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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
7
A long list of Sunday and weekday visitors fills Eldora area society notes. Guests include Bert Beecher, Wayne Perkins, Harry Hutzel, Sonja Beecher, Leona Tordoff, Edward Juncker family, Ruthven relatives, and many others from Ames, Marshalltown, Hubbard, Des Moines, and beyond.
Ton California residents spent Tuesday to Thursday with cousin Miss Helen Burling, traveling home from a long trip through the southern states. Callers at the home of Mrs. Roxy Dunn included Mr. and Mrs. Alva Vinton, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Norman, and Kathleen. Merlin Lindquist, Karmen Kay, and Mrs. Don Brown spent a week in Rochester, Minnesota visiting friends.
A funeral service for Herbert George Bert Callaway 77 life long resident of Gifford was held Friday at the Gifford Methodist Church. The Rev W L Beasley officiated with burial in Melrose cemetery. Pallbearers were Lyle Ray Wayne Paul Dale and Glenn Callaway. Arrangements were by Biersborn funeral home in Union. Callaway born June 6 1872 in Melrose township Grundy County was married to Bertha Eggleston on August 11 1914. Surviving are wife three children Lenore Austin Des Moines Margaret Lyman Eldora and Charles at home five grandchildren a brother John Eldora and a sister Emma Wilkins Mt Pleasant Iowa.
Evangelist Abraham Solomon, a Jew, preaches Christ nightly at 7 30 except Saturdays at the Assembly of God Tabernacle. Rev W L Beasley, pastor, invites the public to attend as Solomon discusses the Jewish passover the synagogue and The Jew in the Light of Prophecy along with other topics.
Jack E. Blankenship son of Mr and Mrs Wayne A Blankenship received a bachelor of arts degree in radio from the University of Denver He graduated Eldora High School in 1944 and studied at Iowa State Teachers College before Denver enrollment
The annual reunion of Felix Township No 1 pupils and teachers will be at Eldora city park this Sunday June 26. The school dates from 1870 to 1920 and two former teachers, Mrs. J L Smith and Mrs. Fred Miller, reside in Eldora.
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