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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1949
Page
6
Community updates recount births and family visits, trips to Chicago and Des Moines, hospital stays in Ames and Marshalltown, and social gatherings at Eldora and nearby homes. Names include Hubbard Jennie Rhinert, Kathryn Bartlett, D. Justice, Boothroyd, and many local families with travel and leisure plans across Iowa and Illinois.
Mrs Blanch Schryver Mrs Lottie Lewis and Mrs Opal Montz host the Women’s Council of the Christian church in the church basement Thursday afternoon. Milan Thatcher Jr of Liscomb visited in the Duane Long home Wednesday evening. Mrs Floyd Lyons Mrs J H Lyons and Mrs Earl Lamer attended Missionary Society Guest Day at Union Community church Wednesday. Benson Cemetery Society meeting postponed from July 30 to August 9 to be held at Mrs Flor’s home.
Steamboat Rock residents share weekend and vacation news with relatives and friends. Elsie Card visits her Iowa Falls aunt while A W Ross and daughter Angieline travel with Marie Hilers after two weeks in western states. Rev Swyter spends Sunday in Holland. Albert Keller guests at Walter Heffelmeier’s home. Presbyterian Ladies Aid plans a church meeting Aug 3. Geo Eilers of Springfield takes a two week vacation at Tom Eilers home. H A Eckhoff returns from Des Moines visit. George Weber and Pierrette Paddock vacation at John Gast home visit Webster City. Annie Lea McGehee heads home to Gleason Tennessee. Ethel Erickson visits W H Folkerts home in Marshalltown. Archie Seagrin family from Des Moines spends weekend with H P Jensen. Harlen Seagrin visits grandparents for two weeks. Naomi Folkerts vacationing in Clear Lake. She
J and Mrs Ben Jaspers and Mr and Mrs Herman Primus returned home Wednesday from a two week vacation trip.
Crystal Swartz hosted fourteen girls for a birthday celebration and refreshment, mirroring Patty Curtis's birthday. Guests included the Williams families from Shellsburg and Baltimore, visits across Marshalltown, Gilman, and Union. Local associations plan a Berlin Cemetery meeting, while multiple neighbors hosted gatherings and visits with relatives in Ames, Davenport, Rochester, and Lincoln. The U C U softball team played Alden, and a large card party entertained twelve friends.
State Health Dept urges hygiene and community sanitation to curb poliomyelitis. Advice covers hand washing, clean food, rest, avoiding crowds, limiting travel to affected areas, avoiding contaminated water, early medical advice, and cautions on DDT and closures as limited tools. Includes 11 practical steps for families and individuals.
Merle Froning, Eldora grain operator, who filed a bankruptcy petition, saw his assets sold at auction last Thursday in Eldora. Total receipts reached 18,952 dollars, according to the Grundy Register.
The sale assets include 18 952 dollars and a 3 000 dollar Eldora bank balance. Liabilities are unknown with claims potentially four to five times assets and creditors likely to receive 15 to 25 percent. A 5 683 dollar preferred claim is paid in full to Eldora bank. About 25 Grundy county farmers claim just over 20 000 dollars for grain delivered but unpaid. Largest claim is 2 589 dollars. several exceed 1 000. Mrs E F Froning has a 20 995 dollar claim linked to elevator sales. The bankruptcy referee at Fort Dodge arranged the sale with Joe Reisch of Mason City as auctioneer, who takes 5 percent. Creditors’ committee members are W F Sieverding, Carl Smedal, and D W Dickinson.
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