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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1947
Page
4
Do You Know Your Daughter quotes a book by Alice Barr Grayson about youth and parental understanding, noting 6900 girls wrote for help and emphasizing the need for parental study alongside nature. The text also lists agricultural tips, seed notes, Iowa poultry losses, and lice and grub control methods for cattle using DDT and rotenone.
The Iowa legislature resumes after a recess as discussions focus on extending the 50 percent tax reduction through 1948 and potential future changes. Governor Blue’s veto strategy influenced by timing is noted, while speculation includes a 1948 governor race and a senate bid. Other items mention Labor Day, eggs from Iowa farms, and a bill on high school athletic association control.
A chaotic prose piece riffs on hair trends and teen Hairstyles from past pop culture. Veronica Lake and other fashion foibles are teased, referencing short cuts bangs pigtails and teen fashion through a collage of dialog and captions. A Montana snowstorm anecdote closes the fragment.
Moorland players captured a wild badger on Earling streets, kept it as a pet, and alerted Earling officials when the animal appeared tame. The badger has been returned to its owner, Paul Kenkel.
Reading through a fragmented report, a cobbler and bootees are described in a rural setting near Robin Hood's Glen, with references to sports sweaters and skirts. A stalled car on a Le Mars railroad track involves four passengers. Swannon calmly returns to witness the collision and the chrome work resembling steel ice or diamonds, while engineer Stone earns praise for timely action.
A short pants boy boarded the street car and paid half fare to the conductor. At the next stop a boy in long pants paid full fare. Then an attractive young woman boarded and paid nothing. It was a transfer that carried her free ride.
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