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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1956
Page
4
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A nine member committee named by Governor Hoegh will study transit problems in Iowa. Members include Waterloo mayor Lawrence Tolicine, Dubuque councilman Charles Kinsinger, former Des Moines mayor Joe Van Dresser, Des Moines bus driver Harold Travers, Fort Dodge official Robert Walker, Sioux City businessman Ore Roe, Davenport official Don Petrucelli, and Iowa City Sen. D C Nolan.
The Iowa Farm Bureau members organized a new corporation approved by the secretary of state. The Iowa Development Commission sponsored a clinic and the firm is authorized to issue $15,000 in capital stock. E Howard Hill of Mimburn is named president of the new organization.
The Elgin town council approved a resolution authorizing Interstate Power Company to install a 100 watt street lamp in front of the Apostolic Church in Schori's Addition. Lamp costs will follow the existing rate of 1.30 per lamp per month, with burning hours dusk to dawn.
Mayor Schori appointed Orville Moore retroactively to February 1 1956 as Marshal and Street Commissioner for the rest of the fiscal year. Council voted to set the salary at 250 dollars per month from February 1 1956. motion passed. Attest Town Clerk Kohler and Mayor Schori.
Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Leo Schori and family traveled to Rochester Minnesota Saturday to retrieve Janice Schori and returned Sunday afternoon. Leo L Schori celebrated a birthday with guests including Leo Schori Jr Lynnette Schori Bonnie Christensen and Beverly Muehlethaler. Clarence Muehlethaler hosted visitors from ISTC Cedar Falls and other local families gathered Sunday at Lew Gruver's home with John Barnhouse Lew Fred and Johnny.
The Elgin Clermont FFA holds its regular meeting on Monday February 13 at 8 00 p m in the Larrabee auditorium Clermont The main business is the ceremony for accepting honorary members into the chapter.
Two Methodist circles announce gatherings on February 16. Circle Nora will meet with Mrs. Max Thoma, with Mrs. Laurence Knudtson assisting and Mrs. Leo Grether presenting the lesson. Circle Mary will meet with Mrs. John Tillotson, assisted by Mrs. Rex Mulford and led by Mrs. C. B. Schori.
Monona and Woodbury counties mourn the death of Loyal Greenstreet who passed away in Moorhead at age 92 after most of his life in the area. A five year old Nora Springs boy, Elmer Hewitt, carried his eight month old sister into a kitchen where a pan of boiling water was, in danger. The infant escaped unharmed despite burns to Elmer. An auto with Lakota farm women stalled on Northwestern tracks near Bancroft, they jumped free as the train approached, the car rolled a few feet and avoided collision.
A gun mishap in a rural area left Dale Aldrich, 21, of near Anamosa with a wrist injury after a .410 shotgun discharged when the weapon was brought into the house to warm it following rabbit hunting. Mrs Charles Gutknecht was driving as the locomotive passed, causing damage by inches.
A 15 inch parchment sheet placed in a cream can after washing absorbs moisture to prevent rust. Cautions arise for buyers of untested or unlabeled seeds as investment loss may occur in land preparation fertilizer or weed problems may arise from unknown seeds.
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