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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1948
Page
4
Seven year old Johnny Odhenfels vanished into a nine foot corn bin while playing with his sister. The elevator ran and workers removed a side panel but could not revive him. The incident prompted swift rescue attempts but ended in the child’s death.
In this issue, readers see a mixed page featuring an excerpt from The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and a reflection on Algebra test results from six weeks. A weekly menu plan lists November 29 to December 3 meals and snacks for each weekday, including meals like maid rites and salmon loaf with side dishes and milk.
The article notes looming major appointments by June 30 and outlines political dynamics in the House and Senate. It discusses labor-law repeal plans, Democratic gains, and the likelihood of annual legislative sessions, plus a junior college enrollment drop tied to rising family incomes and veterans.
A psychologist explains that a two year old’s fits stem from frustration not defiance. Parents should stay cool, avoid personal battles, and use gentle strategies like cheerful reassurance or brief timeouts.
Jul Olsen and Til Olsen, likely oldest Midlands twins, marked 81 at Rock Rapids in a celebration tied to long time millinery business. The item notes their retirement from a local shop and a long community presence.
Officials fear enrollment declines unless junior colleges broaden vocational and life skills. In Iowa towns Waukon Perry and Elkader last fall saw campuses abandoned. Revitalize Party Young Republicans in Des Moines plan public hearings to draft a platform and attract labor management and agriculture input to reconnect with voters. They seek the best candidates to prevent a Democratic swing and consider a liberal move urged by state chairman Whitney Gilliland.
In Iowa, primaries select national convention delegates and boosters claim straw polls last summer showed Harold Stassen held majority support. They say if he had been the GOP standard bearer, he would have won Iowa and carried the state easily.
In Waterville, 83 year old Gabe Pederson recently gave a box of candy to his former rural schoolteacher Charles Dahl, now 94. Dahl taught Pederson in 1881 and the pair have remained friends ever since, sharing a long bond across generations.
An African hunter recalls spotting a leopard near a native village while a girl dismisses the tale as fanciful. A separate note jokes that a horse wins over the auto by exhibiting horse sense and fear of a train.
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