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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1945
Page
4
Rate details for want ads: up to 25 words cost 25 cents per insertion, extra words are 1 cent each. Additional handling 10 cents weekly if replies go to the office. Cash with order. telephone orders accepted with payment before month end. End-month billing incurs 10 cents per line.
Estate sale notice describes 397 acre Thomas McGaheran farm in Clermont township. Inquiry to J. B. McGaheran, Rockwell, Iowa. Includes lender ad from National Farm Loan Association about low 4 percent interest Federal Land Bank loan. Glen E. Vails listed as secretary treasurer. Also notes theater ads for Avalon showings and local agent tickets.
Continued from Page 1 Mr and Mrs Mellien Loftsgard and relatives note Sgt Archie G Johnson returned to the U S aboard the Queen Elizabeth on Aug 7 after entering service in 1942 and serving with the Third Army. He reports Oct 7 to Jefferson Barracks Mo for reassignment. Pvt Elmer C Johnson has an honorable discharge after 3 years overseas with a general hospital unit. Lt Ralph Schrader a Clermont native leaves for discharge at Jefferson Barracks. Richard Crowe 2c R M left Treasure Island en route to the South Pacific Aleutians. Mrs Lawrence Grimm in Elgin says her husband remains in the Aleutians with no early return.
Tin economy through electroplating replaces hot dipping for can bodies enabling thinner, more uniform tin coats on steel plates and reducing solder content. Additionally powderized steel with tin is used for fan ends in non acid vegetables dairy and meat products.
Surveys show United States workers do not eat enough fruit. Try dipping pears in lemon juice and sugar, then in melted fat, rolling in toasted wheat cakes and baking until tender. Serve with a sauce or make fruit salads with mayonnaise. Both methods help increase fruit intake.
Farmers are advised on dry period lengths for cows to maximize milk in the next lactation and on storage strategies for crops and garden waste. Issues cover cave storage, permanent silos, manure storage, root crop planning, calf and pig housing, tree pests control, and using green lumber with caution for building.
William A. Burden, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Air, warns American communities must plan now for widespread personal flying. He estimates over 900,000 pilots in uniform and 160,000 civilians will want to fly, with millions trained in aviation and thousands in high schools. He foresees 400,000 civilian airplanes within ten years postwar.
Aviation authorities say personal air travel will rise only as each community gains suitable landings and runways. Inexpensive airparks and flight-stops are planned with federal state and non government groups guiding the effort. Officials expect landing facilities to become income producers and help cover construction costs over time.
Cotton wins as top insulating material offering lowest heat transfer in a standard volume and light weight. Its use cuts labor costs for applying insulation in buildings by about 40 percent versus competing materials, making it ideal for refrigerator cars trucks and aircraft where weight matters.
Green foliage on white potatoes usually means creamer stage. If weather is mild and dry, early potatoes can remain in ground after vines die. For storage potatoes, wait until vines brown, then dig and place in cool storage at once. Do not leave dug potatoes on the ground overnight.
The text notes the 11 generation span from the 17th century English settlement of New England. It identifies living direct descendants of the Mayflower passengers including an eighth lineal descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins and a ninth lineal descendant of Miles Standish, Alden’s rival for Priscilla’s hand.
A Des Moines Register and Tribune release reports an Iowa Poll showing most Iowans view Russia as friendly toward the United States. Only 83 percent recall any harmful actions, while some object to Soviet party activity or Japan war stance. Residents split by city farm and other factors.
A soldier jokes with his sweetheart about needing a new razor blade. She asks how he knew. He quips that his beard told her, delivering a light wartime quip about grooming and wit.
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