Austrian goodwill tour to perform in Eldora Iowa Sunday
Hardin county near Eldora hosts a 31 member Austrian university student group on a Goodwill Tour of Music in the United States. The troupe represents many regions of Austria with songs dances and instruments. they aim to share culture and foster goodwill during their eight month visit.
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Eldora
New Providence
United States
Iowa
Austria
Amt Fuer Studentwanderungen
Office of Student Tours
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Britain
Convalescent Home Planned by Mrs Florence Rainsbarger
Eldora residents will gain a new nursing facility to treat ambulatory and bed patients. Mrs Florence Rainsbarger brings ten years of practical nursing experience and seeks community support for the venture.
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Eldorg
Florence Rainsbarger
Eldora
Promoting Dental Health Grade School Day Planned
Radcliffe will host a grade school dental health day to reward children who have visited their dentist and received an okay. The program aims to encourage kids to care for their physical needs and promote regular dental care as a healthy habit.
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Radcliffe
Eldora Faces Possible Population Dip in 1950 Census
Local observers fear Eldora may see a census decline from 1940 figures. Rand McNally lists the town at 3,553 residents with about 400 fewer boys at the Training School. Eldora college students not counted could trim the tally by at least 175 residents.
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Eldora
Rand McNally
Eldora College
Eldora News Notes Census Calls Pony Sale and New Bowling
Census efforts miss some Eldora residents and offer contact names and numbers. A 1890 trap survey near the Sales Pavilion is noted. A Kason Minnesota man sells equipment at the Midwest Pony sale next month. Legions club debuts a new bowling game drawing in spouses. An Eldora girl may wed in New York. A Brannan Plan critique imagines a farmer gaining through subsidies then selling back eggs. Eldon Havens of Steamboat Rock catches a big catfish near Eagle City.
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Midwest
Legion Club
Brannan
Clinton Herald
Herald
Clinton
Sammy
California
Nation Quietly Reads Liquor Truths Across Headlines
A 1950 column argues liquor fuels crime and cruelty with examples of drunken fights, divorces, and accidents. It cites police accounts and moral prompts, urging readers to seek truth from professionals rather than ads, and notes religion and law as lenses.
Eldora News Highlights Local Happenings 1894
Joseph Vigars reports 15 hogs stolen and George Lane loses turkeys. Congregational society plans church property, rows of hard maple trees around church and parsonage. Local officials discuss GAR encampment in Davenport. Mel Watts to Ellsworth Me to visit father. New fabrics at New York store. J C Moorman tallies 11 manufacturers and local industries. Judge Weaver orders water closets for courthouse ladies. W C Brown marries Abby R Brown. Fred Boody visits Waterloo. Mrs Porter hosts an impromptu dance after West Des Moines concert. Fruit crop prospects uncertain due to freezing. Teachers scarce. salaries urged. E S Thompson named Eldora postmaster. Ministers of four churches exchange pulpits. First Eldora business lunch promotes county corn club. Miss Wilma Van Dusseldorf arrives to work in county. W G Clark elected Eldora schools superintendent. Plans for new dump ground north of Eldora with garden. Miss Harriet Weires and Harry Megan wed.
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Union Township
George Lane
Congregational Society
A. C. Harris
Col
R. Edgington
Ezra Nuckolls
Davenport
GAR
Mel Watts
Ellsworth
New York
J. C. Moorman
S. M. Weaver
Hardin County Board of Supervisors
Don Pedro
Waterloo
Iowa Falls
Alden
Eldora
Electric Theatre
W. S. Porter
West Des Moines
E. S. Thompson
Washington
Martin
The
Christian Church
Methodist
Ramsey
Congregational
Baptist
Stanley
Baptist Church
Gallagher
Methodist Church
Eldora Club
Greef
Mr. Satchell
County Corn Club
Wilma van Dusseldorf
Minneapolis
W. G. Clark
Sibley
Harriet Weires
Harry Megan
Mar
Eldora News Briefs Highlight Local Activities and Events
A 15 years old marriage notice appears alongside local items from Eldora area. The CCC camp added 85 men with more recruits expected, while 226 remains the usual enrollment. Margaret Dornsbach won Miss Eldora at the Eldora style show. Mrs. F W Deardorff to judge the final state declamatory contest at Fairfield. Night school hosted another program with plays by freshmen and sophomores. Murray Landon elected county commander of the American Legion. Local editor state to move from Diamond to Stonebrook building. Hardin county Federation of Women’s clubs to hold spring meeting in Eldora.
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CCC
Margaret Dornsbach
Eldora
F. W. Deardorff
Hubbard
Tairfield
Elda Bekemeier
Norma van Patter
Murray Landon
American Legion
Diamond Building
Stonebrook
Hardin County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Warrensburg Spring Tones and Missouri Tax Talk
The piece paints Warrensburg in spring, noting hedges and daffodils, with a digression on state pride and politics. It recalls Missouri history discussions about locating the national capital, cites a 3 to 1 tax defeat for highway funds, and riffs on tax attitudes. It ends with a homely guide to wild greens and rustic appetites.
First Congregational Church Weekend Services Note
The Rev. Ralph B. Imes presides with Sunday school at 10 and divine worship at 11. Sermon titled Springs, Cleaning Our Personalities. Pilgrim Fellowship canceled for district youth rally at Iowa Falls. cars depart Hidera church at 2:00. Webster City association meets in Manson on the 26th.
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Springs
Pilgrim Fellowship
Iowa Falls
Hidera
Webster City Association
Manson
Local Church Services Advised by Various Denominations
St Marys Catholic continues Sunday masses at 8 and 10 am with weekday Masses at 7:20 am Confessions Saturday at 4 pm. St Paul Lutheran lists Zimmermann as pastor with Friday Sunday school teachers meeting, confirmation classes, and services scheduled including April 23 Bible classes at 10 am and 11 am divine service. First Methodist under W R Ehlert schedules Sunday school at 10 am worship at 11 am with film Stephen First Christian Martyr and district youth rally at Grundy Center. multiple W S C S groups meet midweek and choir practices announced.
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L. ¥. McDonough
ST. Paul Lutheran
Zimmermann
First Methodist
W. R. Ehlert
Stephen
Grundy Center
W.s.cs
Robert Meader
Wilbur Barnar
Point Pleasant Society Weekend Visitors and Church Services
Sunday school and church attendance patterns mark a quiet Point Pleasant period with numerous visits among families from Nashua Eldora Waterloo Grundy Center Hampton and Eldora. Couples Merrill Clark F A Newell and Leonard Orgell plus extended relatives gather for dinners and celebrations including a wedding anniversary and family birthdays.
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Merrill Clark
Dwight
F. A. Newell
Weilsburg
al Davidson
Nashua
Harley~ Bahr
Leonard Orgell
Farnsworth
Mabel Gillet
Waterloo
Frank Cable
Eldora
Harold Cable
Leslie Sheldon
Town Falls
Clerk Ball
Near Eldora
Sheldon
Ball
Jess Walters
Henry Luitjens
Grundy Center
Lee Meeker
Frieda Daud
Lee
F. C. Dreier
Altice
Oren Dreier
Denise
Debra
Paul Schwitters
Jan
Dennis
Kermit Dreier
Dee Ann
Hampton
Kurtz
Marilyn Eggleston
Raymond Follett
Betty Clark
Ann Cable
Neva Cable
Karen i Clark
Betty
Funeral Services for Frank W. Struck Noted in Community
The community gathered for the funeral of Frank W. Struck, a former resident, with attendees including Mr and Mrs W F Zlesman, Mr and Mrs Otto Bahr, Mr and Mrs Dean Eggleseton, Mrs Hazel Wasson, and Mr and Mrs Arnold Zlesman. Sherry Mitterer returned Sunday from Ellsworth hospital after neck cord surgery, to wear a cast for a while. The young people's Bible class met Friday at the Schwitters home with Alice Dreier assisting, followed by Bible quizzes and a lunch by the committee. W E Brightwell remains very ill at home in Eldora after a stroke, with daughters and families helping. Donna Dreier is a recent mumps case.
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Cabia
W. F. Zlesman
Otto Bahr
Dean Eggleseton
Hazel Wasson
Arnold Zlesman
Frank W. Struck
Sherry Mitterer
Ellsworth Hospital
Young People
Paul Schwitters
Alice Dreier
W. E. Brightwell
Eldora
Harley Bahr
Herb Roll
Ernest Vierkandt
W. F. Ziesman
Donna Dreier
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