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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1953
Page
2
Long student staff list covers classes from eighth grade to senior year with notes on new band instruments a bass clarinet and an oboe. Reports detail politics science literature and history units, recent basketball games with Elgin teams, and Kindergarten activities including Thanksgiving crafts and a Pilgrim theme.
First grade classes read We Come and Go, the third pre-primer, while two other classes study We Work and Play, the second pre-primer. The science unit on animals is complete and students ponder how shoes originate from a surprising source.
A school report covers Thanksgiving party plans with popcorn balls and pies, grade by grade updates on lessons, health habits, and a dental note. It also reflects on life in Panama, detailing three village types from street scenes to canal workers, and ends with a friendly greeting to readers and a nod to the advertisements.
Louis Halverson writes from the Panama Canal Zone about enjoying the Elgin Echo weekly since entering service. He describes deep sea fishing for eight mackerel and reflects on Panama’s scenery and mood. He notes Panama City’s varied atmosphere and evolving street life across neighborhoods.
Henry Schmitz bumped his head on a live 13 000 volt wire while repairing a telephone ring where lines cross under a power line in Waucoma. He was rushed to hospital and expected to recover. In Moorhead a fight between two buck deer led to one death. conservation officer Dick Jacobson had to shoot the other’s horn off.
Roy Melvin of Wisconsin swerved to avoid an approaching train near the railroad tracks in Monticello. His truck struck a curb and sheared off the front wheels as he realized the whistle blast was from a distant, slowly moving engine.
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