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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1955
Page
4
A promotional notice offers interest charged at 5 percent per year on trade-in allowances of 300 dollars or more toward the purchase price of a new baler, combine, forage clipper, or S.P. pickers. The deal targets buyers trading in existing equipment to offset the cost of new farm machinery.
Inland waters open seasons announced for catfish walleye bass and sturgeon with continuous seasons for bullheads trout and various panfish. Boundary waters mirror inland dates except bass run May 2 to February 15. Iowa Senate considers lowering voting age to 18 with 80 11 House support. requires two more years and a public referendum in 1958. Safety meeting in Des Moines to address highway tolls led by Gov Hoegh and W Earl Hall. Commerce Commission members would become appointive under a Senate approved plan, with current Republicans Reed Ropes Tallman opposing Ropes in decisions.
State Auditor Chet Akers reports the University of Town未 uses a weak internal auditing system and frequently bypassed the pre-audit law four years old. About one third of bills last year lacked pre-approval, sparking criticism of a rubber stamp system. The 1953 state audit notes higher education cost per student by $28. House considers raising Iowa driver licenses from 1.50 to 3.00 for two years to fund highway patrol expansion. A toll road hearing is planned March 7 at 1:30 p.m. in the house chamber.
Hearings are scheduled after the spring recess when the hau committees arrange discussion on the toll road proposition. The session will mark the first public debate in the legislature and senate on the plan.
Volga area social roundup reports Tuesday moves and visits. Francis Wheeler and family relocated from George Lane to Ren farm near Wadena. Walter Boys hosted dinner with Gary Jellings. calls from Ronald Moore. Mrs Oscar Andreae accompanied husband home from Manchester hospital to stay with daughter Harold Christeleit for recovery. Lyle Boys welcomed a daughter in Sterling Cole. Timmy to join a brother. Walter Rothlisberger visited Melvin Gregersons and Floyd Patterson. Francis Little from Cedar Rapids stayed with sister Maude Meyer. Archia Fox and Win R Smith family hosted Sunday dinner. Mrs Delbert Manning and children joined Cedar Rapids and Camp Chaffee, Ark., for picnic with Mary Little and Leo. Maude Meyer spent Sunday with Howard Meyer household.
Hy and helped them celebrate their ninth wedding anniversary. Mr and Mrs Glen Little of Elgin visited recently with Mrs James, Little and Leo. Mr and Mrs Herman Larson were also part of the gathering in a casual social update.
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