07 Nov 1957
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1957
Page
1
A public safety piece urges readers to curb home accidents noting 288 Iowa deaths last year from unsafe stairs medicines and clutter. It advises checking stairs lighting and handrails clearing medicine cabinets removing poisons and identifying other hazards. Brief items report a Toledo snake sighting Osceola library board resignation and minor road crash damage involving a Milwaukee line derailment and a truck accident.
School notes describe a Halloween party across grades 1 to 8 with costumes, games, and treats. Several students earned 100% on spelling lists, and some room leaders or prize recipients are named. Others report flu-related absences and a high school cheerleading lineup.
The article notes Greyhound carrying 1200 busloads of fans to Milwaukee Braves games from Sioux City and Aberdeen. It cites U.S. car production projecting 56,101,000 units this year, with buses adding 11,103,000. It mentions a 31,000 seat Naval Academy stadium, fatal highway accidents, a forecasted 1967 Chicago extending 150 miles from Milwaukee to Michigan City, and that the first ten auto makers were Duryea through Winton. It also reports a Brooklyn to New York link via the N J Turnpike Holland Tunnel viaduct costing 14.5 million per mile and an injury to Reichard Van Diepen.
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