State Holds Healthy Tax Balance for 1967 Outlook
The state expects an unencumbered 30 million dollar balance on June 30, 1967, with additional income from higher than expected personal and corporate taxes. Receipts for the current biennium are projected at 264.3 million annually, up from 217 million last biennium, signaling a strong economy. Groundwork begins to seek federal funds of about 500 thousand for statehouse grounds expansion, despite opposition from Rep. Charles Grassley over legislative approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hmowna
Marvin Selden
Selden
Othe R Easons
Statehouse
U. S. Housing and Urban Development Agency
Iowa
Charles Grassley
New Hartford Republican
Grassley
One Car Accident on Kern Hill Tuesday
Charles Frieden son of the Friedens was taken to Postville hospital Tuesday evening held for observation after a one car crash on Kern hill. Icy road conditions caused the accident. Damage to the car was not known at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern Hill
Charles Frieden
Floyd Friedens
Postville Hospital
Reduction In Excise Tax On Phone Rates
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co reports a federal excise tax cut on all telephone bills starting January 1. The rate falls from 10 percent to 3 percent for local and long distance service, with a 1 percent annual cut for three years, aiming for complete elimination in 1969. R Q Link notes customers will see the savings as the company only collected the tax for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
R. Q. Link
Link
Fire at Meisner’s Gas Station destroys property
Center Point report states Lyle’s Comet Ui and Gas Station operated by Lyle Meisner suffered a partial blaze on Tuesday afternoon December 2 caused by defective wiring. The Meisners and their apartment behind the station lost all furniture and belongings, with $20,000 station loss insured. Moessners’ stock and home furniture were only partly insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle’s
Comet Ui and Gas
Center Point
Lyle Meisner
Meisners
Moessners
Communion Service Starts New Year at Local Churches
The Elgin and Clermont Methodist Churches and the Elyria Community Church will begin the New Year with a Service of Holy Communion on Sunday January 2. Members are invited to partake as part of the annual observance across these congregations.
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Elgin
Clermont
Library Notice for New Year Holiday Closure
The Elgin Public Library will be closed Saturday January 1 due to the New Year Holiday. All books may be returned Friday December 31 that would usually be due on Saturday.
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Elgin Public Library
Santa Claus in town brings treats and turkey draw in Wadena
Santa arrived by fire truck at the town park on Wednesday afternoon. He handed out treats to children and the drawing for turkeys was held. Winners listed include Aulden Wilson, Emma Nelson, Duane Brandt, Elaine Herrling, Herman Larson, Leone Fepenhagen, Jody Crow, Randy Jennings, John Lehroyer, Roberta Humphrey, Richard Corkery, Brad Mattocks, Carl Rubens, Ivan Veurous, Faye Whittenbaugh, John Gage, Mrs. Roy Pritchard, C. E. Koudtson, and Dick Aeschliman. Families and friends visited relatives in Iowa and Wisconsin over Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Aulden Wilson
Emma Nelson
Duane Brandt
Elaine Herrling
Herman Larson
Leone Fepenhagen
Jody Crow
Randy Jennings
John Lehroyer
Roberta Humphrey
Richard Corkery
Brad Mattocks
Carl Rubens
Ivan Veurous
Faye Whittenbaugh
John Gage
Miles silver wedding anniversary open house set
Virgil and (Mrs) Virgil Miles mark their silver wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday January 4 from 2 to 4 pm at Illyria Community Church Elgin. No invitations sent. They wed February 22 1941 at First Baptist Church Oelwein. They have five children Larry Ann Randy Marilyn and Julie and one grandchild Lisa Clubine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Miles
Illyria Community Church
Elgin
First Baptist Church
Oelwein
Larry
Ann
Clair Ciubine
Randy
Marilyn
Julie
Lisa Clubine
Shower and Open House Held for Shirley Butikofer
A miscellaneous shower and open house were held Tuesday afternoon at the Legion Auxiliary Ball in honor of Shirley Butikofer. Hostesses included Mary Metzger, Mrs George Butikofer, Mrs Ervin Metzger and Gieria Frieden.
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Legion Auxiliary
Shirley Butikofer
Mary Metzger
George Butikofer
Ervin Metzger
Gieria Frieden
Christmas Guests Span Towns Across Iowa and Beyond
Christmas visitors joined Halversons and neighbors from McCook Nebraska to Elkader and G under, extending to Benton Harbor Michigan and Silver Spring Maryland. Families from Livingston, Kinkade, Smock, McTaggart, Murray, Hoing, Aeschliman and Gage shared holidays with relatives in numerous towns including Grundy Center, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Rochester and Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halversons
Washington
William Hoing
Madge Murray
Jere
Martin Anderson
Patty Murray
Grundy Center
Forest Peterman
Elkader
Robert Chapman
Elgin
Richard Aeschliman
Tom Climas
Rochester
Minn
Pat Doacy
Sherrill Aeschliman
Waterloo
Evelyn Aeschliman
Cedar Rapids
Emmett Rathbun
Delwein
McKinley Gage
LeRoy Voshell
Gunder
Keith Gage
Fayette
James Gage
Duane Gage
Ginger
Paul Corneilson
Richard Reed
Death of Kenneth Shaffer of San Anselmo
Notified of death reports Kenneth Shaffer of San Anselmo California died December 25 at his home from a heart attack. He was a son of the late Ray and Mrs Shaffer. His wife is Dorothy Frisbie of West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Shaffer
San Anselmo
Calif
Ray Shaffer
Dorothy Frisbie
West Union
Elgin State Bank Exceeds Savings Bonds Quota
Glenn L. Engle, State Director of the U S Treasury Savings Bonds program, congratulates Elgin State Bank of Elgin Iowa for exceeding a 165 Savings Bonds quota in eleven months. He thanks the bank officers and staff for their excellent support to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin State Bank
Glenn L. Engle
U. S. Treasury Department
Flein State Bank
Elgin
Iowa
Glenn L. Ingle
Grove Named FHA Supervisor In West Union
Daryl L. Grove named supervisor of the West Union Farmers Home Administration office replacing Kermit M. Teig who led Southwest Iowa district. Grove, Tipton County Supervisor for 10 years, is a 1948 Iowa State graduate and WWII veteran who served with the 15th Air Force in Italy. He and wife Marty have four children and will move from Tipton to West Union after this school year.
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Grove
FHA
Daryl L. Grove
West Union
Farmers Home Administration
Kermit M. Teig
Southwest
Iowa
Farmers Home Admin
Tipton
Iowa State University
Veterans Farm
Mt. Pleasant
15Th Air Force
Italy
Marty
Nancy
State College of Iowa
Janice
Wave
Mary
Cash Drawing Notice Shifts To Weekend Times In Elgin
The Elgin weekly cash drawing will occur Friday at 2 30 pm this week and from next week onward will move to Saturdays at 12 30 pm due to time constraints and holiday activities. Some local news items are held over to next week’s issue.
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Elgin
State Sought 50 000 From Gunder Coop Cheese Factory
State demanded fifty thousand dollars from Gunder Cooperative Cheese Factory in a filing. Linda Tt. Hackmann of Elgin wed Robert Kh. Crow of Emmetsburg at First Baptist Church Elgin in a 7:30 p.m. ceremony. The couple plan to live in Emmetsburg after Crow teaches math at Cylinder Consolidated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunder Coop
Linda Tt. Hackmann
R. WN
Reuben Hackmann
Elgin
Robert Kh. Crow
Emmetsburg
Robert T. Crow
Wadena
First Baptist Church
George Breitkreuz
Paul Hackmann
Mary Ann Schaer
Alice Hackmann
Linda Crow
Rachel Hackmann
Marshalltown
Rowland Hackmann
Clermont
Jody Crow
Robyn Hackmann
Robyn
Michael Crow
David Lash
Dick Lear
James Rowland
Everett Rowland
Steven Kohls
Crow
Cylinder Consolidated School
Cylinder
Town
Valley High
Allen Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Waterloo
Community Memorial Hospital
Postville
Crowe
Valley
Upper Iowa UK
Fayette
General WSCS Meeting at St Pauls Church on Jan 6
The General meeting of the WSCS at St. Pauls Methodist Church will be held on January 6 at 2 pm. Hostesses are Mrs. Robert Farb and Mrs. Lyle Light. Mrs. Don Gardner will lead worship and offering, with Mrs. Leonard Heins in charge of the program.
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W.S.C.S
WSCS
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Robert Farb
Lyle Light
Don Gardner
Leonard Heins
All Masonic Officers Re elected Teter MM Luchsinger
Silver Leaf Lodge of Elgin re elected Luchsinger WM Dale Jensen S W Harry L Chine J W Alen Habeger treasurer and Henry M McMillan secretary for the coming year. Installation of officers will be held the second Tuesday in January when appoin tive officers will be announced.
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Masonic
Teter MM. Luchsinger
Dale Jensen
S.W
Harry L. Chine
J. W
Alen Habeger
Henry M. McMillan
Silver Leaf Lodge of
Elgin
Joe Erickson Retires as Agent at Elgin Clermont Depot
Joe Erickson retires as station agent for the R L and P railroad at Elgin Clermont depot after 48 years in service. He began in 1930 from Hayfield and served 25 years at Clermont and Elgin with postings across Town Minnesota and South Dakota. Ray Mulligan of Postville succeeds him, with Mulligan splitting time between Postville and Elgin Clermont depot hours 10 20 to 12 00 and 1 00 to 3 00 daily except weekends.
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Jan Byrinson
R.l&p
Rwy
Elgin
Mr. Erickson
Hayfield
Own
Clermont
Minnesota
South Dakota
Yearous Brown nuptials of Yearous Brown Friday
Lota Yearous and Jay M Brown from St Paul Minnesota wed Friday afternoon December 24 in a double ring ceremony at the home of Mr and Mrs Forrest Shaffer and Robert Rev Lee Roy Collins officiated with Mrs Collins present A three course dinner followed Then Mr and Mrs Brown left for a Minnesota wedding trip and plan to reside at 12 Hillside Drive Oelwein after January 15.
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Lota Yearous
Jay M. Brown
St. Paul
Minn
Lee Roy Collins
Forrest
Shaffer
Robert
Collins
Brown
Minnesota
Hillside Drive
Oelwein
County Boards Meet on NE Town Vocational School Boundaries
Representatives from Allamakee Chickasaw Fayette Howard and Winneshiek counties met in West Union on December 27 to review the State Board of Public Instruction approved NE Town area Vocational School boundaries announced December 9. Clayton County was absent but expected to join. A Jan 19 meeting will further discuss site and director districts. no site action yet. The approved area includes Allamakee Chickasaw excluding Nashua Guttenberg and N Buena Vista districts Clayton Howard Fayette Winneshiek counties.
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Allamakee
Chickasaw
Fayette, Howard
Winneshiek County
County Boards of Education
Chickasaw County
Nashua
Clayton County
Guttenberg
N. Buena Vista
Howard County
Fayette County
Winneshick County
Installation of Fastern Star Officers Named
Open Installation January 5 will install 1 Patt officers Wednesday evening January 7 at 8 pm. Public invited. Officers listed include Worthy Matron Mrs Leon Hansen Worthy Patron Leon Hansen Associate Matron Mrs Keith Kohler Associate Patron Keith Kohler Secretary Mrs Allen Habeger Treasurer Mrs Lester Gehring Conductress Mrs Henry Follett Associate Conductress Mrs John Gass Chaplain Mrs C B Schori Marshal Mrs Jack Adrian Organist Mrs Louis Klingman Adah Mrs Don Cowell Ruth Mrs Charles Gehring Esther Mrs Robert Medberry Martha Mrs Walter Follett Electa Mrs Leo Falk Warder Jack Adrian Sentinel C B Schori.
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Fastern
Leon Hansen
Keith Kohler
Allen Habeger
Lester Gehring
Henry Follett
John Gass
C. B. Schori
Killing Fish At Big Springs Hatchery Lawsuit Details
The Iowa Conservation Commission authorized a suit against Gunder Cooperative Cheese Factory in Elkader District Court. The state seeks 50060 dollars plus expenses for polluting Big Springs Hatchery waters, with claims of 2234 922 trout and 251 trout fry lost valued at 40654 dollars.
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Gunder Coop
Big Springs
Iowa Conservation Commission
Attorney General's Office
Elkader
Gunder Cooperative
Gunder
Arthur Jacobs
Conservation Commission
Jackson
Family Gram from Lt. Comber shares wartime updates
Mr and Mrs Le Roy Rothlis berger receive a Family Gram from Lt Comber of the U S Whitfield County LST 11689 about their son Robert serving in the Pacific The letter notes increased Vietnam duties and a broad West Pacific supply and combat role including Operation Piranha at Cape Batangan It lists promotions for Robert Rothlisberger to Radar Man Third Class and places the ship en route to Yokosuka Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Roy Rothlisberger
Gram
Comber
R. D. Gillham
U. S. Whitfield County
Robert
Whitfield County
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Asia
Naval
East Asia
United States
Western Pacific
Danang
Chu Lai
Qui Nhen
Vung Tau
South Vietnam
Cape Batangan
Robert Rothlisberger
Yokosuka
Japan
Christmas Dinner Guests Include Wenger and Cline Families
Stan Wenger Cedar Rapids and the Harry Cline family were dinner guests Christmas in the Martin Wenger home. Mr and Elmer Meyer David and Jaime were afternoon guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Harry Cline
Martin Wenger
Elmer’ Meyer
David and
Aime
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Wadena News
Leo Ainsworth
den Kalb
Ill
Olive Langford
Don Bueger
Dubuque
Raymond Ainsworth
Thomas Sniffin Sr
Earl Woodson
Hawkeye
Richard Woodson
Charles Sniffin
Mike Sniffin
Alice Sniffin
A'C
Thomas Sniffin
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Bill Sniffin
Denison
John Sniffin
Towa City
Mamie Opperman
Orville Corbin
Logan Beltz
Arlington
Sidney Corbin
Lea Ainsworth
Naomi Crandall
James Crandall
Jimmie
Janet
Max Crandall
Paul Crandall
Steven
Karla
Clark Corbin
Pearl Johnson
Derryl Johnson
Dewey Ray
Earl Halverson
Halverson
Floyd Patterson Jr
Prairie du Chien
Wisc
Louis Halverson
Stoughton, Wise
Lyle Patterson
Brian
Earl
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
William
Hackmann
Joe Erickson
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