Democrats And Republicans To Hold Conventions Here
Democrats and Republicans will hold county conventions in Eldora on Friday June 1. The Democratic meeting at I O O F hall starts 10:60 am to select delegates for Des Moines state convention July 10 and fill precinct committee vacancies. Henry Janssen is Democratic chairman. Republicans meet in Eldora courthouse at 10:00 am to choose delegates for the July 25 state convention and the August 1 Waterloo judicial convention. An organization meeting of the county central committee follows.
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Eldora
Nex
Des Mines
Eldora Courthouse
Waterloo
Kefauver To Speak At Cedar Falls July Fourth
Senator Estes Kefauver Democratic presidential hopeful will address the centennial celebration in Cedar Falls at 7:00 p.m. The subject of his talk remains unannounced. Hardin County Democrats will meet with him at his hotel in the afternoon and hear the evening speech. County chairman Henry Janssen Eldora will lead the delegation. Third District Democratic Central Committee organizes the visit with Bruce Hughes Black Hawk County plants acting as chairman.
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Estes Kefauver
Cedar Falls
Hardin County
Kefauver
Henry Janssen
Eldora
Democratic Central Committee
Bruce Hughes
Black Hawk County
Roupe Divorce Petition Corrected in Cruelty Custody Case
Correction on last week’s report states Bernice Roupe filed for divorce from her husband John R. Roupe who seeks divorce from his wife on cruelty charges and requests full custody of their two minor children.
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Roupe
Bernice Roupe
John R. Roupe
Install Floor This Week At New Skating Rink
Work on the new skating rink at the fair grounds progresses this week under Kenneth Fox. The floor of tempered masonite covered with plastic arrived Saturday and the rink plans to open around July 1 with four skating nights per week and three nights for parties.
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Kenneth Fox
Fairgrounds
Eldora
Lox
Truman Ramsell Named to VFW Department Office
Truman Ramsell of Eldora was elected and installed Iowa department junior vice commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Mason City. He just completed a year as third district commander, with the district winning guidon honors in the Veterans parade. Ramsell will devote his term to state department work. Members of the local post and auxiliary attended the Mason City meeting.
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Truman Ramsell
VFW Department
Eldora
Iowa Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mason City
Ramsell
VNW
State Department
Idena Post
Post and ‘Auxiliary
Bekemeier Buys Baca Duke Herd Sire in Hubbard
F O Bekemeier of Hubbard recently purchased a Baca Duke herd sire. The bull is a grandson of the late H C Duke 1st, a registered merit award winner. Duke 1st previously sold at Turd WW in Indianola Iowa for 51000 dollars.
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F. O. Bekemeier
Hubbard
H. C. Ens
Parade Class Featured At Eldora Horse Show Next Sunday
Eldora's annual show will debut a parade class with five top horses in a point system, plus a state wide top twenty pony class. Hell's-a-Popin owned by Les Redman of Minneapolis headlines the entertainment with Doc Lawson and his Hammond organ providing music. A free admission section for State Training School boys, refreshments in the afternoon, and Kiwanis sponsorship mark the event set for 7:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds.
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Eldora Horse Show
Les Redman
Minneapolis
Doc” Lawson
Marshalltown
Eidora Kiwanians
Fairgrounds
Kiwanis Club
Eldora
LaVere Braucht
Des Moines
Hollywood
Nine Hardin Boys At Ames For 4H State Meet
Mine Hardin County boys travel to Ames for the opening of the boys 4 H Short Course at Iowa State College. Names include Ervin Norman Eldora Roy Brown George Butler John Grantow Roland Martin Iowa Falls Lisie Cook New Providence Richard Hansen Olin Sampson Radcliffe David Smitherman Union. Theme is Serving as a Loyal Citizen Through 4 H with talks by F K Schmidt Eldora and George Grim.
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Mine
Hardin County
Ames
Iowa State College
Ervin Norman
Eldora
Roy Brown
George Butler
John Grantow
Roland Martin
Iowa Falls
Lisie Cook
New Providence
Richard Hansen
Olin Sampson
Radcliffe
David Smitherman
Union
F. K. Schmidt
George Grim
Minneapoli Star
Tribus
WCCO
Korea
Middle East
Grim
W. E. Remsey
Hospital births and patient listings across towns
A hospital notes list patients by town and surname including Eldora Halleck Williams and Union Mrs Edwin Biersborn. Births reported across towns include Eldoras Mrs John Zimmerman a boy on June 22 and Hubbard Mrs James Heard a boy on June 23 with several other newborns and maternal details.
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Eldora—Halleck Williams
Elizabeth Edgar
Helen Burling
Ada Lewis
Jerry Lee Lyman
Esther Balvant
Herbert Roll
Union
Edwin Biersborn
Conrad
Harold Whitney
Hubbard
Charlotta Walters
Herman Zoske
Lowell Aschkrat
Gifford
Eugene Jones
Bee Casanine
William All
New Providence
Carrie ‘Hadley
Whitten
John Hellimich
Eldoras
John Zimmerman
Harold Balvant
James Heard
McCallsburg
Osmund Helgeland
Ackley
Allan Spicker
Zearing
Elmer Hamelan
Iona Falls
Earl Vestal
Wellsburg
Harold Echoff
Judson Freed
Donald Ames
Mrs Wm Marshall Dies in Waterloo During Visit
Mrs William Marshall of Hawthorne California formerly Mayme Wehrman of Eldora died in Waterloo Friday night from a cerebral hemorrhage while visiting relatives. Funeral at Locke funeral home Waterloo Tuesday at 10:30 with Rev Huehlen in charge. Remains to Hawthorne California for burial. Mayme Wehrman born Eldora September 4 1901 youngest child of William and wife Wehrman. Survived by husband in California three sisters and two brothers.
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William Marshall
Hawthorne
Calif
Mayme Wehrman
Eldora
Waterloo
Locke Funeral Home
Huehlen
Evangelical
ULB. Church
Fidora
Wm. Wehrman
Wio
California
Legion Nominees Named At Thursday Meeting
Roger Cain John B Wood and Gene Foster are candidates for commander as Walter Sayer post Amercian Legion nominates officers for next month election Ed Clary is first vice commander Clinton Mitchell and Don LaVelle finance officer J F Hardin Jr historian Ralph Speers chaplain Joe Smith sergeant at arms Ted Livengood Paul Schan William Megan and Luther Creson are nominees for other posts Two will be elected to the last office Nominations run until the July 17 regular meeting
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Roger Cain
John B. Wood
Gene Foster
Walter Sayer
American Legion
Ed Clary
Clinton Mitchell
Don LaVelle
J. F. Hardin, Jr
Ralph Speers
Joe Smith
Ted Livengood
Paul Schan
William Megan
Luther Creson
Richard L Butler Earns MD Degree From Harvard
Richard L Butler of Eldora received his doctor of medicine degree from Harvard University at the commencement exercises held on June 19 Butler earlier graduated from Coe College Cedar Rapids in 1947 providing a record of his academic path and distant ties to two Iowa sources.
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Richard L. Butler
Eldora
Harvard University
Butler
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Private Moore completes field wireman course at Fort Jackson
Private Robert M. Moore, son of Mr and Mrs R J Moore of Eldora, finished the Field Wireman's Course with the 23rd AAR AW Battalion, Eighth Infantry Division Specialist Training Regiment at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
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FT. Jackson
Robert M. Moore
R. J. Moore
Eldora
23Rd Aar AW
Eighth Infantry Division
Fort Jackson
S. C
New Address for Pvt Gerald Risus at Fort Bliss
Pvt Gerald George Risus now stationed at Fort Bliss Texas has a new address Be 5215984 Btry 10th Tag Bn AA R TC Fort Bliss Texas Mr and Mrs A W Graham and Mr and Mrs Dean Garles of Des Moines were Sunday visiters in the Harry Bromley home
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Gerald George Risus
U.S
Bn. A. A
R. TC
Fort Bliss
Texas
Dean Garles
Des Moines
Harry Bromley
Wildlife Club Junior Party Set at Pine Lake Thursday
The Wildlife Club will host its annual juniors party at Pine Lake Wildlife clubhouse on Thursday June 26. A 7:30 brief business session precedes 8:00 p m entertainment including movies Silver Tip Last Date and several comic shorts. A Hud son Memorial Park ceremony premieres will be shown, a yo yo contest offers prizes, and refreshments follow. Glen Carson and Guy Reid oversee arrangements with invitations to all residents and a rule requiring each member bring a youth under 16 or face a fine.
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Pine Lake Wildlife
Hudson Memorial Park
Ecetea
Glen Carson
Guy Reid
Wildlife Club
Red Cross National Convention Trip Planned for Cleveland
Leo Knight and Mr. and Mrs. M. Z. Albers left Saturday afternoon for Cleveland Ohio to attend the national convention of the American Red Cross June 23 to 25 Knight chairs the South Hardin chapter and Albers heads the fund drive They will continue to Michigan for a vacation returning about July
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Leo Knight
M. Z. Albers
Cleveland
Ohio
American Red Cross
Knight
South Hardin
Albers
Michigan
Oldsters Hobby Show A Highlight Of Hubbard Days
Hubbard celebrates July 3 and 4 with the second Hobby Show featuring local seniors in their second half century. Will Dreier returns as chairman, entries due July 8 at the Hubbard town hall, no entry fee, blue ribbons for first place. Judges are Mrs. Stacy of Ames and Prof. Kooster of Town State College.
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Hubbard
Will Dreier
Dreier
Hubbard Town Hall
W. H . Stacy
Ames
H. L. Kooster
Town State College
John McMillen
Des Moines Register
Mgr. McMillan
G. Burton Baker
Bertha Sievert
Mina Becker
W. H. Stacy
Iowa State College
Iowa
Dr. Stacy
Curtis Bok
Youan Chung Kong
Lawrence Rist Killed in Korea
Death notice for Lawrence Rist son of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Rist Spokane Washington. Navy reserve recruit recalled to active duty shipped to Korea April 26. Last letter dated June 4. Survived by parents sister wife and infant daughter grandmother and uncle in Eldora.
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Korea
Lawrence Rist
M. L. Rist
Spokane
Wash
Young Rist
Miriam Petty
Eldora
Naval Reserve
Addie Petty
Frank Petty
Enroll 400 for Pine Lake Swim Course Saturday
Rain fell as about 1100 youths gathered in the South Hardin area to enroll in a free swimming course led by Lou Smith. Eldora students traveled by bus from the high school, with others transported from nearby towns. Classes start this week with schedules by town. Eldora runs Tue Thu Sat at 8 15 9 30 and 10 45 am Steamboat Rock Union hold Mon Wed Fri at 8 15 am Hubbard and Whitten attend Mon
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South Hardin
Pine Lake Satuday
Lou Smith
Eldora
Steamboat Rock
Union
Hubbard and Whitten
Mon
Second Band Concert Set For Courthouse Lawn Tomorrow
The second municipal band concert of the summer will be held on the courthouse lawn tomorrow evening at 8:00. Soloists include cornet trio Louis Ziesman Fred Broer and Larry LaVelle under conductor Don Lomen. The program features National Anthem Purple Pageant March Romantic Overture Kiss Me Again and Washington Post March among others with a TV suite and a girls trio. Lomen invites players of all ages and experience to join.
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Courthouse
Louis Ziesman
Fred Broer
Larry LaVelle
Don Lomen
Rey
King
Buchtel
Pennsylvania
DeLamastrr
Herbert
Walters
Mana
Kern
Warren
Fred
Brewster
Washington Post
Weichmann Rites Held at Hubbard Monday Afternoon
Funeral services were held at Zion Evangelical Reformed Church Hubbard Monday afternoon for Fred Weichmann 71 who died Friday morning at Fidora's Memorial hospital. Burial was in Hubbard Cemetery. Surviving are the widow two daughters Mrs Henry Barger Mrs Harold Boeke and one son Daniel Weichmann all of Hubbard two brothers August and Bernard and two sisters Mrs Will Hilker and Mrs Ella Kuhlan? all of Hubbard and three grandchildren.
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Zion Evangelical Reformed Church
Hubbard
Fred Weichmann
Fidora’ S Memorial Hospital
Hubbard Cemetery
Henry Barger
Harold Boeke
Daniel Weichmann
August
Bernard
Will Hilker
Ella Kuhlman
Albers Attends County Superintendents Meeting
M. Z. Albers attended the annual meeting of county superintendents from June 15 through 19 at Templar Park Spirit Lake. Principal topics discussed included school reorganization teacher certification and transportation.
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M. Z. Albers
Templar Park
Spirit Lake
Schedule note for New Providence and Radcliffe
Readable text lists days including Wednesday and Fridays at 5 430 am and Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 45 am in New Providence and Radcliffe with unclear punctuation and times.
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New Providence and
Radcliffe
Ambulance Displayed At Eldora Co Sponsored By Civic Groups
A 1948 Buick ambulance is on display at Eldora Motor Company to raise funds for a city owned unit serving South Hardin. Backed by American Legion Post Red Cross Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, with $100 from Eldora Rotary and Red Cross earmarked funds for equipment, the project seeks donations at Hardin County Savings Bank.
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Eldora
Eldora Motor Company
American Legion
Hardin County Savings Bank
American Legion Post
South Hardin
The
Red Cross and Kiwanis Club
Eldora Rotary Club
Red Cross
Dr Gould Honored By Optometrists
Dr Colin G Gould was named secretary treasurer of the Cedar Valley Academy of Optometry at the annual election on June 18 The society serves optometrists in northeast Iowa and meets at Waterlon to study advances in visual care techniques
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Colin G. Gould
Cedar Valley
New Building To Replace One Razed By Recent Fire
Announcement of the sale of the Bergeson building in Iowa Falls at Main and Washington after a June 9 fire. Earl Loveless of Iowa Falls plans a two story brick building with his plumbing shop moved from the Ellsworth and Jones building into the basement with Main street entrance. The fire damaged the site that housed the American Legion club Maid-Rite shop Stout barber shop and the Iowa Falls Advertiser.
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Bergeson
Iowa Falls
Main and
Washington
Earl Loveless
Loveless
Ellsworth and Jones
Main Street
American Legion Club
Maid-Rite
Stout Barber Shop
Iowa Falls Advertiser
Injured Fawn Found On Hardin Farm
State conservation officer Kay Setchell tends a fawn injured in a mowing accident on the George Frerichs farm near Hardin. Harlan Frerichs halted a mower to avoid the deer, injuring its left hind leg. Wendell Martin and Vern Hicks aided before the fawn received care and amputation, with Dr. W G Tietz overseeing and a plan to place the doe in a state park.
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Kay Setchell
Kay
George Frerichs
Hardin City
Harlan Frerichs
Harlan
Wendell Martin
Eldora
Martin
Vern Hicks
Setchell
W. G. Tietz
Hardin
Herald-Index
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Climax City
Wm. Marshall
Legion
Nat. Red Cross
Oldsters
McMillen
Hubbard Area
Bill Klingerman
F. ‘Maas
Ethel Brown
Alden
Grandma Moses
Gladys Haywood
Eli Espe
Smith
Lomen
Weichmann
Eldora Motor Co
Dr. Gould
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