Legislators Begin Second Week of the 46th General Assembly
Iowa legislators meet to start the second week after full organization. Jobs were distributed among about one-tenth of applicants, with patronage limited to candidates from all districts. The House cut committee clerks from 109 to 75, saving about 18000, while the Senate moved faster with standing committee picks. Republican chairmanships dominated. several new committees were created.
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Iowa Press Association
General Assembly
Iowa
House of Representatives
Bill Factory signs first week of Senate action on reorganizing government
Thirteen bills were filed in the Senate before week’s end and more await House introduction as readings were withheld until standing committees are named. The joint committee on governmental reorganizations, chaired by Peisen and Forsling, will draft nine separate bills tackling consolidation elimination or reorganization of state agencies to preserve the overall program if any unit fails.
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Senate
House
Joint
Peisen
Hardin County
Goode
Foster
Kuester
Burma
van Osterhout
Graham
Forsling
Woodbury
Donahue
Evans
Inaugural Conference on Policy Sparks Little Official Interest
Before his inauguration Gov. Wilson reportedly conferred with committee members, the sole sign of executive involvement in pending legislation. The inaugural address continues on the next page.
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Gov. Wilson
Elgin O E S Chapter Installs Officers in January Ceremony
Elgin Chapter O E S held its officers installation on Wednesday evening January 11 with Mrs. Ernestine Herrling as installing officer and Mrs. Augusta Schori as installing marshal. Worthy Matron Verna Mosby received the escort of incoming officers and tall white tapers. A corsage was presented to Mrs. Verna Mosby by Joan Mosby as Gordon Mosby and Cliff Christ played. Installing officers included Ern Bauder as Worthy Patron Bernice Falk as Associate Matron A M Weibel as Associate Patron Myrtie Muehlenthaler as Secretary Nelle Schori as Treasurer Inez Brackin as Conductress Rose Wolf as Associate Conductress Georgia Strauch as Chaplain Geraldine Schori as Marshal Florence Klingman as Organist Lillian Yearous Ruth Leota Welch Esther Elizabeth McMillan Martha Ethel Kohler Electa Betty Light Warder Ida Thoma Sentinel C B Schori. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Tille Hanson Mrs. Mary Falk Mrs. Celia Greenley Mrs. M V Kiple and Mrs. Myrtle Muehlenthaler.
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Elgin
O. EB. S
Ernestine Herrling
Augusta Schori
Myrtle Kohler
Verna Mosby
Joan Mosby
Gordon Mosby
Cliff Christ
Ern Bauder
Asso
Bernice Falk
A. M. Weibel
Myrtie Muehlenthaler
Nelle Schori
Inez Brackin
Rosé Wolf
Georgia Strauch
Geraldine Schori
Florence Klingman
Adaa
Lillian Yearous
Ruth
Leota Welch
Esther
Elizabeth McMillan
Martha
Ethel Kohler
Electa
Betty Light
Ida Thoma
Sentinel
C. B. Schori
Tille Hanson
Mary Falk
Celia Greenley
M. V. Kiple
Myrtle Muehlenthaler
Iowa Liquor Commission Reports 1958 Sales Rise over 1957
The 1938 report shows total Iowa liquor sales of 10,879,000 dollars for 1958, averaging 16.79 dollars per family of 648,000. In 1937 the average was 15.00 dollars. The chairman says consumption isn’t rising, but more residents buy from state stores. Liquor spending nears the level of the 1938 sales tax per family at 22.18 dollars.
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Iowa State Liquor Commission
Iowa
Muehlethaler Decorates Interior of Furniture Store
Work began this week on remodeling and painting the Elgin Furniture Store building interior. The project will take about two weeks as stock must be moved several times while the painter works.
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Elgin Furniture
Balance organ in head causes dizziness and double vision
The article describes the inner ear organ that maintains balance, how its disturbance leads to dizziness, and how the eyes fail to follow brain commands during a dizzy spell causing double vision. Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Katinka Sought by Echo Office for Death Message
Poetic writer Katinka is requested to call the Echo office urgently regarding an important death message for an out of town party. Please call promptly to receive the message.
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Katinka
Echo
Sunday School Institute in Fayette County West Union
An all day interdenominational Sunday School Institute organized by the Fayette County Sunday School Association will convene at the West Union Baptist Church on Friday January 20 from 9 15 a m to 3 45 p m under the leadership of Mrs G L Hackett association president The program features morning and afternoon sessions with devotions greetings addresses group studies readings and a closing song and prayer featuring speakers Rev W H Mitchell Prof M T Nodland O G Herbrecht Virgil C Welch Dorothy Sensor and others
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Fayette County
Christ the Challenger
W. H. Mitchell
West Union
G. L. Hackett
Robert Hoover
M. T. Nodland
O. G. Herb
Dorothy Sensor
O. G. Herbrecht
Stockholders Meeting of El Kader Credit Association Set
Credit Cooperative to hold annual stockholders meeting Thursday January 26 with farmers and stockmen from Winneshiek Allamakee Fayette Clayton Delaware and Dubuque counties attending. Election of two directors for three year terms to feature the session. P V Dougherty secretary treasurer to present the financial statement.
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Winneshiek
Allamakee
Fayette
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Elkader Production Credit Association
Joel Clark
Clayton County
P. V. Dougherty
Death of Bruce Grove Five-Year-Old Son of Eagle Grove Parents
Mr and Mrs W J Grove of Eagle Grove mourn their five year old son Bruce who died after a weeks long illness. Funeral services were held in Eagle Grove and the body sent to Elgin for burial in Elgin cemetery. A telephon operator who married into the Dodge fortune gains millions from a court settlement. Mrs Albert Schori hosted a ladies card club with prizes awarded to Mrs R W Muehlenthaler Mrs Tille Hanson and Mrs Fred Kohler.
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W. J. Grove
Eagle Grove
Bruce
Daniel D. Dodge
Dodge
Albert Schori
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Tille Hanson
Fred Kohler
Fayette Co Legion Assn Meeting in Westgate
The Fayette county American Legion unit will hold its regular January meeting at Westgate on Tuesday evening January 24. It will be a stag meeting with snappy musical entertainment and lunch afterwards. Since December’s session was postponed, substantial business is expected and Adjutant Earl Kiple will conduct the meeting.
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Fayette County Association of the American Legion
Westgate
Herman Neuholtz
Westgate Post
Earl Kiple
Remodel at Elgin Meat Market Improves Refrigeration
H. W. Falk of the Elgin Meat Market has enlarged his ice box and is installing a new refrigeration machine. The upgraded system will deliver better service and is expected to become one of the finest in northeast Iowa. The cooling room will nearly double in size, enabling more meat storage and future processing for farmers.
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H. W. Falk
Elgin Meat Market
Iowa
Keeps in Touch with Home Compliment to Echo
Kathryn Bauder of 809 Mel drum St Fort Collins Colorado writes the Echo praising it as the only Christmas present her mother used this year. Mrs G W Bauder, known to many older citizens, reads the Echo weekly from start to finish and stays closely tied to her old home through the paper.
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Kathryn Bauder
Meldrum St
Fort Collins
Colo
The
Echo
G. W. Bauder
University lists high honors for Iowa ranking gains
The University of Iowa received improved national standings across four units while holding four others, with the graduate college rising from ninth to seventh, law and dentistry from eleventh to eighth, and faculty size from tenth to ninth. A Clermont rectory study club meeting saw Mrs. Walter Kohls and Mrs. H. F. Becker in attendance. Mrs. S. W. Kuster traveled to Eagle Grove after the passing of her grandson Bruce Grove.
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University of Iowa
Walter Kohls
H. F. Becker
Clermont
S. W. Kuster
Eagle Grove
Bruce
Grove
Elgin Boys Triumph Over Arlington In Thrilling Tight Win
Elgin High defeated Arlington High 38 to 20 in a fast Friday game on Elgin's floor. Schupbach led Elgin with 21 points, McMillan added 13 of the remaining 17, while all players contributed. Arlington’s seconds beat Elgin seconds 17 to W. Ossian edged Elgin 19 to 17 Tuesday in a hard fought clash with Schupbach scoring and Schori adding five points. Elgin’s girls did not play. Friday January 20 Elgin hosts Clermont in a key league clash on their floor.
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Arlington High
Elgin High
Elgin
Schupbach
McMillan
Arlington
Ossian
Schori
Farmersburg
Clermont
Capper to Start Incubators Saturday
Chas. Capper announced plans to begin incubator operations on Saturday with first chicks due February 12. Six workers have been employed in the past two weeks to prepare circulars and price lists, and orders already exceed any previous year before the incubators open.
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Chas. Capper
Mr. Capper
Elgin Study club meets on Mexico topic at Mrs Baumgartner's
Mrs B J Baumgartner hosted the Elgin Study club Tuesday evening. Papers presented included North America's Oldest Metropolis by Ida Thoma and We Went to Mexico by Bernice Falk. The next meeting was announced for Jan 31 with Mrs D R Roberts.
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B. J. Baumgartner
Elgin
Mexico
North America
Ida Thoma
Bernice Falk
D. R. Roberts
Annual Bank Meeting Held Monday Morning
Stockholders of the Elgin State Bank met in annual session on Monday morning January 16 at 10 30. Eighteen nine shares represented with forty seven by proxy. Max Thoma named president and B J Baumgartner secretary. Directors elected were J E Bilden Geo Hanson F E Kohler Fred Reichert W S Rothlisberger Ern Schori and Max Thoma. Earnings showed a ten percent surplus, redirected to the trust fund from bank earnings totaling about 19 000. The board reorganized naming Ern Schori president Samuel Mogby and Max Thoma vice presidents B J Baumgartner cashier W F Kohler assistant cashier and Edna Hunsberger teller and bookkeeper.
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Elgin State Bank
Max Thoma
B. J. Baumgartner
J. E. Bilden
Geo. Hanson
F. E. Kohler
Fred Reichert
W. S. Rothlisberger
Ern Schori
Samuel Mogby
B J. Baumgartner
W. F. Kohler
Edna Hunsberger
Torkelson Bros to Stage Spring Opening
Torkelson Bros Elgin farm implement dealers announce a spring opening event on Tuesday Jan 31 featuring a free talking movie and free lunch at noon along with a complete display of all new farm implements on their show floor. Hundreds of farmers and families attended last year and the crowd is expected to grow weather permitting.
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Torkelson Bros
Elgin
McCormick-Deering
Howlers From Lanark Shire Teacher’s Collection
A selection of humorous errors from a Lanark shire teacher's notebooks. The Royal Mint is described as what the King puts on his roast lamb. An appendix is a book portion yet to be discovered as useful. Gravity was discovered by Newton. Noted as chiefly seen in autumn when apples are ailing from the trees. Edinburgh Dispatch.
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Lanarkshire
Royal Mint
Newton
Edinburgh
Fisherman Fred Etter Holds Yardlong Pike From Lake Minnetonka
Fred Etter of Mound Minnesota photos shows a northern pike about a yard long. He speared it in a fish house on Lake Minnetonka in December and says landing such a whopper was thrilling. He also notes he enjoys reading the Echo weekly and the local fishing scene.
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Fred Etter
Mound
Minn
Lake Minnetonka
Mr. Etter
Northeast Iowa publishers meet in Parkersburg gathering
Tom Powell of Fayette County Union R P Strauch Echo Harold Griffith Clay County Register and Finley McGrew Guttenberg Press represented the Northeast Iowa Press association at a Parkersburg press meeting last Saturday afternoon with about twenty publishers in attendance.
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Tom Powell
Fayette County
Thursday Evening to Feature Bay of the Street at Elgin
Jackie Cooper stars in Bay of the Street showing Thursday evening at the Elgin opera house. The new outfit promises all new equipment with two machines to ensure there are no stops between reels.
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Jackie Cooper
Bay of the Street
Elgin Opera House
Hellum Paints Store Building Opens February First
John Hellum renovates the vacated H F Becker and John Grimm building, plans shelving and fixtures, and aims to open a store about February first. Gov Wilson halted all further spending from the 500000 emergency conservation fund, leaving 155447 unspent as he blocked Kraschel appointee salaries totaling 17700 yearly.
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John Hellum
H. F. Becker
John Grimm
Ubout
George A. Wilson
General Assembly
Wilson
Kraschel
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Edward Finch
Mihy
Sunday School Institute
Credit Coop
Capper
Vivian Leigh
Scarlett O’hara
Etter
Mark G. Thornburg
Tannary
Elizabeth
Henry VIII
England
Scott
South Pole
Edgar Allan Pos
Gathor
Pluto
Hellum Paints
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