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Eldora Herald Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1949

Page

8

Local Social Notes and County Budget Estimate

Local social notes show residents visiting relatives and traveling from Boston Maas to their home after a visit with the Hasse family and kin in Dead Movnes. Also listed are visits by Albert Lents of Town Falls, Gerald Ball and relatives, and guests in the Ball and Zeltman households with several Chicago and Quincy trips noted. The Hardin County board of supervisors will meet August 16, 194, to consider the local year 1960 expenditures, with taxpayers invited to speak.

Karl Haase Boston Maas Thursdday C. W. Hasse Movnes

Flowers From Hawaii Bless Training School Dining Hall

Mr and Mrs K Moore of the training school received Friday a box of birds of paradise from their son Captain George Moore of Hickam Field Honolulu Hawaii The flowers adorned the boys dining hall that noon.

K. Moore Captain George Moore Hickam Field Honolulu Hawaii

Eldora Consolidated School No 3 Budget Hearing Notice

The Board of Directors of Eldora Consolidated School No 3 in Hardin County Iowa will meet August 8 1949 at 7 30 PM at the schoolhouse to hear taxpayers for or against the proposed expenditures for the year July 1 1949 to June 30 1950. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing. Hazel L Swaband District Secretary.

Eldora City of County of Hardin D. W. Dickinson Hazel L. Swaland Baitimathe Hldora Consolidated School No Hardin County Towa Hazel L. Swaband

Goodyear Store Opens to Large Eldora Crowd

More than 1,000 people attended the grand opening of the Goodyear Service store in Eldora from Thursday to Saturday. New manager LaRay Moser said the store was well-filled, especially Saturday night, with visitors inspecting the complete stock as Goodyear representatives assisted. Local employees named include Mike Priske and Duane Boike.

Goodyear Service Eldora LaRoy Moser Moser Goodyear Mike Priske Duane Boike

Eldora Hardware Man Embraces Boston Hardware Meeting

A Des Moines pair and 100 others, including Mr and Mrs C. K. Tull, returned from a 3100 mile trip to Boston for the National Retail Hardware Association gathering. The four day sessions were helpful with sentiment that stock levels should stay ample amid a potential mild downturn in prices. En route by air conditioned buses they stopped at South Bend London Kingston Burlington and Marblehead and even saw a Brooklyn ball game and Niagara Falls before finishing the return journey July 19.

Tull National Retail Hardware Users Association of America Boston Mass R. M. Urmson Alden Des Moines South Bend Ind London Ontario Kingston Burlington Frederick Schmitt Eldoran Marblehead New York City Brooklyn Cincinnati Niagara Falls

Mohr sells new residence to Lula North on Fifteenth Street

Ray Mohr has sold his new modern residence on south Fifteent h street to Mrs Lula North. The Mohr family will occupy the residence on east Eleventh avenue owned by his mother Edith Mohr, the former George W Haynes residence.

Ray Mohr South Fifteenth Street Lula North Mohr East Eleventh Avenue Edith Mohr George W. Haynes

Jackson 4 H to Present at Owasa Farm Bureau Meeting

Jim Becket, county extension youth assistant, coordinates the Jackson 4 H club program for the township farm bureau meeting at Owasa high school Wednesday evening August 8. The entire community is invited to attend.

Jim Becket County Extension Jackson 4-H Club Township Farm Bureau Owasa High School

Butterfield Rites Held for Union Area Resident

Mr and Mrs Bruce Barnes and family attended church services at Walker Sunday for Mrs Jennie Butterfield mother of Mrs Barnes who died Thursday in Cedar Rapids A C Butterfield former superintendent of schools here also visited Union with his sister and mother in law during the illness and after her death.

UNION Bruce Barnes Walker

Hubbard Implement I H C opens with large turnout

More than 700 people attended the formal opening of the Hubbard Implement I H C building on Saturday. A frozen food demonstration drew over 200 women. Attendees included Lyle Hubbard, International Harvester officials, and Hubbard Chamber of Commerce representatives. Walter Riordan acted as toastmaster and introduced Mr. Hubbard and Fort Dodge branch manager W. A. Rekers. Irvin Faust welcomed the firm. musical numbers featured Diana Schnormeier and the Janssen sisters. A separate incident on Edgington avenue saw Raymond Shepherd collide with a car driven by Mrs. Robert Ferry. Shepherd was uninjured and the driver unhurt.

Hubbard Implement I H.C Hubbard Lyle Hubbard International Harvester Hubbard Chamber of Commerce Walter Riordan Mr. Hubbard W. A. Rekers Fort Dodge Irvin Faust Diana Schnormeier Joan Joyce Janssen

Hamers Reach Home After Work in China Visit

Mr and Mrs Burlinger arrived Friday night for a visit with Mrs W W Cook and Mr Cook in New Providence. They recently returned from China where Mr Hamer spent 3 1 2 years and Mrs Hamer 3 years, both as UNRRA workers. Mr Hamer was once extension associate in youth activities with Hardin County Farm Bureau. Mrs Hamer was a commercial instructor at Eldora high school. They have not announced definite plans for the future.

New Providence

Second brood borers arrive, corn moths in flight

County extension director E Ros enberger reports the second brood borers have arrived as corn borer moths fly this week and egg laying will rise until the peak period. Extension entomologist Gun detaon estimates peak laying between August 5 and 7. Farmers spraying late planted corn should target an egg count of 100 masses per 100 plants before control measures.

E. Rosenberger

Sgt Mitchell to Attend Weather Observers School

Sgt Llroyd Mitchell arrived for a weekend visit with his mother and will attend a weather observers school at Rantoul Illinois on return to army duty after a 15 month service in Germany.

Mitchell Llroyd Mitchell Rantoul Ill Sgt Germany

Fire department responds to house furnace smoke in Pierce Place

Firefighters were summoned to Dr. E. W. Burke's residence in Pierce Place around 7 30 Friday morning after smoke filled the basement. No blaze was found. investigators said the furnace starting during the night caused the smoke.

E. W. Burke Pierce Place

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