Jaspers Named Commander Of Third District
Alvin Jaspers of Steamboat Rock was elected third district commander of the American Legion for 1952 53 at the spring conference in Waterloo last Friday. The third district Auxiliary approved a resolution to continue projects at the Iowa State Training School providing airplane kits books ping pong and soft ball gear and other entertainment items for the boys. Robert Brown Eldora post commander C A VanPatter civil defense chairman Grace Rutherford Auxiliary president and Mrs VanPatter district historian attended the conference which ended with a Friday banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Jaspers
Steamboat Rock
American Legion
Waterloo
Third District Auxiliary
Hubbard Man Severely Injured in Farm Accident
William Last, 74, of Hubbard, remained in critical condition at Eldora hospital Monday after a Friday farm accident. He fell onto a manure spreader lever while unloading hay, injuring a broken hip and more. He was found by his son Leonard and rushed to hospital with neighbor Donald Balvant assisting.
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William Last
Hubbard
Eldora Hospital
Last
Leonard Last
Donald Balvant
Iowa Falls Man Shaves 30 Days for Assault in Ball Room Fight
Wilbur Peet of Iowa Falls was jailed for 30 days in Hardin County Jail after a fight at the Marton ballroom Thursday night. Neil Mann was badly beaten in the incident.
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Wilbur Peet
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
Neil Mann
Marton
Final Session Of Fire School Tomorrow Night
Hardin county volunteers from Eldora attended the firemen's school led by instructor Charles Locke. Demonstrations featured fire trucks test runs equipment and entry methods to burning buildings. The final session will be held at the fire hall tomorrow evening.
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Hardin County
Firemen’s School
Eldora
Charles Locke
Kiwanis TV Fund Aims For County Home Inmates
Eldora Kiwanis members will raise funds to buy two television sets for county home inmates one for men and one for women. A steering committee led by E J Matheson Cecil Rooks and C H Shannon oversees local efforts with support from the Iowa Falls Ministerial Association headed by Rev G Everett Figgs and Rev Preston Hinderks. Jack Dempsey notes television would offer entertainment and a new world for residents while Hillis Wilson says no tax funds are available but supports the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Matheson
Cecil Rooks
C. H. Shannon
Slup
Iowa Falls
Farm incident leaves Last with broken ribs and injuries
Broken ribs and other injuries are reported for Mr. Last after an incident on the family farm. He is a widower and his son and family also reside on the farm midway between Hubbard and Elora.
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Mr. Last
Hubbard
Elora
Military Rites Saturday For Pfc Kolbe Korean Casualty
Pfc Delos Glenn Kolbe 18. body to Hardin County. arrival Thursday May 1. Services set 2:00 PM Saturday at Radcliffe school auditorium with Rev. Emory Anderson. Interment Hubbard Cemetery. Kolbe died in action near Yanggu North Korea September 15. Survived by parents David and (Mary) Kolbe, three brothers and two sisters.
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Pfc
Delos Glenn Kolbe
Hardin County
Radcliffe
Korea
Oakland
Calif
Emory Anderson
Hubbard
Radcliffe American Legion
Hubbard Cemetery
Kolbe
Yanggu
North Korea
Japan
Robert S. Nelson
9Th Infantry Regiment
Pfc. Kolbe
9Th Infantry
Marshalltown
Hubbard-Radcliffe
Radcliffe High School
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
David H. Kolbe
Duane
Donald
Ray
Gary
Donna Mae
Karen
Frank Kolbe
Rhodes
C. H. McCoy
David Kolbe
Arthur M Chamness Dies Suddenly At Home
Arthur M Chamness died suddenly at his home Sunday noon after returning from church. He told his wife he felt ill, a physician was summoned but he died before arrival. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with services tentatively set for Wednesday and interment planned at Liscomb Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Chamness
Chamness
Liscomb
Veterans of Foreign Wars installs new officers at open meeting
About 200 attended an installation ceremony at the I O O F hall last Wednesday with Normandy Post 3988 LaPorte City and Scenic City Post 8252 Iowa Falls present. Mrs Ralph Allbee 3rd district president presided at Auxiliary installation and Truman Ramsell 3rd district commander installed VFW officers. A cooperative dinner for 130 members preceded the ceremony and dancing and a social hour ended the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
LaPorte City
Scenic City
Iowa Falls
Ralph Allbee
Truman Ramsell
Mander
Rath Rites Held Monday In Ackley Home
Final rites were held at the Ackley residence for W. T. S. Rath 83 who died at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a heart attack. Interment was in Ackley Cemetery. Rath a founder family member of Ackley ex bank owner, long-time Hardin County Social Welfare member, and former Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in Iowa. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church and widow Elizabeth Meyers Rath survives with one daughter, Marion Chenetie, plus brothers Walter and Howard and sisters Mrs Elizabeth Berner, Clara and Amelia. A Rath brother John of Rath Packing in Waterloo died recently.
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Ackley
W. T. S. Rath
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Rath
Rath State Bank
Hardin County Board of Social Welfare
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Iowa
Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Meyers
Marion Chenetie
Walter
Howard
Elizabeth Berner
Clara
Amelia
Los Angeles
John
Farm-to-Market Blacktop Work To Begin May 26
A state highway commission lets a contract in Ames for paving two miles of old Highway 20 east of Iowa Falls. Concrete Materials Company of Cedar Rapids won the bid, with work slated to start May 26 and finish by August 18. The project is funded from highway funds and decisions on construction method rest with the district engineer.
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State Highway Commission
Ames
Iowa Falls
Hillis Wilson
Frank V. Bevan
Concrete Materials Company
Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
Commission
Hardin County Board
EHS Music Groups Set Tonight Public Concert at School
One hundred twenty eight Eldora High School musicians will perform a pre contest concert tonight at 8 00 o clock featuring the boys and girls Glee Clubs the mixed chorus and the concert band A Division I small group winner from Winton last week will also be showcased In Hampton state finals hours Eldora groups perform at 9 06 a m for Mixed Chorus 1 24 p m for boys chorus 4 33 p m for girls chorus at the Hampton Methodist Church Concert band plans to continue on page eight
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Hampton
Winton
Donald Lomen
Warren Flath
Merle Froning
Eldora
Hampton Methodist Church
A Good Way To Save a Quarter
City Council members announce a one day sale on Saturday May 3 offering house number plates at a special price. Regular price is 1.25, sale price 1.00, available at Diamond Brothers corner booth or at the city office.
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Diamond Brothers Corner
Judicial session attendees in Fort Dodge institute
County attorney Lester E. Ose and R. R. Bateson attended the 11th district judicial institute held in Fort Dodge last Friday evening.
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Lester E. Ose
R. R. Bateson
11Th District Judicial Legal Institute
Fort Dodge
Construction On New T S Garage Making Progress
Progress is rapid on the new training school auto shop and garage replacing fire damaged buildings from March 13, 1951. Dohrman and Crandall report excavating finished, forms in place, footings poured. building 44 by 132% feet with a 12 foot ceiling and 14 foot corners. brick outer walls backed by concrete for 12 inch thickness. flat composition gravel roof on steel clear span joists. large doors for trucks. two work rooms, an office, tool room, rest and shower rooms, and a classroom for vocational classes. Heating and plumbing by Merril Wood of State Center. Algona Electric Company bid electrical work. Construction aims to cut future fire hazards. estimated cost about $35,000, funded from state funds.
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Dohrman and Crandall
Eldora
Merri! Wood Plumbers
State Center
Algona Electric Company
Algona
Mrs Ollie King Dies Former Eldora Resident
News reached Eldora of the death of Mrs. Ollie King a former resident who had lived in St Paul Minnesota with her daughter Mrs Nellie Grimes Burial will be held in Eldora Cemetery and a memorial service is set for 2 30 PM next Sunday May 5 at the Congregational Church
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Ollie King
Eldora
King
St. Paul
Minn
Nellie Grimes
Eldora Cemetery
Congregational Church
Board of Review To Meet With County Taxpayers
The County Board of Review will hold meetings across Hardin County over the next weeks to review 1952 assessments. Taxpayers may present grievances in Eldora May 5 6 and 14 at the Court House, Hubbard May 7, Radcliffe May 4, Ackey May 9 city hall, Alden May 12 town hall, and Iowa Falls May 13 city hall. Board members are Orville Vigars H M Lutz and Henry Stebe.
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County Board of Review
Hardin County
Eldora
Court House
Hubbard
Radcliffe
Town Hall
City Hall
Ackey
Alden
Iowa Falls
Orville ,Vigars
H. M. Lutz
Henry Stebe
County Bridges Now Reported In Good Shape
County engineer Bob Johnson says bridges, once in poor condition last year, are being strengthened to “as good as new” and should not need repairs for about forty years. A board of supervisors tour last week confirmed most bridges are already in very good condition though some are still under work. The county ordered 47000 dollars of lumber last fall for repairs. one carload remains in transit. Repairs cover Alden Buckeye Pleasant Eldora Tipton Sherman and Union Townships and a new bridge over Minerva Creek in Grant Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Johnson
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Alden
Buckeye
Pleasant
Eldora
Tipton
Sherman
Union Townships
Minerva Creek
Grant Township
Jensen Services Today for Daisy Arlene Jensen
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm this afternoon at the Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock for Mrs. Daisy Arlene Jensen who died suddenly Saturday afternoon of a heart attack while visiting the office of Drs. Nyquist and Shorts.
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Presbyterian Church
Steamboat Rock
Daisy Arlene Jensen
Small Groups Win Top State Music Awards at Winton
Eldora school musicians returned from the state contest with five Division I and seven Division II ratings. Donald Lomen directed instrumental groups and Warren Flath vocal groups with Mrs Merle Froning and Dixie Crosley as accompanists. Solo winner David Wilson, senior, took top alto saxophone honor for the fourth straight year. LeRoy Cakerbce earned a Division I bass solo, and the girls trio led Division II vocal awards. Numerous divisions featured young students from eastern high schools. notable ensembles included Saxophone Quartet, Brass Quintets and various wind groups with many non seniors.
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Eldora
Winton
Donald Lomen
Warren Flath
Merle Froning
Dixie Crosley
David Wilson
Dave
LeRoy Cakerbce
Jean Guenther
Sylva Steckler
Sherill Frazer
Loren Dognty
Murray Hubbard
Lauren McCall
Loren
Murray
Lauren
Darrell Scott
Shirley Follett
Dix
Vandals Strike Lodgson Park Causing Park Property Damage
Sheriff's officials seek suspects involved in last Wednesday night vandalism at Lodgson Park. Benches, picnic tables and other equipment were destroyed in what authorities describe as extensive property damage with an undetermined total value.
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Lodgson Park
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Jaspers
Kiwanians Head TV
Hardin
Eldora Kiwanig Club
EHS
Radcliffe School
Ethel Davis
Helen Gilbert
Bessie Grobe
Evelyn Struck
Elsie Kasemeier
Joanne Rodgers
Gertrude Waldo
Maxine Munsinger
Marie Marrs
Rosella Gillette
Irene Pearce
Phyllis Lamb
Darlene Mairs
Grace Ruben
Wilma Ramsell
Bernice Allbee
Vetra Tresemer
Nellie Davis
Marion Munsinger
Claude Smith
Orville Lamb
Andreas Kasemeier
Henry Grobe
Howard Mairs
Kenneth Anway
George Rubow
Harold Abbas
Charles Pearce
Clarence Struck
Raymond Gulbert
Richard Rosine
T. S
Harry Holmes
Doyle Felton
Eldorag Chamber of Commerce
Bulletin
Board of Review
Jensen Services Today
Dave Wilson
Ie Crosley
Tamma Crosley
Glen Gaede
Brass
Darrel Scott
Louis Ziesman
Mary Ellen Dillavou
Patty McNertney
Lola Schultz
Edwin Brown
Verlee Reist
Donn Modlin
Eugene Martin
Nancy Heslop
Alto Sax
Cable
D-X
Edgington Avenue
Kenneth Cable
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