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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1958
Page
4
Local canine trials unfold on Sunday with several teams contending. Hubbard leads one group in a Fourth Pathog event while Sievert engages in a match showing defensive work. J ess Dedgorge displays technique as exhibitors end a tense routine amid scattered results and minor injuries.
Whitten edged Laurel 6 to 5 Sunday in a Central Jovea Conference match at Whitten. Kee Aynstead and Clyte Amundson played for Whitten. Den Stackhouse caught for the winners. Whitten will face Clemons next at the Whitten diamond.
Radcliffe will host Goldfield Friday night for a decisive basketball game. The Radcliffe team hopes to rebound after a tough outing as they aim for a win on June 24 with an 8 p.m. tipoff.
Ceeil Books of Eldora came back Monday from Galt Ontario where he judged a horse show over the weekend in Canada.
Over 100 golfers are expected to participate in the Iowa Retail Hardware Association annual tournament at Pine Lake Country Club here on August 20. Hardware officials were in Eldora Friday making plans for the event.
Steamboat defeated Iowa Falls 5 to 4 on Friday afternoon as Iowa Falls committed four errors aiding the rally. Leu Tuiken struck out 12, walking none, while Steamboat pitchers fanned six and issued three walks. Rex Heard caught for Steamboat as they improved to 2-1 and prepared to meet Radcliffe at Steamboat on March 23.
Eldora Achlew and Towa nits wodker will play in a three town invitational tournament at the Towa Balls country club. Tournament time is 1 pm with dinner served in the evening.
Marshalltown pitcher Dick Mahle held Steamboat to three runs through seven innings before town batter Louw Laden doubled for the Bobcats. Steamboat took an early lead but fell behind 4 0 2 0 by the seventh as Ron Ravens started for Steamboat and was relieved by Dade Ken in the fourth. Final Steamboat 8, Bobcats 4.
The tldora Junior Legion baseball team will play Marshalltown there and Sunday. June 22 will be at home to Ackley at the City Plalgrounds.
Governor Herschel C. Loveless proclaims June 15 to 22, 1958 as Soil and Water Conservation Week in Town. The observance honors 100 Soil Conservation Districts and urges cooperation to protect farm income, strengthen the agricultural economy, and promote flood prevention and wise resource use across small watersheds with community participation. Calvin Moore, town soil conservation agent, announced the proclamation.
Local farmers near Eldora on Pine Lake State Burd boundary were selected as two Hardin County conservation award recipients for wintertime achievements. Maur ice Schwarels operates the farm with CCC constructed structures aiding erosion control. The property features 18,000 feet of terraces on 115 nerves of land and a farm pond created in 1856 for gulley control and recreation.
The Steinboat Rack semi pros lost twice this week amid errors. Le Grand defeated Steamboat 8-4 as five early runs fueled the win, with Smith delivering a key homer and Tietz doubling in the seventh. Steamboat contended with a make shift lineup and faces Garwin on Sunday, June 22.
Earl T. Johnson of the Waterloo Social Security office warns that June 30 is the cutoff for severely disabled workers to apply for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Applicants must have worked five of the last ten years before disability and one and a half of the last three years before the disability began, or risk reduced benefits or loss of eligibility. Depending on age, applicants may receive monthly disability insurance or have Social Security records frozen to protect survivor benefits, with instructions to contact the nearest district office or mail ahead of the deadline.
Fifteen Hardin County 4-H girls will attend the 29th Annual Girls State 4-H Convention at Town State College Ames June 18 through 21. About 1600 girls and leaders from across the state will be present. Accompanying the Hardin County delegation are one county committee member, a leader, and county home economist Marlene Petersen.
Tend Aistuission groups and how to assume various other respons sibilities at the Convention. Other of our county's delegates will take part in special activities during the Convention. Cynthia Montandon, winner of the Hardin County Senior Better Grooming Contest, Maralyn Marske will serve as an usher for one of the general sessions during the Convention. Miss Petersen has been appointed to the dining room committee and will also serve as a discussion advisor.
Marriage licenses issued list multiple couples with ages and hometowns. Duane Erickson 31 Fairfield and Shirley Joan Wicks 24 Iowa Falls on June 12. Merle Taber 24 Marshalltown and Janice Bruns 21 Marshalltown on June 12. Walter Ziesman 24 Eldora and Marlene Petersen 23 Eldora on June 13. Donald Reppenthrop 21 Albert Lea Minnesota and Marieta Noordmann 20 Ackley on June 13. Norman Kastendick 25 Alden and Charlotta Jeanne Campbell 22 Iowa Falls on June 14.
Iowa State College farm economist Tom Rackham says the nation’s farmers have modestly improved their financial situation during the recession, but not due to farming resilience. He warns prices could drop again, weather and demand shifts will affect crops and livestock, and per-farm income may rise as fewer farmers share profits. Prices, costs, egg markets, and poultry returns show mixed signals as the agricultural sector navigates short term gains and long term risks.
Delegates from Hardin County 4-H clubs visit Iowa State College in Ames for the State 4-H Boys Short Course June 24 to 26. Neil Hadley and others from New Providence, Hubbard, Iowa Falls, Alden, Eldora, Radcliffe, and Hubbard attend with county extension youth assistant Mac Molison. Topics cover space age living, agriculture, animal husbandry, engineering and agronomy with talks by ISU leaders and a state chorus to entertain assemblies.
Iowa State College economist Tom Rackham says hog prices should stay fairly strong into June with a larger July and August hog supply. Prices may not fall much due to lean pork stocks and steady demand. He notes midsummer prices may near last year’s levels, depending on slaughter volumes, consumer demand, and beef and poultry supplies.
Marion Munsinger a Wood Auto Co salesman won an Argus C-3 35 mm camera as second prize in a product quiz at a Ford salesmen district meeting in Mason City. Harold Shepard and Bud Tjaden also attended. Munsinger and Shepard were among the state’s top 50 salesmen for the month based on sales numbers.
The Witt district court convened to hear proof of a will believed to be the last will and testament of Timer A. The 28th day of June 1958 at 4:00 p.m. was the hearing time in Des Moines County. Dated June 1958. Clerk Miller.
Second Lt. Jerry Hodgson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hodgson of Eldora, arrived here Sunday after completing survival school at Stead Air Force Base Reno. He will depart July 7 for his new post on Guam.
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