Contracts Expected For South Hardin Teachers This Week
Most south Hardin county teachers who had not yet received contracts for 1954 55 were expected to get them by week’s end. Eldora Hubbard and Union already issued contracts, with Whitten New Providence Radcliffe Owasa and Steamboat Rock slated for soon. April 15 is the return deadline. Supt. Starr resigned Owasa. Donnelson IA. Hubbard supt A H Brauer likely to return. Langemann to coach girls basketball and baseball. Hubbard seeks a new boys coach. Steamboat Rock contracts due this week. New Providence contacted. Whitten Radcliffe undecided.
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South Hardin County
Eldora, Hubbard
Union
Whitten
New Providence
Radcliffe
Owasa
Steamboat Rock
Bryan H. Starr
Donnelson
Iowa
Lee County
Hubbard
Supt
A. H. Brauer
Dale Langemann
Hubbard Board
Langemann
Butler Named Lay Leader At Annual Meeting
The First Methodist church annual meeting heard district superintendent Dr. John C. Ruthman preside. John L. Butler was named Lay Leader for the year as officers were re-elected. Leota Hardy Lyle Hubbard Lloyd Paimiter Claude Pfander Will Eller and Mrs. Chester Vigars were new stewards. Bishop F Gerald Ensley will attend centennial day September 26. Reverend Moore’s return was recommended pending North Iowa Annual Methodist appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
John C. Ruthman
John K. Moore
Eldora
John L. Butler
Leota Hardy
Lyle Hubbard
Lloyd Paimitier
Claude Pfander
Will Eller
Chester Vigars
Methodist Youth Fellowship
F. Gerald Ensley
Iowa Methodist
Moore
North Iowa
Owasa Names School Head For 1954 55
Edwin E. Green 34 of Frederika was named superintendent of the Owasa consolidated school for 1954 55 by the Owasa school board. He will take the post July 1 on a one year contract and succeeds B H Starr who leaves for the Donnelson Iowa district. Six teachers signed contracts at the Tuesday night meeting though coaches Clell Busby and James See did not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owasa
Edwin E. Green
Frederika
Green
Supt
B. H. Starr
Donnelson
Iowa
Clell Busby
James See
Bockes Accepts Govts Position in Missouri
Eldora electrician Myrle Bockes announced he will join the U S Engineering department in Missouri as head electrician at the Leverton dam, eight miles south of Hannibal. He will sell Eldora Electric Co. and move his family after the current school year ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrle Bockes
Eldora Electrician
U. S. Engineering Department
Missouri
Bockes
Leverton
Hanibal
Eldora Electric Co
Conference in June at Sioux City Named Delegates
Don LaVelle was named lay delegate to the conference with Kermith Huehn listed as alternate for the June Sioux City gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Don LaVelle
Kermith Huehn
Roland Withdraws From Short Term For Primary Clarity
Lloyd Roland a Republican candidate for three years on the Hardin county board of supervisors said he will withdraw his name from the ballot for the two month unexpired term this year. He had filed for the term starting January 1 1955 and for the short unexpired term but will drop the short term to avoid voter confusion in the June 7 primary. Fred J Klein the Democrat seeking the same three year term did not file for the short term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Roland
Hardin County Board of Supervisors
Roland
Fred J. Klein
Hardin Board Lets Contracts Monday
Hardin County supervisors awarded contracts for material needs. Iowa Concrete Products of Ames received a sewer pipe contract for 3500 feet at $1.53 per foot. Bridge lumber and piling split between Pioneer Lumber Co Des Moines for 3865 and Frod den Bridge Lumber and Supply Co Greene for 7150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Board of Supervisors
Standard Oil
Sinclair Oil Company
Iowa Concrete Products Company of
Ames
Bridge Lumber
Pioneer Lumber Company
Des Moines
Frodden Bridge Lumber and Supply Company of
Greene
Strothcamp Enters County Auditor Race As Democrat
Merle E. Strothcamp of Hubbard filed county auditor papers last weekend just before the deadline. The 25 year old Democrat runs unopposed in the June primary and is a Radcliffe high school graduate who studied commerce at Elsworth Junior College class of 1949. He served two years in the Army in World War II and previously worked in business with his father Adolph Strothcamp at the Sherman Implement. He is single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle E. Strothcamp
Hubbard
Strothcamp
Radcliffe High School
Elsworth Junior College
Adolph Strothcamp
The
Sherman Implement
Bekemeier Hardware Remodel Starts This Week
Preliminary work for a store wide remodeling project began this week at Bekemeier hardware. It is expected to be completed early this fall. The El Dora Mill and Mfg Co will begin making new fixtures next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bekemeier Hardware
Eldora Mill & Mfg., Co
Rites Tomorrow For Mrs. Wooten
Last rites for Mrs. Kenneth S. Wooten 54 will be at Community church Union at 2 p m with Rev. B H Harris in charge. Interment in Union cemetery. Survived by husband five children and 12 grandchildren. Born April 1 1900 daughter of Eugene Reece lifelong Hardin county resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Kenneth S. Wooten
B. H. Harris
Union Cemetery
Anthony Reece
Lafayette, Minn
Lawrence Reece
Viola Pierce
Ivester
Hulda Doering
Hubbard
Joselyn Kent
Estherville
Swope Elected President Of Waterloo Childhood Ed Group
Mrs Sylvia A Swope daughter of Mr and Mrs M Z Albers Eldora was elected president of the Waterloo Association for Childhood Education last week She will represent the group at the Mid west American Childhood Education Study Conference in St Paul Minnesota April 18 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia A. Swope
M. Z. Albers
Eldora
Waterloo Association For Childhood Education
St. Paul
Minn
Hoegh Urges Voter Duty At Eldora Rotary Meeting
Iowa Attorney General Leo A. Hoegh, a Republican gubernatorial hopeful, told Eldora Rotarians that bad politicians are elected by non voters and urged citizens to back local law enforcement. He warned against complacency and highlighted enforcement of liquor laws and youth respect for the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoegh
Iowa
Leo A. Hoegh
Eldora Rotary Club
Three Injured In Two Car Crash Near Wellsburg
Three people were injured in a two car head on collision about four miles west of Wellsburg on a secondary road around 6 p.m. Tuesday. The injured are Wilt A. Jutting 63 Wellsburg Charles L Meints 59 Steamboat Rock and Mrs Meints 58 all admitted to Grundy Center hospital. Jutting and Mrs Meints were noted as most seriously hurt with Jutting undergoing surgery Tuesday evening. Mrs Meints was thrown through the windshield of the car driven by her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
Tuesay
Wilt A. Jutting
Charles L. Meints
Steamboat Rock
Jack Gorman
Eldora
Jutting
Meintz
Career Day at Eldora High Set for April 12
Eldora high school plans the third annual Career Day on April 12 to expose students to various vocations. Principal Kermith Huehn said local residents will lead sessions, with six Hardin county schools joining Eldora for the event, including Owasa Alden Ackley Radcliffe Hubbard and New Providence. Further details will follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora High School
Kermith Huehn
Hardin County
Eldora
Owasa
Alden
Ackley
Radcliffe
Hubbard
New Providence
Huehn
March Term Of Court Ends Here
Judge John M Schaupp closed the March term of district court with one man fined 300 dollars and given a 60 day suspension of his driver's license. James Van Blethen of Minnesota pleaded guilty. The next term will be in May a two week term with no jury scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Schaupp
James van Blethen
Minnesota
Registration for Eldora kindergarten today
Registration of children entering Eldora kindergarten next fall takes place in the Hardin building today from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. No kindergarten classes are held today. Supt. Paul J. Simons says children must be five by November 15 to be eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Hardin
Paul J. Simons
Scout Leaders To Meet Monday
Eldora Boy Scout adult leaders will gather Monday night at 8 30 at Congregational and Methodist churches to discuss reorganization and recruit more leaders. The meeting aims to boost local scouting and plan broader program discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Boy Scout
EHS Announces May Dates for Dear Ruth Play
Senior class play at EHS is set for May 3 and May 5. Harley Waller, dramatics instructor, announces a two act comedy production titled Dear Ruth this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EHS
Harley Waller
Ruth
African Missionary To Be At Ivester
The Rev Richard Burger on furlough from Africa will lead evangelistic meetings at Ivester church starting Sunday at 7 45 p m and continuing through April 11. Burger and his wife have served two terms in Garkida and Wandali missions. he is a McPherson College and Bethany Biblical Seminary graduate and pastor of the Udell Church of the Brethren in Center Ville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivester
Richard Burger
Africa
Burger
Garkida
Wandali
McPherson College
Bethany Biblical Seminary
Udell Chiin
The
Brethren
Centerville
Final Lenten Service Sunday in Methodist church
The fourth in a series of joint Lenten services by the Methodist and Congregational churches will be held Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the Methodist church. Dr. H. E. Bernhardt of Iowa State Teachers College will deliver the message. The Methodist choir will sing as Rev. John Moore and Rev. R B Imes lead the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. EB. Bernhardt
Iowa State Teachers College
Dr. Bernhardt
University of Chicago
Methodist
John Moore
R. B. Imes
Pine Lake Country Club Closure For Renovations
Pine Lake Country Club will close from April 7 through next week for renovations. Work includes painting and installing a new basement floor, with operations paused during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake Country Club
Ee the
Sories
Judgment and Appeal Filed This Week
Two new cases were filed in the clerk of court Fred Miller’s office this week. Warren Kasischke of Iowa Falls appeals a $5 fine and $6 costs for a stop sign violation to the district court, seeking a May term hearing. attorneys are Oppen and Wessels. L. D. Omelik of Iowa Falls seeks $201 damages for a pickup truck loss and $20 per day for lost license use from March 8, 1954, until license restoration, in an Iowa Falls accident on Jan 17. Russell Waggoner is the defendant. Omelik claims license suspension hindered custom butchering for farmers, causing daily losses. a jury trial is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Fred Miller
Warren Kasischke
Iowa Falls
John Whitesell
Oppen and Wessels
L. D
Omelik
Sylva Steckler Joins Alpha Delta Pi at SUI
Eldora freshman Sylva Steckler has been initiated into the State University of Iowa chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She is the daughter of Dr and Mrs J Steckler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylva Steckler
Eldora
State University of Iowa
SUI
Alpha Delta Pi
Miss Steckler
J. ¥. Steckler
Funeral services for Mrs Lawrence Kelly here today
Funeral services for 36 year old Mrs Lawrence L Kelly of Eldora will be held at 2 30 PM from the First Methodist church with Rev John K Moore in charge. Interment will be at Mohall North Dakota. Survivors include her husband three children and her parents. Born November 12 1917 she was raised in Kenmare ND and worked for the Kenmare News before joining the Renville County Farmer in 1939. The couple farmed near Mohall until 1942. They moved to Eldora in 1950. Longenecker Funeral Home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Kelly
Eldora
First Methodist Church
John K. Moore
Mohall
North Dakota
Julianne
Kathleen
Michael Larry
William Stice
Kenmare
N. Dak
Robert Abernathy
James J. Manley
Bothell, Wash
Marian Julanne Kelly
Kenmare High School
Three More Eldora Teachers Sign for 1954-55
Three more Eldora school staff returned signed contracts to Supt. Paul J. Simons this week. Ed Engstrom, girls basketball coach, Ruth Lamer, grade teacher, and Betty Albright, grade teacher, join 11 known to return next year. Teachers must respond by April 15. Half of the current staff of 36 have expressed plans for 1954-55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Paul J. Simons
Ed Engstrom
Ruth Lamer
Betty Albright
Health meeting features Wendell Lawhead from ITHA
The Hardin County Tuberculosis Health Association will hold its annual meeting Tuesday with speaker Wendell Lawhead, health education consultant for the Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association. He will discuss year around health education programs for the voluntary agency. A business meeting precedes a 6 30 p.m. dinner at Blanche and Ethels Tea Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Tuberculosis Health Association
Wendell Lawhead
Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association
ITHA
Des Moines
Lawhead
Voluntary Health Agency
Blanche and
Ethel
Waller Leases Pine Lake Drive-In for Easter Opening
Mr and Mrs Harley A Waller of Eldora lease the Pine Lake state park drive in from W A Blankenship and plan an Easter weekend opening. The drive in will operate weekends until school ends with hours 6 p.m. to midnight on Fridays 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. to midnight Sundays. No inside service offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley A. Waller
Eldora
Pine Lake State Park
W. A. Blankenship
Waller
Eldora High School
Hubbard Election Date Set for School Board Race
County superintendent M. Z. Albers has set April 21 as the tentative election date for Hubbard school board members in the enlarged district that starts July 1. Caucuses will be held Monday night in various areas to name candidates from those regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Z. Albers
Hubbard
New Radcliffe Board Delayed Organizing July First
The new Radcliffe school board will not organize until July 1 when the enlarged district takes effect, a spokesman said yesterday. Members of the new board sit in on sessions run by the old Radcliffe independent district. Amos Rorem is the lone current member named to the new board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Radcliffe Board
Radcliffe
Amos Rorem
Building Workshop to Start on Home Les Vinton Project
Eldora contractor Les Vinton will complete a 30 by 70 workshop and garage on the south Washington street site of the former Wallace property after purchasing it. The stuccoed structure, and a new seven room brick and stone residence 41 by 64, with basement dug, are planned for completion by June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Vinton
Eldora
Wallace
Washington Street
Vinton
ASC Announces Reseal Program for 1954 Crops
Hardin county ASC launches a nationwide reseal drive to store 1953 price supported crops on farms. Iowa focuses on corn wheat oats and flaxseed with 40 million bushels needing reseal to solve storage. Loans cover up to 80 percent of cost and run four years at four percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
ASC
Department of Agriculture
Dewey E. Eller
Iowa
Elier
Processing Hurdle Threatens Hardin County Food Program
Surplus government foods for Hardin county needy face processing hurdles before distribution. Locker plant handling may limit access as butter cheese shortening and powdered milk require processing into smaller portions. Warehouse stock in Cambridge imports transport to Hardin. about 1500 people eligible under several aid programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Robert D. Longenecker
County Department of Social Welfare
F. C. van Derveer
Soldier's Relife Commission
Cambridge
Longenecker
van Derveer
Camsbridge
Hardin County Board of Supervisors
EHS Soloists And Small Groups In Pre State Contest
Eldora High School music department sends soloists and small groups to the Iowa Falls preliminary state contest with ensembles in woodwind, brass, saxophone, and solo categories. Top finishers advance to the state contest. events span tonight through Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EHS
Eldora High School
Iowa Falls
Gene Martin
Donn Modlin
Nancy Heslop
Elinor Brown
Eugene Reer
Ed Brown
Nancy Hesop
Lola Schultz
Jim Irwin
Louis Ziesman
Larry LaVelle
Pat McNertney
Tom Crosley
Louie Ziesman
Mary Dillavou
Mary Ellen Dillavou
Roger Martin
Loren Doughty
Shirley Follett
Tamma Crosley
Mary Dilla
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Butler
Owasa Names School
Gov't
Hardin Board
Bekemeier
Mrs. Wooten
Eldon
Goshen, Ind
Dale Johnson
Tuscon, Ariz
John
Charlene Billingsley
Fay -Smith
Beaman
America
State of
Charles Meintz
GC Hospital
Marshall Board
Marshall County Board of Education
Union-Whitten
State Department of Public Instruction
Liberty Consolidated
Marshall County
Minerva Valley
Iowa School Law
Max Mills
Hardin Grundy
Hardin and Grundy
Lester Ose
Mills
Tate
Cecil Rooks
Walter Raymond
Clifford Shannon
James Westerhousen
Neil Baker
B. F. Smith
Curtis Harmon
Don LeValle
J. D. Leonard
Lake Drive-In
Eller
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