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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
4
A reader riff on handwriting legibility urges students to visit the Elgin Echo to pick a Smith-Corona portable, type papers, and watch grades improve. The piece promotes a typing solution and echoes school image concerns.
The Aut Swenson Thrillcada, famed for death defying stunts, will perform at the Minnesota State Fair from August 23 to September 1. Highlights include a crash roll stunt on a unicycle and an August 23 Thrill Night featuring the 1952 International Civil Air Patrol Precision Drill competitions with British Canadian and US teams.
In the Democrat convention the Kefauver faction resisted a third ballot shift toward Stevenson. After Stevenson won on the third ballot, State Senator A. K. Augustine called it a victory for Eisenhower. Augustine and Loetscher pledge to back the party’s nominee and campaign down the line. The Iowa Independent Telephone Association opposes a state utilities commission, arguing it won’t lower rates and there’s little demand for regulation. A Des Moines dinner will honor Fred R. White, retiring after 30 years as chief engineer of the lawn highway commission, August 20 at Fort Des Moines hotel.
Heating hay risk alerts. Wet second crop hay can heat and become hazardous if not handled promptly. Look for burning odor vapor or heat, locate hot spots with a steel rod, check spots with a thermometer, and remove hay if temperatures exceed 180 degrees. Call fire department and keep area stood by.
Sen Homer Ferguson accuses Acheson of creating a world copper trust via the International Materials Conference, alleging American copper use is controlled by a body set up without congressional authority. The remark follows debate on the copper supply and Acheson’s perceived evasiveness.
TV viewers offered mixed reactions to demonstrations at the convention with one participant calling them a relief from tension and saying they are American and fun as the regular convention business continues.
Iowa delegates left the conventions divided after Eisenhower won the Republican nomination on the first ballot. Taft supporters protested openly, with one, Robert Loetscher, criticizing Senator Bourke Hickenlooper for backing Ike. Six Iowans remained loyal to Taft to the end.
A disjointed collection of exchanges includes a breakup line about a first place, a weight loss joke, and a quip to a pursuing editor. A jury impaneling yields a witty misunderstanding about residence. A defendant and judge exchange wordplay on charges and names, ending with a dry cell pun.
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