Picnic of Old Timers Draws 1500 In Hardin County
About 1500 people gathered at Blerding grove for Hardin county old settlers day. Rev. Frank Van Voorhis of Sheldon delivered a homecoming tone sermon and speakers John Boylan and state Sen Irving Knudson shared hopeful tributes to pioneers and future challenges. Officers chosen for next year include President Fred Mitchell and Vice President R. R. Bateson with Ruth Hierding as secretary treasurer.
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Hardin County
Blerding Grove
John T. Boylan
Mr. van Voorhis
Muce
Irving Knudson
Hamilton County
John Boylan
Eldora
America
Fred Mitchell
R. R. Bateson
Ruth Hierding
Farmers Meet Hardin County Board Members
Representatives of the Hardin county farm bureau urged county supervisors to cut expenses and taxes. They asked to slow the road program and cut optional levies. reductions have been and will be implemented. The session aimed to align farm and board views, leaving both sides satisfied with the conference.
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Hardin County Farm Bureau
County Board of Supervisors
Barn Burned On Eldoran Farm Causes $3000 Loss
C M Haas suffered about $3000 in Thursday evening fire losses at his farm near West Bend. The barn and stack of straw burned after a backfire from an automobile started the blaze. The threshing crew aided by the West Bend fire department saved the house and other buildings. Insurance totaled $1000 on the dam and contents.
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Eldoran
M. Haas
C. M. Haas
West Bend
Mr. Haas
Mr. Haag
Dam
Contenta
Iowa Falls Superior Court picks Wirda as judge
Jack Wirda an Iowa Falls attorney was named to the Superior court by Governor Turner on Hardin county bar association backing. He succeeds ill health retiree C L Hayes and will handle first term of court late September as jurors are drawn for the September term.
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Jack Wirda
Iowa Falls
Dan Turner
Hardin County Bar Association
C. L. Hayes
Eldora
Superior Court
Ackley
Nellie Goettel
Otto de Bey Okken Siebens
Myrtle Milkr
Jurors Drawn for September Term of Court
District court opens August 31 with Judge H. B. Fry of Boone presiding. Jurors report September 8 at the courthouse. The panel includes W. A. Blankenship A. H. Grantow Maude Shubert Clarence Schwebke Alice Stabe H. G. Modlin Howard Caffee Alicia Maher Willam Dobbrenz W. H. Schwebke Eugenie Wolcott Charles Harber Gertrude Stroe ger Minnie Merrick and many others from Eldora Ackley and neighborhoods Mo. Town Falls New Providence Radcliffe Steamboat Rock Union and more. Attends Zone Meeting Dr. Norman Kunsth reports a well attended Ma non City optometrist zone meeting with Dr. Kelkenapp and Dr. E. B. Alexander addressing observers on reading age and early education. Hall's Bootery Closed Clarence Hall assigns stock to creditors and plans to reopen after sale. Stinson Hatchery moves. Clarence War returns to Eldora to reopen a local grocery after Sept. 1.
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District Court
H. BE. Fry
Boone
Court House
Eldora
W. A. Blankenship
A. H. Grantow
Maude Shubert
Clarence Schwebke
Alice Stabe
H. G. Modlin
Howard Caffee
Alica Maher
Willam Dobbrenz
W. H. Schwebke
Eugenie Wolcott
Charles Harber
Gertrude Stroterg
Minnie Merrick
Edick
John Graham
Alden—Zula Witmer
Oliva Sheaffer
Herman Krause
Irene Kolling
Inez Fuller
Ackley
Frank Blake
J. J. Eillera
Bertha Gressler
Hazel Bleeker
Hannah Esser
John J
Norman Kunsth
Manon City
Kelkenapp
Faribault, Minn
Optometriste Organization
E. B. Alexander
Duncan, Ohlia
Rain Means More Work for Electric Crew in Eldora
In dry weather thunder and rain bring little joy to Hardin county residents as Ben McMillan and his Central States Electric Co. crew rush to repair lightning damage across Eldora and distant areas. EW Nelson of Eldora will compete with 90 butter makers for the Iowa butter making championship at the Midwest Dairy Exposition opening August 26 during the Iowa State Fair.
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Ita
Eldora
Hardin County
Ben McMillan
Eneman
Central States Electric Co
Picters
McMillan
Nelson
Iowa
A. R. Corey
Three In Hardin Sued Over Iowa Notes
The Theodore Stark company filed district court suits against three Hardin county residents to recover pledges to the University of Iowa memorial union. Named defendants include Mrs. Wayne Folbrecht for 116 dollars, Dr. Wayne Folbrecht for 68 dollars, and A. B. Samson for 66 dollars. The Eldora Star clothing branch plans to open Saturday with Sam Greenswerg as manager and Varn Eige from Marshalltown as an assistant.
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Theodore Stark Company
Hardin County
University of Iowa Memorial Union
Wayne Folbrecht
A. B. Samson
Eldora
Star Clothing Company
Sam Greenswerg
Varn Eige
Marshalltown
Oelwein
Mr. Bige
License Applications Listed for Hardin County
Legal notices list applicants Donald Granner Helene Betz and Erma Irene Foster in Hardin County with ages 29 and 19 and include Harry HE of Reynolds. The notices indicate license requests filed in Hardin County and reference local legal procedures.
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Donald Granner
Hardin County
Helene Betz
Legal
Harry HE
Reynolds
Erma Irene Foster
Farmers Union Leader Criticizes Tax Reductions At Hardin Meeting
Milo Reno, Farmers Union organizer, spoke to about 300 farmers across Hardin Franklin and Grundy counties arguing tax cuts won’t help farmers who must pay anyway. He criticized Hoover era promises to agriculture and faulted Republican leaders, saying the party should step aside for Brookhart. He defined radicals versus conservatives and mocked Iowa State College for grasshopper studies. He also accused several newspapers of bias against farm interests.
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Milo Reno
Farmers Union
Hardin
Franklin
Grundy
Reno
Iowa State College
Agricultural Research Department
Herald-Ledger
Hampton Chronicle
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ideale
Teno
Big Boone Valley golf meet draws near at Pine Lake Club
Nearly 100 golfers from Eagle Grove Hampton Town Falls Nevada Jewell Humboldt Clarion Belmond and Rolf expect to qualify here at Pine Lake Country Club for the Boone Valley tournament running through Tuesday. Local officials seek 30 entries with six or more flights planned. The championship features about 146 dollars in prizes with open spectator access and two top contenders Jewell’s Dr Harris and Eldora’s L F Wolcott.
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Town
Pine Lake Country
Boone Valley Golf Association
Eagle Grove
Hampton
Town Falls
Nevada
Jewell
Humbolt
Clarion
Belmond
Rolf
Boone Valley
Thorn
Dr. Harris
L. IF. Wolcott
Eldora
Examiner in charge named for Hubbard State Bank closure
Named Exwainer C A Porter, a state bank adm inal with headquarters at Neva da, had been appointed examiner in charge of the Hubbard State Bank, which closed ten days ago.
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Exwainer
C. A. Porter
State Bank Adminal
Nevada
Hubbard State Bank
New Cars Registered in Iowa and Eldora Visitors
Local notes list new car registrations including Chevrolet and Plymouth among towns Jakie Loomgarten Eldora and Iowa Falls. Rev Everett Trimble pastor of First Church of Christ Centerville visits Eldora. son of Eldora educator Everett Finnon travels from Centerville. Citizen Nichols of Hardin County heads home from Europe via New York and Los Angeles. Bob Modlin recovers at home after a nervous breakdown.
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Hidora
Everett Trimble
Church of Christ
Centerville
Ildora
Trimble
Eldora
Everett Finnon
Eallioriva A. Nichols
Hardin County
Port of
New York
Europe
Three Barns Burned In Separate Iowa Fires
Lightning struck a barn on John Patterson farm five miles west and south of Eldora, destroying two barns and causing insurance losses. Otto Strauss’s farm and Steamboat Rock area fire combined to raze a large barn, granary, and machine shed south of Steamboat. losses between eight and nine thousand dollars with no animals killed. Drake University graduation notes Myra M Haskell Eldora among 81 graduates. address by Dr Charles Medbury on Educational Objectives. degrees conferred by President D W Morehouse.
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Eldora
John Patterson
Sons
Wildorn Fire Department
Otto Strauss
Steamboats
Winger
Steamboat Stack
Steamboat Rock Re
Calla
Charles 3. Medbury
University Placae Church of
Rural teachers to meet county superintendent in Qldora
County superintendent Bessie Steinberg announces a rural teachers meeting to be held in the court room at Qldora on Saturday August 22 at 2 p m. The gathering will outline the coming school year and Miss Vazel Freeman a reading demonstrator from Chicago will discuss the countywide reading program to be introduced this year.
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Bessie Steinberg
Qldora
Vazel Freeman
Chicago
Reinbeck Lumber Yard Fire Causes $70,000 Loss
A Friday afternoon blaze in Reinbeck destroyed the Reinbeck Lumber company yard and an adjacent ice house, risking the town as wind fanned flames. Fire departments from Gladbrook Dike and Grundy Center fought the blaze aided by volunteers, with total losses around $70,000 including six freight cars and $65,000 in lumber yard damage.
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Lumber Yard
Reinbeck
Reinbeck Lumber Company
Albert Tiver
Wilson Province Company
Gladbrook
Dike
Grundy Center
Rock Island
Big Sums Sought In Bank Actions
Four court actions filed in district court seek judgments totaling nearly 30 000 dollars. Plaintiffs list defendants J C Norman E P Brown Laura Brown Buford Reece Rosa Reece J C Norman Mary Norman with claimed amounts 89.80 2162.02 24866.34 494.84. A correction notes Mrs Luther Pound obituary error and clarifies Mrs G H Soderquist is the correct deceased.
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W. E. Rathbone
Citizens Bank
Union
J. C. Norman
E. P. Brown
Laura Brown
Buford Reece
Rosa Reece
J. C Norman
Mary Norman
Big Entry List for Hardin County Fair
A large exhibitor turnout is expected as Hardin County Fair showcases its annual entries September 14 to 18. Secretary C. We Tfnusa reports space reservations filled rapidly and predicts a record year with the amphitheater improving night shows. Free acts include horse racing, speakers, bell games, and diverse entertainment drawing county residents.
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C. We Tfnusa
Maus Aays
Hardin County
County Livestock Judging Tryouts Set for Hardin County
Alden, Radcliffe, New Providence and Victory youths compete for county livestock judging team spots as Olson reports. Four top scorers from tryouts at Amea last Saturday and today’s county event will represent Hardin county at the state 4 H judging contest at the state fair.
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Vares Cuy Veys
Alden
Radcliffe
New Providence
Victory
Olson
Amea
Hardin County
Petition Seeks 15000 From Ackley Residents
District court filings ask damages totaling 15000 against H C Barr Mrs H E Barr and Ella Rare for a April 5 1981 collision six miles south of Hampton on Highway 66. Sharpe alleges negligence and seeks compensation. co suits claim 7600 and 11000 in separate actions. Annullment suit seeks restoration of maiden name.
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Hardin County
Tdlian BE. Sharpe
Hampton
H. C. Barr
H. E. Barr
Ella Rare
Mra. Eens
Sharpe
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Lena Radohl
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H. W. Reiter
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E. J. Reece
P. A. Hammleston
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