03 Feb 1955
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1955
Page
1
Public notice records its status as a second class mail matter in Elgin Iowa Fayette County with dates and act reference. A formal archival line notes the 1891 entry under the 1852 act.
Subscription rates shown for Northeast Iowa counties at $2.00 per year and $32.50 per year for all outside above territory paid in advance. Advertising details include seeders, want ads at 10 cents per line with 30 cent minimum if cash accompanies order, otherwise 0 cent minimum. Blind ads reach out to office with 0 per week minimum. Cards of Thanks and Memoriam Cards priced at $1.00, limited to 10 lines. Resolutions of Respect and obituaries charged at regular advertising rates for notices where admission is charged.
A fragmentary OCR shows references to Alfred M. Landon former Kansas governor and to a National Committee, with a religious prayer invoking Almighty God and seeking forgiveness for sins. The readable portion lacks dates or clear actions, but preserves names and institutional mentions.
Los Angeles columnist Berta Strauch describes a three month solo trip through Europe facing numerous challenges. She suggests that a guided tour would be preferable for a first journey to the region.
The writer tours Copenhagen and compares it with Stockholm noting vast bicycle use, diverse open faced sandwiches and pastries, English speaking locals, musical arts, and strong welfare focus. They observe bustling furniture and textiles displays, cordial people, but also some bitterness toward neighbors who endured occupation.
Students at Iowa State Teachers College learn driving fundamentals using the Drivetrainer from Aetna Life and Casualty Co. Hartford. Bert L. Woodcock, former state safety director, oversees the master control panel while students operate stationary cars on a large highway screen. The second row shows Roger Hessenius, Barbara Cover, and Ray George. front row includes Audrey Gunnell and Brenda Beneke with student teachers Ed Lorenzen and Jim Logan nearby.
A reflective travelogue sketches wartime stress and manpower shortages in England. It contrasts old world landmarks like Tower of London and Westminster Abbey with modern towns, bustling streets, and the Canterbury Cathedral. It notes hospitality, food quirks, theatre at the Old Vic, and a desire to see Warwickshire Castle and Canter bury.
The Echo invites at least 50 women from town and rural areas to answer a community questionnaire. Participants mark yes on all questions they can answer and return it to the Echo office without identification.
A reader quote claims Dictator Stalin asserted that democracy and communism cannot coexist. The remark is presented as a controversial assertion by an elderly commentator.
Five soybean varieties are recommended for 1065 by agronomists of Iowa State College. They are Blackhawk Hawkeye Adams Lincoln and Clark.
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