Engagement of Miriam Eller Announced
The engagement of Miriam Eller daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Eller of Hubbard to Harold Bjornson of Salmon Idaho was announced at the family Christmas dinner hosted by Miss Eller's grandparents Mr and Mrs John Granton of Eldora. The event featured green and white decorations and silver seal pine cone place cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Elter
Ralph Eller
Hubbard
Harold Bjornson
Salmon
Idaho
Miss Eller
John Granton
Eldora
Ankeny
Caleb Miles
Hadley and Preston to Wed in January in Washington
The marriage of Miss Margaret Hadley daughter of Mr and Mrs RR Hadley Ackley to Richard Preston son of Dr and Mrs F M Preston Radcliffe will take place in January. The couple will live in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hadley
RR. Hadley
Ackley
Richard Preston
Washington, D. C
F. M. Preston
Radcliffe
O. S. Myers
Adel
Blanche Marie
C. Harold Gilbert
C. H. Gilbert
Iowa Falls
Flowers Bloom in Yard on Christmas
Mild winter in Iowa shows blooms in a front yard where several Freer stoc ks flowers appear in pink and white. Head notes continuous blooming since fair weather. The 4 H club at Merle Enpeisor’s home planned a 1940 program with about 15 boys, refreshments by Mrs Elmer Engelson Bors. County agent Dick Hyde urges 4 H certificates due soon after January as eligibility in state competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Head
Merle Enpeisor
Elmer Engelson
County Cin
Dick Hyde
Hyde
State Adds Two Highways and Grants Permanent Grade
All Weather Road projects progress as the state announces two highways added this year. The report notes No. 299 is predicted to run north and connect with existing routes, with paving and grading nearly complete.
Will Wed Mrs Balvanz Is Hostess to Utopians
Mrs Edger Balvanz hosted a Christmas party for the Utopie club Friday evening with fourteen members and three guests Elsie Roll Des Moines Ella Gosehks and Elders Hesse attending Bridge prizes were awarded to Mrs W O Gunther and Miss Hesse The event included a gift exchange and hostess duties The Christian Missionary Society combined its regular meeting with the Christmas party at Mrs Peter DeCook s home last week Families of members attended social hour and refreshments followed The Eldora Federation of Club Women January meeting was cancelled with no New Year s program or later date planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balvanz
Edger Balvanz
Utopie Club
Elsie Roll of
Des Moin
Ella Gosehks
Elders Hesse
We. O. Gunther
Miss Hesse
Christian Missionary Society
Peter DeCook
Eldora Federation of Club Women
Marian Bahr to Be Bride of Maurice Dreier
Mr and Mrs Otto Bahr announce the approaching marriage of daughter Marian to Maurice Dreier son of Mr and Mrs Herman Dreier of near Hubbad The wedding is set for January 30 1940 The announcement was made at a dinner held last evening at the bride to be s home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Bahr
Marian
Maurice Dreier
Herman Dreier
Hubbad
Mongar
Club Meetings Schedule Notes from Local Page
Tuesday PEO meeting hosted by Mrs C OF Bran at 3 o clock. Wednesday Mesonical ball at 7 30. Travel and Art club at Abrery club rooms at 2 30. These listings summarize the week’s club gatherings with times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. OF
Abrery Club
Marriage of Marjorie Carlson and Max McCue
Announcement states Marjorie Carlson a Goose Creek teacher married Max McCue of Chillicothe Missouri. They wed June 8 in Chillicothe with Rev Clelland officiating the single ring ceremony. The couple will reside in Chillicothe after graduation in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Carlson
Goose Creek
Max McCue
Chillicothe
Clelland
McCue
Carl O2ri
Grinnell
ES Dora High School
Rose McCue
Council Bluffs
Mey
McCune
Evangelistic Services and Year End Church Events
A church schedule outlines Epworth League and Sunday worship, with New Year observances, baptism reception, and confirmations. German and English services are listed with times, including a Sylvester Eve service and New Year’s Day services. Community members are invited to attend and support year end activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intermedase Leagus
Epworth Leagus
Hardin County road program and local projects in 1940
Hardin County conducted a road improvement program in the year detailing grading, grooving, and resurfacing on trunk and local roads. Contracts awarded include grading and culvert work by Welden Bros and Hug & Esston. The Union 4-H club met at Wade Hauser’s home to launch 1940 work. El yon Wooten described his International show experiences. Rural Youth Group to hold 1940 officers election at the courthouse this evening with activities planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Lone Fellye
Point Pleasant
Buckere
Ellis Townships
Hardin County
Crank
Dones & Sors
Polk City
Welden Bros
Lows Felis
Welder
Broz. 2
Boord & Gison
Sioux City
Hug & Esston
Cornell Bluffs
Union 4-H
Wade Hauser Derember
Elyon Wooten
International
Severn Haywood
Harry Harwood
Dan Howard
Wilfred Dickenson
Paul
Robert Bowen
Severn Smith
Stanley Stover
Eldon
John
Charlene Wooten
Wede
George Hauser
Hauser
Reral
Tre Berdin County Rural Youth Group
Resignation of Hardin No 5 Teacher Cited Ill Health
Idea Engelber has resigned as teacher at Hardin No 5 school for ill health. No information on a successor has been received at the county superintendent’s office. This is one of 24 standard county schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idea Engelber
Hardin No. 5
Reading extension talk set for Ames meeting
Zanete Eager, extension specialist of Ames, will speak at the all day meeting of women’s project workers at Hubbard on Tuesday January 9. The session will be held at the town hall per Ferm Bureau office. Open to the public, the talk covers reading at home materials for church and Sunday school and poems for pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanete Eager
Ames
Hupberd Tuesder
Sessione
Azid
Ferm Bureau
Cln
Miss Eager
New Year Eve Midnight Show Promises Spectacle
Fragmented OCR text highlights a lengthy report of community notices and obituaries. It references a New Year’s Eve Midnight Show, church affiliations, and local families, including Hutzel and Shope lineages. The piece memorializes several residents, noting deaths, survivors, and funeral arrangements with scattered dates and locals.
Two Eldora residents die after long illnesses
Robert Bruce Lynk 92 longtime Hardin county resident died at Eldora hospital after a five week illness. He was born in 1847 in Green County New York and lived in Winds before marrying Hattie H. Eick in 1859. Survived by four children and five grandchildren, funeral held December 24 at Wehrman Andrie with Rev. F O Hillman. interment Eldora cemetery. May Heffern Button 61 died December 15 1939 in California after moving from Eldora to Hardin county decades earlier. Survived by husband Albert L Button sister Mrs. Ostheimer three nieces and one nephew. Funeral services held December 22 at Eldora Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora A. Shope
Flora Shom
Fiors A. Stickman
Xnashes
Auenst
Wihemina Stickman
Roland F. Shope
Nashus
Womsrhood
Baptist Church
Nashua
Eidore Chapter
Order of East Star
Bill
Mick
Mires
Paul Ewo
Iower
Robert Bruce Lynk
Hardin County
Eldora Hospital
Green County
New York
Robert Lynk
Hattie H. Eick
Whiteside County
Feldora
Mr. Lynk
Eldora
Albert E. Lynk
T. C. Sheldon
Charles T. Lynk
Vinton
Town
I. B. Lynk
Lesacesi Cale
George A. Lynk
Serena Cartwright
Marshalltown
Ed Ehret
Ed Kilcoin
Tama
Geo. Ehret
Montezuma
J. J. Sharp
Hampton
Wilbur
Chicago
Louie Lynk
Algona
L. V. _Feike
Joan
Rosa Riley
Delmar Messman
Des Moines
Wehrman-Andrie Funeral Home
F. O. Hillman
Methodist Church
Eldora Cemetery
May Heffern Butten May
Heffern Button
Thomas F
Sarah Rousseau Heffern
St. Clair County
Osceola
California
Albert L. Button
Iowa Falls Divorces Sought In Multiple Petitions
In Iowa Falls several divorce petitions are filed. Mrs Dorthe Frankisc seeks dissolution from FR Ere at Fairfield alleging abusive conduct and intoxication plus care of a husband’s former children. Jonn Fr Wirds represents the plaintiff. Monarch Floor & Roofing seeks judgment and foreclosure on a mechanic’s lien for £95 on a Town Falls residence. Edward Robinson of Fort Dodge represents the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorthe Frankisc
Jove Weye
Toe Als
Ere
Fairfield
Althoven
Jonn Fr Wirds
Are Agree Co
Richard
Inez Wolord
Frederick L. Wahrer
Marshalltown
Clive Matthews
Herman Easter
Caroline Easter
W. W. White
Monarch Floor & Roofing Company
Edward Robinson
Fort Dodge
State Farm Bureau Meets Next Month
The 1940 Lone Farm Bureau Federation convention will be at the Shrine Temple Des Moines January 15 to 19 with a major recognition program for county township and individual Farm Bureau units. Awards include trophies pennants banners and certificates. It also features annual reports and addresses by state leaders and a large entertainment program January 18. Wednesday January 17 includes the general sessions and a surprise fun night tied to the Iowa Farm and Home Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Farm Bureeu Federation
Shrine Temple
Des Moines
Iowa
Local Social Notes Round of Monday Visits
Union Mr and Mrs Frank Smith of Eldora and Mrs Dora Warrington were dinner guests Monday in the home of Mr and Mrs Leonard Bagh. Mr and Mrs H C Weaver of Ellsworth spent Monday with their son Dr kh EL Weaver and family. Mrs Pearl Carter had as guests Monday Mr and Mrs Paul Carter and sons Mr and Mrs Everett Carter and family Mr and Mrs Waugh Reece and Teddy Mr and Mrs Joan Henry Carter Mr and Mre er Clemens. Mrs A L Wood went to Hampton Friday to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Eldora
Dora Warrington
Leonard Bagh
H. C. Weaver
Ellsworth
Kh. EL. Weaver
Pearl Carter
Paul Carter
Everet Carter
Er Clemens
A. L. Wood
Hampton
Eldora Decor and Basketball Cheer For 1940
Over the Back Fence notes Eldora’s festive 1939 beautification by cooperative effort led by Guy Brown and city groups. It praises upcoming plantings along Edgington and Washington avenues and recalls Christmas trees. It covers a first basketball game in a new gym, community support from diverse locals, and Jackie's cheerful holiday motto. No licenses were issued for marriages after December 20 in Hardin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Christmas Day Gatherings Across Iowa Homes
Mrs WW O Chaney reports Mr and Mrs John Janssen and daughter Janice spent Christmas day at the Frank Bartling home near Garden City with Mr and Mrs Leo Schneider as guests. Des Moines hosted Christmas dinner for Orville Crowley family. Alva Canham Frances Iowa Falls and Art Bright Eldora visited J L Starr home. Dean Eggleston and son Leroy joined a family dinner at Frank Arnold home near Whitten. Gayle Harless and family also attended Christmas dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Janssen
Janice
Frank Bartling
Garden City
Leo Schneider
Orville Crowley
Des Moines
Alva Canham
Frances
Iowa Falls
Art Bright
Eldora
J. L. Starr
Dean Eggleston
Leroy
Frank
Christmas Day Gatherings Across Buckeye Area
Christmas scenes unfold in the Buckeye region with multiple households hosting relatives. Marilyn Eggleston is ill with chicken pox at the Julius Vier kandt home. Enid Platts visits St. Paul relatives. Holiday visits include the Harless, Vierkandt, Chaney, Perkins, and Cruikshank families. The Hughes school held a well attended program before Christmas vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Vierkandt
Buckeye
Marilyn Eggleston
Enid Platts
St. Paul
W. O. Chaney
Willison Chaney
T. R. Chaney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miriam Eller
Drama Club
Library Club
Mildred Luce
Milo Myers
Mery Loyola White
W. D. Dickinson
Walter Trap
Cleve Lepley
Everett Caster
Cecil Swain
Charles Trupp
Roy Dean
Martin Skillen
Concord Club
Missionary Society
Marian Bahr
Shermare
Wacom
Churen
F. F- Trey
Spea Reg
Churcn
Sunder Ning
St. Paul's Lutheran
Sunder School
Vhoepke
New Providence
Highwey
Union
Zaneta
Aeni Wein
Nugeers Srabe
Omar Cyarseee
Wasi Stary
Gore Teaco Ao
Anne Stwueme
Rey
A. Om
Sumius Wars
Tee
Sremsac
Methodist Church of
Hutzel
Brious
Earl K. Hutzel
Lewis. E. Hutzel
Wm. M. Hutzel
Esther M. Mason
Cints
Herbert Afasan
Archer
Harver B. Hutzel
BH Miller
Gererude L
Clarence E
Grace L. Hoover
Ather Glen
Burzel
Fails
Lawrence BR
Isc. Mont
Eugene J
Latrosse
Wis
de R. Reome
Berry Claver
Nora F Pixier
Saree
Barry "Dimmock
Marshaltieswn
State Farm Bureau
Wm. H. Hutzel
Wm .H. Hutzi
Owin
Ind
Gertrude
Michael
Cethrine Hurcel
Mary L. Minchan
Steamboat Rock
Grundy County
Cynthia Gray
Guy Brown
Endorans
Edgington
Washingon
Dowsngers
Mstrons
Trisids
Jackie
Mary
Os Hughes
WW O. Chaney
AEW
Crosley Farm
William Rothenbental
Herb Steinfeldt
Robert
Walter Steinfeldt
J. R. Perkins
Harold Perkins
Cora Jane
Dale Perkins
Barbara
Elders
Gerald Perkins
Lester Perkins
Hickory Grove
Donald Perkins
Lester Farmer
Gus Cruikshank
Best ,Ubishes
Tomers and Friends
F. J
Kingdon
Arrianna
Otters
Astrakhans
Maeshalltown
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