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Eldora Herald Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1950

Page

4

Ladies Aid Meeting Honors Bible School Teacher

Forty five members attended the Ladies Aid of the Christian Church at Mrs. Earl Lawin’s home. Devotions led by Rev. Childs, piano by Richard Wagener, and a program honoring long-serving Bible School teacher Mrs. Cady Barnes. Several guests and daytime visitors noted. plans for refreshments carried out by the committee.

Ladies Aid of the Christian Church Earl Lawin Wallace Drury Earl Bowen Winfield Reece Lyle Childs Richard Waggner C. N. Brace Arlyn Miller Denise Lloyd Bates Judy Bert Terry Gail Hauser Floyd Lawrence Ethel Hoelscher

Shower Honors Mrs McDonald At Community Church

Mrs Normen McDonald nee Dorothy Marshall was feted at a miscellaneous shower Wednesday evening in the Community church social room. Hostesses included numerous named ladies and about one hundred guests attended the event.

Normen McDonald Dorothy Marshall L. W. Johnson Jessie Biersborn Petlirie Bailey E. J. Biersborn Klee Benbow David Glenn Boyd Reese Clyde Marshall Tom Norman L. A Norman Walter Trapp Arthur Reece Clyde Gale Walter Norman Lavern Haywood F. E. Drake Everett Caster LaMont Moore Edward Packer W. R. Wright

Farm and community notices from Eldora area Iowa pages

Myron Ewalt of Iowa City died at home Thursday night. Funeral services were held in Iowa City with interment at Bethel Grove Cemetery. Junior Christian Endeavor held a winner roast at Ellora city park with twenty youths and six adults present. Various clubs announced meetings and trips including Mrs. Dale Hauser taking office as president. Skating parties at Whitten park and missionary society activities were noted. A long list of local car dealers and owners appeared, with many makes and locations across Eldora Hubbard Ackley Whitten Town Falls and surrounding towns.

Myron Ewalt Iowa City Bethel Grove Junior Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church Eolora Robert Hornung Hubbard Gerald Madden Hearthstone Club Dale Hauser Glenn Kurtz Eldora Hardin County Boston General Federation of Women Clubs Witten Whitten Park Roy Callaway Dennis Alvin McKeehan Greencastle Missouri Alice Mabie Loyce Hackman Mabel Lene Spurlin Missionary Society of the Christian Church Mabel Olmstead Lyle Olmstead

Whitten Mrs Clifford Hauser Hosts Gather Guests

Guests in the Marion Lord home Monday evening included Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lord of Phoenix Arizona and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Lord with Lynn Williams of Bradford, Mrs. Jay Browns of Hampton, and Mr. and Mrs. William Carpenter with Marvin Martyn and Linda of Town Falls. Mrs. W R Bavender has been

Marion Lord Ray Lord Phoenix Ariz Nelson Lord Lynn Williams Bradford Jay Browns Hampton William Carpenter Marvin, Martyn Linda Town Falls W. R. Bavender

Medical relief arranged for Eldora doctor by Union contact

Arrangements have been made with Dr. Bates of Union to relieve Dr. Tietz of Eldora in his practice until he can resume work. Dr. Bates may be contacted at Union by phone 34 or through Dr. Tietz's Eldora office by phone 500.

Hardin County Herald-Index Steamboat Rock Day H. Cretin John Jaspers Bates Union Tietz Eldora Dr. Bates

Eight-Legged Wonder Born on Gordon Goodspeed Farm

A lively little parker on the Gordon Goodspeed farm east of Waverly was born recently with eight legs. The highway patrol moved swiftly to return a stolen automobile to Cyrus Hall near Albia. The car was taken at 9 a.m. and found by Centerville an hour later.

Parker Gordon Goodspeed Waverly Highway Patrol Cyrus Hall Albia Centerville

Suits Filed Over Promissory Notes In District Court

The C. I. T. Corporation of Chicago filed two suits in district court seeking judgments totaling 9 842 dollars. Joel A. Birke strand of Eldora and Wendell G. White are named in one case for 7434 dollars on a note of 20 944 dollars from 1948 and assigned security including juke boxes and phonographic equipment. Birke strand faces another action for 2408 dollars on a 4065 dollar note from 1949. Cameron and Dickinson represent the plaintiff.

C. T. Corporation Chicago Joel A. Birkestrand Eldora Wendell G. White White Birkestrand C. I. T. Company Cameron and Dickinson

Gillette Weekly Washington Report Highlights Livestock Outlook

Senator Gillette surveys Iowa readers on livestock trends with remarks on 105 million hogs annually, a 5 percent bigger pig crop, and hog price supports around 18 dollars this fall. He notes a 2 to 3 percent rise in steer slaughter and cautions about price dips, plus a push for prudent farm forestry and a call for doctor draft delays to protect rural medical services. He also critiques a Senate judiciary push for universal federal judge investigations as potentially divisive.

Washington Report Guy M. Gillette Washington Farm Iowa Department of Agriculture Senate Judicary Committee Senate Louis Johnson Johnson Congress House of Representatives Ellender, Aikens

Forestry bill praised as key step in landowner aid

A letter from Paul W. Schoen executive secretary of the Forest Farmers association praises a proposed forestry bill as a major forward step since the Norris Doxsey Act of 1937. The measure would provide technical services to private forest landowners on a federal state county cooperative basis. Also noted is postponement of universal military training legislation and a setback on defense production act exchange regulation. Nearby social visits are mentioned with Austin Abendroth, Milwaukee, Mrs Otto Grobe, Ackley, and C A Van Patterson.

Senate Senate Armed Services Committee House-Senate House

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