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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1952

Page

4

For Sale and Service Ads Fill Elgin Echo Page

A dense laundry list of want ads and notices includes FOR SALE items such as a large round oak kitchen stove and a used gas stove, plus LINOTYPE training and loan fund details. Also listed are accounts, flowers, tickets, and insurance offers, with a Temperance drive and police awareness message urging safe winter driving and careful reading of ads.

Henry Nyborg Elgin

Public overcharging for tires highlighted by price office ruling

The text argues the Big 4 may not sell at a loss to few customers and suggests the public has long been overcharged for tires. The Office of Price Stabilization may try to block enforcement, which could reveal that the public pays high prices due to monopoly control.

Office of Price Stabilization The Office of Price Seuttling

Beardsley Seeks Third Term and Filing Rules Noted

Beardsley announces a third term while outlining nomination limits and notarization rules for candidacy papers. Filing windows are set from Feb 23 to March 14 for county or lower offices and to March 24 for county offices. Also notes single license plates in 19 states including Iowa and includes George Hesalroad's transition to state examiner in the State Auditor's office.

George Hesalroad Chet Aker Hesalroad Iowa George Wilson

Icicle Collapse Drops Water Tower in New Sharon

A massive icicle during the cold wave toppled the water tower at New Sharon causing about 50000 dollars in damage. The incident also wrecked a 3700 dollar street sweeper and forced a 5000 dollar fire truck through a wall into the city library.

New Sharon

Broadcasters First Communist In Early Dialogue

A collection of terse witticisms and quips ranges from politics to religion to daily life. The snippets include a minister hearing a praise filled remark about sermons from a woman parishioner and a farmer humorously claiming he is always surrounded by work.

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