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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1954
Page
4
Textile Decorators notes Echo Stationery Store stocks two Prang Textile Color Sets with extenders stencils brushes cleaners and thinner colors. Prang Eolors are claimed to be colorfast and long lasting.
Statewide talks study unemployment trends while a request for a special session on extending benefits remains on file. Archibald Alexander named by Eisenhower as governor of the Virgin Islands, praising appointing Black leaders. Governor Beardsley declines a Korea appraisal trip. Iowa trucking rates rise about 10 percent for long distance moves. Dwight Rider joins Charles Van Eaton in declining gubernatorial runs as a new federal road aid bill could boost Iowa funding to nearly 17.4 million, with most gains to primary roads. Neal Smith, 33, leads Young Democrats while Helen Galvin resigns as Iowa supreme court clerk. Helen Lyman succeeds. University and Iowa State dorm projects totaling 5 million proceed. Nixon to visit Des Moines April 21 for a 25-dollar Lincoln Day style GOP centennial dinner.
An Iowa State College professor William A Owens Jr reports studies suggesting people aged 50 are mentally sharper than 19 with stronger verbal and informational abilities. Tests he conducts are conclusive to him though critics may doubt. Winter brush control tips also appear. January egg production in Iowa reached 444 million, matching last year’s record. December 1963 produced 437 million, with 1943-52 January average noted.
A broadcaster recalls a funeral sermon praising a deceased brother. A widow asks her child to peek in the coffin. A small paper prints a joke about a Batesville belle visiting her brother in Jonesville. A father and son exchange quips about work, hens, and a dog.
The report notes 370 million eggs produced with a January rate of 1 612 eggs per 100 layers, indicating a smaller than usual jump from December. December 1953 lay rate stood at 1 538 eggs per 100 layers.
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