Veterans of Foreign Wars to Elect New Officers Wednesday
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Auxiliary plan joint meetings at the post home Wednesday evening to nominate and elect new officers. Four chaplain nominees include Rev. Ralph. other posts list Kaesmeier, Grobe, Mun singer, Mason, Butler, Shorts, and Lamb among senior officers. Auxiliary and post to install new officers in April. Orville Lamb serves as present commander with listed officers for both groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. F. W. and Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary
Ald
Rev
Ralph
B.james
Kenneth Anway
George Gethman
Harold Knutson
A. F. Kaesmeier
Henry Grobe
Marion Munsinger
Leonard Mason
John L. Butler
J. Ff. Shorts
Orville R. Lamb
Orville Lamb
V.F.W
Andreas Kaesmeier
Claude Smith
J. J. Shorts
Harold Abbas
Harold Pagel
Dale Rodgers
Clarence Struck
Werner Tresmer
Wilbur Davis
Chas. Pearce
Truman Ramsell
John Davis
James Rash promoted to corporal in Korea with I Corps
James V. Rash of Union Route 1 was promoted to corporal while serving in Korea with I Corps Headquarters. He enlisted January 1951, trained at Fort Sill and Des Moines employer Luther Hardware Co. His unit traces Civil War roots and fought from Pusan breakout toward the Yalu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rash
Union
I Corps
Korea
James V. Rash
Dean Rash
Route 1
First Corps
Pusan
Yalu River
38Th Parallel
Rash
Army
Fort Sill
Ohio
United States
Union High School
Luthe Hardware Co
Des Moines
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements Across Towns
Hospital notes list patients from Eldora to Steamboat Rock including Eldora Mrs. Emery Nehring and Mrs. David Kanellis with a daughter born March 19, plus Mrs. Marion Munsinger with a girl March 20 and Mrs. Keith Baker with a girl March 22. Other entries name Mrs. W. H. Schwebke Mrs. Ade line Nehring Mrs. Duane Creson Brian Hobson Mrs. Elvin Ryan Mrs. Geo. Janssen and baby son towns Town Falls Garden City Hubbard Zearing Union Radcliffe Steamboat Rock with several mothers and newborns.
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Eldora
Emery Nehring
W. H. Schwebke
Adeline Nehring
Duane Creson
Brian Hobson
Elvin Ryan
Geo. Janssen
Town Falls
Everett Gebrke
Leonard Clark
Garden City
Ole Segiem
Hubbard
Jimmy Larson
Charlotta Walters
Minnie Balvant
Etta Walsh
Zearing
Neris Cockerham
Keith Newby
Elizabeth Bowen
Radcliffe
Elizabeth Sheldor Eldora
David Kanellis
Marion Munsinger
Steamboat Rock
Keith Baker
Bill Eekel
Bay
Centennial Groups To Meet Tomorrow
Members of the steering and operating committees for the Centennial celebration next June will meet tomorrow evening in the Chamber of Commerce office, starting at 7 30 o'clock. Co chairman James Hauser said that a number of important decisions are to be made, and all members are urged to be present.
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Chamber of Commerce
James Hauser
Services Held For Mrs. Kirkdorffer At Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Kirkdorffer were held Monday at 2 pm from Eldora Baptist Church with Rev. H. C. Short presiding. Burial followed in Eldora cemetery. She died early morning at her daughter Linus Doughty’s home after a heart attack. Survivors include three daughters, two sons, 16 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and a sister.
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Sarah Kirkdorffer
Eldora Baptist Church
H. C. Short
Eldora Cemetery
Kirkdorffer
Hn Feder
Linus Doughty
R. E. Gray
George Shefer
Ray ‘Mond
Eldon Kirkdorffer
Martyn Kirkdorffer
Leon Doughty
Loren Doughty
Wendell
Sarah Alice Kirkdorffer
Anna
George Ford
Dauphin Co. Penn
Jacob Kirkdorffer
Elkhart
Ind
Eldora
G. L. Lady
Abilene
Kansas
Clarence Smith
Long Beach
Calif
Delbert Kirkdorffer
Merle Kirkdorffer
Ivan Scott
Winfield, Kansas
Co Extension Groups To Meet Here Friday
The county extension planning committee and subcommittees on public affairs health and safety soils and crops weed and television will meet at the extension office in Eldora next Friday evening March 27. Members from Iowa Falls Ackley Eldora Hubbard Union New Providence and Steamboat Rock will present reports on problems in their areas.
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Eldora
Ray Lake
Iowa Falls
Bob Schotanus
Ackley
Kermit Whitehead
New Providence
Alfred #assen
Shardboat Rock
Charles Svendsen, Jr
Jack Dempsey
Fred Vinton
Everett Uwhrhammer
Hubbard
Caroli Cook
Ray Johnson
Union
Howard Martin
Dale Case
Towa Falls
Maurice Tlawton
Leslie Wood
Jim Farris
Ross Brown
Bill Tietz
Lloyd Beerher
Eldora Soloists at University of Iowa Workshop
Eldora music students joined about 100 others for an instrumental and vocal soloists workshop at the University of Iowa last Saturday. The event capped a four week program for strings,Erase woodwind and vocal ensembles with fifteen minutes allotted per student for recital and faculty criticism.
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Eldora Music
University of Iowa
Breeders Association Names Gilbertson and Emery Lake Directors
Members of the Odin County Breeders Association met at Buckeye last week where J. S. Russell of the Des Moines Register and Tribune spoke on Far East agriculture and global policy needs. Grege Raps described artificial insemination work, Extension director Dick Pulse cited the small fraction of Hardin County dairy cows bred artificially and potential for expansion. William Gilbertson and Emery Lake were elected as new directors. holdover members include Ralph Mason Maurice Lawton Richard Clemons A F Brinkmeyer and Charles Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odin County Breeders’ Association
Buckeye
J. S. Russell
Far East
Russell
Des Moines Register and Tribune
U. S
Grege Raps
Dairy Genetics Artifical Cooperative
Dick Pulse
Hardin County
William ‘Gilbertson
Emery Lake
Ellis Township
Ralph Mason
Maurice Lawton
Richard Clemons
A. F. Brinkmeyer
Charles Wood
Wildlife Club Stag Fish Fry Planned This Week
Two events are scheduled for Wildlife club members this week. Thursday's regular business session will tackle important legislative matters followed by a cribbage tournament and refreshments. Friday evening a stag fish fry runs from 5 to 8 o clock with C A VanPaiter leading arrangements and Charles West D W Dickinson Dewey Creson and Carroll Rubow as organizers.
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Wildlife Club
C. A. VanPaiter
Charles West
D. W. Dickinson
Dewey Creson
Carroll Rubow
Whitten Church schedules special Easter services
Whitten Christian Church announces Holy Week events led by Rev. David Shaeffer. A candlelight communion service Thursday April 2 at 7 45 p m opens the week. Good Friday service with theme Seven Words From the Cross begins at 7 45 p m. Sunrise service Easter Sunday at 6 20 a m hosted by Whitten youths. Bible school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m with Rev. Shaeffer on Death Takes a Holiday. Baptism planned for 7 30 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitten Christian Church
David Shaeffer
Congregational Church
Eldora
Whitten
Ralph B. Imes
Robbin
Shaeffer
Walter Sayer Post Celebrates 33rd Legion Birthday
Walter Sayer Post marks the 33rd Legion birthday on Thursday March 26 with a 4 party at the Legion hall. Auxiliary members will serve as hostesses and a cooperative dinner will be served at 8 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sayer Post
Legion
Legion Hall
Auxiliary
Tour on Dairy Housing Friday at Iowa town meeting
Agricultural professors Claude Van Vinck and Donald Voelker from Town State College lead a Friday tour on dairy housing. The event starts 10 30 a m at Iowa City Hall with visits to two local farms to view milking parlors and loose housing options.
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Claude van Vinck
Donald Voelker
Town State College
Iowa
Willisit
van Vilack
Voelker
van Vinck
Homer Wakefield
Ralph Mason
Alden
Hardin Townships
Dreier Highlights Retirement Hobbies At Ames Conference
William 4H Dreier spoke at the Family Life Conference in Ames urging older residents to retire to useful hobbies for health and happiness. A retired farmer and former Iowa high jump star, he stays young through active community involvement including Hubbard Hobby Show he started for Hardin County seniors. He joined a panel on Iowa aging issues.
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Dreier
Family Life
Ames
William
Hubbard
Iowa
Hardin County
Dreyer
Yowa
Kiwanians Hear Talk On Alaska War Development
Albert Spencer a carpenter at the state training school spoke to Kiwanis members on War Developed Alaska. He outlined the country’s development, industries, agriculture, population, and climate, spoke of the Alaska highway and Eskimo tribes, and recalled WWII service as a construction engineer. David Lloyd George introduced Spencer. Members planned cooperation with a slave auction fundraiser for the after prom party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Spencer
Kiwanis Club
Alaska
Spencer
Al-Can
David Lloyd George
Rites Wednesday Forum. Loomis
William Loomis, born February 9, 1873, died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Andrie and Creps Funeral Home with Rev. Dewey Lamp officiating. He had farmed northwest of Eldora most of his life.
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William Loomis
Boon
Eldoran Memorial Hospital
Andrie and Creps Funerath
Dewey Lamptiing
Eldora
Legion Withdraws Gift Offer to Eldora Building Project
The American Legion Walter Saver post voted last Thursday to withdraw its 10 000 to 25 000 gift offer aimed at financing a community building in Eldora. Action followed no progress on plans and a belief the offer should expire within one to two years.
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The
American Legion
Walter Saver Post
Legion
Eldora
Walter Sayer Post
Fire department battled Union blaze in town Sunday
Fire fighters from Eldora New Providence Whitten and nearby towns responded to a Union structure fire Sunday around 10 30. The blaze confined to an apartment above Husabeck appliance store caused considerable damage. The apartment occupant was Cletus Heff of Union. Fire crews remained on scene to prevent further spread.
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Eldora Fire Department
Union
Husabeck
Cletus Heff
Wilding
Oscar
Schmidt, Whitten
New Providence
Union Fire Department
Fire and Wind Strike Radcliffe Damages Reported
Disaster struck Radcliffe on Saturday with a house fire at the Vernon Alestad residence three miles south of town. The home, partially insured, burned after the family was away at Webster Bath House. contents valued and uninsured. Earlier, a windstorm leveled a large barn and garage on the Grant Wold farm, killing cattle and overturning outbuildings.
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Radcliffe
Vernon Alestad
Webster Bath House
Irvin Hodnefield
Hednefield
Grant Wold Farm
Two Iowa Falls youths held after car theft in Ankeny
One 1a-year pla cadera youth sent to the training school after a car theft in Iowa Falls. another released to relatives. Four escapes from the training school were reported over the weekend, two soon after escape and two still at large by Monday press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pla Cadera
Ankeny
Iowa Falls
Top Notch Rodeo booked for Hardin Co Fair
Cec Books announces the Diamond Horse Show Rodeo will perform three times at the Hardin County fair this fall. R. Shelby, the show’s producer, says the act ranks with top rodeos and will tour the eastern circuit after the fair. Brahma bull riding is promised plus bronco busting bulldogging and calf roping. Two harness racing evenings are planned at the track, seen as a strong addition to the fair program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cec Books
Rooks
Fair Board
R. Shelby
Hardin County Fair
Shelby
United States
Leo Megan
Megan
Hardin County Farm Bureau membership tops 1595
Hardin County Farm Bureau membership stands at 1595, according to fieldman Wayne Halstead who notes the total is well ahead of last year. A cleanup campaign will run for the next few weeks to reach those not yet contacted. The 1953 drive aims for 1653 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Farm Bureau
Wayne Halstead
Halstead
Farm Calendar March events and meetings summary
March agenda for Webster City and towns including district extension conference in Webster City, Iowa Falls Chamber meeting on Demonstration farm at 1 00 pm March 25, R Y P play at Providence Two, Farm Bureau fair superintendent meeting March 26 at Extension office 730 pm, Dairy Housing tour at Town Falls City Hall March 27 430 pm, Extension Program Planning Eldora 800 pm, 4 H Family Fun Night Buckeye March 28, Pure bred Livestock producers meeting Town Falls Princess Cafe 700 pm, Hardin County Close ups TV program April 1 at 1030 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Iowa Falls Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
R.Y.P
Providence
Farm Bureau
Town Falls
Eldora
Buckeye
Town ‘Falls
Princess Cafe
Hardin County
Installs Device To Indicate Proper Alignment
Harnah Dettbarr of the Southside Marathon announced Saturday that the station has installed a new telaliner machine. Dettbarr said the electromagnetic device can gauge alignment via a screen resembling a television, aiding proper setup and operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harnah Dettbarr
Last Rites Today for Radcliffe Man
Funeral set for Tuesday for Ty Whadi, who died of a heart attack at a Dea Means home. Survived by his mother Mrs. Hogan Espe, with relatives in Woodward, Iowa.
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Haram
Rs. Hogan Espe
Woodward
Towa
Theme for Young Peoples Spring Banquet Set
Tickets on sale for the Hardin County Young People spring banquet to be held April 8 at 6 20 p m at the Ackley Country Club. Shirley Fisher president announced the theme April Showers. Entertainers Henault Melody VanHeiden Ackley participants include John Juchem Rock Carroll Green New Providence John Gunn Iowa Falls.
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Hardin County
Ackley
Ting
Shirley Fisher
N Henaurt
Melody VanHeiden
John Juchem
Carroll Green
New
John Gunn
Iowa Falls
Easter Egg Coloring Contest Deadline March 30
Only six days remain for youngsters to enter the fourth annual Easter egg coloring contest. March 30 is the deadline with entries due at the Herald-Index office. Cash prizes will be awarded in three divisions and participating merchants will give Easter baskets to each winner.
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Herald-Index Office
Tme
Marks and Miller to meet in City Cribbage Finals
Charles Marks and Dale Miller will square off in the finals of the 10th annual city cribbage tournament here Wednesday night. The finals and consolation match, sponsored by Herald-Index Publishing, will be played in the American Legion club rooms starting at 8:00 p.m. The event includes a play-off for the doubles champions and features a chart of results displayed in local barber shops.
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Charles Marks
Dale Miller
Herald-Index Publishing
American Legion Club Rooms
Paul Schaa
A.warded
Merchanties
Amerian Legion
Rabows
Short
Board Rejects Eldora No. 1 Tuition Proposal
Eldora consolidated school board rejected a proposal from four Eldora rural district No. 1 members to admit pupils next year on a tuition basis without joining the consolidation. A Friday Index report of a possible tuition option was due to a mechanical error.
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Eldora Consolidated School Board
Eldora Rural District No. 1
Eldora Board
Board Scheduled Interview for Teachers Here
El dorado school board members met in special session Monday night as resignations swept through the district. At least eleven teachers including high school principals Donald Turkington and Lawrence Hardy signaled they will leave at term end, along with Supt. Fred K. Schmidt whose resignation has been tendered. Several other staffers, from athletic director James McLeran to kindergarten and first grade teachers, also indicated departures, some previously anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Turkington
Lawrence Hardy
Eldora School Board
Fred K. Schmidt
Workington and
Ruth Midgette
Vincent Lampe
Warren Flath
Richard Warren
Dorothy Broer
Audrey Kinne
Helen Steege
Marilyn Akkerman
Eldora plans 'slave auction' charity event tomorrow
WHO announcer Del Donoho will host a live recording in Eldora for a junior class charity event described as a “slave auction” in which high school students will be “sold from the block” to raise funds for a post banquet party. Auctioneers Kenin y Reisinger and Joe Kremer Jr. will preside on the courthouse square at 1:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Donoho
WHO
Hawkeye
Eldora
Keniny Reisinger
Joe Kremer, Jr
New Grand Theatre
Melrose 4 Seeks Inclusion With Eldora System
Residents of Melrose rural district No 4 have signed a petition asking for consolidation with the Eldora system. It is probable the local board will hold a special meeting later this week to consider the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose Rural District No. 4
Eldora
Hixson Rest Home Taken Over By Schneider Couple
Management of the Hixson Rest Home has passed to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Schneider who now operate it as Schneider's Rest Haven. The Schneiders moved to Eldora last February from their former farm. Schneider previously served as superintendent of the County Home.
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Hixson Rest Home
L. A. Schneider
Schneider's Rest Haven
Schneiders
Eldora
Schneider
Order of Yoke to View Film Thursday
The Order of the Yoke, a Congregational men’s group, will meet Thursday at 8:15 PM in the parish hall. Lapel pins will be distributed and Father-Son banquet plans will be finalized. A symbolism film will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Yoke
Congregational Men’s Organization
Beef Cattle Outlook and Banquet at Radcliffe
About 300 Hardin County residents attended a Radcliffe event focusing on beef cattle outlooks and feeding economics. Iowa State keynote speaker C. Culbert stressed efficient feeding and farm management, noting a county survey of 6000 head and 260000 total surveyed volume to help feeders earn more in 1954.
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Radcliffe
Iowa State
C. ¢. Culbert
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