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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1951
Page
4
Automobile wreck without adequate insurance could ruin your future. Tomorrow may be too late. If you lack ample protection, see Employers Mutual Casualty Co. FR. P. Strauch, local agent, dial 3711, Elgin.
A discussion encouraging regular parent teacher visits beyond parent nights. It notes teachers in some systems schedule two personal conferences yearly, often in the day, with time off from teaching to meet mothers and fathers. The piece argues such visits humanize both parent and child to the teacher and foster better home school understanding.
Just 11 days after her 103rd birthday, Mrs Matilda Teeple Manning of Hubbard died at home. She was Hardin County’s oldest resident.
Democratic and GOP observers discuss Kenneth A. Evans of Emerson delaying a firm gubernatorial bid while he awaits an Iowa opinion survey. William S. Lynes of Waverly also pauses after meeting Governor Beardsley. Meanwhile Iowa tax authorities project nearly one million dollars recovered from tax evaders as federal audits pair with state reviews. Local political frictions surface over election case handling and a shift of a Democratic women’s group meeting due to a union picket line at Des Moines hotels.
A safety message from the Iowa Safety Congress urges drivers to yield to emergency vehicles. It defines an emergency as an unforeseen situation requiring immediate action and stresses pulling over to the right and stopping when sirens or red lights are heard or seen. It warns responders may be attending a call at your home.
A collection of humorous exchanges and vignettes lampooning stage life and everyday mishaps. Includes quips about cinema progress, prayer, diners, a truck driver, and noisy apartment children with a light, dated tone and playful wordplay.
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