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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1955
Page
4
Legislators consider an axle tax on trucks, nursing home licensing and fire safety rules, plus an extended income tax filing deadline. The Stuart Bill would ban beer sales on holidays, while Gov Hoegh touts a rigorously prepared budget with extensive departmental consultations and extra staff time.
Four vehicles described with features and conditions. 53 Dodge 14 Ton pickup with 74 ft box and 116 inch wheelbase. 753 Plymouth Cranbrook four door with Hydrive, radio and heater. Two more 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook four doors with overdrive, radio and heater. 1961 Plymouth Cranbrook Club Coupe noted as exceptionally clean. 749 Plymouth DeLuxe Club Coupe included in the listing.
The price for reconditioning Plow Shares is now $4.75, updated from the previously advertised $4.25 due to an error. This correction affects the advertised rate in the same notice and clarifies the current charge for the service.
An advertising notice promoting Massey Harris equipment with guaranteed delivery and price protection on balers combines and forage clip pers. Interest paid on trade-ins at 5 percent per year for purchases over 300 dollars.
Reporters asked the governor if all commissioners were in accord and he said yes. It was noted that it was the first time in months the three had spoken unanimously on any subject. A GOP member commented after Atty. Gen. Dayton Countryman ruled private clubs could not store liquor where beer is sold or hold liquor.
Governor Hoegh announces plans to present a prepared chart and map of the budget to the public, aiming to explain state money matters and the budget message. He signals he will take his case directly to the people to clarify the figures and priorities.
The speaker urges clear disclosure of what the budget requires and how to raise funds. He pledges data for newspaper and TV use and says he will go anywhere he is invited to discuss the budget with Iowans.
Iowa Conservation Commission reports early deer season results from about 84 percent of hunters. Estimated harvest ranges from 2,600 to 2,700, with 2,423 killed so far, compared to about 4,000 in 1953. The 1954 gun season lasted three days versus five in 1953.
Iowa news items report Dale Christiansen of Audubon killed instantly when he fell into a Montana hay chopper. Other snippets note Maquoketa officer Carl Entsminger back on duty after serious injuries, Scotch Grove school accepting Henry Bemrose, a fatality of 12-year-old Richard Grise near North English, and a family in Waukon living in a converted Greyhound bus.
The report notes limited winter fish kills in Town ponds as oxygen shortages recede. It cites USDA science using animal fats and vegetable oils mixed with alfalfa meal to retain carotene until livestock convert it to vitamin A. Iowa’s weather last year was warmer and wetter.
The Weather Bureau notes precipitation 3 inches above normal and average temp about 2 degrees higher. If you grow bromegrass, applying nitrogen fertilizer this spring can more than double profits by boosting seed and forage yields. Without ample nitrogen fields turn sodbound, plants yellow and stunt.
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