Say-So column and political notes from Eldora
A local Say-So column invites reader input while mixing political jottings about Loveless and Hoegh, GOP victory hopes, and taxes. The piece notes a citizen’s first vote after naturalization, a Stevenson bumper sign altered, and general concerns over liquor laws and school safety. Police monitor crossings as a school safety patrol idea is floated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Janssen
Don Pierson
GOP
Loveless
Leo F. Wolcott
Stevenson
Harv Garles
Elvin Ryan
Elvin
Towa
Hardin County
Hoegh
North Carolina
South Carolina
Iowa
Services Here For Dole 92
Last rites were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St Mary's Catholic Church for Fred Dole 92 who died Thursday at the home of his daughter. Interment followed in St Mary's Cemetery. Pallbearers were Glen Dole Harold Dole Richard Dole Dan Drury Delbert Rogers and Donald Shafer. Mrs Glen Donner and Miss Anna Marie Shafer cared for flowers. Vocals by St Mary's choir with Mrs Henry Harrison at organ. Born November 23 1863 Andrle and Creps Funeral Home made arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Mary's Catholic Church
Fred Dole
George Mahoney
St. Mary's Cemetery
Glen Dole
Harold Dole
Richard Dole
Dan Drury
Delbert Rogers
Donald Shafer
Glen Donner
Anna Marie Shafer
St. Mary's Choir
Henry Harrison
Mr. Dole
Andrle and Creps Funeral Home
Beef Production Talks Scheduled in Hardin County
DICK MCF WILLIAMS, animal husbandry specialist at Iowa State college, will speak at two demonstration meetings in Hardin county announced by Herb Allen, assistant county extension director. The first will be at the Dale Petty farm southeast of Eldora at 0:30 am Tuesday Nov 20, the second at the Dick Clemons farm south of New Providence at 1:30 pm the same day. Farmers may observe calf weighing and grading at weaning and hear how the program can be carried out on their own farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick McWilliams
Iowa State College
Hardin County
Herb Allen
Dale’ Petty
Eldora
Dick Clemons
New Providence
Surfacing Gravel Road Sealed Bids Sought in Hardin County
County auditor Fred A Reed invites sealed bids to hard surface a 4.8 mile gravel road from City to US Highway with rolled stone base and bituminous surface. This third project in Hardin County's hard-surfacing series. Bids also sought for two prestressed concrete bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Reed
Eee City
U. S. Highway
Hardin County
Fair Board To Elect Tomorrow
The county fair board will meet tomorrow night to elect officers. A dinner meeting is planned at Blanche and Ethel's Tea Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Fair Board
Blanche and
Ethel
Youth Groups Set Thanksgiving Services Sunday
The United Youth of the Methodist and Congregational churches will hold its annual Thanksgiving service Sunday night at 7 p.m. in the Methodist church. Presidents Loren Doughty and Jim Shadle will give the sermons. Julie Myers and Janice Moore will be in charge. Special music will be featured. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Youth of the Methodist and Congregational Churches
Loren Doughty
Jim Shadle
Julie Myers
Janice Moore
Swine Clinic Set For Tonight
A G.1. swine clinic at Eldora Livestock Sales barn tonight Nov 13 sponsored by the veterans training class and Rath Packing company. Exhibitors must be veterans and may enter two hogs across weight classes with $1 trucking fee from Eldora to Waterloo. Exhibits slaughtered Nov 15 with premiums split by class and place. Pens provided courtesy of local supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Rath Packing Company
Rath
Waterloo
K. E. Reisinger and Sons
Glenn Paul
Paul Maddy
G. I
143 4-H Awards At Banquet In Eldora
Hardin county 4-H members and leaders were honored at a Saturday night banquet in the Hardin County Youth Building Eldora with over 400 attendees. Susan Nehring Rita Ryken Everett Harrs and Ronald Hankom received medals among many winners across divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County 4-H
Hardin County
Eldora
Susan Nehring
Tipton Club
Rita Ryken
Etna Merry Makers
Everett Harrs
Ronald Hankom
Alden Boys
Wardin County
4-H
New County Youth Building
Services Held For Conkin 73 In Owasa Church
Funeral services for Frank Conkin 73 were held Saturday at Owasa Methodist Church. He died Thursday at Eldora Memorial Hospital after a yearlong illness. Interment followed at Berlin Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, four sisters, and one brother. Andrie and Creps Funeral Home assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owasa Methodist Church
Frank Conkin
Owasa
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Dewey Lamprecht
Berlin Cemetery
John Dickenson
Ord Ridout
Henry Stielow
Leo Williams
Cecil Kinney
W. H. Platts
Ray Campbell
Vern Fuller
Frank Roseberry
Des Moines
Lois Speers
Marshalltown
Tom Conkin
Belton, Mo
Andrie and Creps
Charles Hettler 84 Hardin Pioneer Buried in Iowa Falls
Charles Hettler 84 longtime Hardin county resident and stockman died Saturday at Schneider Rest Home Eldora. He was born December 17 1871 in a log cabin near Owasa and survived by two nieces. Funeral service Monday at Andrle and Creps with interment at Union cemetery Iowa Falls. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrle and Creps
Charles Hettler
Schneider
Eldora
Mr. Hettler
George William
Mary Hettler
Hardin County
Owasa
Hettler
Geo. W. Hettler
Town Falls
Hettler Bros
J. Clifford Pulis
Grinnell
Richard C. Zielske
R. B. Imes
Congregational Church
Don la Velle
Clarence Johnson
Union Cemetery
Iowa Falls
Charles Stielow
Leo Zielske
W. W. Trickey
Charles Reynolds
Lonnie Blair
C. J. Kelsey
Adeline Miller
Final Scout Hike for Cub Scout Pack 334 Saturday
Cub Scout Pack 334 schedules its final hike before den assignments this Saturday at 9 am from Eldora to the camp. Sack lunches will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
New Subscribers Offered 38 Issues For $1
A special trial offer from Eldora Newspapers runs Wednesday and Thursday Dollar Days. New subscribers in Hardin and adjacent counties can receive 38 issues for $1 covering the rest of November and December through March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Hardin
Hardin Council Elections Set For November
Hardin county extension council election meetings in townships with Dec 31 term expirations will run over the next two weeks. Maurice Cook says all residents may attend. some meetings pair 4 H family nights with elections and begin with potluck suppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension Council
Maurice Cook
Cook
Education Group Names Delegates Hardin County
Roy Jennings ISEA public relations director spoke at the Hardin county educational council meeting in Hubbard on November 7. His talk titled Proposed School Legislation covered obtainable income for schools. Delegates chosen: Loudine Hill Iowa Falls 2-year with Byron Spear Eldora as alternate. Ed Green Owasa 1-year delegate with Willard Heing Iowa Falls as alternate. Next meeting set for Eldora January 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jennings
ISEA
Hardin County Educational Council
Hubbard
Loudine Hill
Iowa Falls
Byron Spear
Eldora
Ed Green
Owasa
Willard Heing
Marriage Licenses For Frerichs And Rose
John E. Frerichs aged 19 of Steamboat Rock and Eleanor Rose aged 19 of Steamboat Rock obtained marriage licenses in a routine local civil record. The issue reflects standard issuance procedures without contest or delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Frerichs
Steamboat Rock
Eleanor Rose
Vaughn Reece Dies After Heart Attack At 58
Vaughn Reece 58, Union service station operator, died Saturday night from a heart attack. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p m at the Christian church with Rev. Paul Enaball. Interment in Union cemetery. Survived by his wife, one son Ted in the service in Columbus, Ohio, mother Mrs Carrie Reece of Eldora, three sisters and two brothers. Born July 26 1898 in Yadkin county North Carolina. Married Ruth Carter Aug. 12 1929. Lived most of life in Hardin county, member of Christian church and IOG.F lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Reece
The
Christian Church
Paul Enaball
Union Cemetery
Ted
Columbus
Ohio
Carrie Reece
Eldora
Bert Alexander
Liscomb
Russell Weeden
Marshalltown
Robert Davis
Kansas City
Kan
Floyd Reece
Elbert
Reece
Yadkin County
North Carolina
J. W
Union and
Liberty Consolidated
Ruth Carter
Union
Hardin County
IOG. F. Lodge
Hold Bangor Rites For Mrs. Harris
Funeral services for Phoebe Harris 88 died Monday at Beck Nursing Home Luzerne were held Wednesday at Bangor Friends church. Interment in Bangor cemetery. Born March 1 1868 Liberty Township Marshall County she taught Sunday school and was a lifelong church worker. Survived by one brother EH Raley of North Dakota.
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UNION
Phoebe Harris
Beck
Luzerne
Bangor Friends Church
R. W. Hill
Bethel Grove
Henry Howard
Randall Davis
Orval Norman
Horace Ridgway
Levi Willits
Lowell Norman
Lloyd Davis
Leo Mosteller
Louisa Willits
Lewis Davis
Bangor
Phoebe Ann Raley
Abner
Mary Morman Raley
Liberty Township
Marshall County
EH Raley
North Dakota
Liberty No. 6
Friends Academy
New Providence
State Open House At ASC Office
An open house will be held at the Hardin county ASC office in Town Falls Thursday from 9 30 a m to 3 p m. The new office is located northwest of the Woods Hotel on Washington avenue. The public has been invited to attend the open house. ASC county committee members will be present to explain phases of their work.
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Hardin County
ASC
Town
of the Woods Hotel
Washington Avenue
ASC County Committee
Mark Mettlin Is $10 Grid Winner
Mark Mettlin, 16, of Eldora, won $10 in the Eldora newspapers grid contest after missing only one game. Mrs. Don Arends of Ackley and Gil Schantz of Wellsburg tied for second with 41 points. Darrell Veren of Union placed third.
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Mark Mettlin
Eldora
Don Arends
Ackley
Gil Schantz
Wellsburg
Darrell Veren
Union
Social Security office to visit Eldora courthouse
Representatives from the Water loo Social Security office will be at Eldora's courthouse on November 20 1956 from 10 am to 12 noon to assist the public with social security matters.
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Social Security
Loo
Social Security Office
Eldora
Cornell college men's glee club picks Eldora native Larry LaVelle
Larry LaVelle of Eldora has been chosen as a member of the Cornell college men's glee club after recent auditions. The group, organized last year, is active with campus appearances and a full concert schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry LaVelle
Donald LaVelle
Eldora
Cornell College Men’s Glee Club
Injured man left Eldora hospital after farm accident
Wesley Willig of Eldora suffered severe cuts to his right foot when he stepped back into a chain elevator at the Rooks farm near Eldora. Tendons to the toes were severed but heavy shoes prevented worse injury. he left the Eldora hospital on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley. Willig
Eldora
Rooks Farm
Eldora Hospital
Eldora Senior Citizens Hear Rev Imes on Farm City Week
The Eldora Senior Citizens met at the library where Rev. Ralph Imes highlighted community advantages. They voted to promote Farm City week observance, November 16 to 22. The next meeting is November 17 at the library, led by Rev. Alva Ragsdale on the song Continuing To Be Useful.
St. Mary's Auction Set for Fall Auction Night
St. Mary's Auction plans its annual fall sale Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Youth building. A lunch will be served and the public is invited to attend the event.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Eldora Firemen Respond To Grass Blaze West Of Town
Eldora firemen conducted a dry run at 11 55 Sunday night after being called to a grass fire five miles west of town on the highway. The blaze was extinguished before they arrived at the station.
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Eldora
Supt Simons to Address Teacher Day Meeting at Ellsworth
Supt Paul J Simons of Eldora will deliver the keynote at Ellsworth College Iowa Falls for Prospective Teacher Day. A panel on teaching as a profession includes Carl Hamilton publisher of Iowa Falls papers and seeks to show students how to become professional teachers with Eldora and Radcliffe officials among participants. Eldora seniors Wayne Eggleston Kenneth Rebschull expected to attend along with several from Town State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Simons
Eldora
Ellsworth College
Iowa Falls
Carl Hamilton
Hubert Johnson
Radcliffe
Kermith Huehn
Pauline Dudley
Bernard Pelleymounter
Ackley
Wayne Eggleston
Kenneth Rebschull
Town State Teachers College
Bill Smith
Ruth Halasey
Ann Zimmermann
Sheridan Simons
October Weather Report with Temperatures and Rain
The October weather report shows an average temperature of 58.7 degrees and a low of 32 degrees on October 9. A high of 83 degrees occurred on October 12, with six days of rain totaling 3 inches. This year's rainfall stands at 26 inches.
Hospital Notes List Of Patients From Various Towns
A docket of patients includes Eldora Mrs. Robert Modlin Mrs. Novella Creson Mrs. Lucinda Blackmun Mrs. Sarah Diehl Mrs. Guy Follett E H Lundy F C Dreier Mrs. Jer old Lawler Mrs. Charles Shore Mrs. Lula Tessendorf Mrs. Claren Batten Wesley Willig Mrs. Frank Petty Lois Jane Crippen Whitten Earl Montz Union Mrs. Hattie Cavana Steamboat Rock Mrs. Ben Miller Wellsburg Mrs. Arend Fisher Miss Alena Deters Iowa Falls Mrs. Lyman Whiting Hubbard Mrs. Charlotte Walters Mrs. Dena Begemann Ralph Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Robert Modlin
Novella Creson
Lucinda Blackmun
Sarah Diehl
Guy Follett
E. H. Lundy
F. C. Dreier
Jerold Lawler
Charles Shore
Lula Tessendorf
Claren Batten
Wesley Willig
Frank Petty
Lois Jane Crippen
Whitten
Earl Montz
Union
Hattie Cavana
Steamboat Rock
Ben Miller
Wellsburg
Arend Fisher
Alena Deters
Iowa Falls
Lyman Whiting
Hubbard
Charlotte Walters
Dena Begemann
Ralph Rogers
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Theo. Swasand
Kay
United States
Winnipeg
Canada
Marvin- Jeske
Hardin County Fair
Fleishman
Sheriff's Office
Fairgrounds
Wilson Hadley
Edgington Avenue
Dole
Bill Moore
Floyd Gaede
Sharon Thompson
Pamela Montandon
Nancy Crawford
Anne Wooten
Joan Friest
Mary Beth Helvig
Carol Gaede
Judy Tatum
Avis Lettow
Patty Winters
Janet Reece
Sarah Cain
Jeanine Zielske
Joyce Engelking
Linda Murray
Celia Perkins
Karla Klein
Kathleen Wehrman
Soil and Water Conservation
Harriet Lauterbach
Avis ‘Lettow
Tipton
Marlys Kosanke
JoAnn Friest
Joan Severseike
Mary Moore
Maralyn Marske
Sharon Wykle
Judy Nor
Joyce Hoffman
Elizabeth Tysdahl
Jolene Male
Elaine Freed
Donna Rooks
Barbara Allen
Margaret Whiting
Karen Engel
Karen Wooten
Patti Ballard
Sylvia Andrews
Patty Schafer
Ramona Buzzetti
Janet Schager
Sylvia Hoffman
Patricia Kielsmeier
Andrea Nassen
David Schwartz
Alvin Clark
Karen Bright
Don Calkins
Marlon Steinberg
Gary Mitterer
Roger Williams
Bert Moore
Hereford Association
Nancy Harms
Dean Harms
Sharon Harms
Chicago
Marion Steinberg
Harvey Hinderaker
Bill Vigars
Homer Calkins
Marion Jones
John Rooks
Roger Reed
Gordon Reisinger
Jim Montgomery
Conkin
Hormel
Vinton Construction Company
Eldora Livestock Pavilion
Charles Mohler
Roland
Mohler
Chas. Hettler
Hardin Council
Pleasant Township
Eldora Township
Alden Township
Alden
Clay Township
Grant Township
Hubbard Town Hall
Sherman Township
Union Township
Union School
Iowa Falls Township
Edgewood Place
Ellis Township
Ellis Community Hall
Harris
Willig
ST. Mary's Auction
Supt. Simons
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