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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1949
Page
4
Dozens of relatives and friends spread across Grundy Center, Des Moines, Hampton, Marshalltown, and beyond as locals hosted visitors from California to Texas. Reports note engagements, college commencements, deliveries, and several cross country trips ending with family gatherings and local events.
Shibley Abbiss of Long Beach California a magazine sales crew member was arrested outside Iowa Falls by Sheriff Paul Hodgson and charged with forging a $28 check at the Akers oil station in Alden. The signature read Carel Oelmann.
Norma Lee Peet of Town Falls sues William Earl Peet for divorce in district court as does Isabelle Pearl Hadley of Eldora against Earl G. Hadley. Both suits filed this week and court records show the actions.
Henry J. Janssen longtime Eldora Rotary member will attend the Rotary International Convention in New York City next week as an official delegate from Eldora. The club celebrates its 80th year since April 28, 1920, with Janssen departing Saturday night on the Rotary Special from Chicago and arriving Sunday morning. He plans to spend Sunday afternoon at Ebberts Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
A divorce was granted in District Court here Monday to Ethel McCord by District Judge S A Clock of Hampton. Cruel and in human treatment was alleged against Clarence McCord. Two petitions for divorce were on file in the district clerk’s office this week. Jacqueline Hootman seeks a divorce from Richard S Hootman and custody of son Scott Thomas Hootman aged 2. Lulu Wright seeks a divorce from Sam C Wright and asks to resume her maiden name.
A 1949 Chevrolet reported stolen from a Fort Dodge veterinarian was recovered near the M. and St. L. railroad station in Eldora. The car appeared undamaged but nearly out of gas, having stood unreported for over a day as locals assumed it belonged to holiday guests.
The Vacation Bible School ended with a city park picnic Friday and a Sunday evening program at the Methodist church showing the days activities. Attendance averaged fifty-one children daily over two weeks, with thirty-three earning perfect attendance. After the program, spectators viewed student work in the basement. Mrs Ridout burned feet Monday morning carrying boiling water, treated at a local doctor, now resting at home. Mr and Mrs T G Ahnrekiel and son of Goodell visiting Ruth Clarke. The twenty-second annual reunion of the defendants of Thomas N and Nancy Hauser will be held Sunday June 12 on the Church of Christ lawn.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Wright of Milan Missouri visit the Ernest Wright home. Numerous guests attend Sunday dinners in Marshalltown and nearby areas. Branch Mabie wedding attendees list from Davenport includes many relatives. Bible school trips, athletic results from Montour and Whitten games, saddle club event with 57 trail riders, and a Hardin County reunion at Radcliffe Park are noted.
Rev. P F McKinley preaches at 10 A M on Sunday June 12 with Sunday school at 10 45 AM. Young People's Bible class picnic at 7 PM Friday at the Meeker home. Children’s Day Exercises drew a large crowd. Lee Meeker and spouse welcomed a daughter Friday at Eldora hospital. Carol local visits by F C Dreier and others, plus Bible camp attendees Betty Clark Dana Dreier Marilyn Eggleston and Kenneth Bahr from this church.
The Peppy Pals and Peppy Peppers 4-H clubs held a Friday grooming contest with Betty Wirth and Phyllis Bryant winning senior division and Carolyn Hilsabeck and Linda Hadley winning junior division. They advance to the county 4-H contest in Eldora and may run for county offices. Nearby residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend.
District Court of Northern Iowa records Leona M Froning dba Froning Grain Company Eldora bankrupt under No 2824 with a scheduled meeting for creditors June 22 1949 at 2 PM in Fort Dodge Iowa. Clerk John H Mitchell Referee in Bankruptcy notes details and rights of creditors to prove claims and appoint trustees or committees.
In Hardin County Iowa Exeutrix Edna Fioss Mason appointed for the estate of E B McClean deceased All indebted parties must pay promptly and those with claims present and authenticated to the executrix for allowance and file in the district court Cameron Dickinson Attorneys dated June 6 1949 Clerk Fred I Miller, Clerk Superior Court Hardin County Iowa
The Westcott family hosted Sunday dinner at Jake Westcott home while Henry Oaks of Vandalia visited Lowell Oaks. Families gathered at the Gaylord Eagle home near Marshalltown for a Walton reunion and birthday observances, with extended relatives from Iowa Falls and Clemons. A late telegram announced a relative’s death in East Bend North Carolina as an auto caravan prepared to travel south.
New Providence Mrs. Clarence Beach hosted a birthday anniversary gathering for relatives. The event included her daughters Nina Mae and Karen and was attended by a group of relatives.
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