Rural Women Choir Triumph at District Tourney
A Hardin county rural women's chorus won honors at the district chorus tournament in Nevada and will compete at the Iowa state fair against ten other district winners. led by Mrs. William G. Grantow and Prof. A. E. Bullock, the group trained through months of rehearsals and plans to perform again. The piece recalls the era of local arts and community clubs, noting a broader rural chorus movement across Iowa with thousands of women participating this year.
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Hardin County
Nevada
William G. Grantow
Alden
A. E. Bullock
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Cynthia Gray
Theodore Wertman
I. G
Gifford
Minneapolis
Gilman H. Wisner
Iowa Railroad
Perkins
Mary Huffman
Owasa
Anita Cline
Amanda Lettow
Center School
Pleasant Township
Leland Watson
Barnes Hotel
BE. H. Lundy
Eldora Granite Works
Warthow
Eldora
Jay S. Newcomer
Guy Jones
C. Thornton
Linn Rash
New Providence
State Center
Colfax
Community Club
Arthur Heun
T. H. Benton
Iowa Experiment Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
R. R. Clampitt
Theodore Swasand
Hugh Kennedy
New York
Pennsylvania
Nellie Grimes
W. G. Leslie
Lucile Brown
Shirley Temple Retires From Movies After 24th Film
Shirley Temple retires at eleven after completing Young People her 24th film. She has been the top box office attraction for four years, ranking third last year behind Clark Gable and Tyrone Power. Her banker father will manage her accumulated earnings for lifelong security. The child star devoted five years to wholesome entertainment and disproved the need for questionable content to draw audiences.
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Shirley Temple
Ymovies
Clark Gable
Tyrone Power
Excellent Eldora Exhibit Showcases Local Schools
The Herald Ledger praises Eldora schools for an outstanding annual exhibit held Friday evening. The piece recalls prior praise from a former educator column writer and notes the display reflects high quality instruction. It highlights the large turnout of parents and friends as evidence of community interest and appreciation for the schools.
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Herald-Ledger
Eldora
Let’s Beat the Quota Red Cross Drives Ten Million for Europe Victims
The Red Cross seeks a ten million dollar fund to aid invasion victims in Europe. Safety in the U S makes it hard to imagine their suffering but many are homeless wounded hungry and without aid. The Red Cross, with a proven record, will spend every cent wisely and effectively. Eldora and South Hardin are urged to meet the modest quota.
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Red Cross
Europe
Eldora
South Hardin
A Practicable Remedy Promotes Highway Safety
A Minnesota highway tragedy that killed eleven young people is cited in a propaganda piece. The engineer director of the American Road Builders association criticizes obsolescent two lane highways and argues four lane, separated lanes reduce deaths and injuries. He calls for a nationwide road building campaign to speed such projects.
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Minnesota
American Road Builders’ Association
A sober use of car safety gear cuts crashes
The text argues that improving highway spending is limited and that existing car equipment can prevent most fatalities. It notes that automobiles have features to stop gas, springs to control accelerators, and steering wheels to keep to the correct side, suggesting proper use would reduce accidents without new roads.
Union School Baccalaureate And Commencement Held
Union School held baccalaureate and commencement services with Rev H E Moon delivering the sermon Power for Living and Supt Jordan Larson giving the address. The Federated church hosted the baccalaureate and the school auditorium hosted commencement with a full program and diplomas presented by board president Mrs C E Barnes.
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H. E. Moone
Local residents scenes and visits documented in notes
A community update lists social visits and movements including Mrs Esther Johnson and hostesses Cala way and Schmidt at a meeting. Moves occur as Aur and O W Dillon relocate to Main street property and Mr and Mrs Max Heryford begin housekeeping there. Several residents and guests, including Prannen Hamm on vacation, Roy Pierce visiting relatives, and the Union high school band traveling to Marshalltown for Tallcorn events, are noted along with other local notables and travel.
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J. R. Alexander
Hauser
Whitten
Union School
Don Walter
Rubies
Vanetta
Nellie Seims
Frances Hotthins
Dorothy Babcock
Esther Glenn
C. E. Rash
Columbus E. Rash
Lewis and
Rachel Rash
Hardin County
Union
Martha Smith
Wain Hinshaw
New Providence
Bennie Rash
Marshalltown
Solon L Rash
Henry Rash
Des Moines
Emma Hiller
Armstrong
Will Swaim
Creston
George Biersborn
Liscomb
Union Cemetery
Ed Rash
Iowa Falls
Frank Thompson
Lewis Rash
Wade Rash
Wade Smith
Henry Williams
Jayin Rash
Della Swaim
Eldora
Nina Smith
Hubbard
Dallas Rash
Rockford, Ill
Retta Smith
Kansas
E. Rash
Marjorie Rash
Geo. Bailey
Union High School
Union News
E. H. Biersborn
Mattie Lepley
J. Schmidt
Joan
Mary Lou
Minn
Margaret Sawin
Miss Sawin
Rinard School
Retta Barnes
Ciety
Esther Johnson
Calaway
Schmidt
Aur
O. W. Dillon
Main Street
Max Heryford
Prannen Hamm
Deaconess Hospital
P. H. Hamm
Roy Schalk
Austinville School
A. J. Tisdale
Roy Pierce
Bloomington
Ill
Elizabeth Pierce
A. C. Butterfield
J. F. Frederickson
Ringsted
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Min
Keith Peterson
Minneapolis
Clara Bradshaw
Seckman
Bernita Feldman
Pipestone
Ed Newby
B. ©. Caster
Mildred Caster
W. H. Tucker
Jimmie Young
Eva Drake
Lincoln
Nebr
F. BE. Drake
LaMonte Moore
Pleasant Chapel and Pleasant Valley ties marked in Whittier note
D R Marling of Whittier writes to Herald Ledger recalling Pleasant Chapel near New Providence and the community memories tied to the Civil War era. He lists former students residents and friends, noting church, academy influence, and a 50 year reunion as well as changes over twenty five years. He adds practical roof repair tips and remarks on local history and faith.
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Whittier
Calif
Herald Ledger
John Boylan
Pleasant Chapel
New Providence
Andrew
Jesus
Ed Thompson
Honey Creek Friends Church
Anabel Thompson Elerding
George Elerding
California
John
Lissa Jessup
Jessup Gidley
Los Angeles
Arthur Jessup
Vista
Samuel Hobson
Huntington Park
Gertrude
Eagle Rock
Leon
Emily Mulford McConnel
Edgar
Esther Andrews Jessup
Aaron
Jennie Roberts
Ellen Blair
Otis
Effie Blair
Kenneth
Sidney Green
Pasadena
Sarah Baldwin
Clyde Baldwin
Oscar
Sadie Gidley Baldwin
Cyrus Cook
Lena Williams
Bell Morris
Luella Mendenhall
Anna
Jesse Marshall
Mattie Wood Gregg
C. Albertson
Esther Andrews
Ada Johnson Williams
George Hunnicutt
Anne Hunnicutt
Foster
Milo
Emma Hunt
Mary Pidgeon Marling
Ye Scribe
Whitten
Noiseless screen doors for automatic quiet closing
A spring or check on screen doors closes them quietly without noise. Sound can be deadened by tacking small pieces of felt or rubber to the main door frame at three contact points. Various kinds of hinges and springs are stocked by hardware dealers.
Exhibits continue with dresses and tailored outfits
A long list details junior high home economics class outfits. Students like Delpha Graham, Elma Babcock, Hazel Haansen, Arlene Higgason, Pearl Sword and many others model blue and rose shanting, cotton prints, wool suits, and princess style dresses with zippers, collars, and decorative buttons. Costs range from under $1 to about $3.80, with outfits including outfits, slacks, and sport suits for both girls and shop classes.
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Delpha Graham
Elma Babcock
Hazel Haansen
Arlene Higgason
Mildred Vigars
Bessie Zeltman
Katherine Kramer
Connie Babcock
Mary Dean Albee
Orpha Vaughan
Betty and
Patty Kelley
Bessia Seelemeier
Shirley Whitney
Ivadelle Daleske
Aide
Edith Brown
Dorothy Messer
Evelyn Kosanke
Bernice Creson
Frances Ziesman
Marjorie Dickson
Evelyn Henning
Ramona Lynn
Bessie Seelemeier
Seersucker
Ivadelle Dnaleske
Betty
Jynnette Winters
Avanelle Kinney
Evelyn Lawrence
Arlene Sprain
Betty Crosser
Trene Strauss
Maureen Valentine
Kathleen Robertson
Kathryn Holcomb
Betty Anna Rubendahl
Norma Jean Denning
Ethel Bradford
Phyllis Schultz
Anna Marie Shafer
Joyce Wiese
Trene Montz
Bernice Reece
Anna Lautken
Irene McKay
Fivelyn Sanders
Petunia
Adeline Zielske
Joan Pagel
Joan
Mary Allen
Dorothy Raah
Ruth Barz
Dusty Rose
Baccalaureate, grade programs, and social events noted
The Christian church filled for baccalaureate with music and prayers led by local pastors. Eighth grade, class graduation, and May breakfast events marked the week, plus picnics, teas, needlework club, and social gatherings hosted by Longs, Montz, Irvine, and other townsfolk.
Local social notes and visits listed in Whitten News
Whitten News highlights visitors and travels among residents. M E Day goes to Waterloo to visit a hospitalized brother Bob Bromley. Dorothy Hauser and Mrs Wayne Calloway head to California. multiple families host relatives and friends from Grundy Center, Eagle Grove, Alden, Nashua, Mason City, Eldora, Waterloo, Des Moines, and other nearby towns. Navy and school events noted, with engagements including sermons, baptisms, and a sorority wedding in Cedar Rapids.
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WHITTEN_NEWS
M. E. Day
Waterloo
Bob Bromley
Dorothy Hauser
Wayne Calloway
California
John Wooddell
Loe Prairie City
Enos Fouts
Clarence Slifer
Grundy Center
C. A
Carl Barnard
John Clarke
Margie Upton
Vinton
H. C. Irvine
Cedar Rapids
Margaret
Irvine
Don Wilson
Janice
Nashua
Mabel Olmstead
Donna Mae Hauser
Iowa Falls
Donna Mae Pommrehn
Alden
W. E. Hauser
Claude Abbott
Mason City
Will Montz
Herschell Greenwood
Wilson Minteer
Eldora
Dorothy Dickenson
New Albia
Glen Calloway
John Calloway
Bert Sisson
Velda
Charlie’Arnold
Frank Thompson
Washington
Leigh ‘Soule
Gertrude
Jean Dunham
Christian Church
George Mabie
Des Moines
Thelma Mabie
George Allen Agnew
Earlham
Don Bishop
Duane
Wyndmerk
S. C
Russell Meyers
George White
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Wellington White
Cecil Murrow
L. L. Hauser
Garden City Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Marjorie Espe reports a busy weekend with Mr and Mrs Fred Allison and Francis Johnson visiting the George Espe home. Other social entries include callers in Iowa Falls Marshalltown Waterloo Hubbard Story City Savannah and ongoing family errands.
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Ily
William Smith
L. H. Davis
Hampton
Sheperd Sunny
Laddie Humeston
Roy Humeston
Butterfield
Mayo Cinte
Rochester
Minn
Sunny
Cecil Vinton
Florida
Whitten and
Union
Guy Fitzgerald
Jennie Weatherly
Liscomb
B. C. Caster
Henry Estep
Dr. Bixby
Federated Church
J. O. Chaplin
Rs. Kenneth Stevens
Marshalltown
Jerold Harless
Sheffield
Lou Stewart
A. D. Wood
Ruth Giggs
Los Angeles
Calif
Whitten
W. H. Lepley
Ronald
Clear Lake
Marjorie Rash
Iowa Falls
Solon Rash
Federated Missionary
Fred Allison
Francis Johnson
Faribault
George Espe
George Dubberke
Paul Brinkmeyer
Charlotte
Phillip
Marian
Jean
Joan
Helen Dubberke
Freeman Brinkmeyer
Harry Larson
Waterloo
Will Dubberke
Panos Dubberke
Hubard
George
Robert Espe
Silas Skartvedt
Story City
Russell Boeke
Near Hubbard
Savannah
Dubberke
Deeds and transfers across Hardin County lands
Multiple parcels and estate transfers recorded in Hardin County filings. Blanche L. Elzig and others deed interests to C ber. Howard L. Elzig and others to C O Rubew. John Hancock Virtual Life Insurance to Eane Dickinson. Elsie McCall and others to Frank Dedrick. J Osgood and Mrs F Spindler. Karl F Otto to William A R. Rubow to Elzigs group. various BPP and land lots in Ackley Eldora and Town Falls. Middlebury College to Glen B Shafer. Berend Stubbe to Roelfien Harken. Notable parcels include portions in sections 7 88 6, 7 88 19, 12 87 19, 1 86 22, 44, 24, 25 89 21 and Ackley, Eldora, Town Falls areas. Total sums include $1, $1680, and $80.
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Howard L. Elzig
C. O. Rubew
John Hancock Virtual Life Insurance Company
Eane Dickinson
Elsie McCall
Frank Dedrick
Edgington
Eldora
J. Osgood
F. Spindler
Osgood-Welden
Town Falls
C. D. Rubow
Howard L. Elzigs al
George Joo
Middlebury College
Glen B. Shafer
Berend Stubbe
Roelfien Harken
Ackley
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I. L. Cakerbce
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Dean Garrett
Dudley Gray
Clifford Hauser
Thomas Long
Darwin McKenzie
Dorothy McKenzie
James Moore
Lorraine Putnam
David Rash
William Bowen
Doris Stevenson
Donald Vinton
James White
Walter Wilcox
Mary Yantis
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Wellington White Home
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Floyd McKenzie
Margaret Irvine
Lepley Park
J. McCaffrie
Pine Lake
Pederson
U. EB. Long
L. L. Long
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Mike Schwark
Iron Scher
Ezra Long
Roy Mann
Donald Weaver
Lida Kimball
Warl Montz
Ertrude Ilten
Mararet Irvine
James Mabee
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H. Montz
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Wallace Doud
Ralph Beecher
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Blanche L. Elzig
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