Eldora Ackley Lead NICL Grid Race After Friday Action
Eldora and Ackley extended their NICL title bid after Friday games. Eldora beat Reinbeck 26-6 and defeated LaPorte City 19-0, Traer toppled Jesup 33-12, Grundy Center blanked Teachers High Cedar Falls 13-0 with Paul Clark scoring all points, and Traer remained in contention with a 50 yard highlight run. Next, Eldora visits Traer, Ackley faces Teachers High, Jesup heads to Reinbeck, and Grundy goes to LaPorte City.
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Eldora
Ackley
North Iowa
Tigers
Reinbeck
LaPorte City
Tracr
Jesup
Grundy
Teachers High
Cedar Falls
Teachers
Paul Clark
Clark
Traer
Anna Traer
Ae LaPorte Watt
Eldora Tigers Dominant 26-6 Over Reinbeck in NECL Clash
Eldora dominated Reinbeck in a NECL game winning 26-6. Ken Brock scored twice and added an extra point, with Lerry Cleveland and Tom Flickinger also tallying. Reinbeck answered late in the fourth on a 75 yard Marv Peterson run. Eldora piled up 20 first downs, 362 rushing yards to 66, and 91 passing yards while intercepting Reinbeck four times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
North Iowa
Reinbeck
Ken Brock
Tiger
Lerry Cleveland
Tom Flickinger
Marv Peterson
Brock
Paydirt
Ram
Cleveland
Dale de Vault
Tigers
Union-Whitten Triumphs Over Radcliffe in Girls District Win
Union-Whitten defeated Radcliffe 11 to 6 in a girls district tournament action at Union Saturday night. Beverly Koch pitched the win, striking out six. Union-Whitten advances to a semi final against Meservey at Union, with a line score noting Radcliffe 66 and Union-Whitten 14.
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Union-Whitten
Radcliffe
Union
Beverly Koch
RH Radcliffe
Un-Whitten
B. Thompson
J. Tysdahl
Koch and
Yordy
Macksburg
Collins
Don Rhoads
Claudette Hathaway
Beverly
Juniors Lose On Ath Period Pass
Former Eldora gridder Bob Norris caught a late fourth period pass and plunged for the extra point to lift Ackley Little Raiders to a 14 13 win over Eldora in a junior high contest Pat Batten scored all Ackley points on a 15 yard run a 15 yard extra point and a 75 yard kickoff return Tubby Saylor added an attempted extra point Eldora led 7 0 at halftime as Ackley failed to move the ball Eldora’s strong defense was led by Dave Vinton and Gregg Harrison
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Bob Norris
Ackley
Little Raiders
Pat Batten
Little Tigers
Tubby Saylor
Dave Vinton
Gregg Harrison
Union Team Demonstrates Farm Fire Extinguishers at State Workshop
Union team members Douglas Fiscus and Lynn Johnson presented their demonstration on uses of farm fire extinguishers at the State Farm Safety Workshop held at Iowa State College. Leaders from across Iowa attended, in a program sponsored by the Agriculture Extension Service and the Iowa Farm Safety Council to equip county and community workers with safety materials.
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Douglas Fiscus
Lynn Johnson
Union
Iowa State College
The
Agriculture Extension Service
Iowa Farm Safety Council
Iowa
Flickinger scores first TD as Tigers widen lead
From Cleveland to Brock, quarterback Tom Flickinger carried on three straight plays to push in from the one for his first TD of the year. Brock's ensuing kick sailed wide, keeping the Tigers ahead 26-0 midway through the fourth. A Ram interception return later trimmed the margin as Peterson raced 75 yards for a TD. Stuempfig’s kick was wide.
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Cleveland
Brock
Tom Flickinger
Tigers
Flickinger
Ram
Reinbeck
Rams
Peterson
Paul Stuempfig
Taxes Paid Near 80 Percent Before October 1 Deadline
Hardin county reports about 1,791,481.26 dollars, or 80 percent of taxes due, paid before the October 1 deadline. Penalties accrue at 0.75 percent monthly for late payments. Delinquent lists for real estate and personal property will be published in November. Heavy week before deadline. Friday and Thursday saw notable collections. Publication of delinquent personal tax list is a new Iowa measure. real estate list has long been published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Helen Schumacher
Schumacher
Iowa
Trainer 11 Dominates Albion 32 0 In Last Minute Grid
Eddie Miller scored two touchdowns to lead Eldora training school eleven to a 32 0 victory over Albion at Albion on Friday. The game arose from a last minute scheduling change as both teams had open dates. Albion is in its first year playing 11 man football.
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Eddie Miller
Eldora
Albion
Deeds Report From Hembd Harper Cunda and More
A series of real estate transfers cataloged with dates in 1955 and 1959 show Hembd to Hembd, Harper to Barker, Cunda to Cunda, Crotty to Cope, Mitchell to Holm, Janssen to Seven Up Town Co, Knight to Shugar, Drake to Moore, and Williams transfers. Properties include lots and blocks in Ackley Town Falls and Washington Heights, with undivided interests in Elks. Transfers specify lots, blocks, and parcels with dates ranging from 8-1-55 to 9-20-55.
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H. L. Hembd
Talbott
Town Falls
J. P. Crotty
H. E. Copeland
Washington
Hgts
I. F. R. D. Mitchell
A. M. Holm
I. F. Geo. Janssen & Wf
Ackley Effie Drake
LaMont Moore
Und
All of Elks
Benson's Add
Union Chas
W. Williams
Helen Williams
Ws NW
Cattle Feeding Expert to Address Owasa Farmers
Rex Beresford, Iowa State College beef feeding specialist, will address Hardin county farmers on prospects for cattle feeding operations in the coming year. The meeting in Owasa is set for Monday evening October 10 at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
Hardin County
Owasa
Eldora Lad Wins Herald-Index Grid Contest
David Imes 11, son of Rev Ralph B. Imes, Eldora, won the Herald-Index football doposters contest missing two games and predicting 50 total points. Mrs Chet VanDerveer Eldora placed second with 48, Misses Shore third. cash prizes awarded upon prize pickup at the Herald Index office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Imes
Ralph B. Imes
Eldora
Herald-Index
Chet VanDerveer
Charles Shore
Herald- Index
To Talk Youth Building Policy Meeting Tonight
Use of the county youth building will be discussed at a policy meeting here tonight at 7 30 p m opening at the youth building. If closed or weather turns bad the meeting moves to the county extension office. Rural and urban groups are to name representatives for a smaller drafting committee.
Union Whitten May Lese Lott faces uncertain basketball season
Whit ten senior Darlene Lott a rangy six foot post forward may miss this winter due to leg surgery. Coach Don Rhoads said doctors doubt she can play this season, undermining hopes for a top Central Iowa girls team after Union Whitten consolidation. Lott has three years on the court and was a key offensive piece.
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Union-Whitten
Darlene Lott
Whitten
Lott
Don Rhoads
Rhoads
New Dodge to go on display at Blankenship Motor
W A Blankenship announced yesterday that the 1956 Dodge car will be on display here Friday at Blanken ship Motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DODGE
Blankenship Motor
W. A. Blankenship
Car Maintainer Hit Injures Driver Near Iowa Falls
An Eldora man employed by Weaver Construction suffered minor head injuries and bruises when his car collided head on with a road maintainer on the Wilds bridge on Highway 65 south of Iowa Falls. The maintainer, Wm. Clarence Hubrecht of Iowa Falls, was en route to Des Moines to deliver equipment to Gibbs Cook Tractor and Machinery Co. A Hiland potato chip truck slowed for the crossing as Terveer passed from the south, struck the maintainer, and was briefly unconscious before refusing a doctor. His 1949 car was almost completely wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Weaver Construction Co
Iowa Falls
Wilds Bridge
Highway 65
Des Moines
Gibbs-Cook Tractor and Machinery Co
Wm. Clarence Hubrecht
Hiland
Terveer
Iowa Falls Elks Surrender Retail Liquor Stamp
County attorney Lester Ose said the Iowa Falls Elks club surrendered its federal retail liquor stamp to his office and he sent it to the attorney general in Des Moines. He noted only one stamp remains outstanding in Hardin county, held by the Moose club in Iowa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Ose
Elks Club
Iowa Falls
Dayton Countryman
Des Moines
Ose
Hardin County
Moose Club
Ackley Plans Recreation Center With Poolvote Next Spring
Ackley chamber recreation committee and town council team with the school board to plan a complete recreational center including a swimming pool. The proposal is expected for presentation to voters early next spring.
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Ackley
Chamber of Commerce Recreation Committee
Coming Farm Events in Eldora and Nearby Venues
County Youth Building policy meeting set at Youth Building in Eldora at 7 30 pm on October 4. Fall Feed and Live stock meeting scheduled at Cwasa on October 10 at 8 pm. Farm Merchant Banquet to take place at Radcliffe Legion Hall on October 11 at 6 30 pm.
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County
Eldora
Cwasa
Radcliffe Legion Hall
New Cars Offered by Lyman Sheets and Ford Dealers
Lyman H. Sheets of Union and Amos Kolthoff of Steamboat Rock list Ford models with Johnson Motor Co. in Iowa Falls and Lincoln options from Bill and Dr Nancy Dole in Hubbard. Dr R. M. Smith of Iowa Falls also connected with Ford offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman H. Sheets
Union
Ford
Amos Kolthoff
Steamboat
Rock
Plymouth
Johnson Motor Co
Iowa Falls
R. M. Smith
Lincoln
Bill
Nancy Dole
Hubbard
Strong Cost Sharing ACP Program for 1956
Iowa approves a broader 1956 cost sharing soil and water conservation plan for Hardin County farmers. The ACP funds total 9 2 million statewide with Hardin allocated by acreage and erosion need. New practices add vegetative cover for erosion control and green manure. Pooling agreements lift 1956 limits to as much as 10 000 per participant.
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Hardin County
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Dewey E. Eller
ASC
Janssen and Ramsell File City Nomination Papers
Two council candidates filed with City Clerk George Shafer for Eldora's upcoming election. Incumbent Mayor George Janssen and Councilman-at-large Truman Ramsell seek seats as no second ticket forms. Election is Nov 8 with terms starting Jan 2, 1956. several current members won't run. Nomination rules require two percent of last vote, affidavits, and residency by ward. Polling places will be set by council resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shafer
George Janssen
Truman Ramsell
John A. Wood
R. E. Gray
James Bales
Ramsell
Paul Schaa
R. R. Brown
Howard Caffee
City Park Commission
Harold Shephard
Shephard
Commission
Guy Brown
Charles Schafer
Brown
Schafer
Eldora
Name Winners Of 4H Awards In Hardin County
Hardin county 4-H livestock club members are named county winners in the 4-H awards program. The county boys 4-H club committee selected award winners from submitted record books including Gary Hadley Paul Houck Allyn Schafer Alan Streyffeler and others for Achievement Citizenship Dairy Health Leadership Meat Animal Poultry and Producers categories. Lisle Cook’s record book named top long time record and his back has been sent in for statewide competition.
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Hardin County
Gary Hadley
Paul Houck
Allyn Schafer
Alan Streyffeler
Jerry Mark
John Rocks
Dan Crosser
Everett Harms
Gari Thompson
Pig
Ronald Hankom
Lamb
Barbara Thompson
Lisle Cook
Rites For Father Of Steamboat Rock Man
Funeral services were held in Holland yesterday for Dick Werkman Jr. 70 a retired Rock Island Railroad employee who died at his home Thursday He was born in the Netherlands and married Winnie Smit there in 1907 The couple moved to Holland three years later Surviving are his widow nine children 25 grandchildren four great grandchildren and several brothers and sisters in The Netherlands The children are Onno Kalama zo Grundy Center Mich Henry Jake and Mrs Grace Van Deest Harm and George of Steamboat Rock with Winnie at home
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Holland
Dick Werkman Jr
Rock Island Railroad
Werkman
Netherlands
Winnie Smit
Onno
Kalamazoo
Mich
Henry
Jake
Grace van Deest
Grundy Center
Harm
Waterloo
Henrietta Harms
George
Steamboat Rack
Winnie
Rites Held For Mother Of Eldora Man
Funeral services were conducted last Monday in Dickinson North Dakota for Mrs John Dukart mother of Dr J F Steckler of Eldora. She died September 23 in Dickinson after visiting her son two days earlier. Survived by five sons Dr Steckler of Eldora Martin Steckler of Dickinson Nick Steckler Santa Ana California P P Steckler St Louis Missouri and George Steckler Seattle Washington a daughter Mrs Genevieve Fritz Billings Montana.
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Dickinson
N. D
John Dukart
J. F. Steckler
Eldora
St. Louis
George Steckler
Seattle Wash
Genevieve Fritz
Billings, Mont
Hospital and city notices list births by names and dates
In The Hospital Eldora Mrs Herman Roll Mrs Marie Jeske Donald Bremmer Mrs H F Ziesman Owasa Mrs James Carr Radcliffe Mrs V S Wennersten New Providence Mrs Sarah Reece Mrs Anna Hall Mrs Charles Wood Gifford Ernest Balvant Iowa Falls Mrs Vern Awe Hubbard Mrs Charles Meier Mrs Charlotte Walters Mrs John Tintjer Mrs Matilda Blome Mrs John Stover Mrs Carl Larson Pasadena Calif Mrs Marie Stallbohm Eldora Mrs Ed J Clary boy Sept 27 Hubbard Mrs Gerald Hindman girl Oct 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Herman Roll
Marie Jeske
Donald Bremmer
H. F. Ziesman
Owasa
James Carr
Radcliffe
V. S. Wennersten
New Providence
Sarah Reece
Anna Hall
Charles Wood
Gifford
Ernest Balvant
Iowa Falls
Vern Awe
Hubbard
Charles Meier
Charlotte Walters
John Tintjer
Matilda Blome
John Stover
Carl Larson
Pasadena
Calif
Marie Stallbohm
Eldora Junior High Gridders Travel to Reinbeck Clash
Eldora's junior high football team will travel to Reinbeck on Thursday to face the Little Rams at 4 p.m. The matchup pits two local squads in a late afternoon game setting.
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Eldora’s
Reinbeck
Little Rams
New Judgment Petition On File for Promissory Note
L. T. Hubbard files a new judgment action in clerk Fred Miller's office seeking $1,292.79 from Harold B. Smith. The plaintiff says the amount is still due on a promissory note issued December 31, 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Hubbard
Fred Miller
Harold B. Smith
Jury to hear Dewey case as October term opens
Judge H C Nichol of Ames presiding opens the October term of district court with 24 new civil cases and 14 state cases slated for possible jury trial. County attorney Lester Ose may seek grand jury indictments against George B. Dewey in the fraud case involving Grace Potter Miller. Grand jury members from area towns listed. Among civil filings are seven divorces. State charges include seven OMVs, three breaking and entering, two OMV license suspensions, one indecent exposure, and one larceny. Defendants include Reece, Baker, Shaffer, Montz, Hayden, Steinfeldt, Sonnentag, Carr, Allbee, Simpson, Weddle, Reed, Geerdes, Pfalzgraf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Nichol
Ames
Lester Ose
George B. Dewey
Grace Potter Miller
Ackley
Ose
Reed Baker
Iowa Falls
B. L. Clark
Eldora
George Edwards
John F. Hansen
Geo. Kramer
Steamboat Rock
Paul Maddy
S. Dale Moon
New Providence
H. W. Seibold
Willard Wood
Gerald R. Reece
Ackley Floyd Baker
James O. Shaffer
Marshalltown
William F. Montz
Whitten
Meric R. Hayden
Jerry Carr
Roger Allbee
Gerald Simpson
Robert R. Weddle
Griffith L. Reed
Arthur H. Geerdes
Wellsburg
Allen Pfalzgraf
Waterloo
Twelve Neighbors Aid Bill Collins Farm Labor Row
Twelve neighbors gathered at the Bill Collins farm northwest of Whitten to comb ine 26 acres Friday afternoon. Five combines, owned by Ira Whitwood Ward Houghkirk John Follett Jack Collins and Orville Walton, were used. Helpers included Rolla Long Bob Vinton Chris Madson Walt Wilcox Eddie Collins Dale Walton and Sam Lewis. Lunch was served by Mildred Whitwood Faye Madson Alice Butler and Clara Belle Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Collins
Whitten
Collins
Ira Whitwood
Ward Houghkirk
John Follett
Jack Collins
Orville Walton
Rolla Long
Bob Vinton
Chris Madson
Walt Wilcox
Eddie Collins
Dale Walton
Sam Lewis
Mildred Whitwood
Faye Madson
Alice Butler
Clara Belle Collins
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Raiders
LaPorte
Hilbert
Newlyn DeBerg
Brock Flickinger
Eldon Lewis
Wally Wittenburg
Fred Broer
Cardinals
Gary Kuhfus
Dave Reisetter
Don Buhr
Bill Ellingson
Larry Eller
Stanley Johnson
Paul Tweet
Roger
Lese Lott
He Was
Merle Terveer
Iowa Falls Club
Janssen
Eldora Man
Ed. J. Clary
Gerald Hindman
Dewey
Eldora Township
Farm Bureau
Ed Reece
Earl Lamer
Pleas Hobson
Ernest Barz
Linda Long
Shirley Brown
Sharon Norman
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