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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
3
Classified notice states the item is entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
Denison hosts Civilian Public Service Camp No 18 with 120 objectors from several states, including Ohio and Indiana, paying $35 monthly toward keep. Mennonite leaders report $33,000 monthly support from church members, while many objectors foresee hardship if the U.S. enters war. The article also notes tree planting in Ames and various local notices about community life.
A transparent gas mask patented by Charles W. Leguillon of B F Goodrich Akron Ohio offers improved visibility and non threatening appearance. The design keeps eyes clear from fogging using a breath resistant lens system while protecting against noxious gases vapors and dust.
Bernnie Craig of Clarinda is hailed as a modern Pied Piper after catching 54 rats in steel traps during one month. A large barn on the Frank De Bowe farm near Norton's Corners was destroyed by fire, with the corn crib badly damaged and near total loss of contents. The family cat and her kittens survived, though singed, after nine hours buried in debris.
A car tied to Miss Pauline Fry of Cres ton rolled downhill in Red Oak cemetery, wrecked after hitting a tree. A limb pierced the top. car badly damaged. Nearby residents report chaos and a dangerous scene, with no injuries noted.
Representatives of the railroad and oil industries met in Washington last week to discuss plans to use idle tank cars to move oil to the East Coast and relieve a threatened shortage. Participants included J. M. O Day of Sinclair Refining, A J Cleveland of the Association of American Railroads, D T Lawrence of Eastern Trunk Lines, and others such as J A Farmar J G Kerr C F Dowd and A C Hultgren.
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