Eldora Herald Ledger Notice and Rates
Eldora Herald-Ledger records postal entry at Didora Iowa for second class matter. Subscription rates listed for Hardin and adjoining counties with outside regions and foreign countries. Membership in National Editorial Association and Iowa Press Association noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Didora
Iowa
Hardin
Hardin and Adjol Mine
National Editorial Association
Towa Press Association
Wildlife Week proposes education and law for conservation
An education and legislation alliance marks National Wildlife Week March 19 to 25. The piece notes soil, water, and wildlife as national capital, condemns waste, and praises the National Wildlife Federation for promoting posters, stamps, and conservation funding, including the Pittman-Robertson act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
National Wildlife Federation
Outdoor America
Pittman-Robertson
Federation
Editorial Comment on Traffic Safety and WPA Views
Kansas City notes a year without a child fatality as campaigns push for safer roads with lower speeds at night and near intersections. WPA farmer poll shows support with calls for longer work weeks and targeted projects, while life insurance expands and women’s clubs broaden practical knowledge in household and business topics. Public radio censorship is debated, favoring consumer-led oversight alongside potential national safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wallaces
Iowa Homestead
Broadcast Standards Echo FCC Warnings On Program Content
The Christian Science Monitor notes FCC concerns list fourteen prohibited broadcast topics. The list includes fortune telling astrology solicitation of funds false advertising defamatory statements unequal access to controversial topics and indecent or offensive material. It also targets partisan religious or political content children’s shows liquor and cigarette ads and excessive advertising or prerecorded segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
Christian Science Monitor
Eldora and Rural Hardin County Chronicle Snippets
Yesterday and five decades past supply a stitched timeline from Eldora's hardin county area. Elections at Keokuk appoint a grand guide and grand reporter for Knights of Honor while local firms trade coal holdings to William Chaffin. Academy terms shift, and the spring term begins as Miss Collins earns congratulations. In 1889 railway moves bring S.A. Tischer to new rails, and I. & D. Ry hauls stock and farm produce, with Narum claiming Protheroe Bros. grocery. Forty years ago tales recount a Hubbard hotel crowd and a Steamboat Rock social visit. The era closes with plans for churches, school boards, and new stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hardin
Eldora
Knights of Honor
Grand Lodge
Keokuk
A. P. Roberts
Ackley
John Hall & Co
William Chaffin
Eldora Academy
T. C. & St. L. Railway
Hardin County
F. N. Narum
Protheroe Bros
Frank Near
Hubbard
Iowa Central
G. W. Haynes
Steamboat Rock
Steve Moser
May Farr
Father Smith
George Fisk
H. Potgeter
Williamson & Lepley
Arthur Tracy
Main Street
Steamboat
Z. L. Martin of
Friends Church
New Providence
T. Y. McClure
McClure
Eldora Methodists
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Needs More Teeth Ames Milepost
The Ames Milepost argues Iowa drunken driving law lacks teeth. It notes two men were released after driving post license forfeiture for DWI. It says fines of 300 dollars are often reduced to 100 with a slap on the wrist and urges tougher enforcement to keep drunken drivers off highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Legislature Sparsity of Costs for Alabama Flag Return
The Freeman Journal notes the legislature spent 250 to send one senator two representatives and a Legion member to Montgomery to return the flag. It argues one person could do the job as well, noting many small items add up to a larger total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Freeman-Journal
Alabama
American Legion
Montgomery
Adabeme
Country Weeklies Gain Reinbeck Courier
Time magazine praises country weeklies in its Press section noting that ten years ago weeklies held less than a third of dailies circulation while dailies now total about 46.5 million and weeklies possess roughly 40 percent as much. Radio competition for news and ads has challenged city giants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinbeck Courier
Time Magazine
Grass roots press strengthens home weekly role
The country weekly emphasizes sovereignty in news and ads beyond city dailies and radio. Local and national advertisers recognize the weekly’s intimate reader contact. A local businessman chose the home town paper over handbills and posters for better return, signaling growth for the community newspaper system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Weekly
City Daily
Radio
2 Weekly
Courier
Public notices and official reports serve the public interest
The Mt. Vernon Hawkeye Record asserts that all legal publications and official proceedings including council actions school board reports sheriff sales and elections inform the public and protect both officials and residents, viewing reports as a trust from voters and urging complete disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Hawkeye Record
Preventing Water Loss Anamosa Eureka
Report from Des Moines describes a house roof fire observed by Anamosa readers. Fire department volunteers quickly fought the blaze using rubber tarpaulins to shield attic floors, keeping water from leaking below and leaving the ceilings unscathed. The piece praises the modern method and equipment used by trained firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Eureka
Des Moines
Anamosa
United States Could Have Aided League
The Freeman Journal argues that U S participation in the League of Nations with Senate reservations would have improved the league and prevented today’s deplorable world condition. Although the Senate voted for ratification, it fell short of the needed two thirds. U S prestige would have bolstered the league’s influence, as covenants did not force war, only moral influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
League
Webster City
Freeman-Journal
The
League of Nations
Senate
Ten Percent Alcohol Gasoline Proposal Scrutinized
A Knoxville Express commentary argues that forcing use of gasoline with ten percent alcohol would be as poor an idea as compelling alcohol. The piece critiques policy and highlights concerns over fuel reliability and practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
County soil chief urges farmers to join farm program
Grundy Center speech by Jens Thuesen county soil committee chairman urged farmers to unite and enroll in the farm program. He warned that those who leave the group are the ones who get skinned, noting farmers have been harmed in the past by not sticking together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Register
Jens Thuesen
County Soil Committee
Grundy Center
World Mission Conference Influence on Farm and Town Faith
In Des Moines delegates report on the World Missionary Conference in Madras, noting 470 delegates from 70 countries and 126 languages. The piece stresses evolving terms for mission work, shows cross cultural understanding, and argues true peace comes from uniting all peoples in the circle of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madras
Christian Fellowship
Hubbard Team Captures District Title and Heads to State
Hubbard boys basketball won the district tournament final 36-38 over Bucking ham Geneseo to claim the title and advance to the state tournament in Des Moines Drake Fieldhouse. Gerlach led with seven goals and two throws, Bizer and Hiserote added four goals each, with Pfaltzgraff and Dougan contributing. Hubbard led 16-14 at halftime.
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Hubbard
Buckingham School of
Geneseo
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Drake
Lenox
Hanlontown
Tripoli
Gerlach
Bizer
Hiserote
Pfaltzgraff
Dougan
Shower Given for Mrs. Knickerbocker
A post nuptial shower was hosted by Mesdames Elmer Faust Ernest Reiks and Carroll Kuhfus at aunt Lilla Hendrickson’s home in Radcliffe honoring their cousin Mrs Woodrow Knickerbocker. Guests played games then gifts were presented on a tea wagon and lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elda Mae
Lois
Loyce
M. P. Hendrickson
June
Ray Hendrickson
Doris
Mavis
Iris
Leone Hendrickson
Ethyn
Winifred
Manly
Silas Hendrickson
Meredith Hendrickson
Mason City
Herman Brunemeier Dies at Hubbard
Herman Brunemeier 81 a Hubbard resident died Monday morning after a long illness. Survived by his widow and children Rev H C Brunemeier Fort Dodge Dr Edward Brunemeier Placenta Calif Theodore Fred Brunemeier Mrs Ben Eller Hubbard Mrs Sven Patterson Port Huron Mich and Christine Brunemeier a missionary in China. Funeral plans await word from relatives out of town.
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Hubbard
Herman Brunemeier
H. C. Brunemeier
Fort Dodge
Edward Brunemeier
Placentia
Calif
Theodore
Fred Brunemeier
Ben Eller
Sven Patterson
Port Huron
Mich
Christine Brunemeier
China
Mrs Strother Hosts Green St. Patrick Bridge Luncheon
Hubbard Mrs B M Strother entertained at a one o'clock bridge luncheon at her home on Thursday with a St Patrick idea color scheme. The four tables centered with green candles ivy and green hat nut cups. Each guest received a prize wrapped in green paper and could swap prizes if their score was higher. Attending were Mesdames Crosley Schwendemann Olson Bekemeier Deardorff Hoff Grouwinkel Taber Horecka Gerlach Freese Boeke Larson Boeke Auestad Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Strother
Mesdames F. M. Crosley
Walter Schwendemann
Orlin Olson
F. O. Bekemeier
F. W. Deardorff
John Hoff
Paul Grouwinkel
L. Taber
Fred Horecka
R. C. Gerlach
Russell Freese
Arthur Boeke
Ira Larson
Elmer Boeke
Lars Auestad
Clem Pierce
Boeke Family Surprised on 25th Anniversary
Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Boeke celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a surprise visit by relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Max Butler Garden City Mr. and Mrs. Herb Blomie Buckeye and others. The gathering featured card playing and a potluck supper.
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John Boeke
Bess Boeke
S. H. Boeke
Aug Boeke
Emil Gildemiester
W. H. Boeke
Birthday Gatherings for Mrs. Boeke and Dannenberg
The report describes birthday celebrations at Mrs. Carl Boeke’s home on Saturday with attendees including Mrs. Will Below and son Carl, Mrs. Herman Hanson, Mrs. Louie Brunemeier, Mrs. Rozelle Edick, Mrs. Walter Dannenberg, Mrs. Emma Thornton, Minnie Boeke, and others who shared social time and lunch. Later Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dannenberg hosted a Saturday evening gathering honoring Mr. Dannenberg with guests from the community, playing cards and sharing lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Boeke
Will Below
Carl
Herman Hanson
Louie Brunemeier
Rozelle Edick
Walter Dannenberg
Emma Thornton
Minnie Boeke
Fred Mesch
John Sage
H. I.’. Boeke
Fred Begeman
Dannenberg
Walter Balvanz
Donald
Ernest Blome
Herb Ziebell
Albert Schnormeier
Mrs Erickson Injured After Icy Fall Near Home
Mrs. Erickson and Mrs Dwight Erickson slipped on an icy sidewalk by their home Friday afternoon. One leg sustained two broken bones above the eye and she was transported to Dr Knopf's office for care.
Local Progressive club hosts guest day with Lutheran circle events
Hubbard society notes describe Mrs. Carroll Miller and Mrs. Ira Larson hosting a Progressive club gathering at the Larson home with guest day. Invitations list many members and Radcliffe visitors as games and lunch follow. Lutheran Mission Circle to host next day. Salem church groups held pot-luck, a play, special music, and a Rebekah lodge meeting with Harden County Council delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Engelking
Ernest Reike
Gus Schnormeier
T. G. Helmers
Fred Horecka
Agnes Liebenstein
Henry Hiserete
Lutheran Mission Circle
Truth Seekers
P. W. Pfaltzgraff
Salem Church
Gleaners and Brotherhood
Carl Faust
Beulah Knopf
Rebekah Lodge
Hardin County Council
Erdman Couple Wed In Kansas City Confectionery Wedding
Herman Erdman and Grace Steffens were married last week in Kansas City and have set up housekeeping in rooms above the Larson confectionery. The long list of courtesy visits includes the Brunemeier and Lehmeier families among others, with social gatherings noted throughout the Hubbard community. The paper also lists honor roll members, local visits, and upcoming sub-district music contest plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Erdman
Grace Steffens
Kansas City
Erdman
Larson Confectionery
Henry Brunemeier
Mary
Leo Boeke
Ocheyedan
Louie
Brunemeier
Ernest
Elda Jane
Verna Brunemeier
Will’ Lehmeier
Fred Lehmeier
Gus
Hannah Brunemeier
Doris Winter
Hubbard High School
Betty Pierce
Dorothy Bronsema
Richard Pfaltzgraff
Helen Michaelson
Wayne Sage
Lowell Kulow
Mary Jane Crosley
Robert Bizer
Wilma Hein
Viola Fredrickson
Robert Helmers
Bernadine Landon
Clair Steelman
Arvene Brinkmeyer
Paul Pfaltzgraff
Lloyd Sievert
Franceseger
Geraldine Rogers
Beulah Knopf
Gertrude Broer
Myron Schwinger
Fiat Chrysle
Margaret Duberke
Courting Get-Togethers Across Rural Iowa Falls
A long list of social visits fills the week as residents from Iowa Falls, Roland, Des Moines, Marshalltown, Ocheyedan, Radcliffe and surrounding towns host dinners and gatherings. Notables include weddings, baptisms, hospitalizations, and travel to events in Ames Des Moines and Eldora.
Garden City Social News Roundup
Garden City residents attend events in Iowa Falls and Des Moines. Edward Michaelson went to the Cedar Falls basketball tournament and joined visits in Marshalltown and Des Moines. Carl and Goatees Espe, Dubberke, and Hendrickson families shared callers and dinners in Hubbard Radcliffe Eldora and Hubbard areas. Doris Hendrickson visited Freddie Klemme’s home. others stopped by George Espe and Ernest Ziebell homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tidman
Iowa Falls
Milton Tidman
Elaine Hall
Roland
Collins
Fernando Hartwig
Marshalltown
Gladys Strother
Agnes Liebenstein
Des Moines
Miss Strother
Harry Short
Robert Brammers
Paul
Ocheyedan
Henry Hesebeck
Anna Winter
Dorothy Balvant
Clara Bunte
Marie Otto
Louie Broer
Wm. Otto
Sterling
Bertha Peterson
Leo Boeke
Henry Brunemeier
H. T. Hall
Hubbard
Drake
Lennox
Marie Last
Augusta Kreugger
Elmore
Minn
Albert Walters
Fred Lennier
Kansas City
Emil Lennier
Arnold Bizer
Margaret Reinart
Farnhamville
S. M. Teig
Chicago
Ira Larson
Russell Freese
Calvin Freese
Houston
Glenn Whitney, Jr
Connie
Minnie Brinkmeyer
Yvonne Fassee
Storm Lake
Harold Bell
Martin Olson
John Iverson
Stanhope
E. C. Sandal
Harold Goebel
Gary
Mason City
H. K. Sua Iner
Goebel
Elmer Sandal
Harry Russell
Sibley
B. M. Strother
H. S. Boeke
Atlee Larson
Leila Cagley
Oakdale
Boeke
Miss Cagley
Iowa City
Charles Cagle
University Hospital
E. H. Felton
Alden
C. Hesse and
Verona
Eldora
John Schliepsick
Rex Kuhlman
Des .Moines
H. H. Kuhlman
Roland Simpson
Fred Bun
Oelwein
Margaret Shane
Radcliffe
Orley Cox
Mary Lee
Robert Herr
Zearing
Joyce Alvina Hanson
J. P. Hanson
Silag Skartvedt
Lillian
Edward Michaelson
Cedar Falls
Goatees Espe
Carl Dubberke
Roy. Hendrickson
Doris
Woodrow Knickerbocker
Luella Hendrickson
Will Dubherke
Town Falls
Doris Hendrickson
Freddie Klemme
Robert Espe
Robert Lee
George Espe
George Dubberke
Ernest Ziebell
Harold Dettbarn
Paul Brinkmeyer
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Life Insurance
America
Pye
J. W. Peisen
State Accountants
Community League
Ruser
Iowa Training School
Board of Supervisors
W. E. Stanley
Baptist Church
Des Moines College
Richard Fromm
Edgington Avenue
Fromm
E. J. Ryan
H. W. Stonebrook
W. E. Rathbone
Grass Roots Press
Earle Collins
Tarkio College
Tarkio, Mo
Mina Soga
South Africa
Rajah B. Manikam
Indian National Christian Council
India
Hachiro Yuasa
Doshisha University
Japan
Africa
Funda
Church
Adama Studio
Dwight Erickson
Ralph Hiserote
James Dougan
George Gerlach
Dean Hendrickson
Waldemar Below
Francis Krueger
Boekes
Steffens-Erdman
Hubbard News
Bernice
Wm. Hendricks
Albert Wehmeier
Rcudolph Blome
Buckeye
Adolph Blome
Minnie Bekemeier
Wniele
Carl Seilaff
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Dorothy Nissen
A.I.B
Cleone Horecka
Iowa State College
Walter Balvant
H. Boeke
H. F. Boeke
Gus Nissen
Elmer Sandahl
Bess Beeke
Chester Wieman
Deaconess Hospital
Hubbard Glee Clubs
H. R. Granner
L. P. Miller
Elizabeth
Marilyn
Buffalo Center
Clara B. Olson
Forest City
E. Davin
Arlene
Falla
Rip van Winkle
Stella Olson
Misa
Joe Thompson
Fred Baker
Hampton
Fred Struck
Martin Struck
Glemong Schroeder
State Center
Dave Strother
Waldemar Reinert
Carl Reinert, Jr
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Ora Bekemeier
Carroll Miller
Sharon
Betty
Ervin Kuhlman
Lois Jean
Marjorie Price
2D. A. Dougan
E.T. Rorem
Harriet Hough
Jewell
John Troy
O. E. Reed
Clarence Edward
Hillis Drain
Bernard Kuhlman
David
H. K. Kuhlman
Harriet Clancy
Wilmer Broer
Wendell Martin
Otis. Newgaard
Hubert Holcomb
Patricia Ann. Prisket
W. " Hall
Walter Dannenberk
Albert. Fichtner
Clarence Hoelscher
Fred’ Mesch
Rs. M. Teig
Harold Sage
Jimmy
Julia Teig
Nels Teig
Roy Klug
Eugene
Clarence Teig
Sherman
Minnie Kuhlman
University
Olson
Star Point
Clyde Reece
Erma Hanson
Casper Steinberg
Ingre Vickie
Amos Hanson
Elmer Burns
Clarksville
Fred Cjarks Monay
Garden City
Miss Marjorih
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