Grand jury report details Hardin County offices audit failures
The grand jury criticizes the auditor and county offices for mismanagement. It cites budgeting errors by the Board of Supervisors, improper sales and drainage district practices, and inadequate recordkeeping. Recommendations urge modernizing filing, permanent recording of proceedings, timely publications, and businesslike operation. Issues also flag Alden and Hubbard jails, sheriff's office, and a plan for juvenile and mentally ill confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bdhch
Grand Jury
Hardin County
Alden and
Hubbard
Carl Burkley
Ackley
James Watts
Eldora
Cliff Simpson
Iowa Falls
W. A. Neuenfeldt
Board of Supervisors
State of
Iowa
ES Wake
Board of “Paperessors
State Auditor
General Fund
Towa
Alden
Sherifffs
Ithe County
Child Guidance Film at Local Meeting and Eagle Awards
Child Guidance Home School Association members will view a film on Child Guidance next Monday evening, followed by an open forum. Explorer Scouts Merle Froning and K Don Bekemeier will receive Eagle Awards in a half hour Court of Honor before the Home School session starting at 7 30. Coffee hour will follow in the home economics room with co-chairs Mr and Mrs Hubert Cleveland and a hospitality committee listed.
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Home
Kermith Huehn
Merle Froning
K.don Bekemeier
Economiq
Ray Follett
B. Morris
Murl Schumacher
Harold Frntts
J. F. Stecker
Hubbard Residents In Headon Cragh After Collision
Hubbard residents the Earl Roe family escaped serious injuries after a head on crash returning from the girls state basketball tournament in Des Moines. The collision near Bondurant at about 10:15 p m Wednesday involved a Roe car struck by Gail Gardner of Maxwell. Mrs Roe Betty Beverly and son Robert were treated at Lutheran Hospital Des Moines for cuts and bruises and released Thursday morning. Roe and Reinert Dawn a Hubbard resident riding with them were uninjured. Wendall Wiers 18 Maxwell in Gardner s car received a cut eye. The Roe car was demolished.
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Hubbard
Earl Roe
Des Moines
Bondurant
Roe
Gaily Gardner
Maxwell
Betty
Beverly
Robert
Lutheran Hospital
Reinert Dawn
Wendall Wiers
Gardner
Hampton boy in critical condition after accident
Jimmy Alverson, 10, of Hampton, remained in critical condition at Hampton Hospital after a neighbor's car struck the Shetland pony he rode last Wednesday. He suffered head and chest injuries and a fractured arm, was unconscious, and the pony died from its injuries. Lars Schager, 72, the driver, lives near Jimmy's parents Mr and Mrs Orion Alverson.
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Jimmy Alverson
Hampton
Hampton Hospital
Laura Alverson
Amy Alverson
Eldora
Jimmy
Lars Schager
Orion Alverson
Whitten Hosts Brush Party and Club Meeting
Mrs Ralph Martin and guests hosted a brush party in Whitten with 15 attendees. Marshalltown visitors Mr and Mrs Frank Martin called, while Frank Arnold and others aided in the J H Moore home. Jr Hearthstone Club met at Mrs Clarence Hammill with 21 members and a patrol talk. New officers were elected. Will Olson funeral held in Newell.
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Sam Jay
Whitten
Frank Martin
Marshalltown
Ralph Martin
Frank Arnold
J. H. Moore
Olson
Moore
Jr. Hearthstone Club
Clarence Hammill
Jack Gorman
Eldora
Cedar Falls
Leland Vinton
Delpha Wood
Will Olson
Hospital Notes and Births Across Towns
Hospital notes list several patients including Eldora Maude E Norris and Harold Perkins with others in centers such as Mac Center New Providence Steamboat Rock and Ackley. Births reported in Hubbard Radcliffe and Radcliffe note a boy born Feb 28 to Mrs Walter E B Riorden and a girl to Mrs Lloyd Sievert on Feb 25.
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Eldora
Maude E. Norris
Eru Cable
Rudy Zeltner
Harold Perkins
W. H. Achwebke
William Loomis
Theodore Schag
Wm. J. Allen
I. A. Mueller
Jerald Lawler
Mac. Center
John Issig
New Providence
Earl Miller
Amal Sopher
Steamboat Rock
Paul Buthan
Hubbard
New Cars and Trucks Licensed by County Treasurer
The office of county treasurer W H Lepley lists newly licensed vehicles by town. Eldora entries include Tom Reeder and Hugh Carroll with Chevrolet and Ford. Turro Falls and Iowa Falls entries cover Glenn Tabor and Poultry Co with Chevrolet. Mercury, Plymouth, and Oldsmobile due. Hubbard and Union show multiple names and trucks, Alden lists Pontiac and Chevrolet truck, Steamboat Rock lists Dr Paul F Tempel with Pontiac.
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W. H. Lepley
Eldora
Tom Reeder
Plymouth
Hugh Carroll
Chevrolet
Carl Grantow
Mari C
Helen E. Schumacher
Ford
Towa Falls
Glenn Tabor
Iowa Falls Poultry & Eg Co
A. L. Nuzum
Mercury
Carl L. Brady
Clement C. Laughran
Hubbard
Freddie Klemme
Lyre R. H. Vogel
Oldsmore Union
L. M. Reece
Nash
Ben H. Harris
Alden
Richard F. Harris
Pontiac
Schager Produce Co
Fred A. Lackmann
Chrysler
Steamboat Rock
Paul F
Tempel
Olson Family Notes Death and Burial in Iowa
The article records the passing on Wednesday in Whitten Iowa at 1 p.m. of J. H. Moore’s caretaker William Olson and notes Howard Olson of Atlantic Iowa visiting before his father's death. Burial occurred at Newell with Rev. David Shaeffer of Whitten assisting. Mrs Olson plans to return to Whitten in a week or two.
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Whitten
Iowa
Will Olson
J. H.moore
Moore
Howard Olson
Atlantic
New Idea Spreader Offers Two Sizes For Farms
Advertises manure spreaders with two models the 14A for short hauls and the larger 12A for big farms. Claims they unload in the field and perform well even on winter wheels. Seeks tractor and four wheel spreader trade ins.
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Ford
Deere
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Board of Supersvisors
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Sasel
Great Lakes Stra! Corporation
North Iowa
19Th Street
S. W. Mason City
Qovatara
Court of Honor
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the Baptist Church
Newell
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Knowles, Reisinger, Kramer
Pontiac Tudor
Studebaker
Chev
Pickup
Pine Lake Motor An Sales & Service
Noah
E. White
Carl Madson
John Reid
Brown
Hardin County Savings Bank
Bill
Merle
Cooper Power
Lawrence Reed
Union
Lawrence
Barnard Imp
Allis-Chalmers
New Idea
Bidora
Freestone Peaches
Duncan Hines
Eatumbat
Maine
Gwe
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