Blood pledges lag as Bloodmobile nears Eldora visit
Donor recruitment chairman Harry Marks reports less than half the required pledges collected for the July 16 Bloodmobile arrival. A 264 pledges target stands, with a 70-person volunteer staff and a large local committee organized to recruit donors and support the blood drive. BLOOD IS NEEDED As Never Before to save lives and aid polio prevention efforts.
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Harry Marks
Marks
Lois Maltby
Steamboat Rock
Darwin Vinton
Lowell Mossman
Lillian Putnam
William Rainsbarger
Eldon McVeety
E. J. Foster
Clella Finster
Joe Kramer
Mesdames
Richard Clemons
Wyatt Johnson
R. RB. Rogers
Merle Sherbon
Herb Pale
Gertrude Hutzel
Ralph Allbee
Thomas Foughty
George Ibach
May B. Cobb
Omer Hubbard
Chester Modlin
James Lamer
Harry Lockwood
Lloyd Miller
Robert Mairs
Dale Rodgers
Richard Arkland
Henry Grobe
W. L. Reagan
RB. E. Gray
South Hardin
Typista
Wilson Hadley
Henrik Fauerby
Jeannette Wi
Ben Johnson i Hubbard
Adrian Bachman
Whitten
Pete Long
Radcliffe
Chester Pear
New Providence
Florence McCowan Gifford
Gladys Moon
Cash Awards Move to Wednesdays in Eldora
Eldora merchants voted to drop Saturday Cash Nite Awards for now and resume 3:00 pm Wednesday afternoon awards starting tomorrow July 3. No awards will be given on Saturdays as the Chamber of Commerce Business Promotion committee and participating merchants approved the change, with Saturday hours remaining through the summer.
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Eldora
The
Chamber of Commerce
Marriage Licenses Granted in Iowa Falls and Ackley
Dean L Furman Bradford and Marilyn Meyer Iowa Falls. Hilko J Viet and Bernice R Van Eschen both of Ackley.
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Dean L. Furman
Bradford
Marilyn Meyer
Iowa Falls
Hilko J. Viet
Bernice R. van Eschen
Ackley
Schmidt Named Equitable Rep In Iowa Towns
Fred K. Schmidt of Eldora took over as special representative for the Equitable Life Insurance Society on July 1. He resigns after twenty years as Eldora schools superintendent and will base in Fort Dodge overseeing group contracts across Eldora Boone Fort Dodge Auburn and Scranton. He plans to work two days weekly around Eldora and expects to lead a district office with 10 to 15 salesmen after training.
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Fred K. Schmidt
Eldora
Equitable Life Insurance Society
Schmidt
Eldora Schools
Equitable Society
Fort Dodge
Boone
Auburn
Scranton
The
Equitable Company
Des Moines
Lundys Leave for Marathon Florida
Mr and Mrs E H Lundy departed Tuesday heading to Marathon Florida to stay for an unspecified period.
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E. H. Lundy
Marathon
Fla
Two Hubbard youths killed in Fourth of July crash
Ervin Piel 17 died instantly and Roger Pape died days later from injuries after a motorcycle collided with a car driven by Marvin Schultz of Iowa Falls at the north entrance to Logsdon Park. Schultz was uninjured. Funeral services for Piel are scheduled at Hubbard Lutheran Church Tuesday. Pape, home on leave for Korean duty, was an air cadet and Hubbard High and Ellsworth Junior College graduate. final rites Thursday. He is survived by his brother Ted and his parents.
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Hubbard
Marvin Schultz
Iowa Falls
Ervin Piel
Roger Pape
Eldora Hospital
Logsdon Park
Schultz
Piel
Hubbard Lutheran Church
Walter Piel
Gilbert Dubberke
Pape
Martin E. Pape
Mississippi
Hubbard High Schools
Ellsworth Junior College
Ted
House Trailer Burned On Farm Near Eldora
A house trailer owned by Alva Schaefer on his farm six miles west and two miles north of Eldora was destroyed by fire Saturday night. Eldora fire department responded but the trailer was a total loss when they arrived.
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Alva Schaefer
Eldora
Kiwanians Hear Recording Of President's Talk
Kiwanis members heard a recording of the club's first president outlining its history and issues. David Lloyd George appeared on the program with his autobiography. Hibbard Moore was welcomed as a new member at the meeting. In Auburn, Father and Son banquet featured magician Fred K Schmidt entertaining attendees.
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Kiwanis Club
David Lloyd George
Hibbard Moore
Fred K. Schmidt
Auburn
Schmidt
Eldora
Back From Korea Franklin Engelking On 30 Day Leave
Franklin Engelking returns from eighteen months in Korea and is spending a 30 day leave at his Hubbard home.
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Korea
Franklin Engelking
Hubbard
County Extension Sets Objectives for 1953 54 Year
Hardin County extension program outlines major goals to raise farm family welfare through science, nutrition, education, and community participation. Plans include soil testing publicity, 15 demo fields, fall corn fertilization tour, brucellosis control, leader training, international relations school, youth programs with 10 percent member growth, and expanded family living education for homemaking safety and aging adults.
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Township Farm Bureau
R.Y.P
Pulse Heads Extension Staff For Another Year
The Harding County Farm Bureau board renews the contract of Richard Pulse as county extension director for one year starting July 1. Also renewed are Mrs. Jacqueline Macy county home economist and Herb Allen youth assistant. Pulse has led since 1949 and Macy since 1950. Allen joined last October.
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Richard Pulse
Harding County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Jacqueline Macy
Herb Allen
Pulse
Mrs. Macy
Allen
C. of C. Office Offers Centennial Souvenir Items
The Chamber of Commerce office will give away centennial souvenirs free of charge. Co chairman James Hauser announced on Saturday that copies of the souvenir program and stickers are available to individuals, and organizations may obtain centennial buttons for related projects.
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C. of C
Chamber of Commerce
Cochairman
James Hauser
City Offices Set to Close for Convention Day
City hall offices will close all day next Monday July 13 to allow staff to attend a state convention of municipal workers in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
New District Court Actions Filed Including Blankenship Petition
New petitions filed in district court include W A Blankenship seeking judgment and costs totaling 117.05 against Richard T and Marjorie F Kra mer for a 300 loan made in June 1951 with interest from December 15, 1951. Also a petition to quiet title was filed by R B Clift of Alden against Doris Archer W B Archer David Bahr and unknown claimants.
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W. A. Blankenship
Richard T
Marjorie F. Kramer
R. B. Clift
Alden
Doris Archer
W. B. Archer
David Bahr
Shorthorn Show And Picnic In Eldora Thursday
Milking Shorthorn Breeders of central Iowa will hold a show and picnic Thursday July 9 at Eldora fairgrounds. Attendees from Marshall Tama Grundy Benton Black Hawk Bremer and Butler counties expected. Judging at 10:00 a.m. by William Dixon of Springfield Maine. Cash awards totaling 26 dollars for junior winners. Basket lunch at noon. All interested persons invited.
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Central Iowa
Eldora Fairgrounds
Marshall
Tama, Grundy, Benton
Black Hawk
Fishing Derby Slated For Sunday At Pine Lake
The Kiddies Free Fishing Derby, staged by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be held near Pine Lake Sunday July 12 with registration at 1:00 pm and fishing from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Heavy rains on June 27 postponed this year’s centennial celebration feature.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pine Lake
Hospital Notes and Births Across Towns
Eldora and Radcliffe listings show multiple patients with notes on new births including Eldora Mrs Donald Coleman’s boy on July 6 and Radcliffe Mrs Irwin Knutson’s boy on July 5. Also Jutting at Cleves and Knouse at Radcliffe among other patient entries. Pee Wee baseball: Eldora beats Ackley 13 to 1 while Eldora Midgets lose 3 to 0 to Ackley.
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Eldora
Charles A. Stanbrough
John Clary
Helen Burling
Ray Snovel
Jessie Balenm
New Providence
George Walters
Cleves
Tetus Jutting
Radcliffe
D. Everett Eide
Charlene Knouse
Hubbard
Albert Wehmeier
Charlotta Walters
Jacob Faust
Ellsworth
Lea Davis
New Ellington
S. Carolina
Charles R. Barnes
Greencastle
C. D. Ray
Donald Coleman
Irwin Knutson
Muriel Skartveldt
Lyle Davis
Union
Lewis Lawler
PEE Wee
Eldora Pee Wee Baseball Pine
Ackley
Eldora Scouts Headed to National Jamboree on Coast
Eldora Explorer Scouts Don Bekemeier and John Rooks, with advisor Lomen, depart Sunday for the National Boy Scout Jamboree in California July 17 to 23. They join 50,000 scouts at Irvine Ranch near Newport Beach, living in a vast tent city with international participants and a program of ceremonies, campfires, and tours.
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Eldora
Pacific Coast
Eldora Explorer
California
Don Mbekemeier
John Rooks
Lomen
Des Moines
Bekemeier
Richard Jones
New Providence
Irvine Ranch
Newport Harbor
Cali
Fornia
Pacific
Srout-city
Court Postpones Ruling On Wellsburg School Consolidation
The Wellsburg consolidated school case, challenging the formation and elections of the district, was continued until the Iowa Supreme Court rules on a Tama County parallel case. Judge Charlton will decide after that ruling. officials will keep operating the district in the interim. Also noted is Allstate Instrumental Music Camp at Iowa City where Donn Modlin and Eugene Martin earned chair positions in two bands.
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Wellsburg
Iowa Supreme Court
Tama County
Grundy County
Shatian B. Charlton
Black Hawk
Waterloo
Charlton
Supreme Court
New Consolidated District
Iowa City
Donn Modlin
Eugene Martin
Car Demolished in Illinois Crash Injuries Minor
An Illinois couple escaped with minor injuries after a crash about 11:30 Saturday morning three miles north of Hubbard. John and Mrs. Jones of Rock Island were returning from a northern fishing trip when a vehicle with a Texas license plate forced them off the road. The car overturned several times into a ditch. Mrs. Jones suffered broken ribs and severe bruises, while Mr. Jones had minor injuries. They were treated at Eldora hospital and released.
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Illinois
Hubbard
John Jones
Rock Island
Texas
Finais
Selections For Wednesday's Band Concert
Eugene Martin will be clarinet soloist at the community band concert on the courthouse lawn tomorrow night. He recently won first division rating for clarinet at the state music contest in Iowa City and was second chair in the All-State band there. Dir. Donald Lomen lists numbers including National Anthem Key, High School Cadets March Sousa, Little Mo Overture Graham, Hot Teddy Flanagan, Concertine Von Weber, Falling Leaves Waltz Scredy, In a Persian Market Ketelby, Hosts of Freedom March King, Autumn Silhouette Walters, Holy Holy Holy Dykes, On the Trail Grofe, In the Good Old Summer Time Evans, Men from Mars Walters, and Men in Gray March Brahms terit.
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Eugene Martin
Iowa City
Donald Lomen
Sousa
Graham
Teddy—Flanagan
von Weber
Ketelby
Friday Awards Highlight Local Shoppers
Friday awards honor top shoppers with cash prizes. Mrs. Fern Riley won the $75 top prize at the Ben Franklin Store while Joan E. Lehmeier received a $10 award at Graham's.
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Fern’ Riley
Ben Franklin
Joan E.lehmeier
Graham's
Paint City Playground Reborn By Eldora Youth
Eldora youths in the community recreation program have repainted playground bleachers and permanent equipment under supervisor Edward Engstrom. About 40 older youngsters worked daily on the rehabilitation, with finishing touches completed Friday. The Learn-to-Swim program at Pine Lake reduces younger attendance, but more participation is expected after swim season ends. The program continues daily 9:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 5:00 through August football practice.
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Edward Engstrom
Engstrom
Pine Lake Beach
South Hardin Red Cross plans disaster program meeting
The South Hardin Chapter of the American Red Cross formed initial plans for a regional disaster program to recruit and train a large corps of volunteers. Walter Guenther was named disaster chairman. A field representative from St Louis will lead a six hour training session after the organization is set. New officers were elected with Paul Walter of Union as chairman.
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Red Cross
South Hardin
Eldora
American Red Cross
Walter Guenther
St. Louis
Walter
Paul Walter
Union
Leo Knight
Steamboat Rock
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Ray Lake
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Oswell Fisher
Wayne Meier
Bob Schotanus
W. O. Lettow
Cecil Rooks
Richard
Loman
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Wellsburg School
SUI Music Camp
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Dick Smith
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Doug Pulse
Frank Norm Denny DeVault
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Wooten
Earl Marsh
Amy Alverson
Cecil Pickersing
Home Service
D. W. Paisen
Wayne Blankenship
Lena Tungland
Garden City
Robert Johnson
Welby Morgan
Wilson
Hadley
Dorothy White
Paul Tempel
F. C. Bevan
W. R. Protheroe
M. Z. Albers
Bloodmobile
Leota Hardy
Dale Anders
Harriet Blome
Ben Johnson
R. C.conrad
Corwin Hadley
H. L. Moeller l
Andrew Skrovig
Boyd Reese
IK. S. Wooten
Robert Bayender
Lyle Calloway
Jim Foster
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