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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1959
Page
1
Advertising rates outline per line ten cents with a minimum weekly charge 30 cents when cash accompanies orders blank inquiries blind ads and those of inquiries are free minimum charges otherwise. Card of Thanks and In Memoriam cards cost one dollar each limited to ten lines. Additional lines five cents each. Resolutions of Respect church and school notices with admission charged and obituary poetry follow regular rates.
Mr and Mrs Robert Helms entertained weekend guests to mark their son Monte s second birthday. Saturday afternoon attendees included Wayne Larson Marlene Connie Jeffrey and the Larsons of West Union and Wa dena. Sunday evening Elgin visitors included Marshall Helms Charles Strong Sam Hofer Richard Frieden Clive Helms H W Helms Dale De Sart Linda Engelhardt and Don Engelhart.
A printed recipe titled Ice Cream Sandwich shares steps to layer crushed graham crackers with a chocolate nut and sugar mixture, add softened vanilla ice cream, finish with more chocolate layer, then freeze and cut into squares. The column attributes it to Mrs. Paul Water's Sass by Kass in the Postville Herald.
Elgin locals hosted guests: Duane Caspers Monticello and Leo Friederich with Mrs. Richard Clark Randy and Melinda. Harold Friederich Allan. Paul Caspers Jr.. Mrs. Walter Wenger and Ida Peters Cedar Rapids. Martin and Ed Wenger plus Fred Wenger Emmetsburg. Earl Kiple attended the Decorah wedding of Janet Vine and Kenneth Otteson at Washington Prairie Church.
A roundup of home visits and dinners in Oelwein and nearby towns includes Lois Pulfer hosting, visits from Hogan Blockhus and Seabrooke families, and several dinner gatherings at the Frieden, Blockhus, and Friden homes. Ada Kenyon, a former Elgin resident, has died in Gary South Dakota, with funeral plans pending. Patty Lehman spent a night with the Frieden family, Rev Eldon Schroeder attended Wheaton College’s 37th homecoming. The Wheaton event marked their centennial year 1959 60.
Ano Fascher lists 615 A Ave N 4 Cedar Rapids Iowa. DeWayne Medberry 1428 Woodruff Ave Apt 2 Rockford m. Mrs Clara Krueger wintering Emery SD in sale of Rev Willis Petratz. Jack Gehring 1040 East Buchanan Plainfield Indiana. H John Vanderbeck 300 W South Anaheim Calif. Nella J Thompson S717 Shatuck Ave Oakland California.
November calendar items include a 4-H County Committee meeting at 1:30 p.m. November 2, an Extension Council meeting at 8:00 p.m. November 3 in Elksader, a Soil Conservation District session on Family Business Affairs led by Helen Sorenson at 1:15 p.m. November 4, and an Extension Staff Meeting on mastitis at the Farm Bureau building in Fayette.
Voter gatherings announced for Grand Meadow Township Hall at 8:00 p.m. Friday November 6 and Wagner Township meeting at Legion Hall in St Olaf also at 8:00 p.m. Officials urge participation and note location details.
Prepared by the American Foundation for Animal Health notes the mystery behind shipping fever, its $25 million annual toll on cattle, and how exhaustion and stress from fall movements contribute. It urges vaccination, gentle handling, weather protection, water on arrival, and quiet ventilation to reduce losses and prevent pneumonia.
State News continues with Governor Herschel C. Love proposing an annual subsidy to farm families instead of price supports. The Iowa governor, a potential Democratic VP candidate, spoke to about 20,000 at the national corn picking contest in Straughn Indiana where Ezra T. Benson also spoke.
Loveless described a system of direct production payments intended to raise farm family net income toward urban levels. A per-farm cap around 2000 dollars was suggested, with per-unit payments based on average production costs plus a target to equal nonfarm family incomes. The scheme compares income equality price to market price and pays the difference.
Afton Republican Robert Maggert, two terms in the Iowa House, named state superintendent of buildings and grounds. He succeeds Pete Manning who was discharged by the executive council on Sept 0 due to personnel problems. Maggert will earn a salary of 6600 dollars.
The State Tax Commission reports over 229 million dollars in moneys and credits not declared by Iowans in four years. Taxed at eight dollars per 1008 on cash, accounts, and select securities, items under 5,000 are exempt. County auditors add wealth to the 1059 list, pushing the four year total to 287 million and local tax receipts to about 180 thousand dollars. Conserv...
The attorney general notes no statutory method to reclaim clinic expenses for the conservation department. Earlier rulings blocked reimbursement for county attorneys at the governor’s correctional conference. L. M. Clauson will become chief engineer of the Iowa Highway Commission on Feb 1, succeeding G. Butter, who retires after 40 years, with Robert Tutton becoming deputy chief engineer and Ckwaston briefly noted as favored successor.
College officials report a fall enrollment increase of about 2,000 students compared to last year. Ted Mc and college sources indicate broad gains across universities and campuses, signaling strong demand for higher education programs this season.
Carrel of the University of Iowa cites 64,307 students enrolled in fall across Iowa colleges and universities, up 3.5 percent from last year. Freshmen rose 4.1 percent to 14,295. Private colleges lead gains at 7.4 percent with 22 of 25 reporting growth, while ISU and ISU Teachers College show declines. State University of Iowa reports 10,799 students, up 273. Iowa State Teachers College drops to 3,406 and Iowa State University falls to 9,252.
Sixteen year old Charles Adams of Modale suffered the loss of a leg after a hunting accident near his home. Adams struck at a snake with a loaded shotgun and the weapon discharged, injuring his leg.
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