Taxpayers Survey Shows Smallest Budget Increase in Years
Iowa cities counties and schools completed public budget hearings and adopted next year’s budgets. The Iowa Taxpayers Association estimates a $21 million rise in property taxes to $452 million, the smallest increase in five years. County tax increases are the smallest in nine years, with school taxes up about $15 million and city taxes rising around $3.7 million. Next year property taxes will fund $76 million for cities and towns and $102 million for counties. Gov. Erbe appoints Fred H. Quiner to the State Tax Commission, succeeding John O Connor who resigned to become clerk of the U S District Court for northern Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Tax- Puyers Association
Taxpayers’ Association
TAX Commission
Norman Erbe
Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Fred H. Quiner
John O’connor
Strawberry Point
W U. S. District Court
Northern Town
Quiner
Clayton County Extension Calendar Highlights
Clayton County four H events listed with dates and locations. On Monday September 17 a State 4 H Demonstration at Kiwanis in Postville. September 18 and 19 feature a District Extension Conference at Decorah. September 22 hosts a 4 County 4 H Dairy Judging Workout.
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Kiwanas
Postville
Decorah
Lennis Moore Exhibit at Elgin Library
Valley Junior High seventh grader Lennis Moore won multiple Fayette County Fair prizes for his artwork. The items will be showcased at the Elgin library for three weeks, honoring his achievements. Moore is the son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Moore.
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Lennis Moore
Valley Junior High
Fayette County
Elgin Library
Lennis
Leonard Moore
West Union Library book order discussion and borrowing
Mrs C B Schori and Mrs Kenneth Block visited Heiserman Memorial Library in West Union on Tuesday to talk with Lois Meyer about selections for a new Elgin Library book committee order. Fifty books were borrowed for six months, featuring light fiction mysteries westerns medical stories and career stories.
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Kenneth Block
Heiserman Memorial Library
West Union
Lois Meyer
Elgin Library Book Committee
Wadena News Brides and Visitors Highlight Weekend
Overnight guests included Mrs. Floyd Patterson Sr sister and her husband Elmer Malkow from Madison Wisconsin and grandson Scott Carter from Los Angeles. Sunday callers were Mr and Mrs Robert Frey from West Union. Dinner guests Monday evening were Floyd Patterson Jr and family of Prairie du Chien with Mr and Mrs Walter Nash from Lake Wilson. American Legion Auxiliary met in Legion hall with 11 members. Plans for fall conference in Oelwein September 1 and a turkey dinner October 11 were discussed. A new grandson Dominic Thomas was announced for Mr and Mrs Richard Aeschliman. Joanne Fenner and Gerald Bond united in marriage at Nashua.
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Floyd “Patterson
Elmer Malkow
Madison
Wisconsin
Scott Carter
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert’ Frey
Luther Crandall
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Madge Murray
Oelwein
Little Brown
Nashua
Joanne Fenner
Roy Fenner
Archbald
Ohio
Gerald Bond
Wilfred Bond
Wadena
L. George Fimlett
Paving on Route 172 Delayed Completing Shoulders
The paving crew finished main work on primary 172 on August 6 and left a small crew to finish the road shoulders. A foreman said it would take a week or two, but over a month later only about three fourths are done and drivers are cautioned to use caution. One accident has been reported due to unfinished shoulders.
Tabithas Meet September 18 at Baptist Church
The Tabitha Society of the Baptist Church will meet Sept 18. Mrs John Schaer chairs. Mrs Guy Probert Mrs Leo Lehman and Mrs Hugo Hackmann present a playlet titled The Greatest Book. Mrs Calvin Hopson will give devotions. Roll call will be a favorite Bible verse. Visitation committee hosts include Mesdames Selmer Erickson Harry Johnson Carl Hackshann and Kenton Krueger.
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Tabitha Society of the Baptist Church
John Schaer
Chrm
Guy Probert
Leo Lehman
Hugo Hackmann
Calvin Hopson
Mesdames
Selmer Erickson
Harry Johnson
Carl Hackshann
Kenton Krueger
New Tomato Growing Champ at ECHO Office
L. O. Reierson entered a tomato weighing two and a quarter pounds and measuring seventeen and a half inches in circumference at the ECHO office on Monday morning. The fruit came from seed of last year’s crop started in a hot bed. Can anyone top this?
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L. O. Reierson
Echo Office
Notice W S C S Members Seminar and Officers Clinic
A district seminar and officers clinic will be held at St Pauls Methodist Church on Thursday September 13. Luncheon food should be taken to the Baptist Church Thursday morning. Members are asked to bring one dozen cookies for morning coffee at the Methodist Church and to arrive by 8 00 a m.
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St. Paul's Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Mrs Belva Snyder Travels Through Town City West Liberty
Mrs Belva Snyder journeyed to Grandview on Wednesday for business and visiting friends. She then went to Omaha to see her son Glen, staying overnight at the Paul Embretson home in Town City and later as a guest of Lester Wiele in West Liberty before returning home late Tuesday afternoon.
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Belva Snyder
Grandview
Omaha
Nebraska
Glen
Town City
Paul Embretson
Lester Wiele
West Liberty
Donna Leubka Named to County Extension
Donna Leubka of Castalia has been named County Extension Assistant in Fayette County. A 1962 Iowa State University graduate, she is currently in the County Extension Office. The appointment was announced by Chairperson and District Supervisor with the Cooperative Extension Service. The extension staff work with Family Living, Farm and Home Development, and 4-H programs serving 325 boys and 285 girls in the county last year.
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Donna L
Leubka
Castalia
Fayte
Iowa State University
County Extension Office
Fayette
Miss Leubka
Cll
Gertrude Smith
Cooperative Extension Service
Extension Council
County Extension Service
Meeting on Financing Schools in Manchester 1960s
A public meeting at Manchester High School on Wednesday September 19 at 8 PM, organized by the Iowa Council for Better Education. Superintendent M. H. Moore of Valley schools outlines funding education as an investment with program segments including Education As An Investment and Financing The Schools in the Sixties.
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Manchester
M. H. Moore
Valley Schools
Iowa Council For Better Education
Methodist Circles Meet Sept 20 at Church and Homes
Three circles plan gatherings on September 20 with Circle Sarah at the church hosted by Mesdames Frieden and Thoman, led by Mrs. Martin Wenger. Circle Nora meets at Mrs. Dummermuths with co host Lyle Light. silent auction to run. Circle Rachel gathers at the church in the evening hosted by Gladys Hanson and Mrs. Robert Hanson. leader Mrs. Arthur Lantz.
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Sarah
Elmer Frieden
Celia Thoman
Martin Wenger
Nora
Herbert Dummermuth
Lyle Light
Laurence Knudtson
Rachel
Gladys Hanson
Robert Hanson
Arthur Lantz
Promotion at Fort Hood Changes Christen to Private First Class
David L. Christen at Fort Hood Texas receives a promotion to Private First Class. The rank upgrade follows standard Army advancement procedures and reflects commendable service at the base.
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David L. Christen
Fort Hood, Texas
Elgin Canning Company Completes Pack Sept 6
Elgin Canning Company reports record July meat production in Iowa totaling 303,795,000 pounds, up 6 percent from 1959’s July record and 9 percent above July 1961. Beef, veal, pork, and mutton-lamb all rose compared with July 1961, with seven month 1962 output up 8 percent year over year. United States red meat production for July reached 2,218 million pounds, up 7 percent from July 1961 but 2 percent below June 1962.
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Iowa
United States
Farm Safety Speech Contest Open to Iowa Students
The Iowa Farm Safety Council announces its third Iowa farm safety speech contest for students in grades 9 through 12 who are under 21 and live on a farm or in towns with under 2500 population. Each school may enter up to three contestants for the area contest. the topic is A Safety Program for the Farm. Entries must be filed by November 16 and interested students should contact their school superintendent or the Soil Conservation Service office in their county for details.
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Iowa Farm Safety Council
Iowa Farm Safety
Soil Conservation Service
Quiet Elgin School Director Race Yields 57 Ballots
In Elgin district only one candidate filed for school director. Dr. H. H. Wolf received 48 votes with one spoiled ballot and several write-ins. Wolf succeeds incumbent Gordon J. Mosby as director.
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Elgin
H. H. Wolf
Dr. Wolf
Gordon J. Mosby
Walter Lehman Anniversary Open House Held in Elgin
Eugene Lehman and Patty Lehman invite friends and relatives to an open house on Sunday September 28 from 2 to 4:30 pm in the basement of The First Baptist Church Elgin. The event honors Walter and Mrs Walter Lehman on their 25th wedding anniversary. No invitations will be sent.
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Eugene Lehman
Patty Lehman
First Baptist Church
Elgin
Walter Lehman
Complaints of Dog Nuisance Return in Town
Repeated complaints claim dogs run loose and disturb property owners. The town ordinance bans this behavior and the mayor’s official notice is shown on page 8.
Approved Conservation Plans In Clayton District
Clayton Soil Conservation district commissioners approved eight complete soil and moisture conservation plans at a Sept. 5 meeting in Elkader. Plans cover each acre’s use and needs, with farms listed including Elkader owners Carroll Ehrhardt Asmus Beck Thorson and Postville Althouse Sprague, plus Edgewood and Volga names. Five initial agreements were also approved for Elgin Edgewood Strawberry Point Colesburg and Strawberry Point farms, bringing total to 1552 since 1940.
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Clayton Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service Office
Elkader
Wayne Carroll
Fred J. Ehrhardt
Sac City
Henry Larson, Jr
Henry
Walter Asmus
J. C. Beck
Edgewood
Theo
Burton Thorson
Carl L. Althouse
Postville
Melvin Gregerson
Volga
Andrew Braker
Elgin
Harold Dryer
Carl Waterman
Judson Elliot
Strawberry Point
Robert D. Brown
Colesburg
Fred Bockenstedt
Oscar Pufahl
Guttenberg
Chm
Gee
Koehner
Moriana
Robert Corlett
Farmersburg
Eldon Kruse
Elkport
Bernard Hanson
James E. Nading
Dr H Hughes Dill Rites Held In Cedar Rapids
Funeral services were held at 2 00 p m Tuesday at St Pauls Church Cedar Rapids for Dr H Hughes Dill 67 long active in the Iowa Methodist Church He died of a heart attack at his home Saturday night He was superintendent of the Dubuque District for six years before 1952 and served as associate pastor at St Pauls from 1952 to 1960 Since retirement he organized Lovely Lane Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids and earlier pastored in Maquoketa Independence Cedar Falls Estherville Dumont and Low Moor.
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St. Paul's Church
Cedar Rapids
H. Hughes Dill
Iowa Methodist Church
Dill
Dubuque
Methodist Church
Lovely Lane Methodist Church
Maquoketa
Independence
Cedar Falls
Estherville
Dumont
Low Moor
Elgin Canning Co. completes annual pack
The Elgin Canning Co. finished this year’s pack last Thursday afternoon September 6 at about 4 30. The total reached around 100 000 cases with quality excellent all season. An average daily pack runs 8 000 to 9 000 cases. Full operation needs 165 workers. Opening day was Friday August 1. Albert Schori remains manager and treasurer while Mrs Sheldon Boyle is secretary.
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Elgin: Canning Co
Leo Schori
Asst. Mgr
Vice Press
Albert Schori
The
Elgin Canning Co
Mra
Sheldon Boyle
Town Water Given Approval for Schori's Addition
Voters in Elgin approved extending water services to Schori's Addition in a special election held Friday at town hall. From 224 ballots cast, 176 voted yes, 30 no, and 16 spoiled. Work to begin once the well driller is available.
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Elgin
Schori
ECHO
Extension Service Calendar of Events 4-H Campus Visit
Extension calendar lists events on Sept 14 15 with 4-H Campus Visit and Putnam Peppy Pals H club meeting. Decorah is noted for Sept 18 19 with soil sample activities. Sept 20 offers soil sample pickup and Sept 21 visits the Soil Testing Laboratory in Ames to deliver samples.
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Putnam
Decorah
Soil Testing Laboratory
Ames
Illyria Homemakers Club Plans Tea at Mrs Strong Home
The Illyria Homemakers Club will host an organization tea at Mrs Harold Strongs home on Friday September 21 at 1030. All homemakers in the township are urged to attend.
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Ilyria Homemakers Club
Harold Strong
Open House for Anna McNeill’s 85th Birthday
Milton Miller home hosts open house on September 16 from 2:00 to 4:30 to celebrate Anna McNeill’s 85th birthday. She is expected there Saturday. No gifts please.
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Milton Miller
Anna McNeill
Rural Fire System Expiring Soon in Elgin
Elgin’s rural fire protection share system will end January 1, 1983, leaving Pleasant Valley and Marion townships without Elgin Fire Dept. service outside town limits. The Elgin Community Club was briefed that forming a Fire Protective District or similar rural service is needed, and initiatives must come from the rural area.
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Elgin
Elgin Community Club
Elgin Fire Dept
Pleasant Valley
Marion
ECHO
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Clayton County
West Union Library
Wadena News
Presbyterian
Sen
Murray
Ralph Schuetty
Phil Caley
Leo Herriman
Richard Erickson
Arthur Herrling
Freemont Clark
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Leo Ainsworth
Frank Poor
Earl Livingston
Elmer Struss
Phil Coley
Richard Aeschliman
Johnnie Erickson
Pearl Johnson
George Alderson
Schuey
Dominic Thomas
Thomas Clemas
Federal Caim
Juleena
Aeschliman
Ruth Klingman
Robert Klingman
Gates Business College
Waterloo
Tabithas
W.S.C.S
Donna Leubka
Methodist
Elgin Canning Company
Safety Council
Walter Lehmans
Dr. Dill
Extension Service
Illyria Homemakers Club Meeting
Marion Townships
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