Farm Buildings Burn On Cleon Vieman Farm Near Eldora
A Monday morning explosion from a floor furnace destroyed the two story residence six miles southeast of Eldora on the Cleon Vieman farm. In Des Moines were Mr and Mrs Vieman while 16 year old Lowell Vieman was alone in the kitchen. Firefighters saved the garage barn and a new machine shed but the house and a nearby shed burned beyond salvage. No loss estimate available though insured. neighbors aided with water due to damaged electric pump.
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Cleon Vieman
Eldora
Louis Rebschull
Plans Discussed for Junior Stock Show at County Fair
A joint meeting of high school agriculture instructors and the boys county 4H committee discussed revisions to junior livestock show regulations. It was agreed the show should avoid competition between 4 H and F F A exhibits and that all entries carry the same status of junior exhibitors.
Eldora high school to host Easter Egg Coloring Contest and music meet
Eldora high school with Charles Britach and Wayne Aurand oversee 82 entries in the state preliminary music contest for solos and small groups at Sheffield. Readily competing against Clear Lake and Hampton, the event kicks off a series leading to the state finals with large groups on April 15 and solos ensembles on April 21-22 and May 6. Winners with Division I ratings advance.
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Charles Britach
Wayne Aurand
Eldora High School
Sheffield
Eldora
Clear Lake
Hampton
Pat Irwin
Ellen Dettbarn
Mary Farmer
Veronica McCarty
Jerry Jondahl
Madrigal
Lucille Rosenberger
Kenneth Sapp
Gordon Lamb
Jerry Jondsh
Bob Halasey
Jerry Jondah
Herald-Index
Legal Institute to Be Held Here April 15
A legal institute for attorneys of the 11th judicial district will be held at Pine Lake Country club here Saturday April 15 with a 6:30 dinner to be followed by a speech and entertainment. Hardin county lawyers on the program committee are R R Mafeson Don Wilson and Lester Ose of Eldora and Harold Wipp yan of Hubbard.
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11Th Judicial District
Pine Lake Country Club
Hardin County
Rogram Committee
R. R.afeson
Don Wilson
Lester Ose
Eldora
Harold Wippyan
Hubbard
Tassels in the Air at Ellsworth junior college
Ellsworth junior college students stage Tassels in the Air a musical comedy planned for Thursday and Friday in the high school auditorium. Dee Schrader and Maxine Fisher lead in key roles with Richard Whitehead starring opposite. Margeret Anderson directs and aims to raise funds for rebuilding the damaged main building.
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Whitehead
Dee Schrader
Iowa Falls
Ellsworth Junior College
Msworth
Margaret Anderson
Glee Club
Congregational Church
Eldora
Ellsworth
Fassels
Herb Owens
the Tribune
Dee
Heen Morgan
Maxine Fisher
Iona Falls
Des Moines Tribune
Services Held for Irvin H. Clay 76 in Eldora
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at Longenecker funeral home for Irvin H. Clay aged 76 who died early Saturday at Eldora hospital. Rev H Short of Eldora Baptist church led the service with Jerry Stanbrough and Mrs C B R Johnson providing musical support. Burial followed in Eldora cemetery. Clay was born April 29 1873 near Newburg Iowa and spent most of his life farming. He married Marie Batesole in 1893 and had three children Ernest L. Clay Mrs Robert H. Smith and Mrs Kermit J. Dreier. The family lived in Zearing 1902 1919 then moved to Iowa Falls for the children’s college entry. He later married Cora Lamer in 1926 and additional children are Mrs Clayton Hall Earl L Lamer Elmer Lamer and Mrs Nell Kiefer. He is survived by his wife and several siblings and many grandchildren.
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Longenecker
Irvin H. Clay
Eldora Hospital
H. <. Short
Eldora Baptist Church
Jerry Stanbrough
Whittensang
C. BR. Johnson
Eldora Cemetery
Irvin Henry Clay
Newburg
Iowa
Marie L., Batesole
Newton
Ernest L. Clay
Atascardero
Calif
Robert H. Smith
Zearing
Kermit J. Dreier
Hampton
Iowa Falls
Mra Cora Lamer
Eldora
Clayton Hall
Earl L Lamer
Elmer Lamer
Midora
Nell Kiefer
Detroit
Mich
Clay
Lou Runner
Richard Clay
Marshalltown
Contract Awarded For Surfacing Road From Garden City
M. O. Weaver Co Inc of Des Moines has been awarded the contract by the state highway department to place stone surfacing on the road from Garden City to Highway 65. Price is $2 per yard totaling $1 730 for four and one half miles. Work will start when conditions permit. The firm operates a stone quarry east of Alden from which material will be sourced.
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M. O. Weaver Co, Inc
Des Moines
State Highway Department
Garden City
Highway 65
Alden
Birkestrand opens Music Box store in Diamond Bros location
Joel Birkestrand of Eldora opens The Music Box in the Diamond Bros basement once Lee's barber shop. The shop offers record players records and children's albums among its merchandise in central Iowa.
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Joel Birkestrand
Eldora
Iowa
Diamond Bros
Lee
Mrs Klein to Leave Eldora Grade Staff
Mrs Mavis Klein fourth grade instructor will not return next year in Eldora. The Kleins plan to reside in Town Falls where Mr Klein is employed. Mrs Klein formerly Mavis Jacobsen will complete her second year on the Eldora staff at the close of the current school year.
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Eldora School
Mavis Klein
Kleins
Town Falls
Klein
Mavis Jacobsen
Eldora
Democrats Meet In Eldora Friday
Hardin county Democrats will hold a general planning meeting in the courtroom Friday at 8 p.m. Henry Janssen of Eldora, county chairman, urges all members to attend. Delegates to the county convention will be selected and the committee on candidates will report. Two candidates already seek primary election seats: Wilson Hadley of New Providence and Harold J. Burton of Alden township.
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Hardin County
Henry Janssen
Eldora
Wilson Hadley
New Providence
Harold J. Burton
Alden
Wildlife Club to Send Scout to National Jamboree
Pine Lake Wildlife Club votes to use April stag dinner profits to fund a single Explorer Scout’s trip to the Valley Forge National Jamboree costing 175 dollars. Eldora Boy Scouts plan a representative with expenses covered by local groups. The Explorer Scouts’ charter is framed for display in the club house, while 396 members are reported in good standing. The club also discusses obtaining rough grouse, predator hunts begin April 1, and a crow eradication prize is offered. A W W Auxiliary request for an April dinner is referred to stag and house committee.
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Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Valley Forge
Eldora Boy Scouts
Lester Ose
Wildlife Club
Explorer
C. O. Rubow
Kay Setchell
State Conservation Commission
Hodge
Stag and House Committee
Kiwanis Change Thursday Meetings at Pine Lake Cafe
El Dora Kiwanis Club president R A Scott announced this week that future Thursday evening meetings will be held at Pine Lake Cafe with a 6 30 p m dinner preceding the gatherings.
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R. A. Scott
Eldora Kiwanis Club
Pine Lake Cafe
Farmer of the Week Charles Williams Named in Union Area
Charles W. Williams, a young farmer four miles northwest of Union, won “Farmer of the Week” honors. He will receive an 11 by 14 tinted farm picture and 30 one dollar trade certificates at a presentation at the New Grand theatre Wednesday night. The 120-acre Union farm from his late father E. G. Williams’s estate is owned by his brother in law Leslie Wood. Williams, born in Providence township and a 1944 New Providence High School graduate, is married to Helen Share and has two children, Vicki Lou and Douglas Charles.
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Union
Charles W. Williams
Herald-Ledger
Williams
New Grand Theatre
G. Williams
Leslie Wood
Wood
Providence Township
New Providence High School
Chuck
Helen Share
Providence
Vicki Lou
Douglas Charles
Faris Sanders Named 4-H Camp Nominees
Hardin county 4-H girls' committee selected Rosemary Faris as a nominee for the national 4-H camp in Washington DC June 14 to 21 with two toward counts to be chosen by a state panel. Mary Lou Sanders was named as nominee for the Christian Leadership training camp at Camp Miniwanca with two or three girls to be sent from Iowa.
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Hardin County
Rosemary Faris
Washington, D. C
Towa
Mary Lou Sanders
Camp
Miniwanca
Martin Lauterbach
Wendell Clampitt
Claude Sanders
Hodgson Furniture to Open Saturday
Hodgson Furniture will open Saturday on North Washington Street in the Griffet building formerly General Appliance. George Hodgson, who moved from Newton, will operate the store with a redecorated interior and a line of furniture, linens, and appliances.
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Hodgson Furniture
North Washington Street
Griffet
George Hodgson
Newton
Chaplain Named for Training School in Delaware
Howard Blandau of Kings College Delaware becomes chaplain of the training school effective June 20. He succeeds Rev. A L. Ragsdale who resigned earlier. Blandau will graduate June 7 with an A B in psychology and Bible and science minors. He is unmarried and of age.
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Howard Blandau
Kings College
Delaware
A. L. Ragsdale
Blandau
Refunds Paid on 1946 and 1947 School Levies in Hardin County
Payments totaling 39398 were received late last week by Hardin county farmers eligible for the first refunds under the agricultural land tax credit law. The 1946 refunds totaled 9259 to 814 farmers. 1947 credits rose to 30039 shared among 1003 landowners. The largest refund went to an Alden township farmer. one taxpayer nearly earned two cents which was later attached to records for next tax cycle. 1948 land credit refunds totaling 26804 will be distributed soon. checks prepared by the auditor and county treasurer. State funds also arrived: 68985 for homestead exemptions and 9143 for soldiers’ exemptions for the first half of 149 taxes.
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Hardin County
Alden Township
W. H. Lepley
Hardin
Ans Ab
Otis Rash
Lepley
Health unit meets in courthouse audience Tuesday
The Hardin county public health council meets in the courthouse tonight at eight o clock. John Ludeman of the Waterloo district Iowa rehabilitation division will deliver a talk at the session.
GOP Rally Echoes Call for More Liberty Meetings
A Friday Hubbard rally drew over 125 attendees as four speakers outlined liberties and attacked current tax and regulatory policies. State Senator Bateson and others urged additional meetings in Ackley Radcliffe and Town Falls, with a screening of The Price of Freedom and refreshments concluding the evening.
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Hubbard
John L. Butler
R. R. Bateson
George Polgeter
Frank J. McGreevy
Martin Lauterbach
Ackley
Radcliffe
Town Falls
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