Christmas Music Planned at Square Wednesday Night
Plans are set for a community Christmas sing on the courthouse grounds Wednesday at seven o clock. Sponsored by the Churches Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, the event will feature junior and senior choirs from sixteen nearby churches with F K Schmidt directing. A stereopticon will project song words on a screen while the audience joins in. Refreshments will follow for choir members.
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Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
F. K. Schmidt
Eldora Schools
Doyle D. Felton
Chamber of Commerce
Eldora Pastors
L. L. Scott
Rotary Club
Lauren Maltby
Kiwanis
Retreat Planned For Catholic Youth Here
A retreat for St Mary’s Catholic church youth will be held Friday Saturday and Sunday conducted by Father Justin Kress of Grundy Center and Father L V McDonough pastor. The program features religious conferences with devotions prayer and meditation led by trained leaders. Kress is noted as a former instructor and chaplain for high school groups. The retreat opens Friday after the 8 15 Mass with a 4 pm conference. Saturday Mass is at 8 am and the 4 pm session repeats. Sunday begins after the 8 am Mass and ends with 4 pm services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Justin Kress
Grundy Center
L. V. McDonough
Father Kress
Car Leaves Road Injuring Driver Near Hubbard
Ivan Myers of Newton a salesman suffered a possible skull fracture jaw and other injuries when his 1950 Oldsmobile went out of control leaving highway 65 three miles south of Hubbard on Friday afternoon He was thrown clear and taken to Methodist hospital in Des Moines The car was nearly a total loss
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Hubbard
Ivan Myers
Newton
Myers
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Cars Collide in Eldora Marshalltown Evening The accident on North Washington and 12th left each car with $50 damage
Autos driven by Mrs Dick Smith of Eldora and Laverne Miller of Marshalltown collided at the corner of North Washington street and 12th avenue around 940 pm Friday. Both cars sustained at least $50 damage but no injuries were reported.
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Dick Smith
Eldora
Laverne Miller
Marshalltown
North Washington Street
12Th Avenue
Grand Jury Indicts Harold Mortenson
District court grand jurors indicted Harold Mortenson 31 of Gifford on grand larceny charges. Mortenson was arrested Friday, held without $2,600 bond in county jail, accused of taking about 40 used batteries from Clint Barnes service at New Providence last Oct. 10.
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District Court
Harold Mortenson
Gifford
Mortenson
Clint Barnes
New Providence
Mrs. Herman Rieks Dies Here Sunday
Mrs. Herman Rieks 60 died Sunday evening at Eldora hospital. Body at Andrle-Creps funeral home with services expected to be set. Survived by husband five sons and a daughter Frank Cowell Iowa Falls Verne Hubbard Darrell St Ansgar Herbert Minneapolis Bob Cowell and Mrs Ewald Ricks New Providence.
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Lawn Hill
Herman Rieks
Eldora Hospital
Andrle-Creps
Frank Cowell
Iowa Falls
Verne Cowell
Hubbard
Darrell Cowell
St. Ansgar
Herbert Cowell
Minneapolis
Bob Cowell
Ewald Ricks
New Providence
Local Catholics Send Clothing to Korea
Parishioners of St Marys Catholic church sent 17 cartons weighing 290 pounds of winter wear to the New York embarkation depot for Korea shipments. The drive supports Catholic churches nationwide for relief in the Far East. Blankets overcoats and shoes are stressed due to extreme cold. homeless and destitute in visiting areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
New York
Korea
Far East
America
Farm Sale Calendar for December Listings
A December farm sale calendar lists dates and names for auctions and land or farm sales. Entries include Harold A. Clark December 5 near Eldora, Wm A Jakobs December 9 Milking Shorthorn sale at Livestock Pavilion, and other farm or land sales through December 22 with various organizers.
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Harold A. Clark
Eldora
Wm. A. Jakobs
Cancer Society Chapter Formed In Hardin County
A new Hardin county chapter of the American Cancer Society was organized in Radcliffe with acting officers and a service committee. Officers: Swallum chair. Hunt vice chair. Stenberg secretary. Thompson treasurer. Steenrod service chair. Riordan fund chair. Education chair selected. physicians named to service committee. Town chairmen listed. program materials and speaker Mrs Lucile Anderson noted. A film titled To Save These Lives was shown.
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Radcliffe
Hardin County
American Cancer Society
J. E
Swallum
Roscoe Hunt
Eldora
Mavis Stenberg
Wright Thompson
E. J. Steenrod
Iowa Falls
Walter Riordan
Hubbard
Hardin County Medical Society
Steenrod
F. W. Houlihan
Ackley
R- R. Gaard
BE. J. Eckberg
J. J. Shorts
Veil Fredricks
Frank Bevan
Garden City
Clarence Whitehead
New Providence
Ruth Cousins
Alden
Orvin Espe
Cleo Reynolds
Buckeye
Lucille Long
Whitten
Ray Stenson
Hardin Township
Lucile Anderson
New Petitions Filed in District Court
Doyen Flour and Feed Co. seeks 168.55 from Harold Minear doing business as Minear Hatchery in New Providence as balance on a merchandise account. Joan M. Doolittle of Iowa Falls files for divorce from Merlin L. Doolittle married in Nashua in March 1949 and asks to restore her maiden name Joan M. Kempthorne.
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Doyen Flour and Feed Co
Marshalltown
Harold Minear
Minear Hatchery
New Providence
Joan M. Doolittle
Iowa Falls
Merlin L. Doolittle
Nashua
Joan M. Kempthorne
Eldora Groups Promote Worldwide Bible Reading Program
Eldora Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y join in promoting Worldwide Bible Reading from Thanksgiving to Christmas, a seven year program by the American Bible Society. Windows displays in Cleveland and Eldora feature Bibles in many languages, with a 16th century Bible highlight and 1000 daily reading bookmarks. Hospital Bibles will be given to patients at Eldora Memorial on Dec 10, with New Testaments wrapped for bedside delivery.
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Eldora’s
American Bible Society
Cleveland
Eldora Bakery
India
Kate Hill
Miriam Brown
Eldora
Tri-Hi-Y
Dale Rodgers
Ardyce Clemons
Joan Shaw
Mary Swasand
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Eldoran Cookies Featured by Wallace’s Farmer Magazine
Mrs. R. R. Bateson of Eldora shares Christmas cookie expertise in a feature by Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Clampitt in Wallaces' Farmer and Town Homestead. The piece includes a Herald-Index photo by a staff photographer. Bateson, formerly Bernice Grigg, is a former extension home economist for Hardin County before marriage.
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Isue
Wallaces
R. R. Bateson
Eldora
Wendell Clampitt
Clampitts
Herald-Index
Bateson
Hardin County
Bernice Grigg
Welden Brothers to Move Equipment for Hon ey Creek Bridge
Welden Brothers of Iowa Falls under the Hon ey Creek bridge contract inform the county engineer they will move in equipment this week to begin construction on the line between Providence and Union townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welden Brothers
Iowa Falls
Honey
Providence
Union Townships
Missionary Society Founded in 1816 Highlighted
The article notes a long established American missionary society, founded in 1816, as the sole national and international body for its purpose. It mentions Rev. Mr. Imes, a navy chaplain, praising the society for its wartime work supplying Bibles to servicemen.
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America
Imes
Navy
First Day of License Sales Falls Short of Last Year
On opening day 1051 auto and truck licenses raised 18056 for the vehicle treasurer. Receipts cover 634 cars 64 trucks and 395 in use tax on new cars. Last year 988 car licenses yielded 28217. The drop is blamed on motorists keeping 1950 plates and receiving 51 tags, delaying registrations.
Firemen Will Talk Buying Resuscitator
Eldora volunteer fire department plans a regular meeting at the fire hall at 8 oclock Thursday evening to discuss purchasing a resuscitator. A salesman from a supplier of this equipment has been invited to attend.
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Eldora Volunteer Fire Department
Hardin Teachers Set Dec 14 Meeting On Legislation
Hardin County teachers will gather Thursday December 14 at 7 30 p m at Steamboat Rock school to hear Charles F Martin executive secretary of the Iowa State Education Association discuss the proposed school legislation for the 1950 51 year Topics include state financial aid to education reorganization of school administration and teacher welfare measures such as certification requirements contractual relations leave of absence and retirement laws State Senator R R Bateson and Paul Walter county representative are invited to attend.
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Steamboat Rock
Charles F. Martin
Iowa State Education Association
Hardin County Education Association
R. R. Bateson
Paul Walter
Hardin County
Martin
Pine Lake Tourney Action Opens With First Round
Hardin county unveils the 20th annual Pine Lake scramble at Hubbard with 10 clubs in male and female brackets. Union defends the men’s crown while Steamboat Rock holds the women’s title as the five day event begins with three games tonight led by Union vs Hubbard, Alden vs Whitten and Owasa vs Steamboat Rock with more matchups on subsequent nights.
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Hardin County
Pine Lake
Hubard
Hubbard
Union
Steamboat Rock
Action
Steamboat
Rockettes
Owasa
New Providence
New Providences
Alden
Whitten
Conservation Is Part of Deane Glen's Ag Engineering Curriculum
Deane Glen, son of R. A. Glen of Eldora, graduates December 20 with a bachelor of science in agricultural engineering from Iowa State College. The New Providence area native studied field power machinery soil and water conservation farm structures and rural electrification and served in the navy for 22 months. After graduation he plans to work in soil conservation.
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Dean Wehrman
Lawn Hill
Lawn Hill Church
Wehrman
Herald-Index
Deane Glen
I.S.C
Ames
Iowa State College
Deane
New Providence
Eldora
Selecti AG Engineering
R. A. Glen
Des Moines
Woodward
Donald
Burbank
Calif
Ellen
NAVY
Jacksonville
Miami
Fla
Memphis
Iowa State
Division of Engineering
Division of Agriculture
Walter Walter Speaks to Hardin County Firemen
State Representative Paul Walter of Union spoke to Hardin County Firemen at New Providence on Thursday evening. He covered state laws of interest to firemen and potential legislation under consideration. About 55 firemen attended and New Providence members served lunch.
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Paul Walter
Union
Hardin County Firemen’s Association
New Providence
Walter
Skids On Ice Cause Fatal Hardin County Truck Crash
A Monday morning wreck near Lone Tree station on highway 65 killed three R E A line workers and injured two others. Erdman Fisk Glen Sherman and Howard Van Laere died when the truck rolled after skidding on ice. Victims ranged from 18 to 61. driver Richard Vinson was unharmed. The Stewart Inc. vehicle carried seven back-seat passengers toward a line job, with headquarters in Ames and a branch in Iowa Falls.
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Hardin County
R. E. A. Line
Lone Tree
Highway 65
Eldora
Sherman
A. L. Putney
Iowa Falls
Raymond R. Collins
Richard Vinson
Cambria
Stewart, Inc
Anamosa
Free Matinee for Kids at Grand Theater Saturday
The New Grand theatre will show the Bohemian Girl operetta with Laurel and Hardy Saturday at 2 30 providing free admission for children under 12. Sponsored by the theatre and the Eldora Chamber of Commerce this holiday event shifts to a later time due to Santa Claus arrival by airplane.
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Grand
Eldora
Cribbage Replaces Poultry Shoot After Icy Roads
Wildlife club planned poultry shoot Sunday but icy roads kept attendance small. Some members practiced shooting while others competed in cribbage in the club house.
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Wildlife Club
Methodist Church Invites to Meetings in Eldora Iowa
The Eldora Methodist Church hosts a five day evangelistic program this week at 7:30 each evening. Dr. F. F. Travis, Cedar Rapids district superintendent, directs lay visitor teams to boost church interest and invites the public to attend.
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Iowa
Eldora Church
F. F. Travis
Cedar Rapids
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John Nassau
Joe Jarcks
Frank Collins
Jaspers
Lester Taylor
Bob Rogers
Cancer Society
Faust
Mee
J. D. Cundiff
Nerald-Index
Clyde Marshall
Clarence Vestal
Cundiff
Dale Johnson
Alfred Hanson
Vestal
Marshall
Sam Kessler
Paul Witter
Hi-Y
Ralph B. Imes
Doris Kaas
Doyle Felton
Hubert Cleveland
Eastman Nuckolls
Miss Kaas
Jean van Tiger
Marilyn Mitchell
Pat Irwin
Bill Cleveland
Magazine
Eldoran
Hardin
State Association
Alden-Whitten Boys
Owasa-Rockettes
Minnesota
Illinois
Charles City
Mason City
Bettendorf
Davenport
Moline, Il
Wallace Orgell
Iowa State Chapter
American Societ of Agricultural Engineers
Ward
REA
The
Erdman A. Fisk
Town Falls
Glen Sherman
Fayette
Howard van Laere
Hampton
Methodist Church
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