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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1962
Page
4
A compact aphorism notes human limits: air sufficiency lasts minutes, water about two weeks, food a month, while new thoughts may vanish over years. It reflects on endurance, survival, and mental novelty. This saying contrasts bodily needs with cognitive renewal.
FOR SALE 9 x 12 tweed rug and pad Frigidaire refrigerator Tappan gas stove Mrs Vince Bartunek Ph 2291 New shipment of the Famous Smith Corona Portable Typewriters at the Elgin Echo office Come in and look them over
Multiple readers express gratitude for cards visits gifts flowers and support after illnesses injuries or birthdays. Messages name individuals groups and events noting appreciation for shopkeepers friends and neighbors in Elgin and surrounding communities.
Confirmation rites for Lutheran churches set for Sunday October 21 with services at 9 am in Norway and 11 am in Marion. Pastor Henry J. Mathie to officiate. A preparatory banquet for candidates families and officers will be held Thursday October 18 at the Norway Lutheran Church, led by Pastor Richard Langholz.
Lutheran Church in Monone will host the confirmation entries with six names from Marion Church including Kaye Loftsgard Marvin Houg and others. In Norway Church nine candidates Diane Orvis Cheryl Busch Margie Walter Jaren Heiden Larry Ihde Randy Houg Dean Peterson and Steve Stendel will participate and their first Communion Service is set for Sunday October 28.
Col A P Rollins Jr reports Rathbun Dam on the Chariton River north of Centerville will begin construction soon. The dam, about a mile and a half long, will create a 483000 acre foot reservoir and shield lands below it from floods while collaborating with Missouri levees to cut flood damage. Lester Kellogg of Deere and Company predicts bigger farms and higher yields by 1980 amid rising demand and continued farm consolidation.
The article notes farm acreage production estimates for 1986 with potential declines from 40 million to 288 million acres and possible further drops to 280 million. Kellogg warns unions may organize farm labor in Iowa and wage competitiveness with urban areas may rise. Lloyd B. Cunningham resigns after 22 years as secretary of the Iowa State Fair Board, not seeking re election. The State Board of Regents plans to request 22 million for capital improvements, up from 17 million, with agencies to trim their requests. Highway patrol issued a record number of tickets for hazardous violations, including nearly 18 000 speeding arrests, and total court summonses exceed 5 430 000.
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