This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1957
Page
4
Classified items list a pasture rental request for ten cows for two months directed to Wm A Dummermuth in Elgin. Other notices promote premiums for Fayette County Fair, auto mechanic training, stamp redemptions, home shopping service, second sheets, earth moving services, and wallpaper steamer rental with operator.
On Sunday in July 1957 the Fayette County District Court appointed Harold L Pfister as Administrator of Gottfried Pfister deceased. Creditors must file claims with authentication for allowance, while debtors should pay the estate promptly. Attorney W Antes, First National Bank Building, West Union Iowa, handles the matter.
State officials report party shifts across boards. new chairs named on social welfare, employment security, and liquor panels. Iowa sales tax at 2 percent, speed limit 60 mph, driver license fee now 3 dollars. VFW leader Harold P. McAlpine, with Ben Holder as senior vice commander, cited.
George Nagel of Iowa City steps down after serving as state finance chairman of the Iowa Republican party since 1953. His resignation is already effective.
The Town Council of Wadena Fayette County Iowa will meet July 22 1957 at 8 00 p m at Town Hall. Tax payers will be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures for the year beginning January 1 1958. A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements both past and anticipated will be available at the hearing.
The Elgin town council in Fayette County Iowa will meet July 22 1957 at 8 00 p m at Town Hall. Taxpayers may speak for or against the proposed expenditures for 1958. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing. A successor for Nagle will be named by GOP chairman L L Jurgemeyer. Iowa motor vehicle tax revenue rose about 3 million in fiscal 1957 to 122 605 3968 affecting road funds. The tax commission plans a new income tax form to enable a real audit. Judge Sackett advocates earlier intervention for reforming troubled youths.
Commercial meat production in May totaled 243.8 million pounds, the largest May slaughter in eleven years. This is 4 percent above the prior May record of 233.15 million pounds set in 1956 and 26 percent above the 1951–55 five-year May average of 194.04 million. The estimate includes Federally inspected and other wholesale plants, excluding farm slaughter.
Dyle Foster retires from the Osceola post office after a 36 year career on the staff. He served the community through decades of postal duties and changes, marking a long tenure with local service.
The Sky Kings present one of the world's greatest high pole acts doing a 120 foot swing display at the Fayette County Fair with two performances daily on Tuesday August 20 Wednesday August 21 and Thursday August 22.
Iowa farm price index climbs 6 points to 44 percent of the 1910-14 base for the mid June period ending June 15. May index was 238 and June 15, 1966 stood at 231. Gains stem from higher meat animal prices, while other livestock groups and crops show mixed or flat movement. The livestock index rises 8 points from May to June, meat animals up 11, while dairy, poultry, and eggs stay unchanged. crop index at 213 percent of the base.
Mrs Frances Moeller lost her high school class ring in a garden on a farm near Everly fourteen years ago. Her ten year old niece recently found the ring in the yard undamaged, prompting a long labeled search and note of sentiment. A separate item notes four Algona women escaping death when a car crashed into a mountain side in Wyoming. Helen Comfort Alice Somers Ida Chizm and Mrs Paul Dremmel are listed among teachers and residents connected to the stories.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.