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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1958
Page
4
State News notes award winners Dr Gordon Danielson of Iowa State College physics, Dr LeRoy Eyring of the University of Iowa chemistry, and Dr Myra L Unifelder of the University of Iowa classics, for original research and artistic creation.
Miss Clara Bauman, regarded as Iowa's first woman assessor in 1920, died at Liscomb. She had been Marshall county Republican co-chairman for 10 years. Washington, Iowa plans a state liquor store with opposition and support balanced. hearing pending before a final decision, store expected by June 1 if approved. New Iowa Association of Mutual Insurance Agents officers include Herman Faber as president and Vernon Peters as VP. Fire Marshal Ed Herron warns unsafe open country school buildings and safety gaps amid reorganization. Iowa farm income up 13.5 percent in first two months of 1958, cash farm receipts at $466.96 million vs $411.11 million. Flood control push tied to Eisenhower veto aftermath. proposed dam and large basin projects across Des Moines, Mississippi, Missouri basins, plus Floyd and Beaver slough plans. Allen Memorial hospital leader Thomas Frey to head Town Hospital Association. other officers named.
Local residents and relatives visited in West Union Clermont and Cedar Rapids homes, with many dropping by parties and dinners. Highlights include Gilbert family outings, birthday dinners, and church fellowship, plus a child’s humorous line about calling stores’ mothers. A closing reflection notes wisdom comes with age and restraint in speech.
The state board of control approved an $1,800 salary increase for Alfred Sasser Jr. at Glenwood state school, but Sasser says the raise would require firing someone and must be drawn from existing funds. Dr. Cromwell notes similar budgets at other institutions. The board vote shows confidence in Sasser despite the funding clash.
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