Eldora census completes with no population rise
Eldora census work finishes with four workers noting a possible population similar to 1940’s 3553. Early counts suggest small decline due to 500 fewer Training School boys and more students counted where they study. Enumerators wrap up in Hardin county towns and townships with final assignments pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Eldora
Elvin Harris
Steamboat Rock
Eldora’s
Lawrence McNertney
Wilfred Macheak
J. J. Shorts
George Finger
South
Hardin County
Wippman Seeks Democratic Nod For Legislature
Harold Wippman, 28 year old Hubbard attorney, will seek the Democratic nomination for Hardin county state representative in the June primary. He formed a law firm in Hubbard with Riordan in 1949 after law school at Minnesota. Born in Chicago, he served three years in the air forces, later earning law degrees and joining the Hardin County Young Democratic club as its president. He is married to a former Minnesota university high school language teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Harold Wippman
Hubbard
Paul Walter
Union
Wippman
Hardin County Young Democratic Club
Walter E. Riordan
Riordan and
Hardin County Bar Association
Minnesota University High School
Teachers to Hear Ames Professor at Council Meeting
The Hardin County Council of Education invites all teachers to a meeting tomorrow night in Ackley at 8 o clock in the old school building. Dr. Ray Bryan of Iowa State College will discuss In Service Training. Officers for 1950 51 will be elected. Kermith Huehn is president and Amy Alverson is secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Council of Education
Ackley
Ray Bryan
Iowa State College
Kermith Huehn
Amy Alverson
Eldora
Ponies Consigned for Midwest Pony Sale Arrival
The first consignment of ponies for the Midwest Pony sale to be held here May 26 and 27 arrived Sunday morning. Twenty head are consigned by a Kason, Minn., Sper, bringing the listing to a total of up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kason
Minn
Sper
Austrian Music Troupe To Perform In Providence Sunday
Austrian student troupe from 31 pupils touring the United States performs “Merry Scenes of Austria” in New Providence next Sunday at 3 p m. An offering will be collected with no admission charge. Sponsored by Hardin County Farm Bureau Eldora American Legion Civic club women’s Music club and Friends church. Students hail from the Alps Tyrol Carinthia Styria Innsbruck Graz Salzburg and Vienna.
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New Providence
United States
Merry Scenes of
Austria
Providence
Hardin County Farm Bureau
Eldora American Legion Post
Civic Club, Women's Music Club and Friends Church of
Alps
Tyrol
Carinthia
Styria
Upper and Lower Austria
Innsbruck
Graz
Salzburg
Vienna
Delinquent Tax Notices Sent By County Treasurer
About 2,000 delinquent property tax statements were mailed to Hardin county residents from the county treasurer. The postal card describes each property and shows the first half taxes unpaid before the April 1 deadline, after which a penalty attaches.
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Hardin County
Extension Program Committee to Meet in Eldora
Hardin county extension planning group will convene at the Extension office in Eldora next Monday evening with Mrs. Maurice Cook of New Providence serving as chair. Members include Mrs. Lyle Tatum, Mrs. Loyd Beecher, Mrs. Woodrow Homan, Lester Kaufman, Elmer Reifschneider, Frank Petty, Ralph Streyffeler, and Elmer Flessner, who guide yearly efforts to assess farm and small town educational needs and fix extension service priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Z. Albers
James C.sparks
Herald-Ledger
Sparks
Garfield Wooten
Union
Eldora Merchants
Franz Winter
Grant Township
Herald-Index
Hardin County Extension Program Planning Committee
Eldora
Maurice Cook
New Providence
Lyle Tatum
Loyd Beecher
Woodrow Homan
Lester Kaufman
Elmer Reifschneider
Frank Petty
Ralph Streyffeler
Elmer Flessner
4-H Clubs Demo Legume and Oat Plots Near Eldora
Two Eldora area 4-H clubs join Iowa State college extension to plant legume and oat demonstration plots. The Eldora Bearcats led by Dale Petty and Virgil Rudolph establish a 66 combination legume mix on the Petty farm for hay and pasture over three years. The Pleasant Pluggers under Bud Svendsen and Ted Broer plant 15 oat varieties on Ed Hollingworth’s farm for side by side comparisons. Both plots sit beside the highway for easy viewing.
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Eldora
Iowa State College Extension Service
Eldora Bearcats
Dale Petty
Virgil Rudolph
Petty Farm
Pleasant Pluggers 4-H Club
Bud Svendsen
Ted Broer
Ed Hollingworth
Shelby
Clinton
Benton
Cole
Ajax
Gross Addresses Hardin Gop Dinner in Ackley
U S representative H R Gross of Waterloo spoke to Hardin county Republican central committee members and guests in Ackley. He critiqued the Brannan plan and ECA and outlined his agricultural program. Committees will plan two more rallies at Hubbard and Radcliffe with panels led by Lester Ose and Frank McGreevy. Affidavits list precinct cand idates. temporary officials named for Alden and Iowa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Gross
Waterloo
U. S
Iowa
Hardin County Republican Central Committee
Ackley
Brannan Plan
E.C.A
John L. Butler
Eldora
Central Committee
Hubbard
Frank McGreevy
Leverton
Steamboat Rock
R. V. Elier
Radcliffe
L. M. Blair
Don Lettow
Martin Lauterbach
Alen
Lester Ose
Alvin Jaspers
H. D
W. Clemons
Frank Bevan
Garden City
R. V. Eller
L. A. Roland
Alden
Butler
Eldora City
Helen Hunt
H. W. Stonebrook
Clay
Ed Stull
Wm. Leverton
Providence
Dorothy Rogers
H. D. W. Clemons
Jackson
Rose H. Reed
Wilco E. Ward
Sherman
Amanda Eller
Concord
Sam Sime
Ellis
Amy Snyder
H. V. Snyder
Etna Clara Scourick
Hardin
Mary C. Hanson
A. I. Harken
Iowa Falls
Helen M. Jones
Robert O. Fowler
W. Q. Johnson
Alden Township
L.W. Schalk
Fred Newman
Lester Kauffman
Ellis Township
Kenneth Brooks to Speak Twice at Eldora Today
English Quaker Kenneth Brooks, sponsored by the American Friends committee, visits Eldora for two talks. At noon he addresses the Rotary Club, and at eight tonight he speaks at the Congregational church. At forty he is noted for social and industrial relations work with experience in France and the United States.
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Kenneth Brooks
American Friends Committee
Eldora
Eldora Rotary Club
Congregational Church
France
Economist Kenneth Brooks Heads Friends Industrial and Social
Kenneth Brooks serves as chairman of the Friends Industrial and Social group. His teaching career spans the University of Lille in France, the University of Town in the United States, and the Universities of Manchester and Birmingham, plus the London School of Economics in England, focusing on economics.
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University of Lille
France
University of Town
United States
Universities of
Manchester
Birmingham
London School of Economics
England
Kenneth Brooks
The
Friends Industrial and Social
Eldora to Get New Nursing Home Expansion
Eldora will host a new nursing home named Eldora Convalescent Home with capacity for about 12 residents. Mrs. Florence Rainsbarger will open it around May 1 at the former Lee Albright residence on West 12th Street after remodeling to meet state fire rules. She brings ten years of practical nursing experience and will be joined by her sister Mrs. Evelyn Lawless’s Tama convalescent home background, with sister Mrs. Bertha Vaughn assisting as cook.
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Eldora Convalescent Home
Florence Rainsbarger
Lee Albright
Hadley Grain Co
West 12Th Street
Rainsbanger
Evelyn Lawless
Tama
Bertha Vaughn
Eldora
Radcliffe Dental Health Day Planned for April 25
Radcliffe school will host a grade school dental health day Tuesday afternoon April 25 inviting rural pupils. Children with signed dental health cards receive a parade badge, a free ice cream cone, a band concert by Radcliffe high band, and admission to a Radcliffe vs Steamboat Rock baseball game. The event is organized by the Radcliffe school with county nurse Evelyn Olson and county superintendent M Z Albers.
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Radcliffe
Radcliffe Community Club
Steamboat Rock
Radcliffe High Band
Radcliffe School
Evelyn Olson
M. Z. Albers
Jutting Farm Fire Destroys Grain
A fire at the J C Jutting farm one mile east of Cleves destroyed a corn crib and granary, burning about 1500 bushels of ear corn and 400 bushels of shelled corn and oats. An empty machine shed also burned. The cause was not determined and the blaze started about noon Thursday.
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J. C. Jutting
Cleves
County crews plan midweek snow fence removal and road repairs
County workers expect to finish removing snow fences on the county roads by midweek. Afterward they will repair a short stretch of road grades that have deteriorated.
England's Order Committee Speaker Signals Bold Stance
A prominent figure in postwar affairs, he serves as secretary of the Friends Post War Service Committee and was recently vice chairman of the Friends Peace Committee. He is uniquely qualified to discuss Russian relations, accustomed to addressing large audiences, and reportedly delivers high level material with a strong personality.
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England
Friends Post War Service Committee
Friends Peace Committee
Eldora Groups Shine at Pre-State Music Contest
Eldora high school 25 voice boys glee club and 45 piece band earned Division I ratings at the Hamp ton pre state music contest. Under Charles Britsch, the boys were the sole top rated entry among three. Radcliffe earned Division I in band, girls glee club, and mixed chorus, with other area results listed.
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Eldora High School
Hampton
Charles Britsch
Eldora
Clear Lake
Iowa Falls
Lake Mills
Charles City
Radcliffe
South Hardin County
New Providence
Hubbard
Steamboat Rock
Union
Iband
Glee Club
Judge Fry to Retire Sparks Judge Race in District
Judge H E Fry of Boone will retire at term end after 36 years in office. Two candidates enter the Republican race for the eleventh judicial district to succeed Fry: H C Nichols, Ames municipal court judge, and Al Doran, Boone attorney. Four judges will be elect- ed.
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H. E. Fry
Boone
Eleventh Judicial District
Fry
H. C. Nichols
Ames Municipal Court
al Doran
Edgar Will Direct Hawaii Island Music Festival
Edgar Will, conductor and past president of the College Band Directors National Association from Ames, is tapped to direct the Hawaiian Island Music festival on May 13 in Hawaii. He will judge instrumental solos and assist high school bands. he travels from Ames via San Francisco to Hawaii at the month’s end.
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Alvin, Edgar
Ames
San Francisco
Calif
Hawaii
Des Moines Sunday Register
Edgar
College Band Directors National Association
Mainland
Nominations to be held at district judicial convention
The party will nominate at its district judicial convention this summer, selecting candidates across seven counties in the district. The event will shape the slate for the upcoming election cycle, with party members urged to participate.
Returns Contract Unsigned Harmon Stays as Principal
Eldora high school head coach Al Hadar has not signed his 1950-51 contract and plans remain undecided. His resignation follows Warren Zimmerman's exit as junior high principal amid a wave of instructors not returning. by Monday 13 had signed, including Harmon, Bender, DeVault, Jacobs, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon
al Hadar
Eldora High School
Hadar
Warren Zimmerman
Eldora
Supt
F. K. Schmidt
Zimmerman
Ralph Brightwell
Mavis Klein
Isabelle Kracht
Betty Holloway
Earl Harmon
Anna Bender
Dale DeVault
H. A. Jacobs
Arnold Piersall
Wayne Aurand
Charles Britsch
Kermith Huehn
William Hoag
Bernadine Landen
Agnes Ernwine
Ruth Baker
Margaret Officer
Saddle Club Trail Ride Set for April 23
Pine Lake Saddle club dates opening trail ride for Sunday afternoon April 23 starting from the fair grounds. President Bud Smith announced calendar and membership committees with Mrs. Howard Clingerman chairing the calendar committee and Mrs. Ernest Wright, Mrs. Walter Engelking, Mrs. Dwight Heltibridle on it. Stanley Dreier heads the membership committee with Fred Schoeneman, Edward Bear, Lorenz Kusserow and others named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake Saddle Club
Fair Grounds
Bud Smith
Howard Clingerman
Ernest Wright
Walter Engelking
Dwight Heltibridle
Stanley Dreier
Fred Schoeneman
Edward Bear
Lorenz Kusserow
Car Wrecked But Occupants Unhurt
A Sunday morning collision on a gravel road south of Hubbard left a 1942 Ford owned by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Blome overturned but occupants, including two Hubbard children, uninjured. The Blome car collided with Orville Stensland’s 1948 Pontiac from Blue Earth, Minnesota. The Blome vehicle was a total loss and Stensland's car sustained about 300 dollars in damage.
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Hubbard
Martin Blome
Blome
Orville Stensland
Blue Earth
Minn
Paul Hodgson
Blame Auto
Stensland
Special Meeting Called by Montague Lodge AF and AM
Montague Lodge AF and AM announces a special communication for Wednesday evening April 19 to conduct work in the Entered Apprentice degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague Lodge AF. & AM
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Ing
Grant
Pleasant
Sherrill Smith
Henrik Fauerby
Sherman Township
Elizabeth Fichtner
Ed Hasch
Wilma Blosch
Owasa
Lucille Long
Union Township
Whitten
Hubbard Attorney
Amt Fuer Studentwanderungen
Oskar Bock
University of Vienna
Pleasant Boys
Petty
Hollingsworth Farms
Rep. Gross
G. O. P. Central Committee
Ackiey
Brooks
Charles Smith
Paul Williams
Laverne Haywood
Ervin Rohlfson
Lawrence Mossman
Theodore Rohlfson
Delmar Swasand
Miles Miller
Bernard Reents
Raymond Sheffield
Leo Waldo
Howard Mairs
Bill Megan
Don MacAllister
Megan
Vernon Hathaway
Edward Todaff
Roy Peterson
Smith
Ernest Barr
Heraldndex
Eldora Band
Fleischman
Howard
Jack” Dempsey
Herald- Index
Saddle Club
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