Hauser Warns Corn Storage Buckets Up for Harvest
The county AAA reports 3,055,000 bushels of sealed corn need storage as of September. With 460,000 bushel steel bins and 160,000 bushels in new bins plus 240,000 in quonsets, much corn must stay on farms. Deliveries begin after Sept 1 only where storage exists, keeping most corn on farms. Ivester Church services canceled Aug 28 due to district conference.
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Hauser
Commodity Credit Corporation
Walter EF
Tom Kruse
Cleves
Farmers Cooperative Elevator
Buckeye
County Aaa
AAA
Ivester
Church of the Brethren
Waterloo
Rites Sunday for Eldora Business Man
Jess Harrington 64 a longtime New Providence and Eldora dealer for Babson Bros died Thursday evening at Eldora hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday at Eldora Methodist Church with burial in Collins Cemetery. He was born July 9 1885 at Collins and married Emma Cowan in 1905. survived by wife two sons Jerry and Kenneth a daughter and five grandchildren.
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Jess Harrington
New Providence
Eldora
Babson Bros
Eldora Hospital
C. R. Johnson
George Faint
Wilbur Davis
D. W. Dickinson
Charles Herrald
L. W. Martin
Wilson Hadley
Blas Waldo
Collins
Paul Barce
Jess Ivan Harrington
Chris
Dora Harrington
Emma Adora Cowan
United Brethren Church
Jesse Harrington
Jerry Harrington
Mount Pleasant
Kenneth Harrington
Harvey Venenga
Marshalltown
Harrington
County Fair Goes In The Red SaysSecretary Haase
Early indications show lower attendance at the county fair with finances risked but not dire. C W Haase, exposition board secretary, notes the Agricultural Society holds a treasury balance and all bills will be paid despite crowds lagging, especially on children s day.
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C. W. Haase
Exposition Board
Agricultural Society
Legion Post Sponsors Bicycle Safety Plan in Eldora
American Legion Post 182 approves a bicycle safety plan from the Iowa state program begun at the Des Moines convention. Illuminated reflective tape will be provided by the Eldora post for all bikes in the area, with distribution details to be announced.
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American Legion
Des Moines
Waiter Sayer
Eldora
Frank Ulish
State Department of Public Safety
Iowa Department of the Legion
Eldora Post
George Janssen
Janssen
National Meeting Of Flying Farmers Heads To Fort Collins
Mr and Mrs Dave Reese of New Providence depart today by plane for Fort Collins Colorado to attend the national convention of the Flying Farmers Reese recently named a national director Over 200 Iowa Flying Farmers will attend the week long session The Hawkeye group aims to secure the 1950 convention for Ames
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Dave Reese
New Providence
Fort Collins
Colo
Reese
Iowa
Hawkeye
Ames
Champion calf sold to bank for 40 cwt at county fair
Hardin County Savings Bank bought George Hutler's grand champion baby beef at the 4-H fat stock sale, paying 40 per hundred as 60 calves brought in 15390 total. Calves averaged over 27.50 per cwt, the 1000-pound champion going to Emmett locker, with bank personnel taking a free pack. Merrill Cobb's reserve grand champion Hereford sold for 33.50 to Wilson and Co. Many buyers from Iowa and packing firms participated. most stock went to local buyers.
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Hardin County Savings Bank
George Hutler
Emmett Locker
Merrill Cobb
Eldora
Wilson and Co
Iowa
Rath, Swift and Wilson Packing Companies
Heeves
Smith Attends All Day Red Cross Aquatic School
Lou Smith, Pine Lake beach cooperator, attends a full day national Red Cross aquatic school opening Sunday at Camp Francis E. House, Brimson Minnesota near Duluth. South Hardin Red Cross chapter sponsors enrollment, Smith an elder youth with senior life saving certificate. Upon completion, he becomes a Water Safety instructor to lead Red Cross swimming classes locally. South Hardin intends to send more youths yearly to ensure trained personnel for local swim schools.
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Lou Smith
Pine Lake Beach
Red Cross
Camp
Francis E. House
Brimson
Minn
Duluth
South Hardin Red Cross
Smith
Eldora
South Hardin
Feraoriel
Methodist Sunday School Hosts Mrs. Gertrude Rush Talk
The Methodist Sunday school will present Mrs. Gertrude Rush a Des Moines Negro lawyer on race problems Sunday morning August twenty eight at ten o clock in the parish hall. The public is invited to this program part of a monthly series of special events.
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Ime Eldora Methodist Sunday School
Gertrude Rush
Des Moines
Eldora schools finish summer improvements upgrades
Eldora high and junior high buildings received plumbing wiring lighting and remodeling projects this summer. Work included replacing fixtures repainting installing fluorescent lights in most rooms and adding a garbage disposal in the cafeteria washrooms and a new bulb setup for the football field. Future plans include drinking fountains a bass horn for band and removing old lighting poles.
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Eldora
Jith Avenue
F. K. Schmidt
4-H Girls Exhibit Rich Ribbon Awards at County Fair
Clothing and textile exhibits by 4-H girls earned blue and red ribbons across many entries. Notable participants include Mary Lou Sanders Jackson and Arlene Stull Clay, with Mary Frances Kelly releasing complete results as county extension base economist.
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Fslr
Mary Frances Kelly
County Extension Base
Mary Lou Sanders
Jackson
Maxine Gaks
Union Pals
Allené Stull
Clay
Carolyn Hisabeck
Union Penpera
Karen Warman
Hardin
Julia Clingerman
Joan Gerretti
Fatty Dooley
Plaayant
Arlene Martin
Providence
Norma Thompson
Alden
Millicent Ranch
Union Peppers
Audrey Rudolph
Eldora
Beverly Chap UN
Harding Marxina Oaks
Union Pass
White
Nanny Crawford
el- Mis
Marilyn Mark
Concord
Lois Lepper
Barbara Edie
Donna Kolbe
Sherman
School
DWMES
Hine
Ardith Pevehouse
Marilyn Hartman Ellis
Audrey Copeland
Trivemary Faris
Linda Hadley
Ariene Stull
Alice Hadley
Van Derveer Named Secretary for Hardin County Relief
A full time office to manage Hardin County Soldiers Relief will start October 1 with F C Van Derveer as secretary. The office sits west of the courthouse. Committee members include Ray Sheets Leonard Lettow and Fred Wehrman. About half the counties in town use full time secretaries. Relief is based on need funded by a county tax levy. This year about $20 000 was raised with a .512 mill levy. For 1950 $22 000 was requested with a likely millage increase. Van Derveer is a former Eldora grocer who ran Foodland for 12 years before selling in January. He has since worked as a bookkeeper.
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Hardin County Soldiers’ Relief Committee
F.C. van Derveer
Soldiers’ Relief Committee
Ray Sheets
Union
Leonard Lettow
Iowa Falls
Fred Wehrman
Eldora
van Derveer
Eldora Grocer
Foodland
United Food Market
Books Appliance and Equipment Co
Hardin County Horses Win 15 Ribbons at Fair Show
Hardin County horses won 15 ribbons at the county fair horse show Friday night. Judge William Cunningham was delayed by high water. Cecil Rooks judged, Kenneth Reisinger served as ringmaster, and Harlan Conley announced. Reisinger received special recognition for his eight-pony hitch driven by Heisinger, with ribbons presented by Patty Jackson and Margaret Lundy. Winners included Prince Reisinger and sons Eldora open pony first, Flash Stan Priske second, Betty Hubbard fifth, and other classes led by Gordon Reisinger, Paul Witter, R. A. Scott, and Lonnie Kusserow.
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Hardin County
Iowa
William Cunningham
Mexico
Cecil Rooks
Eldora
Kenneth Reisinger
Harlan Conley
Des Moines
Reisinger Ghd
Conley
Heisinger
Patty Jackson
Margaret Lundy
Prince
Reisinger and Sons
Gordon Reisinger
Flash
Stan Priske
Betty
J. Hubbard
Elders
Darrel Scott
King
Edward Bear
Steamboat Rock
Paul Witter
Jean Pengine
R. A. Scott
Blue Ribbon
Western Pleasure
Filrer
Lucky
Mr. William Donelson
Alden
Pat
Lonnie Kusserow
Tennessee Walkers
Cresta Blanca
D. R. Witter
English Pleasure
Kathryn King
Palomino, Eldora shine in five gaited show off Eldora circuit
Reisinger Eldora Irvin Schallan presents Palomino third Karat Gold owned and ridden by Vince Platts Eldora. Five gaited entry fifth Kathryn King owned and ridden by R A Scott Eldora.
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Reisinger
Eldora
Irvin Schallan
Vince Platts
Kathryn King
R. A. Scott
Miller and Balyanz Earn Degrees at Drake University
Two Eldorans were among Drake University’s record summer commencement of 345 graduates. Glenn Miller Jy received a bachelor of music education, and Arthur Balvanz earned a bachelor of arts. Hardin county graduates included Craig Larson of Whitten, bachelor of laws, and Keith Donald Thornton of Hubbard, bachelor of arts.
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Des Moines
Eldorans
Drake University
Glenn Miller
Rural Teachers In Meeting Here Prepare For School Opening
Fifty five margin county rural teachers and five visitors met in the courtroom here Friday to prepare for the opening of most of their schools Monday August 29. Dr Olive Pearl Ritter of Iowa City discussed reading in primary grades using five Eldora children Timothy Zimmermann Ann Wilson Eloise Smith David Dempsey Philip Riemenschneider as demonstrators. Also on the program were talks by Mark Guendling Ames supervisor of art instruction and a representative of the Iowa Savings Bond division. The session was in charge of M Z Albers county superintendent of schools. Teachers obtained supplies following the meeting.
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Margin County
Olive Pearl Ritter
Iowa City
Eldora
Timothy Zimmermann
Ann Wilson
Eloise Smith
David Dempsey
Philip Riemenschneider
Mark Guendling
Ames Public
Iowa Savings Bond Division
Nuckolls Attends University of Wisconsin Banking School
Nuckolls, vice president of Hardin County Savings Bank, left Monday to attend a two week banking school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. This marks his first year at the school which requires two weeks each year for three years for graduation. W. Norton, formerly vice president of the same bank, will receive his degree on September 2.
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Nuckolls
Eastman Nuckolls
Hardin County Savings Bank
University of Wisconsin
Madison
W. &. Norton
Hampton
Open Class Results at Hardin County Fair
Judging results for open livestock and culinary contests are being compiled and will be published in complete form in Friday's Index. The Index will carry full standings and awards once compilation is finished.
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Hardin County Fair
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