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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1963
Page
4
Classified fragment lists a two month old male merle Toy Terrier for sale with contact at 2100 and bowling specials at Lilac Lanes West Union. Also mentions calf crop service by Eastern Iowa breeder technician with Earl Aanes contact West Union 493 5221 and Clermont 423 3580.
The Iowa State Printing Board will meet in Des Moines on Friday November 8 1963 to receive bids for an Annual Report for the Iowa Employment Security Commission a General Catalogue for the State University of Iowa hunting fishing trapping and miscellaneous licenses for the State Conservation Commission and other items. Bids will be opened at 10:00 am and award made with right to reject any or all bids. Specifications available from S E Tennant Superintendent of Printing State House Des Moines.
Chas Gehring is a patient at Pakner Memorial Hospital after being admitted Tuesday. Max Lehman has returned home from LaCrosse Hospital following surgery last week. Mrs Clair Lauer remains a medical patient in Postville hospital.
The notice lists new addresses for Sandra Bilden at 24 S Main Shawano Wise and Pte Charles W Kohls with U S 35755635 and 269 Sig bero APO 58 New York, N Mrs James A Cook at 708 Maniton Ave Wichita Motel Apt 10 Maniton Springs Colo.
The first killing frost of the fall season occurred Monday morning October 28, 1963, with temperatures near 30 degrees. Weather observers reported a sharp drop that covered gardens and exposed plants.
Light frosts occurred earlier but caused no damage to crops or gardens, according to local reports. No further losses or frost-related impacts were noted, and agricultural outlook remains stable for now.
Three piers of the new bridge over the Turkey river between Elgin and Clermont have been completed. Favorable weather has speeded this work and all danger from high water is over. Workmen are now working on the two abutments.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for cards flowers and visits received during hospitalization and after. Special thanks to Tabitha Society for the plant and Rev Breitkreuz for prayers. Also thanks to American Legion and Auxiliary for the turkey supper success and to Shirleen Larson for cards and gifts. Words of gratitude from Harold Kruempel family and others.
Hervey Paulson left Friday for Menominee in upper Michigan to visit a cousin. They then toured Sault Ste. Marie and the Great Lakes locks before returning home Wednesday evening. Purity Ice Cream offered full gallon packs on Thursday Friday and Saturday at Falb's Market in Elgin.
State tax commission tightens enforcement by cross checking employer and individual income tax returns. A review of returns for names starting with A through D found notable discrepancies as part of the new system to curb evasion.
Tax Commission Chair Andrew George says the 6,000 figure may double count due to name changes and form duplications. Commissioner Lynn Potter estimates the average tax owed around $40, projecting about $15 total per all taxpayers checked if trends hold. Disbarment proceedings start against Ottumwa attorney Gene W. Glenn for ethics violations tied to a liquor raid. Iowa's 51 colleges report 66,234 students, up 4,053 from last year. State comptroller Marvin Selden Jr. notes $28.2 million unencumbered balance, projected to fall to $146 million by end of 1965, with annual spending at $207 million.
The comptroller projects a 1964 to 1966 biennium with revenues pegged at 107.8 million for the first year and 201 million for the second. A three per cent growth factor is assumed for each year, with Selden guiding the estimates.
Authorities claim a stark scale of human endurance noting seven minutes without air, seven days without water, seven weeks without food, and seventy years without brains. The remark contrasts extreme limits with the need for life supporting elements and raises questions about trivializing death and medical science.
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