Graduates, Eldora and area, receive degrees and honors
Graduate at Ellsworth junior college awards 25 associate of arts degrees to students from six south Hardin County towns led by Dee Schrader and Robert Sifrit of Eldora. Eldora High crowned queen Verlene Huehn and king Edwin Anderson. Anderson and Mary Lu Heslop top scholastic honors with 94.2 and 93.6 averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hardin Countiaes
Ellsworth Junior College
Iowa Falls
Dee Schrader
Robert Sifrit
Eldora
Anna Seim
Gifford
Thomas Kruse
Dale Stull
Steamboat Rock
Eugene Willig
Air Force
Verlene Huehn
Edwin Anderson
Eldora High School
Anderson
Mary Lu Heslop
Nancy Jones
Ruth Guenther
Orlan Mitehell
Gordon Dickinson
Eidorian
Mary Jo Short
Marlin Kirkdorffer
Essig
Mary Swasand
Betty Willig
Heslop
Patricia Holcomb
Dickinson
Mitchell
Mary Beach
Earl Harmon
Eldora High Class of 1951 Baccalaureate Service
The Eldora High School baccalaureate, held in the gym with a large audience, featured Rev. LR Schuler urging graduates to take a stand for faith in God, clean character, and honorable work. Rev. WJ Hervey Ivester read scripture, with music by Sylva Steckler and Dixie Lee Crosley and a Britsch-penned composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LR. Schuler
Eldora
W. J. Hervey
Ivester
Sylva Steckler
Dixie Lee Crosley
Charles Britsch
Britsch
Mr. Schuler
David
Goliath
God
Wildlife Club Approves Plan to Improve Premises
At a Thursday meeting Pine Lake Wildlife club members authorized painting the main structure and outbuildings at an estimated 50 dollars, offered by Harvey Bauer who runs Styiling With Paint. The group also planned erosion control in Hudson park and approved Boy Scouts area usage with minimal tree removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Harvey Bauer
Carroll G. Large
Bauer
Kay Setchell
Harvey Garles
Hudson Park
State Highway Commission
Boy Scouts
Gene Farmer
Gun Club Committee
George Rubew
Bateson to Deliver Memorial Day Address at Clarion
Senator R. R. Bateson of Eldora will give the Memorial Day address at Clarion at ten o'clock Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Bateson
Eldora
Clarion
4 Hers to Camp Week of June 10
Four H boys will converge on Meeker Y camp at Pine lake starting Sunday June 10 to open a solid week of camping for Hardin county club members. The boys stay until Tuesday noon June 12 when 4 H girls arrive for their camp. Boys must return reservation forms by June 4. A large number of girls have already signed up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeker Y Camp
Pine Lake
Hardin County Club
Memorial Day Program Speaker at Alden Alden
The Rev. Ralph B. Imes of El Dora will speak at a Memorial Day program at 1 30 PM in Alden. The address will be followed by a concert by the Alden school band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
Ralph B. Imes
Eldora
Bids Opened for Ames Highway Resurfacing Project
Bids were scheduled to be opened yesterday morning for a maintenance resurfacing project on 7.4 miles of state highway between Alden and Buckeye. The contract calls for 1000 cubic yards of material to be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Alden
Buckeye
L A Luiken 71 Dies at Steamboat Rock
Louis Anton Luiken 71 former Steamboat Rock businessman and bank vice president died Friday. Services Monday at Steamboat Rock Baptist Church with Rev. Howard Johnson and Rev. C W Swyter. Burial in Steamboat Rock cemetery. Born December 15 1879 in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat Rock Baptist Church
Louis Anton Luiken
Howard Johnson
C. W.swyter
Will Rose
Harold Hartman
Peter Luiken
Ben Johnson
L. G. Johnson
T. J. Eilers
Raymond Karstens
J. A. Holmes
Luiken
Farmers Savings Bank of
Steamboat Rock
Germany
Providence Firemen Demonstration Plans At Farm Site
The New Providence fire department invites county firemen to view a demonstration of their new fire truck at the Dave Reese farm north of New Providence Sunday at one o clock. The article shifts to a obituary line about Anton Luiken who grew up in Steamboat Rock and died after a fall and heart attack. He is survived by his wife Kate Cramer and three sons Harry Carl and Anthony all of Steamboat Rock seven grandchildren seven brothers and two sisters. He was a member of Steamboat Rock Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Providence
Anton Luiken
Steamboat Rock
Kate Cramer
Eldora Hospital
Harry
Carl
Anthony
John Luiken
S. A. Luiken
Ed Luiken
Henry Luiken
Sheffield
Vern Tholen
Bert Behrends
Aplington
Luiken
Sanders Named 4-H State Candidate from Hardin County
Marlin Sanders of the Jackson Feeders club has been nominated to represent Hardin county 4-H clubs as a state officer candidate at the boys 4-H short course in Ames June 26 to 29. He is county 4-H president in 1949 with a strong record in club work. Selection is by the county 4-H committee and requires an all around program and leadership in club and community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Sanders
Jackson
Hardin County
Ames
Sanders
County
4-H
Claude Sanders
Jackson Township
Mid-West Pony Sale in Eldora Sets Record Prices
Eldora hosts the fifth annual Mid-West Pony Sale where top ponies spurred record prices. Average prices for top groups rose, with a yearling patching filly fetching 1125 dollars from Colonel Leon Robinson’s consignment. Buyers from at least 20 states, thousands in attendance, and diverse consignments marked the three day event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
K. E. Reisinger
CoColonel
Leon Robinson
Dunkirk
Ohio
Retsinger
Gordon
Averet
Robinson
J. R. Leman
Hobart
Okla
Dapple
W. E. Zoller
Eldoura
Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
Colorado
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Texas
Kansas
Nort Dakota
Tennessee
California
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Idaho
Michigan
Oklahoma
Iowa
Eldora Schools Close Thursday After Year End
Eldora consolidated schools will close the 1950-51 year Thursday afternoon with report cards at 2 30 pm. School will be in session today Tuesday. Memorial Day tomorrow pupils will not attend but teachers will be on duty. Thursday closing activities include a high school talent show and junior high events at the city park with a chicken dinner in the cafeteria. Fox rink skating follows from noon to 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Consolidated Schools
Npon
Addie Burges
Gerade
Piense
Pat
Fox
Former Resident Dies in Shop Fire
Ravello Down, a 1920s graduate of Bicbora, perished in a fire at the shop he operated near Buffies Meas. The blaze, believed to have started from spontaneous combustion from polishing cloths, trapped him as the building burned. His body was moved to Longenecker funeral home. services were held with Rev. Hl. C. Short officiating. Burial followed at Berl cemetery amid a modest service and floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raveile
Bicbora
Thurediis Merns
Anid
Clare Re
Tnt
Ravello
Longenecker
Eldora
Hl. C. Short
George Pool
Pool
Harold Perkins
Marie Kusserow
Ella Steinfeldt
James Ruby
Nore’ Smith
Ted Livengood
Leval Lewin
Jay Miller
Mathew Greetewerg
Wes Pide
Berl
Watt pSayer Pest
Catfish Giant Catches Iowa Falls Angler Ed Brandt
Ed Brandt, an Iowa Falls painter and former Eldora resident, landed an 8 lb 10 oz catfish at Steamboat Rock between the dam and bridge on Saturday around 6 p.m. Using a large minnow bait he took 25 minutes to land the giant and also hooked two smaller catfish, 11 and 6 inches long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Brandt
Iowa Falls
Eldora
Steamboat Rock Dam
Bridge
Brandt
Courtcase details unclear from fragmentary text
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a court case or legal matter with unclear names and dates. The readable bits mention a court house, a trial date, and a person named Mr. Ma M. but lack coherent facts to determine parties, location, or outcome.
Spotted Stallion Sells for 1760 at Mid West Pace
Report from the Mid West Pace event notes the Spotted Stallion selling for 1760 dollars. Details reference a bay and white horse and prices paid for several animals, with names and locations blurred in the OCR text.
Memorial Day Observances Across Eldora Steamboat Rock
Rev. Short will deliver the Memorial Day address in Eldora courtyard. Eldora High School band to play. Rev. Alva Ragsdale to give invocation and benediction. Veterans groups, color guards, firing squads, and scouts to attend. Unknown Soldier ceremony with taps. Lyman R. Lundy to speak at Steamboat Rock. programs include band numbers, a boys quartet, and Gettysburg Address reading by Marlene Snapp. Hubbard and Training School ceremonies noted with local clergy and Legion involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidet
Boepepiate
Peetiserune
Menearas
Fatio
Hec
Baptist Church
Eldorse High School
Alva Ragsdale
Eldora
Ceneral Lovan
Robert Hateson
Thomas Trwin
Eldora High Schol
V.F.W
Legion
Short
Steamboat Rock
Lyman R. Lundy
Gordon Duleske
Marlene Snapp
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King
Salutatorian
el Jaco
Eldora High
Rev. L. R. Schuler
Schuler
Wildlife
Glen Carson
L. E. Butler
Guy Reid
C. O. Rubew
Treasury
Predator Hunt Committee
Hers
United Nations
Dick Scott
P. A
Murray Hubbard
U. N
Audry Ose
Margaret Officer
Herald-Index
L. A. Luiken
Steamboat
Providence Firemen
Jackson Club
Silver King’s Defender
John Hughes
Brookston
Ind
Leo E. Murphy and Sons
Wyoming
Ravelle W. Doan
Buffalo, Missouri
Inter
Mr Ma M
Fey Gedie Dillean, Jr
Pulten, Mu
Fem
Loek Ou
Whitten
Dayved Snueffer
Choitisn Chiuren
Berlin
Ralph Botn
EL Vee
Joe
Memari
Laois Klatt
Hubbard Hubbard
Ten Tak Wednersidl
Hubbard Schoor Sian
American Legion
Vata
Ree Martin Pape
St John’. Lutheran Church
Rev. H.C. Short
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