Good Year Is Reported In Building Here Eldora
A dynamic year of construction in Eldora features a new $50,000 municipal hospital nearing completion, a one story Groth Plumbing Co. building by Ralph R. Dickson, and multiple modern improvements across the business district. Remodels include the Busy Bee cafe front, Winchester hotel updates, and expanded spaces for the Masons and city offices, with numerous residences and a new post office site cleared and prepared. The city also chronicles extensive alterations to commercial and civic structures, enhancing neon lighting, glass fronts, and interior reconfigurations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Ralph R. Dickson
Groth Plumbing Co
Washington Street
R. E. Hodge
C. F. Stauffer
C. J. Warthow
Busy Bee Cafe
Winchester
Sale
Kramer & Son Sale
Brown
Masonic
Star
Pythian
Van
Mitterer
People’s Store
Nena Snyder
hesRotary
City Hall
Blankenship Auto. Parta
Postoffice
Maude
Herb Soballe
Eldora Creamery Company
Central States Electric Co
Edgar McCarthy
Eliott Hatchery
C. W. Haase
Chas.-.Schafer
Roy Palmer
Four Eldora Judges to Pick Year’s Top News Stories
Eldora’s H. J. Schmitz J. L. Cameron Carl DeBaggio and Grant Tyler have agreed to serve as a four member board of judges to designate the five most important events in Eldora from the 1938 Herald Ledger chronology. Each judge will submit a list, to be printed next week.
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Eldora
Herald-Ledger
H. J. Schmitz
Youth Group Election in Hardin County Reelects Eldora Leader
Carol Vinton of Eldora was reelected Rural Yo of the Hardin County Rural Youth Group at the annual meeting. Marlene Northrup is secretary, Billy Vigars treasurer, and Stanley Dreier reporter. Orlan Ryan and Everett Elerding join the official board. Community singing by E M Crosley with Mrs Crosley accompanied. Plans for a caroling trip were not carried out. A gift exchange featured Santa Claus. refreshments were served.
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Carol Vinton
Eldora
Hardin County
Mmal
Dhursiahr
Ee Ree
Marlene Northrup
Billy Vigars
Stanley Dreier
Orlan Ryan
Everett Elerding
E. M. Crosley
Hubbard
Holiday Programs At Training School
Observance of the holiday season at the state training school began Friday evening with a chapel play by boys of the band cottage directed by Harold J. Martin and Alma Akkerman. Eighteen boys formed the cast. Christmas day included a chapel sermon by Rev. G. H. Dahlberg, gift distribution, a special dinner, and an evening entertainment. New Year's Day will feature a chapel service by Rev. J. D. Mahoney and a New Year’s entertainment Monday evening.
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Band Cottage
Harold J. Martin
Alma Akkerman
G. H. Dahlberg
Eldora Baptist Church
J. D. Mahoney
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Farm Bureau Board Will Have Luncheon
Hardin County Farm Bureau board plans a Friday meeting at the courthouse with 1938 and 1939 directors in attendance. They will hold a luncheon at Snyder tea room before the session. A truck driven by T H Schaa of the Schaa company skidded on an icy street near Mrs Stella Kahl's residence, struck Charles Arnold causing two broken ribs, and damaged the brick wall surrounding the Kahl property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Farm Bureau Board
Snyder Tea Room
T. H. Schaa
Schaa Company
Stella Kahl
Charles Arnold
Kahl
Club Boys Attend State Convention at Iowa State College
Five Hardin county 4-H club boys attend a short course and club convention at Iowa State College this week after winning trips in county fair record book contests. Attendees include Robert Gray Robert Henning Eldora John Wooten Union Leslie Pearson Radcliffe Lawrence Rudolph Hubbard Merle Hunt Ackley Robert Wood Iowa Falls Harvey Freed Eldora Wilfred Dickenson Union County Agent Walter B Eyre accompanies the group. The convention closes today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Iowa State College
Robert Gray
Robert Henning
Eldora
John Wooten
Union
Leslie Pearson
Radcliffe
Lawrence Rudolph
Hubbard
Merle Hunt
Ackley
Robert Wood
Iowa Falls
Harvey Freed
Wilfred Dickenson
Walter B. Eyre
Noted Speaker at Steamboat Church
Dr. Max I. Reich of Moody Bible Institute will lecture at Steamboat Rock Baptist Church for two weeks starting January 1 at 7:30 each evening. The theme is The Glory of Christ in the Old Testament and New Testament. Reich, a Jewish-descended Christian minister, is praised as a premier Bible expositor with a long career in England, Canada, and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max I. Reich
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Ill
Steamboat Rock Baptist Church
Christ
Reich
Joint Installation Dated January 9
A joint installation of officers will be held Monday evening January 9 by the I O O F and Rebekah lodges at the Eldora Odd Fellows hall. C Q Short district deputy grand master will oversee the I O O F installation and Mrs O R Lamb district deputy president will direct the Rebekah ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Eldora Odd Fellows Hall
C. Q. Short
O. R. Lamb
Hog Feed Ratio Boosts Corn Value in Mid November Trade
In mid November 100 pounds of live hogs would buy 21 bushels of corn an unusually favorable feeding ratio.
Legion Seeks Nominations for Community Service Award
The American Legion requests letters nominating local residents for its annual community service award. Nominations must reach Adolph Boege, adjutant, by January 7. Any person within ten miles of Eldora is eligible. a committee from area groups will select the winner for a January public meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Adolph Boege
Regius
Eldora
Hardin County Roads Better As Year Ends
The 1938 year end report shows Hardin county highways improved through supervisor and engineer led programs. Extensive grading and gravel surfacing, with over 83 miles of resurfacing completed, plus 17.6 miles of trunk roads surfaced and 6.25 miles graded. County Engineer C. A. Boeke notes more gravel work than in prior seasons.
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Hardin County
Board of Supervisors
C. A. Boeke
Hardin County Highway Status Compiled by County Engineer
County Engineer C A Boeke reports on Hardin County road work for the year, noting 96,000 miles of state roads with 12,000 miles paved and 0 . Actually 314.250 miles of trunk roads gravel grade and 2.250 miles not on permanent grade. Local roads total 439,145 miles with 40,785 miles on permanent grade not gravelled. Total county mileage 677,130. Some paving by M G Buckwalter and Bell & Sons with WPA projects. Union Eldora road resurfaced by state commission. Eldora Steamboat Rock highway black topped. no bridges built.
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Hardin County
C. A. Boeke
Herald-Ledger
M. GC
Buckwalter
Laurens
Pravel
Bell & Sons
Sumner
WPA
State Highway Commission
Maud- Tin’: Construction Co
Webster City
Malaria Deaths Drop Sharply in U S Since 1900
Malaria deaths in the United States have fallen by 61 percent since 1900, as reported by U S census bureau findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S
Ackley Pythians Honor John Boylan on Fifty Years
John T. Boylan, initiated fifty years ago by Evergreen Lodge Knights of Pythias of Eldora, was honored in Ackley with installation as chancellor commander of Rose Croix lodge. Ceremony led by Ackley group at Boylan residence due to distance, with W H Longenecker and peers from Eldora in attendance. Eldora’s lodge had disbanded about a decade ago, with members joining Ackley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Eldora
John T. Boylan
Rose Croix Lodge
Ackley
Boylan
W. H. Longenecker
Express Office Damaged by Fire
The express office north of Hardin County National Bank was damaged by a blaze suspected to originate from a defective chimney. Ralph Allbee, the express agent, had lit the fire earlier. foreman C D Padget spotted smoke on arrival and alerted the fire department. Firemen extinguished the blaze quickly with damage not exceeding $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County National Bank
Ralph Allbee
C. D. Padget
Herald Ledger
Santa Claus Visits Eldora in annual town visit
Santa Claus, arranged by the American Legion, distributed candy and nuts to children at Eldora courthouse with 1200 sacks to meet demand. He then visited 40 shut-in children at home in a Wood Auto Co. Mercury driven by Glen Sheldon, aided by Patty Jackson, Peggy Schlampp, and Mary Lou Holmes. He praised the peppy youngsters and has made the visit for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Santa Claus
Eldora
Santa
Wood Auto Co
Glen Sheldon
Patty Jackson
Peggy Schlampp
Mary Lou Holmes
The
Herald- Ledger
Livestock Depredation Claims Total $1995
The board of supervisors will review annual depredation claims for livestock caused by dogs. Auditor Frank Jackson reports 62 claims filed, totaling $1995.32, with the largest claim at $175 and the smallest at $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Frank Jackson
Signed Contract of Relief Head Filed
A 1989 contract for Marian MacLeod of Iowa Falls as director of relief or overseer of the poor has been filed with the county auditor. It is signed by chairman Wm. J. Chantrill and Miss MacLeod, mirroring the prior agreement with Mrs. Helen Roberts but with lower salary and a provision to maintain her Iowa Falls office.
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Marian MacLeod
Iowa Falls
Wm. J. Chantrill
Miss MacLeod
Helen Roberts
Iowalls
Rural electrification expands in Hardin county lines
Hardin Rural Electric Cooperative reports 123 miles energized serving 240 customers by March with plans to add 151 miles more and reach about 600 customers by mid January. Total allotment stands at 388,500 and funds include 79 miles in neighboring counties as superintendent Jaspers seeks a further allotment for 150 to 200 miles to serve around 500 additional customers.
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Hardin County
Ben Jaspers
Hardin Rural Electric Cooperative
Jaspers
Marriage Licenses Dec 24 From Local Clerk
Dec 24 couples listed include Max Butler 23 and Hildegarde Boeke 22 of Hubbard Vernon Giese legal and Gretta Trepkes legal of Ackley Dec 24 Herman W Harms legal and Mrs Margaret M Caudill legal of Alden
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Max Butler
Hildegarde Boeke
Hubbard
Vernon Giese
Legal
Gretta Trepkes
Ackley
Herman W. Harms
Margaret M. Caudill
Alden
U S population tops 130 million in 1938 census
Preliminary census estimates put the population of the Continental United States at 130,215,600 on July 1, 1938, a new all time high for the nation.
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U. S
United States
Eldora 1938 Record Highlights Major Local Events
A chronology from January to February 1938 notes births, civic changes, and projects in Eldora and Hardin County. Highlights include the first baby born in 1938, council actions naming new officials, hospital project plans, post office site inquiries, and community milestones such as farm bureau awards, church anniversaries, and a severe county storm with school busing impacts.
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Donna Joan McClaskey
M. L. Humphrey
Eldora
Council
WPA
Arthur Knowles
Kenneth Reisinger
J. D. Leonard
Glen Whorrall
R. R. Bateson
Fred Wehrman
Ed Stebe
Grand Theater
W. F P. Krumbiegel
Postoffice
A. W. Adams
Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Union
Henry J. Janssen
Hardin County Farm Bureau
Federated Cooperative Power Association
Reece
Congregational Church
Farm Bureau
Posch Ormsby Fobes
Wm. Eckel
Roy Finster
Rudolph Eckel
Ames
Hardin County
Baptist Church
Oakwood
Reeve
Commission
Eldora Happy Hustlers
Providence True Blue Maidens
Cottage Chuckle Chums
Grant Gay Girls
Alden Merry Maids
Carleton D. Beh Co
Art Grantow
Ivester Church
Eldora Congregational Church
Iowa Christian Ru
Improving State Highway 299 is Project for Coming Year
The coming year will see the re routing and grading of Highway 299 from New Providence to connect with No 57. A 5.6 mile grading contract was awarded to Booth & Olson Inc for 28052.30 dollars. Culverts and a 180 by 24 foot I beam bridge over the South Fork are under contracts to Hughes & Haston and Welden Bros respectively, with bids 7252.20 and 20534.58.
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New Providence
South Fork
Lawn Hill
Lawn
Booth & Olson, Inc
Sioux City
Hughes & Hastont
Councils
Bluffs
Welden Bros
Iowa Falls
Alden Pastor Will Talk About Mexico
The Rev. W. G. Muhleman of Alden Methodist Church will speak at Eldora Methodist Church on January 5. A 6:30 pot luck supper precedes an illustrated lecture on his travels in Mexico, with offerings to help cover expenses.
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W. G. Muhleman
Alden Methodist Church
Eldora Methodists
Mr. Muhleman
Mexico
Wheel Hits Rut, New Car Wrecked
Wade Hauser of Union Iowa a Rath packing lamb buyer in Waterloo suffered a stiff neck and bruises when his new 1939 two door car rolled over after hitting a deep rut on a dirt road three miles west and two and three fourths miles south of Dumont. Companion Rudd Alexander uninjured. Hauser had bought the car 14 days earlier. the wrecked vehicle had 2708 miles. Hauser is a seven year veteran lamb buyer in the area.
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Wade Hauser
Union
Iowa
Lamb
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Dumont
Reinbeck Courier
Rudd Alexander
Hauser
Reinbeck Motor Company
Census Covers Wide Area
The 1940 United States census will include Hawaii Puerto Rico Alaska the Virgin Islands American Samoa Guam and all other out lying possessions as well as the continental United States.
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U. S
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
The
Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Guam
United States
New Pipe Line Under WPA Work Starts to Connect Wells
Work began this week on a WPA governed project to lay 900 feet of pipe from the Tower well to the Marathon well and 550 feet of six inch pipe to the city hall reservoir. About 20 men are employed. total cost is 1799 with half paid by government and city.
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City Hall
Tower
Marathon
City
Lberty Park
Des Moines
Rain Measures Yield as Inch of Rain Drops Water
An inch of rainfall translates to about 72 aro tons of water per square mile, indicating the scale of precipitation and its potential impact on land and water resources during the period covered.
Four-H Convention Delegates in Eldora Picture
County boys 4-H club delegates gathered on the Eldora courthouse steps for a group photo after the December 17 convention. Front row shows officers Dean Kelsey historian Clarence Lange vice president Merle Hunt president and Frederic Fisher secretary treasurer. Second row includes George Hauser Harvey Freed Robert Gray Robert Henning Kenneth Tatum Frank Morris. Back row features Dale Hayward Carroll Pearson Leslie Pearson Billy Krause Rudolph Eckel Raymond Wood Wade Haueer jr.
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Eldora
Dean Kelsey
Clarence Lange
Merle Hunt
Frederic Fisher
George Hauser
Harvey Freed
Robert Gray
Robert Henning
Kenneth Tatum
Frank Morris
Dale Hayward
Carroll Pearson
Leslie Pearson
Billy Krause
Rudolph Eckel
Raymond Wood
Wade Haueer
Project Clubs Plan Second Lesson for Home Series
Leaders will hold the second lesson of the women's home project series next week led by Ada Raake Gaede. The first session is Tuesday January 3 at Mrs. Claude Sanders home in Jackson township, followed by El Dora township on Thursday and another in Grant at Mrs. R. R. Boeke's EdmB the Friday. The lesson titled Suggestions for Efficient Storage in the Farm Home covers closet layouts drawer space for clothing kitchen utensil and dish storage linens supplies for writing and business papers recreational gear medicine cabinet with supplies list and table leaf storage. Drawings illustrate some suggestions.
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Ada Raake Gaede
Claude Sanders
Jackson Township
Fred Vinton
Eldora Township
Grant
R. R. Boeke
Town Benefit Society of Eldora Formed in Iowa
Local men organize the Town Benefit Society of Eldora to provide financial aid to members’ families. Officers include H. Modlin as president, Frank Jackson as vice president, and C. W. Haase as secretary-treasurer. Directors are Modlin, Haase, Jackson, Eastman Nuckols, and W. H. Longenecker. Membership limited to IOOF and Rebekah degree members in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Town Benefit Society of
Eldora
H. Modlin
Frank Jackson
C. W. Haase
H. G. Modlin
Eastman Nuckols
Dean Morris Appears With Penn College Band
Dean Morris son of Mr and Mrs E F Morris of New Providence appeared with the William Penn college band in a concert at William Penn college Oskaloosa under the direction of Prof Murray Baylor of the music department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Morris
E. F. Morris
New Providence
William Penn College
William Penn, College
Oskaloosa
Murray Baylor
Iowa Organizing For Annual Drive To Outstrip Records
Iowa speeds mobilization of county chairmen for the Fight Infantile Paralysis drive. Keith Morgan and George W. Riley report nationwide surveys show urban centers well organized. Campaign funds will create permanent chapters of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis nationwide. The drive ends January 30 1939 Roosevelt birthday with dances and events supporting the cause.
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Iowa
Keith Morgan
Morgan
George W. Riley
National Foundation For
Roosevelt
National Foundation
Diverse Subjects Report Covers Population and Industry
A broad survey highlights population figures and employment trends alongside agriculture irrigation drainage mining and quarrying manufacturing and commercial activity across regions. It notes varied occupations and the interconnections between farming industry and urban growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
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Maltby
Laurent Maltby
John Arnold
West Highteenth
R. Protheroe
Ernest Cable
Pine Lake
W. G. Leslie
Steinfeldt
William Steinfeldt
Farm Bureau Board
Steamboat
Adolph Saphir
Alfred Edersheim
Orn
Berlin
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Young Reich
D. L. Moody
London
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Canada
Open Brethren
Michigan
Illinois
Kansas City
British Isles
Denmark
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France
America
Dr. Max ‘I, “Reich
Legion Asks
Hughes Crossing
A. W.mitterer
J. W. Caldwell
Chris Schwarck
Virginia
Mary
Patricia Fistler
Ray Johnson
Ada Raake Guede
Ackley Pythians
John Boylan
Express
REA Lines
Iola Darzes
Bob Jones College
Cleveland, Tenn
Rebekahs
Penn College
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