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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1959
Page
4
Classified item notes excellent condition figure skates for sale call 3161 Elgin. The rest of the text covers Governor Commission proposals, state planning office, and comments on Malone a prominent Iowa figure, praising his integrity and loss to the highway commission and state.
Iowa Development Commission officials said the Rose Bowl parade float cost 9950 dollars, 3550 less than the interim committee’s appropriation. Much of the shortfall will be covered by other expenses such as promotion and ads in the official program, with prospects in California. Ed Storey, director, cited good potential in California.
Cecil Malone 47 state highway commissioner from Atlantic shot himself in the garage after a period of ill health. Four days earlier he visited Gov. Loveless to seek retirement due to health, and plans were made to announce his retirement after year’s start. Malone’s widow Dorothy is a Democratic party official in the district.
The Motor Club of Iowa opposes a proposed 1850 bill requiring driver education for 16 to 18 year olds to obtain a license. The club argues education should be voluntary as it is a value for safety and reducing losses, not a legal mandate.
Seven pioneer Iowa firemen Wright Hedges John C Lox Leo Miller George Gordon F T Orr Dean Rogers and L S Robinson received the first governor awards to Iowa volunteer firemen for outstanding service. The Iowa highway commission proposed salary boosts of 1500 a year for chief engineer John Butter and deputy L M Clauson. Butter is 64 in January and chief since 1954. Both raises require state executive council approval. The state safety department warned legislators and law enforcement agencies about the police radio system, noting 78 percent more radio traffic 90 percent more two way radio cars and a 24 percent rise in crime, with insufficient expansion of facilities or modernization.
Sen Jack Schroeder of Davyen Port was named chairman of a six member Republican policy committee. At its first meeting the group discussed general recommendations to present to the joint Republican caucus in Des Moines on Saturday Jan 10. The panel was created by Republican representatives and senators to study major issues including taxation government reorganization and reapportionment.
A State University of Iowa sociologist explains that alcoholic workers, the “half-man, hidden-man,” cost Iowa firms through lost hours, reduced efficiency, and training replacements. Indicators include Monday tardiness, unexplained absences, and personality shifts, with some cases totaling large losses before dismissal.
William reports that Clingman, a medical patient at Postville hospital, underwent appendectomy on Wednesday and Lane Ash had her appendectomy on Thursday. Both returned home by Saturday and are getting along fine.
Elgin local brief lists guests over Christmas season. Jack Adrian Ed die and Jackie attended at Ed Wagner home in West Union with William Miller and Elmer Lantz as dinner guests. Kaye Tokunaga a USU Fayette student visited Stan Wenger. Celis Kohls hosted a late Christmas dinner with Lena Baumgartner Rose Rabbler and Selma Schneider. Helen Stahmer of Miami Beach visits the Dummermuths. Louis Thoma party stayed through Jan 6. Thoma family from Springville hosted Christmas Eve guests Chrystal Thoma and sons at Clermont. Joan Thoma left for Pasadena to see the Rose Parade.
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