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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1953
Page
3
The New Grand Theatre hosts nine centennial matinees this Thursday and Friday at 2 p m June 24 25 as Eldora marks its Centennial with the family comedy Centennial Summer starring Jeanne Crain Cornel Wilde and Walter Brennan.
Mrs Ralph Martin and S/Sgt Vernon Hathaway with Mrs Hathaway and daughters Margaret Ann and Christine Tiny visited Whitten last week then headed to Chicago to see relatives before plans to return to Whitten. Hathaway on 30 day leave before returning to Clovis NM. Whitten Methodist Church W 8 C S met Thursday with 16 members and several children.
Mrs. Ernest Lau presides at a business meeting while Mrs. Clarence Hammill leads devotion. Guests at Mrs. Will Dekker’s Grundy Center home include the Dekker, Norman, and Loveless families plus the Lang birthday celebration for Carolyn Long. Red Cross swimming lessons at Pine Lake serve forty two Whitten children with bus transport. Seaman Arlyn Mitchell returns from Norfolk for 30 days furlough. C. V. Hauser, formerly at Deaconess hospital, is home recovering. Mrs. Alice Mabie aids in Mrs. Messick’s recovery and returns to Whitten.
A night long duel unfolds along a busy state highway as driver Les, famed for high beams, clashes with every approaching car. On 75 miles of darkness he blazes past, forcing seven seconds of blindness per encounter, unaware of the danger and imagined advantage.
The Department of Insurance of Iowa certifies that American Aviation & General Insurance Company filed a sworn statement as of December 31, 1962, meets Iowa law, and is authorized to transact business in Iowa until April 1, 1954. Statement lists Total Admitted Assets $9,883,022.47 and Total Liabilities Excluding Capital $6,498,588.64.
Farmers across Iowa will view progress by Iowa State College agricultural researchers during a July field day series. Events start June 30 at the Soil Conservation Experimental Farm in Page County between Clarinda and Shenandoah, then July 1 at Western Iowa Experimental Farm in Castana, with seven other farm sites statewide through July 10. Visitors will compare small grain and legume varieties, observe fertilizer response, see nitrogen applications and equipment, and hear researchers discuss past results. Special women’s programs are planned at four farms including Soil Conservation, Western Iowa, Howard County, and Grundy-Shelby.
The document records capital or guarantee fund paid up and policyholder surplus figures. It shows numbers 2,184,493.82 and 3,184,434.83 with the date May 18, 1968, and is signed by Charles R. Fischer, Commissioner of Insurance.
Seed dealers and others interested in seed production will meet at Iowa State College on July 8 for the annual program by the colleges of Agronomy Botany and Plant Pathology. The all-day event features talks on seed technology seed testing state seed law weed control in seed fields and seed-borne disease research. An afternoon field trip to the Agronomy Farm will showcase seed nursery plots and ongoing experiments on crop varieties diseases and related seed topics.
A 1963 Des Moines certification lists American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida based in Miami as an authorized insurer under Chapter 616 Title XX. The filed sworn statement for 1962 shows admitted assets 3,085,607.49, total net income 680,966.71, capital and guarantee fund 3,000,000.00, surplus to policyholders 9,004,708.22, and other figures.
Charles N. Fischer Commissioner of Insurance signs the 1968 annual statement for the Insurance Department. It reports admitted assets totaling 4,178,679.79, paid up capital 3,590,006.90, guaranteed fund 4, second surplus 817,878.89, and policyholder surplus 607,075.89. Des Moines date noted as May 15 1968.
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