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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1967

Page

2

Social Security Q and A Answers for Social Security

Questions answered by George W Arnold Field Representative in Waterloo Iowa discuss aged or ill individuals unable to visit offices, special hours, and contact methods. Additional earnings while on benefits may raise payments automatically after yearly reviews. A 1965 rule change allows disability payments if illness prevents work for at least 12 months.

George W. Arnold Field Social Security Administration Waterloo Iowa Social Security

Potential Death Trap At Every Rural Intersection

Iowa safety official Jack Fulton urged farmers and civic groups to top tall corn at rural intersections to improve driver sight lines. The plan invites 4-H and FFA groups to help top corn up to 175 feet back from intersections, aiming to reduce rising traffic deaths on secondary roads.

Iowa Fulton

Busy Beavers 4-H Club Holds Achievement Show

The Busy Beavers 4-H achievement show on July 21 at East Clermont Lutheran Church featured junior demonstrations such as Cocoa Mix, Bake Peanut Cookie, Setting A Pretty Table, Mind Your Manners, Salads on Parade. the junior winner was Salads on Parade and will be shown August 11 at 9 45 a.m. Senior demonstrations included Breakfast In a Glass, Drink For a Day, Ever Ready. winner Ever Ready with Tracey Cline earning a purple rating and advancing to the Iowa State Fair.

Busy Beavers 4-H Club East Clermont Lutheran Church Sharon Helgerson Zelda Bilden Byen Amundson Susan Amundson James Lois Larsen Connie Olson Julie Amundson Cla County Marie Cummings Ann Larson Tracey Cline Tracey Elkader Towa Marjorie Amundson Linus Putz Donna Frieden Patty Amundson Becky Thompson Teppert Massachusetts Cheryl Anderson Ames Evelyn Thiele Shurby Don

Severe Weather Strikes Iowa in Early 1967

Iowa endured far more severe weather in the first half of 1967 than usual with 53 tornadoes, 28 windstorms, 26 hailstorms, 3 heavy rainstorms, 1 lightning, and 1 dust storm. The events injured 17 people and spurred Civil Defense to push warning systems and safe shelters statewide. The Iowa Civil Defense Office coordinates with local governments and the National Civil Defense Office on these efforts.

Iowa Weather Bureau Civil Defense Office

Northeast Iowa Telewriter Project Reedie Workshop Held in West Union

The Northeast Iowa Telewriter Project hosts a four day Reedie Workshop for public and private elementary teachers in Education Area I. It runs August 14 to 17 from 8 a.m. to 1:80 p.m. at West Union Elementary School. Consultants from Cedar Rapids and Elgin present topics on perceptual motor language disabilities audio visual aids integrating reading with English and social studies and remedial reading.

Northeast Towa Telewriter Project West Union Mildred Wood I County School Sylvat Ran Vandera Corsultant Cedar Rapids Comimunitys Schosal Sytem Meanemet Witting Cedar Ravids Community Schools Catherine Klaus Valley Community School System Elgin

Youth Leadership Conference Attended by Fayette County Youths

Harold L. Boulton notes five Fayette County youths Diane McNvil Phil James Jolene Ameling Rex Lincoln and Vicki Becker joined a statewide leadership training conference July 31 to August 5 at the State 4 H Camping Center near Madrid Sponsored by the County Extension Council Farm Bureau and Buchanan County REC The event drew LIT youths from 34 counties and aims to instill leadership skills and group formation goals through ISU and Sears Roebuck Foundation sponsorships

Harold L. Boulton Fayette Fayette County Madrid Diane McNvil Phil James Jolene Ameling Rex Lincoln Vicki Becker County Extension Council Farm Bure Buchanan County Rec Federal Land Bank Iowa Boulton Iowa State University Sears ~ Roebuck Foundation

Square and Round Dance Convention in La Crosse

Ninth Wisconsin Squares and Round Dance Convention brings dancers to La Crosse August 19 and 20 at Whitney Center on the campus of La Crosse State University. Convention chairman Clare Johnson reports registrations mainly from Wisconsin and neighboring states with panels, style show, luncheon, demonstrations, and exhibits planned.

la Crosse Wisconsin Whitney Center Demonaration Danohngh Florida Massachusets Connecticut Ohio Taw Michigan

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