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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1957
Page
4
One of the biggest feed companies seeks a salesman at once. Top earnings possible. Farm background helpful but not required. Training provided. Full time, home nights. Must have ear. Write Sales Manager, 701 St 42nd St, Omaha 6 Neb.
Iowa State Rep Russell Eldred has filed a bill to raise the annual county fair appropriation to 2250 dollars per fair from 2000, boosting support for 4-H prizes across the 100 fairs statewide. A second item notes insurance offers for polio coverage and medical needs, with a Des Moines box address for inquiries.
State Rep. Dewey Goode accuses the Iowa highway commission of mis distributing farm to market equalization money, while counties push to expand systems. A pre audit bill may be abolished, and the Utilities Commission proposal gains private power support but faces opposition. Safety belt mandates rise from a legislator’s auto crash loss. Pension boosts for over 500 Iowa school teachers are proposed, as costs total about 238 thousand dollars. The state may authorize compensation for slaughtered purebred and other animals due to tuberculosis.
State Rep S E Robinson of Guthrie Center retains his seat after a contest by Bert L Woolridge Democrat of Stuart. The House committee settled the dispute while town legislators revisit auto license plates proposing a single plate per vehicle to cut costs. Senator Jack Miller Sioux City supports a better quality plate and removing delinquent penalties for late purchases if plates aren’t available locally.
Several families and individuals visited over the past week and Sunday dining scenes featured Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cline hosting guests at West Union. Guests included Mel Kohler Bess Stohr Mr and Mrs Thos Howard Mary Clothier Pam Lee Anne Grether Guy Williams and others. Delores Mabb celebrated a birthday with a gathering at the Ted Mabb home as Don Page George Howard Jr and Terrie joined in. Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Fred Burrow hosted Ole Blockhus Clara Baumgartner Clara Muehenthaler Louis Lehman and Anita.
Mr and Mrs Max Hunsberger visited the Lloyd Meyer home in Postville. Edward Kling man Kenneth and Karen traveled to West Union for dinner with Mrs Mary Barrett. Sheldon Boyle visited Ed Quinn in Clermont on Sunday. Robert Howard DeKalb Til and Thos E Howard Don Dominy Postville hosted guests. Kenneth Strong Robi Wil son Archie Howard Ann Shirley Roger were among other Sunday dinner guests. Walter Kohls and Mary Kohls visited in Waterloo with Sheldon Kohls, Mary Kohls staying briefly after return. Oliver Torkelson hosted dinner Sunday with guests Mrs Marie Stahl Clermont, C J Bloomer Waterloo, and Don Fauser and Harry Everett families.
The census indicates that just over a third of the more than 412 million farms in the United States earned less than $1,000 in income during 1955, reflecting widespread low returns across rural areas.
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