Voting on ASC nominees for township elections
Ballots for the annual ASC township elections go to 3,302 Hardin county farm owners and operators. Voting closes July 13 with results announced after July 17. Nominees across townships include Alden, Buckeye, Concord, Grant, Hardin, Pleasant, Providence, Tipton, Union and more, with county convention set for July 28 at Iowa Falls.
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ASC
Hardin County
Dewey E. Willer
Community Election Boards
Iowa Falls
Alden
Lawrence Eide
Cleo Fiscus
Henry Kastendick
Shirley Ketcheum
Richard Lauterbach
Leland Pommrehn
Marion Steinberg
Guilford Trousdale
Russell Wilson
Buckeye
Kenneth Berndt Verdis Hinderaker
Vernon Sperger
Everet Kiesmeier
Esme Lettow
G. Lettow
Robert Lettow
Myron Thoms
Clay
Gordon Daleske
Geo Folkerts
Elvin Harms
Herman Leverton
Verle Manning
Jesse Mann
Concord
Henry Anders
Robert Elsick
Carroll Elwood Wallace Rutten
Roy Ritlan
Herman Severseike
Clarence Teig
Audrey Thompson
Cy Weaner
Truman Wicks
Eldora
Wilbur Barn Ar
Ernest Barr
John Graham
Starvey Hinshaw
Charles Nicta
Irvin Readout
Herb Roll
Sc Walters
Ellis
Ralph Anderson
Afred Bates
Merrill Clark
CIA
Merle Bupser
Vernon Dettbarn
Gerald 7Ler
Harvey Hinsbraker
Ff Kolbe
Magnare Kuhfus
F ° Osterm
Wade Topp
Tipton
Raymond Andreave
Adrian Bachman
Gerald Druce
Stanley Grann
Robert K »Mme
Leonard List
Herb Mker
Gene Roberts
Howard S&s.on
Union
George Roane Merrill Cobb
Robert Weared
Harold Maryn
Walter ®Rent
Joseph W. Fash
Boyd Jee
Donation Helps Pay For Sidewalk at County Youth Building
Money donated for the Pine Side Wildlife area toward a new sidewalk at the building site. Over $200 donated through a Wildlife club special fish fry. Wallsace's Farmer sponsored Corn Belt Field Days and contributed $300 toward sidewalk construction.
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Pine Siale
The
Wildlife Club
Wallaces
Gate Maker Plans Aluminum Fence Gate Factory
Chamber of Commerce secretary Bill Morse and realtor C O Rubow are to meet with a prospective investor next week about staffing a net type farm fence gate project. The aluminum gate would feature a gate within a gate mechanism to ease passage at a large farm entry. An Eldora location is under consideration for manufacturing.
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Chamber of Commerie
Bill Morse
C. O. Rubow
Mary Elen Lytle Aboard One Of Two Crashed Airliners
Mary Elen Lytle of Eldora Oklahoma was aboard the TWA Constellation that crashed in Arizona’s Grand Canyon region. The 37 year old social welfare worker from Long Beach California was en route to visit her father Merle Lytle of Washington State. The crash killed four other passengers and involved prior Eldora residents Beulah Burgess Lawton Oklahoma and Mrs Murence Bywater Reno Oklahoma.
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Arizona
Glad Canyon
Homer
Hazel Burgess
Beulah Burgess
Lawton
Okla
Lmurence Bywater
GOP Women Meet at Radcliffe in Hardin County
The Hardin County Republican Women's Club will meet with Mrs Marion Pfeil at Radcliffe on Monday afternoon July 9. Hostesses include Mrs Ellen Sampson Mrs Ralyiler and Mrs Wayne Meier. The program features a session on Republican History and Principles led by Mrs Azalea Bo of Hubbard. The event invites all interested Republican women in the county.
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Hardin County
Republican Women's Club
Marion Pfeil
Radcliff
Ellen Sampson
Ralyiler
Wayne Meier Assi
Azalea Bo
Hubbard
Soli opens medical practice in Jerome Idaho
Dr. Donald E Soli son of Mr and Mrs L R Soli of Eldora has opened a medical practice in Jerome Idaho. He and his wife bought a new home in Jerome and redecorated a former residence into an office. He is a 1947 University of Iowa medical school graduate and served 33 months in the Army as a doctor including chief of the physical examination section at Ft Benning Georgia and in the obstetrics service for Army families. The Solis have four children David Steven Susan and Sally.
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Donald E. Soli
L. R. Soli
Eldora
Jerome
Idaho
Soli
Dr. Soli
Eldora High School
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
University of Iowa Medical School
Dee Memorial Hospital
Ogden
Utah
Parma
Army Service
Ft. Benning
Army
Solis
David
Steven
Susan
Sally
Democrats Urge Sensible Farm Policy at Hardin County Meeting
Hardin county Democrats adopted a resolution calling for a practical farm program and greater sympathy for farmers. They urged aid to schools, clear road financing, worker welfare policies, and a distinct foreign affairs stance. Leonard Hoffman of Iowa Falls presided as chair. Delegates were named to upcoming state and judicial conventions.
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Hardin County
Leonard Hoffman
Iowa Falls
Democratic County Central Committee
Cecil Colby
Ackley
Lee Richards
Radcliffe
Kant Theater
Des Moines
Rush To Sign For Soil Bank
Hardin county farmers flock to the Iowa Falls ASC office to enroll in the soil bank program. Through yesterday morning contracts average about 300 to 400 dollars per farm for 10 acres, with total signups reaching 63 dollars. A change extends clipping and destruction deadlines, pushing oats or small grain cutoffs from July 4 to July 14, with signups due by July 20 and destruction by July 31.
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Hardin County
ASC
Iowa Falls
Soil Bank
Gaylord Thayer
Thayer
Moneys and Credits Assessment Is Up
A petition circulating to lift Eldora’s dog at large ban was expected for council action. The council previously banned dogs running at large last April and extended the ban to Sept. 10 in June, requiring owners to keep pets on their property and impounding lawfully found strays.
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Eldora
Work at Pine Lake camp begins amid early progress
State Bapt ist church camp at Pine Lake started late last week with some trees down and dirt moved. The project notes the hilltop site opposite custodian D W Hicks residence and plans partial completion this summer. Hardin County 1956 assessment totals rise by 768 268 over 1955 with 5 mill tax after exemptions. Bank stock assessments up 108 768. livestock counts rise to 47 770 head but values drop by 185 071. New construction up 28 3119 led by Iowa Falls Eldora Hubbard. Total Hardin County real estate stands at 35 501 564 with personal property 7 419 432 and 4 069 790 in utility valuations last year.
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New State Baptist Church
Pine Lake
D. W. Hick
W. C. Guenther
Hardin County
Iowa Falls
Eldora
Hubbard
State Tax Commission
Services Today For Percy Sheller
Services will be today in Long Beach California for Percy Sheller former Eldora grocer who died at his Long Beach home Sunday He lived there about 30 years and is survived by his wife a son Weldon of Pasadena and two grandchildren.
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Long Beach
Calif
Percy Sheller
Eldora
Sheller
Weldon
Pasadena
Foreclosure Started On Miller Farm In Grundy County
Mortgage foreclosure proceedings begun in Grundy County against 400 acres of Grundy land owned by Mrs Grace Potter Miller of Ackley. Mutual Life Insurance Co of New Jersey filed the case after a $40 000 loan on Jan 26 1955 and a missed Jan 1 1956 payment of 800 principal and 900 interest. The debt was declared due May 66. Ralph Miller and George Nissley as trustees and Ben Jaspers named as guardians are defendants.
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Grundy County
Grundy
Grace Potter Miller
Ackley
The
Mutual Life Insurance Co
New Jersey
Miller
Mutual Company
Millero
George B. Dewey
Insurance Company
Ralph Miller
Eldora Mayor Welcomes Daughter At Memorial Hospital
A daughter was born to Mrs. George Janssen at Eldora Memorial hospital about 8:30 am yesterday. The infant's father is Eldora's mayor. The Janssens previously have two children named Wenry and Cathy.
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George Janssen
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Eldora
Janssens
Wenry
Cathy
July 4 Programs At Whitten and Steamboat Rock
Special July 4th programs are planned at Whitten and Steamboat Rock. An all day event at Whitten includes a night dance. A free fireworks display sponsored by the American Legion is set for Steamboat Rock tomorrow night.
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Whitten
Steamboat Rock
The
American Legion
Loan Firm May Locate In Eldora
An office of Keller Loan Company of Waterloo may locate in Eldora soon. Representatives will meet with E. J. Andrie and Harold Creps to discuss renting space in the Andrie building. The firm is eyeing the corner room now used by the American Legion, which will move to new quarters later this month.
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Keller Loan Company of Waterloo
Eldora
E. J. Andrie
Harold Creps
Andrie
Creps
American Legion
Legion Post
Crazy Daze Comes to Eldora July 11
Eldora merchants launch Crazy Daze on July 11 with wild costumes and stunts. Expect price cuts on wares around the courthouse square and a carnival of characters including clerks in bathing suits and locals in outlandish outfits.
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Eldora
Edgington Avenue
Courthouse Square
Gina Trolla
Fildora
Lady Godiva
Fidera
Boosters
Legion Palks Plat for New Quarters
Legion post members met Thursday night to discuss redecorating the newly purchased Dr Grifel building on North Washington Street. Plans place apartments on the second floor and a kitchen lounge club room meeting room and recreation space on the ground floor and basement respectively.
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American Legion Post
Post
The
Legion
Dr. R. RR. Griffel Building
North Washington Street
Potgeters Buy Two Lots in Riverview Drive
Mr and Mrs Ed Potgeter purchased two lots in Kramegia Riverview drive from Mr and Mrs G W Cote. The parcels lie just east of the Clarence Seggeerman residence.
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Ed Potgeter
Kramegia
Riverview Drive
Mrr
G. W. Cote
Clarence Seggeerman
Most Firms To Close Tomorrow In July Fourth Observance
Eldora business firms will close tomorrow for Independence Day. A free fireworks display for members and families will be at Pine Lake Country Club tomorrow evening. The newspaper office is closed, but Friday's Index will be published on Thursday and mailed Friday.
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Eldora
Pine Lake Country Club
Proposed Gymnasium Music School Addition Plan
An architect outlines a two story gymnasium and music room addition west of the high school. The 108 by 108 foot building would house a 50 by 84 foot gym with bleachers, stage and dressing rooms, seating about 1500, plus a lower floor band and choral rooms, practice rooms, a music library, offices, and athletic facilities. The connecting unit would create separate entrances, with ramps to the upper floor. Construction costs are estimated at 257000 dollars and the plans are on display in Rigger's store window.
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Rigger
Rate cutting debate spurs probes at county Republican convention
At the county convention Republicans urged investigations into price range disparities between retail prices and what farmers receive, asking Iowa State Commerce Commission and Interstate Commerce Commission to probe rate cutting by large trucking concerns. Delegates backed electing Eisenhower and Nixon, and voiced praise for Ezra Taft Benson in farm policy talk.
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Iowa State Commerce Comission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fisemower
Nixon
BRB
Wickenlooper
Len Toegh
Ezra
Taft
Benson
Hall
Town Falls
Central Committee
Pigenhower
Orren
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Mary Elen Lytle
GOP
Ps. Donald Soli
Pens
Drr
Donald
Town Falls Wee
Hardin
Ellis Phebe
Dewey
Whitten, St. Rock
Palks
Potgeter's
Adition
Letic
BERL
William Dunn
cozmMilarney
Allan M. Oppen
Eame
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Truman
Tepnbicau
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