Spellers Contest At Iowa Falls Draws County Students
Seventy five pupils from Hardin county schools compete in the annual spelling contest at the central school building in Iowa Falls starting at 1 p.m. County Superintendent M Albers leads the event with E E Brand of Ellsworth Junior College pronouncing words and a panel of judges including R D Rab enold Arthur Mamminga and Donald Galbreath. Past champions Lois Mason and Grace Ing both from Elk Run are among entrants. The winner earns the right to the state contest in Des Moines. The list covers town schools and rural representatives with dozens of contestants from Ackley Alden Buckeye Eldora Hubbard New Providence Owasa Radcliffe Steam Boat Rock Whit en and more.
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Hardin County
Iowa Falls
Albers
E. E. Brand
Ellsworth Junior College
R. D. Rabenold
Owasa
Arthur Mamminga
Eldora
Donald Galbreath
Rural Teachers Club
Lois Mason
Elk Run School
Hardin No. 6
Graceing
Des Moines
Maxine Seybold
Ackley
Lurline Ratzke
Alden
Norma Raska
Buckeye
Local Township Listings Spark Variable Voter Roster
Opened voter roster fragments show names across multiple townships including Hardin Jackson Pleasant Providence Sherman Tipton with numerous dobly numbered entries. Notable listed individuals include Gerald Aldinger Millard Rommel Velma Mardick Barbara Crouse Betty Barr Ruth Dole Marian Bradley Theo Eller Barbara Terry Dorothy Neubauer and Anna King.
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Hardin Township
Gerald Aldinger
Millard Rommel
Merle Christenson
Junior Weatherman
Lois Mason
Margaret Chantrill
George Robertson
Richard Phelan
Junior Hayden
Velma Mardick
Barbara Crouse
Jackson Township
Betty Barr
Pleasant Township
Ruth Dole
John Wasson
Kenneth Panthen
Providence
Marian Bradley
Sherman Township
Theo Eller
Barbara Terry
Irma Hinderaker
Dorothy Neubauer
Tipton Township
Doris Asher
Ruth Hoyt
Virgene Pagel
Anna King
Wayne Calloway Joins Cotton League in Pine Bluffs
Wayne Calloway, recently training in Hot Springs Arkansas, visits here for a few days before traveling to Pine Bluffs Arkansas where he has signed with Red Rollings Cotton League. Spring training runs April 1 to April 21 with a first game against Hot Springs and weekly nightball plus Sunday doubleheaders.
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Red Rollings
Hot Springs
Ark
Dairy Advertising Tax Return Rules In Iowa This May
Between May 1 and May 15 Iowa dairy producers must again pay the advertising tax begun last year by taking a deduction of one cent per pound for butter fat produced and marketed in that period. First buyers collect and remit the funds to the Iowa Dairy Industry commission. producers distributing their own product must file their own return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Burrilis
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Commission
Eldora High 27 tryouts for ball team under McDonald
Twenty seven candidates report for Eldora High School baseball practice with Coach Lawrence McDonald at the fair grounds ahead of the opening game set for Friday April 12 at Whitten. Schedule includes games against New Providence Hubbard Radcliffe Union and a tournament, listing players by position and names such as Mossman Orgel Smith Rapp Barr Moore Pearce Whitney and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora High School
Lawrence McDonald
Fair Grounds
Whitten
New Providence
Hubbard
Radcliffe
Union
Eldora
McDonald
Eward Mossman
Carl Orgell
Arlie Smith
John Rapp
Ernest Barr
Herbert Moore
Neal Pearce
Russell Whitney
Don Myers
Carl Myers
Junior Myers
Richard Netcock
Wayne Lepley
Crosley Farm Store Demonstrates Paint Line
Crosley Farm store adds a paint department after securing a complete Acme quality balanced paints line. Owner Mr. Crosley cites trusted guarantee backing and anticipates strong local demand. A paint demonstration runs all day Saturday with a factory representative and Irene Taylor offering color advice. Open House at the Trading Post is announced for Saturday April 6.
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Crosley Farm
Crosley
Concord Township Meeting Dated With Van Dam as Speaker
John Van Dam a horticulturist from the State Training School will be the main speaker at the Concord township program on Tuesday evening next week. The location is not announced. Colored slides made by Van Dam will be shown. Committee in charge includes Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sampson Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Osmundson Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Borton and Mr. and Mrs. Tilmer Tjelmeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Dam
State Training School
Concord Township
van Dam
Isaac Larsen
Leroy Sampson
Oscar Osmundson
Arthur Borton
Tilmer Tjelmeland
Union Farm Bureau Meets With REA Speaker
E. C. Collier, head of the REA utilization division for Iowa, will be the main speaker at the Union Township Farm Bureau meeting in the Legion hall Thursday evening April 11. The event will feature electrical appliance exhibits by several dealers. Chairmen are Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fagan, with committee members Mr. and Mrs. Ray Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Reece, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rowen.
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REA For
Iowa
Union Township Farm Bureau
Legion Hall
Glen Fagan
Ray Johnson
E. J. Reece
Clyde Rowen
Women Will Give Program in Etna
The Etna Township Farm Bureau will hold a program Monday evening April 8 at the Ackley schoolhouse. Home project women will lead the event with program numbers pictures and a county agent talk. Committee chairs are Mr and Mrs E T Flessner Mr and Mrs Chas Meints Mr and Mrs Allen Johns Mr and Mrs Chas Neuberger and Mr and Mrs Otto Oelman.
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Etna Township Farm Bureau
Home Project
Ackley
E. T. Flessner
Chas. Meints
Allen Johns
Chas. Neuberger
Otto Oelman
Fruits and Vegetables Talked In Fourteen Schools
Ada Raake Gaede led fourteen training schools in Hardin county promoting potatoes and apples as alkaline mineral and vitamin rich foods. She urged simple cookery, easy storage, and serving promptly to preserve flavor and nutrition, with nutrition info shared to neighborhood home makers. The program also showcased Iowa State College’s highway work and fashion advice, followed by a civic note on an appropriation ordinance for Eldora ending March 1, 1941.
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Hardin County
Ada Raake Gaede
Clay
Dan McCaw
Steamboat Rock
Eldora
R. R. Bateson
Etna
E. T. Flessner
Ackley
Radcliffe
Hardin
Frank Wall
Iowa Falls
Alden
John Trarks
Providence
Roy Clampitt
New Providence
Gaede
Iowa
A. D
Liberty Memorial Hospital
Liberty Memorial
Rural Youth Group Style Show Highlights
Rural Youth group presented a style show at the Farm Bureau office on Wednesday evening March 27. Valerian Hilsabeck led the event and introduced Mr. Stonebraker who showcased three models including Bill Eckel, Valerian Hilsabeck, and Leland Vinton. Miss Lucy Neasham led the women’s segment with Mildred Vigars, Delpha Graham, and Kathryn Kramer presenting a style review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Valerian Hilsabeck
Stonebraker
Bill Eckel
Leland Vinton
Lucy Neasham
Eldora
Mildred Vigars
Delpha Graham
Kathryn Kramer
Fire Preface to Prevention in Industrial Spaces
Destructive fires are fueled by disorder in workshops and garages with cluttered floors and improper storage. The piece urges immediate fire prevention tours of homes and facilities, noting waste rags, old magazines, varnish cans, and faulty lamp repairs as common ignition sources. It emphasizes neat, safe containment and disposal to reduce fire losses.
Missing dogs reward notice from New Providence
Strayed two dogs, a large black bob-tailed English Shepherd with a white star on the forehead and a white and black rat terrier, are missing from New Providence. Reward offered by Riley J. Hadley.
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Riley J. Hadley
New Providence
Eldora High track team builds with new talent
Eldora High School track workouts coached by Kenneth Clatterbaugh feature three lettermen Frank Filbrandt Dale Willig and Max VanDerveer and a large group of promising newcomers. Scheduled meets include Valley High Des Moines April 18 Drake Relays April 26 Teachers College Relays April 27 Cedar Falls April 30 Cedar Falls High Meet May 4 Cedar league meet and Vinton Relays May. Volunteers push practice as the squad shapes up with strong local support and many hopeful sprinters distance runners and field event prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora High School
Kenneth Clatterbaugh
Frank Filbrandt
Dale Willig
Max VanDerveer
Valley High
Des Moines
Drake
Teachers College
Cedar Falls High
Iowa
Cedar League
Vinton
Mercury Car Economy Run Reaches Iowa Stop At John Wood Garage
Des Moines driver Lee Hodgson said the Mercury touring Iowa on an economy run logged 2158.6 miles at 21.4 miles per gallon after soft gravel snow and ice travel across about 76 cities since March 18. A second economy run car with a measuring fuel receptacle is also in use, under R F Blackmun at Wood Auto Co. line. Iowa forestry researchers at Iowa State College study annual upland hardwood growth and potential wood yield.
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Mercury
Iowa
John Wood
Lee Hodgson
Des Moines
Intinrary
R. F. Blackmun
Wood Auto Co. Pubontains
Home Meeting Discusses Eggs Meat Fruits at Oca Lake
A Friday, March 22 gathering at the Mrs. Oca Lake home drew 28 women for two lessons on Eggs Meat and Fish and Fruits Vegetables. Leaders Ms. Wm Neuwenfeldt and Mrs. Emery Lake taught 12 new homes in Hardin and nearby counties. a balanced noon meal followed with organizers Mrs. Oca Lake and Mrs. W. E. Brightwell arranging prep. Attendees included Mrs. Jess Crosser Mrs. Albert Ridout Mrs. Henry Munson and many others.
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Oca Lake
Wm. Neuwenfeldt
Emery Lake
Hardin
W. E. Brightwell
Jess Crosser
Albert Ridout
Henry Munson
Elmer Crosser
Lois Lake
Betty Weirson
Silas Hanson
Kenneth Haskins
Ralph Doty
Pete Doty
Harvey - Oby
Elmer Mitterer
Itley Forbis
W. L. McMillan
Albert Barnhart
Martha Barnhart
J.S. Lake
Howard Sisam
Langdon McMillan
Eugene Swart
Emil Neuenfeldt
Clarence Kasischke
John Chandler
Who's Who Project Underway in Iowa
Wayne Wilt and Mrs. James A. Hall arrived in Eldora to collect material for a forthcoming biographical work titled Who's Who in Iowa. The project, sponsored by the Iowa Press Association, aims to sketch prominent men and women from across the state for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Wilt
James.a. Hall
Eldora
Iowa
Iowa Press Ass'n
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Alden Township
Leona Mae Nelson
Norma Jean Krause
Doris Dunning
Mary «Lou Hutchinson
Shirley Marcus
Harold Lochman
Loig Polied Ai
Marian Pingel
Merleer
Isabelle Hanson
Dorothy Krause
Verda Trende
Clay Township
Mildred Jutting
Concord
Marion Brinkmeyer
Mavis Linn
Thelma _ Tweet
Cornette Sampson
Verdella Olson
Lorene Gray
Evelyn Osmundson
Eldora Township
Betty Balvant
Patty Crecelius
Ellis Township
Duane Snyder
Francis Voigt
Vera Mary Dean
Jean Gardner
George Berges
Erma Lee
Etna Township
Gertrude Kalkwarf
Paul Richtsmeier
Lillian Jutting
Kate Risius
Grant
Elda Jane Brunemeier
Arnold Dubberke
Shirley Angers
Gail Rudolph
Floyd Ritland
Wayne Calloway
Atlanta
New York
Ene
Coma Mea Lan Hunter
Florence Rice
NEW Grand Theatre
Union Farm Bureau
Rea Man
Iowa State College
D. M. Nyquist
G. M. Shaper
Fire
Industrial News Review
Lewis Price
Bidex
Peoples Store
Sargent
Chicka
Community Hatcheries
Nels Teig
Rep
Eldora, Crosley Farm
Wayne Huffman
Bob Kennedy
Lester Olson
Carleton Marks
Ed Clay
Junior Miller
Joe Hubbard
Don Spees
Bob Wehrman
Robert Schneider
Lester Huff
Charles Monroe
Wilbur Jackson
Arthur Balvant
Faye Willig
Kenneth Lamer
Darwin Davis
Bob Jess
Dale May
Bill Nowasell
Don Olson
Winfred Juncker
Tony Davies
Ora Adams
John Robertson
Jay Smith
Darwin Rapp
George Marks
Junior Cockerham
Joe Doud
Harry Pearce
Charles Schafer
Floyd Hillman
Bob Williamson
Dick Wehrman
Wendell Monroe
Harold Eckhoff
Matthew Greensweig
E. M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Forestry Department of
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Lifebuoy
Soap 3
Ize
Crisco
Raspberries
NoScrub
Rinso
V A
Ohio
River Oy
van Camps
Libbys
W. J. Nissen
Yacht Club
Clorox
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