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Newspaper

Eldora Herald Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1952

Page

6

County-Wide Republican Rally In Eldora Next Thursday

The county wide Republican rally in Eldora on May 22 at 8:00 p.m. features keynote speakers King Palmer and Gerald Bagan. Sen R R Bateson will introduce candidates for the June primary, with Leo Wolcott presiding. Local GOP leaders and several town delegates will speak in three minute slots.

Eldora Courtrooom King Palmer State Republican Central Committee Gerald Bagan GOP Mardin County Sen R. R. Bateson Leo F. Wolcott County Central Committee Eldora W. K. Bramwell Hardin County Central Committee Azalea Bocke Hubbard Republican Ida

Final Rites For Mrs. Anderson This Afternoon

Funeral services for Mrs. Chas Anderson are set for 2:00 PM at Longenecker Funeral Home. She died Saturday at a Hampton nursing home after three years as a patient. Rev. Dewey Lamprecht will officiate with burial in Hubbard Cemetery. survivors include three sons William Humboldt Kansas Albert Long Beach California Roy Dows and daughter May Marken Hampton. She was born Linda Katharine Christianson in Illinois in 1871 and married Chas Anderson in 1891. Her husband died in 1940.

Longenecker Chas. Anderson Hampton Dewey Lamprecht Hubbard Cemetery Linda Katharine Christianson McClain Co Ill Alseck Christianson Hardin County Minnesota Kansas Anderson Eldora William Humboldt Albert Long Beach Calif Roy Dows A. J May) Marken Carl ‘Handleand McCallsburg Severene Christianson Zearing Oscar Christianson Sioux Falls S. D

Races Net $230 For Legion Baseball Program

The American Legion has netted a total of $230 for the Junior Legion baseball program from proceeds taken in at the hot rod races here Sunday.

Legion American Legion Junior Legion

New 4-H Demonstration Contest Set for Hardin County Fair

Extension director Dick Pulse announced an added event at the Hardin County Fair in August a boys 4-H demonstration contest. Teams from Hardin County clubs will present demonstrations on improved farm practices, with a county winner advancing to the Iowa State Fair. Boys planning demonstrations meet at the extension office on June 6 at 8:00 p.m. for a training session.

Hardin County Fair Dick Pulse Hardin County

Three In County Jail For Passing Worthless Checks

Three Waterloo youths Clarano Edward Nicholls 20 Raymond Leroy Majors 19 and Delo Fido Reeves 19 along with Chicago hitchhiker William George Riley 28 face charges after a cross state trip forging checks. They cashed over 200 dollars in multiple towns while returning to Iowa, and bought whiskey for the group in Iowa Falls where they were arrested. The trio also allegedly stole bed clothing from a rented room in Iowa Falls.

Town Falls Waterloo Chicago Clarano Edward Nicholls Raymond Leroy Majors Delo Fido Reeves William George Riley Lester E. Ose Reeves Dlinois Iowa Riley Iowa Falls Nicholls Majors Ed Flessa Ackley

All County Banks Closed Tomorrow

All banks in Hardin County will be closed all day Wednesday for a group meeting of the Iowa State Peers Association at Mason Y.

Hardin County Iowa State Peers Association Mason Y

Whitwood Returns Home From Korea Service

Cpl. James R. Whitwood, son of Mr and Mrs Ira Whitwood, arrived home Thursday after serving in Korea in the armed forces.

James R. Whitwood Ira Whitwood Korea

Imes to Give Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday

Eldora High School 1952 graduates prepare for baccalaureate services in the gym on Sunday May 27 at 8:00 PM Rev Ralph B Imes to deliver the address titled The Terrible Fear of Being Different Sylva Steckler to play the processional and Mrs Merle Froning the recessional Mixed chorus to sing Alma Mater Invocation and benediction scripture reading by Rev H C Short Graduation exercises set for Monday May 26 at 8:00 PM

Eldora High School Ralph B. Imes Sylva Steckler Merle H. C. Short

Eldora Firm To Take Part In Farm Field Day

An Eldora firm Jesse Implement & Repair Co will join several Town dealers in demonstrations at the school conservation field day next Tuesday May 27 at Hancock. The field day is on W W Christianson farm four miles west of Goodell one mile south four and a half miles east of Kanawha. Lunch will be on grounds. Demonstrations begin 9 00 a m with experts Clyde Spry Iowa secretary of agriculture Walt Weiss zone conservationist S C S and Homer Hush Wallace s Farmer associate editor on hand.

Eldora Jesse Implement & Repair Co Hancock W. W. Christianson Goodell Kanawha Clyde Spry Iowa Secetary of Agriculture Walt Weiss Homer Hush Wallace's Farmer

Potgeter Testifies Before Senate Tax Hearing On Small Business

George Potgeter joined 19 other witnesses before a Senate investigating committee in Chicago to discuss tax legislation affecting small business. The panel chaired by Sen. John J. Sparkman traveled to 12 cities. final hearing in Cleveland gathered data for Congress. Potgeter opposed tax exemptions for 19 business types including cooperatives mutuals and savings and loan associations.

George Potgeter Senate Chicago John J. Sparkman Dem Alabama Cleveland Congress Potgeter Potgeter Objected To the 19 Types of Business, Including Cooperatives Mutuals Savings and Loan Associations

Jones to Manage Bank Farm Dept

Announcement says Guy W. Jones will head the farm management department at Hardin County Savings Bank starting June 1. He moves his office from the Bateson building into the bank building and will discontinue his farm business while continuing to oversee other roles. Bob Brown leads the bank’s insurance department. Jones has run a firm management business in Hardin county for twenty years.

Guy W. Jones Hardin County Savings Bank Jones Bateson Bank Bob Brown Hardin County

Fire destroys barn on Chaplin Farm Highway 65

A large barn on Harry Chaplin Jr s farm along Highway 65 burned to the ground late Thursday afternoon due to defective wiring. Mrs Chaplin found the blaze about 4 30 o clock and Hubard fire department prevented spread to nearby buildings. Dairy equipment, milking machine, hay and feed were lost. livestock were absent. Insurance partially covers the loss.

Harry Chaplin, Jr

C of C to Hold Open Forum At Pine Lake Friday

The Pine Lake Lodge hosts an open forum Friday evening at 7 30 for all Chamber of Commerce members. The Business Promotion committee sponsors the event with free refreshments. Bureau chairmen are urged to ensure full attendance and to mobilize their bureaus. details appear in Friday's Index.

Pine Lake Lodge Chamber of Commerce Chamber

Radcliffe Hires Two New Teachers

Radcliffe School Board hired Vernon L. Herwig as vocational agriculture teacher for the coming year. A Iowa State College graduate, he is married with two young daughters and plans to move his family to Radcliffe by the first of the month. The board also added a grade teacher, hiring Mavis Stenberg, Radcliffe High School alumna of 1950 who studied at Ellsworth and Waldorf Colleges. she will teach third and part of the fourth grade.

Vernon L. Herwig Radcliffe School Board Herwig Iowa State College Mavis Stenberg Radcliffe High School Ellsworth and Waldorf Colleges

Warren H. Meeker School at Ames Reflects Community Ideals

The Warren H. Meeker Elementary School in Ames was dedicated February 4. Designed by Vernon Tinsley, the one story brick building cost 480000 including site. It features large rooms for 25 to 35 pupils, glass brick light, acoustical ceilings, and a 320 seat auditorium. The 10 acre grounds include playgrounds, picnic area with fireplace, two baseball diamonds, and an all weather outdoor play area for daily use, with spaces for community events and meals.

Warren H. Meeker Ames Vernon Tinsley Tinsley, Higgins and Lighter Des Moines

Service to Honor County's Korean War Casualties

Roll-Harless Post Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a memorial service in Eldora high school auditorium next Tuesday evening May 27 at 8 00 o clock in honor of Hardin County Korean War casualties. Further details will be carried in Friday's Index.

Roll-Harless Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Eldora High School Hardin County

Winners Named in County Letter-Writing Contest on Voting

Hardin County Farm Bureau awarded cash prizes to six students for letters on voting in a state Get-out-the-vote program. Judges Mrs. A. E. Anderson Eldora and Mrs. Harold Anders Radcliffe announced high school winners Ruth Chrisman Helen Risting Lynn Beecher and grade school winners Margaret Bright Marvin Granzow Esther Norman Donna Campbell. Top two letters advance to Iowa Farm Federation Des Moines district judging with trips to Des Moines legislative sites and a post-contest banquet and awards ceremony.

Hardin County Farm Bureau Farm Bureaus A. E. Anderson Eldora Harold Anders Radcliffe Ruth Chrisman Whitten Lillian H. Brown Helen Risting Lynn Beecher Union Dave Kanellis Margaret A. Bright Jackson No Esther Norman Marvin Granzow Pleasant No Bernice G. Kasischke Donna Campbell Iowa Farm Federation Des Moines Farm Bureau Des Moinés State Department of Public Instruction Governor's Office Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Extension Dept Employs Summer Youth Worker

Roland Paul of Dallas County has been hired to assist with 4-H clubs and youth programs across Hardin County. A sophomore in Animal Husbandry at Town State College, he starts June 16 and works full time until the next school year begins. His father Glenn Paul facilitates veterans on the farm training at Eldora High School.

Roland Paul Dallas County Hardin County Dick Puise Paul Town State College Glenn Paul Eldora High School

Legion Seeks Ambulance for Eldora Area

At a recent meeting the American Legion voted to sponsor a fundraising drive to buy an ambulance for Eldora and nearby residents. D M Nyquist R R Bateson and Orville Lamb were appointed to determine costs and whether the city can maintain the ambulance after purchase. The Red Cross South Hardin Chapter may aid with equipment funding, while the club plans a public campaign once costs are set.

American Legion Eldora D. M. Nyquist R. R. Bateson Orville Lamb South Hardin The Red Cross Legion

Johnson to Open Used Car Lot Grand opening Friday night sale

Johnson Motor Co announces a grand opening for a new used car lot on Edgington avenue two blocks west of the garage. The Eldora body shop building was moved to the rear, crushed rock laid, and the lot lit for Saturday May 24.

Edgington Avenue Eldora Johnson Motor Co

Crown May Queen At St. Mary's Next Thursday

Peg McNertney will be named 1952 May Queen at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The crowning ceremony starts at 8:00 p.m. next Thursday, May 22, followed by the Living Rosary recitation. Sixty-one participants from catechism, parish groups, and Mass Servers will form the procession and choir members will attend the queen. The litany and benediction will conclude the ceremony.

St. Mary's Catholic Church L. V. McDonough Peg McNertney Rosary and Altar Society Holf Name Society Mass Servers Society St.Mary's Choir

Eldora Diploma Ceremony for 53 Rural Graduates

Commencement exercises will be held for 53 eighth grade graduates in Eldora high school gym on May 22 at 2 00 pm. Hugh W. Ghormsey Ellsworth College will give the address and M Z Albers will present diplomas to Jerome Beach who will award them. Students from Alden Concord Ellis Etna Jackson Pleasant Sherman Gifford Buckeye consolidate several townships and schools are named for honors.

Mardin County Eldora High School Hugh W. Ghormsey Ellsworth College M. Z. Albers Jerome Beach Eldora County Board of Education Amy Alverson Irwin Christiansen Hughes School Esther Norman Kathryn Grulech Norwood School Harmony Band Bernice Kasischke John K. Moore

King Oil seeks judgment in district court

King Oil Company of Eldora filed a new suit in district court against Everett Clingerman and Doris Clingerman seeking $558.85 plus 5 percent interest from April 1, 1950 for goods and merchandise purchased between January 19, 1948 and October 26, 1949.

King Oil Company Eldora Everett Clingerman Doris Clingerman

To Give Concert Here Next Friday

The internationally famous lyric dramatic tenor of Oslo Arway will present a sacred concert next Friday evening May 23 at the First Baptist Church at 8 00 o clock. The public is invited.

Lyric Dramatic Tenor of Oslo Arway First Baptist Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Anderson Chicago Companion Imes Ralphimes Eldora Firm Chaplin Farm Highway 65 Tigers Chamber of Commerce Trophy Dale DeVault Eldora Chamber of Commerce Jim Larson Frank Nowasell Gary Parker Dick Stone Charles Crandall Jim Hubbard Ken Wagner Gary Button Roger Harrington Frank Walde Jerry Short Jerry Crosser Jerry Reece Clyde Callahan Leroy Cakerice Bill Cleveland Ken Collins Tom Irwin Leon Doughty Gary Soli Bill Crandall Kelvin Huehn Jim Foster Frank Lyman Jerry Balvant Herald-Index C of C Pine Lake Ames New Johnson St. Mary’s Alden Harold Harkema Joyce Kiemme Edwin Polzin Norma Thompson Concord Sandra Friest Barbara Thompson Terry Thompson Elizabeth Tysdahl Ardith Stolee Ellis Township Minnie Holman Francis Ites Ronald Smith Robert Warner Jerry Lee Robert Zilegenhirt Etna Marvin Snathoff Gordon Heetland Arlene Mudderman Robertson Dean Geting William Huffman Carol Murra Lois Stetser Mary Ann Wolfe Jackson Township Eloise Chaney Richard Foltz Marvin Teske Pleasant Township Glen Granzow Kathryn Grulch Kathleen Wehrmen Betty Hedge Sherman Township Gary Kuhfus Marlys Varnum George Davis Wagne Donald Kolbe Cleo Buerckley Gifford Grammar Joy Chrisman Robert Dickenson Jody Steelman Larry Trout Bonnie Quaife Buckeye Consolidated Robert Bahr Mary Lou Brocker Sally Frank Koleen Knutson Michael Lutterman Kenneth Nassen Phyllis Luttschwager Shirley Masson Arlene Thurmond Dorothy Warne Jeanenna Veld
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