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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1957
Page
4
For sale a Black and Decker heavy duty 8 inch electric saw. Lightly used or like new. Original price 95 dollars, asking 75 dollars. Contact Strauch and Hermen at Echo office for details.
A tipsy roundup of local small ads and notices urging readers to request Blue Card Permits from visiting solicitors for protection. Also classifieds list garden supplies, chicks, and used machinery with prices and contact names in Elgin and nearby towns. Prices and items include hedge trimmer, organic soil, baby chicks, Farmall tractors, disks, plows, and plowing services.
State News notes Bagell Dailey of Burlington as a notable legislator with possible interest in O Malley’s post. Industrial gains show Iowa workers received six percent higher pay in January February, and bank transactions rose by six percent versus 1956, indicating broader economic activity.
The Iowa periodical reports higher fishing and hunting licenses next year as Senate and House send a bill to the governor. It raises individual hunting and fishing licenses to 2.00 dollars, the combination license to 3.50, and the six day non resident fishing permit to 4.00. Women would also need a license to fish in state lakes.
Iowa lawmakers debated a senate measure to set 60 mph night speeds while daytime limits were to be decided. The house amended the bill after a perplexing proposal for 70 mph daytime and 60 mph night limits. A joker clause allowed limits not to apply if a vehicle was in the act of passing, leading many to fear the effect could be effectively no limit at all and be hard to enforce.
The senate reviewed a nursing home bill approved late by the house. It tightens licensing standards and would grant the state health department power to close noncompliant homes. The fire marshal would run fire inspections. Iowa has about 1,400 nursing homes with roughly 21,000 elderly residents.
The Iowa legislature shows limited action on reapportionment and tax exemption bills. Governor Hoegh has vetoed two exemptions in his single term, while Beardsley vetoed three. A Stevens plan passed the House but died in the Senate, and a bill for two license plates per car moved forward in the House amid enforcement push for front and back plates.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Smith mark their 60th wedding anniversary on Sunday April 14. Denny and Austin Lamphier visit the Oscar Lamphier home with Delbert Hines and Perry Medberry dropping by the Rob ert Hints home. Delbert Hines family and Mrs Perry Medberry also call on Arthur Smith. Pvt William Weidner visits after eight weeks at Camp Chaffee en route to New Jersey. Joy Wheeler visits the Arthur Everitt home. Farm and Home club met with Mrs Floyd Chase Friday with all members present. Mrs Harvey Krause attended. Roll call featured a bulb seed exchange. Next meeting planned with Mrs
Fire department answered a chimney fire at the Wayne Carroll farm on a Saturday. Visitors included Mr and Mrs George Oldfather at the Will Chase home Sunday afternoon. Frank Phillips was taken by ambulance to Manchester hospital Saturday night. Several local families visited in the Gene Seeland, Jim Myers and Floyd Chase homes last Thursday. News includes births, visits, and social events among Volga area residents with numerous names and places such as Oelwein, Clement, Arlington, Aurora, Strawberry Point, St Olaf, Garber, and local schools.
A family of two adults and four children adopts a barrel system to curb messiness. Coats and school items go into the barrel when not hung or stored properly, with a teen suggesting the idea and a nickel charged for misplacement. The scene captures a practical, humorous domestic approach to organization.
A large family runs a shared household finance by a family council. Each child gets an allowance and older kids earn extra. Parents ban tattling and decide when to place garments in the barrel. Spring picnics funded by barrel money. A soap box grievance system in another family mirrors Hyde Park’s style, offering a public arena for complaints to keep peace.
Mrs Tonnette Halverson of Sioux Rapids marked her 104th birthday, noting she has lived on the same farm for 66 years. The milestone reflects a long life in rural Iowa with deep ties to her home and community.
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