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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1944

Page

3

Conspiracy in Puerto Rico Ends with Double Deception

Anne Heywood travels to Puerto Rico to help her father’s paper and meets Miguel Valera while suspecting Richard Taussig, a hidden conspirator. As Sue Porter pleads for stolen plans, Anne outsmarts Taussig, plans a late night meeting, and secures aid from Pete Wilcox to expose the plot and save Russell’s project.

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Moved Bridge After Collision With Car

Donald Schroeder of Sheffield struck a bridge with his car, breaking a heavy channel iron and moving the bridge off its foundation. The car overturned but Schroeder was uninjured, saying he was blinded by approaching headlights and could not see the bridge edge.

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Surcharges For Christmas Mailings Outline Oversea Gift Rules

Postmaster General Frank C. Walker urges Americans to start early for Christmas mailings to Army and Navy personnel overseas. He warns against shoe box containers and stresses sturdy packaging, inner addresses, and clear outer labeling to ensure delivery. emphasizes shipping space limits and early mailing until September 15 to avoid final‑days pileups.

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College Humor and a Dazed Classroom Exchange

A lighthearted collage shows students and a teacher mishearing words in a dreamlike exchange about the man in the moon and a sunny lady. The class jokes about morning routines and asks for more about Rosie, while a bride ponders who was the best man at her wedding.

Wish You Were an Admiral in Command Quarters

An admiral enters headquarters and notes a WAVE on a ladder mapping a squadron near Green Hand. He jokes that either she wears slacks or the squadron is sent to the South Seas.

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Explosions during operations described with ether risk

The text warns that explosions may occur in hospital operating rooms when static electricity ignites ether vapors. It notes the development of a neoprene synthetic rubber coated hospital sheeting for naval use that conducts electricity to discharge static and prevent sparks.

Poor Pasture Guides Permanent Grazing Planning

Poor land yields little grazing and the cow must expend energy to obtain it, leaving insufficient nutrients for milk. The emphasis is on using only good land for developing permanent pastures to maximize feed efficiency and dairy output.

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