Anne Wooten to Represent Hardin County in State Fair Show
Anne Wooten sixteen year old member of Providence Pearls 4 H club will represent Hardin county in the 4 H stage show at the state fair. She won the county style review by exhibiting twenty garments and ranking high on appearance costume suitability and club record. The fair auction reported average twenty three ninety per hundred weight for baby beef calves with top sale going to John Rooks and Hardin County Savings Bank buying the reserve champion. Total head sold two hundred forty seven with many local buyers contributing to receipts of forty three thousand four hundred forty seven dollars and forty five cents.
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Anne Wooten
Providence Pearls
Hardin County
Miss Wooten
M. J. Wooten
New Providence
New Providence High School
Muriel Bivens
Ames
Audrey Freitag
Wellsburg
Hardin County Fair
John Rooks
Eldora
Hardin County Savings Bank
Elizabeth Tysdahl
Garden City
Tysdahl
K. E. Reisinger
Farmers Co-op Elevator
Hubbard
Hadley Grain
Eldora Locker
Quaker Oats
Radcliffe
Farmers Co-op
Iowa
Steamboat Locker
Idso
Alden
Citizens State Bank
Iowa Falls
Schager Produce
United Food
Hitchcock Trucking
Eldora Livestock
Farm Bureau Insurance
Fred Vinton
Les Cassavka
Farmers Savings Bank
Steamboat Rock
Macy
Johnson Oil
Bill Moore
Miller Lumber Alden
Rorem Produce
Iowa Falls State Bank
Farm Bureau Service
Ben Harris & Son
Union
Cut Rate Grocery
Buckeye Co-op
Bath
Iowa Packing Co
Wilson & Co
Bookey Packing Co
Haywood Wins Tractor Rodeo to Represent Hardin County
Haywood LaVerne of Whitten won the county fair tractor rodeo securing the right to represent Hardin County at the state tractor rodeo in Des Moines on August 26 and 27. Final placings included Bud Hake Radcliffe Dale Martin Union Glen Miller Hubbard Marvin Grantow Eldora Ben Juchems Eldora Walter Reinert Hubbard Russell Katzer Whitten Leroy Eggleston Eldora and Gene Miller Hubbard. The Hardin County Rural Young People organization sponsored the event.
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LaVerne Haywood
Whitten
Hardin County
Des Moines
Bud Hake
Radcliffe
Dale Martin
Union
Glen Miller
Hubbard
Marvin Grantow
Eldora
Ben Juchems
Walter Reinert
Russell Katzer
Leroy Eggleston
Gene Miller
Hardin County Rural Young People Organization
Steamboat to Ackley Road Hearing Planned Today
Hardin county supervisors and residents meet with the state highway commission to discuss adding the Stearmboat Rock to Ackley farm-to-market road into the state primary system. Chairman Lloyd Roland had earlier received a commission letter requesting a hearing on Aug 9. locals seek inclusion to pave the gravel stretch.
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Hardin County
State Highway Commission
Stearmboat Rock
Ackley
Lloyd Roland
Mrs Elizabeth Humes ton Last Rites at Union Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Humes ton will be held tomorrow at 4 p m at Union Cemetery. She died Saturday in Pana Illinois at the home of her daughter and son in law Dr and Mrs Floyd Hamilton. Rev Ghormely to officiate.
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Union Cemetery
Elizabeth Humeston
Pana
Floyd Hamilton
Ghormely
Students Registering Here At High School Assembly
Registration of high school students is underway with principal Clem Marsden in charge. Junior students register at 10 a.m and seniors at 1:30 p.m in the high school assembly. Freshmen and sophomores registered yesterday. Books are issued and text rent collected during registration. Grade school and junior high students will receive books on opening day.
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Clem Marsden
Five Top Junior Dairy Judging at Fair Here
Five top junior dairy judging champions were named at the county fair action last week. Eldora competitors Byram Vigars and Ronald Rudolph led Holstein and Ayrshire classes while Radcliffe’s Paul Houck topped Guernsey and milk production in others, with New Providence’s Alvin Cox earning Shorthorn champion. The results list Blue and Red ribbons across each class, highlighting Vigars, Houck, Cox, Rudolph, and Karen Bright in multiple divisions.
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Byram Vigars
Eldora
Paul Houck
Radcliffe
Alvin Cox
New Providence
Ronald Rudolph
Karen Bright
Vigars
Houck
Guernsey
Cox
Rudolph
Miss Bright
Karen Clapp
Douglas Knutson
Judson Bullis
Gilbert Lettow
Rex Heard
Gary Houck
Ayrshire
Larry Radolph
Ralph Cox
Lanny Ross
Lonnie Bright
Alan Streyffeler
Arlan Andrews
Wayne Norris
Jay Cakerice
Injured Driver in Gravel-Road Car Rollover Near New Providence
Harold Flanagan an employee of Reece Truck Line at New Providence sustained injuries Saturday afternoon when his car rolled over on a gravel road about 14 miles south of New Providence. He was transported to Eldora Memorial Hospital by Eldora city ambulance.
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Harold Flanagan
Reece
New Providence
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Eldora City
To Open Nursing Home At Hubbard
Mr and Mrs R W Rash of Algona have leased the Milton Faust property in Hubbard and will open a nursing home Sept 1. They plan a three day open house.
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R. W. Rash
Algona
Milton Faust
Hubbard
Iowa Falls School Year Delayed One Week
The opening of the new school year at Iowa Falls has been delayed by one week by the board of education to allow contractors to finish the new school buildings.
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Iowa Falls
Board of Education
Mrs Rose Jacobs Leases Hubbard Beauty Parlor
Mrs Rose Jacobs leases her Hubbard beauty parlor to Miss Lea Rasmussen of Radcliffe for upcoming operations and management, signaling a local business transition and realignment in the town’s grooming services.
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Rose Jacobs
Hubbard
Lea Rasmussen
Radcliffe
Welcome Rain Falls on County
Rain fell Sunday afternoon across Hardin county in variable amounts from half an inch to one and a half inches. Cooler temperatures ended the heat wave after several days near or above 100 degrees. Radcliffe recorded about one and a half inches, the first moisture in three weeks, while most areas saw near an inch. Farmers noted the rain should help late green corn, though dry fields may gain little from the moisture.
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Hardin County
Radcliffe
Farm Fire Destroys Straw Stack Near Steamboat Rock
Steamboat Rock and Eldora volunteer firemen fought a straw and hay stack explosion at Ed Zielske’s farm 24 miles northwest of Steamboat Rock Saturday afternoon. The 24 foot high open shed stack could not be saved, but nearby buildings were saved. Loss estimated at about 1300 dollars. Firefighters remained overnight to prevent flare ups.
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Steamboat Rock
Eldora
Ed Zielske
Firmen
Lightning strikes Ostrom home damaging living room
Lightning is believed to have struck a television set at the Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ostrom farm home near Radcliffe on Sunday afternoon. The set was a total loss and smoke filled the living room. The Ostroms were away and returned to find the house filled with smoke as Radcliffe volunteers fought the fire.
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Radcliffe
Largest Night Crowd At Hardin County Fair
Officials estimate a 10,000 turnout at the Hardin County Fair on Friday night, the largest single night crowd in the fair’s 84 year history. The ground crowd filled the grandstand, front of stands, and dirt race track as a 1955 Ford car was offered in a raffle or display.
Local Marriage Licenses Report Iowa Falls and Nearby
A list of marriage licenses shows Rollin Simpson and Hazel Silvest in Iowa Falls, Paul Primus and Mary Jane Davis in El Dora, Carlos Jaramillo 21 Gainsville Fla with Edna Cunda 21 Iowa Falls, Max Graham 20 Iowa Falls with Marlys Nolte 21 Iowa Falls, and Ronald Wright 25 Maquoketa with Joan Luhman 22 Radcliffe.
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Rollin Simpson
Legal
Hazel Silvest
Iowa Falls
Paul C. Primus
Steamboat Rock
Mary Jane Davis
Eldora
Carlos Jaramillo
Gainsville
Fla
Edna Cunda
Max Graham
Marlys Nolte
Ronald Wright
Maquoketa
Joan Luhman
Radcliffe
Fiscus Johnson Lead 4-H Boys at Hardin County Fair
Douglas Fiscus and Lynn Johnson of the Union Happy Hustlers 4-H club won a blue ribbon for Fire Extinguishers For the Farm at the Hardin County Fair and will represent the county at the state fair. Al Schafer and Larry Reece also earned a blue with the Union club last year. Marlon Stienberg and Don Calkins of the Alden Steady Workers won blue for Electric Pig Brooders, while Doug Knutson and Paul Peterson of the Buckeye Hawkeyes got red for Safe Milk and Alvin Cox and Melvin Jeske of the Pleasant Pluggers earned white for Farrowing Stalls.
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Douglas Fiscus
Lynn Johnson
Union
Happy Hustlers
Union Club
al Schafer
Larry Reece
Marlon Stienberg
Don Calkins
Alden Steady Workers
Buckeye Hawkeyes
Doug Knutson
Paul Peterson
Alvin Cox
Melvin Jeske
Pleasant
Four Sweep Dairy Cattle Classes at Hardin Fair
At the Hardin County Fair last week, Paul Houck of Radcliffe and others swept open dairy cattle judging across multiple breeds. Houck won grand champion cow in Guernsey, junior and senior champion animals, and several heifer titles. Glad dominated the Jersey class with grand champion bull and cow, plus junior champion. Shaver led the milking Shorthorn class with all firsts and took grand champion titles. Bright captured multiple Brown Swiss victories including grand champ and several firsts across ages. Other notable winners include Wayne Butson, Clarence Lange, Alan Streyffeler, Karen Bright, Wayne Norris, R. S. Streuffeler, and Lonnie Bright with assorted firsts and placings across breeds.
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Paul Houck
Radcliffe
Gunner Glad
Stratford
Ralph Bright
Eldora
Wnoran Shaver
St. Anthony
Houck
Guernsey
Rex Heard
Steamboat Rock
Gary Houck
Glad
Shaver
W.N. Moore
Iowa Falls
Bright
Wayne Butson
Hampton
Butson
Clarence Lange
Bull
Heifer
Alan Streyffeler
Hubbard
Karen Bright
Wayne Norris
R. S. Streuffeler
Lonnie Bright
Winner drawing favors the Hug and Kiss From Car winner
Three judges at the drawing included Hubbard attorney Bill Dunn and two chambers of commerce secretaries Kurt Schmidt of Iowa Falls and Eldora Chamber along with Bill Morse of H I Photo. The winner was celebrated for a big smiling entrant in the event sponsored by the local photo group.
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Hubbard
Bill Dunn
Bill Morse
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Kurt Schmidt
Iowa Falls Chamber of Commerce
Fire destroys large barn near Alden causing heavy damage
Estimated damage totaling about 50 000 dollars occurred when a large barn near Alden burned Sunday night. Four tractors and a substantial amount of feed were destroyed. The barn, former sales barn, had been operated by Vern Lawson and Son, livestock haulers. Cause remains undetermined. Williams and Iowa Falls fire departments aided in stopping spread to nearby structures.
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Alden
Vern Lawson and
Williams
Iowa Falls
Pine Lake Wildlife Club Hosts Kids Night
The Pine Lake Wildlife Club announces a kids night on Thursday August 25 at the club house north of upper Pine Lake. All members are urged to attend with a child under 16. The event is free and the Freed Orchestra will provide music.
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Pine Lake
Record crowd tops 10000 at Hardin county fair Friday night
Hardin county fair drew an estimated 25 000 attendees over four days with about 13 000 on the grounds Friday night the peak crowd. Friday night gate receipts plus season tickets and other passes totaled about 3800 dollars. Howell Boyd Jr 31 Eldora won a 1955 Ford Mainliner drawing. Nancy Blumberg assisted by Willi Blumberg of Eldora drew the ticket. Cars filled parking areas half a mile from gates and stock car races concluded the program with four accidents and a Cedar Rapids driver being treated at Eldora Memorial hospital.
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Howell Boyd, Jr
L'Eldora
Nancy Blumberg
Eldora
Boyd
Miss Blumberg
Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Ford
Schumacher
Plymouth
Willi Blumberg
Blumberg
McVeety Cleaners
Germany
Vinton
Eldora Cemetery
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Haywood
Sheriff's Office
Steamboat
Ackley Road
Beauty Parlor
Angus
Dick Christians and
Parkersburg
Christians
Hardin County Fairgrounds
Hardin Fair
Wildlife Club
John Geiken
Cedar Rapids
Geilen
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