Central States Rebuilds Line at Steamboat Rock
Central States Electric undertakes a major rebuild in Steamboat Rock to double service capacity. The old west road closure forces relocation of the circuit entering town. A substation will sit south of the railroad on the east side of the highway. The east west street route from east entrance to the Potgeter elevator is rebuilt with transformers added. Two lighted highway signs will be installed, one north and one south.
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Steamboat Rock
Central States Electric Company
Blacktop
Services Today for Mrs Minnie Merrick
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Merrick 77 will be held at two this afternoon at the Andrle Creps funeral home in Eagle Grove. The Rev W R Ehlert will conduct. Burial is in Eldora cemetery. Survived by son Dale Merrick of St Paul Minn four grandchildren two brothers George Brooks Mason City and Earl Brooks Eagle Grove and three sisters Mrs Lucy Moser Mrs J Warthow Eldora and Mrs Jennie Wood Pacatello Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrle- Creps
Revi W. R. Ehlert
Minnie Merrick
Eagle Grove
Eldora Cemetery
Lucy ‘Moser
J. Warthow
Eldora
Jennie Wood
Pacatello
Idaho
Whitten Modernizes Whitten County School Lighting
Whitten Consolidated School in Hardin County installs 60 new fluorescent light fixtures this year. Installation completed with 28 new units this summer and 22 before 1946. Weston Electric of Des Moines laid out the plan. P. E. Stone installed the units. 12 fixtures illuminate the large study hall with 30 foot candles per desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitten
Whitten Consolidated School
Hardin County
P. E. Stone
Eldoran Electrician
Weston Electric
Des Moines
Herb Hauser
Duroc Breeders Sale Friday at New Providence
New Providence Duroc Breeders association will hold a sale Friday at 7 30 p m in the New Providence school pavilion. The sale includes 31 boars and 43 gifts with 18 winners from the 1949 Iowa state fair F F A swine show. The association comprises high school students.
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New Providence Duroc Breeders’ Association
New Providence School
Kiwanis Visit Delights State School Boys
A 140 member Marshalltown and Eldora Kiwanis group and wives visited the training school on Wednesday. They enjoyed dinner in the boys dining room and presented a music and magic program plus a quiz contest with prizes. Plans consider annual visits. Superintendent A C Paulson called the new lighting system very satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Eldora
Marshalltown Kiwanis
Eldora Adult Night School Registration Moves Up One Week
Registration for Eldora adult night school was moved to Wednesday night with enrollment to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym. The 10 week program runs from Nov 15 to Jan 27, with $2.50 tuition of 1.50 due at registration. Courses include agriculture, crafts, ceramics, typing, business, recreation for women, public speaking, homemaking, and more. men’s volleyball also accepts new enrollees.
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Eldora
Tommorow
Eldora Public School
Dale Purcell
Arnold Plersall
Jean Ray
Gene Bauer
Plans Approved for Conservation Work in Hardin District
Hardin soil conservation district commissioners met Friday evening and approved plans for conservation programs on the farms of Alfred Ball in Eldora Ben Hake and Ira Neubauer in Radcliffe. The plans were prepared in the local conservation office and authorized for use on farms in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin Soil Conservation Disstrict Commissioners
Alfred Ball
Eldora
Ben Hake
Ira Neubauer
Radcliffe
No School Friday at Eldora Consolidated School
Eldora consolidated school will be closed this Friday to enable teachers to attend their convention in Des Moines.
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Eldora Consolidated School
Des Moines
Judge to Reconvene Court Wednesday
Judge H. J. Fry, returning to Boone, will reconvene district court tomorrow to wind up the October term. Several criminal cases are expected, with defendants entering guilty pleas, and some divorce actions may be heard. Extradition proceedings against Harold Kramer are also scheduled.
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H. J. Fry
Boone
Harold Kramer
Car Train Crash Leaves Teenager in Critical Condition
Keith Shaver aged 17 from near Hubbard remained in critical condition Sunday night at Lutheran hospital Hampton after a Wednesday car train collision at Ackley main street crossing. His brother Merle 21 and Berdene Toomson 15 also injured. Keith lost an arm and sustained severe head injuries. Merle suffered a fractured jaw and shoulder. Berdene had cuts and head injuries. The car driven by Merle Shaver hit a westbound Illinois Central train around 9 40 p m.
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Bull
Lutheran Hospital
Hampton
Keith Shaver
Hubbard
Ackley
Alva Shaver
Keith
Merle
Berdene Toomson
Merle Shaver
Ilinois Central
A.G. Zacharias
Shavers
Point Pleasant Church
Fldora
Jeske elected secretary of Lutheran students group
Walter Jeske son of Otto and Mrs Jeske of Eldora, Iowa, a senior at Iowa State College, was chosen secretary of International Gamma Delta as the Lutheran Students International Assn met in Chicago. The group has eight Gamma Delta chapters at colleges and universities and aims to raise funds for a Lutheran student center at the University of Tokyo. Jeske, an agriculture student, belongs to Alpha Zeta and Phi Delta Kappa, serves on Interfaith Council, and leads both the local Gamma Delta chapter and regional branch.
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Walter Jeske
Otto Jeske
Eldora
Iowa State College
International Gamma Della
Association of
Lutheran College and University
Chicago
Gamma Delta
University of Tokyo
Jesse
Alpha Zeta
Phi Delta Kappa
Beta Sigma Psi
Farm Bureau Resolutions Meeting Ahead at Steamboat Rock
A county wide Farm Bureau resolutions meeting will be held Thursday at 8 p m at Steamboat Rock school as a prelude to Radcliffe's annual session. Members received a set of questions to study the issues and be prepared to express opinions at the gathering.
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Radcliffe
Farm Bureau
Steamboat Rock School
Ivester Church to Dedicate Remodeled Building Sunday
Ivester Church of the Brethren, dating to 1867 and southeast of Eldora, plans a weekend of dedicatory services for its remodeled house of worship. The program includes an opening evening, a Saturday address by Rev. Ray E. Zook, and a 2 pm Sunday dedication with Rev. Harry Zeller delivering the sermon. The $14,000 project features new arch, walnut chancel, baptistry, 13 art windows, improved lighting, insulation, and updated basement kitchen, with financing nearly complete.
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Ivester Church of the Brethren
Miles
Eldora
Walter J. Heisey
Clarence D. Sink
South Waterloo
Church of the Brethren
Ray E. Zook
Harry Zeller
McPherson
Kan
Zeller
Galen Albright
Kenneth Cakerice
Heisey
Ivester
Christ
Gethsemane
Herald-Index
Spooks to March In Parade Today Eldora Halloween Event
Skeletons, spooks, witches, goblins, cowboys and Indians will march this afternoon in Eldora as first through fifth graders hold their annual Halloween costume parade. Forming at 1 pm on the school grounds, the procession will travel around the square with movies in the gym and a post parade treat. Junior and senior high students will attend Halloween movies at the New Grand theatre. Past years show entertainment paired with property-friendly behavior, hoped to continue this year.
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Eldora
Grand Theatre
Mallowe’en
Service Co Man To Address Farm Bureau Meeting
£ O Johnston general manager of the Iowa Farm Bureau Service Company will speak at the county Bureau annual meeting next Monday at p m in the Radcliffe Legion building. Formerly an extension and Farm Bureau worker in Illinois Johnston brings broad experience in organized agriculture. Other features include adoption of resolutions and election of county officers. Entertainment by Betty Mee Harris dancing class from Boone with tap ballet adagio and other features. All Hardin County Farm Bureau members are invited to attend.
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O. Johnston
Iowa Farm Bureau Service Company
County Bureau
Radcliffe Legion
Farm Bureau
Illinois
Johnston
Betty Mee Harris
Boone
Iowa
Hardin County Farm Burseul Lineenvers
Rural Leaders Outlook Meeting Set for Nov 15
Hardin county rural leaders meet in Iowa Falls November 15 for a special outlook training school at Town State college. Farm economist Francis Kutish and home economist June Brown will present analysis from the Washington 30th annual outlook conference, detailing inflation, production controls, defense needs, and consumer goods status and their impact on Hardin County farmers and families.
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Hardin County
Iowa Falls
Town State College
Dick Pulse
Fhe
Francis Kutish
June Brown
Washington, D. C
Iowa State College
County home addition facts spread for voters study
Information on a proposed $70,000 county home addition to be voted on next Tuesday is being shared in talks led by Wilson Hadley, board chairman. He says the aim is to present facts, not sell the plan, citing reasons for the elevator and expanded capacity to care for bed patients, the elderly, and potential transfers from state facilities.
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Wilson Hadley
Board of Supervisors
Hadley
Lions Club
Iowa Falls
Rotary Club
Independence
Hardin County
Jle
Forage Club Plans December Meeting
A county forage club committee met with soil conservation workers to arrange a December meeting where two speakers are expected to discuss utilization of forage.
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County Forage Club
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Central States
N. P. Duroc
Kiwanis
A. C. Paulson
Jeske
Lutheran Students’ International Assn
Bureau
Ivester Church
Fieldman
DR. Zeller
Russia
Michael Kaczurowski
Delbert Kirkdorffer
Howard Sheller
Ernest Draper
Glen Button
Fred Draper
Luther Brindle
J. D. Smith
Linus Doughty
Howard Pence
Joe Cervetti
Edgar Miller
Merle Bockes
Eldora Electrician
Joe Dimke
Wellsburg Mason
Charles Deardorff
Frank Sheller
Grundy County
Tlinois
Daniel Sheller
Henry Strickler
Miriah Strickler
Jacob Strickler
Mary Strickler
Catherine Sheller
Robert Booth
John Bemisdarfer
Eliza Bemisdarfer
Louis Hess
Edward Slifer
Amanda Slifer
Lydia Sheller
Mary Miller
Lizzie Moore
Jacob Shirk
Gost
Herald- Index
Ames
Achitects, Smith and Vorhees
Forage
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