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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1950
Page
6
We express sincere thanks for all assistance during the illness and at the death of our father and brother. Grateful for the floral tributes. Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Reigles. Mrs. Jim Mcleod.
Political notices announce candidacies for local and state offices. Names include Lavish da ammaunee for supervisor, Veron Ey Pacis for commonwealth attorney, Lester Fy Weller for state representative Hardin county, Pal Walter for clerk of court and others. Primary election details mention Republican voters and dates in 1950.
Preliminary figures from the 1948 census of business show Hardin county retail sales totaling 24.7 million in 1948, wholesale sales 28.3 million, and service trades 722 thousand, with employment rising from 1,048 in 1939 to 1,490 by 1949. Eldora retail receipts were 6.1 million, Town Falls 9.5 million, and county remainder 11 million, while Eldora service receipts reached 192 thousand. Final state bulletin and county data will follow, with further local release details available from the Bureau of the Census.
Born August 2 1924 in Ardsley Pa Blandau graduated Abingdon High School in 1942 and earned a BA in June He served in the US Army from 1943 to 1946 with campaigns in the Marshall and Caroline islands He later directed Youth for Christ programs near the college and chaired a college evangelical group He played varsity sports including wrestling boxing football and track and captained the cross country team for two years He will succeed Rev A L Ragsdale as chaplain at the school
Among those from away at tending the wedding of Carolyn Anderson and Glen Cole Saturday were Mrs. O. E. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Simpson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Heggen, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Heggen, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simpson all of Des Moines. Mrs. Henrik Faverly, Mrs. Mattie Protheroe, Mrs. Bill Luick and Mrs. Raleigh King, dv, attended the spring rally of the American Legion Auxiliary at Edgwood place at Iowa Falls Friday.
Des Moines visitors Mr and Mrs Hubert Holcomb and Peggy stayed with the Holcomb family. L V Piel of Hubbard and Robert Henning visited in New York before heading to England with their wives. Waterloo couple Mr and Mrs Kenneth Huffman stayed with the Huffman family in their weekend visit. C A Hauser spent the weekend at Somers with relatives. Townspeople Will Beatty and Bruce McAfee joined others in Huffman home. Fort Dodge visit by E B Johnston to J W Grieves home. North Iowa Conference attendees at Webster City included several named ladies. Mrs E O Koeneman returned from Barstow California with J K Koeneman family. Dr L R K Soli hosted Orville Borgerson and daughters from Marshalltown. Jane Dutton dance recital in Toledo featured students and families including John L Butler and D W Dickinson. Harriet Swenson from University of Minnesota visited with Daniel Swenson. Gerald Rutherford of Cedar Rapids weekended with Mrs Grace Rutherford. Forrest Sheldon visited Pete Myers in Ames. Margaret Ann Lundy of Grinnell spent weekend with Lyman Lundy.
Betty Lou Hubbard a 1948 Eldora High School graduate began yesterday as office assistant to City Clerk George M Shafer. She replaces Mrs John McBride who resigned after four years in the post. Hubbard is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Omer Hubbard of Eldora.
Bids will be opened at Ames May 9 for constructing three farm to market road lines in Hardin county. The projects include the county line highway from No 47 to Whitten the New Providence to Gifford road and the quarter mile stretch south of Quakerdale.
Six townships Concord Sherman Providence Eldora Clay and Jackson vote at the upcoming primary on June 5 to authorize a tax levy for fire protection. The proposal sets a limit of 1.5 mills, with the minimum at 0.33 mill, seeking funding for local fire services.
The lead team from K E Reisinger and Sons won third in the shetland pair class with an eight pony hitch at the National Stallion Show in Waterloo Friday night. Danny Lee and Prince were driven by Reisinger with Edward Bear as assistant. Eldora exhibitors Bear and Kanawha took fourth in the halter class for shetlands, while Marion Upton’s palomino placed fourth in the palomino halter. High grade entries and keen competition noted across classes.
The third district meeting of the W. S. C. S. will be held in Grundy Center at the Methodist church on Thursday starting at 30. The event gathers church members from the district for prayer and discussion.
Hospital notes list patients in Eldora Des Moines New Providence Radcliffe Zearing Ackley Hubbard and Clemons with births including a Des Moines girl to Mrs Richard Lee and a New Providence boy to Mrs James Rude plus boys and girls born to several others naming Mrs Sealman Mrs Collins and Mrs Meinberg among the listed families.
About 100 attendees joined the county Republican rally in Ackley Friday night. R. R. Bateson of Eldora substituted for Harry Lekwa, who was unable to serve on the panel. Frank McGreevy moderated, with Martin Lauterbach Alden, H. V. Snyder Town Falls, and Mrs. Fr. Kingdon Iowa Falls leading the discussion. The reorganized Young Republicans will form the May 19 Radcliffe county meeting panel.
More than 200 attended the American Legion Fun Night in the I O O hall with free bingo lunch and a dance. Don McMillan and his orchestra played as commanders and auxiliary presidents of Hardin county Legion posts organized the event.
Lawrence Kolthoff aged 22 of Hub bard and Mattie Oelman 22 of Town Falls. Charles Good 28 and Marion Janice Caton 20 both of Town Falls. Charles W. Gifford legal and Pearl Gifford both of Marshalltown. Leo Larson 21 and Ruth Smith 19 both of Alden. L. W. Martin legal and Emma Harrington legal both of Eldora.
John P Hal asey of Eldora is among 89 University of Wisconsin students elected to Phi Beta Kappa prestigious national honor society. Membership honors scholastic achievement in letters and sciences and is based strictly on academic record.
The Wolcott family greeted Adele Mara Forest Tucker and Chill Wills in Des Moines after returning from Colorado Springs and Denver. They attended a reception at Hotel Fort Des Moines and planned a showing of Rock Island Trail at the New Grand Theatre in Eldora tonight through Wednesday. The stars, described as everyday people, are promoting the film about the Rock Island railroad's Iowa and western expansion.
The second class in the Eldora G I On the Farm training program will begin at the high school here this Thursday at 8 p m. Classes will be conducted Thursday and Saturday nights. Sept 3K Schmidt stated yesterday that any veterans who are in the process of making application for entrance into the class should attend the first session. Robert Biederroan Ames graduate is the instructor.
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