Local sharpening and farm equipment sale in Elgin
Nynn Seago announces an Elgin event on Saturday April 6 starting at 9:00 a.m. in front of the Echo office for sharpening disks knives and tools. Yard sale items include Farmall tractors implements a 12 foot John Deere disk a 45T hay baler and more with prices listed such as $750 for the baler and $60 for a 7 foot disk.
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MR. Farmer
Echo
Abe Habeger
Elgin
Clermont
Echo Office
Nynn Seago
Arlington Town
John Deere
Kelly Ryan
State News Continues From Fage One In Iowa Legislature
The state legislature debate includes a push for annual sessions and set legislator salaries, with Rep. Dewey Goode noting that a two-subject bill may require recall from the senate for amendment. Liquor by the Drink signups surface as western Iowans petition for change and a referendum option gains traction in a house committee. Officers of the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association are named, and the Oldtimers group selects a Washington president as Loveless reviews a Farm Bureau bill before action.
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House
Rep
Dewey Goode
Bloomfield
Senate
Goode
Iowa
Iowa House
Western Jowans
Iowa Automobile Dealers Association
E. E. Wheeler
Waterloo
Carl J. Murray
Sioux City
Max Holmes
Des Moines
Oldtimers
George “Mace
Washington
Iowa Legislature Debates Tax Relief for Farm Gasoline
The session weighs a bill to excuse farmers from paying gasoline taxes, while refunds on the 6 cents per gallon tax exist but the 2.5 percent sales tax on the fuel is still collected. Farm Bureau support clashes with senators calling it unfair, raising concerns about broader tax implications and potential loopholes. Additional talks seek more overseas psychiatrists for state institutions as the University of Iowa medical school graduates few. A legal opinion warns that offering a car as a door prize at a paid admission event would be a lottery and gambling under state law.
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House
Senate
Iowa Farm ‘Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
University of Iowa Medical School
Vern Lisle R
Clarinda
Iowa
W. H. Tate
Mason City
Governor Signs Bill on County Supervisors Annual Submissions
Both the house and senate passed and sent to the governor a bill requiring county supervisors to submit an annual report to a central oversight body. The measure aims to improve transparency and fiscal accountability across counties.
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House
Senate
County budget bill targets highway funds and hearings
The budget of secondary road expenditures to the state highway commission could be adopted by the county supervisors after a public hearing if disapproved. The bill aims to curb criticisms of county government fueling calls for a county manager form in Iowa.
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State Highway Commission
Iowa
The Highway Story By Bob Hullihan
A narrative recounts a fatal crash as Clay Martin, 34, reflects on his life and reality moments before a high speed jump on a road, the car veering into a bank and bursting through the air. The piece blends life details with a dramatic contemplation of identity and sudden death.
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Martin
Clay Martin
Pang
Dinner Hosts Mr and Mrs George Butikofer
Mr and Mrs George Butikofer entertained at a dinner Thursday. Guests included Mr and Mrs La Verne Schneider Sharon and Leslie Mrs Fred Schneider Arthur Allen and Ella Gehring.
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George Butikofer
LaVerne Schneider
Sharon
Leslie
Fred Schneider
Arthur and
Allen
Ella Gehring
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