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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1956
Page
5
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for gifts cards visits flowers doctors and nurses and lists several names. The rest notes sales ads and wanted helps including radio phonograph, swim suit, tractors umbrellas combine and a waitress for the Grill Cafe with contact details.
Residents and visitors across Hubbard and nearby towns share visits and family gatherings. Names mentioned include Floyd Beastey Reece family, Jimmy Rhoads, Helen Miller, Martins Winters, Pat Mathews, Lewie Broer Jr, Inez Broer, Barbara Mathews, Robert Eskridge, Elzie Eskridge, Ed Fiene, Myrtle Farrington, Albert Doering, Bud Svendsen, Charlotte Chariton, Iva Clay, Kenneth Schelling, Jess Broer, Bob Glen, Leonard Blair, Wyatt Johnson, Bobby Christiansen, and families from Marshalltown Melbourne State Center Eldora Manchester Lincoln Water Ville and Eldora.
Eldora Herald Ledger notes Don Rowe, previously at the dormitory, has joined the air force. Fathers Day dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Jess Broer included relatives from Iowa City and Eldora. Gerald Clemons family from Evansdale visiting grandparents Dale and Mrs. Mitterer while Clemonses vacation in Colorado.
Eldora Lutherans moved to first place with two wins and no losses after a forfeit by St Marys. Church of Christ remained atop the loop at 1 0 thanks to no games played. Eldora Baptists beat Congregational 4 38 and Methodists edged Steamboat Rock Baptists 9 8.
Ronald E. Hacken age 23 from Austinville Iowa plans marriage to Marilyn Joan Meyer age 22 from Ackley Iowa as licensed. The records note their ages and hometowns in the marriage license docket.
Hardin County seeks sealed bids by 10:00 A M July 28 1956 in Eldora Iowa for listed construction work. Proposals require certified checks payable to the County Auditor and bonds. plans are available from the County Auditor. The county may waive technicalities and reject bids. special provisions cover bidder qualifications and subletting. Building details include a 40 by 160 foot clear span structure at Hardin County Maintenance Lot Vidora Tow.
Statistics from the Iowa Training School for Boys show nearly half of the population comes from eight large Iowa cities. Des Moines supplies 64 boys, Cedar Rapids 23, Davenport 23, Burlington 11, Newton 9, and 8 each from Council Bluffs Mason City and Waterloo. About 90 percent are ages 14 to 17, with the youngest 10 and oldest 19. Most are committed for breaking and entering or automobile theft. The four months to April 1956 average daily population reached 292, up from 253 in 1955 and 228 in 1952, a roughly 22 percent rise in four years. The state spends 1700 per boy, with an average stay of 11 to 12 months, per sociologist J. J. DeRyke.
Mrs Emma Oppold, 96, longtime Ackley resident, died Sunday in Iowa Falls. Funeral plans were not immediately announced.
The Buckeye Hawkeye 4-H club conducted its annual tour on June 11 with 138 members attending. The club includes eight beef projects, four dairy, seven swine, three poultry, one sheep, and one horse. Visitors Terry Nassen Lyle Thompson of Buckeye and Mac Mollison of Eldora attended. Dennis Blome, reporter.
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