This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
3
A president, two vice presidents, a secretary and three directors will be named to head the congress. Many safety organizations in the state apparently are doing some what the same work and it is felt wen could, will make a unied organization that woul be much more effective.
In Des Moines Arch Koop a former Democratic publicity man now with the Iowa War Mian Power Commission visits the Dewey gathering at Fort Des Moines. Also seen were Joan Valentine a navy lieutenant and E H Birminghar, collector of internal revenue. National Newspaper Week honors press service and a stream of tributes from education, labor, business, agriculture and other sectors accompany the event.
Iowa farmers face a delayed spring pig crop due to wet weather, rising rat populations, and labor shortages. Guidance covers feeding, silo capacity, grain reliance, poultry grading changes, tree care, bore inspection, and rebuilding small towns as neighborhood centers to sustain rural economies.
The American lifestyle demands handy service for urgent feed needs. Homemakers on farms cannot travel far to buy. Weekly newspapers, focusing on local news and radio station coverage, have become essential. Exiles and former residents still read these papers, proving their value.
Parents are asked to contribute sacks for drying milkweed pods used in military life belts. Children will gather pods and sacks may be onion sacks or other open weave fiber. Leave sacks at the school house and cooperate. Primary notes praise progress in real school work with counts, plants, songs, and new finger play.
Wendell Baechler celebrated his birthday with a classroom party on Tuesday afternoon September 19. He shared treats and suggested games like London Bridge. First and second graders have new language and spelling books and plan to study diligently. Anne Larson brought a geranium plant to brighten the room, which Miss Carpenter and students hope will bloom long with proper care.
Fifth and Sixth grade pupils started a new science project cutting and painting gourds. Despite a modest catch during their butterfly net exploration, the day offered hands on learning about their surroundings as Esch led the investigation.
Pupils collected stamps in a class fundraiser and in a lighthearted act the 8th graders imprisoned the 7th in a playful prank. The 7th grade hit a 90 percent participation mark, while the room featured bright geraniums and active work on English lessons.
Storm Lake police deem five in a car a traffic risk and Linn Grove man faces a mayor's court for the front seat lay question. Pie auctions appear, pumpkin vine yields 33 pumpkins, and a black weather balloon mystery passes over Waverly farmland.
A garbled dispatch references Shateadeetai and Be Bee Rana, with mentions of Kin letter, NAAR AMS, and odd phrases about bridges, roads, and local officials. The text lists names like Charles pat Ril Cocsan and Eldon Giger, plus a radio wire incident involving a father and son and a recovery. The overall piece alludes to a local county event with infrastructure and safety concerns and an accident at a river or creek area.
Unclear text mentions United States De ae and Stamps and a date near Hh Aeh 11d Inet. It references Edsel Gix and a request to apply now with reasonable igidees. Details are fragmentary, but hints include a collectible or administrative notice and a stamp-related topic.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.