Iowa News Briefs On Discounts Gas Taxes Regents And Trucks
A casual opinion notes discounts on liquor for large purchases are debated by the liquor commission while Evan Hultman opposes a gas tax increase to fund highways and bonds. The state board of regents seeks a one third funding hike to about 133.5 million for two years plus 40 million for capital projects. A move would lower interstate speed to 60 or 75? The trucking groups back 60 with 500 foot stopping distance. Gov Hughes downplays VP prospects, calling himself a political pebble amid speculation.
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Evan
Lowa
I Jaly
Haquor
Milion
Hultman
Evan’ Hultwian
E Highway Commission
Regents
State Board of Regents
Regula
Board of
State University of Iowa
Towa City
Iowa
State University
Ames
State College of Towa
Cedar Falls
Towa School For the Deaf
Cornell Bluffs
Towa Braille and Light Saving School
Vinton
Oak- 1
William Sueppel
The
Highway Commission
Sueppel
Iowa Motor Truck Association
American Trucking Association
Wadena news items feature families visiting Prairie du Chien
The report chronicles local happenings including the Oldfather and Burke families meeting for a picnic in Prairie du Chien on Sunday, Mrs. Nell Turner and family from Wadena, and Cecil Flanagan earning a B A in Elementary Education at UTU. It notes visits among relatives, a club gathering, and preparations for a fall wiener roast and lunch event plus a short hometown stint by Seaman Sheryl Jax.
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Paul Oldfather
Cedar’ Rapids
Nell Turner
Forily
Oats
Olga
Ant Oldfather
Arthur Jellings
Prairie du Chien
Joe Burke
Baraboo
Wise
Reid
Three Oaks
Mich
Thursda
Leo
Fri Brie
Cata
Federal Dam
Elmer Struss
Sam
Fauser Buys Cessna Plane for Elgin Sumner Runs
Don Fauser owner of Fauser Oil Co purchases a Cessna Skylane four passenger single engine plane No 162 to be kept at Valley Airport. It will be used mainly on business between Elgin and Sumner where Fauser operates service stations.
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Don Fauser
Fauser Oil Co
Valley
Elgin
Sumner
Fauser
Bridge completion date not announced in West Elgin
Burtons of Waterloo hold the bridge contract as county workmen clear abutments and Burton moves lumber to the site amid little publicity about progress in West Elgin.
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West Elgin
Burtons of
Waterloo
Burton
Welcome Rain Sparks Disputed Rainfall Totals
In the region residents reported about an inch of rainfall overnight as rain gauges indicated. F C Muehlethaler counters with his standard gauge showing three eighths of an inch.
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F. C. Muehlethaler
Drought Aid Declared for Six Iowa Counties
Emergency drought designation affects Allamakee Clayton Floyd Fayette Howard Mitchell counties. Programs divert feed grain support and aid to affected farmers. Authorities outline emergency relief actions and eligibility for assistance.
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Towacoun Agriculture
Allamulee
Clayton, Wee , Floyd
Fayette Farier
Howard
Mitchell
Elkader Records Near Freezing Low as Cold Snap Hits Iowa
Near freezing 33 degrees reported in Elkader as northeast Iowa faces record cold early Friday. Corwith records a 33 degree low while Decorah sees 36. By afternoon, temperatures rise with most areas hitting the 70s.
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Iowa
Elkader
Decorah
Livestock Feeders Annual Banquet Plans Set
The Fayette County Livestock Feeders hold their annual banquet on Friday September 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Maynard Community Hall with 426 tickets available from association members. Prime beef will be served, courtesy of Fayette County Bankers Assn. James Bramwell is the speaker. U S Rep awards to 4-H and FFA members. Door prizes include ten canned hams from the Association.
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Fayette County
Maynard Community Hall
Max Jennings
Arlington
Pate| Halverson
West Union
Medberry
Elgin
Johnsons Buy Butikofer Home on Main Street
A deal closed last week for Mr. and Mrs. Keith Johnson to purchase the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Butikofer on Main Street. The property lies just south of Elgin Park. The Johnsons, who reside on the ridge road farm, will take possession and move September 1 to the Brackin home they recently bought.
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Keith Johnson
Francis Butikofer
Main Street
Elgin Park
Johnsons
Ridge Road
Jee Buticover Jone
Inez Brackin
Linen Shower Held Sunday in Honor of Mrs Ness
A linen shower was given August 1916 at the home of Clarence Muehlethaler for Mrs Roger Ness, formerly Barbara Rapids. Co hosts included Mrs Stanley Capper Mrs Robert Peters and Mrs Max Broadwater. Attendees were members of their graduating class. The Donald Sutter family visited Saturday evening in the Euore Lehman home. Attending spent Sunday with Debra Halverson West Union.
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Clarence Muehlethalers
Roger Ness
Barbara Rapids
Stanley Capper
Robert Peters
Max Broadwater
Donald Sutter
Euore Lehman
Ating
Debra Halverson
West Union
Go On Standard Time Effective August 31
A Wednesday morning action by the Clermont Elgin and Wadena councils moved to Standard Time effective Monday August 31. The change was intended to align with surrounding areas and streamline timekeeping.
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Clermont
Elgin
Wadena
Freshmen Meeting Announced at Valley High School
A freshmen meeting is scheduled for Tuesday August 25 from 9:00 to 11:00 am in the Valley High School library. Upperclassmen and new students needing enrollment or schedule help may visit the principal's office on Monday August 24 or Wednesday August 25 for assistance.
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Mies Wi
Taneday
Avoatt
Valley High School
Valley High
Bogus $20 Bills Passed in Iowa
Cedar Rapids firms unknowingly accepted counterfeit twenty dollar notes, with six detected in deposits to a local bank. Police warn clerks and businesses to watch for the bills, all bearing the same serial number B08078685 and identical in appearance, with reports of others in Iowa City receiving the same notes.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Donald Nelson Transferred Will Be Patrol Pilot
Highway Patrolman Donald Nelson of West Union will be transferred to Iowa City to pilot a patrol plane this fall. A commercial pilot, he has served on the patrol nearly 12 years. Mr and Mrs Willard Grove Correctionville wave Elgin visitors the first part of the week.
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Donald Nelson
West Union
Iowa City
Nelson
Willard Grove
Correctionville
Announce Results of ASCS Township Elections
Gardner attends workshop with Don Gardner of Valley in Iowa Illinois and Minnesota teachers from Aug 10 to 21 at the State College of Iowa. Curriculum stresses safety education problems and procedures in accidents right of way laws vehicle control and state highway laws with new teaching methods demonstrated.
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Don Gardner
Valley
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
State College of
Corn Pack in Third Week at Elgin Canning Co
The Elgin Canning Co enters its third week of sweet corn packing with crop quality surpassing expectations. Best yield reported is just over five tons from a 40 acre field near Delhi. Manager Leo L. Schori said they are midway through the season as a new pallet unloader and two traveling lifts streamline operations. A mechanical delay Monday halted work briefly but packing resumed after lunch amid high demand for husks and cobs due to a pasture shortage.
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Elgin Canning Co
Delhi
Leo. L. Schori
al- Meri
Bane
California Track Meet Shows Sylvia Hanson Title Hope
In the recent California AAU track meet Sylvia Hanson, title holder, showed strong form with a shot put of just over 40 feet. Her throw was disqualified when her foot touched outside the circle, though it might have qualified her for Olympic trials. Communities of Elgin Clermont and Wadena sponsored a fund to send her, with remaining money returned to a fund for future local athletes.
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Sylvia Hanson
Elgin
Clermont
Wadena
Sylvia
Graduates From Mechanical School at Memphis Navy Center
Douglas M. Aylsworth, airman apprentice USN, son of Mr and Mrs Bert Aylsworth of Wadena, recently graduated from the Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tennessee. The four week course covered mathematics physics and the principles of electricity along with atomic structure and static and dynamic electricity.
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Douglas M. Aylsworth
USN
Bert Aylsworth
Wadena
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Legion to Serve Turkey Supper at Elgin Grade School
The Elgin American Legion and Auxiliary schedule their annual turkey supper for Thursday September 24 starting at 5 p.m. at the Elgin grade school gym.
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Legion To Serve
Turkey
Elgin American Legion and Auxiliary
Elgin
CBY Met August 16 For Evening Church Program
CBY members met Sunday evening August 16 at the Abe Haberger home with 36 youths and many parents. The group sang new and old songs, shared testimonies, and enjoyed a light lunch after the singing session.
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CBY
Abe Haberger
Honors At Opp Sy University Summer Commencement
Nine graduates received degrees with honors at Opp Sy university on Thursday August 6 during summer commencement. Cum laude went to Grace Knipper Arlington Grace Doerring Luana and Cecil Flanagan Wadena. Magna cum laude honored Jannette Anderson Castalia. William P Baerk Memorial prizes announced with John Mitts Elgin winning the $15 second prize.
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Opp Sy Waiversity
Focal
Grace Knipper
Arlington
Grace Doerring
Luana
Cecil Flanagan
Wadena
Jeannette
Anderson
Castalia
Garbee
William P. Baerk
John Mitts
Elgin
Iowa City School District Hires James A Cook as Counselor
James A Cook, son of Mr and Mrs Aneriia Cook, is hired by the Iowa City Community School District. He will work half time as a guidance counselor at the newly formed South East Junior High School in Iowa City and half time at Coralville Junior High School, where he will establish a new guidance program after Coralville merged with the district.
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James A. Cook
Aneriia, Cook
Iowa City
South East
Coralville
Iowa
Attends Safety Education Workshop on Farm Pond Stocking
Twelve farm ponds were stocked with bass to aid water supply, erosion control, and firefighting readiness in Clayton, Garnav ille, Farmersburg, Wagner, Cox Creek, Sperry, Lodomillo, Monona, and surrounding townships. Named landowners include William G. Wilker, Raymond Berns,Edward Kuehl, Robert Corlett, Hale Corlett, Leslie Halverson, Mrs. Pearl Tschirgi, Kenneth E. Kramer, Earl Johnson, Jerome Pugh, and Donald Steva.
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Seesaargion
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
William G. Wilker
Clayton
Raymond Berns
Hospital Auxiliary Stand at Postville Fair Food Stand
The Hospital Auxiliary at Community Memorial Hospital will operate a food stand during the Big Four Fair in Postville from Aug 28 to 31 to raise funds for special equipment. Elgin Clermont area women solicit support and plan food distribution between 1 and 4 p.m. on the 28th.
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Postville
Community Memorial Hospital
Elgin
Elgin-Clermont
Grass Fire Burns Acre At Cliff Wilson Farm
Elgin fire department was called to Cliff Wilson farm Monday noon to fight a fast spreading grass fire started from a brush blaze left by road workers. About an acre of alfalfa field burned.
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Elgin
Cliff Wilson
Exhibits Grand Champion and Reserve at Clayton County Fair
Glen Meisner son of Harold Meisners exhibited the Grand Champion and Reserve Purebred Ayrshire at the Clayton County Fair held in National last week. He belongs to Worthwhile 4-H Club and attends Valley Community School.
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Glen Meisner
Harold Meisners
Glen
The
Valley Community School
Committeemen Terms Begin September 1 in Fayette County
Results of the community elections across Fayette county were reported. Newly elected committee chairmen vice chairmen and regular members will serve as delegates to the county ASCS convention on August 28 at Fayette. Official one year terms for county and community committeemen begin September 1.
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ASCS
Fayette County
Fayette
ASC
Clermont
John Kelly
Castalla
Rey Swenson
Jack McNeil
Castalia
Millard Nelson
Keith Kerr
Postville
Fairfield
Robert L. Berry
Arlington
Merle Sullivan
Marvin Short
Irwin Gamm
Max E. Jennings
Illyria
Five Cash Winners Saturday Evening Drawn at Bigin
Five cash winners of 5.00 each were drawn in Bigin Saturday evening. Winners named were Mrs. Ciara Baumgartner Mrs. A B Jacob Louis Klingman Fred Butikofer and Doyle Baker. Numbers drawn included 213 160 1853 014 268 588 1343 1066 B74 45 991 1711 1281 1489 722 1685 B78 1110 1522 1226 515 194 448 327 1417 1681 and 357.
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Bigin
Ciara Baumgartner
A. B. Jacob
Louis Klingman
Fred Butikofer
Doyle Baker
Harvey Paulsen Host Housewarming Party
A Sunday evening gathering at the Harvey Paulsen home welcomed friends including Louis Becker and Judy, Herbert Ash, Charles Wenger, Charles O Neill, Reuben Howard, Kenneth Mark, Cliff Christ and Jack Adrian.
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Harvey Paulsen
Messrs
Mdms
Louis Becker
Judy
Herbert Ash
Charles Wenger
Charles O'Neill
Reuben Howard
Kenneth Mark
Cliff Christ
Jack Adrian
Elgin Lutheran Church Women Hold August Meeting
The Elgin Lutheran Church women held their regular monthly meeting on August 13 in the fellowship hall. Hostesses included Mrs. Pearl Johnson Mrs. John Erickson Mrs. Richard Erickson and Mrs. Berney Larson. Ushers were Mrs. Clifford Gisleson and Mrs. Floyd Thompson.
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Elgin Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
Pearl Johnson
John Erickson
Richard Erickson
Berney Larson
Clifford Gisleson
Floyd Thompson
Berdean Hagelie
Karen Seitz
Wilbur Mattocks
Russell Wenger
Mrs Joe Leehy Hospitalized At Palmer Memorial Hospital
Mrs Joe Leehy is a patient at Palmer Memorial Hospital, admitted on Saturday.
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Joe Leehy
Palmer Memorial Hospital
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Rine
Pela
Hubert Humphr
Myn
Dén Land
Pleasant Ridge
Leo Ainsworth
Wadenak
Seaman Sheryl Jaxon
Fleet
Great Lakes
Iil
Leo Peinserot
Jimmie Panshe
Belle Flaine
Bert Aynsworth
Enn
Douglas
Cessna
Johnsons Bay
Butikofer
Gardner
California
Clarence Thoman
John EF
Erickson
Jacob Schneider
Flgin
Ralph Shaffer
Claud Hayes
Lamont
Harvey Paulsens
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