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Newspaper

Eldora Herald Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1937

Page

2

Dance at Pine Lake Country Club by Young People

A dance sponsored by local youth will be at Pine Lake Country Club house next Thursday evening starting at 8:30. Committee includes Roth Cameron Joe Kramer Jr co chairmen Julie Soper Mary Margaret Carson and others from Eddora and Radcliffe.

Pine Lake Country Club Roth Cameron Joe Kramer, Jr Julie Soper Mary Margaret Carson James Cameron, Jr Donald Soper George Janssen Gordon Wisner John Bear Andrew Jackson John Volker Eddora Margaret Preston Radcliffe

Engle-Feind Nuptials Read At Hubbard

A Sunday wedding at the Salem Evangelical church joined Miss Alice Engle daughter of Mr and Mrs Engle to Rev Robert Feind of Clear Lake. The ceremony featured a double ring rite with Rev J H Engle and Rev P W Pfaltzgraff assisting. The couple will reside in Clear Lake after a short wedding trip.

Paris Dean Zuehl le Mars Ida Engle Walter Feind Hazel S. D Edna ‘Komake Kathryn Nassen Wendell Wrykile Arthur Kozazse Edwin Engle Agnes Hankinson Radcliffe I Gle Waterloo Mae Engie Rockford Til Willard Engle Daur Dorothy Chicago Johngie Excelsior Wendel Wwkie Walter Feind Mra Greeningan Sylvia Alice Dell Rapids B. F Ars Luella Ruby Clear Lake Cliffe Western Union College LeMars Red Bird Mission Beverly Western Union

Virginia Davis Weds Warne W Bernard Sunday

Miss Virginia L. Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Davis of Gifford wed Warne W Bernard son of Mr and Mrs EC Bernard of Marshalltown Sunday morning at the Marshalltown First Baptist parsonage Rev W R Yard officiated Attendants were Mr and Mrs John L Earhart of Marshalltown Bernard works at Lennox Furnace Co and Virginia at Meeker Laundry They will reside temporarily with Bernard's family at Petluck Supper Held at Pine Lake Club House A family pot luck and bridge social occurred Thursday evening with organizers listed in charge including Mr and Mrs Fred Wehrman and others at the Pine Lake Country Club party venue.

Bernard Lennox Furnace Company Meeker Laundry W. J. Nissen W. C. Schumacher

Whitwood kin hold eighteenth annual reunion at Pine Lake

Relatives gathered for the eighteenth Whitwood descendants reunion at Pine Lake state park hogsback on July 11. About eighty attended a basket lunch, business session led by Asa Rodd, reading of letters from California and Ohio, a brief program, and social time with numerous local families listed as attendees.

Charles Sybil Whitwood Hogsback Pine Lake State Park Asa Rodd J. L. Smith Ting H. Whitwood Long Beach Call F. C. Batchelder Enid Ohio Song Myrna McCann Reading Katherine Freed Phyllis McCann Max Schelper San Antonio Tex Patton Atwood Cedar Rapids D. Morrison Rockford Ruth Fullerton Schelper Nile N. Y Charies Whitwood II Whitwood James, Thomas Harold Paul Lowell Moore Asa Redd Irg. Whitswood Anna Collings Jud Smith Robert Freed Nora Ermert George Snovel Ray Snovel Fern McCann Melva. Lewis Mir Dirs Stax. Schelper Glen Holcomb Independence Iver Hoffa Belle Plaine John Krueger Dick Fullerton Armstrong Lester Atwood

Community Club Meetings and Socials Listed

Epworth League and Pilgrim Fellowship picnic at Pine Lake with Miss Marthe Whning hostess and Miss Carrie Fouts leading. Needlecraft club meeting at 2 o clock hosted by Mrs E A Reece. NTF T family picnic at city park Tuesday. Cemetery Society Auxiliary family picnic at south side city park 6 o clock Thursday. Young People's dance at Pine Lake Country Club 8 o clock. WCTU to meet at Whiting home today with Mrs Carrie Fouts leading the lesson.

George Steep Water Wehrmas Cemetery Society Pine Lake Congregational Pigrim Fellowship Group Methodist Epw Epworth Io Lake State Methodist Aearch eRee Inn Epworth League and Pilgrim Fellowship Pine Lake Riste Perk W.C. T Marthe Whning Carrie Fouts South Side City Park Pine Lake Country Ww. C

Lawler descendants hold annual reunion at Eldora Park

The sixth annual Lawler family reunion gathered Sunday at Eldora city park with many attending. Officers elected: President Lewis Lawler, vice president Carroll Schafer, secretary Anne Clary, treasurer John Hutchinson. retiring officers included Tom Lawler and Mrs. Lawler. A program featured music, songs, and past news events, with group photos taken.

Lawler Eldora City Park Mra A. F. Buckles Minneapolis Lewis Lawler New Providence Carroll Schafer Lews Falls Anne Clary Eldora John Hutchinson Werley Tom Lawler Joan Hutchinson Wesley A. PF. Buckles Raymond Drew Zeaving Mayme Keegan Waterloo

Twins Celebrate 21st Anniversary in Des Moines Party

Hare and Faye Teske celebrated their twenty first birthday anniversary with twenty seven relatives at a noon poluck dinner. Guests from Des Moines Eldora Union and Iowa Falls attended including Frank Teske Gus Teske Ernie Mc Doughal Henry Teske Claire Nelson Dale Bittner Walter Danger Irene Sweinfeldt Alfred Batez Chantrill and family.

Hare Faye Teske Charles Teske Teske Frank Teske Dirs Gusa

Purported Flora Thompson Will Sets Probate Hearing

Flora Thompson who died February 1 1986 in Union township left a 1930 will. Hearing set for July 26. One third of appraised property value payable to husband L W Thompson in lieu of dower. Whitten residence and household goods to daughters Jessie and Hazel Thompson. Remainder to six children Clinton Carl E Frank Clarence and two married. Executors named Carl E Thompson Benson UL and Frank Thompson Whitten.

Flora Thompson Union Township L. W. Thompson Whitten Jessie Hazel Thompson Clinton Carl E Frank Clarence Thompson Carl E. Thompson Benson Frank Thompson

Governor Names Centennial Group

The Iowa Centennial committee to plan the 100th anniversary of Iowa’s territorial beginnings is named by Governor G. Braschel. J. R. Babne of Herald-Ledger was named chairman. The Des Moines Tribune lists numerous Des Moines Cedar Rapids and other city notables including Adams Allen Anderson Archie Barner Biklen Billings Brown Carey Carrell Eastland Felter Feuling Fitzhugh Forer Garlock Gerke Green Guilfoyle Hahn Hall Hall Hammond Harrison Hayes Henderson DeWitt Henry Hill Hoeven Hawes Heschen Huston Ingham Jarnagin Johnson Johnson Pye Phodez Richards Ryder Schmidt Shambaugh Shaw Siknitter Slipos Spie Del Speidel Smith Towne Valentine Vanderwicken Nostrand Welkin Wells and Ellsworth among others named.

Iowa Centennial Committee Iowa G. Braschel J. R. Babne Wherald-Ledger Des Moines Tribune John D. Adams Des Moines Joe H. Allen Ray Anderson Cedar Rapids Willard D. Archie Shenandoah Ward Barner Eagle Grove A. L. Biklen Burlington Phi S. Billings G. M. Brown Whiting John Carey Sioux City Dale EB. Carrell Keokok Walter Carell Fort Dodge Grant L. Carswell Ames John B. Chalmers Dubuque Max A. Conrad Berlington Megr Thos. Conry Dubugue Albert Couch Eugene Cutler G. W. Darling Marshalltown Leo A. Davey Mason City Eastland Climwa Victor Felter Indianola E. J. Feuling Nex Hampton Alex Fitshugh T. Henry Forer Ootumes G. A. Garlock Dodge M. X. Gerke McGregor Thomas Green Wilian Guilfoyle Council Bluffs Frank Hahn Howard Hall W. Earl Hall 2. C. Hammond Decorah Rogh Harrison Davenport W. D. Hayes Ralph Henderson Henry DeWitt Henry Mr Pleasant C. A. Hill Ottumwa Edgar Hoeven Badger Pogel Holbrook RN. Hawes Clinton Max R. Heschen Holstein John Huston Harvey Ingham W. C. Jarnagin Storm Lake A. L. Johnson Moorhead Francis Johnson Spirit Lake Edward A. Kimball Earl Mo LeCompte Corydon R. B. Louden Fairfield Paul Martin Spencer Earl E. May Letter Milligan Macon City W. A. Murray Bancroft John St. Nollen Grinnell Bre ML OL. Northup W. PB. Orchard B. 3. Palmer Louis Paizer Iowa City Mia Chas F. Pye J. H. Phodez Newton C. M. Hichards Toledo John P. Bisley J. S. Russell Des Oinss John Ryder Dotuque C. W. Schmidt Benjamin F. Shambaugh Harry Shaw Cedar Falls Geo. Siknitter Ralph B. Slipos Waterloo Merritt C. Speidel Cherica P. Sterritt Lawrence C. Smith Crezeville Edward Towne John K. Valentine Centerwise J. Vanderwicken Grundy Center E. J. van Nostrand Hans Welkin Rock Rapids Merle F. Wells Mre Clyde L. Ellsworth

County Payments Under 1936 Soil Conservation Program

Iowa AAA office reports that payments totaling 367746.62 were authorized to Hardin county farmers under the 1936 soil conservation program. Across Iowa total payments reached 225,994,890.44, with Pottawattamie County receiving the largest share at 579,242.

Hardin County Iowa Aaa Iowa Pettawattamie County

Two Plead Guilty To Drunken Driving

Two men pleaded guilty before judge O. J. Henderson at chambers on July 7 to charges of driving motor vehicles while intoxicated in or near Iowa Falls. Oluf Amaron was fined 260 and given until September 1 to pay. He was ordered not to drive on public highways for three months after the fine is paid or while license is suspended. William Richardson of Radcliffe vicinity was sentenced to pay 300 and allowed monthly payments of 15 until total is paid by January 1, 1938, or serve the balance. He must refrain from driving on public highways for three months after his fine is paid or as long as his license is suspended.

Dudge O. J. Henderson Chambers Iowa Falls Oluf Amaron William Richardson Radcliffe Vicinity

Bible Conference Announces Talent for Cedar FallsMeet

Cedar Falls Interdenominational Bible conference at Riverview park runs July 25 to August 1 with nine religious and educational leaders. Bishops E W Praectorias and A P F Ehan schedule addresses along with Beth Messages on current problems. Speakers include Charles Mden Earl E Harper Miss Ethel Hutter Russell M Cropper W A Winterstein A Taylor Denlap and others. Public admission requires no registration fee and simple camping is provided nearby.

Cedar Falls Riverview Park E. W. Praectorias Northwest Evangelical Church A. FP. Ehan New Orleans Methodist Episcopal Church Beth E. Stanley Jones Br. Charles Mden Graham Neb jJeader Northern Baptist Convention Earl E. Harper Simpson College Indianola Europe Ethel Hutter National Voice Russell M. Croper Cornell W. A. Winterstein Iowa Fallhfield Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship A. Taylor Denlap Missonars

Bowers Sues to Regain Property

James Bowers files in district court seeking injunction to stop Harris E Long Edith Long Vola Smith Ralph Bowers and Phil Bowers from disposing of money and property he says he lost after an automobile accident and a misunderstanding He seeks 21477060 against Mutual Investment Co of Storm Lake and others plus damages and replevin on a 1936 Chevrolet coach.

James Bowers Conred Atka Harris E. Long Edith Long Vola Smith Ralph Bowers Phil Bowers Mutual Investment Co Storm Lake C. RB

Eldora Man Recalls Early Hardin County History

Grant Tyler recounts Hardin County's origins from 1851 when it became a separate county. The first settlement began in 1849 led by Greenberry Haggin, a Kentucky native who moved from Keokuk to claim land on the county's edge. Haggin embodied the pioneer spirit of Iowa's formative years.

Eldora Hardin County Greenberry Haggin Iowa Haggin Kentucky Keoko Nn Na

Early Union Eldora Township Pioneers and First Schoolhouse

The article recalls the 1850s settlement wave to Union Eldora townships led by men like Haggin, Dawdy, Robinson, and Smith. It notes the first cabin built by Samuel Smith, its sturdy log construction, and the era’s move to churches and a school. The first schoolhouse stood near Eldora, taught by T. Y. McClure, with a nearby graveyard later fenced for preservation.

Mr. Haggin Toanty Ike Robinson Crasce Borstin Buds James Dawdy Willam Robinson Abram Grimey Samuel Smith Gifford Smith Elders Township Union Jackson Eldora Ohio Penmsylvania Indiana Tilinoia Eldora Township Elders T. Y. McClure Eildora

Angler George Marth Amid Crappie Catch Drill

George Marth of Farmington fished Green Hay waters for crappies. A watersnake seized his minnow lure and only after great effort was the snake landed.

George Marth Farmington Heeb

Sperm Whale Depths and Bone Pressure Study

Scientists report sperm whales may dive to 3000 feet where ambient pressure reaches about 2425 psi. The finding links bone structure to deep sea endurance and suggests insight into whale physiology and adaptations.

Gifford Woman Creates African Reed Baskets for Homes

R A Fuller of Gifford, born in a sod house on the Drakota prairies, has become a renowned basket maker. Beginning about ten years ago, she turned to selling reed baskets imported from Africa, winning prizes at fairs and supplying funeral homes with flower baskets. Her multi style designs and blended colors have earned statewide sales across nearby towns.

Drakota Prairies R A. Fuller Gifford Vincont-Longenecker and Welrman Andrie Eldora Meter Africa Fuller

Gilberts Host Checker Meet At Home Gathering

Fifty people attended the checker meet at the Gilbert home of Mr and Mrs A R Gilbert. Activities began at 10 and continued to sunset with a noon picnic dinner. Scores were not kept but all enjoyed the games and ample checker play. Guests came from Waterloo Grands Center Iowa Falls Whitten Union and Steamboat Rock. Poultry wheat available from International Supply Ph 68 Adv.

A. R. Gilbert Ying

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