Iowa classrooms expand despite debt and tax concerns
Since 1951 Iowa built 5 788 new classrooms while 3 797 runner or temporary rooms were used. Districts added 88 new classrooms in 1960 61 and 18 770 pupils would be served by 589 new rooms for the 1961 82 year. Farm Bureau warns taxes rise as property tax leaps from 176 million to 353 million in 1960 and farm property taxes double despite falling farm income. Iowa Natural Resources Council seeks 60 extra days on Big Sioux River flood control as corps considers straightening 95 miles of channel drawing opposition from conservation interests.
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Iowa
Iown
Johnston
John
Farm Bureau
Ferm. Bureau
Fann Bureau
Federation
Burea
Iowa Natural Resources Council
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Big Sioux River
Big Sioux
Sioux City
Christmas Notes From Wadena School And Church
In Wadena, Sunday church services are scheduled with Sunday School at 9 30 and worship at 10 36. The school notes cover Kindergarten through Fourth Grade with Christmas programs, new library books, science displays, and room decorations. Students report illness, writing progress, aquarium growth, and character parts for the December 20 program. American Legion Auxiliary met in the Legion hall.
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Gary Fox
Fiesti Grede
Duane Hermen
Guppie
Jeff Crow
Joni Jo Baldwin
Gloria Aylsworth
Mr. Moore
Africa
Nile River
Annalee Aeschliman
Bradford Mattocks
Roger Cook
Santa Claus Visits Elgin December 15
Santa Claus notified the ECHO he will appear in Elgin on Saturday December 15. He plans to be in upper Elgin at 1 15 p m and lower Elgin at 1 30 p m in the park with treats for all the children. Ho Ho Ho.
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Santa Claus
ECHO
Elgin
Santa
Upper Elgin
Lower Elgin
Telephone Call Connects Elgin and Germany
Mr and Mrs Leo L Schori welcomed a telephone call last Wednesday noon from Leo Schori Jr and family in western Germany. The time difference placed eight p m in Germany, with the call placed at seven and the connection made about an hour later in Elgin.
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Leo L. Schori
Leo Schori, Jr
Germany
Elgin
Lions Club Pancake Day This Saturday
The Lions Club will hold its annual Pancake Day this Saturday December 16 at the Elgin School hot lunch room. General chairman Paul Zurbriggen leads club volunteers with serving from 11:00 a m until all are served. Tickets are available in advance from Lions Club members.
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Lions Club
Elgin 2Rade
Paul Zurbriggen
Tabithas Meet Christmas Party at Baptist Church
The Tabitha Society will meet at the Baptist Church Dec 13 for a Christmas party and gift exchange. Mrs John Schaer Mrs Leo Lehman and Mrs Harold Orth will present a Christmas program. A Christmas box was sent to Mr and Mrs A D Schantz and son at Saguache Colorado. Hostesses are Mesdames Leon Jacols Cornelia Burrow Ross James and Edward Krueger.
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Tabitha Society
the Baptist Church
John Schaer
Leo Lehman
Harold Orth
A. D. Schantz and Son
Saguache
Colorado
Mesdames
Leon Jacols
Cornelia Burrow
Ross James
Edward Krueger
John Tillotson New President of Community Club
Officers for 1962 were named at the Community Club meeting at the Legion Hall. John Tillotson was elected president with Francis Butikofer as vice president and Charles O Neill as treasurer. Members approved evening business hours for December 18 23 and voted in favor of hosting Homecoming in 1962.
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Legion End
John Tillotson
Francis Butikofer
Charles O'Neill
Owen Highway 172 Reopens Section Near Elgin
Detour map continues to mark Iowa 172 between Elgin and Clermont as closed though locals say the road has been open since November 15 after state crews repaired a damaged stretch near the railway tracks by adding crushed rock and grading.
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Iowa
Iowa Highway Cam
Elgin
Clermont
First Woman Resident Bags Deer in Whiteside County
Mrs. Robert Prestley of Morrison, formerly Donna Dean of Higin, became the first woman to take a deer in Whiteside county’s five open seasons. She bagged a 110 pound field dressed doe an hour before closing Saturday or Sunday. A total of 128 deer were taken in the county over the three days this year.
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Morrison, IH
Whiteside
Robert Prestley
Morrison
Mr and Mrs Yearous Move to Farm Home in Elkader
Mr and Mrs Arthur Yearous, long residents of Elkader, moved back to the Highland family home last Wednesday with Mrs Andrew Yearous joining them. Andrew Yearous has been hospitalized for about nine weeks, with good and bad days and noticeable weight loss but can recognize visitors.
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Arthur’ Yearous
Elikader
Highland
Andrew Yearous
Elkader
Elgin Co operative Sales for Year Highest in History
Elgin Co operative holds annual year end event with a December 17 service featuring a processional of Christmas carols and school children from nursery to eighth grade. Participants include choirs soloists and readers with messages and closing hymn as the congregation joins.
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Elgin Co-operative
Little Town of Bethlehem
Mary
Jeri Martin
Angel
Debbie DeSart
Hark the
Herald Angel
Jeni Martin
Burnell Frieden
Norris Blockhus
Freddie Schneider
Larry Thompson
Steven Wenger
Steven Halverson
Bob Chapman
Mary Hofer
Gary Kleppe
Karen Larson
Olson Sale Near Gunder Postponed Farm Auction
Orvin Thompson reported Mary Olson near Gunder held a highly successful yard sale last Thursday selling mainly machinery and household goods. A 194 acre farm remains to be sold later with the Olson estate.
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Orvin Thompson
Mary Olson
Gunder
Illyria Homemakers Hold All Day Meeting at Strong Home
The Illyria Homemakers met at Mrs. Myrton Strong’s home for an all day gathering with a noon sack lunch on December 8. Members formed plastic bag dogs and learned doll pillow crafts with foam rubber under guidance from Mrs. Or ran Bane and Mrs. Reynold Strong. Hostess served coffee and cookies. Next meeting set for January 19.
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Illyria
Myrton Strong
Orran Bane
Reynold Strong
J. O. Probert
Winners Named in Saturday Drawing Events
Saturday drawing winners include dash winners Arthur Lantz and Roger Reed er. Turkey prize recipients were Mrs Oliver Larson Mrs Millard Gis jeson Mrs Ern Holzer Gary Butikofer Mrs Dean Mitts and Elmer Chase. Winning numbers listed: 43 1949 109 963 1655 198 1042 820 1504 493 305 737 1637 267 1136 774 585 1284 1473 659 396 1143 1716.
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Turkey
Oliver Larson
Millard Gisjeson
Ern Holzer
Gary Butikofer
Dean Mitts
Elmer Chase
Christmas Time Presented by Elgin Baptist Church CBY
The Senior C B Y of Elgin Baptist Church presents a Christmas program on Sunday at 8 PM titled Christmas Time. The play pageant features inns and shepherds with cast members and a musicale including carols and choirs led by Kay Miller Pat Lehman and Mary Ann Jacob.
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C.B.Y
Elgin Baptist Church
Innkeeper
Bob Trautman
Joseph
LaVerne Krueger
Mary
Martha Schaer
Shepherds
Larry Orth
Stanley Mackmann
Gary Miller
Wise Men
Kurtis Krueger
Allen Krueger
Bob Zurbriggen
Dorothy Schmer
Rita Neumann
Dianne Wenger
Nancy Orth
Linda Exer
Kenneth Trautman
Kid Kohls
Kenneth Kohia
Tertia Club Meeting Highlights Holiday Cheer
The Tertia Club gathered December 4 at Mrs Carl ton Krueger's home with Mrs Leo Friederich assisting. Members answered role call by guessing secret pal identities, read poems or stories about Christmas, and approved the secretary's report. A donation to Woodward State Hospital and seven state federated projects was noted. The meeting ended with a gift exchange and lunch.
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Tertia Club
Carlton Krueger
Leo Friederich
Krueger
Kenneth Fettkether
Woodward State Hospital
Johnson Attends Board Meeting in Sioux Falls South Dakota
Harry Johnson, a North American Baptist Seminary board member, attended the board meeting in Sioux Falls last Thursday. He has served as trustee for three years and was reelected for a six year term at the St. Paul conference last summer. He joined a banquet for the new library dedication Friday evening with over 200 attendees including Rev Willis Petratz and family. He visited Mrs. William Blatherwick and Mrs. Frieda Krueger in Sioux Falls on Sunday before returning home.
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Harry Johnson
Sioux Falls
William Blatherwick
Frieda Krueger
Deer harvest reported in two northwest Illinois counties
Two northwest Illinois counties report 803 deer killed over a recent weekend. Carroll County totals 385 with 42 at the ordinance depot northwest of Savanna. Jo Daviess County reports 418. Both counties border the Mississippi, prompting a local wildlife discussion.
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N. W. Illinois
Carroll County
Ordinance Depot
Savanna
Jo Daviess
Mississippi
Elgin Cooperative elects Leon Jacob to board
The Elgin Cooperative Co held its annual meeting on December 6 at the American Legion hall. Leon Jacob was elected to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors, joining LeRoy Rothlisberger Russell Jennings LaVerne Larson and Ben Butikofer. Sales reached 340000 for the year, the coop’s highest, with assets of 200000 and 291 members. Chet Randolph of the WHO farm department spoke, and Dennis Meyer won the Farmers Elevator Mutual Insurance Co door prize.
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Elgin Cooperative Co
American Legion Hall
Leon Jacob
John Schaer
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Russell Jennings
LaVerne Larson
Secy
Ben Butikofer
Chet Randolph
WHO Farm Department
Farmers Elevator Mutual Insurance Co
Dennis Meyer
Annual All Iowa Sheep Day Set at ISU Memorial Union
The Annual All Iowa Sheep Day starts at 9 30 a m next Thursday December 14 in the gallery room at Iowa State University Memorial Union in Ames. The program targets lamb producers and includes reports on new lamb feeding developments and wool producing aspects of the sheep business.
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Iowa State University Memorial Union
Ames
Elgin Stores Extend Evening Hours for Christmas Shopping
Elgin stores will stay open until 9 p.m. from Monday December 18 through Saturday December 23 to accommodate last minute Christmas shoppers.
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Elgin
Seasons Closing For Several Game Species This Week
Hunters report good squirre season as seasons close for pheasant quail and Hungarian partridge at 4 30 p m on Friday December 15 with squirrel at sunset and mink muskrat trapping at midnight except on game management areas where it runs to midnight December 21 rabbit season runs until 800 pm February 16 1982
Winter Weather Brings Heavy Snow and Cold Times
Old man winter delivered a heavy snow spell with several inches falling Friday night through Tuesday morning totaling about a foot. Temperatures plunged to as low as 30 degrees below zero. Most area schools closed Tuesday and reopened Wednesday.
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Winter
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting for Christmas Cheer
The Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday December 19 for its regular meeting. Members should bring 24 cookies or the equivalent in candy for shut ins, and a gift exchange is planned.
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the Legion Auxiliary
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