Contested School Board Elections in County Race
The Eldora Consolidated and Hardin county boards of education face contests on March 14. Walter Hauser of Whitten challenges Jerome Beach of Eldora for a seat on the county board, seeking a six year term. Eldora terms for Maltby and Vigars are up with Maltby seeking reelection and Sheldon aiming to replace Vigars. Holdovers include Heslop Dickinson and Jones. Petitions close ten days before election. Eldora filings via Fred K Schmidt, county via M B Albers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Consolidated School Board
Hardin County Board of Education
Walter Hauser
Whitten
County Board of Education
Jerome Beach
Eldora
Beach
Lauren Malthy
Orvite Vigars
Eldora Board
Maltby
Frank Sheldon
Vigars
James Heslop
D. W. Dickinson
Guy Jones
Ben Jaspers
Steamboat Rock
Leo L. Nott
Alden
William Hoffman
Radcliffe
Ben Topp
Hubbard
New County School Board
Jaspers
Topp
Nott
Hoffman
Fred K. Schmidt
M. 2. Albers
Divorce suit dropped after error in records
Plaud Herman filed a divorce suit against Anna May Harman but the case was placed on record in error and later withdrawn. Herman and Harman stated no divorce is being sought and the matter was resolved through clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plaud Herman
Anna May Harman
Harman
Mrs Morse Dies at 92 After Stroke and Hospital Founder
Funeral rites honored Mrs. N. C. Morse of Eldora aged 92 who died Sunday at her home after a stroke suffered January 18. Widow of Dr. N. B. Morse, pioneer Eldora physician and founder of the town’s first hospital, she lived with care at the later years. Funeral held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Andria and Creps funeral home with Rev. Alva Ragsdale officiating and burial in Eldora Cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Stuck Guy Jones Glen Sheldon Frank Gohner Robert Meader Raymond Blackmun. Flowers coordinated by Mrs. Rosa Upton and Mrs. Sarah Diehl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. c. Morse
Eldora' S Inc
Andria and Creps Funeral Home
Alva Ragsdale
Eldora Cemetery
Carl Stuck
Guy Jones
Glen Sheldon
Frank Gohner
Robert Meader
Raymond Blackmun
Rosa Upton
Morse
Sarah Diehl
Kentucky
Oratory Contest Set for Eldora Feb 19
An all day oratorical contest is planned for Saturday February 19 in Eldora with Grundy Center Conrad Eldora and Hampton teams. There will be three programs for critics and judges, including declamatory contests and interpretive readings in the afternoon and orations radio speaking and one act plays in the evening at the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Grundy Center
Conrad
Hampton
Aldrich
Paul
Public Hearing Set On Eldora Bus Line March 3
A public hearing will be held Thursday March 3 in the Hardin county auditor's office on the petition of Iowa Coaches Inc Dubuque to discontinue the motor coach line from Waterloo through Cedar Falls Dike Grundy Center Eldora to Iowa Falls. The Iowa Commerce Commission will hear testimony from affected individuals and groups. Eldora Mayor D M Nyquist Eldora Chamber of Commerce officials and civic groups are expected to attend. Nearly 200 Eldora residents signed a protest petition while others from affected towns also filed objections. Tom Findley manager of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Traffic association will oppose the discontinuance. The company had announced it would end the Eldora line due to revenue issues and set February 1 as the date to discontinue, but was ordered to continue service pending the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Auditor's Office
Iowa Coaches Inc
Dubuque
Waterloo
Iowa Falls
Eldora
Iowa Commerce Commission
D. M. Nyquist
Cedar Falls
Dike
Grundy Center
Tom Findley
Waterloo J Cedar Falls Traffic Association
Walters gilt sale draws buyers from seven states
A large turnout of buyers from seven states attended Bob Walters sale of Spotted Poland Chinas at the Livestock Sales pavilion Friday night, paying an average of 168 dollars per head. The pavilion was filled, with many buyers from outside Iowa. Illinois topped at 355 dollars, next at 320, and the top ten offerings averaged 262 dollars. The 169 dollar average was the highest for a Spotted Poland sale in the state this fall. The Hardin County Farm Bureau legislative committee will dine with state legislators February 16 in Des Moines to discuss farm bureau and rural issues, with Paul Glenney and Noel Paehbaly accompanying.
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Bob Walters
B& Head
Indiana
Illinois
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Poland
Hardin County
Farm. Bureau
William Leverton
Steamboat Rock
H. B. Snyder
Town Falls
William Dreier
Hubbard
Harald E. Clark
Aldora
M. A. Lauterbach
Alden
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Paul Glenney
Noel Paehbaly Fieldman
Golden wedding guest mourned after self murder
Mrs. Ernest Lettow, 72, lifelong Hardin county resident, hanged herself in a shed the eve of her golden wedding day. Couple, to be honored Tuesday night at Edgewood, had baked cakes and received gifts. Husband found her at 9:20 p.m. Monday after she retired early. Funeral set for 2 p.m. today at a Lutheran church. Scott funeral home handled arrangements. pallbearers listed. Survived by husband and four sons in Popejoy, Buckeye, Iowa Falls, and Des Moines, plus grandchildren and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
Ernest Lettow
Hardin County
Lettow
Bertha Hoffman
Nere
Leckhand
Scott Funeral Home
Alden
Ernest Wierkandt
Gus Tettow
Albert Albers
Leonard Hoffman
Bob Hoffman
Carl Hoffman
Carl Hoffman. Mrs. Lettow Had Resided In Hardin County Her Entire Lfe
Buckeya
Waldemar
Popejoy
Robert
Leonard
Iowa Falls
John
Des Moines
Hardis County Farm and Real Estate Auctions Listed
The February to May listing shows farm sales and auctions in Hardis County. Feb 12 Nellie Kinney real estate sale Elders Poly 15 Audly Hammond farm sale Feb 22 Harold Steinfelde farm Feb 25 Duayne Shaver milking/shorthorn sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardis County
Maynard Newell
Nellie ‘Kinney
Asle, Elders. Poly
Audly Hammond
Harold Steinfelde
Duayne Shaver
Four OMVI defendants plead guilty in county court
Court opened with four defendants pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and sentenced by Judge Sherman A Clock. Five other OMVI cases awaited hearing. Only other major case was Jack Berry of Iowa Falls facing murder charges with trial set for the week of Feb 21. Berry is in county jail after insanity and sanity rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman A. Clock
OMVI
Don Barker
Jack Berry
Iowa Falls
Berry
State Board of Psychiatrists
Hardin County
Nundy, Butler and Lundy
William G. McDonald
Des Moines
Clea Gehrke
Alden
Russell H. Porterfield
D A R Contest Winner Named
Mary Jo Howell of Iowa Falls is the Good Citizenship contest winner in Hardin County DAR. Shirley Fiscus of Eldora is the alternate. The event drew entrants from most county high schools, excluding Owasa Alden and Steamboat Rock, and will advance the winner or alternate to the state contest in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Howell
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Shirley Fiscus
Eldora
Owasa
Alden
Steamboat Rock
Des Moines
Blanche Stoddard Slayton
Martin Albers
Carl Hamilton
Helen Gethman
Tidora
Virginia Carstens
Ackley
Hixons to Operate Marathon Station
Amalie and Clyde Hixon take over the East Side Marathon Station after 16 years of operation by the late George E. Lynk. The new proprietors announce a general repair and lubrication service with parts and fueling offerings, continuing the station under Marathon Products Co. of Wellaburg. Amzie Hixon and Clyde Hixon bring prior experience from local shops and service roles.
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East Side Marathon
George E. Lynk
Amalie and Clyde, Hixon
I 4
The
Herald-Ledger
Amzie Hixon
South Ride
Clyde
Joske
Marathon Atajon
Marathon ‘Troducts Company of
Wellaburg
Well Ag
Hixons
Aa Weil Ag
Burling gift funds Eldora Memorial hospital addition
The Eldora Memorial Hospital will gain a 25000 dollar addition this summer funded by a 10000 dollar gift from Burling, a former Eldoran and Washington DC attorney. Local subscriptions will cover the remaining cost as requested. The addition goes on the rear of the two story building shown in the west view photo.
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Burling
Eldoran
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Washington, D. C
The Grand Theatre marks 25 years in Eldora
Leo F. Wolcott celebrates a quarter century in the theatre business as owner of the New Grand Theatre. Four free shows Friday invite the public to mark the milestone. Wolcott bought the Grand in 1923 and took possession in 1924 after moving to Eldora in 1919. He notes Hollywood’s shift toward better quality pictures postwar and anticipates ongoing improvement in cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo F. Wolcott
New Grand Theatre
Eldora
Wolcotts
Mr. Wolcott
Grand Theatre
Mark W. Moly
Wolcott
Wolcett
Hollywood
Shower Friday For Victims Of Farm Fire
Neighbors invite friends to a benefit shower for Mr and Mrs Harald Gibbon whose farm home on Coas Modin farm four miles southeast burned last Saturday night. Items needed include clothing bedding kitchenware linen and household goods. Donations can be taken to the Community house or picked up by arrangements with Chester Mochin or Fred Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harald Gibbon
Gibbons
Eldora Township Farm Bureau
Modlin Farm
Orville Lamb
Lamb
Eidona
Chester Mochin
Fred Vinton
New Providence Court Honors 60 Scouts in Ceremony
More than 60 Boy Scouts and 30 to 35 parents attended the Hardin District Court of Honor at New Providence Church. Seven Eldora scouts earned first class ranks, a New Providence lad reached Life Scout, and nearly 20 from the training school troop 838 advanced to second class. An evening program featured a magic show and music, with Rev. W. R. Yard and presentations by Scoutmasters and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Ledger
Training
Eldar
Max Webb
New Providence
I Wes
Laney
Ll1dora
State Board of Control
Gordon Dickinson
Dee Schrader
Ferdinand the Bull
Hardin District Court of Honor
Eldora
Court of Honor
W. R. Yard
Falla
Hollis Miles
Craig Froning
Larry Hodgson
Jimmy Foster
Robert Bateson
Kempton Huehn
Arvid Lauritsen
Darold Scott
Louis Davis
Ernest Davia
Dick Samsuel
Iowa Falls
Lynn Grove
Towa Falls
Fred Schott
Paul Hodgson
Kenneth C. McDowell
Provdence
Miles
Calkins
Iowa
Whldora
Burling gift funds Eldora hospital expansion
A $10,000 gift from E B Burling, a former Eldoran now in Washington DC, will trigger a hospital expansion adding five private rooms and a solarium to Eldora Memorial hospital. The project, costing about $26,000, is backed by a six member community committee seeking $15,000 locally, with Burling's donation underwrite contingent fundraising. The plan calls for a rear 16 foot extension and private rooms, to be overseen by architect William Beutler, with work hoped to begin this spring and finish by fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Memorial Hospital
E. BR. Burling
Eldoran
Washington, D. C
Burting
Burling
Eldora
Eldora Hospital
Eldorans
Dr. Gray
Henry J. Janssen
August Marske
Willis K. Bramwell
D. M. Nyquistl
Beecher Crosley
Hardin County Savings Bank
Hospital Building Fund
Clarence Orgell
Hospital Board
William Beutler
Sioux City
Hospital Board and Building Fund Committee
Beutler
Orgell
Cross Granted Divorce From Oregon Policeman
Alice M Cross was granted a divorce from Eugene Cross former Eldora policeman by District Judge Sherman A Glock this week. Cross is currently serving a six month term in the county jail for deserting his wife and children. Mrs Cross was represented by the law firm of Lundy Butler and Lundy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. Cross
Eugene Cross
Eldora
Sherman A. Glock
Cross
Mrs. Groas
Lundy, Butler and Lundy
Delay Permit Action On Gene Stevens Bear Permit
Petition by Gene Stevens of Marshalltown for a bear permit tied to Aceah Clubs operation in Eldora was tabled temporarily. Action on the permit to be taken later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stevens
Marshalltown
Eldora City
Hed
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Hauer
Mrs. N, C, Morse
Walters
Zhespians
Carl Dunn
Charles Britsch
Aldrich Paul
Evelyn Bach
Man
D.A.R
Hixons To
Marathon Station
E. B. Burling
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