Youth building chair tags sold by 4 H and scouts countywide
Four youth groups including 4 H members Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts sell five dollar chair tags to raise funds for a new building in the county Mae Molison county extension youth leader leads the 4 H sale and plans for an organized drive to purchase a chair funds go toward furnishing the building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Ward
Mae Molison
County Extension
Four Dead and 97 Injured in 1955 Hardin County Accidents
Sheriff Paul E Hodgson reports 1955 Hardin county traffic toll four fatalities Burton Olson Radcliffe Mrs Harold Casstevens Eldora Willard Wehrman Eldora Jerry A Moore Hampton and 127 accident calls. Total 208 vehicles involved with October worst at 17 incidents and August with one death. May had six accidents. No 1956 accidents reported yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Paul E. Hodgson
Burton Olson
Radcliffe
Harold, Casstevens
Eldora
Willard Wehrman
Jerry A. Moore
Hampton
Senior Citizens Promote Library Use Meeting Report
A 66 to 84 year old group met Saturday to discuss library use and topics. Kermith Huehn spoke for the library board on using the library room, while W H Dreier spoke on mental intake and output through library use. Homer Runkel used a discussion guide from Iowa State College on senior citizens needs. An enthusiastic round table covered related subjects. Attendees included M Z Albers Otto Bahr E M Coffee Wyatt Johnson Rev A L Ragsdale and H J Wehrman. The group plans to meet each Saturday afternoon and continue discussions to promote library use and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermith Huehn
Library Board
W. H. Dreier
Homer Runkel
Extension Service
Iowa State College
M. Z. Albers
Otto Bahr
E. M. Coffee
Wyatt Johnson
A. L. Ragsdale
H. J. Wehrman
Father Daughter Dinner at Ivester Church Scheduled
A father daughter dinner will be held at Ivester church on January 12 at 6 30 p m. No tickets will be sold and a free will offering will be collected after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivester
Grand jurors named for 1956 district court term
Grand jurors for 1956 and petit jurors for the January term of district court were selected by clerk Fred Miller. Grand jurors report January 31, petit jurors February 6. Judge Harvey Uhlenhopp will preside January term. Names cover towns in Hardin, Franklin, Clay, Union, and surrounding townships including Eldora, Iowa Falls, Ackley, Steamboat Rock, Buckeye, Hubbard, Whitten, New Providence, Providence, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Miller
Pee Cas
Harvey Uhlenhopp
Hampton
Carl Engelking
Tipton Township
Hubbard
Buck. C. Fleming
Concord Township
Garden City
John FE. Franklin
Iowa Falls
City
R. A. Glen
Pleasant Township
Eldora
Ray Granzow
Hardin Township
Alden
Claus Janssen
Clay Township
Steamboat Rock
June Kasischke
Providence Township
New Providence
Rudolph Kreimeyer
Etna
Ackley
Don Marks
H. A. Rudahl
Buckeye
W. A. Rogers
Union
Whitten
Floyd Trickey
Jackson Township
Helen Welsch
Harry Miller
Alden—Blanch
Rehm
Clyde Knowles
Carrie
Fischer
Lois
Hall
Leonard Warschke
W. Lawson
Laverne Dryer
Arnie Thoms
Gerald Schwartz
Art Grantow
B. J. Esler
Henry Winter, Jr
Emily Drier
Ambrose Blaney
Iowa
Falls
Alma Doud
Frank Brotherton
Rita Knittel
Ruth Welden
Esther Holbrook
Helen Lowery
Myrtle Gehrke
Clell Busby
Mabel Lamer
Betty Randall
Natalie Burgess
Ross Elliott
Dorothy Belken
Marie Swanstrom
Pauline Garcia
Cecil Kinney
Opal Langford
Philip Snitter
Henry Schwetter
Charles Meints
John Wilts
Harry Luiken
Jonas Geerdes
Max Bartelett
Henry Sielaff
Ray Taylor
Sadie Pickett
Radcliffe
Dale Petty
R. R. Bateson
Roscoe Cain
Maurice Lawton
Francis ‘Krueger
Ray Lake
Harlan’ Leonard
Robert Fuller
Steamboat
Rock
Harold Cable
Maurice Cook
Wayne Fisher
Gerald
Dreier
Harold
Marsh
Farm Bureau Prepares for Member Drive
Hardin Bank president Gary Taylor announces a Farm Bureau member drive. A local boy, 12 year old Gary Taylor, was injured by an exploding dynamite cap found at his Steamboat Rock home last Thursday. He was treated at Eldora hospital and discharged yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Taylor
Glenn Taylor
Steamboat Rock
Eldora Hospital
Brown Elected To Bank Board At Annual Meeting
Howard Caffee named president of Hardin County Savings Bank at annual meeting. R. R. Brown named to five member board replacing W. K. Bramwell Jr. Caffee, bank vice president since 1953, served 29 years in banking and on Eldora city council since 1936. Bank assets exceed 5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Caffee
Hardin County Savings Bank
Citizens Savings Bank
R. R. Brown
W. K. Bramwell, Jr
Caffee
Citizens Bank
Harlin County Savings Bank
Eldora
Brown
American Legion
Dare
Clark D. Bramwell, Brown
Guy W. Jones
Hutchinson Found Dead In Bed
George Hutchinson of Eldora was found dead in his bed at his home yesterday morning. Services will be at Andrle and Creps Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 p m with Rev John K Moore officiating. He lived with his mother and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hutchinson
Eldora
Andrle and Creps
John K. Moore
Hutchinson
Social Security reps visit Eldora courthouse event
The social security representatives will be at Eldora courthouse on January 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon to assist residents with benefits and applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Polio Patient Transported by Hardin County Squad
The Hardin county emergency truck carried Virgil Zacharias of Ackley to the university hospital in Iowa City Sunday. He had polio for years and required an iron lung, which was loaded in the truck and connected to its generator for the trip. Sheriff Hodgson, Ross Green, and Gene Farmer of the emergency squad drove him with Mrs. Zacharias accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Virgil Zacharias
Ackley
University Hospital
Iowa City
Zacharias
Paul Hodgson
Ross Green
Gene Farmer
Eldora March of Dimes Names Captains and Ward Leaders
Ward chairmen for the annual March of Dimes drive in Eldora were named this week. Mrs. Paul Clark leads ward 1, Miss Leota Hardy heads ward 2, Mrs. John B. Wood presides ward 3, and Mrs. Chet Van Patter with Mrs. Johnnie Davis lead ward 4. Mrs. Howard Harris chairs the Eldora campaign. Block captains will be named later. Fundraising solicits will take place in Eldora during the last week of January, with the county quota set at 12 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Paul Clark
Leota, Hardy
John B. Wood
Chet van Patter
Police Officer Harolds Pearce Shot in Independence Iowa
Harold H. Pearce a 52 year old policeman born in Iowa Falls was shot and killed early Thursday by Warren Nutter III of Freeport Illinois. Nutter and three other Illinois teens were detained after Pearce questioned them in Independence later escaping and returning with a shotgun to shoot Pearce in the chest. The youths claimed they were en route to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Harold H. Pearce
Illinois
Iowa Falls
Hardin City
Lee Montgomery
Eldora
Pearce
Warren Ha Nutter III
Freeport
Nutter
Harry M. Funk
Jesup
Finois
California
Young Hubbard Boy Dies After Illness
Jimmy Larson eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Atlee Larson of Hubbard died at his home Friday night after a two year illness that began with rheumatic fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Larson
Atlee Larson of
Hubbard
Seek New Enlarged Eldora School District Petition Filed
Petitions to create a larger Eldora school district were filed with county superintendent Kermith Huehn on Friday morning. The proposal would add all of Eldora Community School district, Eldora number 1 land, and most of Jackson number 7 except the county farm, merging Jackson 138 acres over four sections. Over 756 signatures were gathered. Huehn will schedule a hearing where objections are heard and the final boundary is set, followed by a date for an election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Kermith Huehn
Eldora Community School District
Eldora Number 1
Jackson Number 7
County Farm
Jackson
Supt. Huehn
Huehn
Hospital Reports November Financial Gain in Eldora
Eldora Memorial Hospital reported a net gain for November 1955 with 214 patients daily, cost per day $12.58, receipts per day $15.46 totaling $9,012.91 while disbursements were $7,412.25. Bank balance stood at $19,330.26 with $6,049.18 in uncollected accounts for 11 months. Unpaid balances by month ranged from $37.75 to $1,301.75, peaking in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Marriage Licenses Granted for Thompson and Olson
Diane Thompson aged 20 of Radcliffe and DeFlorin Olson aged 19 of Radcliffe obtained marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Thompson
Radcliffe
DeFlorin Olson
Ex-Communist To Speak At Evergreen
Mrs. Helen Wood Birnie a former Long Beach party leader will speak at Evergreen Evangelical United Brethren Church Thursday at 8 p m. She tours the country at the urging of the Justice Department and Welde committee. Birnie has addressed Chicago groups including the Central Lions Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis and spoken at McClellan Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen
Helen Wood Birnie
Long Beach
Calif
Evergreen Evangelical United Brethren Church
Birnie
Justice Department and Welde Committee
The
Chicago Central Lions
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Central Kiwanis
McClellan Air Force Base
Eldora Church Converts Coal Bin Into Youth Center
Henry Stebe of Eldora wins contract to remodel a former large coal bin in the Methodist church into a youth room. Extensive work planned with some progress by church members. When finished the space will host Sunday school services and recreation programs for youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stebe
Eldora
Butler to Speak at Adult Homemaking Meeting
Eldora attorney John L. Butler will address the adult homemaking class in the high school home economics room tomorrow at 7 30 p m. He will cover social security pension plans wills beneficiaries and government bonds followed by an open discussion. A large crowd attended last Wednesday when R R Brown spoke on insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Butler
Eldora Attorney
Butler
R. R. Brown
Eldora
Eldora Chamber Board Elects Officers Today
Members of the Eldora Chamber of Commerce board of directors will elect officers today. The meeting will be attended by all old and new members of the board. Five new members named recently are Chris Riggert, Ralph Correll, Paul Schaa, Vergil Mutz and Noah Valde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chris Riggert
Ralph Correll
Paul Schaa
Vergil Mutz
Noah Valde
Jackson 4-H Club Sells Tags to Aid Youth Building
Members of the Jackson 4-H club are selling $5 chair tags to raise funds for equipping the new county youth building. Tags were distributed at the January 4 meeting held at Larry Lewis home. New member Kenny Hartkopp joined, with Mac Molison presenting farm improvement pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Feedlers
New
County
Larry Lewis
Mac Molison
County Extension
Kenny Hartkopp
Escapee Trainer Recaptured After Truck Wreck Near Waterloo
A 14 year old escapee from the Iowa State Training School fled about 5 30 p m Wednesday stealing three vehicles and riding a freight train for roughly 70 miles. He wrecked a stolen panel truck south of Waterloo near Buckingham and was treated for minor head injuries before being returned to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Training School
Waterloo
Whitten
Grundy Center
Want Elevator At Ackley Site
Ackley residents press Farmers Co op to locate a new 200000 bushel storage elevator in Ackley instead of Macy four miles away. A public meeting of 100 farmers urged the cooperative to move the project to Ackley citing better fire protection and insurance considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Farmers Coop
Macy
Farmers Co-op
Kickoff Meeting At Rad Legion Hall Tomorrow
Hardin county Farm Bureau launches its 1956 membership drive with a noon dinner at the American Legion building in Radcliffe. Goal 1,825 members, current 1,287. final 538 to go. Wayne Halstead reports progress and outlines farm to farm recruitment. Grant township near goal. a traveling rabbit trophy will reward lowest membership percentage. Don McIntyre to speak. Legion auxiliary serves dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Farm Bureau
American Legion
Radcliffe
Farm Bureau
Halstead
Alden
Hardin
Alde
Alhar
Ardin
Grant
Don McIntyre
American Legion Auxiliary
Dollar Day Sale Set for Eldora February 1 2
Eldora hosts a two day Dollar Day event with many bargains announced by Chambers of Commerce secretary Bill Morse late last week. Merchants will offer special sales and reduced prices across town during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Chambers of Commerce
Bill Morse
Training School At Iowa Falls Led By ISU Specialist
GEORGE WILKENSON Iowa State college extension recreation specialist will run a training school for leaders in family recreation on Thursday at Edgewood Place Iowa Falls. Jane Primus county extension home economist says attendees include 4 H leaders Girl Scout leaders ministers and others in charge of summer camp recreation. The extension staff has received many requests for recreation training help. The school opens at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilkenson
Iowa State College
Iowa Falls
Jane Primus
County Extension Home
Edgewood Place
Livestock Auction Set For Hardin County Youth Building
The county Farm Bureau will hold a farm products auction at Eldora Livestock Sales Barn on Saturday January 28 starting at 12 30 p m to raise funds for lights heat and plumbing in the Hardin County Youth Building. Hog donations are hoped for and items may be delivered or picked up by the committee. A preceding merchandise auction is planned for January 20 at the fairgrounds sponsored by Eldora Kiwanis and Rotary clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farm Bureau
Eldora Livestock Sales Barn
Hardin County
Bill Krause
Eldora
Krause
Fairgrounds
Eldora Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Osmund Male
John Jaspers
Dean Pie Raye Teske
Bob Lettow
Farm Bureau Service Opens Y.B. Today in New Hardin County Building
The Hardin county Farm Bureau Service company will open the new county youth building at the fairgrounds with its annual meeting today. The first group to use the structure, though not fully equipped, will move in enough gear to begin operations. The noon meeting will feature a dinner served by Eldora Farm Bureau ladies, and a board election plus financial reports will be presented. D H Kolbe of Hubbard faces term expiry. continuing directors include Harold Clark Eldora, Paul Glenney Union, Wm Krause Jr Alden, and Harold Ziesman Eldora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Farm Bureau Service Company
Fairgrounds
Service Company
Eldora Farm Bureau
D. H. Kolbe
Hubbard
Harold Clark
Eldora
Paul Glenney
Union
Wm. Krause, Jr
Alden
Harold Ziesman
Extension Service Shifts to Tax Support Basis in Hardin County
Hardin county extension service begins operating on a tax support basis from county and federal funds effective January 1. The last Iowa legislature set county funds by population, totaling 31,900 for Hardin this year with 17 township reps on the new extension council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Extension Service
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Hardin County
Extension Peo
Iowa State College
County Extension Council
Weve
Anway Flower Shop Moves to Washington Street Location
Anway Flower Shop will relocate to the former Mutz Style Shop site on north Washington street. Owner Kenneth Anway said the move will occur about February 1. Mutz Style Shop vacated the space previously held by Bickenbach's on the courthouse square’s west side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anway Flower Shop
Anway
Washington Street
Kenneth Anway
Bickenbach's
Courthouse Square
Name Three Official County Newspapers
The Eldora Herald Ledger and Hardin County Index in Eldora and the Iowa Falls Citizen in Iowa Falls have been named official county newspapers for Hardin county for 1056 by the county board of supervisors. Selection is based on the highest number of subscribers residing in the county. All county reval publications will appear in these papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Hardin County Index
Eldora
Iowa Falls
Divorce Petition Filed for Mrs Kienzle in Grundy County
Mrs. Wm. Kienzle of Wellsburg seeks a divorce from DOr. Wm. Kienzle, formerly a Wellsburg doctor, now at the Vet Runs Hospital in Iowa City. Filed last week in Grundy County, she asks for custody of six children and cites cruel and inhuman treatment. Attorneys Lundy Butler and Lundy represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Kienzle
Wellsburg
Dor. Wm. Kienzle
Vetruns Hospital
Iowa City
Grundy County
Fire ignites mattress at W B Grant residence
Jackson township firemen were called to the W. B. Grant residence in Owasa Friday about noon when a bed mattress was ignited. The Eldora water truck was also called to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township
W. B. Grant
Owasa
Eldora
Yantis Family Lose Home In Farm Fire
The Leo Yantis farm home three miles southeast of Union was destroyed by fire Friday morning as firemen from four towns fought the blaze in a strong wind. The Yantis family of five lost all their furniture and belongings. The blaze started in a wash room on the north side of the house and was fanned by a northwest wind. The structure was valued at $5,000 and was partly insured. The family was taken to the home of Forrest Huston, Yantis' employer. Fire departments from Union Whitten New Providence and Eldora answered the call about 8 30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Yantis
Union
Yantis
C. F. Long
Forrest Huston
Whitten, New Providene
Eldora
Shower for Yantis Family at American Legion Hall
A miscellaneous shower for the Leo Yantis family will be held on Wednesday at 2 p m at the American Legion hall in Union. The hall will be open all day today to allow attendees to leave articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Yantis
American Legion Hall
Union
Coon Supper at VFW Post Home Tonight
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post on West Edgington Avenue hosts a coon supper tonight. Serving runs from five to p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
West Edgington Avenue
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Petit State
Robert Barr
Margaret Berg
Ed Nasson
Lorraine Schan
Edith Bowman
John D. Leonard
John Ralls
Alma Wilson
Raymond Rudolph
Frances Longenecker
Donald Martin
Eugenia Wolcott
of Hardin Bank
Howard ‘Calfee
Robert Brown
Larson
Boy
Eldora No. 1
Jackson 7
Eldora Dist
Supt
Adult
OFC
Jackson 4-H Club
Des Moines
Buckingham
Rad’ Legion Hall
Wayne Halstead
Town Falls
Clay
Concord
Ellis
Pleasant
Providence
Sherman
Tipton
Farm Bureau Service
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