Soil conservation concerns us all in Hardin county
Experts Dale Shadle and Wayne Fisher spoke at a Rotary meeting about the urgent need to conserve soil. They outlined erosion, nutrient depletion, contour farming, strip cropping, grassed waterways, and crop rotation as key practices. The Hardin Soil Conservation District offers surveys and recommendations to help farmers adopt soil‑saving methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Dale Shadle
Wayne Fisher
Hardin County
Rotary
Iowa
Hardin Country
Hardin Soil Conservation District
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Shadle
Fisher
Eldora Chronicle Recap of Local Happenings Through Decades
Yesterday marks events from 1880 to 1940: Point Pleasant cheese factory opens under Albert Hart. Toledo extension work on Northwestern road advances with many workers. City installs eight street lamps. Surveying for I R E R line near Jackson township. 1890 notes include Union furniture store purchase by R d Anderson and brick block work. 1890s bar admission and local business activity noted. 1910s-1940s items cover wrestling at Wisner, Eldora creamery stake, float down Iowa river trip, census shifts, and dairy lunch plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Albert Hart
Toledo
City Council
Tracy
Erade
Toad
Eldora
Jackson Township
R.d. Anderson
O. 2 Chapin
Union
W. 5
Porter
Ezra Nuckell
U. G. Whitney
C. E. Albrook
J. D. Wewcomer
Petty
P. S. Davis
Wind P
Boylan
Steve Polley
G. M. Taylor
Mr. Polley
H. A. Huff
Dev lAoffat
Geuney
Tyellets
Uhvesa
Daws
Hiserete Bros
Owasa
Imachinery
Linn Ruby
Leroy Billings
Omaha
Wisner
Ruby
Billings
John Nissen
Eldora Creamery
Herbert Soballe
Jensen, Building
Iown
Iowa River
W. R. Scholfield
BR. F. Blackmun
H. H. Nazett
Enoch Larson
J. S. Newcomer
Ray Reubel
Clarence Cottrell
Radcliffe Notes On Plays and Community Events
Radcliffe updates cover visits by Mrs. Doolittle and Mr. Francen and family, class play attendance, births in Ames and Ishpeming, a Band Boosters meeting with officer election, a pre school clinic, W S C S sub district meet, and May breakfasts and harmony club gatherings. Also reported are graduation plans, baccalaureate, class night, and local society notices including birthdays and PTA postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doolittle
Story City
Gladys Toft
E. E. Reece
Marshalltown
Mossman
Berce
New Providence
John McKee
Ishpheming
Mich
McKee
Carrie Jones McKee
Ames
Evelyn Olson
R. R. Gaard
F. M. Preston
J. E .Swatlum
Alton Powers
Methodist Church
Williams
Amanda Smith
Art Topp
J. E. Swallum
B. G. Prescott
Nell Coffman
Joel Grubb
J. L. Moeller
Porter Bergeson
J. A. Nelson
Wayne Rierson
L. E. Cammack
Russell Reed
H. O. Ferguson
Merle Madden
Radcliffe Needle Circle
Solar Inn
H. L. Moeller
Harmony Club
Homer Hitchcock
Wayne Lancaster
James Larson
C. €. Gatrellc
Red Oak
Alfred Amundson
Paul Bachman
Lynch
Wallace ‘Mason and Family
C. BR. Yeager
Radcliffe Methodist Church
June Stenberg
P. L. Mark
Jack Shelley
WHO
Des Moines
Supt
L. W. Pfeil
Board of Education
R. C. Amidon
Beresford
M. D
Ole Bjerkestrand
Amundson
Radcliffe
India
Landay
Garden Club
Better Homes and Garden Club
L. J. Sampson
L. D. Newhall
Harold Klug
A. J. B. King
Ernest Smith
Pella
John Rothe
Milwaukee
Wis
Martyn Mossman
Rothe
Fred Meckstroth
Garner
O. K. Hartman
Auction tales and memories from a Chariton reader
Mrs D C Batten shares stories from Ottumwa finds and auction nights amid dust and old heirlooms. The column recalls a cracked tureen, sentimental keepsakes, and a practical, humorous take on Mother's Day and family quirks. Separate anecdotes cover mumps, garage teardown, and a branding iron linked to the Wills family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan
D. C. Batten
Chariton
Ottumwa
Hiram
Mother
Wills
Whitten and friends visit. cancer drive totals rise
Mrs. Clifford Hauser hosts Whitten visitors from Grundy Center and surrounding towns as the cancer drive collects 25.65 with 9.05 raised at the school. Local volunteers include Mrs. L. L. Long and assistants Mrs. C. R. Vinton and Mrs. Wayne Callaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Decker
Wallace Norman
John Slifer
Grundy Center
Howard Long
L. L. Long
Whitten
Wallace Doud
Marshalltown
Elizabeth Doud
Eldora
Lorraine Upton
Grace Tlarks
Hubbard
Miss Upton
W. R. Bavender
Frank Gustafson
Janice
Tucker Tisdale
Lois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Harald
Index Publiahlnog Co
Midora
Hardin & Adjoining
National Editorial Association
Miss Lotu Jones
Alice Fallerby
Mary
Ralph Martin
Ob Hauser
H. R. Hauser
Hearthstone Club
Jr. Hearthstone Club
Study Club
Kensington Club
Gerald Modlin
Gordon Fouts
Gary Ridout
Glenn Kurtz
Katharine Fiper
John Hellmick
Dale Hauser
Glen Ridout
Vic Schwark
iMrg
Duane Long
Dallas Raab
Ernie Tau
Jerry Stanbrough
William Murdock
Camden
Ohio
Welby Morgan
Morgan
Martin Hensler
Karen Lou
Cincinnati
Women’s Council of the Christian Church
Elmer Lamer
Florence Vinton
Ruth Stover
Date Hauser
Mabel Olmstead
J. H
Uncle Jim) Moore
Woraing
M Moore
Moore
Herb Hauser
Harold Krol
Geneva
Hauser
Richard Johnson
Chicago
Adrian Rankin
Zearing
Joe. Johnson
Roland
Ceerlings
Delses
Pierson Milling ‘Co
Wa Deliver
Eldora, In
American Society For Testing Materials
ASTM
Portland Cement Association
Hubbell
Portland
Buick
Buick Headquarters
Buck Care
Buro
Eldora Motor Company
Washington St
Eldora, Iowa
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