Services Monday For Well-Known Quaker Minister Hadley
Funeral services were held for Rev. John Henry Hadley in New Providence and LeGrand. The 86 year old minister died Friday after a long illness, retiring in 1946 but occasionally preaching until recently. He taught at LeGrand and New Providence academies and Richland High School, and served as pastor in multiple communities in Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, Alaska and Canada. He is survived by his widow Martha and three children J Paul, W Bruce, and Jeanette, plus six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The Rev. Kenneth Eichenberger led the services with local clergy assisting.
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New Providence
LeGrand
John Henry Hadley
Academy
Kenneth Eichenberger
Iowa Yearly Meeting
Guilford Street
Lewis Savage
Thomas L
Sarah Macy Hadley
Mooresville
Indiana
John Hadley
Martha Marshall
William
Caroline Lancaster Marshall
Glenwood
Richland
Jast
Penn College
Iowa
Nebraska
Oregon
Alaska
Canada
Honey Creek
J. Paul Hadley
W Bruce Hadley
Omaha
Nebr
Jeanette Hadley
Washington, D. C
Jaspers to Attend Banking School in Wisconsin
Alvin Jaspers of Farmers Savings Bank Steamboat Rock will attend the University of Wisconsin banking school in Madison for two weeks starting August 28. The program, two weeks annually for three years, awards a graduation certificate after completing extension work in all banking areas. The Central States Conference sponsors the school, with more than 600 bankers from 33 states expected this year.
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Alvin Jaspers
Jer
Farmers Savings Bank
Steamboat Rock
School of Banking
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Central States Conference
Bankers Associations
Mid-Western
Babcock Raps Russia Change in Religion at Salem Church
James O. Babcock of New Hampton tells a Salem Evangelical and United Brethren class that Russia has not altered its stance on religion. The third district Democratic hopeful calls the struggle in Korea a spiritual fight and urges a crusade for Christian Democracy at home. He cites Vyshinsky on atheism and property, warns of Communist opposition and the danger to religious freedom.
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Hubbard
James O. Babcock
New Hampton
Russia
Congress
Salem Evangelical and United Brethren Church
Andrei Vyshinsky
Babcock
Vyshinsky
Hardin County soil tests show lime and nutrient needs
Hardin County farmers sent 383 soil samples to Iowa State labs from 1948 to 1950. About 28.2 percent were neutral or alkaline, 10 percent needed no lime, 30.8 percent needed 1 ½ to 2 tons of lime per acre, and 2.9 percent needed 3 to 4 ½ tons. Nearly 60 percent of nonlime soils were low in phosphorus. 45 percent were low in potash, 13 percent high in potash. County Extension Director Dick Pulse warns results are not a substitute for individual farm tests.
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Hardin
Ames
Dick Pulse
Iowa State College
Hardin County
Pulse
Harry Biesch Buys Steamboat City Hall
The 20 by 20 foot former mayor's office and city hall east of the Luiken garage in Steamboat Rock sold at auction to Harry Biesch for 525 dollars. He plans to relocate and remodel it into a dwelling. The annex and jail went to H A Eckhoff for 95 dollars.
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Steamboat Rock
Luiken
Harry Biesch
H A. Eckhoff
Hadley Grain Addition Expands Office and Retail Space
Hadley Grain Co enlarges its office and retail area with new space built on the east side of the current building. The project aims to extend customer service and storage capacity.
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Hadley Grain Co
M A Degree for Kenneth MacDonald at Iowa State University
Kenneth MacDonald a Union High School teacher will receive a Master of Arts degree at the annual summer commencement at the State University of Iowa on Wednesday. The event marks his completion of graduate study and honors his academic achievement.
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Kenneth , MacDonald
Union
State University of Iowa
Local ads preview season at fair and stores
Farmers may seek free tractor safety shields as state law requires rear red lights. One stop service at a service station. GM announces Oldsmobile dealer in Herald. Summer warmth drives oil heater ads. Peaches at 1.98 per lug and sugar 10 lb for 93c. Fall coats and skirts priced. Big tractor tires discounted. Paint bonus with five gallons. New furniture styles arrive. Used cash register for sale. Chalk advertising sign available via Hardin county dealer. Season tickets on sale for three day exposition.
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Oldsmobile
General Motors
Hardin County
Safety Poster Sale Going Well in Eldora
Eldora businesses host yellow Stop sign posters as part of the Iowa Safety Congress drive. Solicitors from the UIW and Legion posts report strong community support and solid merchant cooperation. Campaign aims to wrap up early this week.
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Eldora
Lowa Safety Congress
U. I. W. and Legion Posts
Escapees Caught and More Runaways Reported
Two training school boys escaped Saturday near Eldora and were captured by nightfall. Four more inmates fled Sunday about 7 30 p m and remained at large Monday morning. Two youths are Mexican. Assistant Superintendent M L Buckette praised citizens for help in recapturing escapees northwest of Steamboat Rock.
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Hol Bear Farm
Eldora
M. L. Buckette
Steamboat Rock
Farm to Market Road Graveling Contracts Let
Contracts for gravel surfacing seven farm to market road projects in Hardin county were awarded at Ames on Aug 1 to Bell & Sons of Grundy Center. Total length 23.586 miles at $26,608.36, with grading nearing completion by next week.
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Hardin County
Ames
Bell & Sons of
Grundy Center
Hardin-Grundy Counties
Whitten
Union
Marshall County
Steamboat Rock
Quakerdale
Grundy County
Gifford
New Providence
County Reports Fourth and Fifth Polio Cases
Nurse Evelyn Olson reported the county’s fourth and fifth polio cases. John Grinde, 20, of Ackey, is confined at University Hospital in Iowa City. A 7 year old son of Clyde Akers from Alden is also affected, with details sparse. Patricia Ann Klatt, daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Klatt, returned home after polio treatment. no paralysis, condition satisfactory. Bidora volunteer fire department to hold August meeting at the fire hall Thursday evening.
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Evelyn Olson
University Hospital
Iowa City
John Grinde
Ackey
Alden
Clyde Akers
Patricia Ann Klatt
Chester Klatt
Town City
Bidora Volunteer Fire Department
Eldora Chamber Suggests Noon Closing for Fair Day
The retail trade committee of Eldora Chamber of Commerce proposed local stores close at noon on Thursday August 17 and stay closed for the rest of the day so staff can attend the Hardin county fair.
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Asks
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Auto crash suit seeks over ten thousand dollars
Dorothy De Rack sues Fred A Reed and Rose H Reed for 10415.45 in a district court case filed after an April 9 1960 collision four miles south of Iowa Falls. She asserts negligence by a southbound car driven by Rose Reed causing injuries including a fractured arm and facial lacerations while outlining medical expenses lost wages and clothing costs. Plaintiffs lawyers are Leming Hobson and Tandy Butler and Lundy.
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Iowa Falls
Dorothy de Rack
Fred A. Reed
Rose H. Reed
Owasa
H.C. Cahill, Jr
Hampton
Fred Reed
Rose
Miss de Rock
Leming and Hobson
Hampton and Tandy
Butler and Lundy
Hlara
Lown Named Head of School at Union
Jack A. Lown 81 of Waterloo has been named superintendent of the Union school district. His wife, the former Darlene Murphy of Wellsburg, is noted in the announcement.
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Jack A. Lown
Union
Waterloo
Darlene Murphy
Wellsburg
Lown Named New Superintendent At Local School
Mr Lown, a graduate of East Waterloo High School and Iowa State Teachers College with BA and MS degrees, will move with his wife and daughter around Aug 15. He has taught at Iowa State College and served as principal at Lansing and Shell Rock, and was assistant freshman coach 1947 49. He succeeds D J Warton who resigned after two years. Norton plans to run a Goldfield business next year after earlier superintendencies at Owasa and Meriden.
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W. D. Murray
New Providence
University of Iowa
Hardin County
Shell Rock
Murray
George Lorber
Orange City
Lown
East Waterloo
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa State College
Lansing
D. J. Warton
Norton
Goldfield
Owasa
Meriden
Reappointed CROP district supervisor Dreier to lead five Iowa counties
William H. Dreier of Hubbard is reappointed district supervisor for the 1950 CROP drive covering Hardin Grundy Marshall Story and Jasper counties. The annual relief campaign runs November 5 to 11 soliciting cash and foodstuffs including corn beans and wheat. Hardin County CROP organization to be formed later. 1949 county donations totaled 8350 dollars under chairman Paul Walter.
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William H. Dreier
Hubvard
Iowa
Hardin
Grundy
Marshall
Story
Jasper
Dreier
Hardin County
Paul Walter
Union
Hubbard Community Day replaces Hubbard Days with mixed attractions
Hubbard Ohio hosts a Thursday Community Day at Bru baker-Stoelscher park replacing Hubbard Days canceled due to carnival ban. Scouts, Chamber of Commerce sponsor free and paid activities from 9:30 a.m. to evening including a silver dollar hunt, junior baseball, band concert, barbecue pork sandwiches, horse show, flower judging, a Feud ball game Hubbard vs Radcliffe, Legion Auxiliary breakfast, chorus numbers, girls softball, and a firemen dance finale. If rain, activities move to Friday.
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Brubaker-Stoelscher Park
Hubbard Bay
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts
Hubbard
Liscomb Junior Legion
Hubbard Band
Radcliffe
Welock
Harold Dole
American Legion Auxiliary
Hubbard Women's Chorus
Redcliffe
Buck” Rash
Youth for Christ Film Wednesday at Gospel Tabernacle Eldora
Youth for Christ presents the film China Challenge at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Gospel Tabernacle Eldora. Waterloo youth group brings the program and invites all local young people. Merrill Surls of Waterloo leads. no admission. Rev. W. L. Beasley offers the tabernacle and hopes a local unit will form with broad church cooperation.
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Youth For Christ Organization
Gospel Tabernacle
Eldora
Waterloo
Youth For Christ Movement
Merrill Surls
W. L. Beasley
Assembly of God Church
Tabernacle
El Dora welcomes new Oldsmobile dealer Claude W Smith Jr
Claude W Smith Jr, new El Dora Oldsmobile dealer, has received a carload of new cars. Models are on display at his location in the Blankenship building, two blocks west of the square on Edgington Avenue.
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Stiowing
Higher Road Costs Drive County Tax Requests in 1951 Budget
Hardin county budget estimates presented by the board of supervisors show total next year expenditures at 820,300 with 574,000 to be raised by a 15.1 mill levy. Increased road maintenance costs and a growing secondary road system drive a 46,000 rise for funding, though some road program curtailment is noted. A public hearing on August 18 at 2 p.m. at the courthouse invites taxpayer input.
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Hardin County
Board of Supervisors
Wilson Hadley
Reausens
Soldiers' Relief
Hug
Airgrounds
LDR
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King
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Montezuma
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Providence
Hadley
R. R
Mystery Farm
Herald Index
Bell and Sons
Nurse
Glendon Button
Ivester
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild
Detroit
D. J. Norton
Union School
Fred
Rose Reed
Youth For Christ
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