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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1957
Page
5
County officials report fluctuations in how funds are allocated this year versus 1956 with operating costs up by 971.88 and a new Korean War bonus raising the levy by 0.3 mill. The report shows 1956 tax receipts funding operation and road work totals and notes bond retirement and TB testing funds rising to support state TB program expansion.
Herald-Index staff attended Iowa Press Association sessions in Des Moines last week. Merriman Smith, United Press White House correspondent, spoke at the Friday noon luncheon.
Don LaVelle, chairman, says several manufacturers have talked with Eldora’s newly formed Industrial Promotion Committee about bringing industry to the town. One rep showed interest but no definite plans exist yet. The committee aims to encourage industry and includes C. O. Rubow, Jim Hauser, and Ned Fagg.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Pence and five sons of Eldora will depart April 28 for a week in New York City with all expenses paid. Pence earned the trip for sales achievements with Electrolux vacuum sweeper Co during March. The family will stay at the Waldorf Astoria. He also won an expense paid Florida trip for a week in November 1955.
The Cervetti Construction Co. of Steamboat Rock funds a $125,000 two story brick and stone church in Marshalltown. A 38 by 100 foot educational wing and a 45 by 100 foot sanctuary will seat over 250 with classrooms, fellowship hall, and kitchens. The project aims for July completion.
Eldora residents are urged to use Chamber of Commerce employment services run by secretary W. D. Schuirring. Offices in Riggert's Wallpaper and Paint Store basement are open daily Monday through Saturday from to 5. Services target job seekers lodgings or general information, and employers seeking workers.
Eldora citizens committee and school board outlined a gym auditorium project in a six page brochure to be distributed to voters. The plan calls for a 106 by 155 foot building east of the high school with a connection, a 1500 seat gym auditorium, stage 18 by 45 feet, dressing rooms, storage, showers, locker rooms, athletic offices, music rooms, and band facilities. The bond would be 235000 dollars with a 24 mill tax increase, total levy around 284 mills, election held April 30 at Eldora courthouse from noon to 7 pm for district residents meeting eligibility.
Merchants must submit copy by Thursday April 18 for the Eldora Herald Ledger Dollar Day edition next Tuesday. A Dollar Day Supplement will feature extra bargain values from Eldora stores. The paper will extend circulation to 6,000 families with unmarked Dollar Day supplements. Shopkeepers reserve space for store wide sales on April 24 and 25.
State legislator Ray Cunningham will headline the Hardin county Senior Citizen program on May 13 at the county youth building. Rex Bateson leads a panel on My Ideas About Retirement with time for discussion. Eldora’s Wyatt Johnson will preside. more details to come.
A meeting at Eldora’s county extension office at 8 p.m. April 22 will summarize farm record keeping on 146 central Iowa farms. Dick Pulse notes the session highlights income variation causes. 1956 net income averaged 8 467 dollars vs 4 235 in 1955, with lower expenses and higher feeding margins. Dean Brown and Kenneth Oakleaf will discuss trends and the new farm business association.
The Rev John Rhoads missionary to Japan will show colored slides and movies at Hill Community Church at 7 30 pm Thursday depicting his work in the Orient His family accompanied him home recently and they now reside in Steamboat Rock The public is invited to attend the program and services
Glen F. Whorrall of Eldora, chairman of the Hardin county local selective service board, is scheduled to receive the ten year award from the Town Selective Service System for service on the local board.
Work began at the Town State Training School to replace the Des Moines cottage built about 1885 with a 90‑boy duplex. Dohrmann Crandall Construction Co. of Eldora tore down the old cottage north of the gym to make way for the new building. High winds aided by lifting part of the old metal roof during removal. Salvage of some building parts is planned.
Halger Olsen of Sioux City has purchased Bell's Sport Shop in Eldora and will take possession May 15. The Bell family had run the store since August 1955. Olsen bought it last week from Del hert and Stanley Bell, with Stanley returning to college. The Olsens have leased a north duplex on east Edgington Avenue and will move to Eldora in May.
The Union-Whitten honor roll lists seniors Patty Bailey Phyllis Barrack Beverly Flick Gary Hauser Beverly Koch Judy Norman Sharon Norman Ruth Bowen Lynda Yordy. Juniors Beth Beecher LaVonne Chamness Mary Chrisman Claudette Hathaway Sue Stark. One sophomore Lance Long. Freshmen Billy Amundson Becky Bernard Pat Schafer. Sixth grade Karen Baum Caral Chrisman Colleen Kaisand Sharon Reece Mary Ury Anne Yordy Larry Bumsted William Follett Dennis Fulton David Muhlena.
Good Friday services sponsored by the Eldora ministerial group will be held Friday April 19 at 12 30 pm in the Methodist church. An order of segments features several ministers, special music including a duet and solo numbers, with Rev Henry Short conducting and new officers of the Ministerium announced.
Robert Bateson, liberal arts junior at the State University of Towa, co chairs a social committee to plan a week long project during Saree Weeks at SUI April 22 to promote understanding of civil defense needs and practices among students and Towa City residents among social fraternities and sororities.
The New Providence Child Study club sponsors a registration at 1:30 p.m. April 26 at the New Providence school for children entering kindergarten next fall. County nurse Evelyn Lyon and Sam Romberg, county special education director, will assist. Children must be five years old before Nov. 15 to attend. There will be a social hour and light refreshments. Kindergarten rooms will be excused to accommodate the registration.
In Grundy County district court last week the Grace Quick Smith estate inventory as amended was approved and Maurice Smith the administrator was ordered to prove his services before fees are allowed. The ruling said the Iowa inheritance tax and federal estate tax have not been paid, so the plan to turn $41,563 in U S bonds to himself was premature. The court did not decide title to the bonds. Lester E. Ose attorney for church groups asked the bonds be included in the Bross estate. Smith claims the bonds as surviving co owner through Lundy Butler and Lundy.
The Harris Furniture Store at Union announces an eight day sale running from last Friday, with hours to 9 p.m. Saturday and extended Friday night shopping. An advertisement lists specials featured in the paper.
The Eldora school proposes a new building with gymnasium stage rooms and music spaces, plus a well lighted lobby. The site between the high school and heating plant is favored for expansion and parking reasons. The bond would raise the tax levy by 2.4 mills to 28 mills total, with future expansion planned. The new building would connect to the existing high school for weather protection and administrative efficiency. All residents who have lived in the state six months, the county six days and the district ten days may vote.
Eldora district reports 73 children slated to start kindergarten in 1957 58 with Miss Anna Bender noting a slight year to year increase. Registration lists show many new and continuing families may enroll, amid ongoing mobile housing and relocations in the Eldora area. The article lists names of registering students and several local officials involved in the process.
A regular meeting of the Walter Sayer Post 182 of the American Legion will be held at 3 P. M. tomorrow night.
Harry Berrier proprietor of the White House Cafe at Pine Lake announced that his newly remodeled restaurant will open for business today.
Hubbard will dedicate its new school building on May 1 at 1 35 pm with De Hag Ander of Sirte college speaking and Bram presenting a history of the school Tours will follow the program of the old and new buildings. Al Schafer, Union, was initiated into the Jews Beta Chapter of the Sigmi Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the State University of law and was honored for the top grade point average in his pledge class during the fall term.
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