Local Banks Offer 3 Percent Savings Rate
Three Hardin county banks announce a 3 percent rate on time deposits from two to three percent effective immediately. Eligible deposits must stay locked in at least six months. Banks include Hardin County Savings Bank Eldora Farmers Savings Bank Steamboat Rock and Union Whitten State Savings Bank Union. FDIC insured up to 10 000 per account. Some nearby banks had not yet matched the increase as of Monday morning.
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Hardin County
Eldora
Hardin County Savings Bank of
Farmers Savings Bank
Steamboat Rock
Union- Whitten State Savings Bank
Union
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Security State Bank
Hubbard
Radcliffe
Hubbard Bank
Iowa Falls
Mrs. R. Bradbury Buried Monday
Mrs. Roy R. Bradbury aged 78 died after a two week illness in a Marshalltown hospital. Funeral services were held Monday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev. Kirby Webster in charge. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown. She was born Fannie Shaw Sept 20, 1878 in Gilman, educated at Marshalltown High School and a business college. She married Roy R. Bradbury on Dec 15, 1908 and was active in church and guild. She is survived by her husband two children James R. Bradbury Eldora Mrs. Butler Eldora four grandchildren and a sister and brother predeceased her.
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Roy R. Bradbury
John L. Butler
Eldora
Marshalltown
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Kirby Webster
Riverside Cemetery
Mrs. Bradbury
Fannie Shaw
Gilman
C. H
Susie Deeter Shaw
Marshalltown High School
Business College
J. F. Hardin
Citizens Bank
James R. Bradbury
Butler
Mary Butler
Roy Bradbury
Ophime, Mont
Alice
Henry Bradbury
Coon Valley Kids Entertain at the Iowa Training School
The Coon Valley Kids of Des Moines performed for the Iowa Training School for Boys in Eldora on a Thursday evening. The nine member group led by Trish Davis played western and country tunes. Accompanying Davis were his four children Gary Bill Dick and Darlene along with Mr and Mrs Wes Jordan Ted Long Jerry Daniels and Shorty Followill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Training School For
Eldora
Coon Valley
Des Moines
Trish” Davis
Davis
Gary
Bill
Darlene
Wes Jordan
Ted Long
Jerry Daniels
Shorty Followill
Overtime Parking Rates Up From 5c to a Quarter
Eldora raises metered overtime charges from five to twenty five cents. Drivers failing to feed the kitty now must insert 25c into city envelopes on the square. Mayor George Janssen says officials and police will enforce the new practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
George Janssen
Loyd Reed and Elmer Drury Farm Auctions Listed
Auction listings show Loyd Reed Closing Out Sale Tuesday January 15 two miles west of Owasa with Reisinger and Heltibridle auctioneers. On Wednesday January 16 Elmer Drury Closing Out Farm Sale led by Knowles and Kramer auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd Reed
Owasa
Reisinger
Paul Brinkmeyer Farm Sale Near Hubbard
A farm sale will close out on Thursday January 17 hosted by Reisinger and Heltibridle auctions. Located about five miles southwest of Hubbard the sale features items owned by Paul Brinkmeyer and offers bidding at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Brinkmeyer
Hubbard, Reisinger & Heltibridle
Aucts
Herb Pundt Closing Out Sale Monday in Owasa
Auctioneers Knowles and Kramer advertise Herb Pundt closing out sale for Monday January 21 north of Owasa with items up for bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Pundt
Owasa
Knowles & Kramer
Aucts
Emmett Baldus Closing Out Sale near Iowa Falls
Auctions held by Knowles and Kramer list two sales dates. Emmett Baldus closing out sale is set northwest of Iowa Falls on Thursday January 31 and another sale featuring Omer and Joe Hubbard is seven miles southwest of Eldora with Knowles and Kramer as auctioneers.
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Emmett Baldus
Iowa Falls
Knowles & Kramer
Aucts
Omer
Joe Hubbard
Eldora, Knowles & Kramer
Herbert Zimmerman Closing Out Sale Notice
Herbert Zimmerman closes out sale scheduled for Tuesday February 5. Location four miles north and west of Steamboat Rock. Reisinger and Heltibridle are the auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Zimmerman
Steamboat Rock
Reisinger & Heltibridle
Aucts
Art Dubberke Closing Out Sale Notice
Friday February 8 sale closing by Knowles Kramer auctioneers at south of Hub bard location. Local buyers urged to inspect and bid as inventories clear.
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Art Dubberke
Hubbard, Knowles & Kramer
Aucts
Closing Out Sales at Eldora Area Listings
On Thursday February 14 Bob Carroll and Marvin Walters hold closing out sales with Knowles Kramer and Reisinger Helti as auctioneers. The location is 24 miles east, 1 mile north, and 4 miles east of Eldora.
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Bob Carroll
Knowles & Kramer
Aucts
Marvin Walters
Eldora
Reisinger
Cattle Dispersal Sale Dates Scheduled in Iowa
Monday February 18 Marvin Walters dispersal sale at Eldora Sale Barn. Tuesday February 19 registered Hampshire low sale at McDonald Farms near Clemons.
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Marvin Walters
Eldora Sale Barn
Hampshire
McDonald Farms
Clemons
Farm Bureau Service Co. Meeting Meal Today
A baby beef dinner will be served at noon today for attendees of the Farm Bureau Service Co. annual meeting at the Hardin County Youth Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Service Co
Hardin County
New Car Dealers Named In Local Notice
Local automobile listings name E W Engelson Hubbard Chevrolet Lester L and K Romaine Rithand Radcliffe Dodge Maynard E or Estella Clark Alden DeSoto Clarence R Vinton Whitten GMC truck John L Butler Eldora Oldsmobile as registered dealers reflecting a regional automotive market report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Engelson
Hubbard
Chevrolet
Lester L
K. Romaine Rithand
Radcliffe
Dodge
Maynard E
Estella Clark
Alden
DeSoto
Clarence R. Vinton
Whitten
GMC Truck
John L. Butler
Eldora
Oldsmobile
Exhibit Caravan Plans ISC Outreach in Hardin County
A group met at the county extension office in Eldora to organize the Ex tension Service exhibit caravan titled New Ideas for Land and Living, which will stop 31 times this winter across Iowa. The event features 20 rural and town exhibits with ISU specialists and Hardin extension council leaders guiding demonstrations in agriculture homemaking and family living. Committee chairs include Mrs. R. R. Bateson publicity Mrs. Ray Lake hospitality Ben Juchems building Harold Cable unloading Herb Allen food stand and others who will select volunteers. publicity planning with Richard Seim of ISU information service is set for Jan 16.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Hardin County Extension Council
R. R. Bateson
Ray Lake
Ben Juchems
Harold Ca~ble
Herb Allen
Richard Seim
Iowa State College Information Service
Bateson
Kenneth Meier
Hubbard
Bill Harris
Iowa Falls
Mac Molison
Eldora
George Stauffacher
Merle Richtsmeier
Ackley
Rudolph Harms
Alden
John Jaspers
Steamboat Rock
Allotment Required for New Corn Land Under 1957 Plan
Dew ey E Eller chair of the county agriculture committee announced that any producer planning to plant corn in 1957 on land with no prior corn acreage in 1954 55 or 56 must apply for a corn acreage allotment to participate in the 1957 soil bank program. Quotas do not apply to corn but planting corn in 1957 on unallocated land could disqualify the farmer from maximum price support and soil bank participation. Application forms are at the county ASC office with a January 91 filing deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Bank
Dewey E. Eller
County Agriculture and Stablization Committee
ASC
Steamboat Rock Cemetery Society to Meet January 21
The annual meeting of the Steamboat Rock Cemetery Society will be held Monday night January 21 at the school house beginning at 7:30 p.m. Business will include the election of officers. L. G. Johnson is secretary.
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Steamboat Rock Cemetery Society
L. G. Johnson
Farmers May Apply For 1957 Program
Hardin county farmers may apply for soil and water conservation cost sharing under the 1957 ACP program at local ASC meetings from Jan 15 to Jan 23. Meetings are listed by township with dates and times. Early filing is encouraged. any farmer may file at the county ASC office if unable to attend. Hardin county received $56,900 in federal funds for ACP practices in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
ASC
Radcliffe
Tipton Township
Hubbard
Union Township
Town Hall
Dewey E. Eller
Investment Club Plan To Be Told At Meeting Tonight
A Des Moines meeting tonight at 8 pm at Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. will outline plans for an investment club. Dr. C. G. Gould chairs the gathering where a Des Moines broker will describe how clubs operate in other communities to teach sound investment principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Investment Club
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
C. G. Gould
Des Moines
Stielow Funeral Held Saturday in Eldora
Funeral services for E. F. Stielow 58 of Eldora were led by Rev. John Zimmermann at Andrle and Creps Funeral Home with interment in Eldora cemetery. Stielow died Thursday at Eldora hospital after a cancer illness. He was born December 7, 1898, farmed locally, worked in Omaha, then drainage contracting with Pieters and later solo. Survived by brothers Hugo LeRoy Ted and sister Hildegard.
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E. F. Stielow
Eldora
Andrle and Creps Funeral
John Zimmermann
Eldora Cemetery
Stielow
Eldora Hospital
W. O. Guenther
Lorenz Kusserow
Carl Schwebke
Leonard Orgell
Marvin Krause
Arnold Klaffke
Russell Balvanz
George Teske
Homer Munson
Roy Dean
Erwin Frank Stielow
Herman Stielow
Pleasant Township
Omaha
Nebraska
Kansas
Leslie Pieters
Hugo
LeRoy
Ted
Des Moines
Hildegard Stielow
Northfield
Minn
Eldora Columnists to be Quoted on WSUI Broadcast
Excerpts from Eldora columnists Katharine Piper and Mrs. C E Greer will air on From The Editor's Desk at 11 15 a m Tuesday January 22 over WSUI State University of Iowa Station. Piper writes Piper's Pen Points in the Tuesday Herald Ledger while Mrs Greer Cynthia Gray authors Over The Back Fence. The broadcast is arranged by the Press Columnists of Iowa with the University School of Journalism.
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Eldora
WSUI
Katharine Piper
C. E. Greer
State University of Iowa
Mrs. Piper
Piper
Herald- Ledger
Mrs. Greef
Cynthia Gray
The
Press Columnists of
Iowa
University
School of Journalism
Chamber Secretary Resigns At Iowa Falls Chamber
Max Elliott, secretary-manager of the Town Falls Chamber of Commerce since Oct. 15, has announced his resignation effective Feb. 15. His departure follows his wife’s reluctance to abandon her Mason City business and move to Iowa Falls where she runs a dance studio. Elliott moved to Iowa Falls after Karl Schmidt left the post for Illinois.
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Max Elliott
Town Falls
Elliott
Mason City
Iowa Falls
Karl Schmidt
Illinois
Hospital List of Patients and Birth Announcement
In The Hospital list includes Eldora Mrs. Frank Jackson Mrs. Guy Follett Mrs. Robert Modlin F C Dreier Mrs W O Chaney Ralph Bright Bill Winther Union Mrs Hattie Cavana Wellsburg Miss Alena Deters Gifford Wendell Martin Liscomb L O Boyd Steamboat Rock Mrs Carl Fre richs Marshalltown Mrs Earl Thomas Hubbard Mrs Charlotte Walters Mrs Iver Larson New Providence Mrs Maurice Cook Lawrence Tatum. BIRTHS Alden Mrs Howard Duncan girl Jan 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Frank Jackson
Guy Follett
Robert Modlin
F. C. Dreier
Ralph Bright
Bill Winther
Union
Hattie Cavana
Wellsburg
Alena Deters
Gifford
Wendell Martin
Liscomb
L. O. Boyd
Steamboat Rock
Carl Frerichs
Marshalltown
Earl Thomas
Hubbard
Charlotte Walters
Iver Larson
New Providence
Maurice Cook
Lawrence Tatum
Say-So: Eldora editor, sport links spark hometown chatter
Clarence Sallee and wife visit Eldora to meet staff and publisher as he prepares to take over as news editor. She recalls Paton girls team and Steamboat Rock ties, hinting at support for a new gym and local štate playoff talk. Also notes actor Jonathan Hole once lived in Eldora and local basketball mood shifts with Marshalltown pairings looming.
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Eldora
Clarence Sallee
H-I
Pensacola
Fla
Iowa
Clarence
Benton County
Salle
Ed Engstrom
Mouvemers
Jonathan Hole
New York
Marshalltown
Tigers
Bobcats
Eldora Senior Citizens Discuss Family Farms
At a Saturday meeting Eldora Senior Citizens addressed the Farm families issue noted in the Herald Ledger. They recognized the squeeze on smaller farmers and the demand for part time jobs, discussed informing relatives about long range developments, and favored school crossing patrols. J W Davis and O H Johnson were inducted as new members. A future report by W H Dreier on the governor's inaugural ceremonies and aging committee was planned.
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Eldora
Herald-Ledger
J. W. Davis
O. H. Johnson
W. H. Dreier
Committee On Aging
Farm Event Schedule for January Community Activities
Jan. 16 Pleasant 4-H Dad's Night 6:30 p.m. Pleasant Community Hall. Jan. 16 College Caravan publicity committee meets 1:30 p.m. at extension office. Jan. 21 Grant Township girls and boys 4-H meetings 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21 Sherman Township 4-H Dad's Night 6:30 p.m. Legion Hall Radcliffe. Jan. 23 Clay Township 4-H interest meeting 7:30 p.m. Steamboat Rock school. Jan. 24 Girls 4-H leaders meeting youth building 10 a.m. Jan. 24 Union Township 4-H Dad's Night 6:30 p.m. Brad Smitherman home. Jan. 26 Junior Feeder cattle grading and appraisal committee visits farms. Jan. 28 4-H Leaders Recognition Day Ames. Jan. 29 Extension topic Who Gets My Food Dollar Pleasant Township Farm Bureau 8 p.m. Jan. 30-31 Extension district conference Marshalltown.
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Pleasant
Pleasant Community Hall
College Caravan Publicity Committee
Grant Township
Sherman Township
Legion Hall
Radcliffe
Clay Township
Steamboat Rock School
Union Township
Brad Smitherman
Ames
Pleasant Township Farm Bureau
Daleske Funeral To Be Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. August Daleske 86 of Eldora will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at St Pauls Lutheran with Rev J Zimmermann in charge. Survivors include three daughters and four sons with twelve grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The family lists Eric Daleske of Eldora as a son and pallbearers Otto Barz Herman Tietz Bill Rutzen Carl Dubberke Ewald Daleske Emil Daleske. She was born Sept 13 1870 in Janewitz East Pomerania and came to America at sixteen.
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August Daleske
Eldora
Eldora Hospital
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
J. Zimmermann
Daleske
Eric
Otto Barz
Herman Tietz
Bill Rutzen
Carl Dubberke
Ewald Daleske
Emil Daleske
Amanda
Minnie Walters
New Providence
Lydia Voorhees
Cedaredge
Colo
Fred Daleske
Steamboat Rock
Walter
Famous Swimmer dies at Hardin County home aged 89
August Wille, 89, longtime Iowa Falls resident since 1919, died Wednesday at the Hardin County home. The German-born swimmer drew crowds by crossing the Iowa River with a parasol and cigar. At 21 he swam near the English Channel and later served as a swimming instructor for the army of Germany's crown prince. Services were held Friday and burial took place in Ackley where he managed an elevator for 20 years.
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August Wille
Iowa Falls
Iowa River
Wille
Germany
Army of Germany
Crown Prince
Ackley
Legion to Meet Wednesday Night in New Club Rooms
Waller Layer Post of the American Legion will meet on Wednesday January 16 at 8 p.m. in the new club rooms. Special business includes a vote on a proposed amendment to the post constitution and the scheduling of an American Legion cribbage tournament.
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Waller Layer Post
American Legion
Marriage Licenses for Hartke and Marlan in Marshall
John Hartke and Ruby Marlan of Marshall town obtained marriage licenses. The legal proceedings list both individuals as applicants, signaling the formalization of their union in the Marshall area.
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John Hartke
Legal
Ruby Marlan
Marshalltown
Miss Mary Brown Rites Held at St Mary’s Church
Funeral services for Miss Mary Brown 65 of Eldora were held Monday at St Mary’s Catholic Church. Interment followed in West Union Iowa. Born February 22 1891 in West Union she moved to Eldora in 1935. Survived by two sisters and two nieces with two brothers and a sister preceded in death. Arrangements by Andrle and Creps Funeral Home.
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Miss Mary Brown
Eldora
Eldora Hospital
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
West Union
George Mahoney
St. Mary’s
Miss Brown
Joe Kramer
Clarence DeCook
L. L. Scott
Glenn Kurtz
Robert Dornsbach
L. R. Soli
Jay W
Anna Brown
N. J. Shuler
Springville
Earl S. Pond
Greene
Marjorie Adams
Gifford
Mary Lou Brown
Stanley Pond
Andrle and Creps Funeral Home
Primus Elected Bank Head in Steamboat Rock
Henry B. Primus of Steamboat Rock was elected president of the Farmers Savings Bank at a Jan 8 meeting, succeeding the late Phillip Ruppelt. Other officers include Claus B. Janssen as vice president, E. W. Ruppelt as board chair, Doris K. Ruppelt as cashier and board member, Bernard J. Harms and Anna Dolard as assistant cashiers, Margaret Schuneman as book keeper, with A. E. Luiken also on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Primus
Steamboat Rock
Farmers Savings Bank
Phillip Ruppelt
Claus B. Janssen
E. W. Ruppelt
Doris K. Ruppelt
Bernard J. Harms
Anna Dolard
Margaret Schuneman
A. E. Luiken
Bowling Tourney Meeting Called for Eldora
Bowling league captains must attend the meeting Wednesday night January 16 at 8 p.m. in the Eldora courtroom to plan the city bowling tournament. Each league should have at least one representative present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Ag Journalism Grad Named H I News Editor
Clarence F Sallee of Vinton Ta a 1954 Iowa State College agriculture journalism graduate has been named news editor of the Eldora Herald and Index. He will start Wednesday after arriving from Pensacola Fla where he was released from the Navy. He served as public information officer aboard the USS Saipan and previously worked for the Fayette County Union. He is married and the son of a Benton county farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence F. Sallee
Vinton, Ta
Iowa State College
Ames
Herald and Index
Eldora
Sallee
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
U. S. Navy
Uss
Saipan
Max van der Veer
Times-Republican
Iowa State Daily
Sigma Delta Chi
Fayette County
Anway Elected Vice President of State Florists
Kenneth Anway of the Anway Flower shop of Eldora was elected vice-president of the Iowa State Florist Association at a Kirkwood Hotel Des Moines meeting. Anway had served as district director last year, with Charles Kramer of Bursero Indiana chosen as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Anway
Anway
Eltdora
Iowa State Florist Association
Kirkwood Hotel
Des Moines
Charles Kramer
Bursero
Eldora Chamber to Study Dues and Budget
At a Friday board meeting the Eldora Chamber of Commerce named two committees to study membership trends and budget preparation. Jim Hauser and Matty Matheson will report to Kiwanis on Thursday and Rotary next Tuesday. L. L. Scott, Hubert Cleveland and W. C. Mutz will review past budgets and plan for 1957. The board meets Jan 23 to coordinate findings and set campaign dates. Four new directors joined, with terms starting in March. Dr T E Stonebrook is president. The current board includes V. C. Mutz and others, with several new members set to succeed past leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Jim Hauser
W. C. Mutz
Chamber of Commerce
T. E. Stonebrook
V. C. Mutz
Noah Walde
Ralph Correll
Chris Riggert
Paul Schaa
Virgil Schmidt
Jurgen Tjaden
Paul S Barnard
Stonebrook
L. L. Scott
Hubert Cleveland
Don LaVelle
E. J. “Matty” Matheson
Schmidt
Barnard
Tjaden
Three From Hardin Attend First Lady Coffee For Polio
Three women from Hardin county attended a First Lady coffee at Des Moines Gover nor's Mansion hosted by Mrs. Leo Hoegh to launch state wide March of Dimes fund raising coffees. Attendees from Hardin included Mrs. R D Pulse of Eldora Mrs C J Hatch and Mrs Irwin Bleeker of Iowa Falls. They will chair Hardin county Coffees and begin the regional program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Leo Hoegh
Hoegh
Des Moines
R. D. Pulse
Eldora
Hardin County
C. J. Hatch
Irwin Bleeker
Iowa Falls
Mesdames Pulse
Hatch and
Bleecker
March of Dimes Coffees
Wood Auto Co director attends Iowa dealers meeting
John A. Wood of the Wood Auto Co Eldora attended a directors meeting of the Iowa Automobile Dealers association in Des Moines on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Wood
The
Wood Auto Co
Eldora
Iowa Automobile Dealers of Iowa
Des Moines
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