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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1952
Page
4
An automobile wreck without adequate insurance could destroy your future. Tomorrow might be too late. If you lack ample protection, see Employers Mutual Casualty Co. R. P. Strauch, local agent, dial 3711, Elgin.
Valentines Day brought a trio of baby boys to the Louis J Anderson family of Marshalltown at Deacones hospital, joined by daughter Vicky aged 18 months. Nearby, Richard Myers of Lamont suffered a painful goring when an ox broke loose from a truck and rammed him, leaving him unconscious.
Iowa coverage notes Kefauver's nonpolitical Perry visit and remarks to newsmen about backing the Democratic nominee if Truman secures the nomination. It also lists tax-free VA benefits, license suspensions for 1951, candidate filing deadlines, and Cedar Rapids parking fund transfer concerns.
Dean Mosman, age 16, preserves and mounts his own stuffed birds and animals learned by mail. His display includes a great horned owl collected at Knoxville. Mrs. Mary Sullivan marks her 100th birthday, reaching a second century, born during the Civil War era.
A progressive school aims to connect classroom learning with daily life by involving families in practical projects. Parents guide kids to apply arithmetic to budgeting and shopping, interview locals for history, and create home projects, while dinner table discussions reinforce studied topics and citizenship. In Iowa, farmers face corn shortages in 1952, prompting heavy use of legume pasture and oats to hedge feed costs as rootworms threaten yields.
The piece urges everyone to prepare for emergencies by taking Red Cross first aid classes and keeping a first aid kit at home and in cars. It stresses that in wartime or accident scenes any nearby person may be the sole immediate helper and should know how to act.
An Iowa seed producer highlights honey bees as a key to pollination and top yields while warns warm spells in late winter threaten moisture corn. The piece also mentions price trends and consumer goods ads, noting ceiling drops on soaps and detergents to align with current market levels.
Woodbury county draft board mailed Andy Drenkhahn’s notice to the wrong address last week. The card reached his home in Danbury while his present address is believed to be in the mountains of North Korea, where he has served on the combat line for months.
Susan Gross of near Walnut Town secures $57 489 for 43.98 acres taken by the Rock Island road in a project rerouting lines between Atlantic and Council Bluffs. Total damages to landowners reach $232 534 for 269.27 acres.
Phyllis comes down the street in a split skirt and smiles at the boys JT dashes after Phylis Sue I walked thirteen miles yesterday Law For goodness sake Sue Yes just paid the doctor another ten dollars on his bill Oh goody two more payments and the baby is ours Mrs S Why do you always sing while taking your bath Nat The bathroom door won t stay locked
A heated communique accuses the Office of Price Stabilisation of pursuing a pointless propaganda campaign to justify price ceilings. It notes the OPS plans to set ceiling prices for 400 food items across store categories, despite prices running below ceilings. The critique links government action to higher costs for small grocers and taxes on businessmen, contrasting with British tin monopolists profiting during a historic episode.
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