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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1959
Page
4
Thank you to neighbors relatives and friends for cards flowers gifts and visits during illness at West Union hospital and after returning home. Gratitude extended to Lutheran W M F and Good Neighbor Club for kindnesses.
Ellen F Flanagan of Wadena registers a Chev Sedan. Marie A Meyer of Clermont registers a Great Lakes Mobile vehicle. LeRoy Seedorff of Arlington registers a Chry Sedan.
Bruce Novak has moved to 8005 W 89th St Overland Park Kansas City Kansas Pvt Dennis Butikofer service number 45654921 has assignment at H Q S H Q Btry Student Det Class No 46 1st FA MSLTN BN Fort Sill Oklahoma.
Fred Wede spent from Saturday until Friday in the Postville hospital for observation.
Mr and Mrs David Queen of San Diego welcomed a daughter Mary Christene born weighing 6 pounds 202 ounces. She is the great granddaughter of Mrs Nels Olson and has a brother named David Jr.
There were 385 head of live stock, 92 consignors and 73 buyers at the Wadena Livestock Exchange sale Friday August 28. Following is a list of prices paid.
Feeder cattle quoted with steers good to choice from 29.50 to 32.00 and 24.00 to 29.00 for fair to good. heifers 24.00 to 30.00, 23.00 to 28.00 fair to good. Sheep with choice 18.00 to 20.00, good 17.00 to 18.00, fair 16.00 to 17.00. Calves choice 95.75, good 30.00 to 33.00, fair 22.00 to 24.00. Butcher cattle cows 20.00 to 20.50, utility 18.00, canners 15.00 to 17.50. bulls 21.90. Ossian sale lists 375 livestock, 97 consignors, 56 buyers. Prices: choice 28.45 to 29.90, fair to good 24.00 to 28.00. heifers good to choice 26.00 to 28.50, fair to good 23.00 to 26.00. calves 95.75 to 35.00. steers 28.50, 24.00 to 26.00. heifers 25.60 to 25.00.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Wenger and Debbie of Moses Point Alaska are on a three week vacation visiting relatives in Volga Arlington Elgin and other towns. They expect to return around Sept 15. The Wengers have been in Alaska for two years with Clyde employed at a government radar station and his wife as postmistress at Moses Point.
Robert W. Alderson of Osceola Indiana buys the G. W. Alderson Livestock operation in Wadena effective Sept 1. He is 41, married with three children Larry 17 Patty 15 and Barbara 14. G. W. Alderson remains owner of the O and W Auction Markets in Ossian and Wadena. The business will be renamed Bob's Livestock Exchange.
The Elgin Lions Club met Monday at St Pauls Methodist Church with 40 members present. Howard Shafter was inducted, receiving his membership pin. Kent Falk and Charles Capper Jr were praised for helping Elgin youth baseball, receiving thanks and a summer payment. George Falk explained the Fayette County United Fund drive beginning October 15.
Iowa State University conferred degrees on 146 graduates at graduation exercises held in State Gymnasium on August 24. Recipients include Clermont, Ross James Agricultural Education M. 8. NPL St. Olaf, Robert Larson Mechanical Engineering, Horace Larson.
Elgin local figures Postmaster Henry McMillan John Tillotson Lawrence Grimm and R P Strauch traveled to Hudson Tuesday afternoon to inspect the new post office structure nearing fixture installation. The building closely resembles Elgin’s under construction facility.
In a continuing state report a public official is accused of disclosing taxpayer information on an individual. The discussion cites seven criminal charges tied to Loveless and the Democrat. A suggestion claims political considerations spurred Erbe to launch the investigation. Loveless hints involvement by a Réchid, while Erbe and Akers both Republicans pressed the probe. Erbe identifies the official as a Democrat.
Iowa's three adult penal institutions run at about 95 percent capacity per Walter Lunden, Iowa State University sociologist, in the Presidio State Penitentiary publication. Normal capacity is 2,374 inmates, only 14 more than last April.
Governor Loveless announced a four division state safety program at a safety conference for state employees. Each agency will form a safety committee led by a coordinator. Korean war bonus payments have reached over 65 000 living veterans and beneficiaries of over 1 000. Iowa paid 16 700 000 in bonuses in the past 11 months as 78 000 claims came in and 581 were denied mainly due to residence rules. Eisenhower named Clyde E Herring Jr to the Interstate Commerce Commission to fill a vacancy. the Des Moines attorney will serve the unexpired term and must be Senate confirmed.
J C Wright state education official says Iowa will cut the number of school districts by about 500 each year for the next two years, reducing total districts to about 1,000 and high school districts by 100 to around 606. He notes Iowa has led national reductions and rural one room schools closures continue.
The article reports Beckley announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state treasurer, currently held by M. L. Abrahamson’s administration. He cites gross inefficiency in the motor fuel tax division as causing millions of dollars in revenue loss to the state.
The state conservation commission reduced the duck hunting season by 20 days and cut the daily bag from four to three ducks. The period runs Oct 20 to Dec 6, with one wood duck allowed in the bag as in 1958. The change follows drought reducing northern nesting populations.
The Art Dickson family of Clear Lake own a dog that rides a specially curved front toboggan like board on water and holds a rope with its teeth. If it falls, the dog crawls back aboard for more while viewers cheer. RETIRES Alice Madson of Harlan after 31 years teaching there. Many say prosperity means borrowing enough to cover debts.
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