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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
1
A chatter filled column notes a hectic period with brief updates. References include Dorothy Dodge's Paris street photo and a Life feature, liquor rules for October, wartime deferment quips, a domestic quarrel attempt, and weather affecting corn harvest last weeks as farmers brace for winter demand.
The writer notes farmers fear frost annually but hail is rarer yet often more damaging. A farmer with 30 years experience has lost one crop to frost and parts of another. The piece also discusses OPA blue tokens, their cost, storage issues, and a suggestion to drill holes for reuse or keep as souvenirs for future generations.
A Friday early morning fire in Elgin swept through wooden businesses starting with Mrs. Holzer’s dwelling then the John Berndt barber shop and Fred Schiupp’s two story building housing a shoe store and a hotel on the second floor. By 5 a.m. only smoldering embers remained along with several barns and sheds. Residents plan to relocate. some family members will move to Arizona Straw berry Point remains home for others.
A discussion on advertising shows that the largest, most successful companies finance constant promotion. Non advertisers inadvertently fund competitors, as increased sales and profits from advertising offset the cost. Regular advertising builds leadership, while skipping campaigns harms one’s own market position.
Birthday notices list names for September 28 to October 4 including Frank Christen Maxine Hunsberger C. B. Schori Marie Erhardt Dianne Frieden Thomas Pollock Mrs Farl Meyer Mrs Marshall Helms Janet Kohler Mrs Herbert Ash Gordon J Mosby Bess Stohr Gladys Schori Wm R Blake Chris Dennler L L Wenger Alma Schreiner Paulina Dennler Rose Miller Kenneth Blockhus Clinton Crooks Alan D Tinker Marie Lyon Joseph Louise Baumgartner Ruth Rothisberger Veria Benson.
A World War II era plea urges citizens to buy war bonds to support front line troops by land sea and air, promising stronger national defense against Japan and urging collective action.
Transfers within two weeks ending Sept 22 1044 show several quitclaim and warranty deeds. Notable moves include Walter Ash receiving lots 19 20 21 in Levi Fuller’s 2nd Add West Union for $1.00 from Jennie Denniston and from Kenneth Burnham. several properties change hands in Arlington and West Union including Park Add and Walrath’s Add. Names include Vivian Wells Hubbell Walter Ash J W Dickman Dummermuth Gunderson Gunderson Sprague Bassett Traeger Phillips Nichols Peterson Howe and others with parcels described by district blocks and lots.
The Iowa general farm price index rose five points in August, led by sharp gains in hogs and beef cattle. Meat animals climbed from 194 to 204, dairy and poultry products rose to 192 and 183, while the crop index fell one point due to harvest season effects.
A wartime note from Gene in a U S hospital asks for cigarettes and rations, discusses longing for home and safe territory, and wishes for better news. The Echo-Enterprise reports Arthur Nesteby back in the U S at O’Reilly General Hospital in Missouri after South Pacific service and Jacob Schneider, MM2/c, now assigned to a ship with mail via Fleet Post Office New York. Also in England, Sgt. Keith B. Thoma, son of Elgin residents, completes an orientation course bridging U S training and combat duties in France.
The OPA and WFA with CES approval announce no reduction in live hog ceiling prices before June 30, 1945. Price levels remain at 14.75 dollars per hundredweight for hogs up to 240 pounds and 14.00 dollars per hundredweight for hogs over 240 pounds, Chicago basis.
A vintage echoing line promotes Let the Echo printing services with a dignified critique of cheap goods and a nod to President McKinley, framing affordable printing as a prudent choice while rejecting “cheap” as a sign of distress.
The item lists Seabee LeRoy Burnow BM ao UN SON Rath from overseas and his home in Janesville Wisconsin, mentions his 20 months in the South Pacific War Zone, and records Pvt Franklin Oben transferred from Camp Sul to Camp Shelby. Also notes Pvt Clarence Olson APO 41 Camp Shelby and Myron Hoag in Denver with flight engineer duties and Texas stay.
Private Frieden, cooking and baking for soldiers in France, sent several franc notes to his mother Mrs. Fanny Frieden of Elgin and asked her to divide the apollo with Rich at the Echo office. He reported he was safe and his biggest fears were bees and yellow jackets in the kitchen. Pfc. Myron Anderson, living in Elgin, visited from Camp Atterbury Indiana over the weekend. warnings came from Indiana on Monday.
Staff Sgt. Irvin Bruckner of Guttenberg receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in aerial combat as a B24 bomber gunner. with over 80 bombing missions over Germany and occupied Europe, overseas since April 1944, also awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. Son of continued to Page 8.
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