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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1948

Page

2

Clara Mae Bane Honored For School Leadership And Humor

Senior Clara Mae Bane is praised for generosity, humor, and leadership in Declamatory events and activities with Home Ec Club, Girls Chorus, and 4-H. Alumni notes list classmates and their post high school paths, from farm work to teaching and college plans, reflecting a close-knit graduating class.

Clara Mae Effie Tilyria 4-H Miss Bane Robert Hanson Capper’s Hatchery Jennings Mitts Elgin Co-op Alice Frieden Gates Business College Waterloo Dora Lee Medberry Hemet Calif Clarence Moore June Grimm Chicago Noel Smith Town State College Phyllis Pinney Illyria Robt. Moore Ardis Frieden Nurses Aid Postville Boab Boyle Shirley Herwig REA Alta Larson Sumner

Elgin Beats Hawkeye Behind Shutout Victory

Elgin overwhelmed Hawkeye 46 to 0 before a crowd of about 300 to 400 spectators Friday night. The win featured scoring in every period as Coach Luce led the team to a dominant performance.

Elgin Hawkeye Luce

Elgin Dominates Hawkeye Match With Scoring Parade

Elgin players showcase depth as Pinney scores from 20 yards, Gordie Pollock adds two points and a TD, Torkelson breaks for 65 yards on a Hawkeye punt, Blockhus nets 40 yard run and a TD, and Hanson connects on four TD passes to pace a 26 point surge.

Elgin Pinney Gordon Pollock Gordie Torkelson Hawkeye Pblloth Ken Blockhus Blockhus Bob Hanson Raui Frieden Don Frieden Bob Butch” Wolf

Air Express Marks 20th Anniversary Milestone

Air Express observed its twentieth anniversary this year. Early services used open cockpit ships and began full operation in 1928. The company carried 17,000 shipments then, and last year moved over 3,000,000 shipments totaling 53,750,000 pounds to destinations in the United States and 60 foreign countries.

Air Express United States

Unsafe Wells Raise Alarm Across Farmlands

A Department of Agriculture survey finds three quarters of farm wells nationwide unsafe for human use, signaling a broad public health concern and urging immediate action by farmers.

Department of Agriculture

Farm Topics Pheasants and Balanced Resources

Farm Topics discusses the town's pheasant as the key game bird and stresses balanced farm resources land labor livestock and capital. It notes corn moisture needs for safe fall storage and praises prairie soils for their porous granular structure aiding air and moisture movement.

Virgin’ Prairie

Removing Indelible Ink Stains From Fabric

Instructions state that indelible ink on silk or nylon can be removed by frequent washing in warm water. Sunlight helps fade letters. If needed, test a sample with commercial bleach first to avoid damage, then use bleach to remove the stain.

Cleveland police unveil faxfilm crime detecting device

The Cleveland police department debuts a world leading faxfilm system that records crime scene scratches on a narrow plastic ribbon using a liquid to create an exact imprint in about 45 seconds. The imprints act as signatures for matching against tools later in investigations.

Cleveland Police Department

Buffalo Bill earned fame supplying meat for Union Pacific

The famed Western scout and Indian fighter earned the nickname Buffalo Bill after contracting to supply buffalo meat to construction crews building the Union Pacific railroad.

Buffalo Bill William F. Cody Union Pacific

SAMPLE BALLOT FOR PRESIDENT DEWEY AND OTHER STATE OFFICES

Sample ballot lists presidential candidate Dewey from New York and secretary of state Synhorst from Orange City. It covers auditor, treasurer, attorney general, commerce, agriculture, and district offices with names like Baker, Grimes, Larson, Reed, and others for counties and district posts. Multiple local offices include judge of district court and county clerk, treasurer, supervisor, and editor, with names tied to counties such as Winneshiek, Fayette, and Jones.

Mm D. Synhorst Orange City Sioux County Chet Bakers Ea Wapelle M. Grimes Soesteise Harry D D. Linn Dex Moines Robert J. Larson Iowa City Johnson County Aereency General Robert L. J. Arson Jannion County Carl W. Reed Cresco Howard Henry Talle Winneshirk County Anno Jacobson Waukon Atlamakee County Msc. Davis Ft Oelwein Fayette County T. H. Goheen Culmar Winneshiek County BERIC Hagel Gehring W. “N Sanok West Ei Herbert D. D. Klammer West Union Carroll Switzer Des Moines Polk County Jiver Christoffersen Cedar Falls Blick Hawk Philip L. Shutt Independence Buchanan County John L. Keller Eagle Grove Wright County W. A. Irwin LeMary Plymouth County Gale McClean Muscatine Harold J. Fleck Opkalogis Mahaska County PAL Ae Ay Congress Rook Poesstegh T. W.W. Mullaney Allamakee County Lorenz Willman Posivilie Ailamakee U. Goheze Calmar Wilie Rex Coum Fox Attorne Attornee Kertevese State of Iowa Secretary OF Agriculture Herrereenes Aeewawennens Commerce Commerce Commissiones Inenee Udogs Surtins Aeons Bay

Trawler of the Future Vision in Marine Industry

Prominent marine engineer foresees the American trawler as a floating canning factory at sea. Fish would be caught and processed onboard, then sent to consumers' kitchens. Separate note mentions Hungarian hair woven with rayon and hemp to produce durable cheap fabrics for clothes and blankets.

Hungary

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