price gains improved margins while grain prices remained steady to lower, with butterfat boosted by higher government guarantees.
A continuous stream of bone injuries was reported in and near Osage last week. Richard Condon of New Haven broke his right arm for the third time in the same place. Ruby Schuyler fractured a wrist. Nandine Johnson cracked both leg bones. Gottlieb Koehler, 96, fell and broke an arm in two places.
Dr J T Sherlock of Larchwood spent a full day delivering six babies in 24 hours across three states. He officiated births for families including Lens in Minnesota Van Dis in South Dakota and Grotewold in Iowa, then a final birth near the Grotewold home nearby.
An assortment of old ad slogans and light dialogue appears, mixing economic pitches for Mule-Hide roofs and Martin-Senour paints with snippets of flirtatious banter and Bible school humor. The fragmentary OCR blends consumer pitches with brief, witty exchanges.
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