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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1960

Page

4

Hit and Miss Club activities and church service planned

The February 1 meeting of the Hit and Miss Club features a dif ferent lesson on egg docking. Elders deacons and trustees will be ordained installed with Rev Ukena conducting the service followed by refreshments in the basements. Numerous local social visits occur with families from Fayette Cedar Rapids and Prairie du Chien plus church society meetings and parish devo tions in Wadena and Volga.

Ukena Cerral Fox Jim Fox Fayette Cedar Rapids Edwin Humphrey Bert Aylsworth Laverne McLavey Cecil Everett Waterloo Alla Leonhart Dar Leonhart Phoenix Ariz Thore ‘Thompson Iowa Luther Crandall Howard Crandall McKinley Gage Ronald Hasbrook Gueille Welch Bill Jones Indio Calif Arley Qelberg Bemis Merle Durfey John Bushby Bud Clark Centerpoint Dawson Clark Marie Dwyer Matt Prairie du Chien Wis Dick Corkery Folmer Stanley W. F. Moores

Quarterly financial proceedings of school district 1959

Gladys Hanson reports a quarterly statement for the school district ending December 31 1959 totaling 41411 20 general expenditures. The report certified sworn before Notary Florence Klingman dated January 18 1960 lists expenditures to suppliers such as Iowa State Industries H W Wilson and national publishing and includes payroll and taxes.

the Chemical Rubber Company Iowa State Industries H. W. Wilson Company American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc National School Methods, Inc C. B. Schori Clermont Gladys Hanson Florence Klingman

Ill and Hospitalized and Home from Hospital Notices

Ill and Hospitalized Walter Kohls is a patient at the Veteran's Hospital Town City Room 6-W 79. Herbert Dummermuth had surgery Friday at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota Mrs Dummermuth is staying with him. Leo Scholl came home Monday from Rochester Minnesota where he had sut ten days ago He will return Wednesday for a checkup Mrs Schori will accompany him. Use the want ads regularly.

Walter Kohls Veteran's Hospital Town City Herbert Dummermuth Methodist

Local Dinner Hosts Honor Groups of Amundson and Olson Kin

Mr and Mrs Kenneth Block hosted a Saturday dinner for a gathering of relatives and friends. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wayne Amundson, Mr and Mrs Quinton Olson, Mr and Mrs Clarence Amundson, Mr and Mrs Roger Amundson, along with Sally and Susan.

Kenneth Blockhusen Wayne Amundson Quinton Olson Clarence Amundson Roger Amundson Sally Susan

United Campaigns Raise Record 485 Million for Welfare

United Community Campaigns of America reports a record 485 million dollars raised for 1960 health and welfare services. National chairman Richard R. Deupree announced the total last Tuesday, noting it topped last year’s by 28 million dollars.

United Community Campaigns of America Richard R. Deupree

Cattle on grain feed in Iowa hit record January head count

Cattleardé calves fed for slaughter in Iowa reach an estimated 11,610,000 on January 1, the highest on record for that date and 6 percent above the prior January 1 high. The January count shows a 24 percent rise over the 1954-58 average. Grain fed marketings for slaughter in Oct 1 to Dec 31 stand at 659,000 head, up 3 percent from a year earlier and 24 percent above the long term average. Fed cattle marketing slowed over the past three months versus feeder expectations.

Iowa Cmt

Pfister Couple Welcome Daughter After Saturday Birth

Mr and Mrs Harold Pfister announce the arrival of a daughter born Saturday at Postville hospital. The happy couple share a light moment about plans for the evening as they celebrate the new arrival.

Harold Pfister Postville Hospital

State Newa Continued Complete Constriction Additions

State Newa notes constriction in 1083 with additions including kitchen facilities conference rooms a ballroom auditorium and a 110 room guest house Hiway maps Official state highway maps for 1060 are distributed by the state highway commission The map is free and features a color photo of an interstate highway section on the cover

Hiway Maps State Highway Commission

SPRY AND SYNHORST ANNOUNCE RE-ELECTION PLANS

Two veteran Republican officials Clyde Spry secretary of agriculture and Melvin Synhorst secretary of state announced bids for a sixth and seventh terms respectively. Gov Loveless appointed a servicemen's ballot commission to oversee absentee voting for the 1960 elections with chairman Synhorst and members Shirk Moore Pavik Bald ridge named by party committees.

Spry Synhorst Agriculture Clyde Spry Melvin Synhorst Loveless Servicemen’s Richard O. Shirk Gelwein John W. Moore Osage Marie Pavik Pocahontas John Baldridge Chariton

State to reexamine 867 Iowa drivers for traffic violations

The state safety department says 867 Iowa drivers have been notified to appear for license re examination after moving traffic violations during the Christmas New Year holiday. These are the first of an estimated 1,600 drivers to be examined. All 87 notified have prior traffic convictions. Drivers must appear within 10 days at the nearest highway patrol examining station or face prosecution.

The State Safety Department Iowa Highway Patrol

CANDIDATES EXPENSES IN IOWA RACE AND PARK ATTENDANCE

The two candidates in the special fourth district election, John Kyl for Republicans and C E Gilmour for Democrats, filed expense statements. Kyl reported expenditures of 0 104.20 and contributions of 0 104.29. Gilmour listed 97 137 in expenditures. Parks attendance in Iowa set records with 7 ¼ million visitors last year. 1938 total was 6 053 313. If weather stays good, 1960 could top 7 750 000. State University athletic department spending exceeded 1 010 045 for the year, including improvements like a new press box for the football stadium. License revocation for driving offenses remains in effect as a penalty for fraudulent license applications. An Arnold mine incident at Rone involved a stock chute accident. Horace Mann is mentioned as the father.

Ional John Kyl C.E. Gilmour Secretary of State Kyl Gil Gri Nepal Moue Ghonal Oni Iowa Ray Mitchell State Conservation’ Commission

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