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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1951
Page
4
Rates set at 10 cents per line with a 30 cent weekly minimum if cash accompanies the order. otherwise a 1 cent minimum applies. A notice mentions two free tickets for Harry Reichert of West Union at the Echo office for The 13th Letter showing at Avalon theater on July 31.
Gov Beardsley plans trips to Iowa state institutions as elections loom in 1952. Auto insurance rates may rise modestly, with Fischer signaling 1 to 7 percent increases likely instead of the requested 28 to 30 percent. State Sen Alden L Doud of Douds weighs a gubernatorial bid, while Beardsley contemplates a third term. General MacArthur will skip the Des Moines Legion convention due to limited speaking engagements.
Governor Beardsley faces pressure to fix municipal bonding law issues but appears unlikely to convene a special session. A session would cost about $3,000 per day plus election costs for four legislative vacancies, three Senate seats and one House seat, created by governor appointments.
Ivan and Dean Torkelson attended a Chrysler dealers meeting in Omaha on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Wm Kohis returned to Dubuque after visiting relatives and improving the C Schweitzer home. Harold Halverson Steven hosted by Alvin Ruorden and Nanford Osmundson in Postville. Clifford Feller and George Bovis, working in Waterloo, spent the weekend in their hometowns. Miller returned to Pepin Wis after two weeks with relatives. Howard Boyle family of Clermont joined W P Kohls for a Sunday picnic. Virginia Conner visited Cedar Rapids to stay with James Fox. Georgia Schori visited Albert Schori home. Janice Schori accompanied to Sioux City for a week.
Elmer and Mrs Graver and families visited at Robert Graver's Waterloo home. Guests near Cedar Rapids included the Leon Paulson family and Walter Roberts. Birthday party for Diana Schmelzer in West Union. Attendees included Ed Schmid and Richard Schmid from Cedar Rapids. Many visitors travel to Chicago, Des Moines, and Des Moines area for relatives. Health tips and a note on the Yale News as America’s first college daily.
A collage of quips and lines from a bygone era includes ironic exchanges about safety, age, work, and manners. The snippets feature a judge a grocer a dentist a bellhop a teacher and a variety of everyday characters, highlighting social norms and humor in concise dialogue.
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