Annual Meeting of Health Council Held at Radcliffe
Twenty representatives met Thursday night at Mrs. J. E. Swallum’s Radcliffe home for the Hardin County Health Council annual meeting. Mrs. Will Dreier presided. Mrs. Harold Faust became vice president and Mrs. Walter Riordan secretary. Dreier will remain president. Swallum chaired the program and a 1951 plan on water sanitation was outlined. Rev. Hilers spoke on mental diseases, a leading health issue. Programs for 1951 include March 27 cancer, June 26 nutrition, and Oct. 23 community sanitation with noted speakers and topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Swallum
Radcliffe
Hardin County Health Council
Will Dreier
Hubbard
Harold Faust
Walter Riordan
Dreier
Paul F. Tempel
Swallum
Dick Clemons
Farm Bureau
Bureau Township
R. J. ,Hilers
Alden
Health Council
Jacqueline Dolph
F. R. Pfeiffer
Bank at Steamboat Promotes Officers
Steamboat Rock directors of Farmers Savings bank announced staff advancements at the annual meeting. Ben Jaspers became executive vice president and Alvin W. Jaspers was named cashier. Doris K. Ruppelt is assistant cashier. Mrs Nelle T Speers of Eldora remains president and L A Luiken is vice president. The board includes President, VP and EVP with Lyman R Lundy of Eldora and P G Ruppelt of Steamboat Rock.
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Steamboat Rock
Changes Improve Phone Service at Steamboat Rock
About a year after rehabilitation began, Central Iowa Telephone completed a three circuit link between Steamboat Rock and Eldora. The Steamboat Rock system was rebuilt with a modern switchboard under Louis Nath of Toledo and overseen locally by G. I. Carson and Grace McDowell, the operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat Rock
Central Iowa Telephone Company
Eldora
Steboat Rock
Louis Nath
Toledo
G. I. Carson
Grace McDowell
Steamboat Rock to Host Scandinavian Travel Talk
Well known traveler and former radio artist will speak at Steamboat Rock school tomorrow night. He will show movies of Scandinavia. The event is sponsored by the community firefighters. Details appear in the Steamboat Rock news section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AS Bell
Scandinavia
Steamboat Rock School
Steamboat Rock News
Raffensperger and Hawkins Visit Eldora for Football Events
Town university head football coach Leonard Raffensperger and Hawkeye guard Max Hawkins plan two appearances at Pine Lake Country Club and Eldora Legion meeting this Thursday. They will present game films, discuss I Clubs and T Club promotion, and answer questions, with a post luncheon closing event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Raffensperger
Town University
Eldora
Max Hawkins
Ironman
Hawkeye
Kinnick
Iowa
Minnesota
Purdue
Country Club
Legion Meeting
Federal Aid Lets Farmers Buy Lime and Fertilizer Again
The 1951 purchase order plan continues county PMA aid for lime and fertilizer. Farmers choose an approved trucker, PMA funds about half the cost, with regional rates from 1.10 to 1.70 per ton for lime. Fertilizer aid applies to oats ground, new seeding, old hay or pasture. government pays 4c per pound phosphate, 2c per pound potash, none for nitrogen. Last year 849.3 tons fertilizer used and 433,340 hundredweight lime spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Hauser
PMA
Alden
Concord
Snowfall and Wind Report Saturday Morning
Light snow fell Saturday morning with an estimated half inch total by Government Observer H. L. Cleveland. Moisture content was a trace. A high wind created drifts up to a foot or more in sheltered spots but caused little road trouble. County Engineer Robert T. Johnson said no blocking reports were received and plows were not deployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Cleveland
Robert T. Johnson
County Firemen to Meet at Radcliffe
Hardin County Firemen's association announces January meeting in Radcliffe Thursday at 8 pm. A discussion of Blue Light legislation and the Iowa Safety Congress fire safety program is planned. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Firemen’s Association
Radcliffe
Iowa Safety Congress
Rep Walter Named to Agriculture Committee
Rep Paul M Walter of Hardin County was named ranking member of the Agriculture II group with jurisdiction over horticulture dairy forestry and foods Other assignments include joint patronage appropriations banks building and loan board of control public lands and buildings roads and highway social security and ways and means Hardin countys spokesman authors several bills including one giving the agriculture department power to enforce strict sanitary regulations on soft drink containers The Union farmer supports the Minnesota law for penalizing gambling violators and Walter is part of the group planning improvements to the soldiers home at Marshalltown After conferring with Gov Beardsley Walter said he expects salary increases for county officers deputies and sheriffs meal allowances to rise and rates for county office services to be revised Gov Beardsley plans civil defense guidance at a Midwest governors conference Des Moines Legislative Womens League elected Mrs Walter as its reporter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa House of Representatives
Paul M. Walter
Hardin County
Agriculture II
Walter
Board of Control
General Assembly
Agriculture Department
Minnesota
Marshalltown
William S. Beardsley
Gov
Beardsley
Rep. Walter
Des Moines
Legislative Women’s League
Mrs. Walter
Rev Imes Offers Legislature Prayers in Des Moines
The Rev. Ralph B. Imes, pastor of the Congregational church, gave the opening prayer in both houses Friday morning in Des Moines. Each day a different clergyman from around Iowa is invited to offer prayers at the general assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
Des Moines
Ralph B. Imes
Congregational Church
General Assembly
Rabbi Hirschprung to Speak at Eldora Parish Hall
The Eldora Methodist Sunday school will host Rabbi Mordecai Hirschprung of Des Moines as a guest speaker Sunday January 28 at ten o’clock in the parish hall. His address will address Religious Differences Versus Religious Indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Methodist Sunday School
Mordecai Hirschprung
Des Moines
Wildlife Club Sets Two Events This Week
Pine Lake Wildlife club will hold its regular January meeting at the clubhouse Thursday evening. A stag fish fry is planned there Friday evening from five to eight o'clock. Tickets are $1 per plate. All men and boys are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Eldora Debaters Tie for First at Brindley Tourney
Eldora high school debaters tied for first with Ames at the Brindley invitational at Iowa State Teachers College. The Eldora quartet Orlan Mitchell George Fagg Ives Allbee and David Piper coached by Wm. Hoag placed in the top ten in a field of 68 speakers, with Mitchell fourth Fagg seventh and Allbee Piper tied for eighth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Orlan Mitchell
George Fagg
Ives Allbee
David Piper
Wm. Hoag
Ames
Aldrich Paul
Eldora
Mitchell
Fagg
Allbee
Piper
Eldorans
Pine Lake Country Club Names Officers and Adds Non-Resident Directors
The 1951 Pine Lake Country Club board re elected W. K. Bramwell as president and R. R. Brown as secretary treasurer with R. B. Ferguson as vice president. At the annual meeting last Tuesday Bramwell Brown Stauffacher Janssen and Moser were reelected to the board. Ferguson and John Starr named new directors. Dues rose from 25 to 30 dollars a year and nine non resident directors were appointed to represent out of town members including E F Thurman Conrad Wayne Janssen Hubbard William Conn Union H R Hauser Whitten I T Parkhurst Grundy Center G H Ballard Wellsburg George Potgeter Steamboat Rock Paul Tschirgi Reinbeck and Dr Charles Hall Zearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake Country Club Board of
W. K. Bramwell
R. R. Brown
R. B. Ferguson
Bramwell
Brown
George Stauffacher
George Janssen
Harry Moser
Ferguson
John Starr
E. F. Thurman
Conrad
Wayne Janssen
Hubbard
William Conn
Union
H. R. Hauser
Whitten
I. T. Parkhurst
Grundy Center
G. H. Ballard
Wellsburg
George Potgeter
Steamboat Rock
Paul Tschirgi
Reinbeck
Charles Hall
Zearing
John Deere Day Planned At New Grand Theatre
Henry J. Janssen and Son announce John Deere Day for farmers and families on Wednesday January 31 at 1 15 pm in the New Grand theatre. The program includes the feature film One Happy Family and additional farming and farm implements films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Janssen
Eldora Farm Equipment Dealers
New Grand Theatre
Eldora Cribbage Meet Extends Entry Deadline
The Eldora city cribbage meet sponsored by Herald-Index Publishing extends the entry deadline to 12 noon Thursday after a record number of entrants. Over 64 players are entered with a goal of 128 future-proofing first round matches. Pairings will be announced in Tuesday’s Herald-Ledger and play starts immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald- Index Publishing Co
Herald-Ledger
With Our Boys In Uniform
South Hardin county service men news lists addresses for three Steamboat Rock veterans and two Hubbard youths newly enlisted. Ret. Russell Van Dornum and Pvt. James A. Potgieter, both linked to Fort Riley and Chanute AFB, plus Maurice Gast S. N. of USS White March LSD 8, in New York FPO. Hubbard youths Keith R. Snider and John H. Reid aged 20 join the army in Des Moines standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
Keith R. Snider
John H. Reid
Des Moines
May Returns to Oceanside for Marine Duty
Pfc. Don May of the Marines left Friday for Oceanside California after a furlough at his parents home Mr. and Mrs. George May Don expects orders about February 15 and his new address will be published later
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora High
Navy
Eastman Nucholls
Jim Tull
Doyle Felton
Chamber of Commerce
May
Don May
Marines
Oceanside
Calif
George May
Don
Eldora Sgt Bruce Price Ordered to Chanute Field then Tampa
Sgt Bruce Price of Eldora received orders Saturday to report February 18 to Chanute Field Illinois for a five day indoctrination period and then report to Tampa Florida for assignment in the Army Air Force. Price is a classification specialist.
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Price
Bruce Price
Eldora
Chanute Field
Tampa
Fla
Air Force
Air Force enlistments announced at Shepard Field
At Shepard Field the address of Bob Harvey of New Providence is Pvt. Robert E. Harvey AF 17302987 San 3745 Flt 6653 Shepard Field A F B Wichita Falls Texas. Three other south Hardin county men also enlisted and are at the same field in the same flight. Ray Nance of New Providence Bud Dighton and Wayne Claybrook of Union are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepard Field
Bob Harvey
New Providence
Robert E. Harvey
San
Wichita Falls
Texas
Air Force
Ray Nance
Bud” Dighton
Wayne Claybrook
Union
Eldora Couple Learn of Son Commanding In Korea
Capt. Richard Green of the First Cavalry engineers in Korea phoned from Tokyo to his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green. He spoke of spending a leave with his wife and son and noted his exposure to considerable combat in Korea.
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Green
Charles Green
Eldora
Richard Green
First Cavalry Engineers
Korea
Capt. Green
Tokyo
Eleven Men to Be Inducted Feb 12 from Hardin County
Hardin county selective service office reports eleven men will be inducted February 12 and transported from the county to the junction by bus for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Selective Service Office
Family Party at Hubbard and Eldora Hosted by Hubbard Implement Co
The Hubbard Implement Co. hosts its annual Family Party at Hubbard high school gym Friday night January 26 at 7 45 p m The following Saturday February 3 the party moves to Eldora high school gym at 7 45 p m The event features five acts and a movie as part of the International Harvester show
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard Implement Co
Hubbard High School
Eldora High School
Guessing Game for Pine Lake Water Release Event
A local Gamble store sponsors a guessing contest on when Low er Pine Lake will fill and water will flow over the dam again. Entries with month day and hour are due February 17 at Gambles with no entry fee. Judges include D. W. Hicks Kay Setchell and C. O. Rubew. Three prizes: glass casting rod reel and nylon line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake
Gamble Store
D. W. Hicks
State Park
Kay Setchell
C. O. Rubew
Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Kiwanis Official Visits Eldora Club
Roger Patton of Mason City and newly elected lieutenant governor toured the Eldora Kiwanis club. He praised the local group, presented a certificate of recognition to R. A. Scott, and announced the Kiwanis international office sent it. George Potgeter spoke on Washington trip, excess profits tax, and business taxation. A $50 contribution favored the International Christian University fund in Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Patton
Mason City
Kiwanis
Iowa-Nebraska
Eldora Kiwanis Club
Patton
R. A. Scott
Kiwanis International
George Potgeter
Steamboat Rock
Washington, D. C
International Christian University
Tokyo
Japan
Seth Miller 59 Dies Thursday in Tractor Mishap
Seth Miller 59 of Eldora died near the Leo Megan farm southeast of Eldora after a tractor plunged down a ditch and overturned. The body was found by George Jackson and recovered with help. Miller, born November 18, 1891, was a Methodist, American Legion and Masonic member, survived by four brothers. Burial in Eldora cemetery with American Legion honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Miller
Eldora
Leo Megan
D. M. Nyquist
George Jackson
Miller
Megan
Xenia Cemetery
Andrle-Creps
W. R. Ehlert
Masonic Lodge
Don LaVelle
C. R. Johnson
Julia Mulford
Leone Ziesman
Walter Sayer
Post
American Legion
Eldora Cemetery
Seth George Miller
John W. Miller
Methodist Church
Glen Miller
Victor Miller
Colfax
Ebert Miller
Hastings
Nebr
John Miller
Winterset
107 Boards Join Group Opposing Existing Law
Hardin county schools form Iowa School Board Association of Small Schools to oppose state reorganization. Meeting at Wellsburg includes Union Steamboat Rock Whitten Owasa. aims repeal of present laws, improve schools, keep local control. 20 member executive board selected. R B Tjaden named president. Del Harper acts as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Iowa School Board Association of Small
Wellsburg
Iowa
Small School Association
Aitin
del Harper
Hansell
Harper
Union
Steamboat Rock
Whitten
Owasa
R. B. Tjaden
Steamboat Rocks
Churdan
Rockwell
Ayrshire
Hospital Notes Births and Admissions Across Iowa Towns
Eldora Mrs Ethel Brown and others listed with births and hospital notes. New Providence Mrs Frederick Marsh reports a girl on January 20. Iowa Falls and other towns record multiple births and patient notes including Jan 20 to Jan 21 dates. Names include Alden Duane Nic Birthsen, Clayton Stone, Ernest Beecher, Slifer, Foster and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Ethel Brown
Ed Frein
John L. Butler
Zearing
Merlin D.holvers
John Zimke
Dwight.Johnson
Iowa Falls
Wellsburg
Ivan Sliffer
McCallsburg
Darrell Foster
Open Bids for Blacktopping Eldora-Union Road
Bids will be opened today at Ames by the Iowa highway commission for blacktopping Eldora-Union highway No. 215. Representatives from contracting firms have visited Eldora to check material availability. The prior grading contract was let in 1947 to E. M. Duesenberg, Inc., and grading finished in 1948 with gravel, a long bridge north of Gifford, and a realigned route to reduce curves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Eldora
E. M. Duesenberg, Inc
Clear Lake
Gifford
South Fork
Hardin County
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Swallums
Eilers
Bank
Steamboat
Rock
Raffensperger
Hawkins
Iowa U
C. C
Legion
H. R. Brown
Raff
Pine Lake Country Club
South
Iowa Alumni Association
T Club
I.C.C.F. Hall
Purdue Films
Chuck” Denning
Rep
Agriculture
The
Herald-Index
Imes
Rabbi Hirschprung
Wildlife Club
E. HS
Brindley Tourney
John Deere
South Hardin County
Club
Megan Farm
Howard Calfee
Wellsburg Union
St. Rock
Eldora-Union Road
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