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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
1
Elgin Iowa item lists mail matter status and subscription prices. Rates show 2.00 per year for northeast counties and 92.50 for all outside territory payable in advance. Advertising rates 1 cent per line Reeders rate 10 cents per line with minimums. Notices and memorials priced per ad rules.
Leo Baxa a farmer near Lisbon suffered the loss of the end of a finger in a recent combine sickle accident.
Indiana speedster Bobby Grim, famed IMCA winner, enters big car auto races on Wednesday afternoon August 24 at the Fayette County Fair. Grim will pilot the Hector Honore Offenhauser in the West Union events, bringing a record of feature wins over the past two years.
Eugene S. Gregg, Westrex leader and ICC participant, shares a personal creed grounded in tolerance, justice, liberty, and respect for individuals. He roots his beliefs in accountability to a higher authority and the duty to others, tracing echoes to biblical questions to Adam and Cain.
Des Moines officials announced the final schedule for the State Fair featuring day and night auto races on Aug 28 29 and Sept 2 5 with more than fifty top drivers. The event promises the speed session of the year on the fast fair track and includes a photo caption recalling last year's close race. Also noted are discussions on beliefs integrity and milk and oats market notes for hog producers with oat substitutes priced at about 50 cents a bushel versus corn at 1.50.
A historic note describes an Alaska sealskin being so light and pliable that an entire pelt can be passed through a napkin ring, illustrating exceptional softness and fineness of the material.
A simple method to keep rainwear together is to assign brightly painted clothespins with each child’s initials. Clip matching items in pairs to the rain hat and rain coat, preventing loss and misplacement of rubbers and gear during rainy outings.
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