Governor approves budget amid revenue debate
The governor signaled approval of a 254.6 million budget while outlining multiple ways to raise state revenue without raising the two percent sales tax or increasing income tax rates. He noted a push for property relief and highlighted proposed increases in school aid and agricultural land tax credits. House and Senate committees advanced measures including a cigarette tax, a sales tax on admissions to athletic events, and actions on withholdings to fund state taxes. The Senate also voted to ask Congress for a constitutional convention on apportionment reforms.
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House
Ways and Means
Towa
Senate
State &S
Iowa Senate
Congress
Peal Discussion Club Tour Plans and Social Notices
News members from Peal Discussion on the club tour was held with July 1 set as tentative date. Janet Erickson chosen acting delegate for rally night and a May Layton Olson talk on electrical terms followed by a quiz. The Minutes of 2 Ghost Convention skit drew most members. Mr. Boulton attended.
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Janet Erickson
May Layton Olson
Boulton
John Lantz, 83, Dies After Ill Health
John Lantz, 83, died Wednesday morning at Palmer Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since Monday. Funeral services are pending at Muehlthaler Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Anna and four children Cora Klingman, Elgin, Maynard of West Union, and Walter and Arthur of Elgin. Obituary to follow next week. Spanana
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John Lantz
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Muehlethaler Funera
Anna
Cora
Carroll Klingman
Elgin
Maynard
West Union
Walter
Arthur
Spanana
Clergymen Invited to Soil Stewardship Tour in Fayette County
A Soil Stewardship program planned a tour for clergymen to observe soil conserving practices in use around Fayette County. The week of May 23 to 30 was set for the event and background information was provided for sermons.
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Fayette County
P. V. Homemakers May 14 Meeting
Pleasant Valley Homemakers met May 14 at Mrs. Milton Miller’s home. Ten members and guests attended, sharing garden notes. Talks on safety and agriculture plus plans for June events and a film on Ireland were discussed. A $5 contribution for park equipment and a nominating committee were decided, with the next meeting in September at Mrs. Elmer Jeden’s home.
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Pleasant Valley
Milton Miller
Save Bureau
Lawrence Gehring
M. J. Blockhus
Ireland
Upper Elgan
Kenneth Blockhus
Seu
Elmerjeden
Owosso Couple Buys 60 Acre Yearous Farm Moves Near Town
Mr and Mrs Milton Morgan of Owosso Michigan plan to move to the area after purchasing the 60 acre farm of the late Jerome Yearous. The Morgans prefer rural life and Mrs Morgan is formerly Mary Wenger Maynard. Ruroden has purchased the Lettie Ruroden estate town home and is moving from the farm that was sold earlier.
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Milton Morgan
Owosso
Michigan
Jerome Yearous
Maynard .Ruroden
Lettie” Ruroden
Vehicle Safety Check Day Proclaimed for May 22, 1965
Official proclamation designates May 22, 1965 as Vehicle Safety Check Day. It urges all citizens and organizations to join the Circle of Safety Check Your Car Check Your Driving Check Accidents and promote safety in the sixties through public participation and education with cooperation from highway safety groups and state/provincial coordinators.
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Auto Industries Highway Safety Committee
Look Magazine
Asen
Medberry
Mothers Day Tea By Tabitha Society at Elgin Church
The Tabitha Society of the Elgin Baptist church hosted a Mothers Day tea on May 12 for the Sumner and West Union Baptist Societies and other guests. The program Among Our Souvenieres featured Mrs. Leo Lehman welcoming, devotions by Mrs. Leland Probert, leader Mrs. Clarence Muehlethaler, a duet by Mrs. Edward Krueger and Mrs. Selmer Erickson, and songs including My Mothers Bible and I Would Be True. Mrs. Harry Johnson offered selected readings and a closing prayer.
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Tabitha Society
Elgin Baptist Church
Sumner and
West Union Baptist Societies
Leo Lehman
Leland Probert
Earl Kiple
Alfred Auechler
Fred Schaer
George Breitkreuz
Edward Krueger
Selmer Erickson
Harry Johnson
Ill and Hospitalized Residents in Local Hospitals
Ill and hospitalized notes report Mrs Lulu Schmid taken to Boalville Community Hospital Sunday after a stroke at her home. Thomas Pollock admitted for observation at Methodist Hospital Rochester Minnesota. Mrs Leo Durnan released from Palmer Memorial Hospital after surgical stay.
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Lulu Schmid
Boalville Community Hospital
Thomas Pollock
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Leo Durnan
Pajlmer Memorial Hospital
See-Pie New Seth Corone At Elgin Echo Office
Sterling and sic writers at the Elgin Echo office advertise a d year warranty and urge readers to use The Want Ads for purchases and services.
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Seth Corone
Sterling Ani
Elgin Echo
Funeral services for Keith C Waters in Frankville
Funeral devices for Keith C waters, 47, of Postville were held Tuesday at the Frankville unity Church with burial in the church cemetery. He died Saturday morning May 25 at Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse Wisconsin after weeks as a patient. Surviving wife Margaret Strauch, daughter Marsha, sons Harry of Provo Illinois and Roger on the home farm, and his father Fred Waters with wife. He was Postville High School graduate turned farmer and a longtime Frankville Church trustee elder. He belonged to Masonic Lodge Postville and Elks Decorah and directed Frankville Cheese Factory for years, serving as president at death.
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Keith C
Waters
Postville
Bitternood
Frankville Unity Church
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Wisc
Margaret Strauch
Marsha
Harry
Provo, III
Roger
Fred Waters
Frankville
Masonic Lodge
Elks Lodge of
Decorah
Petunias Bloom in Town Boxes Spark Flower Plan
Residents note two petunia flower boxes in front of Muehlethelers Bros in bloom now and lasting through summer. They urge adding similar boxes or pots townwide with an official flower, citing New Hampton's successful petunia display as a model to attract visitors.
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Muehlethelers Bros
New Hampton
Outstanding Women in Banking Honored in Cedar Rapids
Kathy Knudtson of Cedar Rapids and Nancy Kolda of Marion were chosen as outstanding women in banking by the Cedar Rapids chapter of the American Institute of Banking at the annual meeting and banquet on May 12 at the Town House. They received gold pins and roses for their 1964 65 AJIB activities and plan to attend the regional conference in St Louis in July.
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Kathy Knudtson
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Kolda
Marion
Institute of Banking
Town House
American Institute of Banking
Miss Knudtson
Miss Kolda
St. Louis
Valley Board Sells Two Buildings
The Valley Board of Education sold two school owned buildings Monday night. A dwelling in Wadena went to Milton Thomas for 4250 dollars and a rural Clermont school building sold to Laird Cline for 125 dollars. The board also moved to combine three Clermont ave bus routes into two, sought bids for two new 60 passenger buses, rehired Mrs DeSart as half time English teacher and hired Mrs Whittenbaugh as a special reading teacher.
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Valley Board of Education
Wadena
Milton Thomas
Clermont
Laird Cline
Clermont Aves
Dean DeSart
Lottie Whittenbaugh
General Aid Claims Paid to Fayette County Schools
The second half 1963-1964 General Aid Claims for Fayette County districts total $06,117.35 with a pro rata payment of 99,388. The list shows payments to Fayette Community 7,170.04 Harts Fayette County Community 21,179.98 Oelwein Community 35,831.98 Turkey Valley 8,270.10 Valley Community 19,093.52 West Central 10,189.16 Dover No. 11-268.08 Smithfield No. 134.49.
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Fayette County
Fayette Community
Harts
Oelwein
Turkey Valley
Valley
West Central
Dover
Smithfield
New Address for Mrs. Thomas Howard in Michigan
Mrs. Thomas Howard has moved to 3490 Lakeshore Drive, Stony Point Peninsula, New Port, Michigan. The notice records the address update for official correspondence and records.
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Thomas Howard
Lakeshore Drive
Stony Point’ Peninsula
New Port, Mich
Lima Memorial Day Activities Scheduled
Lima Memorial Day events will be held at the Lima sanctuary on Sunday May 23. The program opens with a processional led by Wadena Post of the American Legion and pianist Harold Strong. Rev. Lester Lease gives the invocation, with songs including The Star Spangled Banner Reading, Which Have Which are You Helped. Dennis Hendrix performs America. Owen Ott sings Beyond the Sunset. Benediction by Rev. Lease. Recessional and march to the cemetery conclude the service with children decorating soldiers' graves.
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American. Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxilary
Legion
Richard Erickson
Ralph Schuety
Madge Murray
Leo Herriman
St. Lucas
Arlington
Fayette
Treas
Library Board
Arthur Herrling
George Alderson
Hell
Walter Sauer
Oelwein
Lima
Bill O'Loughlin
Phil Caley
Edwin Humphry
Benediction
Rev. Lease
Harold Strong
Wadena Post
American Legion
District Library Convention Attended in Charles City
Mrs Belya Snyder and Mrs Kenneth 3B attended the Town Lism Second District meeting Wednesday at Charles City. Miss Ernestine Grafton director of the Iowa State Traveling Library was present and answered questions about county library tax. Other topics included The Librarian in the Space Age and The Link Between the High School and Public Libraries. Speakers were from Eagle Grove Hampton and Webster City libraries.
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Belya Snyder
Kenneth
Charles City
Ernestine Grafton
Iowa State
Eagle Grove
Hampton
Webster City
Swimtane Classes Canceled For Red Cross Program
Everett Eischeid director of athletics told Supt. Moore that Upper Iowa Red Cross swimming classes will not be held this year. He suggested contacting Sarah Westerfield of West Union about a program later this summer if the West Union pool is completed. Westerveld chairs the Red Cross swimming program.
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Everett Eischeid
Supt
M. H. Moore
Eischeid
Sarah Westerfield
West Union
Miss Westerveld
Red Cross
Lyria Farm Bureau Homemakers Meeting May 21
Lyria Farm Bureau Homemakers will meet Friday May 21 at 1 30 PM at Mrs Arthur Jellings home Mrs Raymond Jellings will discuss her trip to Washington DC Everyone welcome.
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Lyria Farm Bureau
Illyria Farm Bureau
Arthur Jellings
Raymond Jellings
Washington D. C
Progress Report on Upper Elgin Park Improvements
West Elgin progress update notes funds from a rummage sale funded park work. Read as 18 Lombardy poplars two soft maples one flowering bush and two picnic tables. Plans include swing set and a fireplace with remaining funds. All town and farm residents are invited to use the park.
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West Elgin
Echo
Legion Memorial Day Schedule by Elgin Post 352
Elgin Post 352 of the American Legion lists Memorial Day services at Marion Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. Brainard Cemetery at 10:15 a.m. Alyria Cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Apostolic Cemetery at 11:15 a.m. Elgin Cemetery at 1:15 p.m.
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Elgin Post No. 352
The
American Legion
Marion
Brainard
Alyria
Apostolic
Elgin
Correction in Baccalaureate Program Echo note
A correction clarifies that Rev Thomas F Currier gave the benediction at the upcoming Baccalaureate, with Fr Currier named after an omission in last week's Echo. The item also notes a statistic that U.S. servicemen died in accidents worldwide far more than in Viet Nam battles last year.
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The
Echo
Thomas F. Currier
Fr. Currier
U.S
Viet Nam
Soil Stewardship Week Observance Advocates Care for Soil
The week of May 23-30, 1985 is Soil Stewardship Week a nationwide observance stressing mankind’s duty to God as stewards of soil and water resources. The theme Challenges of Growth urges protection of streams and forests and wise use of every acre. Clayton County Soil Conservation District offers church program inserts and booklets upon request to explain these challenges to all faiths.
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Clayton County
Grand Opening Draws Big Turnout at Wadena D X Station
Don Fauser of Fauser Oil Co reports a highly successful weekend grand opening at the D X station in Wadena on May 14 and 15. A total of 470 people registered with prizes awarded to Joni Jo Baldwin, Bob Waust, Mrs. John Butikofer, Dale Seitz, Andrew Braker, Chas Doyle, Tohn Grimm, Guy Ernst, Francis Butikofer, Larry Bond, 2irs, Tohn McMillan, Robert Hanson, Danny Dennler, Mrs. Andrew Molokken, John J. Schauer, Kim Wander, and Mrs Ben Chase. Goodyear tire miles listed as 19,909.
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Don Fauser
Fauser Oil Co
Wadena
Joni Jo Baldwin
Pony
Bob Waust
John Butikofer
Dale Seitz
Andrew Braker
Chas. Doyle
Tohn Grimm
Guy Ernst
Francis Butikofer
Larry Bond
Tohn McMillan
Robert Hanson
Danny Dennler
Andrew Molokken
John J. Schauer
Kim Wander
Ben Chase
Safety Lane Check In Elgin Saturday
The Elgin American Legion sponsors a safety lane check in Elgin this Saturday May 22 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the east end of Center Street. About 75 prizes totaling around 250 dollars are offered by local merchants. Each vehicle passing through the lane earns a chance to win a prize.
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The
Elgin American Legion
Elgin
Center Street
Lions Club White Elephant Sale May 29
The Lions Club announces a White Elephant Sale set for Saturday May 29. Proceeds from donated unused items support worthy causes through Lions Club projects in the community.
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Lions Club
White Elephant Sale
The
Lions Ub
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