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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1952
Page
4
Farewell event in Ivester community hall honors Rev Walter Heisey and wife before their move to Tiffin Ohio. Cooperative dinner at 6:30 p m, families bring own table service. Ivester Community Club sponsors. all neighbors invited.
F C Dreier and Son announce a broad sow sale at the Oren Dreier place six miles west and three miles south and west of Eldora on Tuesday August 26 starting at 1 p.m. The catalog lists 132 sows weighing 300 to 400 pounds.
Congressman H R Gro highlighted Iowa agriculture during a trip from near the state’s north to south border. He praised bumper corn prospects, increased cattle, and noted potential price effects depending on government policy and market factors.
An invitation to place low cost ads for clothing furnishings or home items. Call No 26 or 51 to have an ad taken and inserted quickly by an ad taker.
Washington keeps doors open to processed beef imports from New Zealand and other countries. The potential release of a Sept 1 quarantine lift on Mexican hoof and mouth disease could allow up to 500000 cattle to be shipped here, affecting domestic markets. The author recalls a week on an Iowa farm, finding physical labor and shared effort rewarding and clarifying congressional frustrations.
Supt F K Schmidt’s summer long search ends with Mrs James Watts Eldora hired as fulltime secretary. She will start Monday August 25. Watts moved to Eldora seven years ago when her husband became dean of boys at the training school. She previously worked at Hubbard Implement Goodyear store and Farm Bureau office. Miss Dolores Bright served as secretary during summer. Miss Hazel Dawson resigned in May.
Classified notice from Eldora inviting applicants for a Goodyear Service Store position. Requires chauffeur license, references, vacation and insurance benefits, and advancement opportunities. Apply Don Coleman. Also small sale items listed with contacts: cucumbers, spring fries, and eight-room house lots near Union, Iowa.
Hospital records list patients Eldora Eldora Mossman J H Clary Mrs Russell Balvant Robert Mairs Carrie Fouts Steamboat Rock Mrs Alfred Bell Leonard A Taylor Hubbard Mrs Charlotta Walters Mrs Rena Hankemeier Union Ed Lepley Mrs Ed Lepley Mrs Hattie Cavana Zearing Veronica Varnium Births Eldora Mrs Robert Hall girl Aug 16 Mrs Raymond Cloak boy Aug 17 Mrs Dale Petty boy Aug 17 Hubbard Mrs Kenneth Brandt girl Aug 17
Leo Dighten arrived from McChord Field WA to spend a three week furlough with his parents in Union and will report September 8 to Camp Stoneman CA for overseas service Airman Bud Hamm stationed at Cheyenne WY arrived in Union to spend 30 days with his parents and then report to Camp Stoneman for overseas assignment Pvt Virgil Kadolph U S 55163555 176 Sig Repair Co A P O 46 NY NY
The board met by adjournment from June 47 1952 with Martin Ryken as chairman and Hillis W present. Minutes of prior meeting were approved. Application and bond for Pine Lake Wildlife Club beer license granted. Mayor L T Gardner report from Ackley read and ordered on record. Howard A report noted.
County board approves non resident notices for John Reinheimer and Sarah Crain, transfers funds between maintenance and construction, plans bids for County Home Addition, and fixes sale time for $100,000 County Home Bonds. Reports from Justices of the Peace and various licenses and tax suspension notices are recorded.
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