Will Propose Changes In County Government Proposal
The Iowa County Officers Association endorsed county charters to empower local boards. The plan limits county consolidation and creates a county manager post. Clinton County Treasurer Paul T. Eastland toured six district workshops to explain the charter proposal promoting local self rule and local legislation by the board of supervisors.
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Aassembly
Iowa County Officers Assn
Clinton
Paul T. Eastland
County Officers Association
Boards of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Eastland
Paving Progress Report On Highway 172 And Elgin Streets
Work resumed on primary 172 with paving and curb and gutter crews active. Forms laid at Clermont and ready for concrete by noon. Elgin west of the railway tracks needs more curb and gutter. Nartis Co. tested a mixing plant at Reierson's quarry east of Elgin after a brief breakdown. some loads were sent out but not spread. The firm also won the contract to pave the driveway at Vany High School.
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Highway 172
Clermont
Elgin
Nartis Co
Reierson’s
Vany High School
Repair Dike East of Elgin Channel Reduces Turkey River Flow
The dike across the river channel east of Elgin has been repaired and all the flow of Turkey river now goes through the new channel. However the river still has two channels at the upper end and about half the flow comes around by the road.
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Elgin
Turkey
Ill and Hospitalized in Rochester and Tulsa Hospitals
A patient at Methodist Hospital Rochester Minnesota and Cedartei Tulsa St Luke's Hospital Cedar Tei Elizabeth Melam underwent major surgery at the facilities mentioned, with details indicating hospitalization and surgical care across multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Harlow Chapel
Creston
Methodist Hospital
Rochesx, Minn
Elizabeth Melam
Tulsa St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Te i
Classified Ad Snapshot From Elgin and Marion
Local ad snippet lists residents Reierson in Elgin Iowa and Mr Mrs Willis Schultz at 014th Ave Marion Iowa. Ad promotes results from estate or listing service with contact style wording and urging reader action.
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Mtr
Mra
Willis Schultz
14Th Ave
Marion, Iowa
Community Notes and Visiting Guests in Lincoln Illinois
Residents from Lincoln Illinois visit relatives in St Paul Minnesota while a Presbyterian Women’s Guild meeting in Oelwein Iowa features charity planning and a move to purchase an electric percolator and memorial book. A cleanup crew assists after a damaging storm at John Erickson’s property with many locals aiding in reconstruction.
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Lpyd Wolf
Lincoln
Mlinois
Mel Roys
Bernard
Forrest Moore
St. Paul,Minn
B. E. Schuneman
Sheffield
Illinois
W. F. Moore
Ivan Lindeman
Aplington
Waverly Park
H. W. Hall
Oelwein
Schuneman
Women's Guild of
The
Presbyterian Church
Will Frey
Lindey “Frey
Sarah
Esther
William Probert
Samuel Vander Meer
Kentucky
Dubuque
Luther College Honor Roll Names 65 Iowa Students
Sixty-five Luther College students in Decorah Iowa earned honor roll status for the second semester with GPAs of 2.25 or higher for at least 12 class hours. The list totals 152 named from a student body of 1317, including Carol Swenson Kathleen Gisleson and Roger Lembke from Clermont Elgin Elkader.
Mother Daughter Supper At St Pauls Methodist Church
A large crowd attended the Mother Daughter supper at St. Pauls Methodist church on Thursday evening. Mrs. G J Mosby greeted the daughters, Mrs Harry Cline replied, vocal solo Climb Every Mountain delighted attendees, with Mrs Russell Goodell at the piano accompanying. Mrs Lawrence Knudtson and Mrs Lyle Light helped, WSCS president gave closing remarks.
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St. Paul’s Methodist Church
G. J. Mosby
Harry Cline
Russell Goodell
Lawrence Knudtson
Lyle Light
WSCS
Queen of Conservation Contest 62 in Iowa
The 1962 Queen of Conservation contest, co sponsored by the Soil Conservation Districts of Iowa and Farmers Grain Dealers Assn of Iowa, offers a wrist watch and 250 dollars to the winner. Open to single farm girls 16 to 21. aims to promote conservation knowledge and cooperatives. The queen will host Iowa districts field day near Atlantic on September 13. Fayette District contest set for early August.
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Iowa
Fayette
Iowa Soil Conservation Districts
Atlantic
Lions Install New Officers At Elgin Club Meeting
Elgin Lions Club installed new officers including Russell Goodell as president and Louis Kiosa as first vice president. Albert Schori and Don Gardner were elected vice presidents, with Zee Falls and Dean DeSart as board members. Charles Capper became secretary as 24 members and guests attended.
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Elgin Lions Club
Lion
Arden Greener
Russell Goodell
Louis Kiosa
Albert Schori
Don Gardner
Crvege Zee Falls
Schori
Dean DeSart
Lion Tanner
Clifford Medberry
Charles Capper
Jack Erickson
Wadena
Bob Zurbrigg
Joint Meeting of Veterans of World War II and Auxiliaries
Fayette and Clayton county Veterans of World War II and Auxiliaries will meet at Elkader Municipal building on Sunday July 8. A picnic dinner is served at 1 00 p.m. A business meeting follows with reports on the Lake Okoboji department convention and pension bill progress.
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Fayette County
Clayton County
Elkader
Department
Lake Okoboji
Elkader Student William Cook Named to U of I Dean List
William Cook of Elkader was named to the Dean's List at Upper Iowa University in Fayette along with 51 other students. He earned a perfect spring semester GPA of 4.0, meeting the 3.5 minimum.
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William Cook
Elkader
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
U. S. Officers At West Union
A Social Security Administration district office representative will be in West Union at the court house on July 3 17 and 31 from 10 am to 12 noon to help people file applications for federal old age survivors or disability insurance benefits obtain social security account number cards and employer identification numbers.
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Social Security Administration
Waterloo
West Union
Court House
Valley Municipal Airport Dedication Sunday July 1
Golden Wedding anniversary celebrated for Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Reiers at Marion Lutheran Church Gander with about 150 relatives and friends in attendance. Out of state guests included Oslo Norway San Diego Bakersfield and other cities across Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and Virginia reflecting a broad community turnout.
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L. O. Reiers
Marion Lutheran Church
Gander
Oslo
Norway
San Diego
Bakersfield
Calif
Beaver
Sioux Falls
Dak
Quantico
Blooming Prairie
Nevis
Mino
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Des Moines
Saint Ansgar
Chester
Edgewood
Arlington
Readlyn
Grundy Center
Manchester
Maynard
Oelwein
St. Olaf
Elkader
Postville
Monona
Hawkeye
West Union
Farmershburg
Wadena
Clermont
Elgin
Silver Anniversary Honors Mr and Mrs Eramett Light
A program will be presented and lunch served at 2:00 p.m. Sunday July 1 at the Llyria Com Church honoring Mr and Mrs Eramett Light on their 25th wedding anniversary. No invitations are being sent, but everyone is invited.
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Llyria Com
Eramett Light
Local Men Attend Insurance Meeting in Arlington
Representatives of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association at Arlington registered to attend the 54th annual meeting at Farmers Mutual Insurance Company on the Grinnell College campus from Monday, June 25, to Wednesday, June 27. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Karl Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kane, Mr. and Mrs. Linus Croatt, and Don Clute, with Kane as president, Clute as secretary, Miller as treasurer, and Croatt as an agent.
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Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Arlington
Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Company
Grinnell College
Karl Miller
Louis Kane
Linus Croatt
Don Clute
Kane
Clute
Miller
Croatt
Association
NFO Training School Set for Ames County Leaders
Iowa National Farmers Organization leaders will hold a one day training school at Iowa State University in Ames on Saturday June 30. The event, organized by C E Schuchmann, Fayette county NFO president, targets county presidents publicity and public relations chairmen. Fayette attendees include Mrs C E Schuchmann Aubrey C Guyer and Larry Becker.
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Iowa National Farmers Organization
NFO
Iowa State University
Ames
C. E. Schuchmann
Hawkeye
Fayette County
Aubrey C. Guyer
Elgin
Larry Becker
Arlington
W S C S Meeting At St Pauls Methodist Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of St Pauls Methodist Church will meet at the church on July 6. Hostesses are Mrs R A Crider and Mrs G J Mosby. Program by Mrs L Inkiple. Worship led by Mrs Donald Gilson.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
St. Paul's Methodist Church
R. A. Crider
G. J. Mosby
Kiple
Donald Gilson
4-H Tour Highlights Marion Happy Hustlers Event
Seventeen 4-H projects were shown at the annual 4-H tour of the Marion Happy Hustlers held June 19 at 8. Members of the club three leaders and Jack DeWolf attended the event. A picnic lunch at Clermont Park followed at noon with club families. Kendall Mark attended the 4-H Rally on June 4.
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Marion
Early Copy Schedule Due to July 4 Holiday
The Echo must go to press Tuesday one day early next week because of the July 4th holiday on Wednesday. All copy and ads should be submitted a day earlier to avoid holding material for the next issue.
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The
ECHO
Maquoketa Valley Co operative Remodels Elgin Plant
Maquoketa Valley Co operative remodels at Elgin plant moving the office into the main building from a separate wooden quarters west of the plant. A new ammonia condenser and receiver boost milk handling capacity, and a larger metal churn replaces the old wooden unit. May 25 saw a record 686,161 pounds in a single day. average daily butter production runs at 22,000 pounds.
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Magqudketa Valley Co-operative
Elgin
Amonia
Maquoketa Valley Co-op
Tyria Community Day Highlights Thursday Schedule
Tyria's 43rd annual Community Day takes place Thursday with sports and contests at 10 am a chicken dinner at 11 30 am a program at 2 pm and supper at 5 pm. The evening features Headin for the Hills a home talent play at 8 pm.
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Tyria
Lions Clean Bandstand Duty Announced at Elgin Club
Elgin Lions Club members are asked to report Monday at 6 30 p m for bandstand cleaning. Bring buckets rags brushes and stepladders or other cleaning equipment to wash down the inside of the bandstand.
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Elgin Lions Club
County Conventions Friday June 29 Sets Ballot Plans
Both Republican and Democrats will hold their county conventions Friday morning at ten. The central committees will meet after the conventions to organize. Democrats, who made no effort in the primary, will likely name candidates for the offices, and state delegates are named at this time.
Stock Farm Ponds Receive 5000 Bass Fry in County Ponds
The Fish and Wildlife Service released about 5000 largemouth bass fingerlings into 24 Clayton County farm ponds on June 20. Ponds intended for livestock water and erosion control will be stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill sunfish, and channel catfish. Best results come from stocking one species at a time, releasing bass in early summer and bluegill plus catfish in late fall. Fish reach pan size and are ready to catch the second year after release.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Clayton
Valley Municipal Airport Dedication Breakfast Schedule
Preparations are near completion for the dedication program of the Valley Municipal Airport formerly Clermont Airport on Sunday July 1. Breakfast will be served at Valley High School from 7 to 10 am with a drive in fly in breakfast day. A Waterloo National Guard helicopter will arrive about 8 am for a demonstration and remain at the airport until 3 pm. Lloyd Meijer of Clermont will MC in the afternoon and introduce Frank W. Berlin Director of the Town Aeronautical Commission who will speak on the airport's history. The facility became municipalized last year with Clermont and Elgin providing upkeep and state aid funds funding lighting. Jr Auxiliary serves breakfast and Legion members handle parking at the airport while the flying club parks planes.
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Valley Municipal Airport
Clermont Airport
Valley High School
National Guard
Waterloo
Lloyd Meijer
Clermont
Frank W. Berlin
Town Aeronautical Commission
Elgin
Legion
Flying Club
Airport Dedication Brings Deluge of Air Mail
About 606 air mail letters bearing stamped addressed envelopes were brought to the ECHO office by Dean DeSart and Walter Follett for a printed inscription. Envelopes will be held for mailing until the dedication day July 1. Collectors sent items postmarked from their nearest post offices on dedication day, authenticating the mail as collector’s items. More mail continues to arrive from Clermont and Ylgin.
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United States
Echo Office
Dean DeSart
Walter Follett
Clermont
Ylgin
Asparagus Pack Completed Friday At Elgin Plant
The Elgin Asparagus Corp completed the season’s pack Friday afternoon June 22. A larger pack than 1981, the season was four days shorter. Opening Gate was May 14 both years. Peak labor reached about 23 field workers, with more workers than in past years. Leo L. Schori manages the firm with Mrs. Schori as secretary. The business, organized in 1952 and first packed in 1954, now has 200 acres in production requiring around 40 workers when operating. This year 22 field workers were employed, up from 14 last year, with some remaining to assist the corn packing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Asparagus Corp
Leo L. Schori
Louis Butikofer Celebrates 80th Birthday Lunch
The family of Louis Butikofer honored him with a Sunday luncheon to mark his 80th birthday, celebrated through afternoon and evening family gathering.
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Louis Butikofer
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Bill Matthieson
Stanley Yearous
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John Gage
Jimmy Aeschliman
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Queen of Conservation
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U.su. Dean’s List
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