300 Attend 4-H Girls' Rally in Iowa Falls
About 300 people packed the basement of a new Christian church in Iowa Falls for the annual 4-H girls rally day. Officers elected include Betty Clark as president and Brunhild Wegner as vice president with many leaders recognized for long service, and Marie Book of Storm Lake spoke on farm life and Holland experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lown Falls
Mary Jo Roland
Alden Clever Climbers
Betty Clark
Ellis Sunshine Sallies
Lois Mitchell
Providence Pearls
Brunhild Wegner
Concord Cheerful Chums
New Christian Church
Iowa Falls
Cca
Ellis Sunshine
Rdo
Ini
K. 5. Wooten
Union
Jean Mitchell
Marie Book
Storm Lake
Holland
International Youth Exchange Program
Contracts Let on Bridges and Culverts
Town highway commission awarded private contracts for bridges and culverts on five farm to market roads to William J Conway Construction Co of Boone. Bids had not been filed earlier on bridges and culverts, so private contracts were let to avoid delaying grading by Shirley Construction Co Omaha. The bridge and culvert amounts are SN 328 east from Iowa Falls 7608.44, SN 886 Hamilton County line to Huckeye 7360.95, 5-886 Lone Tree to Hughes Crossing 5255.95, 85-1274 (4) Story county north to Garden City 715.55, S-1283 (2) Hamilton County line east to Garden City 2827.71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Highway Commission
William J. Conway
Iowa Falls
Hamilton County
Huckeye
Lone Tree
Hughes Crossing
Story County
Garden City
Landscape Expert To Advise Eldora Saturday
Landscape help for Eldora property owners will be offered by Margherita Tarr Iowa State College extension landscape architect at a public meeting Saturday June 9 at 6 30 a m in the library basement. The session supports the Pine City centennial project and is free of charge attendees should bring simple lot sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Margherita Tarr
Iowa State College
Woman's Club
Planning Board
Pine City of
Iowa
Miss Tarr
Woman's Club Civic Improvement Committee
Centennial Committee
Aymer Davis
Civic Improvement Committee
Five Inches Rain Here in 3 Days
Rainfall over three days totaled more than five inches in Eldora with 0.74 inches recorded Thursday morning 2.07 inches on Friday morning and 2.12 inches Saturday morning by the government gauge. A Friday evening deluge rode gusty winds causing telegraph cables to fail and roads to loosen gravel and softened grasses. May rainfall for Eldora reached 5.64 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Cleveland
Reading
Eldora
Civil Defense Unit To Meet Friday in Courthouse
The Hardin county civilian defense council will meet Friday June 8 at 7 p.m. in the courthouse. County director Lester Ose called the meeting and urged attendance by council members and interested residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense Unit
Hardin County Civilian Defense Council
At & P.m
Lester Ose
Wildlife Group Plans for Dedication Day
Wildlife club members, including officers and an appoint ed committee, prepared a tentative program for the Hudson Memorial Park dedication on Sunday July 15. Activities include retriever water demonstrations, greyhound races with four mechanical rabbits, a dedication at 1 30, trapshooting, a fishing contest for youths, bait casting demo by Ben Hardesty, and a ball casting contest. The $500 event will be funded by $1 badges with promotions across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Memorial Park
Wildlife Club Committee
C. J. Fiper
Abbe Peters
Steamboat Rock
Earl Green
Reinbeck
Hudson Park
Kay Setchell
Ben Hardesty
Detroit
Mich
Shakespeare Company
Hardesty
John A. Bekemeier
Eldora Band Announces 10 Summer Concerts Start June 13
The Eldora municipal band will kick off a ten concert Wednesday series on June 13 at 8 pm with conductor Wayne O. Aurand. Programs will be announced next Tuesday. Concerts likely on school grounds to keep bleachers in place. audience seating on courthouse square previously less popular. Chamber of Commerce seeks public input on site. Musicians invited to join and report for rehearsal June 12 at 7:40 pm in the high school band room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Municipal
Wayne O. Aurand
Courthouse Square
Chamber of Commerce
Aurand
Muscians
Sam Wright Arrested After Bridge Crash Near Eldora
Sam Wright, 63, a former resident northwest of Eldora, was arrested by Sheriff Paul E. Hodgson around 7:30 p.m. Saturday after his car struck the second bridge west of the Training School. He was arraigned before Justice C. W. Haase on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, waived preliminary hearing, and was bound over to the district court grand jury with a $500 bond and release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nits Bridge
Sam Wright
Eldora
Paul E. Hodgson
C. W. Haase
Wright
District Court
Thieves Caught In Half Hour At Rural Schoolhouse
Rapid citizen and law enforcement teamwork halted three Ames youths after a break in at a rural schoolhouse near Franklin County. A farmer saw them flee, provided the car license, and Iowa Falls police relayed a tip. Sheriff Hodgson intercepted them on highway 57-65. They were taken to Iowa Falls and held for Franklin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Franklin County
Iowa Falls
Paul Hodgson
Hodgson
Runaway Truck Damages Edgington Avenue Scene
A runaway Ford F6 truck with a 28 foot trailer rolled down a hill on Edgington avenue at 7 15 a m injuring a light pole bending a fire hydrant and damaging the vehicle and street. Herman E Longe of Webster City was driving and the load of plasterboard destined for Clinton weighed 22 414 pounds. The truck halted on 10th Street after damaging the front wheels and side of the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgington Avenue
Herman E. Longe
Webster City
E. E
McFarland
Cable
D-X
Clinton
Seventeen Earn EHS Honor Roll Graduates Named
Seventeen members of Eldora High School’s graduating class appear on the final honor roll released by Principal Earl Harmon. Eligibility required all grades of B or above for second semester and fourth quarter. Senior honorees include Edwin Anderson and Mary Lu Heslop among others. juniors, sophomores, and a freshman are listed with multiple names and class standings.
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Eldora High School
Earl Harmon
Chase
Edwin Anderson
Mary Lu Heslop
Orlan Mitchell
Beverly Bauer
Ardyce Clemons
Ruth Guenther
Patricia Holcomb
Verlene Hudhn
Patricia Irwin
Rita Jacobs
Nancy Janes
Mary Swasand
Kay Tomman
Betty Willig
Mary Ja Shart
Frank Nowasell
Bette Trout
Charles Crandall
Leroy Hollingsworth
Darrell Scott
Ronald Oldenburg
Yvonne Estes
Jane Granzow
Peggy McNertney
Mary Ann Schultz
Sylva Steckier
Mary Farmer
George Fagg
Norman Burns
Dolores Dixon
Jane Wood
Carl Granzow
Barbara Granzow
Roberia
Kiwanis Dinner Marks Club’s First Charter Anniversary
About 80 Eldora Kiwanis members wives and guests from Waterloo Creston Ced ar Falls and Mason City attended a dinner in the Eldora high school gym Thursday. Visiting Kiwanians included Roger Patton of Mason City district lieutenant governor. Lester Ose acted as master of ceremonies as M L Puckette and Earl Harmon introduced a program of talent entertainment featuring Orlan Mitchell Edwin Anderson Yvonne and Peggy Estes Patricia Irwin Mary Farmer Gordon Dickinson David Lloyd George and a Training School staffer George plus performers from Eldora high school.
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Eldora Kiwanis
Waterloo
Cresto
Cedar Falls
Mason City
Roger Patton
Kiwanis
Lester Ose
M. L. Puckette
Earl Harmon
Orlan Mitchell
Edwin Anderson
Yvonne
Peggy Estes
Patricia Irwin
Mary Farmer
Gordon Dickinson
David Lloyd George
George
Eldora High School
Osceola Watch Repairman Joins Cleveland Jewelry
Harold Akers of Osceola begins work as a watch repairman at Cleveland Jewelry this week. He is married. The article notes names of students from Essig and Juniors to Freshmen, highlighting Anderson and Miss Heslop as valedictorian and salutatorian with straight A records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Akers
Osceola
Cleveland Jewelry
Akers
Treasurer's Office Sees Staff Changes in County
Joan Nehring of New Providence started Monday as auto license clerk replacing Mrs. Clark Akers who resigned recently. Mrs. Glen Gilbert left Saturdays to move with her husband to Fairbury Nebraska where he will work for E T Wilkins Co. surveying firm. Treasurer W H Lepley said the office will run with three staff until more help is needed. Mrs. Murl Schumacher remains deputy treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Nehring
New Providence
Clark Akers
Nehring
Union-Whittend Savings Bank
Glen Gilbert
Fairbury
Nebr
E.T. Wilkins Co
W. H. Lepley
Murl Schumacher
Accounting Firm To Close Branch In Eldora
The Eldora office of Gage and Lambie will close at month end due to lack of qualified personnel. Partner Donald Lambie retires effective June 30. Keith Jacobson, branch manager, will join the Mason City main office as partner. local clients will still be served. The Jacobsons will move to Mason City once housing is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Gage and Lambie
Musson City
Keith Jacobson
Donald Lambie
Jacobson
Mason City
Jacobsons
Marriage Licenses Listed From Iowa Towns
A list of marriage licenses shows Donald Knavel 24 and Bar Bara Tolzmann 16 of Iowa alls, Tillet M Haaland 2) McCalls burg, Lois Smith 21 Alden, Martyn Hoyt 22 and Marilyn Weyrauch 29 Eldora, Dell J Paris Coggan and Eula Schrader Eldora, Paul E Schwarck 18 Whitten, Catherine Halladay 18 Al ion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Knavel
Bar Bara Tolzmann
Iowa
Alls
Tillet M. Haaland
McCallsburg
Lois Smith
Alden
Martyn Hoyt
Marilyn Weyrauch
Eldora
Dell J. Paris
Legal
Coggan
Eula Schrader
Paul E. Schwarck
Whitten
Catherine Halladay
Alion
Firemen to Meet at Eldora Volunteer Hall
Eldora volunteer fire department will hold its regular June meeting at the fire hall on Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Volunteer Fire Department
Variety Store to Be Self Service
John Starr owner of the Ben Franklin store announces a shift to a self service variety store later this month with a grand opening date to be announced. The store will close for remodeling beginning Monday June 11 for installation of self service equipment. Over‑arm shopping baskets will be used and customers will select items and check out at leaving.
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John Starr
Ben Franklin
Midwest
Starr
Mitchell sends cousin a Japanese scout knife on 14th birthday
Merrill Dean Mitchell of New Providence received an unusual gift from Japan on his 14th birthday. The item, sent by his cousin S Sgt Lloyd R Mitchell of Eldora, is a Japanese scout knife with folding blade can opener spoon and fork, decorated with a dragon and characters. Address shown: S-Sgt Lloyd R Mitchell Hq and Hq Sqn 5th AB APO 970 Postmaster San Francisco Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Merrill Dean Mitchell
Merrill Mitchell
Li R. Mitchell
Hq Sqn
5Th AB
APO
San Francisco
Calif
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Willce Ward
Jackson T.N.T
Howard Wood
Kenneth Brown
Hardin Happy Homemakers
Ervin Kuhlman
Tipton
Ed Stull
Clay Country
Roscoe Cain
Guy Baker
Kenneth Meier
Homer Eljer
Sherman
Waldo Lepper
L. G. Laidley
Concord
Oscar+ Je
Jman
M. A. Lauterbach
Bruce Hadley
Claude Sanders
Ralph Eller
Ludwig Wegner
Jacqueline Dolph
Boone Firm
Hardin Roads
Ll.c
City Council
Park Board
County Supervisors
County Fair Board
Cemetery Society
Wildlife Group
George Potgeter
Scholar
American Legion Color Guard
Charles Pearce
Marion Munsinger
Lester Barth
Delmar Hayden
Clarence Struck
Kenneth Anway
Heine Grobe
Truman Ramsell
Wallace Cordes
Luther Creson
Francis Koutson
George Janssen
Bob Krejer
Clinton Mitchell
Harold Platts
Orville Lamb
Dale Bittner
Leo Megan
Cordes
Megan
Janssen
Legion
V. F. W.—Herald-Index
Essig
Dolores Bright
Kenneth Steinfeldt
Sherill Frazer
Tean van Tiger
Anderson
Miss Heslop
Jane Perkins
Tamma Yo Crosley
Patricia Brown
Barbara Ferkins
Carol Harrington
Mary Beach
Dianne Mossman
Joan Bockes
Marilyn Milter
JoAnne Wagen
Barbara Choate
Neva Doss
Dale DeVault
Glass
James Saylor
Robert Travis
Daniel Munson
Arlene Kirkdorffer
Ann Cable
Barbara Putnam
Heidi Asu
Patricia Neubauer
Jean Guenther
Sherry Burnett
Marcia Green
Kelvin Muehn
Robert Persons
Clyde Callahan
Harold Shaw
Dick Camp
Lucille McGill
Sharon Arkland
Nancy Heslop
Jack Neu
Phillip Prosser
Robert Balvant
Charles Daleske
Deloris Otto
Jean Otto
Doris Stewart
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