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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1958
Page
4
The state university of Iowa at Iowa City approved a housing rate increase for non married students with higher dormitory charges. The plan raises double and triple occupancy dorm rooms by 50 dollars annually, aligning Iowa City rates with Wisconsin and Illinois while still below Michigan Ohio State and Northwestern.
Twenty-one welcome signs will be erected at boundary entries along Iowa. The Iowa Development Commission announced the 10 by 17 foot state shaped markers will feature a three foot high Hello with the town name and state outline in reflecting tape to glow when car headlights hit them.
About 800000 state income tax forms will be mailed starting Friday. Officials expect forms to reach taxpayers by January 1, including the return, instruction sheet and return envelope. Y Lee Phillipe, director of internal revenue for State, said forms won’t be mailed until Friday and everyone should have their return by the first of the year. The mailing originates from the Kansas City regional office.
The Associated General Contractors of Iowa offer a 10000 dollar reward for information leading to arrests and convictions of those responsible for dynamiting Jensen Bros Construction equipment and facilities. The Des Moines firm says its East Des Moines office was blown up last October causing about 30000 dollars in damage. Earlier a crane owned by Abel Jensen near Omaha suffered a blast with damage from 20000 to 30000 dollars.
Mr and Mrs Frank Kiple and Muriel of De Kalb HL Mrs Lola Yearous of St Paul Minn H J Kiple of Farmersburg Mr and Mrs C D Kiple and Barbara Norman of Ottumwa Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kiple of Dubuque
A fragment notes Whitford and Forrest of Volga with Chattan and Shaffer family at a pre-Cerisnet dinner. Mention includes Stillday on a rare occasion with home ties to the Forrest Shaffer household.
Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Selmey Holm with guests including Mr and Mrs Robert Wettleson. Harold Opsand and Kenneth Anderson were hosts for dinners and visits as various families and neighbors shared meals and conversation.
A group of Elgin residents brought a picnic supper to Richard Hofer on Friday evening to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. Mrs. Dorell Cuthbert Merry and Nancy Sioux Rapids came Tuesday to spend Christmas with the Walter Mitts and Harold Conner families at West Union. Mr and Mrs Floyd Puffett of Manchester and Mr and Mrs Harold Puffett Lois and George Straw berry Point were guests of Mr and Mrs George Vaughn Friday evening. Supper guests of Mr and Mrs Lester Gehring Monday were Dr and Mrs Mr F Schlein Roxann and Derinisy Postville.
Chicago on Monday enroute to Lorraine Kansas Mrs Inez Brackin will entertain at a family dinner with Mr and Mrs Andrew Brackin and Andrea La Porte City Mr and Mrs J O Anderigen Mr and Mrs Joe Brackin John Ims Jean Marie and Joanne Willie Brackin and Mary Brackin A list of lucky turkey winners December 20 includes Blaine Thomas L L Donlon Lawrence Butikofer Mrs LaVerne Lantz Jimmy Boleyn and Will Brackin all of Elgin Christmas dinner guests of Mr and Mrs L L Kiple include Mr and Mrs Robert Muellar Marshalltown Linda Kiple Waterloo Mr and Mrs Nat Mitts Cedar Falls Mrs Ni end Mrs Jp Heyer and children and Mrs Lippie Heyer all of West Union Mr and Mrs Dean Mitts and family of Clermont were visitors of the Walter Mitts family Sunday
The Bernhard Palas family of Marion spent the week end at the Richard Hofer home, sharing time with local hosts and enjoying a short visit in the area.
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