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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
4
For prompt pick up of dead animals call 7612 Clermont or 202 Monona Manona Rendering Service. The note references 38 even weeks tied to the schedule.
In western Iowa on Aug 6, the U S department of agriculture told Governor Hoegh emergency loans are available immediately for relief in Audubon Carroll Clarke Crawford Madison Guthrie and Union counties. No special federal move to open the soil bank for crop payments was announced for the area.
The Wadena News lists first achievements beyond the Bobcat at the meet. Joe Carpenter became a bear, Donald Chapman a wolf, Clare Clark a wolf, Dale Looby a bear, Rickie Ott a bear, Dennis Bond a wolf, and Allen Knox a wolf. Allen Lee Knox and Donald Chapman earned gold arrows. The community notes include visits, camp programs at Dolliver Park, birthday club gatherings, graduation at Great Lakes, and hospital observations.
A Saturday evening shower at the Presbyterian Church parlors honored Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baumler formerly Patricia Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Bond and Butch, Mrs. Clyde Bond of Wadena, and Marcus Petsche with Terry of West Union. Guests later traveled to Sparta Wisconsin to fetch Mrs. Joe Schmika for a short stay with her mother Mrs. Clyde Bond. Cpl. Lyle Thomas of Santa Ana California is spending leave here with relatives. Sunday gatherings at the Westcott home included Norma Broderson LeClair Vernon Chapman James Thomas Daryl Westcott Waterloo Paul Krueger Linda Dale Westcott and Dale Oelwein Milton Thomas Debbie James Thomas Walter Voshell Linnie Donnie Gary and Kenny Shippy.
Real estate transfers list Olive G. Squire to Fenton B. Brown and wife for Park Add Arlington blocks. W. F. Moore and wife to Joy Wheeler for Herriman Add Wadena. Dorothy Winkler and Clarence to Inez Brackin partial interests in multiple sections and blocks in Elgin. New car registrations include Capper Elgin Chrysler, Hayes Arlington Chevrolet, Falb Elgin Cadillac, Nelson Clermont IHC truck, Strong Elgin Chevrolet, Fossnight Arlington Pontiac, Barrack Arlington Chevrolet, Larson Clermont Ford. Marriage licenses record John Slamkowski and Kathleen McSweeney and Larry Zenor and Joyce Cordes entries.
Brainard News notes visits from Tuesday to Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Boyer in Waterloo, Emory Buroden family in West Union, Joe Peters and Donnie and Marcella McIntyre in Elkader, and others in Clermont, Stanhope, Tama, and Toledo areas. Local hosts include Dick Henry, Harvey Howard, Bob Kerr, George Pape, Ed Fenner, Bob Hanson, Roger Reeder, Wilson Patterson, and Elkader residents. A party hosted by Mrs. Giles Martin and a Friday Indian pow wow at Tama are also recorded.
Betty Cline and others visited the Reeder and Heins homes in Castalia Clermont and West Union while the West Union Baptist Women’s Missionary Society gathered at Auburn. Iowa officials estimate 12 000 motorists are eligible for driver improvement centers and may drive or be involved in up to half of the year’s traffic accidents.
In Des Moines Iowa the state safety department begins a broad check of driving records this year examining about 43000 files to identify roughly 12000 drivers whose records merit suspension or mandatory attendance at driver improvement centers to address unsafe driving patterns.
A strong community program of compulsory vaccination for all pets is the least control required for rabies. A cow with mastitis yields up to one-fifth less milk than healthy cows. Letting laying hens go unculled in summer can incur losses.
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