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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1945
Page
2
An excerpt from John Hersey’s Adano follows American Major Joppolo as he governs Adano Italy. He balances rebuilding efforts and local compliance while navigating dialogue with townspeople and officers. The scene blends humor, duty, and cultural tension in the liberated seaport.
Major Joppolo weighs old Cacopardo's evidence and warns of Marvin's impatience. A testy gate encounter follows at the villa as the Italian hustles toward the Forty-Ninth Division, with the old man saluting and pushing toward a summons for the general. The scene shifts to local notes on a fatal dog accident, beekeeping honey deliveries, twin births, a bottleneck potato curiosity, a Persian cat boarding tale, and a vintage car claim from Maywood Illinois, all sketched in a brisk community-news voice.
The U S department of agriculture finds tenant farmers live in far worse housing than farm owners. About half of tenant dwellings need full replacement while a quarter of owner-occupied homes require it. Tenants have roughly half as many refrigerators electric motors radios and half as much modern plumbing as owners.
A local woman amasses a fine collection of smoking pipes gathered from around the world. One piece is patterned after a human head with hair that stands on end when lit. Another depicts the face of John Jones, originating in France. An Italian pipe in the collection is shaped like a bull's head.
Clermont and surrounding residents share family visits and gatherings. Lt. Stanley Lottegard on furlough visits, military staff and friends attend dinners and parties at Henderson and Loftsgard homes. Jackie Halverson opens Sinclair service station, while residents recall travel, service, and neighborhood events.
A survey by the IOWA POLL shows most Iowans supported a draft law requiring six months of training before combat. Responses varied by city and farm areas, with about 80 percent overall backing the necessity and 34 percent opposed in some regions.
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