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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1950
Page
6
A note indicates that complete basketball coverage is available in The Index on Friday and in the Herald Ledger on Tuesday, guiding readers to full game reports, standings, and team updates across editions.
Mr. and Mrs. Keogh I Rash and family left Tuesday for Bloomington Ind after a several days visit with Mrs Rashs parents Mr and Mrs B R Wood and relatives. Mrs Luther Reece entered Fidora hospital Wednesday for minor surgery. Mr and Mrs Nell Martin visited Albion with Mrs Martins aunt Mrs Boyd Eurom. During a western trip Mr and Mrs Robert Faris toured California sites including San Francisco San Diego Orange Tehesno Yosemite Grand Canyon Hoover Dam and Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico with Mrs Faris parents Mr and Mrs Charles Moyer.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Bachman marked their Golden wedding anniversary with an open house in New Providence attended by about 100 guests. Children and grandchildren presented gold wrist watches, and Mrs Adrian Bachman presided at the guest book while Joan Van Patter handled gifts. The event included multiple family and community attendees from Iowa Falls Eldora Owasa and Hubbard.
Miss Justine Granner served a cafeteria supper to twelve Chinese students from Iowa State College last Monday evening. The group later attended Salem Youth Fellowship at the Carl Faust home for their December meeting. Bob Fisher supervised games and Mrs. Faust served refreshments. The visitors stayed overnight and Tuesday served a Chinese meal to friends in the Salem church dining room.
Mr and Mrs Warren Anderson of Springfield Missouri spent the holidays with Mrs Andersons parents Mr and Mrs James Hoffman. Mr and Mrs Leon Tjarks and family were dinner guests in the Ernst Fichtner home as a birthday courtesy. The Tjarks and Engelking households hosted guests from Iowa Falls. The Bunts and Linda visited the Rolin Simpson home in Iowa Falls. Frances Skrovig of Radcliffe visiting cousins Nancy and Mary Lou Tjarks. The Ridpaths moved from the Ernest Fichtner home to Eldora with the Perry family also relocating to the Fichtner house. Ed Grantow and Walter Bertog attended a dinner at the Radcliffe Skrovig home. N A Thomas and Allen spent Sunday in Norway for the 59th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Henry Thomas of Norway. Arthur Dubberke Pete Boeke and Carroll Trarks attended the Iowa University Oregon basketball game in Iowa City Wednesday night.
An initial release of Moore barley by Iowa State College in northwestern Iowa for seed production in 1949 prompts inquiries on purchasing. Nine counties report surplus seed. extension director Dick Pulse urges farmers to contact county extension offices before January 15, as seed may be sold out of state after that date. Surplus counties listed and several real estate transfers follow in the record.
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