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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1955
Page
4
Wind storm insurance reminder by local agent
A local insurance agent warns residents to secure wind storm coverage before a severe storm. R. P. Strauch of Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Assn urges timely protection to avoid rapid financial loss from wind damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Strauch
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Assn
Tfp
Iowa Hens Show Higher Rate of Lay This Year
Iowa hen egg production trends show higher rates across the year. Compared with ten years ago, hens hatched earlier and improved winter housing and management boosted output. Last year’s lowest month was September yet still above a decade prior, with March up 16 percent as a peak-production period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Notre Dame students escape blast. instructor dies
Donald Hatz and three other Notre Dame students escaped unharmed after a chemical explosion in a university laboratory. Their instructor, Dr. John Tracey, was killed in the blast. In a separate incident at Eagle Grove, a Dalmatian dog entered Eagle Furniture through the back door, ran through the store, and leaped out a plate glass window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Hatz
Kemsen
Notre Dame
John Tracey
Eagle Furniture
Eagle Grove
Iowa House Rejects Bricker Amendment Amid Late Session Debate
State News reports the Iowa House defeated a Bricker amendment sent by the Senate, citing lateness of the session. Rep Mahlon Brown of What Cheer criticized altering advise to Congress. The item followed notes on increased arrests by the Iowa highway patrol, more speeding in restricted zones, and truck speed violations. Gardner to Speak Erie: penology expert Stanley Gardner to address the 82nd Iowa State Bar Association meeting in Des Moines on June 1-3. Clyde E. Jones of Ottumwa presides. preliminary meetings set for May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa House of Representatives
Bricker
Senate
U. S
Congress
Mahlon Brown
What Cheer
House Committee
Iowa Highway Patrol
Gardner
Erie
Stanley Gardner
Iowa State Bar Association
Des Moines
Iowa County Attorneys Association
Iowa District Judges Association
Iowa Conference of Bar Association
Clyde E. Jones
Ottumwa
Central committee asks questions on party fate in Iowa
Norman Miller of the Des Moines Register urged legislators to consider three questions about the party's value to itself and to labor in Iowa. The item notes internal debate on whether the unit will continue or fade away, reflecting tensions in town politics.
Colfax Boy Survives Fall From Second Story Window
Four year old Jerry Hammer of Colfax escaped serious injuries after falling from a second story window. He reportedly slipped past his parents and grabbed a leaf schedlapelje as the parents tossed it out the window, with neighbors coming to aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Hammer
Colfax
Balloon found near Wanego Kansas in February incident
A helium filled balloon drifted to Bloomfield area in late February, discovered near Wanego. The finding interest locals and prompted minimal curiosity about the object’s origin and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanego
Kansas
Bloomfield
Bedford Blaze Destroys Two Buildings In $180,000 Fire
Bedford firefighters battled a blaze estimated at 180000 dollars that destroyed two buildings. The fire caused significant damage and emergency crews worked to contain the flames and prevent spread to nearby structures.
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Bedford
Iowan Paul Hill Promoted to National Safety Council Director
Paul F Hill formerly director of safety education for Iowa and a former schoolteacher has been named director of field service for the National Safety Council. Hill, a nine year council field representative, is a Clarion native who taught in Tipton and Des Moines before joining the state safety program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowan
Paul F. Hill
Iowa Department of Public Safety
National Safety Council
Hill
Council
Clarion
Tipton
Des Moines
GOP Women Set for National Conference Trip
Nearly 50 Iowa Republican women will attend the Republican women's national conference in Washington D C May 9 to 11. Mrs Enid Robinson Hampton state GOP vice chair said 32 would travel by bus as part of a vacation business tour. The Iowa Republican labor council auxiliary of the state party is involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Enid Robinson
Hampton
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