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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1955
Page
2
National Farm Safety Week urges action to reduce falls from rug slips on both farms and cities. Norval Wardle recommends slipproofing rugs with powder rubberized underlays or rubber mats, sewing jar rubbers for grip, and choosing non slick waxes while avoiding excess wax.
In Fayette County District Court Iowa Robert Mullins sues Mitty Murlyne Mullins seeking dissolution of marriage cruelty and inhuman treatment and division of property. Defendants must appear by August 18 1955 or default will be entered. Attorney Warren C Fletcher Des Moines Iowa.
A wartime prayer asks for clear vision and sound judgment to face great problems of the time. It seeks courage, conviction, and quiet confidence, condemns defeatism and compromise with evil, and requests the Master’s indignation at wrongdoing and a spirit of service. It ends asking God to guard minds and hearts from fear in Jesus name.
Des Moines Commissioner of Insurance certifies American Bankers Insurance Company of Miami Florida is authorized to transact business in Iowa until April 1 1956 after reviewing December 31 1954 assets and liabilities. The statement shows admitted assets 3346922.52, liabilities 0, paid up capital 350000, surplus over liabilities 552405.96, total surplus 902405.96, total assets 4449328.48.
Charles R. Fischer of the Reading Pennsylvania Insurance Department certifies that the company is admitted with assets of 12,829,919.19 and liabilities of 3,718,922.10. Surplus to policyholders stands at 4,718,922.10 with paid up capital 1,000,000.00, per the commissioner of insurance.
Commissioner of Insurance certifies that the American Bonding Company filed under the Maryland Insur code and shows assets of 433,125.48 dollars and a paid up capital of 1,000,000.00 dollars with total liabilities 2,427,408.20 dollars and overall assets 3,860,533.68 dollars as of the listed date.
Policyholders receive details of American Automobile Insurance assets totaling 91,434,047.48 with liabilities at 29,818,749.69 and a policyholders surplus of 32,918,749.69. The annual certificate, issued in Des Moines, covers the period to April 1, 1956, and lists capital of 58,615,297.79 and paid up surplus of 3,000,000.00.
Law officers in Laurens seek those responsible after cemetery monuments were toppled for the second time in a year. Investigators urge residents to report any suspicious activity and provide any clues leading to suspects.
Charles R. Fischer Commissioner of Insurance presents figures for American Casualty Company. The report lists assets except capital and fund paid up, total liabilities and policyholders' equity. Total assets and liabilities amount to fifty two million four hundred forty three thousand three hundred twenty six dollars and sixty eight cents.
George Kehl of Dubuque and Herman Hawker of Earlville collided after Kehl cut in, their cars hooked bumpers and skidded 282 feet along the highway shoulder. Both vehicles stayed upright and no one was injured.
A gas explosion in the basement of Mrs Edward Podlak’s home in Maquoketa proved fatal. The blast lifted the frame house from its foundation and residents within ten blocks felt the shock.
A Lemars resident aged 102, longtime in Polk City, died after a long life in Iowa. A brief obituary notes the passing on July 2 and 3 with reference to a James F. and other aged residents, while a separate health warning states that animals die quickly from eating corn plants with high nitrate levels.
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